The year-on-year rate of change in hourly cash earnings of part-time employees, which are responsive to labor market conditions, has seen a relatively high increase, being in the range of around 1.5-2.0 percent. Summer bonuses of full-time employees also have increased clearly, mainly in nonmanufacturing firms.
And in these difficult times – when, unfortunately, we are rarely sans souci – striving to build a strong, united and stable Europe is more important than ever. I would like to thank Minister Schäuble very warmly for his presence tonight and his very moving speech. Wolfgang is among the most important European leaders we have.