(FILES) Clouds cover the sky as cranes operate at a building and construction site close to the TV tower (C) and Park Inn Hotel (R) at Alexanderplatz square in Berlin, Germany on November 22, 2024. German economic growth slowed in the second quarter but less than expected given the impact of the Middle East war, according to provisional figures released on July 30, 2026. Output in the EU's top economy rose 0.2 percent compared with the first three months of the year, statistics office Destatis said, 0.1 percentage point higher than predicted by analysts polled by financial platform FactSet. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP via Getty Images)