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07.10.2026 - 08.10.2026

Press Release International Trade and Market Access

Strategic Deepening of the Partnership with Canada

Trade between the EU and Canada has grown significantly since CETA started in 2017. The DIHK is urging the agreement’s full ratification and promoting the transformation of the trade relationship into a strategic partnership for trade, raw materials, and data.

16.09.2026

Büroangestellte am Telefon und sucht Visitenkarte

Diversity of opinions in commercial industry

Representing the interests of the German economy to politics and administration at the federal level – this is the task of the DIHK. Feedback from companies is, of course, indispensable for this. Here you have the opportunity to give your feedback on current economic policy topics. Your...

In Focus Skilled Workforce and Education

Family and Work: Compatibility Remains an Economic Success Factor

Despite challenging economic times, businesses in Germany continue to promote family-friendly policies – thereby enhancing their attractiveness as employers, especially for younger workers. A new study by the IW Cologne offers valuable recommendations for action.

Reaction Skilled Workforce and Education

Training companies must not become repair shops for failed education policies

DIHK Chief Executive Helena Melnikov

14.09.2026

Unternehmenstag Erfolgfaktor Familie 2026

Press Release Skilled Workforce and Education

Company Day "Family as a Success Factor": Germany's Most Family-Friendly Businesses Honoured

Alongside the awards ceremony, the presentation of the "Company Monitor for Family Friendliness" took place in Berlin.

11.09.2026

Service Portal

"Better Utilising the Potential"

Many businesses already help their employees balance work and family life – but often, there's room for more growth. Nadine Theel (pictured), the new head of the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK) project "Family as a Success Factor", explains how businesses can retain skilled...

Reaction Economic and Fiscal Policy

Highest half-year level in 13 years – Politics needs to restore trust

DIHK SME expert Marc Evers comments on June 2026 Insolvency Figures

11.09.2026

Senior in Werkstatt zeigt junger farbiger Frau Handgriffe

In Focus Economic and Fiscal Policy

Penalty-free pensions create "significant disincentives"

In the debate surrounding the implementation of the recommendations of the German Pension Commission, Helena Melnikov, Chief Executive of the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK), issues a stern warning against undermining the resolutions made this summer for the reform package.

Service Portal

Warning: Data Theft via Email, SMS, and Phone

Fraudsters continue to misuse the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DIHK) as a cover for phishing attacks – most recently through an email with the subject "Your letter came back undeliverable." Learn more about these and other criminal approaches here.

Position Statement Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility

DIHK calls for a practical implementation of the Packaging Regulation

The planned EU regulations for packaging registers and reporting obligations aim to create standardized data formats across Europe. However, from the perspective of German industry, the draft requires significantly less reporting depth, genuine simplifications for smaller companies, and a...

10.09.2026