Introduction

It’s Europe’s biggest economy – so how worried should people be about Germany’s stagnation? We look at what’s pummelling the country’s economy – and how a Nazi-era bunker-turned-penthouse has become emblematic of its property market woes. Plus, government plans to legalize cannabis have weed smokers on a high.

*This podcast was corrected. An earlier version said the amount of time it takes to open a business in Germany is double the EU average. The correct statistic is that the time it takes to obtain a license to open a business in Germany is double the OECD average. The incorrect line was removed.

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