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Employers President Dr. RainerDulger comments on the startof coalition negotiations:The economy cannot wait

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Dr. Rainer Dulger, Employer President

 

I want this country to remain successful, innovative and prosperous.
And to achieve this, politicians must finally focus on Germany as a business location and our competitiveness.

Kreisrundes Portrait von Arbeitgeberpräsident Dr. Rainer Dulger - ©BDA | Christian Kruppa


Issue 11/25:
Readjusting the internal market - for a Europe that works


“Not everything is running smoothly in the European single market. For many companies today, cross-border work is associated with too much effort, legal uncertainty and bureaucracy,” warns employer president Dr. Rainer Dulger in Standpunkt. Prof. Dr. Hüther, IW Cologne, calls for reforms to working hours in the Comment of the Week. In the interview of the week with WELT am SONNTAG, BDA Managing Director Steffen Kampeter warns against political interference in the minimum wage.

 

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27. October 2020

Election of new employer president on November 25, 2020

Employer President Ingo Kramer proposes Dr. Rainer Dulger as successor – Election of the new Employer President on November 25, 2020 Ingo Kramer announced at today’s […]
30. September 2020

Employer President Ingo Kramer proposes Dr. Rainer Dulger as successor – Election of the new Employer President on 25 November 2020

Ingo Kramer announced at today's meeting of the Presiding Committee of the BDA that he will resign from office on 25 November. Ingo Kramer had already announced this in a letter to the Presiding Committee and Board of the BDA on 19 September. At the same time, in consultation with the Vice Presidium, he proposed the current BDA Vice President, Dr. Ing. Rainer Dulger, as his successor.