incent europe not to intervene or any kind of where ups that could happen in eastern europe. cornelia, you have winter and you have energy crisis. how are we to blame? is it the post pandemic recovery? is it russia or is it weather related events, particularly last winter? it is the perfect storm you had last winter. you had such a cold winter that starch was on plenty shed, and i have some sympathy for gas brom again for 1st filling their own storage because they had a cold winter to. so dare, storage shoe, it was, was deplete that to, for 1st you know, you 1st look after your own people and then then you go further. so, so that's one thing. then we have obviously the competition as was mentioned between them, asia and europe for l. n. g, big because china is importing more and more l n g this year, china will become the largest import, the globally of l. n. she, it will, it will supercede japan in that position. and so, so we have another cbs, some geopolitical tensions, but, but, but mainly it's the perfect storm of supply and demand. and when he comes to price, yes, obviously the

for germany and for europe. well, it's interesting that every member of the upcoming new government announces that we need to radical changes when it comes to climate change. and they are all pushing for renewables that more needs to be done more than what the previous government has done. and given that we've seen the rising gas prices that could potentially be leveraged on the stand, that it's now high time. and we shouldn't discuss the nitty gritty is of how it is turned is when mail next to a building or all the reasons why it didn't meet the targets that have been defined before. so there are certainly a push coming from the current what was described as a perfect storm that we'll see more efforts and more investment in renewables and decreases the cio strategic dependency from russia. pulses. this is a crisis moment. everybody's looking for leverage. oh, it comes to ukrainian the seem to be pretty much excited about the potential. what might happens next, particularly because they are now going to be part

global balance of economic power and reshipped with europe is not. acting to get control of those so as we know germany is one of the countries that impose strict pandemic restrictions the president says the health situation has led to a crisis of trust in government policies frank walter steinmeier on saturday conceded there were mistakes and urged germans to pull together even about i'm going to be given this your expectation for those in government is clear get it together let's all get together deacon patriots let's bring forth what we're made of we are not world champions in dealing with the pandemic but we're not a total failure either we are the republic of germany we doubt a lot but we're capable of a lot and it's capability not doubt that counts now of oil rigs or statements like that that you just heard from the german president signal to you that european leaders are learning from past mistakes at this point. well they do learn from past mistakes but we constantly find ourselves in a new situation because the pun demick doesn't follow a sc

just let us in europe are low. we're venue in these period of the year high that the new winter season and lot of concern for annually and traders because people now expect a potential gas crunch in the winter should. temperatures be better. you know, you're also arguing that the way in which the european gas market is structured is, is also a fault here. why is that? well, over the last years, the european got the market at become a more modern, let's say it moved from a traditional structure of oil indexation in gas contract to a spot market. 80 percent of the european got to be traded on the spot market disease. of course, giving great flexibility to the market is a good thing, but in this particular condition, it's for they're adding pressure on the situation because europe is not the longer the work, asia is demanding a lot of n and g and the economic recovery. these also have been in asia and therefore europe as to pay more and more for the gas it was to get. and the 2nd suppliers, like russia, for example, t

it's not just a problem for europe. the rest of the world could go without as rich countries calling the market in a similar way to vaccines. this year alone, new york natural gas futures are up 106 percent to a high of $5.20 for $1000000.00 british thermal units. its highest in more than 7 years was the equivalent gas in europe and asian markets costs $25.00 for $1000000.00 british thermal units. storage sites a less than 72 percent for that's the lowest in a decade. or knock on effects. a huge cf industries holdings, one of the world's biggest fertilizer groups has been forced to close to plants in the u. k sparking fears of a looming shortage of ammonium nitrate that could hit food supplies and a shortage of carbon dioxide production could hit the meat to soft drinks industry . what gas is also used to power electricity generation. unsurprisingly, prices of soaring in that market to several energy suppliers have already collapsed in the u. k. governments across europe preparing to hand up money to households to cover

