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Originally Posted by mousquet
Liberals find it great and mention it as a role model to be followed in today's Europe, whereas the French socialists and the loud far left harshly criticize your country. Even some more moderate social democrats are still a bit skeptical in France. That's it.
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Yup.
I´m aware of the French Left criticizing the German labor market reforms.
In general, the Schröder reforms can´t be replicated 100% because every EU country has different preconditions.
But, and thats probably a consensus mindset in both major German parties (center-left SPD and center-right CDU), bringing more people to work is seen more "social" for the individual wellbeing than having large numbers of unemployed people. Even if this implies a little more pressure from the state.
The fundamental believe for the emphasize for work in Germany leaves many commentators wondering why France is so hesitating to do something comparable.
Anyway, this is rather domestic politics. France and Germany with many other longterm EU members like the Netherlands or Italy have a lot do in order to keep the European Union modern, social and united. There is rather a common agenda then a dividing one.