AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoJobs & Economy: Germany’s auto industry is shedding jobs fast: 42,300 positions lost in the year to end of June, with employment at the lowest since 2005 as carmakers feel pressure from China and falling profits. Youth & Skills: The NEET problem is still biting—about 10% of 20–24-year-olds in Germany are neither working nor in education or training, with care and health issues a major driver. AI & Work: New research argues AI hasn’t triggered the predicted white-collar layoffs because it’s mostly used to help with parts of tasks, not to fully replace them—so the real question is how labor markets absorb productivity gains. HR Tech & Internal Knowledge: Aachen startup amber raised a €7m Series A to build GDPR-compliant AI that turns scattered company knowledge into actionable help for employees. Training & Career Pathways: Lufthansa Technik is expanding vocational training, adding 287 apprentices across five German sites. Security & Policy: Germany is moving to strengthen intelligence services amid growing cyber and drone-related threats. Mobility & Compliance: The EAC and Germany launched the second AI4EAC Challenge, scaling to 20,000 participants and adding an Ebola response track.
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