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.

  • glorkon@lemmy.worldEnglish
    65·
    23 hours ago

    This guy earned > 1 million euros per year before he became chancellor and told a journalist he believes he’s middle class. Nuff said.

    • 5714@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      7·
      22 hours ago

      By now I think he did mean it so as to say that his person as a “brand” or “company” is “Gehobener Mittelstand”, upper mid tier, which is arguably worse and even more out of touch.