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BONUS EPISODE: Why Germany is overhauling immigration laws

In this special podcast bonus episode we hear more from Jan Dannenbring, a migration law expert from the German Confederation of Skilled Crafts Jan, and Green MP Misbah Khan on why Germany is shaking up its immigration laws.

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In the second part of our episode on immigration law reforms, host Rachel Loxton talks to the head of the department of labour law at the German Confederation for Skilled Crafts Jan Dannenbring and Green member of the Bundestag, Misbah Khan, who is a rapporteur on the law changes. 

Our guests discuss the skilled worker shortage, how Germany could attract more talent from abroad and when the new laws could come into force. 

Our sound engineer is Rhys Edwards.

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You can listen to part one here:

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PODCAST: Merkel’s memoir, Berlin university protest row and fascinating facts about Cologne

This week we get into the details of Angela Merkel's upcoming memoir, why German politicians are flocking to TikTok, how a row over a pro-Palestinian student protest has escalated and we share some interesting facts on Cologne.

PODCAST: Merkel's memoir, Berlin university protest row and fascinating facts about Cologne

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In this episode Rachel Loxton is joined by journalists Imogen Goodman and Paul Krantz. Our sound engineer is Rhys Edwards. We also hear from journalist James Jackson.

Here are some links to the stories we talk about:

Angela Merkel’s forthcoming memoir:

Why German politicians are flocking to TikTok:

Interesting facts on Cologne and how to visit on a budget:

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