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Remix.News \u2013 Nov 21, 2025<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Germany\u2019s cities are on the verge of a massive financial crisis, with the mayor of Essen warning that the data shows that almost every single city in the country is nearly bankrupt.<\/p>\n

Currently, the total deficit for all German cities in 2025 is \u20ac30 billion, which jumped from last year\u2019s deficit of \u20ac24 billion.<\/p>\n

Essen\u2019s Mayor\u00a0Thomas Kufen (CDU), who is also a member of the CDU federal executive board, is sounding the alarm:\u00a0\u201cAlmost every German city is now on the verge of bankruptcy.\u201d<\/p>\n

Germany: Berlin needs emergency loans after migrants blow \u20ac500 million hole in city\u2019s budget <\/a><\/p>\n

Germany\u2019s cities are on the verge of a massive financial crisis, with the mayor of Essen warning that the data shows that almost every single city in the country is nearly bankrupt.<\/p>\n

Currently, the total deficit for all German cities in 2025 is \u20ac30 billion, which jumped from last year\u2019s deficit of \u20ac24 billion.<\/p>\n

Essen\u2019s Mayor\u00a0Thomas Kufen (CDU), who is also a member of the CDU federal executive board, is sounding the alarm:\u00a0\u201cAlmost every German city is now on the verge of bankruptcy.\u201d<\/p>\n

In North Rhine-Westphalia alone, only\u00a010 out of 396 cities and municipalities can present a balanced budget, and these alarming figures from Germany\u2019s largest federal state can be applied to the\u00a0\u201centire country,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Mayor Kufen stressed that the crisis is universal, affecting municipalities regardless of their location:\u00a0\u201cWhat\u2019s new is that all cities have their backs against the wall,\u201d\u00a0he told Bild newspaper.<\/a><\/p>\n

He warned that\u00a0\u201cbudget freezes would now have to be imposed everywhere,\u201d\u00a0including in many cities previously considered wealthy.<\/p>\n

Kufen emphasized the need for a national discussion on affordability:\u00a0\u201cWe have to talk about what we can do so that our welfare state itself does not become a social case. This means: What do we want to afford and what else can we afford?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u2018Immigration does not work, not even economically\u2019 \u2013 German government needs \u20ac10 billion more in welfare payments than originally predicted for 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

However, he noted that cities cannot make these crucial decisions themselves; only the federal government can<\/p>\n

Kufen illustrated the crisis with figures from his own city, Essen, which has a population of nearly 600,000. The city had planned a balanced budget for 2025.\u00a0\u201cBut instead of a slight increase of \u20ac1.7 million, we currently have a deficit of \u20ac123 million,\u201d\u00a0he calculated.<\/p>\n

Once again, refugee accommodation and integration are near the top of the list for reasons why the city is seeing a budget shortfall. Far from being a solution to Germany\u2019s budget and pension crisis, they have become a massive financial burden for the country, costing at least \u20ac50 billion a year in social integration, housing, and benefits<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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WATCH: \uf1e9\uf1ea\uf1ea\uf1fa Mass immigration is fueling the West’s housing crisis.<\/p>\n

Here’s how it’s happening in Germany.<\/p>\n

In a powerful speech in the German Bundestag, @AfD<\/a> politician Carolin Bachmann slams the ruling government for allowing 2 million migrants into the country while families\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/DMEqiV316S<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Remix News & Views (@RMXnews) February 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n