The CDU politician, speaking to the ‘Rheinische Post’, proposed that educational periods, including school and university, should be shortened to facilitate earlier employment for youth. He emphasized that this approach would enable young people to start contributing to social systems sooner. Additionally, he supported the ongoing gradual increase of the retirement age, which is set to reach 67 by 2031 for those born in 1964 or later, advocating for a moderate and individualized reform process.