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French work the least in Europe
By EUobserver
French put in the least working hours in the EU, according to the bloc's statistical office Eurostat. Full-time workers in France clocked up 1,646 hours of labour last year. Finns were second lowest with 1,662 hours, followed by Sweden with 1,664. Romanians have the longest working hours with 2,080, followed by Greeks (2,010), and Hungarians (1,961).