The news that the European economy is struggling no longer seems to be news at all. Having faced the COVID-19 pandemic followed by the Russia-Ukraine war, major European countries have been experiencing sluggish economic growth. Professor Kang Yoo-duk of the Division of Language & Diplomacy at Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, who appeared on the SBS YouTube channel "Discovery of Knowledge," emphasized that for the European economy to recover, the German economy must revive above all else. How did Germany, once known as the "growth engine of Europe," become a source of concern? We examined the situation and looked into what lessons we can learn from Germany.

Planning: Kim Soo-hyung | Host: JIN | Writers: Park Jung-rye, Kim Yu-kyung | Editing: Kim Bok-hyung | Camera: Kim Sang-yoon, Hwang Se-hoe | CG: Jung Yu-min | Director: Jo Do-hye | Produced by SBS Digital News