in europe full smog and find its way to the top spot an electric vehicle sold last year followed by the rendon nissan mitsubishi group well tesla came in 3rd. at the same time established automakers are introducing new models and several start ups joined the frenzy. and accidents have celie pioneer tesla's image the circumstances surrounding a fatal crash in texas have yet to be clarified influential consumer advocacy magazine consumer reports says the autopilot is dangerously flawed. chinese authorities to accuse the company of poor quality and the protests of a customer who accuses tesla's faulty brakes of causing an accident have gone believe viral on social media. let's get more from this and all this from our voice it shows the delay he tells he could live in the studio so a record a test of it for some reason there's still some disappointment around how come yes we actually have seen the stock selling off a bit and after this report and i think this just illustrates how difficult of a position tesla is really and tesla is so hyped right now their stock rose 700 percent last year t

growth forecast for the global economy going down here in europe. well this is a forecast that is as you said earlier very very lopsided what we're seeing essentially is china and the u.s. driving much stronger economic growth that will have some benefits for the rest of the world for europe for example which is a big trading partner of both the u.s. and china but other economies are going to be recovering much much more slowly particularly here in europe many economies are still struggling very much with the coronavirus pandemic but also poor economies as well so there will be a lot of a lot longer recoveries 1st countries here in europe and particularly in low and middle and lower and lower income areas as well but how much growth is actually driven by europe right now because the loss also. from the hope and success will that. some will find. europe is definitely behind it and it's going to continue doing so in the u.s. have already basically fully recovered from the pandemic in terms of their economy in europe is not expected to do that until th

we have joined purchasing of vaccines in europe. let me re emphasize any other option might in the short run have given the advantages to one or the other member countries, but living in the single market that would have been victim into the sector when you want to move on to you. sorry, we come so often and so from the european union has been and will remain the biggest export of axioms globally. we didn't get close to so many different barriers was to bunch of 1000000000 years. germany is also the 2nd largest donor of the a c t accelerator. and phase 2200000000 years. 1.6000000000 has been provided for the vaccination column of kovacs, the international oxidation alone. and we also decided $30000000.00 doses vaccine will be given to coven, or primarily, at least before the end of the year. we also have to make sure i ask your opinion as we increase the global vaccination rate. germany is actively committed to, together with south africa as coaches of the high ranking working level that kovacs, i'd say, the business i am convinced

well we certainly heard joe biden pushing a lot of the buttons that europe was hoping that he would do talking about you know this message americans back sort of channeling his inner arnold schwarzenegger with this very clear but simple message that america is a partner again recommitting to the transatlantic alliance recommitting to nato the military alliance talking about his commitment to our school 5 the bedrock of nato which is that promise that an attack on one member of it is the next hack on all of them all of these things were things that donald trump had thrown into question unlike any other president before him so just to hear from joe biden that here was a president again who really held these things dear recently in a very welcome message to the europeans but you're right there are issues on which the 2 sides will have trouble finding a common line and now return to what do you think they can do it to overcome these differences and to meet the challenges that face the transatlantic relationship. well let's take a couple of examples now one of the kind of bones of contentio

citizens suspect scenes produced in europe are available all over the world but not in europe. also coming out of india's former stage mass protests on a national holiday they are demanding that the government drop the aquaculture reforms they say would destroy their livelihoods. and house democrats in the us deliver a single article of impeachment to the senate launching trial proceedings against donald trump for inciting and insurrection. i'm sumi so much going to it's good to have you with us the e.u. commission is calling for tighter controls on the exports of the oxford astra zeneca vaccine produced inside the block those calls come amid growing frustration at the vaccine. makers' decision to cut deliveries to e.u. members the company is blaming supply chain problems but brussels has accused it of failing to keep contractual promises all 27 e.u. countries are struggling with slow vaccine roll outs. this may sting a little but it's over in the blink of an eye getting vaccinated maybe a speedy affair with a vaccine rollouts across the you have proved painstakingly slow the b

