Germany in Focus4 Mai 2023

Why Germany wants people to move to the countryside and the €49 ticket's rocky start

In the first episode of our latest season, host Rachel Loxton is joined by The Local Germany journalists Imogen Goodman and Aaron Burnett. Our sound engineer is Rhys Edwards.

We start off by having a chat about a court case involving a company in Frankfurt who tried to get a rent reduction because they were bothered by their landlord sunbathing naked.

We talk about children’s medicine shortages in Germany.

German pediatricians warn over children's medicine shortages

We then get into what we can expect from transport strikes in Germany in May - and possible other disruption.

German rail union threatens week-long strike after failed talks

The German government has been appealing for people to consider moving out of cities - we’ll talk about why, and share some views from The Local readers on what it’s like to live in the countryside and outskirts of German cities.

Why Germany wants families to move to the countryside

The €49 ticket has launched, but there have been some teething problems. We’ll talk about how the first days are going and get some expert analysis on the ticket from Professor Christian Böttger, a rail expert from HTW Berlin.

We also talk about some journeys you can take with the ticket.

Germany’s longest regional train journeys with the €49 ticket

We finish off by discussing some events to check out in Germany this month.

10 unmissable events happening in Germany in May

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