Bleak demographics and short average work weeks could come to haunt Europe’s largest economy

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Merz’s coalition must persuade younger generations to surrender more of their free time to support Europe’s largest economy

The coalition between Merz’s centre-right Christian Democratic Union and the Social Democrats have, in their treaty which defines the political agenda until the next election, committed to incentives to persuade Germans to increase their working hours, and to delay retirement.

  • PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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    8 hours ago

    I mean don’t get me wrong you won’t catch me voting for either, I’m not a socdem. I just think it’s ridiculous that these guys get to drag the name of social democracy through the mud.