Crisis year 2022
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German sensitivity – that’s how the people in the country feel
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“When people have big problems, they need valves”: Christmas market in the old town of Stralsund.
(Photo: Stefan Sauer/dpa)
For many, Christmas and New Year’s usually bring some calm. But is it the same this time? A mood picture in five episodes.
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Christoph Koopmann, Iris Mayer, Roland Preuss, Katharina Riehl and Michaela Schwinn
Christmas 2022 – many people in Germany will probably not find it easy to celebrate the festival in a carefree mood this year: the corona pandemic, Russia’s attack on Ukraine, the energy crisis that followed and the skyrocketing prices. Are people unhappier and more anxious about the future than usual, or are they unruffled by the problems of the world?
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