Germany’s $2.2 Billion Bailout for Startups Stuck by Who Pays Up

  • Early April Berlin pledged to help young firms amid the crisis
  • Finance and economy ministries fail to agree who will pay aid

Johannes Reck, managing director and co-founder of GetYourGuide, sits in the conference room at GetYourGuide. 

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Germany has pledged 2 billion euros ($2.2 billion) to help its beleaguered startups, but the policy has stalled after the country’s governmental departments failed to agree on who has to pay.