Talking is silver – action is gold

Following consultations among the leadership of the Confederation of German Employers’ Associations on yesterday’s exchange of views at the Federal Chancellery, Employers’ President Dr Rainer Dulger said:

Talking is silver – action is gold

Berlin, 11 June 2026. “We had a good exchange at the Chancellery. The discussion was constructive and solution-focused.

Together with our partners, we employers — as in the past — called for swift decisions to strengthen competitiveness and thereby safeguard jobs in Germany, and we outlined possible solutions.

What is clear is this: talking is silver – action is gold. Only reforms can secure a good future. The responsibility lies with the coalition. A reform package is needed before the summer recess.

German business remains ready to contribute to this process constructively and purposefully. Processes can improve understanding — but they must not become a substitute for action.

We want to preserve jobs in Germany and create new ones in this country. To achieve that, businesses need relief measures that help them meet this challenge.

Specifically: social security contributions, which keep rising, must come down through reforms on the expenditure side. Our employees need more net pay from their gross wages. Approvals must be granted more quickly and the labour market as a whole must become more flexible. Germany can do more.”