Anyone who says that Germany has a problem with competitiveness, that labour costs are too high or that we need to tighten our belts is contradicting the facts. Germany is still living below its means and continues to violate the rules of the EMU. Wages would have to rise more sharply than in the rest of the EMU for several years to give the other members a chance to regain at least some of the market share lost to Germany in the past.
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