the european union has very limited powers. for instance, it hasn't got any power on foreign policy. it doesn't go to any power on the taxation. it hasn't got any power on welfare. so the 3 most important powers of a state are actually totally absent in europe and union. ok. what's interesting, let's go to sarah case here, but at the, at the same time we have your p and union lead, threatening to sanction people. and countries like hungry prime minister wrote about what his reaction is, is that he's elected on his values on his platform here. i mean, this is an obvious tension right here because urban will say we, i know you don't like me. you know, i know you don't like my politics, but i repeatedly being elected because of my platform. how do you square the circle there? go ahead and say, are kids? well, the, you is committed to certain basic values around liberty, democracy, and the rule of law. and countries like hungary and poland knew about that when they signed up. unfortunately, over the last few years, all that in part

i could tell you that hungary has been in the european union and will be in the european union, we'll be working for a strong european union in the future as well. foreign minister of hungary, peter szijjarto, i thank you very much indeed for being on hardtalk. i appreciate it, i appreciate it. bye— bye. the heatwave is coming to an end. it may not feel like it right away because it's been so hot for so long. and in northern ireland on thursday, we beat the all—time high record once again, 31.4 celsius, that's three times in the space of a week that northern ireland has beaten its all—time high temperature record. and the amber warning from the met office of extreme heat is still in force for friday, that's because the temperatures will remain high during the night and during the daytime. you can see through the early hours in some areas, temperatures still around 20 degrees celsius. it is quiet on the weather front and, at least for now, clear skies across many western and southern areas but through the morning and into the afternoon, some coastal towns and cities along the nor

i think that's the hostility to russia in, within the european union. and i mean, within the brussels institutions is not only due to the polls in the baltic states, but he's also has a very strong ideological dimension. there was in the eyes of these people. russia represents the other europe. in other words, it's nationalistic, it's christian, it's rooted in history. it plays power, politics, it thinks, in geological terms, and so on. and all those things are things which europe, pretends to have abandoned or has abandoned. and therefore, russia is a kind of guilty conscience. it's a kind of perfect enemy, it embodies everything that the european union doesn't want to do. so it goes way beyond just the job political aspect. of course it does include that as far as what does russia get out to be concerned? thomas swat said that, you know, was asking who, who benefits both sides benefit and this is one of the paradoxes would benefit. one of the great paradoxes says the paradox between a contradiction, in fact, between the public language at the european

i mean, has the european union learned anything from briggs? it trying desperately to, to beat britain into some kind of post colonial status in regards, but not, not as a sovereign state, but is a renegade problem. so, i mean, it looks on britain just the same way the china loops on taiwan. it resents bitterly, the state is left and i mean, life is difficult as possible for the british. but unfortunately, britons doing very well without the you are pretty and you and you know, ready. and this isn't it. is trying to destroy the city of london is trying to make life as difficult as possible in loveland. and it still has this imperial complex. and it's very, very frightening. the example of britain will spread elsewhere. for example, macro was asked if the french had to refresh them, how would the boot and he said that would put to leave the european union. but he wasn't giving them a referendum. and i think the pen is now offering for x. it referendum to the french should to be elected president of france. well ok, if i go to donald, how do you,

union, it is a failure of the european union itself. sami: max, it's not just an issue -- we are focusing a lot on covishield, for obvious reasons, since it's the one that's been the most highly this -- most highly distributed by the covax program, but there's also the question of the russian vaccines and chinese vaccines, they are not on the eu list. what does that mean for the world? and the idea of getting the world back to where it was before covid. the idea of travel bubbles, the idea of travel corridors, trade corridors are going to be here for the foreseeable future, this is not something is going to end anytime soon with vaccines getting out. >> i think there's two things. i would distinguish between -- there are more than one chinese vaccine, then the russian one. the chinese vaccines, sinovac and sinopharm, have both been approved by the who for use now. and the russian vaccine, as i understand, has not. -- understand it, has not. if we are looking to the world health organization and their stringent assessment of these vaccin

and also in the charter of rights of the european union. they have been several politicians in brussels who have replied to this.

