BUSINESSDEUTSCHE WELLE
Germany's Ruhr Valley is on brink of financial collapse
Germany's Ruhr Valley is facing financial collapse as tax revenues decline and social spending rises. Many cities and towns in the Ruhrgebiet struggle to balance budgets, with Oberhausen being particularly deep in debt.
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