is great overall materials. the world, all too often silence in the face of tragedy. congo empire of silence starts february 15th on dw. the . this is focus on europe, larva lola, welcome. germans are voting and not parliamentary elections on february 23rd and the stakes are high. the nation is facing challenges on several fronts, including rising living costs, issues that housing advocate, crystal lip man is addressing germany. sluggish economy is also way on. voters, mines. skilled workers are urgently needed, but restricting migration has become a key pledge for many politicians. abdulla l yeah, cop is

a syrian living in germany who is learning to be a trained driver, highly skilled profession. he worries about what the rise of the far right will mean for his family. our reporters traveled across germany from munich to rural callan berg speaking to people about their fears and hopes for germany's future. germany 2025 politics in crisis. energy concerns, inflation x is central free is conflict around the clothes. most recently the government's term engine prematurely is politics still engaging the people? but it is politically, i'm very, very disappointed. or we want to to understand people's concerns and he, a possible solution. so we set out across germany, policeman was all going to find consent way falling behind in training, a skilled was bringing in austin to the workforce to revitalize our economy. it was the policy should be a higher priority, just like i said,

i spoke in the lifeline. this overall shift to the right and do a very problematic just came out. this is germany drifting a pulse, is that hope the owner populace slogans and simple on with a new column and is now being elected. we visited people who have taken action. the 1st step community. there we go. picture arrest wealthy expensive in the city center luxury boutiques high end goods. however, the downside is full so visible, it's simply too expensive for many as well for the property prices and rents should have been kept a long time ago. no one can afford it anymore. the other managed all of those plus over 2 quarters, scared of what might come next. it's getting hotter and honda munich is already extremely expensive. we met with a woman who's very familiar with those changes. people living in poverty and unit can come here to the bank for help as much as they come. things are looking with

the supplies unix food bank, helping those in need with the most essential resources. each day of a 20000 people come to collect food donated to the cities, food banks. how de luca keeps a co found at the age organization to advise these john stuff out as t my 30 years ago? poverty and this form wasn't even an issue at all. today we're being increasingly faced with reality and so that we have to provide f o many people assault and existential distress. ty advise the existence sienna notes it or the spear in stock, but i can assume the bank is out now meet this never used to have them have this clear despicable in germany. anyone living alone on less than 1382 years per month is considered at risk of poverty. that's currently a reality for around 16 percent of germans,

roughly one and 7 to help them feel welcome to people who come here are referred to as guests. kind of notification, there's many of the regular visitors, services. it's nice to see you, mr. snyder. hello. how are you? i'm well, is the josh snyder 1st came to the food bank 3 years ago. she found herself in a desperate situation following a divorce. and despite her part time job, she relies on the food bank for support. safe commercial. and this helps me a lot not to lose, especially at the end of the month when it gets really tough, is divided one hotel from the other expenses, to rent in the guidance to the money for kindergarten and the law. i have to pay for all of it myself on being able to come here every such a day is incredibly helpful. i can she can. so i'm just like she'll have combed off many who come to the food bank call for middle class backgrounds, forced into poverty by life to misfortunes. kind of know the key to tells us that

despite the growing number of people in need, the volunteers readiness to help hasn't dwayne comment m. i mean there are more and more people coming. you can really see the demand. it's shocking. you see it and grocery store is to live. everything is getting more expensive. i noticed it myself to my grocery shop. bill is going up since 2020 food prices in germany have risen by over 30 percent. many like use the tests. nice to have work better in the pop time or in low wage sectors, the wages palms, enough to live on the donation, see or provide much needed relief. the sunroof system didn't even maybe allows us the morning luxury of arriving across on for my daughter, on the way to the garden windows or finish. could you just have to take the steps and come to us on sunday. at 1st it was much how do you think so many guess the shame was the very big scenario the whole while mom

was but no one should feel ashamed of the pool. if i can quickly find yourself in a situation where you need help and that's on top of the 5, according to surveys, 3 apps are full, germans, 77 percent. see the gap between rich and poor as the biggest problem for germany, social cohesion on the journey. we increasingly, all stuff comes to mind. the issue isn't playing a central role in the election campaign. we release that many people on low incomes field seen in the problems and in the address address. yes, it's not just the rising food prices, putting people on depression, another problem, the hunt for affordable housing loan lines as apartment viewings desperate families, frustration over x to but some rooms the situation. everyone here has some experience off within the circle of friends and family, especially in metropolitan areas like munich rents are rising and housing is becoming increasingly scarce. we met with 2,