this approach says we need strong european union but a strong european union must be based on a strong member states. and that's why we do not support any other competencies to be brought to brussels from the member states. and this is the core of the issue, this is core of the debate. we do have among ourselves but i would like to underline again the goal is to make the european union stronger and definitely process things differently in this regard. yes, the philosophical debate about the future of europe is something that's been going on for decades and i dare say will go on for decades more. but there is a much more day to day problem here which you as foreign minister, as chief diplomat of your country, you have to wrestle with. and that is that many eu leaders, that is heads of state as well as the institutions themselves see hungary as acting in a way that is completely antithetic to the values of the eu. and that is concerning specific policy decisions made in hungary. are you prepared to consider changing your approach? no, definitely we are not going to change our approach. a

you have a government that very much feels to the european union to also the single market in the european union. so in mail, but be very difficult for you to reconcile these 2 positions. have you been able to convince the british prime minister would you not be a good thing to be surprised as to the next summit has fully built your political career on a, let's say, rather confrontational stands towards brussels. you now seem happy to engage with your european alleys on a bilateral basis, but rather reluctant to do the same with brussels, isn't it time to end the political point, scoring, and truly co operate start truly co operating with you as well as joe biden? does it of what did it go with us? well, missed it. so i think that it is very much in nature, things that after britain has left the european union bilateral relations very much come to the full. and as i said at the and other on other can occasions we should go step by step, it's good for by the actual relations we. it is quite true from a german side always see ourselves as part of the european union. i think the next step the

and if we had a new european union, we should decide altogether and with a unique path. what we should do in order to obtain safer and most to protect word outside the europe. and the also another reason, very important reason why we should offer vaccine colbert age, also to european outside european countries. because in a country where there is a large spread of the virus and a partial cold age, last scene development, the appearance of her resist from the strain of the virus are much more probable. and so we have a problem all together again. john, let me put the question this way. we have a little bit of a devil's advocate on behalf of the e. u. is it not understandable? if not, i'm far from ideal, but isn't understandable that in time of crisis, nation simply prioritize their own populations 1st and say they want to make sure their populations get vaccinated 1st before they send out vaccines to others. it's not a huge surprise. is it john? it is not he surprised that it is not wisdom that enables us to win and it was again, pardon me, that when we are dealing with w

i think that the european union is trying to help in terms of 1st school supports from projects the european border agency also hold it's cranium services that can participate in accommodating the migraines. and that is the army of the police. the civil rescue 7 and a lot of volunteers from the problem are increasing. they will hear from the automated bit organization rather than union that is helping the on the usually supply the supporting the army. they will also probably participate in that, in terms of the european union farms up from it. and what is it more important to us that it will not leave any alone and that those across the, the going to be recovery that, that, that is what there were some of the party lines last week. and this is, i think this support will be a resource today. marshalls michelle also met that has been in for them. you know, yesterday i think if you want to accommodate the migraines and build the 10th it is already being built around in this it will be also granted by the on constantine. thank you. they w, constant take constantine, exit in vilnius are becoming

minsk says it is responding to sanctions slapped on it by the european union. several governments around the world have been targeting the phones of journalists, critics, and activists using spyware known as pegasus. that's according to an investigation by over a dozen news outlets. the report accuses 10 countries of using pegasus, including e.u. member country hungary. the intrusion goes far beyond wiretapping. pegasus spyware allows intelligence agencies to secretly activate the microphones and cameras of their target's smartphones. >> the report clearly puts the regime in azerbaijan under pressure. investigative journalists looked into allegations of election fraud there. herself and was compromised for months using pegasus. >> it was awful to learn about this. i never imagined that they used this technology to follow us. reporter: she was not the only target, according to an investigation by an international team of journalists. more than 190 reporte and hundreds of rights activists may have been on the list, including in you member, hungary -- including in

