That similar year, the Coal and Steel Co-determination Act came into force, giving shareholders and workers an equal say in how a coal or steel company is run. Thinking of North Rhine-Westphalia also means thinking of the large rivers. Of the grassland, the forests, the lakes that stretch between the Eifel hills and the Teutoburg […]

Hundreds of 1000’s of small and medium companies are day by day proof that North Rhine-Westphalia is an SME powerhouse. North Rhine-Westphalia is Germany’s No. 1 industrial region. Industry sustains and drives forward research, progress and wealth in our state. Of Germany’s top 100 firms, 37 are primarily based in North Rhine-Westphalia. North Rhine-Westphalia has […]