The German chancellor calls for a summit for the steel sector

And he wrote Schultz The “X” platform deals with concrete measures to secure the steel industry Germanyadding that warranty Electricity prices Reliable and encouraging Investments Anti-dumping protection is important in this regard.

In statements to the newspaper of the German media group “Funke”, Schultz said: “Steel will remain part of our industry for centuries to come, and now it is important to secure the industry.” Steel in Germany In the long term. “This is of geostrategic importance.

It was the largest steel plant in Germany.Thissenkrupp“, announced last November that the number of jobs in the steel sector will decrease by 11,000 within six years.

Of the current 27,000 jobs, 16,000 jobs will remain. Workers’ representatives and the metalworkers’ union IG Metall are threatening long-term resistance in light of plans to cut jobs at Thissenkrupp’s steel division.

Schulz expressed concern about these plans and said in statements to the German newspaper Neue Westfliche: “Since the transformation period, we have learned that companies in the arms industry are often dependent on suppliers from countries from which we cannot always be sure whether we will receive materials which we need.”