union failure of the european union itself. max, it's not just an issue, and we're focusing on coffee shields, obvious reasons, since that's the one that's been, i think, the most highly distributed by the kofax game. but there's also the question of the russian vaccines and chinese vaccines, right? they are not on the list. what does that mean for the world and the idea of getting the world back to where it was before cove? it does this mean the idea of travel bubbles? the idea of travel cora doors, trade car doors are going to be here for the foreseeable future. this is not something that's going to end anytime soon with, with vaccines getting out. i think there's 2 things. i mean, i would distinguish between whether more than one chinese vaccine and then the, the russian one, the chinese vaccine signed it back. and saw the form has both been approved by the w h o for use now on the rushing vaccine. as i understand it has no, so if we're looking to the world health organization and the stringent assessment of the vaccine, then that should be the bottom line. that's the bottom line f

union? no, because you see i see northern i was very much part of the united kingdom and it was a decision to leave as the u. k. and i, i, i've never really understood what i do understand why the border between northern has been become such an issue. but there was no need for it to become such an issue . and i think if you look back, you will remember that when we 1st voted to leave for a very short period of time, the irish government were involved in discussions with the u. k. at civil service level, about technical arrangements, what could happen then teacher for rod came in and he stopped all of that because i think by that time, you know, i think the european union had actually realized that northern on with a very useful little bit of the united kingdom that they could drip, drip away at the british government and annoy, annoyed them and indeed punished them. and you know, it was used as a kind of weapon. at the same time, the irish government sought as also wanting to be very much pa

and without european union member membership. and i think also there risks for the rest of europe have been much, much larger. and where you mentioned romania pull, gary, i, which are one of the freshest the member states. well, but with all mother stay, look at my own country. estonia. if i look back 30 or 25 years, and if i think about the stone today, i still think that it has been a great achievement of europe that well, they took estonia and, and we managed to showing. and if you look at all the changes, but of course it takes time because all what happened with this particular countries in eastern europe, they didn't happen that we didn't couple of years. they happened. we didn't half a century 50 years of hope to say wrong history. and now to imagine that they were to think and they fixed within a couple of years. well, it's illusion, but it won't happen, but it will take time. mr. pie, how worried you about the news this week? the parties of the far right have formed an alliance against brussel, saying they'll fight for w

these migrants hoped for a new start in the european union. for now, they're housed in temporary camps, like this one near the bellow, routine border. they've just crossed the body. god service says more than $1500.00 migrants have a legally entered lithuania this year, most in the last month and many from countries in the middle east and africa. some say they flew to the valerie in capital minsk and then paid for help across the border from i think to get somebody working on that. but me to those. i think it was that about them. showing me the way told me, go from this way, or then i will listen weighing in government. and critics of the bella ruffian regime, say, days migrants are being used as a tool to put pressure on the you. they say the bellow roost authorities helping them legally cross into a territory. achieve fiercely an attempt at revenge by alexander lucretia cruz regime on lithuania, and the whole european union for the support of civil society in ballard. to go out . on friday lithuania started building a razor wire fence along

has less but the european union, and hence at loose a couple of restrictions for people arriving in germany. also on the program. the last of us and nato troops leave the main air base enough damage down the background is now empty. after a 20 year mission against the tyler about an hotline hotline extreme, it comes to annette. and will italy have something to share about it when they take on belgium in the euro's late, the belgium of graphing to fitness. what is over to that top players will preview that $45.00. gave me i'm so good. welcome to the program german chancellor. angling back in britain on her last official visit before she fell down. the german lena is held wide ranging talks with british prime minister barak johnson. afterwards they said that countries would continue to work closely together, even though britain is no longer a member of the european union. the chancellor also hopes people who have been fully fascinated against corona virus, will soon be able to travel to germany without quarantine. as you know, we are reviewing continuously and travel restrictions and we think

the european union says it is not going to change the system. and that basically means that although this digital certificate seems like a slick unified e u y system, it is in fact a kind of digital phase on top of a patchwork of confusing national restrictions total or i d. w reporter, thanks so much for bringing us up to date on all of these challenges. we appreciate it. what we're going to have next to serbia. one of the countries on the so called bulk of migration root. nobody knows how many child migrants pass to serbia every year in search of a new life in europe. many have been on the move for months or even years. thousands go missing. some fall prey to people smugglers, others face harassment from officials at border crossings. the w funny for char went to belgrade to find out about the dangerous facing young migrants and the efforts to help them. i'll do what he has been on the road for the past 2 years. he says he's 16 a child migrant from us gone down. his place to sleep tonight. under the bridge in belgrade, he shares display in eng

