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In this episode, host Rachel Loxton is joined by panelists Aaron Burnett and Rachel Stern. Our sound engineer is Rhys Edwards. We are also joined by Berlin-based immigration lawyer Sven Hasse.

Here are links to some of the stories we talk about:

Carnival in Germany:

• Trump and Putin take centre stage at Germany’s Rosenmontag parades

Why Germany is getting ready for the possibility of war:

• Germany needs to be ‘war ready’ in five years, says army chief
• ‘Deter aggressors’: Germany’s Scholz calls to ramp up arms production in EU

Calls for a crackdown on SUVs:

• Could Germany also introduce parking fees for SUVs?
• Why an anonymous group has been deflating SUV tyres across Germany

Germany launches four day week trial project:

• How Germany is trialling the four day working week

German citizenship application delays in Berlin (and beyond):

• How fast will Berlin’s new citizenship office process applications?
• Berlin launches online German citizenship application form