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From welcome to wary: Europe's divide on migration

A decade of migration through the eyes of one German city.

A decade of migration through the eyes of a German city. Ten years ago Germany opened its borders to more than a million people at the height of Europe’s so-called migrant crisis. A decade later, that warm welcome has cooled as issues of culture, integration and national identity spark fierce debate across the continent. With German elections just days away, the ´óÏó´«Ã½ has revisited one migrant family and the city they landed in, to see how life has changed since 2015 – and what their experience says about the way Europeans now view migration.

On this episode, Jonny Dymond is joined by the ´óÏó´«Ã½â€™s Berlin correspondent Jess Parker, and Mark Lowen, the ´óÏó´«Ã½â€™s former southern Europe correspondent who covered the refugee crisis for years.

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Producers: Peter Goffin and Mhairi MacKenzie

Sound engineers: Hannah Montgomery and Mike Regaard

Assistant editor: Sergi Forcada Freixas

Senior news editor: China Collins

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