Hannover, 23.04.17: The Chancellor welcomed Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo to the opening of this year’s Hannover Messe trade fair.
150 exhibitors from this year’s partner country have made their way to Hannover.
In her speech at the opening of the industrial trade fair, the Chancellor called for open markets.
Hannover, 24.04.17: On Monday Angela Merkel and Beata Szydlo toured the trade fair.
The main theme this year is integrated industry: robots are playing an increasingly important part in industry.
Industry 4.0 is not only a project; it is already being realised by many companies said Angela Merkel, praising the innovative force of German businesses.
The trade fair demonstrates how companies can identify the potentials offered by digitalisation even with limited resources, and harness them for themselves.