nuclear plan, like this one here in flam, or will it f electricity of france. a largely state own company operates these nuclear plants and says they're safe and strictly monitored. predicts like andrea shock, think differently. brutal for the older nuclear power plants get. the higher the risk of accidents, you really cannot say they are infallible food. finally, nuclear power plants produce nuclear waste. 100 year old. you vehicle receiver? easy here in la. ugh. close to the activist town town, a plant process as nuclear waste. the factory is the regents biggest employer at this local debate on further investments in nuclear power. residents also bring up the huge risks. but the company's spokesman says, nuclear is better than garza and carbon facility we're facing a climate emergency and global warming. and even if nuclear power was not designed for this purpose, it now represents a huge advantage that it doesn't to mit, lots of greenhouse gases, book who de guess if it's here in its spit, to become carbon neutral by 2050 france has already announced it will

and, and francis france is not alone. there are many member states that are looking towards nuclear energy, especially those in eastern europe that used to be, are, are still our coal reliant and are moving away from coal. they are i nuclear energy and there are only a very few you member states left that are really totally against against this. so is this and all of this lightening path? um this sir proposal now are this draft law am is the marks the beginning of a 14 day consultation process than in 2 weeks time. there will be a final proposition on a proposal by, by the commission to which will be voted on both in the counsel of the u member states and then later on in the parliament. and at this time, it does not look like that this will law will be vetoed. it's very likely that we will have a green label for nuclear energy in the future in the next sunday in brussel. thank you for that. all right, let's get you up to speed on some of the other stories making news around the world . today. a major fire has broken out

so what did he say that was so exclusive hearing france? well, when he was speaking on that show back in september 2020, he was talking about unaccompanied miners. so children who come here illegally and many of which are living on the streets in france, particularly here in paris. and he described them as being thieves as killers and as rapists. now those comments were seized on by number of organizations who made a complaint. and of course, it's now gone all the way through the course. eric's in war has been reacting to that decision by the court to find him 10000 euros, saying that what this is, his condemnation of free spirit at by a judicial system which he is described as being invaded by idealogues objectively . tim, once again, i am the object and the victim of political justice that i'm condemned for incitement for complicity the incident. but the complex is a formerly used is too much to understand. i know that these immigrants like unaccompanied children and not a race in arizona. well, eric seymour also says he stands by his com

they include finland, poland, and the biggest nuclear advocate of all france, from their arena. straus reports all the data who, cushy mouth, a nuclear disaster that shook the world in 2011 and changed the way many people, few nuclear energy. entre shack says fukushima mobilized him. the french anti nuclear activists traveled to tip han after the catastrophe for worth 15. hope for me this looked like the end of the world from this name until i really asked myself about the risk that the population is exposed to, especially women and children when living next to a nuclear reactor or other nuclear facilities, being exposed possible nuclear accident seems actually door nuclear, while some new countries decided to face out nuclear energy after fukushima, france stuck to its nuclear tradition. more than 50 nuclear reactors as spreads over the territory right now. clearly wrong, joyce, under shacks this. the 70 year old lives on a peninsula normandy, northern france, that is well known for its natural beauty. and for its high number of nuclear facilities, from their eyes about 70 percent of

here in france, the return of cultural objects has long been a to topic. then in 2017, the subject became a heated national token point when president macro, shortly after his election, visited africa and made a radical promise. but he might ask the gun deposits in the command on the could. it's sean p, v. in the music or p up, just good to see st gone. the conditions irony probabilistic is short. don't bill there will definitely be between one african honestly. but for years on only 2 objects have been returned. i declare sunday my grandma quote, all new to sunday maneuver. dinner was a vacant to trump. will you teach on dumpster vo, your city, vincent on? is he sick of him? and michael last year was zulu, took matters into his own hands, starting in paris. above it locally, there's just like there's always a good one. he began beek at the k. bromley museum, which has tens of thousands of objects from africa. got a lot of those. i'm, is it still assembled that? well, the logic keep constable said that you are valuable. is it ok? i'm a bit tied up with the

