The French economy seems to be losing what competitiveness it still had. It’s said that high wages, a 35-hour-work week and powerful unions play a role. It's expensive to produce in France. But with unemployment running above ten percent, the country urgently needs jobs.
Made in Germany analyzes the problems besetting Europe's second-largest economy.
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