...osing competitivenessGermany created this problem itself.It has abandoned cheap energy and is now once again dependent on oil, just as it was 50 years ago. And a plus (with a big minus )- the conflict in the Middle East today means one thing: new inflation in Germany.If oil gains a foothold above $100, #Germany will start losing its industry.And then it will cease to be an industrial center. It will become the most expensive economic region in the world without its own energy.