he now lives in france. his family is west african royalty missouri. romeo, his great great grandfather was king by honda in and what is now the nation of beneath komar der model for from the offer your or lula since suggestion? since young folk, off the circle of the support we've offered vialva selected by longer enough, will you all fall school us we're sick of go for a month. yeah. yeah, yeah. home button, laguna yacoma true. normally be a fit for to for the said buffer from cooper high school or been in his father said in 1892, facing fierce resistance from by hanson, the french army, invaded the kingdom, forcing him and his family into exile. they then pillaged the palace, taking everything from thrones to tunics before ringing the lute back to france. can you see it says object to it, but it did really the last year in the month. the recall notice it didn't menu federalism blocker. romeo takes me to see just a few blocks away. this is the work amazing. already click on the log scale paintings on lynn

her family comes from france and the tiny west african nation of been aim. she is objects are part of our history and explain who we were. so they're very, very important. it's very symbolical, it's not really a question you know for money or importance of financial importance because some of these objects are very precious. some of them not at all, but the thing is, is that they tell us who we are. ah, identity is the heart of oddest romeo movie cannon's work. born in africa, he now lives in france. his family is west african royalty missouri romeo and what his great great grandfather was king by hanson in what is now the nation of beneath comrade remodeled with her lesson suggestion received film, forgot the circle of, of the support we've offered vialva selected by laundry. not fully all for school. was we're sick of go for a month. yeah. yeah. yeah. the home button, the corner jackal. my true normally be is for to, for the said buffer from cooper high school or been in his father said in $1892.00, facing fierce resistance from by hanson, the french army,

it's like a welcome gift at the start of france's e u. presidency. the european commission plans to classify investment in natural gas and nuclear energy as climate friendly, under certain conditions. to that end, a draft law was sent to e u member states. shortly before the new year. the commission believes gas and nuclear power could help smooth the transition into a future based primarily on renewables. france, poland, and the czech republic have been campaigning for more than a year to have nuclear power classified as sustainable. it's no secret that france needs investors to fund renovation to its existing, 56 reactors and to finance new ones. the so called e u taxonomy is a classification system designed to establish a list of environmentally sustainable activities worthy of investment. mr. companies will be obliged to report not only their financial status but their sustainability too. but the debate over nuclear powers green credentials has split the you. germany's economy and climate protection minister horbeth hardback had strong words of c

you still got france, italy, and other european eastern countries that are for this. and so i think it, we hard for germany or other countries that are not in favor to steve. off of the 2, you might see some compromise on the wording of some of the policy, but i think nuclear and gas will probably still will be considered green energy in the future. we wait and see massy more. thanks so much. and finally, some sport news before we go in paris, sasha monster lino messy has become the latest footballer to test positive for the corona of ours. the forward got the news while on holiday in his hometown of rosario, in argentina, he's among 4 p s g placed test positive with several other top european clubs, including by munich, liverpool and barcelona, all badly affected black iran of ours room. and that is all the nice for now up next world stories joined a group of young people who will have autism on a silent trip that's coming up after a short break. come, anthony house for me and the team here in berlin. many think to be a company, an avenue her.

unlike our competition in france or scandinavia, we can't rely on industry exemptions that would lower our energy prices. it home to widely ruthie privacy for now the company's trying to conserve energy wherever possible. he being a close eye on volatile markets. some machines are being turned off when prices rise to high. still, high energy costs are threatening investment in new technologies, including a switch to renewables. cobbled paper was planning on using geothermal heat going forward. we are more than taking your 3 of, you know, forces we've been working on research on geothermal energy, but that project is going to be shelved soon. like we'll have to make a decision. also we're working on a large lot recovery ventilation system. but for all that, we currently lack money and liquidity, pathos, go to liquidity. the government will have to step in, i know, wouldn't berg hopes that companies might be exempt from certain taxes. if not, he fears that some might shut down. you know, of eyes does her every one knows that germany had a thriving textile industry in the 1950s her until

