Dear students,
Marina asked me to send me the message below to you in addition to yesterday's workshop.
Best,
Björn
"Dear students,
Thank you again for today's discussion and all your questions. As discussed, I would like to return to the subject of the minimum wage and the numbers being discussed. Unfortunately, I was unable to find the original source I mentioned. However, I was able to find the numbers in other sources on the poverty resistance of the minimum wage: According to the EU Minimum Wage Directive, the minimum wage should be 60 per cent of the so-called median wage. In 2025, that would be €15.12. However, as discussed, the minimum wage is currently only €12.82.
Below are a few articles on this topic, which are only available in German, but can of course be quickly translated nowadays:
Best regards,
Marina"