should we expect this crisis richard to allow china to expand its foothold in europe. well of course we've been talking quite a bit about developing countries that china's its vaccine drive and its built roads initiative kind of primarily focused say on the global south you could say but it's also looking at countries within central and eastern europe sort of countries that are i thought on the periphery of the european union or relatively new members of it take hungary for example a victoria and strongman prime minister of hungary recently. became the only e.u. leader to order the sino farm vaccine chinese vaccine into angry he took a shot of it himself saying that he trusted it more than the west in vaccines and that is a show. huge boon for the chinese government that some think that they can play back home to to the domestic audience showing his a western elisa saying that they trust. but also that he's a foothold within europe and that is something that we've seen over recent is china trying to kind of pick whole countries within europe that they can build favorab

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no portugal has only 2 percent of europe population. it produces almost a quarter of europe bite. it's almost a bit ironic that the bike business is doing so well here. know in lisbon or porto . you won't find out that many cyclists on the cobblestone streets. it's very hard to find a flat street. so it's very haley you, you really need a better way to go up hill, and we also don't have any biking lanes or we have them, but only at the ocean size. bite makers in portugal, acknowledge that cyclists here still have a tough road ahead of them. so see new movies in the past, people used to ride a bike 1st and then those who could afford it. switch to a motorcycle or cars. this mentality that important people have cars made bikes less appealing them, but that's starting to change. and so locally made bikes. are taking a detour, 1st to europe, and then around the world, but quite a few. returning to the healey city of portugal. and his reminder of the top story we are following for you at this hour chain. i hope the leading international conference on artificial intelligence that will l

europe certainly was very hopeful that things would improve and abide and know at the g 7. the french president, amount of way, mccaul even said now that the united states is quote, definitely back as europe's partner. it's not really so certainly joe biden is setting a new tone without question. and tone is very important in international relations . so we welcome this, this positive tone. we welcome the, the possibility of some, some type of reset with transatlantic relations and economic relations. important to realize that the biden administration is continuing many of the trump era policies. so back to your point about us, china decoupling, for example, the biden administration appears to be charging a course with respect to china policy. that's every bit as talk and protectionist as the trump administration. so as i said, tone is important. it's, it creates opportunities. there are some, some green shoots, and some of these trade dispute putting out some of these fires. but ultimately, the, the results will have to speak for themselves. tone is not an i, we need resul

okay, so maybe we don't have the tourism aspect space here in europe, but europe does still have a very well developed space industry. so when do you see that we can make gains in the future space technology after all, you're very heavily involved in the industry yourself. yes, i think europe is leading in terms of satellites like technology, market share and export market. it's very strong in europe. europe is very strong and application live kind of remote sensing navigation is a strong clarence space and of course space tourism you need also the territory. i mean, you saw the images from, from new mexico. you wouldn't find these type of spaceport locations here and you're usually, so it's a tourist thing. but other than that, i think we see a global room in space, which includes europe. all right, and back to the the tourism question specifically, i know this is an industry which for now just seems to be for the super rich. when do you think you will, i will be taking a holiday in space. if i had to go, i would be tempted to do it actually, obviously you want to see a leg if you thou

a letter which many countries are joint and in this letter we ask for europe. implementing a new digital identity it's about the speed with which that can be done not just whether it should be and when i'm talking about digital sovereignty that doesn't mean we are going to do. everything on our own but it means that europe as part of a globalized world acting in a free room based market needs to really extend its capacities and its potential together with partners and we need to look at where do we need to improve where are we doing well in ready where are they dependencies not carry risks with them and where should we set up our own european bodies and instruments in order to have greater resilience the vaccines are a case in point but so structure has often change and i think that now we need to develop proposals that really utilize all the potential that we have in the single market and we need to do this with a view to how we understand it a humane economic system where people are the focus so you need to be european gentle economy with a sense of responsib