so if the european union has some doubts, has some questions about the standards or the certification of the factory. that's manufacturing the indian variant of astrazeneca. is it fair enough that they should hold off for now on uh, from putting the covey shield vaccine on the approved list? i think we have been extremely surprised by that behavior. cobra shit vaccine has been approved as part of the collection of students from kovak, which is kind of been supported by w h o b, this epi, there coalition for epidemic preparedness innovation. this vaccine has been paid for by the european tax p. s. money. and we all know that it has given emergency authorization for this vaccine. so i remain completely lost as to why such behavior. we've always maintained that we should, the only way that we will defeat this plan, is to use science to drive policies and action. and that's fine, nor science behind his decision. and i really call on the european union to reverse that decision almost immediately because it is creating a lot of people that have received a vaccine in africa and the globe out

defending hungary position also inside of the european union. and another side of course, has also internal pressure there parliamentary elections coming up in hungary next year. and it's not looking good for victor o'brien and his leading party. so that's why it's trying now to approach several newspapers to try to show this suggestions that sound rather like demands for the european union. some outlets refused to run this ad on what grounds that's right. several media organisation says that that they don't want to give a platform to a politician that they say subverting human rights in press freedom of elgin newspaper, for example, they'd not publish this ad and instead published a rainbow with their words and missed the all bon law should never distinguish love from love. so there are several newspapers who said that victor alba and should not be given this platform. and this happened on a day that today, for example, him. he was placed also on a list by reporters with a board us as the only european leader joining several of the leaders and

obviously she is an influential person in the european union. so the question of how the differences on northern islands are going to be resolved is certainly something that they're going to be talking about. their last met each other at the g 7 summit in june, not so very long ago and very large international issues. obviously play the role there as well. this is something that burger referred to as well. germany and the great britain are trying to establish a bilateral relationship that goes beyond what was possible with the european union . for instance, also united nations matters. germany would like a seat in the security council and great britain has recently said that that was that it would support that aim. and so yes, big international issues as one of the stuff stuff to discuss a big let's come back to you. she's going to meet the queen, she's gone through full prime minister, 5 prime, and it says, but only have a one queen and it is said that these 2 women get on very well. what do you know about that? what we see from the, you know,

at paris is the only airport airline staff can travelers, documents, european union citizens, miss. now shown you cove it certificate to travel on paper or in digital form. it shows if a person is vaccinated or has a recent negative p. c, r test member states can adjust the entry rules according to the health situation in the country. but the cobra certificate will be standardized throughout the block . but you could be me, it's more paperwork, but we've been vaccinated. we have a p c r test. it's all good. i think it's a necessary measure coveted over yet, and we must avoid at all costs the risk of people of any age getting sick and we go be you want to make it easier for people to cross. it's borders after more than a year of covey restrictions. paris is usually one of the world most visited cities, bought the pandemic as men 13 you were tourists. the home for the coven certificate will encourage people to travel again, and i hope i can make recovery from like most european countries has lifted many restrictions to infuse of ended. and people no longer need to wear mosques outdoor

or is it going to be the irish public safely ensconced in the european union? what is the future most attractive to you reckon to that 20 percent? i know it's hard to tell in the long term, but just breaks it is going to have to we need to sort things around, protocol the protocol as you know, as a scott grants, northern are certain privileges and rights that are not granted to the rest. the united kingdom. so for instance, firms that are setup in belfast can export into the rest the united kingdom, but can also have unfettered access into the rest the, the european union. so already potentially, as long as most people don't lose their weights on this, nor the sitting with a huge strategic advantage just by being northern ireland and not pre it's, i mean, what's strange about this is the union. us are the ones who kicked up most about the very thing that might in the long term and sure that the union with the rest, the united kingdom and jurors because it gives northern i was a strategic above that it wouldn't have if it's simply unified with the rest of the re

