Since the corona lockdowns, the eurozone economy has also been noticeably slowing down on the global markets. Eurozone companies are losing market share to their Chinese competitors in particular, as the chart shows. Years of overregulation are noticeably slowing down. Eurozone companies are losing market share to Chinese competitors in particular, as the chart shows.

Years of over-regulation, energy costs that are pushing companies into a difficult competitive situation as a result of the sanctions policy and the sometimes erratic energy policy of the Germans are also contributing to this. In addition, as the eurozone's welfare state grows, private capital, private business initiatives and the private sector in general are increasingly being squeezed out. This crowding out will not be reversible any time soon, as investment decisions have been made that are irreversible for the time being.