Germany: the government is divided on the reform of dismissal authorization

While IG Metall began warning strikes last Wednesday, thus following Verdi (Public sector) and Marburger Bund (hospital doctors), the coalition government of Angela Merkel, which was consolidated by three regional elections, announced the launching of a second phase of reforms, following the “method of small steps”. Two subjects dominated newspaper covers this week: the opening of negotiations on health care reform, as well as a debate between conservatives and social democrats on a...