and also that the european union could be quite so nasty, putting it simply as nothing in the bottles. johnson argument that's not much that has the best of both worlds that can trade openly through the single market. and also can fade with the you can, once these transitional issues are ironed out, that must be a privilege position economically for a while, it doesn't really work like that because you see most of the trade from northern ireland is going to great britain and great britain most of the great britain is coming to northern ireland not actually going on into that are probably the bottom, but also there's nothing to stop those traders at the moment trading. people have been saying, oh look, that particular company is not buying things from the republic. yvonne and well, they always had that opportunity to do that. you know what, what it means to me generally for the whole of the united kingdom is that we as our, our, our sites a little bit higher than just dealing with the european union. i'm just wanting to see if you are kate, holy m, p for county anthem, instead of k hol

the european union had to affectively eliminated border politics in the island of island. while all parties said he got into stick involved government breaks, it destabilized everything, the fact a border port violence on land has been placed by seizing union as discontent. the protocol agreed between westminster and europe over the heads of storm it as ever. in fact, the circumstance, politicians who suggest accommodation modality, i sweat the site by those who prefer a hard line approach. thus, the democratic unionist party, the dominant part of northern island for the last 2 decades, has gone to 3 leaders in 3 weeks quickly. it also doesn't help the unionist insecurities to have the knowledge that this year census is likely to record the 1st protestant minority and the history of the province. some like a toy believe that the political possession will be dissolved by ireland leaving the european union. others believe that i should choose course scenario than it has been since partition other hit like mcfield, p. c. the emergence of a new center blog concentrating on the

the european union will cross toys, but nobody out log on in the water. and after that we agreed to go to protocol to reduce the 6 percent 70 percent, something like that, but we didn't care about it. so we had the history of repeatedly failing on target step for emissions scores. so that you, she's, there's not a matter of setting the gore. it's a matter of how we can actually take actions and practice it practice rather than transfer your call. history is i think we have to put the price on carbon us. we have softball, very much failed on putting a price on cobble as a market economy is functioning without giving the property the price on cobble very mr. chung then the question is, how fair it really easy because i'm in a people in, in the developed world, a very disdainful of carbon and fossil fuels. but as far as i remember, there are more than 800000000 people around the world who don't have access secure access to any energy sources. and if the european union, for example, introduces this common carbon tax, which you have been supportive of, that wi

they signed up to when they exceeded to the european union, that's hardly progress. is it? well i, i'm not worried because we have seen this kind of slogan, send attempt so, so during previous years, there is no election senior more than slogans. i mean, they, they managed to bring you to south to a standstill inside. marian no, i disagree so far, its only slogan, sense. we have seen the slogan salsa during previous years. because you, if you look at these concrete political parties, then they are very different. some parties are very pro ration, some are very much against russia, some part these wants to very strong involvement of the state in economy. it's some other part this they don't want. so that in subs from substance actually they are very, very different. and it also has been the reason why so far they didn't manage to unite their forces. so that's one of the things about them. one of the things that does unite them is the issue of migrants, which has been particularly divisive for the you. and i think that's actually the majority of citizens in europe. the

the discontent with the european union within europe . and you describe that using poll data and opinion poll data in many countries. could you just tell us about that? their stuff but their unhappiness is just as strong . >> it certainly was in 2016. that's one reason why i'm cautious about explaining everything in terms of our difference from europe. we are all different. every country has its own history and its own particular strengths and weaknesses but as far as the european union is concerned, it was no more unpopular in britain than it was in holland, germany, and less unpopular than in france and much less unpopular than it was in greece. and yet of course that brings us back to our earlier point area they can't do anything about it because the risks of leaving the euro zone are much too great. so although we were not so alienated from the european union, many people would regard as something you have to live with. we could if we wanted to leave it. i think many people in many parts of europe go they cannot leave it. and i mean,