and i think they'll be a full split between germany and france. some divergence of opinion, but the argument here is already done. you know, germany said it's closing down its last nuclear power plants by the end of this year. it's not a huge political battle here anymore. at european level, germany's in the minority other countries see nuclear as the answer in the face of climate change. and do they even point to germany is a sinner on, on climate change in terms of its continued burning of coal? so i think the germans will perhaps point to the question of a final storage location for nuclear waste. that's something that hasn't been sold . how do you, how and where you store the waste, the thousands of years. that's a difficult one for people to answer. but after winning the overall question, i think berlin can't do that at european level. alright, e w political correspond, simon, young reporting for us from prison. aah! israel has become the 1st country in the world to offer a 4th dose of the corona, virus vaccine, 2 at risk groups. that include

nuclear plants like this one here in flam, or will it f electricity of france. a largely state own company operates these nuclear plants and says they're safe and strictly monitored. predicts like andrea shock, think differently. brutal for the older nuclear power plants get, the higher the risk of accidents, you really cannot say they are infallible food. finally, nuclear power plants produce nuclear waste. 100 holder's vehicle receiver. easy here in la. ugh, close to the activists. tom town, a plant process as nuclear waste. the factory is the regions biggest employer at this local debate on further investments in nuclear power residents also bring up the huge risks. but the company's spokesman says, nuclear is better than garza and carbon facility. we're facing a climate emergency and global warming. and even if nuclear power was not designed for this purpose, it now represents a huge advantage that it doesn't to mit, lots of greenhouse gases, book who de guess if it's here in it's it to become carbon neutral by 2050 france has already announced it will start

i think that france was always open to all of the cultures. things are considered to be so dire that the country's education minister has been put in charge of an anti woke, think tank to coordinate the action present. marconas also made his views clear about a raising history to appease these woke activists. law public. the republic will not erase any trace or any name from its history. you will not take down any statue . for people here in paris council culture is becoming all too much from 7 am in constant because i find that in queens, bab inequalities since that down is happening to people when there was no separation before. and it's the opposite of the fact. so bother should rather have subjects of agreement rather than a discord. if we already sufficiently in a troubled world, they said it's on the finger too much can reinforce nationalism and withdrawal. it's one self, one that has what is not a good bar when 75 years old. and i have never seen countries such as a well reading, muzzled with our masks. we can no longer express ourselve

having some tahobit tastes have become part of daily life in france. and testing facilities are struggling to cope with the growing demand as cases skyrocket across the country. and chelsea could, i imagine it's a huge workload. we have more and lots of people coming in many from test, positive facial by got 400 people that i test. there are at least 150 positive cases to we can see it's really coming back. lamoya also, many people are showing up at official centers like this one to confirm positive results of tests get taken at home. i was tested positive by on to jenny this morning about 2 hours ago, something not. and i just want to be sure by them positive because i have no santa no things. so that's why i prefer to do it, be se in case that matches any was fake, actually it all you go now. i hope the 1st test i did was a false positive because otherwise my class will be in quarantine for a week and we won't be able to go to school. that would be no for me. if of godaddy got up to him, millions of children are not get vaccinated, and schools in fra

germany and france have long had opposing views on the question is what does agen over? i will say there's a lot of room for disagreement and writers felt chance of shots as spokesman had this to say the forms of public deutsche and germany rejects nuclear power generation up carter. and we've just shut down 3 nuclear power plants. and the last 3 will only be in use until the end of the year end jesus, yahoo, us, then we will have completed our exit from the use of nuclear power. them it, we believe nuclear power generation is dangerous, right? we believe the question of nuclear waste management is unresolved multi by things won't be clear. the commissions proposals to include a sweetener for berlin though natural gas will also be classified as green. germany is also planning to close coal fired power stations, as well as nuclear ones. and without gas, renewables cannot provide enough power yet. and for more on this, let's bring it in our political correspondence, simon young. at what's the reaction of berlin? we've heard that people are not particularly happy. the green

