{"id":26790,"date":"2024-09-11T10:15:36","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T08:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michelsanti.fr\/?p=26790"},"modified":"2024-09-11T10:15:36","modified_gmt":"2024-09-11T08:15:36","slug":"european-divergences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michelsanti.fr\/en\/europe-crisis\/european-divergences","title":{"rendered":"European divergences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Germans work one-third less than in 1970<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26792\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GW8-NgnWYAAtwMk.jpg?resize=1170%2C716&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1170\" height=\"716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GW8-NgnWYAAtwMk.jpg?w=1900&amp;ssl=1 1900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GW8-NgnWYAAtwMk.jpg?resize=300%2C183&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GW8-NgnWYAAtwMk.jpg?resize=1024%2C626&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GW8-NgnWYAAtwMk.jpg?resize=768%2C470&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GW8-NgnWYAAtwMk.jpg?resize=1536%2C939&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/GW8-NgnWYAAtwMk.jpg?resize=1200%2C734&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Prosperity in Switzerland is based on hard work. 2112 hours a year and 20 days of vacation a year.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26795\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CH-travail.jpg?resize=1170%2C538&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1170\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CH-travail.jpg?w=1900&amp;ssl=1 1900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CH-travail.jpg?resize=300%2C138&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CH-travail.jpg?resize=1024%2C471&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CH-travail.jpg?resize=768%2C353&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CH-travail.jpg?resize=1536%2C706&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/CH-travail.jpg?resize=1200%2C551&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Poland is nothing short of economic wonder.<\/p>\n<p>Standard of living in Poland overtaking Spain &amp; Italy within just one generation is simply amazing.<\/p>\n<p>One of Europe&#8217;s strongest education systems, which is extremely demanding for students.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26797\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Pologne.jpg?resize=1170%2C673&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"1170\" height=\"673\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Pologne.jpg?w=1900&amp;ssl=1 1900w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Pologne.jpg?resize=300%2C173&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Pologne.jpg?resize=1024%2C589&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Pologne.jpg?resize=768%2C442&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Pologne.jpg?resize=1536%2C884&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/michelsanti.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Pologne.jpg?resize=1200%2C690&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1170px) 100vw, 1170px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Germans work one-third less than in 1970 &nbsp; &nbsp; Prosperity in Switzerland is based on hard work. 2112 hours a year and 20 days of vacation a year. &nbsp; &nbsp; Poland is nothing short of economic wonder. 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