Rutger van der Hoeven
Rutger van der Hoeven is a journalist for Dutch weekly De Groene Amsterdammerand teaches history at the University of Utrecht.
Updated: 19 July 2010
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By Rutger van der Hoeven
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Job market: Those work-shy Europeans
19 July 20104231 De Groene Amsterdammer Amsterdam
Long holidays, short working weeks, early retirement: in the US, Europeans have a reputation for being allergic to work. Nothing could be further from the truth, declares the Groene Amsterdammer, though if we want to keep our social benefits we will have to knuckle down.