Leinfelden-Echterdingen – November 03, 2026 -- Only 2.2% of surveyed real estate professionals in Germany report higher demand for renovation-needy properties after the political retreat from the previous heating law, according to a Remax Germany market survey of about 800 experts.

Wiesbaden – November 03, 2026 -- German producers made 7.42 billion liters of sugary soft drinks in 2025, 4.1% less than the almost 7.74 billion liters of 2024, according to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). Output of calorie-reduced light drinks and mineral water rose over the same period, as the federal government plans to introduce a levy on sugary beverages.

WIESBADEN – November 03, 2026 -- German dietary supplement production reached a record 241,000 tonnes in 2025, up 48.4% from 162,000 tonnes in 2019, according to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis).

Output rose 1.6% from roughly 237,000 tonnes in 2024.

Munich – November 03, 2026 -- Continentale is urging its sales partners to promote special payments into the Basisrente, as 2026 tax-deductible contributions reach up to EUR 30,826 for single filers and EUR 61,652 for jointly assessed couples.

BARCELONA – November 03, 2026 -- Linker Vision has unveiled Linker AI Nexa, a platform that links real-time city data to government standard operating procedures (SOPs), and a Taipei pilot shows tree survey throughput rising from roughly 100 to over 1,000 trees per person per day. The company presented the system at Smart City Expo World Congress 2026. It combines physical AI and agentic AI with NVIDIA technologies to coordinate public safety, resilience and sustainability actions.

Berlin – November 03, 2026 -- IT service providers, software companies and SaaS vendors without an ISO 27001 certification can be dropped during supplier qualification at large clients, before price, offer or references are weighed, according to Joachim Reinke, information security expert and founder of einfachISO.

Wuppertal – November 03, 2026 -- Cutting bureaucracy in occupational safety does not make workplaces safer unless the freed-up time is spent on the shop floor, according to Wuppertal-based WandelWerker Consulting GmbH. Managing director Anna Ganzke argues that a completed form prevents no accident, and that managers and safety specialists who spend much of their time on checklists and documentation have less time in production, warehouses and on construction sites.

Berlin – November 03, 2026 -- Germany's construction industry says a planned halving of the Western Balkans visa scheme would leave the sector almost 9,000 workers short, according to calculations by the Central Association of the German Construction Industry (ZDB). The federal cabinet is due to discuss the cut on Wednesday.

Mannheim – November 03, 2026 -- German demand for skilled professionals rose three percentage points in the third quarter, lifting the Hays Skilled-Worker Index from 36 to 39 percent after a sharp drop in spring. Hiring remains selective: companies continue to cut jobs and postpone replacements while recruiting for roles of strategic, regulatory or operational importance.

HSINCHU – November 03, 2026 -- Wincomm, a Portwell company, will exhibit alongside Portwell Taiwan and Portwell Europe at MEDICA 2026 (November 16-19, Düsseldorf, Germany), with a joint stand at Hall 12, Stand C76 covering embedded computing, medical All-in-One (AIO) PCs and portable devices.