Germany's Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, Katharina Reiche, on working hours:
Another twenty minutes of work a day. In Berlin it causes hiccups.
You don't need to study business administration to discover that a site where I work 30 hours a week, while the same company has a site in Poland or Hungary where people work 40 hours, with fewer sick days and fewer vacations, is the more productive.
We can only be competitive if we increase labor productivity, and that means working a little more and a little more, not only during life but also during the day.