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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    4 hours ago

    Social Democrats

    Germany has a social democratic party, called the Greens, but they did not sign the coalition agreement. The author means the Social Democratic Party of Germany, which is a conservative-liberal joke. Kinda like Labour in the UK.

    (Yes I’m being facetious but am I wrong?)