i'm alone. he has been sharing an apartment with 2 friends about his current, the looking to get to a place of his own, the easier said than done no other. so this is our share department. that's just as i said, one of the rooms are usually it's actually quite nice with the car k flooring. and here's the kitchen has opened, dusty and this is my room. an i t special this to i'm alone has a stable income. we would have thought that would give him a decent chance. it's been yeah, let's this. i know i'm a well paid professional. yeah, i'm having trouble find in the apartment as is because they refused to pay the outrages price esl. then the 1st time, let's say, i don't see why i should finance some landlords portion and profits of rents should reflect real value infinity at a certain price point and they just don't anymore. when does this up negative? this need to, i felt much better by rule of thumb and even adding a normal income,

who spends more than a 3rd of the salary on the rent risk slipping into publishing one solutions. germany builds more housing more apartments which smooth the rise and rents the outgoing federal government have such a goal of building $400000.00 new apartments each year. it fell consistently show, which is not the most recent figure was only 245000 departments. the main reasons, high construction and energy costs, but also a lot of bureaucratic regulations. you should know off this one. i do also believe that it's not just politics that should be held accountable, though not to me. the rental market itself represents a form of predatory capitalism. and in a way reflects of society devoid of solidarity and mentions where people will take the shirt off their fellow citizens backs on con. we also selves what most of the

dinner see in the housing market might look like. in munich, we found housing projects that are exploring alternative solutions one of them, especially for single women just on live. mine was one of its initiators. it's fine because we found that this project to 2 years ago is the oldest of its kind in germany. and was originally meant to be paid housing shortages equinox note . linda, we never expected things to become as dia, as they are now 3 decades later. the downloads, all this good stuff, holly rent has a particular risk of poverty for it's tonya to women. in the interim christ on that, mom has a stablished shed apartments for senior women. we were allowed to visit one nation . i just finding this group of women to live with was a godsend for me to cooper and closest to shank. others find it. i was in

a desperate situation urgently looking for housing officer, a separation place, mission law. and this goes is just a financial safety net, enjoying an incredibly difficult economic time spot to take. it's been a major source of support in my life is this of this because i'm leaving the housing project receive support from the city of munich and to mom does hi collins and nice women, especially at risk for poverty because that pensions often lower. yeah. typically spend few years in paid employment for raising children or caring for elderly relatives. it's truly heartbreaking when a woman has worked times higher life only to end up with a tiny pension. and i missed the call and leave him longer all by the time i'm done so, and i plan on going to click studies have shown that the income difference between men and women widens with retirement, phenomenal, known as the agenda, pension gap. these women have found their own solution. every woman in the housing

project has a room and affordable one room apartment, but it's about more than just one time. veronica wasn't feeling well and needed something from the pharmacy go. now, i said, okay, i'm feeling fine. i'll go get it for you to invite you to things like that that make this so wonderful, right? order and order that when you come by something i've always been ceramic, i always knows where to find good deals. that 2nd hand stores. so we're well dressed by some people think we're wealthy, but we're not do we just know how to make the most of what we have also been taking action instead of waiting for politics. we were impressed by how these women have taken control of the nice still that hope is for more political commitments. the one for the taking this housing policy and should be a much higher priority. the politicians should take a look at people living on a pension of just 1300 years for a month, and how little they have left off the expensive so hot how much they have to

sacrifice. maybe then we'd see a different kind of call to, to sort of put a take what just feeling on the hubs due to people when the gap between, for instance, rich and coal groves of a wider. and what's it like out following the big cities? we left munich, i'm headed. ne, just texted me here. we'll met by crystal flu amount. he's a real doctor in the community of coming back. fewer than follies, 1000 residents, and with ever moving away, hardly any pub, those shops are left to reach. the next largest city takes nearly an hour by boston train. my the goal is to solve my biggest concern right now is the shortage of the doctors. we already have, i was, i wasn't a patients to care for and i just hope i don't burn a little little only so i was little minded as one of the regions. few don't test. well, many doctors have retired and not found any one to take over from them. he has remained . we accompanied him on the, his house calls the