and we also need to get a little bit west in europe centric, less western europe century. because when you don't go to, you know, athlete time, other places where people need mobility, they may not have the money to invest in all that an electric vehicle infrastructure. so we need to make sure we keep the we still electrified and power. * whilst we move on that fast speed towards energy transition and risk, let's just move the debate on quick and talk about emissions. i mean, what impact do you think the energy crisis then? we'll have on you admission commitments? i mean, if renewables on foss enough and colon gas as you say, a plug in the gap, how is that like it? and to play out next month, clock $26.00 in glasgow. well 1st of all, i say, you know, the current crunch that we're talking about is, i mean, it is not great and it's difficult and it will affect the most vulnerable people across europe and elsewhere. but i would still say it's temporary, it is something that will go away after you know, a couple of months when the markets will change again. well, when we're go

i mean, europe and i repeat, europe is the largest owner and investor in africa and around the world. so we're just trying to use and you to a new instrument to gather all the resources that are already being invested by europe, european companies, and european governments. and try to bring in and a one umbrella with a common objective. and these objective, these to be when, when we don't want these to be only something that sort of european industries interests or own european companies, we want also to cooperate with local governments and local business of post effects . i was calling to see what you said. there is a luisa son. so we're bringing together existing trade and existing projects. how much just this is going to be new money, the headline figure, of course the $3.00 hundreds 1000000000 euros and investments over the next 6 years or so. but how much of this is actually new? well we have new facilities now and most of what will be new will be money brought by actually the private sector and some of the financial institutions that will be in that will be also associated to, t

all correct, lives for travel in europe. so we'll vaccine kurt and end up dividing rich and full nation. this is inside story. ah hello and welcome to the show. i'm sammy, a dan, so covey, 900 vaccines, a vital for controlling the pandemic. as we know, widespread immunization is allowing parts of the world, including the u. s. in europe to reopen for tourism and trade. but it's a different story in developing nations. millions of people across africa still waiting to receive their 1st jobs. the w h o warns the continent is facing an extremely aggressive 3rd wave. the african union cove in 1900 envoy, a strongly criticized europe for failing to deliver the millions of doses. it promised we'll bring in our guests in a moment. but 1st, this report from victoria gate and b marie a 57 year old mother of 5 has come to this clinic and can shaft to get her 2nd job of the asters in vaccine. the democratic republic of congo is suffering from a 3rd surge of corona, virus infections, as many other parts of africa. i think i said this is

and the fear by our domestic industry and labor force that they will export more to europe and in europe and check for more twice. and that's why we put tariffs on to europe and there are ways to try to deal with this. what are called tariff quotas. that, that you might be able to have to read of that mean the reality is we can't get the chinese to reduce their, our capacity. and after years of talking about this, the truck administration finally acted and politically, it's very difficult for joe biden to say to the steel industry, into the steel workers. we're not going to afford you this level of protection anymore. but you're right and are allergic issue with europeans for understandable reasons, but it's not at all clear how we resolve that on afghan of stan. i mean there's a little bit of pushback here. i mean, it's true from my understanding that we, we didn't negotiate with the europeans about the pull out. we just announced it. and that the excuse given by the bible people is, well, they should have known what we're going to do because by and talked about it in the campaign. well

and the threat was that they would cleave europe and the united states and allow food to defeat europe in detail, which is, you know, kind of what he's doing. so the problem is, you know, the military capacity, nato cannot muster 100 battalions to match the 100 times that boots massed on ukraine. so i don't think the west is looking at carrying this militarily. and as i said earlier, you know, we're going to reconstitute something like pershing, that's going to take 15 years. you know, we shut down those assembly lines. so there's a really imbalance your military side in favor of russia. and i think that leads the west to look towards the political and economic solutions. thank you. are already inclined to fit unfortunately, we're running out of time unless how the diplomacy will finally prevail, pavel taken, holla, austin, bennett, and david ross, i really appreciate you. and i thank you and thank you for watching. you can see the program again anytime by visiting our website as a dot com for further discussion. because our facebook page that's facebook dot com forward slash hey james

