Recession worries grow as Germany’s economy shrinks
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An employee works in the cockpit of a Mercedes Benz A Class on the assembly line at the Daimler AG factory in Rastatt, southwestern Germany, on February 4, 2019. (Photo credit THOMAS KIENZLE/AFP/Getty Images)
Germany's economy contracted in the second quarter. Finland offers flexible working arrangements by law.
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