You are listening to the Briefing, first broadcast on 30 January 2025 on Monocle Radio.
Hello and welcome to the Briefing, broadcasting live from Studio one here at Midori House in London.
I'm Chris Chermack.
Coming up on today's protests in Germany as a firewall against working with the far right was torn down in Parliament yesterday.
We'll have the latest after that, we'll take a broader look at the day's newspapers.
We'll also have Monocle regular Juliet Linley is with me right here in the London studio to talk about Grabunden.
Yes, Grabunden, that lovely southeastern Swiss region that is so known for its nature.
But I didn't really think how it would make the top of the list in terms of welcoming people.
But there we go, the welcoming Swiss.
We'll delve into that.
Then it's on to Monaco's traveling road show with Simone Bouvier at an international comics festival, Grace Charlton at Copenhagen Fashion Week.
And finally, if all that wasn't enough, it's Thursday.
Fernando Augusto Pacheco, what is on the Global countdown?
Sava Di Crop.
Chris, Today we're looking at the great music scene in Thailand.
And yes, I've been practicing my time.
You worked hard on that one.
All that right here on the Briefing with me, Chris Chermack.
While much of the Western world has seen a shift to more far right governments in power, Germany is one of those nations where there's been a clear line from traditional political parties blocking the far right from governing in any shape or form.
That rule was broken yesterday when a parliamentary motion calling for a halt to asylum seekers coming to Germany was put forward by the centre right Christian Democrats and backed by the far right alternative for Germany.