and my 2nd question would be, if it passes, will there be a big split between france and germany? a sort of motor of europe was a if the year proposes remains there, i think it will pass. so there's a majority of countries supporting a nuclear power and supporting this classification as, as a sustainable technology. i don't think there'll be a full split between germany and france, some divergence of opinion, but the argument here is already done. you know, germany said it's closing down, it's lost nuclear power plants by the end of this year. it's not a huge political battle here any more at european level, germany's in the minority other countries see nuclear as the answer in the face of climate change. and did a point to germany as a sinner on climate change in terms of is continued burning of coal. so i think the germans will perhaps point to the question of a final storage location for nuclear waste that something that hasn't been solved. how do you, how, and where you store the waste, the thousands of years. that's a difficult one for people to answer. but as to winning the

it includes germany, france, ukraine, in russia. what is most advisable with you? would you say with these kinds of negotiations even think their work? i mean thought and a normandy form, it has not yielded substantial results. all sides are not happy with what they feel . it's all flaw. certainly russia is ukraine. is that still broiling crisis and france and germany and have now been in a position a to, to play a meaningful role? as russia has been a building up and withdrawing forces along the ukrainian border last spring. and now we see the bill up and that russia is engaged in again and which started in november and december of lossing is continued. we see i'm substantial formation is off of russian forces along the ukrainian border and circle meant of ukraine. and one can certainly hope that, that the normandy of for form as well can be revived. and it looked at out about the back focus trying. but i'm not optimistic that her engagement with, with ukraine you lead us and russia lead as well. will your results in the coming days when you le, let's stick with t

our france corresponded charlotte davinsky looks back, france and the u. k. have been like 2 squabbling neighbors for a millennia. at times those disputes have descended into full blown wars. but for over a century there has been this relative, calm, not is until now. in the past, the u. k is had plenty of success against france on the high seas, but now the french are looking to recapture access to waters between the 2 countries. for fishing rights only going to print it. we still, since the beginning of this year don't have the licenses side. we're not fighting with the english and we are engaging in dialogue to try to make our position understood so that we can get access to these waters. i think we may have to go further find other approaches that may not have been previously addressed. the agreement signed today provides for retaliatory measures. europe must apply those measures for boys have fishy tails. so rotten that france even threatened to turn off the u. kay's electricity supplies, but was this about more than simply making waves over fishing lice

so more diplomacy to day representatives of ukraine, russia, germany, and france milligan, paris. what's the most that you crane can hope for in that meeting to day mathias? while nobody expects this meaning to this meeting to yield any results yet, but the point of it is to keep talking and to keep the past to some kind of compromise open and to engage russia in talks for ukraine. it's important. the important thing about this meeting is that it is at one table with russia. this has not happened for a long time. and a most of the talks that we've seen before. they were bilateral, or between ukraine and their western counterparts or moscow and the west. so this is of course, the only the only format where ukraine is at the table. that's the most important thing for ukraine. results are not expected. now, fearing a russian invasion of ukraine, some countries have started pulling out staff from their embassies in kia. meanwhile, ukraine's present as appealing for com. what are you seeing martinez? how are ukrainians dealing with the situation? i think of ukrainians are alert. they a

here in france, the return of cultural objects has long been a to topic. then in 2017, the subject became a heated national token point when president macro, shortly after his election, visited africa and made a radical promise rebates. he might ask the gun the purpose, it's in the command on the could. it's sean p v. it in music op jessica, did she st gone? the conditions irony probabilistic is short. don't believe we'll definitely do better in one african honestly. but for years on only 2 objects have been returned underground. sunday, monday, mckuddle new sunday maneuver. dinner was a vacant trump. will you teach on dumb shall fall. your sick villain, don. is he sick of him on that? michael last year was lulu took matters into his own hands, starting in paris, above it locally. this is going to look, there's always a good one. he began beek at the k. bromley museum, which has tens of thousands of objects from africa. got a lot of them, is it still assembled now? what people object to possible say that you are valuable? is it okay? then i'm a bit tied up

you still got france, italy, and other european eastern countries that are for this. and so i think that we hard for jeremy or other countries that are not in favor to steve. off of the 2, you might see some compromise on the wording of some of the policy, but i think nuclear and gas will probably still will be considered green energy in the future. we wait and see, messy more. thanks so much. all right, coming up next sports life and the story of a german hopeful joining the world's most northerly, husky race. that's after a short break. i'll be back at the top of the out.

