Join The Local with our podcast listener offer In this episode of the Germany in Focus podcast, host Rachel Loxton is joined by panelists Aaron Burnett and Imogen goodman. Our sound engineer is Rhys Edwards. Here are links to some of the stories we discuss: Christmas markets and Advent traditions in Germany: What's the history behind Germany's beloved Christmas markets?German word of the day - der AdventkrantzGermany's growing budget crisis: Schuldenbremse - What is Germany's debt brake and how does it affect residents?How deep does the German fear of debt go?New cannabis draft law and timeline:  German government to loosen up cannabis legalisation lawPreparing for winter weather: The fines drivers in Germany need to know about in winter Problems at Stuttgart immigration office:  How German immigration office delays hurt lives of foreign workers'They treat us like trash': Problems at Stuttgart immigration office persistAre Germany's immigration offices making foreigners feel unwelcome?Events happening in December: 10 unmissable events happening in Germany in DecemberThe best events happening in Berlin this December Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.