yeah, that means you can send it to other places, pipelines and to europe. europe is tied to russia, russia by europe, basically before moscow. that's also not that bad because there's this so bad idea that russia should build bridges with europe. try and push the americans out. do something from monday to do and establish time with germany and primarily, but with all the other european countries. that's kind of very close partnership. that's not very working out, but then the commercial part of it. and then of course, the problem of ukraine, which right now finds itself in a position where moscow at will if it wishes to just continue to supplied gas to europe. so far we've contract that brigade, sions, but it's not sending much or at all through ukraine. and that's for sure, let's, let's talk a little bit more about ukraine's options here. michael garcia, if ukraine continues to feel that europe in the united states are not looking out for them on this issue. does that risk join them closer to china's or bit as has been suggested by some? yeah, absolutely. i think the feeling in ukr

so i think that, you know, europe doesn't have this kind of. the goober is laying back and thinking time is far away. it's happening right here in their own neighborhood. while you spoke there a little bit about the context of the u. s. while pulling out and pulling back in certain parts of the world, particularly obviously in afghanistan over the last few weeks. david, this was always a us lead mission. know that started with counter terrorism, became nation building. really, the europeans were always there because of national article 5 out of solidarity with the u. s. so because this was always a washington initiative. why is it that you feel quite so betrayed at the moment? well, it's a good question. i think it's because of the way in which the withdrawal was announced, it was set out that the press there wasn't really, you know, there was consultations on an eventual withdrawal. i think. but i don't think there was consultations on the way the, the timeframe that withdrawal would occur, that it occurred over the summer that caused a lot of

and this divisions in europe, dividing lines is also making europe as a continent less and less relevant. now, if nato would go back to its original mission to be a status coal power and it's military interventionism and this expansion is mixed with again, the source of stability in europe. however, this is kind of what they're trying to negotiate now between moscow in washington. but that's very different from saying that natal dismantles, theresa nano is if they don't like, why just if nato were the, the only problem. why did president put in choose to invade the crimea after ukraine signed the corporation deal with the european union? was not natal? that was the problem. in that case, there was a deal with the european union's well, it's too large extent because of the hello tactics. if it can see what's coming down the road, i mean the natal started with expanding to a couple of countries now it just keeps expanding. and obviously the u. s. s. s. s state that it's intention of dragging your grant into nato even when only a small minority wanted to be part of nato. and furthermore, th

and it's not a question of going to china. china is coming to europe. they have invested in over 10 percent of european ports. we've seen russia, china maritime exercises in the mediterranean, in the baltic. we've seen lots fire exercises with them off the coast of clinical, near clinic grad. so i think that, you know, europe doesn't have this kind of the goober is laying back and thinking china's far away. it's happening right here in their own neighborhood. while you spoke there a little bit about the context of the u. s. while pulling out and pulling back in certain parts of the world, particularly obviously in afghanistan over the last few weeks. david, this was always a us lead mission though that started with counter terrorism, became nation building. really, the europeans were always there because of natural law, school 5 out of solidarity with the u. s. so because this was always a washington initiative. why is it that you feel quite so betrayed at the moment? well, it's a good question. i think it's because of the way in which the withdrawal wa

also coming up. war and europe's border could become unavoidable ones. the president, batteries, if the you weren't accept the migrants on poland frontier, if you're, if his prime minister says he'll lead from the front line promising to join his army in its battle against to ground forces. and a jury is asked to way up, murder or self defense. closing arguments are made in the latest trial that centers on racism in america. ah. hello people in austria, can't go shopping, eat at restaurants, or get their hair cut for the next 10 days. as the country becomes the 1st in western europe to re impose a national lockdown, a korean of ours wave is surging through the continent. overwhelming hospitals as governments plead for more people to get vaccinated. for these nations, with the highest average daily infection rates, not just in europe, but across the globe. so vacuum tops the list followed by slovenia, austria, and the czech republic. a decimal, kevin 19 or climbing the most in the east. take a look at bulgaria with the highest death rate in the entire wor