phone, got it, and we're heading to chromebook a district of calum. they're cutting back the phone good. today we're visiting the wife of the bat, your who struggle to make it into the practice yourself. lucas, i know he of how does he come? what's important is it, when i visit, it improves people's quality of life is to go. uh, the uh, the initial buy combined wireless go by the news, someone cares, or who does the limits to create an item and not a business. that is the amount that came up to 3 months off to completing his studies. no one took over his father's medical practice though in terms of doctor to patient ratios in europe, germany has an average ranking, but that's a significant dispatch between urban and rural areas. in this region, adult to like, talk to little mind is already teaching over 4500 patients the here in the sex in

capital, please didn't gps treat significantly fewer patients that issue. so if i need to see a cardiologist, i have to visit my general practitioner to villages away forever, to ro, viable a list that people buy. so then i get an appointment with the special ed. i'm falls on the not one i actually feel on. wow. so what 3 quarters of a year later, maybe even a full year by then who knows if i'll still be alive, or if i'll even need the visits anymore for golden detachment in regular contact with her roll roll top. so it provides a sense of security and romano takes this time with kristof. norma knows how important his reliability is to his patients, particularly in remote areas in idle, of an old age and the countryside. a more we have nothing in harsh book to just

add a total infrastructure consistence of the mailbox. so under symmetry, neil does nothing else of this. i little escape. we have $350.00 residents said there's no stall or the hoods the no time. it's escape to no restaurant. kind of can either. as with most of the only, it's terrible. this is the ground ensuring long term medical cat in rural areas is a growing concerned for norman or when they are at the threshold of supplying them sufficient services on the people that are days when you can't call it. if there is a wave of infections that people are cubing outside of the practices on the shortages there and it's not, but it can get nothing worse. it's cut her heart districts with the supply rates are even worse. the next morning trish doctrinal months

practice for many he's not just the doctor but also the lost connection to social life in the village. you might think that most of them can keep going on the one site is a physical problem on the other logistical one. they live alone, they're socially isolated, but we are the last anchor point for some of them. the last person who comes buying or is, is that as you know, the last things to go are 1st the store and then the doctor. when the doctor leaves the village is dead. kristof little mon experiences were real life 1st time, the loneliness, the lack of prospect, we wanted, what could be done to counteract it. do people feel that politics is offering solutions and holding looking around? unfortunately, i cannot see that, okay. now more people are getting older, the router doesn't, it doesn't look like any one is listening a little so politically, as i'm disappointed, it's not until the very disappointed they tell us that politics is poor. people in

the cities, not for those here in the country side, frustration is high ever move. vote is all turning away from established parties in the last stage, selections and sex to meet the follow right. if the performed particularly well in coming back. the policy claims many problems on refugees and migrant. oh, no journey. we met with people who believe germany, adams, they themselves would be better off with less or no emigration skiing also, so nothing against foreigners other than people who are coming now. you know, there's just too many, something should be done about the whole thing. the family germany has enough people. there are enough people here that we have to take care of to for the, the 1st one was let's go for the biggest problem at the moment, is the economy and immigration, though i'm a foreigner myself, i've lived here a long time. but there are really a lot of people here who refused to adapt. impulsive authors expressed concern that

right wing populists are exploiting the sentiments with widespread on search and see about how to conduct this debate concert. i find this overall shift to the right to me. you're very problematic, she's got a lot this. this will be the problem, as i said, is if we don't discuss it openly, we leave the field entirely open for right wing contests. recently several violent crimes committed by immigrants have shopped germany since then. the election campaign has focused intensity on the topic of migration. balsam have to monitor the turnaround and immigration policy. all there's a warning against fueling prejudices and the is. we've all needed. how immigrants themselves might feeling disapproved. atlas me up in the who are region, we met with up to the i got cool. he flipped the war in syria and has lived in germany for 10 years. he feels that attitudes towards immigrants in germany all deteriorating. to say course i, i'm very scared like for example, if in the future my daughter walks down the street wearing a headscarf and with

a look up to the scene, i am worried someone will insult her or do something awful. yeah. hold of us and this month, let's see what kind of jeremy do you wish for? 0 is going to finish. i wish for germany that is a democratic country to give him a call to say that is that respects human rights mention and where there is no hatred between people that we have different religions or skin color, suspicion, mason d, i see them to or do you own in the health father oven. i wish for a country where people can move freely and without fear and feet on the ice. after the yacht club is in a special project of training to become a trained driver on their end amongst germany, it's about 10000 each year. many industrial companies are based here in the rural area and it's here that germany skilled labor shortage becomes especially apparent . germany has had 530000 skilled work has less than it needs. deep mckibbin to

