Germany's Ruhr Valley: Cities on brink of financial collapse
12 Jul 2026, 10:10 GMT
Topic: Germany
Source URL: https://www.dw.com/en/germany-s-ruhr-valley-cities-on-brink-of-financial-collapse/a-77905338?maca=en-rss-en-top-1022-rdf
With tax revenues down and social spending up, more and more cities and towns in the Ruhrgebiet are struggling to make ends meet. One city that is particularly deep in the red is Oberhausen.