they will the use the case and above all, how it feels jewish life in europe. what film producer, these kona and journalists, goodman, are exploring, delving into history and the present. i would never have thought the judaism could be lips open and so i need to remind myself because i grew up in a completely different way. prod, explorer listed jewish in europe. the 2 port documentary starts july 5th on dw, the the president biden. and put in, prepare to face off in geneva. the us president has been firming up friendships in europe ahead of the encounter. let's see if he's successfully brought his allies of it close to and as you get to approve the 1st spending of its massive recovery program, we'll visit some german retailers looking to find the own way out of the pans epic . this is data view business robots in berlin. welcome to the program. us president joe vice will meet russia's latin a post him later at the end of a european ship that seen him showing up support from america's allies. biden has put an end to an almost 2 decades long trade to speak with

women from eastern europe forced into sexual slavery. for them help is hard to come by but in the southern germany of mannheim there is leaving support from a committed women's rights activist exploiting the form close. enough to totally. different on the islands of. here women are in charge. capello ago as at a matriarchal system for centuries the rare form of society do women differently. what do they do with their power the queens of the ring go. in the 35 minutes w. . by 2050 more than half the world will be living with limited water resources we haven't had to think about our water or worry about. i think that era is over this is the crisis of our time it's a financial product like any other financial we live in a competitive world was just told it's cool it's been cold water used to be free but the world is changing the most important commodity junk is called the freezer. and saw her sitting for commodity starts march 22nd on t.w. . 6 lanes in the heart of europe whose lives count for nothing. he put a gun to my head and said i'm g

james is a journey, not a destination. focus on europe, w. they want to know what makes agenda love. banning thing away, but i'm not my own. everyone was later holes in every day. getting you ready to meet the german, then join me, rachel, do it on the w. two's a warm welcome to a brand new edition of focus on europe. my name is liz show, thanks for joining us today. for many women from west africa the dream of coming to europe often and in a night.

china's gateway to europe. starts feb 19th w. . they change at the top in washington president joe biden moves swiftly to reverse his criticisms policies but will he be able to bring back the economy to where it was one year ago going to do a former u.s. labor secretary robert reich also coming up he phoned me just from 400000 seafarers on their ships could priority coded vaccinations help them get out of their cars trucks and cleaning out your closet during the pens i make to show you. discarded shirts or shorts turned into something more useful. time for sculpture and bill and welcome to the program since his wednesday inauguration u.s. president joe biden assigned a draft of executive orders reversing many of the policies of his freezes these include restoring ties to the world trade organization and returning the united states to the paris climate accord mr biden says his key priority is reforming the u.s. economy which has been devastated by the pandemic with unemployment soaring latest figures show nearly 1000000 americans fi

the christian democratic party here in germany welcome mr hart do you believe that time is between europe and the u.s. can be fully restored or is some of the damage that we saw under the trauma administration permanent we have totally new and different moods in the transatlantic cooperation now. i believe that joe biden states to this commitment too much let risen to europe as a drum somebody partner and what we heard yesterday. we appreciate it very much but we also know about a lot of talks we have we will close together and plan that we were up close together and security issues but we also have to grow close together in facing a bitrate and political challenge from china and russia and this is maybe more complicate and to only continue the policy that we have for example was obama to set us right so you mention the contentious issues where the u.s. and europe perhaps are still wide apart how can they bridge their differences though on things like china or defense spending. in defense spending i think we came in a huge step forward and president by yes they mentioned that europe is 3

it is and you know in many other parts of europe authorities will be happy to hear that wall doses of the s. was a mecca that scene are now available let's not forget astra zeneca did not manage to deliver all of those is it had promised at the beginning you know last year in the contract between the company and the e.u. there was talk about $300000000.00 doses to be delivered during the 1st 6 months of this year now all s.s.n. across says it's only going to be able to deliver $100000000.00 doses so it's very likely that those and that because those is will be anxiously awaited in other parts of europe yeah this seems to be the paradox the anxiously awaited but then they're not being used in the last let's stick to the actually awaited i mean why is astra zeneca failing its obligations they just reduced or the number of deliveries and again what's wrong. well they haven't managed to produce the numbers that they had promised they they were a lot of lapses lot of glitches you know in the way how the are far to use and astra zeneca communicated. you know given that s was an acoa is a co

