Savings banks warn: Germany's prosperity depends on climate protection and cosmopolitanism. Germany's economic success must be secured in the long term, warns savings bank association boss Ulrich Reuter.

Only a meager increase of 0.3 percent is expected for the current year, after a decrease of.0 percent in the last recession year. Many economists and bank analysts expect only meager growth or even a further decline in gross domestic product (GDP) this year. Reuter's demands are in clear contrast to those of the AfD, which continues to enjoy great popularity in surveys.