German Chancellor Olaf Scholz expects proposals from his meetings with trade union leaders, industry lobbyists and major company chief executives to be put forward sometime in December, his spokesman said on Friday. Scholz convened an industry summit at the Chancellery earlier this week in response to stagnant growth and news of potential mass layoffs and plant closures at German manufacturers, especially the iconic Volkswagen carmaker. Scholz plans to hold a further meeting on November 15, and said his aim is to put forward a “pact for industry” to boost the German economy. “This process is n…