Shops not being open on Sundays is a common complaint of newcomers to Germany. But what if online shopping were restricted, too? The Green party in Lower Saxony wants to restrict online shopping abilities on Sundays to “protect” the leisurely weekends of customer call centre workers. SEE ALSO: Seven things that really grind your gears when you first arrive in Germany“Workers must not have to be available the whole weekend,” said state Green party leader Stefan Körner. The Lower Saxony Green party members are set to vote this weekend officially on including the online shopping provision in their election campaign.

Source: The Local June 07, 2017 09:11 UTC