on it china's gateway to europe. starts feb 19th on d w. this knows stopping china while the rest of the wealth struggles with the economic fallout from the pandemic of china's trade gives record high. what is china's strength mean for the global economy we talk to the president of the european chamber in china about their latest report into the country's decoupling strong. also coming up how small shops and companies in germany on grading the lockdown crisis with new ideas. hello and welcome to do the view business i want to get johnsonville in good to have you with us now $535000000000.00 u.s. dollars that is the size of china's trade balance off to exports grew in 2020 lifting its surplus to a 5 year high that despite the coronavirus pandemic and a trade war with the united states in december exports 18 percent on the previous year supply problems elsewhere helped to boost the amount for chinese goods china's robust recovery also drive domestic consumption of foreign products with imports also beating expectations

executive orders and making key appointments to put his agenda into action also coming up the reaction from europe that. is one of a number of leaders once again have a friend in the white house but she warns it will not all be smooth. and. talks to. close its. new variant of the bar. hello i'm good to have you with us joe biden has been sworn in as the 46 president of the united states and he's already gotten down to work doing some of the policies of his previous administration shortly after entering the oval office president biden signed a stack of executive orders among them rejoining the paris climate accord. reversing an immigration battle on people from several mainly muslim countries is also stepped up measures to fight the coronavirus pandemic and and else key appointments while his democratic party has taken control of congress. on wednesday took the oath of office promising to bring together a divided nation i was a sea change in u.s. politics. this is america's day this is democracy day. a day of history and hope are no i resolved. through a crucible for the ages america has been teste

percent in north and south america in africa and the middle east visitor numbers plunged 75 percent europe's or 70 percent fewer vacationers sound in the asia pacific region there was an 84 percent dip. the ankle remains bleak vaccination progress is slow countries like australia and new zealand are keeping their borders closed in europe a standardized vaccination card is being debased it but when things will return to normal is anybody's guess. let's take a look at a possible scenario for the summer here with axel hay for he's the head of go and online search engine here in germany and a subsidiary of the expedia group welcome to w. axel we just saw there seems to be only limited optimism for the summer in the travel industry the international airlines lobby group says recovery is slower than expected what sort of travel season do you expect. we are expecting a similar recovery than we've seen last year so great dominantly local weather driving distance with was very limits at continental travel and hardly any intercontinental. when we talk about these flights travel to other countries are

hope that europe and its travel sector would be seeing a recovery in the months ahead as well we've seen some airlines reopening popular travel routes like to majorca but because of this 3rd wave of infections we're now seeing because of the quite disastrous to you vaccination rollout we are seeing these hopes really so if the e.u. is able to get the coronavirus situation under control we could see something similar particularly a rebound in domestic travel perhaps this year but the floor recovery of the market is still possibly years away for the you. chose to do a new front good thank you. the european union is ready to deepen trade relations with a techie at a video summit in brussels eagerly to signal to their willing to plot a way forward if a current deescalation is sustained ties had nosedive last year and present gas exploration in the mediterranean. it was back in 2016 that e.u. leaders 1st promised turkey closer trade ties in return for its welcoming of syrians fleeing civil war but almost immediately afterwards the process stalled brussels became concerned about the deter

migrants from africa have been attempting to get into europe via this speech for years but they have never crossed in such numbers. some reports as well as this food to just more a complete allowed many of the migrants to cross over to sell to unhindered because of a diplomatic spat with spain morocco is upset that a separatist leader who is seeking independence for the western sahara region ruled by morocco is currently getting medical treatment in spain. officials in madrid say they are reinforcing security and to prevent any further arrivals. france has taken a big step towards reopening after 6 months of coronavirus restrictions outdoor dining is now the message at cafes restaurants and bars although not yet at full capacity cultural venues including cinemas this is and museums are also back in business it's the next stage of the government's plan to ease the country out of lock down its vaccination campaign has picked up and the infection rate has dropped though caseload remain high in some areas. and joining us now from paris in front of the moment of the tough a is our corresp