several countries in europe have suspended their use of us back scene they're worried about possible side effects the w.s.j. says it's safe to use but. how will this affect your of vaccination. this is inside story. welcome to the program. growing number of european countries are suspending the oxford. 900 vaccine that concerns the job may have caused some recipients to develop blood clots but health agencies say there's no evidence conditions are linked to the vaccine and they insist the benefits of getting the shots far outweigh any potential risk this comes as europe is a rather short on vaccine supplies and struggling to contain any of the factions some countries outside of the continent have also put their vaccinations came on hold that's raising fears about potential effects on people who were already a reluctant to get the shot the european medicines regulator and the world health organization are now investigating the possible side effects. there is no indication that vaccination has caused these conditions they have not come up in the clinical trials and they're not listed a

this is not only the construction of the united nations of europe. we have make a long wait 3040 years and integrating and strengthening super national competence within the u. i would also look at the mission. it's probably not directly elected, but you could go broad, but you've been part of that and you'll be barber inside of the bottom and it's not highly apartments as we know nationally, but already has to do that. what i hear is that i have some disagreement about what it is that these right wing parties want, in terms of the future of europe. their visions, i want to come to, you call it schmidt, about some of the factors that play here, the context in which this is all happening. what do you think that the migrant crisis has done not just on poland border with en route, but across the e u. what do you think it has done for these sort of nationalist populace parties? you know, while the, you may not agree with when many of these parties are leaders or even nations, it is open to discussing, for example, you financing or physical border infrast

we need more geopolitical thinking in europe. i looked at the se in address of the head of the european commission, which said that she would make it a european geopolitical commission. and it's not a meat. you mentioned joe politics once, and that was in regard to coven. so i think there's a real lack of looking at the bigger picture. and you geopolitics, and the more that russia and china coordinate and work together, the more europeans really have to see that russia and china are in the same basket . and i think that with the next nato strategy, we're going to really see that just oldenburg has been hinting very loudly that this is what's going to be in it. and after the, when president biden was in brussels and they had signed the news, nato communicate and became quite clear that china, which was only mentioned once before, appeared many, many times are documents link, which is the only people an indication that this could perhaps be dominating the agenda of the doctrine of nato, for the, for the years to come back, glen are

yes, the sun is out in the side that through a good part of western europe. this is incoming cold weather hasn't yet made it for a step a day ahead to friday. still the circulation is that the worst weather? probably in greece, not quite as cold in bulgaria, and as i said, spain in port to love it. the sun's out that to be honest, is quite warm, above average by 6 degrees. and in contrast, maybe to balance don't make the average work. 10 degrees below average in places like severe but also bucharest is quite cold. now that's the continued picture into saturday. things improve slowly the picture to the north, incoming winter minutes in order. many cold snow for norway which moves eastwards towards finland. ah, the on air or online, the part of the debate, or pacific people, the ocean is our identity and the source of well be we are the ocean when no topic is off the table, it's a children's side atmosphere. people are demoralized, they're exhausted, and many health care workers are experiencing p t s d like symptoms. jump into this dream, enjoying our global c

and that will eventually move into the rest of europe. but the mean time each just quarter, whether we've had that cold or pushed before that effect is spain. so max of 70 madrid, warnings us. so this no, potentially in the northeast of spain and our old friend the bore that when that comes out of croatia down the coast gussie, up to 100120 calories surprise, you can see it's potentially dangerous. that is significant. rain continues and focuses. i think the ne, a, spain, or southern france and at some point because it will go across into those after once again on tuesday, morocco, wednesday property adria with one of the fastest growing nations in the money needed land development school track, international shipping company to become a p, middle east, and tough, or trade and money skillfully knocked down 3 key areas of develop oh, filling a promise of connecting the world, connecting the future. ronnie, cato cutters, gateway to whoa trade. there were says i was a little boy in india. my dream was to make bollywood fence. so finally i wa

how damaged is biden's reputation in europe? i think everyone really understand that this wouldn't have happened if it was, if there was consultation and i think the u. s. has made it quite clear under the bite and administration that they're going to work with many laterals with coalitions of the willing and these smaller groupings because otherwise it's just too difficult to do. for example, with the you 27 members say it's impossible to get them to all agree on one thing. so all you need is one member say to block it and we've seen that happen over and over again. so another kind of upping it. this offices is the beginning, i think of more many laterals, and i think this is the future. i think france will understand and get along because it needs to, it needs more defense and security cooperation with the u. s. and this period i think of protest will end, and i think that everyone understands in french interests as well. and as i mentioned earlier, i think we must keep an eye on the ball here that it was because france was un

