innovation center here in the german capital it's meant to be part of what some hope will become a german silicon valley one day the investment would be the biggest of a single company in the city since world war two and then the announcement comes only a week after google withdrew a similar proposal due to massive protests the local neighborhood and lack of political support. berlin pulled out all stops to get the signatures that would make this possible and bring siemens back to its birthplace in the german capital's northwest revitalizing a part of town that already bears the seaman's name. around six hundred million euros will be invested in berlin in the coming years that alone is a killer it will lead to a lot of infrastructure and innovation job creation and all that will be an entirely new image for the zener study campus bringing the area into a new age. but. it only took eight weeks to go from the idea to the signing the innovation center will house offices research labs and high tech production facilities for startups. and in a city currently locked in an accommodation crisis there are to be

german engineering giant siemens is investing six hundred million euros in an innovation center in berlin it's called future campus and it aspires to become germany's silicon valley it will be home to research labs and high tech production facilities for startups as well as welcome space for affordable housing in a city with a housing shortage it will be based in the company's birthplace. which is already the company's largest production location with eleven thousand workers. german mater rest have filed a class action lawsuit against volkswagen for emissions cheating it's the first such suit in german history only made possible by new legislation the plaintiffs say v.w. deliberately cheated them by using software that artificially reduced emissions tests readouts class action is common in the u.s. where v.w. has already had to repay the purchase price of diesels to most of its customers. germany's unemployment rate fell below five percent in october the lowest level ever recorded by the federal employment agency less than two point two million people were employed here the rock solid labor market is likely to further boost consumer confidence and household spend

innovation center here in the german capital it's meant to be part of what some hope will become a german silicon valley one day the investment would be the biggest of a single company in the city since world war two and then the announcement comes only.

innovation center here in the german capital it's meant to be part of what some hope will become a german silicon valley one day the investment would be the biggest of a single company in the city since world war two and then the announcement comes only a week after google withdrew a similar proposal due to massive protests the local neighborhood and lack.