On 9 April, at the end of four weeks of negotiations, Germany's conservative (CDU and CSU) and social democratic (SPD) parties presented a government programme that sets out the guidelines for their future coalition for the next four years. This 146-page text contains numerous measures concerning the world of work and the labour market. Here is a summary of the most important points.
The parties of Germany’s upcoming coalition government (centre-right CDU and CSU, and centre-left SPD) are committed to promoting innovation, performance equity and equal opportunities. They consider that economic success and social cohesion are linked and based on a social partnership that needs to be strengthened. Effective equality between men and women in the economy is presented as a central objective. The future government also plans to encourage work by improving incentives,...
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Thomas Schnee
Freelance