trains refugees and migrants to become trained dreyfus. he believes that without emigration, the problem can barely be solved, or as much as organs. uncertainly following behind and training skills was bringing enough into the workforce to revitalize our economy. hello, everyone. teach mode. cuba is a train up for a project of the education and craft foundation nelson, and it's going to integrate migraines into the workforce. well, funding gaps in the labor market today he's leading a senior recalls the father you. so you're in the 1st aid module. how's that material and keeping up too fast to cycle? hold on with me. it's not so long as i'm having is that for me sometimes the words are difficult, but i'm guessing by a creek assume you'll be okay. training to become a trained driver. takes the yeah, the project, click on in 2017 and educates about 300 participants annually before my name is

oliver. today is a big day for up to lot of the group. he's pos to see arrested cal exam and can now begin his practical training. mostly welcoming, that's pretty cold today. isn't data called or the yeah. the yeah hold today. well, do i have practical exercises focusing on shunting longer? you know, it's a special movement, but this to us at today is my 1st day and i'm really looking forward to it's a my co workers have told me a lot about it. and i think it will be a lot of fun on the east glove is 15, discuss the full training is a trained drive after law booked as a shift as the father of 3 piece now seeking more job security the. so here we are the soft. it's slowly growing light d tomorrow introduces up to lot to over the over. good morning

is hello. say all good as the 2 of you today, i'm heading over a training to you for something exercise is on the me as the theory. pretty much down and did well on that the rascal exam on today wants to experience the practical side with you. so please go, we're so long. so i'd say just give them a quick briefing on this and watson. i'm on the room for 4. i'll be from the mall. okay, the moment. okay. so today we're going to do if something was wrong, because there are a few things you'll need to pay attention to. feel like it's a video from me and i'll give you an assignment of, you'll have to move a wagon from track one to try to. it's not less. so i showed up and i will tell the train driver what we've just discussed after this 1st day on the tracks begins. he's what todd for this moves released to break no time. marvin's right, isn't this of the, the 5 receive the confirmation one wagon from track one glass over turn out 41

minutes and then shunting it is to track 2 lights on z and 3 stay right on time. now you should actually call the signal or environment on over here on the training track. so you can reading the walk of a train drive, train one, correct? no frame, one for dears. the train one to get urging a after level complete his training and the full price for him to give a circular motion. the lower links, or when you're standing in the front of the train at the middle, also expect make signals to be clear. that's mind is acknowledged. uncle 9, the optimal i'll do is very motivated once to do this, and it's also learning a lot of features that commit. that's doing a lesson with, especially a practical exercise like you learn a lot more than in the classroom being smart. he's learning a lot and i'm really happy with them and see the home. they don't really principally meet them now on the all, but without work i won't be able to stay here. just the apply button is i would

like to work here in germany, in a job where i'm helping people who involve that when i arrived in germination, a lot of people helped me by obviously some of the coma. and pardon me if you didn't mention the house and so i want to do what i can to help the people here on who helped me the mention hear mysql hudson how the bite. that's who has a abdullah is hoping for openness towards him and others. and for a safe place than german society, he comp boat to yet, but he will soon be naturalized. we've come to the end of all johnny. people like deep mock hebrew, crystal flu, my sister lives on and how the little the key to impressed us. they've carried on with others, have held back or turned away the creating change where all those nearly complain, veal and rural areas. we mentally wish that that would listen to us that they would

do what they promise per month, plus placed these rooms and me. i wish for the job in that small job, whether rich and poor can come to get the best the best such as i'm and then my new solve it, like amazon is that's called the t will continue to grow and increase. and we simply want to help as much as we can go ahead for the visit. we genuinely trying to get people here than feeling that that welcome to the immediate andrea yes, that they can find it. you have a hold of the wish is clear, a dignified life for every one. now it's up to politics. it will germany look set for a change of power. the center, right christian democrats under free with merits are ahead in the polls and could on see chancellor. all have schultz is social democrats and their coalition with the greens both have ruled out working with the far right alternative for germany now pulling seconds. we hope you enjoy this special edition of focus on your up,

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