i'm vision of the european union. yeah. media, it should be about the environment, but as you say, it should also be about telling the truth to consumers and letting them know that they're buying what they think they're buying. let's talk about these fines here. 875000000 euros. it sounds like a lot of money, but for b, m. w and for volkswagen it's more like a traffic ticket, isn't it? well, it kind of is, isn't it g u and i 175000000 euro. it's like a lot of money into our view as well, but the reality is the v w group, that is the biggest fine company in this, that's very little money. they have an annual revenue turnover somewhere in the area of 223000000000 euros. they are expected to pay just over half a 1000000000 euros in these fines. and that was actually reduced by 45 percent because they agreed to join in on the investigation and to give up some information as well. brands the commission did say in this press conference though, is that they're trying to reward good behavior. they won't. companies, especially

hey, ah ah was, ah, this is d w. news live from berlin tonight, the european union in bella. ruth on a collision course at their border lithuania has declared a state of emergency over migrant streaming across the border from bella. ruth will get the latest on the stand off from the capital building. also coming up tonight, the desperate battle against cobit 19 in her room. authorities are raising the vaccinate against an aggressive viable strain which has left public health care services really mandate tense wait for south africa, the former president jacob zoom up. he was supposed to be in prison by mail for contempt of court, but an appeal change that ah, i bring doctor, our viewers on p b as in the united states into all of you around the world. welcome, a new front has opened the conflict between the european union and one of its more uncompromising neighbors. the hard line leader of bell roofs is threatening to block you exports, traveling through his country to russia. in china, lithuania, in turn, has declared a state of emergency over the number of migrants streaming across

signed up to when they exceeded to the european union. that's hardly progress, is it? while i'm not worried, because we have seen this kind of slogan, send attempt. so, so during previous years, there is no election senior than slogans. i mean, they managed to bring you to itself to a standstill in certain areas don't. but no, i disagree so far its own the slogan sense. we have seen the slogan, sunset during previous years, because you, if you look at these concrete political parties, then they are very different. some parties are very pro russian, some are very much against russia. some part these wants to very strong involvement of the state in economy. it's some other part this they don't want. so that in subs from substance actually they are very, very different. and it also has been the reason why so far they didn't manage to unite their forces. so that one of the things, one of the things that does unite them is the issue of migrants which has been particularly divisive for the you. and i think that actually majority of citizens in

even the european union, or even united states european union due to something very on in earnest. they did it very seriously. but the case of united states, i don't think there was any real honest actions on emission reduction because they don't talk about at all about consumption reduction. it is only about production reduction. so there are a lot to be done. so because these kind of issues are not covered by the pledge of a prism by and that's why some people have that kind of a concern. but it is not because all of us on kind of a conspiracy. but i think it's because we are only at the beginning stage or in gauging in real action initial just to learn from each other. mr. try. it's not about the conspiracy thinking if we have had the last he 100 years of capitalism and i think we can draw certain inference inferences from the way to operate. if again, we put all the emphasis older responsibility on producers without taking meaningful action to reduce consumption. and i think you would agree that in the developed world, people are consuming far beyond the basic means. in fact, f

these migrants hoped for a new start in the european union. for now, they're housed in temporary camps. like this one near the bell of routine border just crossed the body. god service says more than $1500.00 migrants have a legally entered lithuania this year, most in the last month, and many from countries in the middle east and africa. some say they flew to the valerie in capital minsk and then paid for help across the border from i think somebody was going to commit to those. i think it was about them. showing me the way told me, go from this way, or then i will the little wayne in government and critics of the bella roost, ian regime, say these migrants are being used as a tool to put pressure on the you. they say the bellow roof, you know, 30, helping them a legally crossed into a you territory a shoot me an attempt, at revenge by alexander lucretia and courage regime on lisa wayne and the whole european union for the support of civil society in ballard. go on friday lithuania started building a raise, a wire fence along the bell, every

and european union b this tell hungary to repeal it's l g b t q. those are face legal action. angry has been positive representations of gay people from schools and advocates. ah, i'm so gale. welcome to the program. italy came out on top of last nights, no shutting euro 2020 semi final encounter with spain, that we took a penalty shooter to get the job done. what all after 120 minutes became for to after penalties. last night's victory, wembley means the italians have not booked their place in sunday's final covered 19 restrictions prevented italy fans from traveling to england for the game. but italians in britain turned up in the thousands to celebrate the jubilation italian styled the countries u. k. x brought wembley a taste of the exotic. so the accent betrayed more than a hint of local flavor. oh, he's been the 3 years now without the european come on. it's about time to win it and we can bring it home with the penalty issue. so it's really, it's propelled their team to the final where they hoped to win 1st european championship since $968.0

