The German government is preparing to acquire by way of a majority stake in the company shipbuilding Meyer Werft with the aim of supporting the company. This was stated today by the "Reuters" news agency citing sources familiar with the matter and recalling that the shipbuilding company must raise almost 2.8 billion to help finance its activities after the stagnation of demand during the Covid-19 pandemic. According to Reuters, the chancellor Olaf Scholz and members of the Lower Saxony government should announce the direct intervention of the government today during a meeting with the staff of Meyer Werft who scheduled in the next few hours.

"Reuters" specified that the federal government and the state sector would contribute 400 million euros of capital to temporarily take over at least 80% of the construction site naval. The agreement would include a right of first refusal for the Meyer family in the event of the State's exit from Meyer's capital Werft. "We at the Ministry of Economic Activities - the Minister of Economy told the news agency Robert Habeck, without giving any details on the Government - We have worked hard to find solutions in recent weeks and solutions are possible."