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PODCAST: What’s going on with Germany’s housing market and can tourists get the €49 ticket?

In this week's episode we talk about the €49 transport ticket launch date and if visitors to Germany can get it, the rising cost of beer, falling property prices and if it's a good time to buy, layoffs in the tech sector and the German film nominated for nine Oscars.

Published: 3 February 2023 09:05 CET
Updated: 4 February 2023 08:45 CET
PODCAST: What’s going on with Germany’s housing market and can tourists get the €49 ticket?

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In the latest episode, host Rachel Loxton is joined by journalists Imogen Goodman and Aaron Burnett, as well as experienced mortgage broker Peter Kleinwächter at MLP Financial Consultants and culture and history writer Mike Stuchbery. 

Germany’s €49 monthly transport ticket will start on May 1st. We discuss all the details we know so far, how the states are already planning different processes and if tourists and visitors to Germany will be able to get it. 

Consumers in Germany have been dealing with lots of price rises on products in the past year. We talk about whether this will continue this year, and why beer is (sadly) going up in price. 

Next we look at why property prices are falling, how it’s affecting rents and we talk to real estate expert Peter Kleinwächter to find out if it’s a good time to buy a home. 

Peter also talks us through some of the factors foreigners in Germany need to consider when buying a home. 

There are lots of job cuts in the tech sector at the moment, including in Germany. We talk about what happens if you lose your job and you have an EU Blue Card.

Lastly, the German film All Quiet on the Western Front is up for nine Oscars. We talk to The Local’s culture and history expert Mike Stuchbery about the significance of the film and book, before discussing some of our favourite German films and TV series.

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PODCAST: How Germany is (and isn’t) changing, royal bonds and do Germans make small talk?

This week we talk about important changes to life in Germany this April, a royal visit, what foreign students applying for citizenship should know, whether small talk exists in Germany, and cultural things that are slowly changing here - and things that never will.

Published: 31 March 2023 09:13 CEST
Updated: 2 April 2023 07:43 CEST
PODCAST: How Germany is (and isn't) changing, royal bonds and do Germans make small talk?

You can follow Germany in Focus and listen HERE or on the below platforms:

In the latest episode, host Rachel Loxton is joined by The Local Germany journalists Sarah Magill and Aaron Burnett.

We start off by talking about some important changes happening in Germany in April, including updates on the €49 ticket and why people will likely see more money leftover in their wage slip after tax.

With Britain’s King Charles III making his first foreign visit as monarch to Germany, we discuss the significance of it, German royal connections, the history of the German royal family and where they are now.

As many of our listeners and readers have come to German to study, we focus on what that means when thinking about applying for German citizenship. 

The coalition government has been going through an internal crisis – we explain what’s going on behind closed doors. 

Does small talk really exist in Germany? We talk to German etiquette expert Nandine Meyden to find out.

Finally we chat about some of the cultural things that are starting to change in Germany – and some that will probably never change. 

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