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Sahra Wagenknecht was previously a member of parliament for the radical-left party Die Linke, but as of yesterday, she has split from the party along with a number of her fellow lawmakers. She is launching a new movement aimed at disillusioned German voters. And according to the latest polls, they seem eager to support it. Germany expert and journalist Ulrike Nagel discusses the popular politician.
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Overworked teachers and canceled classes: Just like the Netherlands, Germany is also grappling with a massive teacher shortage, which threatens to grow even worse in the coming years. How did it come to this, and what is the German government planning to do to fill classrooms with new teachers again? Germany expert Ulrike Nagel and Marion Veenman, a teacher at a high school in Kleve, Germany, discuss this.
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Smiling faces, cheers, and lots of hugs: the atmosphere is electric in the lobby of Calscollege in Nieuwegein. The students who passed their exams gather there in the late afternoon to pick up their report cards and a flag. “I’m so happy I passed,” one student exclaims with a smile.
Live TV segment (RTV Utrecht), photos and text by Ulrike Nagel.
Starting in July, I’ll be leaving the RTV Utrecht “nest” where I grew up—and where I was able to settle back in for a while after all my years as a freelancer in Berlin. It’s a very warm nest, because—especially after moving during the strictest lockdown 😷—it was a real relief to be back at my old, familiar workplace, with new, vibrant, and talented colleagues. There, I once again produced dozens of new reports and often appeared live on the air, feeling right at home.
After a six-month delay, the new asylum seeker center in Kamp van Zeist will open this afternoon. The 200 asylum seekers from the adjacent emergency shelter will then move to a new building on the grounds, which offers more privacy. In addition, there is room for another 200 new asylum seekers who will be transferred from locations including the Ter Apel registration center in Groningen.
Ulrike Nagel attended the official opening and provided commentary in the studio on the program UNieuws.
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Utrecht – The true die-hards headed out today wearing ponchos to celebrate Liberation Day. The sometimes heavy rain showers didn’t stop people from celebrating freedom at various locations throughout the province. And the good news is: it looks like it will stay dry from now on.
Live report by Ulrike Nagel for RTV Utrecht.
You walk into a nightclub and suddenly see Angela Merkel in a very racy outfit. In Berlin, that wouldn’t raise any eyebrows. At the extravagant Berlin nightclub KitKatClub, you can find works of art featuring the former chancellor, whom the artist has transformed into the figurehead of sexual freedom, says Germany expert Ulrike Nagel on Bureau Buitenland. Continue reading “Kinky Mom Merkel”
A therapist from Woudenberg appeared before the Disciplinary Board in Den Bosch today. He is alleged to have touched several patients in an unprofessional manner. The Health and Youth Care Inspectorate had previously received a number of complaints about this, and the man was already required to stop working as a therapist in August of last year. The Inspectorate is now also seeking a professional ban against him.
Reporter Ulrike Nagel is at the Disciplinary Board; what exactly happened at the practice in Woudenberg?
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Ulrike Nagel is the Chair of the trilateral conference in Assen, attended by fire departments, police forces, and ministers from the Netherlands, Lower Saxony, and North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW).
German municipalities want more help from the government in accommodating refugees. The government has promised funding, but they say it’s nowhere near enough. Do they have a point? And how unusual is it for local officials to speak out about this in the media? We ask Germany expert Ulrike Nagel.
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