This Week in Germany

What an exciting week for Germany, who are world champions of football after winning the World Cup against Argentina! Wir sind Weltmeister!Also on this week's programme, Chancellor Angela Merkel and top business executives visit China to discuss the future market. The EU Court of Justice overruled a German law requiring basic German language skills for some applying for a VISA. Football Bundestrainer Joachim Löw is, clearly, our German of the Week.  And don't miss our new fun and exciting German quiz. World Cup 2014 victors! Gabriel Cabral /Flickr Future business with China. november13 / Flickr Joachim Löw. Arbeiterreserve / Wikimedia Turkish immigrants have possibility to obtain VISA without language requirement. jasmic / Flickr Yum! Dead Grandmother! (Tote Oma) Douglas Hoyt / Flickr A castle in Hambach along the trail. Überraschungsbilder / Wikimedia Spyer Cathedral, a popular starting point. Meph666 / Wikimedia Historic Abby in Landau. Immanuel Giel / Wikimedia Pass though the quaint village of Fishbach. Antifaschist 666 / Wikimedia This week: World Cup victory for Germany!German big business visits China trying to boost import/export market success. Forced change to German laws requiring basic language skills for a visa.Joachim Löw makes our German of the Week feature. Funny foods and questions from our listerns on the quiz and learn about pathways all throughout Germany which make up the Ways of St. James.If you have an opinion on anything you heard in this edition of the podcast, or you have a suggestion for a story or feature you'd like to hear, feel free to contact us.