so we do see across europe and increasing trends over 2 months. so this is not new in this is driven by the delta variance. so if you add another variant of concert on top of that on the con is going to complicate matters. but as mike said, we don't know how it will unfold. so what we are asking all countries to do right now is to re assess your situation critically reassess your situation and look at what you're doing. first, look at your vaccine access to vaccine and your vaccination policies and focused on those who are most at risk. first, it's not just about the number of people who have been that city is who is vaccinated and critically focused on those risk groups that you're missing. mike has an audiologist her english and by is that maria van mckay. cough the senior epidemiologist. on the w i chair in geneva along with michael ryan, the emergency director giving that weekly briefing on what they know about crime virus. obviously it's been dominated this past 7 days by they knew very adama chrome, which was discuss in south africa, which h

you know, for example, when donald trump 1st went to europe, he suggested that to europe or the united states, a great deal of money. you know, when, when joe biden visits with other nato leaders, i don't think that's going to be a part of his lexicon. donald trump hesitated to invoke the article 5 of the nato treaty that the united states will come to the defense of, of its nato allies. so i do think that, you know, constructive engagement is what the, by the ministration is hoping for. it is meaningful. but as we see with these, your ambition plans, whether we're talking about vaccines, talking about climate, talking about the global economy. the challenge for all of these leaders will be delivering results that their people can tangibly feel. okay, ever turn to you carol, i knew what does the you want from this g 7 and the subsequent meetings wave fight and that are sets take place in the days that follow because certainly, yes, the message america is back as being delivered to bite and is not donald trump, so relations arguably will be slightly easier. but in concrete terms, what i

sure how iran yet will respond to this europe trying to bring everyone back together to a new meeting of the so-called p 5 plus one because neither iran or the us of want to take the 1st big step and the european idea is to get them all around the table and perhaps iran and the u.s. can move at the same time and get iran back into compliance and the u.s. back into the deal so watch closely there had been suggestion that president biden might touch on this in his speech not clear whether that's going to come up but there are certainly if iran is not going to be important words on climate on covert and on global cooperation or i will get the thoughts of our white house correspondent next for the moment diplomatic editor james plays in the u.n. in new york many thanks indeed to kimberly how good then is at the white house let's start with that meeting that james was that was talked about that was talking about this invitation by the for for the u.s. to sit down with the other signatories to the nuclear deal the u.s. has said it's willing to do that no invitations have been said there's n

the 2 leaders agreed to meet in europe next month. there has been ongoing discussions and engagements at a variety of levels between the united states and france. so certainly the possibility of a meeting was something that was naturally discussed in advance, but also natural for the president to raise that and discuss it at the leader level in terms of the tone of the call. it was friendly, it was one where we're hopeful in the president. hopeful this is a step and returning to normal in a long, important abiding relationship that the united states has with france. will france also recall, attend, voice was trailer and a rest step among allies, president emanuel mac wrong didn't take a call from astray as prime minister scott morrison says he'll be patient in mending time with france. we understand the disappointment, and that is the way you manage difficult issues. the difficult decision was a very difficult decision and of course we had to weigh up what would be the obvious disappointment to france. but at the end of the day, as a

and this is now being abused by autocrats at europe borders. and there are several ways of trying to deal with that. one of it is what denmark and united kingdom are not trying to do which is to, to sort of our source solemn processing. it's very hard, but i think if the whole, if this would be taken up at the u level, than the id to sort of allow people to apply for asylum in the region. and then one that when they get the yes they, they can, they can come to europe. if not, they are, you know, repetitive from europe to, to death, perception center. i mean, that kind of a system could indeed subtle the situation, but you've opened them all about taking it up. your words were taking it up to the level, but come back to you in a moment about that. but before we go that far, i want to bring in the leanna and ask this question. who's winning the game so far? leanna? well, i was heated right now. this is a big issue with lazy and me right now. so we somehow are able to manage it on our own, but we're not seeing, you know, maybe in the future we wil