on it china's gateway to europe. starts feb 19th on d w. number $46.00 has taken the oath of office and now it's off to work u.s. president biden wants to provide from demick relief and fix the u.s. economy experts views on how that could go down also on the program germany gives farmers a high take to help them become a bargain to friendly but there is a technical hitch. i'm chris cuomo welcome to the program u.s. president joe biden's an auger ation set the tone for his economic policy for the coming months and years at the top of the agenda guiding america's way out of the coronavirus crisis a reporter a day of winter because as his opinion of biden's our hero address. if one word could summarize biden's speech it is unity with the new president highlighting the need to overcome the pandemic and economic devastation together with unity we can do great things important things we can right wrongs we can put people to work in good jobs we can teach our children in safe schools we can overcome the deadly virus we can

a possible shot in the arm for europe's tourism industry the european union is preparing to welcome american travelers again beginning this summer as vaccination campaign in the u.s. it's tried. also on the show german companies remain cautiously optimistic about the coming months but they're not without their doubts look at new figures on business sentiment and europe's largest economy. and testing employees for coping $1000.00 is one way for business to beat back the pandemic but it's a cost that some can barely afford. to show up see beauty in berlin well it's a move certain to please europe's beleaguered tirzah industry the e.u. will shift policy and allow american tourists were fully vaccinated against coburn 1000 to enter the block beginning in summer the e.u. commission president on the line shared the plan the plans will change in an interview with the new york times on sunday for more than a year the e.u. has banned non-essential travel from most countries in an effort to limit the spread of the coronavirus rule change policy ignace can progress with vaccinations in the u.s. for alm

and the united states and between eastern europe and western europe within the e.u. and nato. and was constantine in moscow thank you very much. to germany now and the acrimonious power struggle over who will lead on the americans conservatives into the next election the governing c.d.u. c.s.u. alliance a plan to announce a candidate over the weekend the decision is now expected in the coming days standoff between. various premier and arming lusha the premier of germany's largest state north rhine-westphalia russia is also the leader of the c.d.u. and is supported by the party's executive but deserted the smaller sister party c.s.u. is a lot more popular among voters in america has not publicly endorsed either. and let's bring in mikhail a chief political correspondent our chief political editor i should say they give a good to see you the 2 rival conservative candidates here the 2 people who want to stand for the conservatives in this election become chancellor they said they would have this worked out as to who it would be who they would get the nomination by the e

back to europe, the polish president due to has vetoed a controversial media law shane. he could not shine the bill in its current form, it would have ban companies outside europe from holding a controlling stake and polish media companies. demonstrations against the law attracted thousands of people with critic saying it would have curtailed press freedom. o linz president has put his foot down with a widow. he has halted the government's plans for a new media law and sent the issue back to parliament. the legion up of not him was i appealed to the parliament to find better solutions with the opposition. sorry, sir, that shares of foreign owners can be reduced in the future. let us go to but in a responsible society contracts that have already been signed, have to be respected zigler on each net sport. and so the only private t v station that remains critical of the government will be allowed to continue broadcasting. t v n belongs to the american media group discovery. both the u. s. and the you had criticized the law after all, americans would have to give up their ma

ah, ah ah, ah, ah ah ah, this is d w. news live from berlin authorities in europe extend karone of ours restrictions in the hope of limiting the spread of the army. chrome variant benevolence calls a snap christmas lockdown with hobbs and non essential shops close for business. london declares a major incident after it sees a dramatic rise in cases there. also coming up hong kong holds a vote under new election laws, but only candidates fe jane considered to be patriots. are allowed to rod and in buddhist think for full 2nd place and stumble to a loss against has a bill in ending. they go into the winter break 9 points behind by and unit. ah, i'm rebecca richard. welcome to the program. governments across europe are battling to stem the huge increase in corona bar, as cases due to the army kron variant. the netherlands has just become the 1st country in europe to reinstate a full lockdown, which will last until at least mid january, all non essential shops as well as restaurants, bars, cinemas, and theaters are closed as of sunday. meanwhile, the situation in the british capital london

very well welcome to focus on europe with me liz show things are not calming down in russia ever since the arrest of kremlin critic alex a now volley people have been taking to the streets across.

