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The number of 15-24-year-olds in Germany who are neither working nor in training is the lowest in the EU, official data for 2014 show, while Spain and Greece have the highest youth unemployment in the EU. Overall, the EU average rate of youth unemployment is 22.2%.

The German city of Essen has won the European Green Capital Award for 2017. Essen was singled out for its exemplary practices in protecting and enhancing nature and biodiversity and efforts to reduce water consumption. Essen participates in a variety of networks and initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to improve the city’s resilience in the face of climate change.

The German Bundestag passed a bill concerning minimum wage on 3rd July 2014, which finally brought an end to the ten year debate in Bundestag.

Employers and labour unions of several french enterprises have signed a legally binding agreement in April 2014, forbidding employers to contact their employees after work.

Between the French and the British, who do you think is more hardworking?