In fact, it would be worth considering carrying out such a measure in future subject to certain rules, for example by adjusting the retirement age according to further life expectancy.
Although, at 9.5%, the unemployment rate is currently higher than the pre-crisis average, it has been declining steadily since 2013 – while the finishing line is undoubtedly still a way off, we are on the right track. But how are economic developments now affecting politics in Europe?