Ab heute können sich Designschaffende aus ganz Europa bewerben. Bewerbungsplattform bis zum 18. August 2025 freigeschaltet. Entscheidung des EZB-Rates über endgültiges Design für Ende 2026 erwartet; zuvor findet öffentliche Umfrage statt.

German export market shares have been contracting since 2017, and especially since 2021. According to the latest Monthly Report, this is largely due to a deterioration in the competitiveness of the German economy. More than three-quarters of the losses in market shares between 2021 and 2023 were the result of supply-side constraints. In this issue, the authors look at what is behind the decline in German export market shares and derive possible structural reforms.

In 2025, for the first time, people in Germany used cashless means of payment to pay for their day-to-day purchases more frequently than cash. According to the Bundesbank’s latest study on payment behaviour, 55 % of all recorded purchases were settled without cash in 2025.