Here are the latest headlines from across Germany on Thursday, May 21: Due to skyrocketing energy costs brought on by the US-led war in Iran , the European Commission has downgraded its projected growth for Germany this year by half. Commission experts now expect GDP to grow by 0.6% instead of 1.2%. The federal government had already reduced its own projections in April, down to 0.5%. However, the European Commission said that it expected the situation to take a turn for the better in 2027,