is in breast france, lisa, mr. morale, describing this as a critical moment. a watershed moment on europe is firmly in the side lies. well, absolutely. people here have been talking to each other. they have been trying to find a common position, but it's been very difficult for you to be taken seriously on an international level at the press conference. right now, we heard that you were standing in solidarity with ukraine, that they were reaffirming european principles of security. that they were actively working on further economic sanctions and they want to be taken seriously and get into the negation, negotiating room. that's been very difficult this week as if at all they got a back seat during these negotiations which have mostly taken place between russia and the u. s. directly introducing possibly more sanctions or that is of course what you've been reporting and now. but i mean in terms of the pallet of what the you can do that is really, really narrowing. now. absolutely, and the e is so banking on dialogue as we just heard at the german foreign minis

before bringing the lute back to france. i saw suit to do, says, of vicar cooper, did really the russia, the among the real co. no sector manual for dualism. $30.00 a squatter pulse. romeo takes me. the seas are just a few blocks away with the work for mailing or reach out. to click on his log scale paintings on linen, i hand painted copies of photographs of his family showing their journey into exile . this is your family, paula black homes. i'm it says from among the my gama. if it be over, i can see you actually have put yourself in here. um we so okay. restricted of them won't call this warrior and call they do multiple click georgia. no sir, go for injured to roof rubashaw rule. what a sin manual for do sincerely, those are nice to all. forgive, bessie man knows refer back to you so than than you this one is quite striking image. he's painted one of the most potent symbols of the keys to fate. an empty threat. bhaskar, but hope was on that was all set up sauce. know what laquanda sort of sessional walk is susan movie th

you know that there is a feeling that if you're not here, if you're in england, germany, france, lithuania, there is a feeling from the media that we are to war. troops are walking on the roads, mobilizing this is not true. we don't need this panic. but hang on, doesn't this all sound a bit like what russia had been saying all along? yes. with alicia with risk. if you go through it depends on the russian federation, then there will be no war. we don't want any wars, but we will also not allow our interest to be rudely trampled on and ignored. but it seems like even all that doesn't stop the wheels at that, it bad sanctions machine rolling. the west prepares, crippling sanctions and anticipation of that same elusive rush and aggression. at this very moment, we have been very clear that if russia further invades ukraine, the united states is looking at a range of options with allies and partners to deliver severe costs to the rush economy, assessing potential spill overs, and exploring ways to reduce those spill overs is good governance and standard practice. but if anything, the ukraine cri

one in france debate rages over whether the unvaccinated should have the same rights as the jap, the parents, hospitals. chief questions for the free treatment should continue to be given to hold a year without the weekends. my name's colleen bray with the top stories were across for you this saturday 1st, then president biden has pledged to send more us troops to nato countries in eastern europe in the near future. earlier this week, of course, the pentagon had already put 8 and a half 1000 troops on standby for possible deployment. although at the same time, nato was back tracking on its month long claims that russia was about to invade its neighbor ukraine alliance, chief insult and burg. now admits there's no certainty about any invasion at all is corrected. we are not planning to deploy, nate to combat troops to ukraine, as long as russia does not at once again decide to use military force and to well, there's all certainty about the, the russian plants or maybe they have not made any final decision. for months, the usual suspects in the west have spirited out the same old hyste

so given in france and we can give it up like that. but it chokes me, have been working for 40 years to have been contributing for 40 years. imagine if i were not vaccinated. i still want to be treated like everyone else. that's the hippocratic oath. treat everyone. i'm assuming, well, he's kind of right. the vaccine is free. you don't pay, so it's normal to get vaccinated. it's for you and for others. and in addition, you take the place of someone else, an intensive care looking after coping patients who end up in intensive care costs around 3000 euros a day in france with stays on the ward, averaging a week to 10 days to get a better understanding of the issues involved, we spoke to sociology professor rob gotcha, and communicable diseases expert, dr. brought up on con, you, we just must not make a distinction between immunized and not immunized. they're all citizens and we treat them as equal citizens. we persuade, inform, educate, advise the people who have not been immunized and help them to make that voluntary decision to getting

