It is not only the former president of the European Central Bank who says it, Europe is falling behind, especially in the face of the American economic rebound. We will have to invest more and work more.
In Germanythe debate has already started, because contrary to popular belief, it is the country in Europe where people work the least on average. Should we give women more opportunities to work full time, should we introduce the four-day week? In a country that lacks manpower, the debate is very politically divided, Delphine Nerbollier.
And to break the clichés, head to the Greece. Where working hours are breaking records. Many Greeks are working several jobs due to the crisis, and in some sectors, you can work six days a week. A measure designed to combat undeclared work, Joel Bronner.
Italian protesters under control
The debates are likely to be heated in Italy. Parliament begins to discuss an anti-rioters law. An amendment called “anti No Ponte”, to fight against all those who would like to prevent the construction of new infrastructures, and particularly a new giant bridge between Calabria and Sicily. For protesters who use “threats or violence”, the sentences would be increased by a third. In Messina, Sicily, they are therefore thinking about a new strategy of mobilization to avoid prison. Report from our correspondent Cecile Debarge.
What is the status of the high-speed train project between Lyon and Turin?
The question is asked to Juliette Gheerbrant.
The Sarah Wagenknecht phenomenon
There was talk of a bolt from the blue in Germany after the very good scores achieved by the extreme right eight days ago in the regions of Saxony and Thuringia, but it is ultimately another party, the BSW, which will find itself at the centre of the political game in these two eastern Länder. With, at its head, a newcomer, Sarah Wagenknecht who created her extreme left party just a year ago, Daniel Vallot.