what do you expect the european union to do now? >> i think the european union needs to stand together and act together. this has been going on long enough. this is not the first amendment and first bill that hungary has passed that goes against the right of freedom of expression, the right of freedom education, so i think the eu has to take steps very urgently, especially the european commission. i think they have to initiate the procedures that they have been waiting for for a long time. that is the only way they might have any effect on the hungarian government. brent: your organization is an ngo. you promote lgbtq rights. are you allowed to lobby the hungarian government over legislation? >> yes, in fact we are now turning to amnesty international and other organizations, and urging the average person to turn to the constitutional court to review this on -- ungraceful and illegal law, because it violates international human law standards. we certainly are lobbying. brent: were you able to lobby members of parliament to get them

let me ask you, what do you expect the european union to do now? i think the european union needs to spend together and act together. this has been going on long enough. this is not the 1st amendment. and on the free build that hungary has passed, that goes against the, the right of freedom of expression, the right to education, the right to live really. so i think that the, you have to step, you know, take steps very urgently, especially the european commission. i think that they have to initiate the procedures that they have been waiting for for a long time. that is the only way they can have any, any effect of the hungarian government. your organization, is it n g o you promote l g b t q writes, are you allowed to lobby the hungarian government over legislation? yes, in fact, we are now turning to be on the person be on this international and others. he was a fat organization and there, urging the person to turn to the constitutional to good station or court to review the very ungraceful and evil though because it is completely unconstitutional.

union because it's no longer is in the european union from the side of the germans . that is something germany also would well come in, but at the same time it needs to be very careful that germany is not in the sense pulled out of the european union. that's great. britain doesn't succeed in the sense, dividing the members of the union by developing special relationships with it's particularly close cooperation partners such as germany. so it's a balancing act. but obviously post breaks that things need to go on. people, countries, powerful countries need to continue have to have relationships with each other and to find that balance is going to be part of the next 3 years. this is a need just to start with that hands a big and thank you very much so far. we're still waiting for the press conferences for us, johnson and german chance the ongoing medical to begin. i will bring you that live as soon as it happens. but 1st, us president joe biden has visited the community in florida where the tower block collapsed week, killing at least 18 people. a 145 others are still

anchor: there are 27 members of the european union. will these measures have to be watered down before we finally get up ruble by everyone? >> inevitably, one gets everything they want. there is also the european parliament to take into accnt. this will be a package deal. there will be a safer cmate for future generations. i think the package will get through. anchor: heavy rains in germany have unleashed some of the worst flooding in decade. the storms have been blamed for at least one death, with more severe weather casted -- forecast. reporter: the deluge took many residents in western germany by surprise. there was no water around 1:30, but within half an hour, it was completely flooded. all at once the water started flowing in. it came over here and in no time it was up to my chest. different parts of germany were hit by the bad weather. in dusseldorf, and entire housing estate needed to be evacuated. elsewhere, a firefighter was foot away by the water and drowned. a 53-year-old was caught in a flash flood. rescue workers are stil

are you expecting the european union to do something here? well, 1st of all, let me say at thanks for having me and it's good that you are taking this up in your program. we what we could see today and simply see at the price is quite hurtful and painful, not just for me, but for the o. l t t i community across the whole world. and from my perspective, this is not just the jobs in issue. it's about honda mentor, right, and about protecting them and this is why i think the european union needs to address. what do you think the european union is going to do something? well, we could see a lot of embassy just there from european states, but also from the u. s. calling the jobs authorities to act. and i think the next logical step would be to have a political involvement to have the national government, but also to have for europe in commission on it. and having some serious talk with the georgia authorities and the government, the european commission, you say, last month you signed it open letter calling on george and authorities to protect tbil