and i think it was important for france to show that it was possible. it was important to continue the dialogue with russia and to clarify each other's position. and this is what, what the discussed now from a call with russia this morning. and then later with ukraine, sort of contribute to the overall european and drug on the diplomatic effort to find a way to do escalate the situation in the ukrainian or russian border. i think what we can expect now is that france will turn to need to when europe, in allies discuss what has been said with the president of russia and see what ways could be explored for more talks in the, in the next days, i want to get your view on this, of course, france and germany are making a concerted diplomatic. a push to diffuse prospect of a potential ground war. is paris, worried about the american approach to ukraine? tensions? so the, actually, there is quite a remarkable coordination among other departments during this crisis is something that has to be noted because we've seen over the past year or criticisms from europea

so given france and we can give it up like that, it chokes me. i've been working for 40 years to have been contributing for 40 years . imagine if i were not vaccinated. i still want to be treated like everyone else. that's the hippocratic oath. treat everyone has on well, he's kind of right, the vaccine is free, you don't pay, so it's normal to get vaccinated. it's for you and for others. and in addition, you take the place of someone else, an intensive care looking after cobit patients who end up in intensive care costs around 3000 euros a day in france with stays on the ward, averaging a week to 10 days. meanwhile, a controversial new vaccine path has come into force in france, meaning that everyone over 16 years old will have to be jobs to access different public spaces, like restaurants and into city transport. to get a better understanding of the issues involved. we spoke to sociology, professor webber good and communicable diseases exposed. dr. barris' punk on you, we just must not make a distinction between immunized and not immunized. the

louis in breast a france where the you ministers are, are meeting. lisa put this in perspective for us. what role does the european union play in diffusing tensions and resolving the crisis on ukraine's border? well, the e is obviously underlining that it is talking to the years that it's been debrief by the years that it's really involved in all these talks. but as you said beforehand, actually then they're not sitting at the negative negotiating table. that's down to the fact that the european union is very much divided amongst member states. they don't really know what starts to take towards russia on the ukraine issue. and that's why they don't have one international voice and are not really perceived as a strong do you political partner now with the you side lined, and the drumbeats of war becoming louder. what are the potential consequences for the block itself? if russia decides to invade ukraine, well, if that really were to happen for a ministers here have said today that they would then impose toughest sanctions on russia. and obviously, it

the oldest title rained generator lawrence was built in northern france in 1966. it cost around $1000000000.00 in today's money, which is cheaper than a comparable nuclear power plant. there are 4 other titled range plants running in south korea, russia, canada, and china. about from geography the infrastructure to support title drange plants does, doesn't exist everywhere. and people have opposed the massive structures because they can be who living with the local environment, disturbing migratory fish, the composition of the soil, and even taking space away from local communities. 98 percent of title energy. today comes from titles range, projects that together have a capacity of $520.00 megawatts, which is still a tiny, tiny fraction of consumption. but the other kind of title, power generation could ship things up for the younger and sexier kind of the market title stream power. it's showing more promise of the moment. would that simpler devices that depend on underwater currency caused by the tides? the very in shape and design i'd like wind turbines that hav

in denmark, in france. and it's now hit germany, and germany has a fairly low vaccination rate to was just over 70 percent of the people vaccinated . we have a very strong anti raxon movement. so we are looking into a grim months now with the danger of a lot of infection, a danger of a lot of disease and death as a health professional. when it comes to armor crime, what will you be watching for in the coming weeks? well actually we're looking at it in a very ambiguous way. on one hand, the high content yells at the high, the fact that so many people are infected together with the fact that they are not as sick or as ill as they are with other the rights of this virus. this taken together means we will have much more infections, but probably not as many cases in the hospital and on intensive care. so in the long run, this will lead to the immunization of the population, which is something we really, really definitely want because it expectation of the next wave, an expectation of next order. we want to have