bend more intense and fair trade between us and europe and this is for example something where we. the problems i detest it's i think and therefore we have to walk out on the people you can hire and foreign policy spokesman of the christian democratic party thank you. germany is marking a year since 9 people with immigrant backgrounds were killed in a racist attack that shocked the country the victims were gunned down in the western city of homs by a far right extremist who later turned the gun on himself now after a year long investigation relatives of the victims say they still have more questions than answers. the bells of one else churches ringing out and remembrance of the 9 that lost their lives but for friends and family of the victims they still deal with the grief daily. basis on young here today it's been exactly a year since my son and 8 other young people write that he became victims of a racist terrorist attack and to launch locks were. on the night of the 19th of february 2020 shots rang out in the heart of how no. man entered 2 bars and opened fire killing 3 people b

also on the show 20 years later, the euro unites much of europe and still divides many opinions. we'll look at how the single currency made it this far. hello and welcome to the show. i'm seen beardsley in berlin. we begin in hong kong where shares in the controversial chinese a i start up since time search 23 percent on their market debut. a sense time was supposed to live in new york. however, the us treasury blacklisted the firm only a week ago saying it's facial recognition software was designed to oppress weaker muslims in the chinese province of shin. john, the move essentially prohibits american investment in the firm. or since times i p o is the latest example of how western businesses are under pressure over the issue of cian john both at home and in china. and that pressure is only growing the united states recently passed tough new legislation that puts the onus on businesses to prove that their sourcing is clear of forced labor and china has target is it's muslim minority, weaker population through a series of internment camps, force labor programs, and intense survei

and europe and russia. e commerce, a g for love on the line has been very outspoken on this matter tweeting on sunday that caught the outrageous and illegal behavior of the regime and beller, as we'll have consequences now is that the common stands among the leaders. as far as we know, yes, all you lead us on the same page, even the direct, the neighboring countries like poland and the baltics. although they have some more intense economic relations with b as a border traffic for example, for agriculture products going back and forth. but it seems that beta has a cross a red line and they are also other ties which can be cut. there's a student exchange between the, between the you and bella was the us building a highway between villiers and mania in minsk. and there are several other options, but the question is always, do you want to hurt this, the state leadership or the economy or the people are better or worse than basically they haven't 3 rounds of sanctions against bell or is following the disputed el

an official video showed the event was meant to build bridges and bring europe together. then last summer the pandemic through a spanner in the works of all those noble goals locked down instead of a festival of football. the pandemic still has europe in its grip but now this summer the european championship finals will be held as planned after years delay at venues across europe almost as if there were no corona no restrictions. alexander separate the currency where for president imposing the will of european football's governing body that the tournaments be held in front of spectators 9 host cities have already promised you a for exactly that bilbo dublin and munich so far say they cannot guarantee it 2 months out and bilbao has already lost its big as you wait for will decide today whether to revoke munich and dublin as well. let's bring in the football journalist george walden from munich ga why is munich not gone along with you have 1st best wishes on guaranteeing a certain percentage of the stadium at least will be filled. very fresh and it's very easy to answer 1st

governing body you way for the super league is expected to be highly lucrative been include many of europe's top money making teams like manchester united ac milan and rail madrid as well as the 12 founding clubs another 3 are expected to join before the 1st season which according to a statement will start as soon as practicable. well you wave has threatened to sanction clubs that take part in the break whately they realize they released a statement rather saying the cult club's concerned will be banned from playing in any other competition at domestic european or world level and their players could be denied the opportunity to represent their national teams. well for more on this we're joined by jonathan crane from d.w. sports good to see you jonathan how much of an earthquake is this for european football well there's no getting away from it really if this super league goes ahead it will transform the face of european football and and the traditional structure is if you like it would really damage the integrity of those you wait for competitions like the champions league now i see you a fa

and this is something we in europe have to do as well . at least from my point of view is that the agencies in the past actually said exactly what they want to have and they even order and not i've changed this process a little but that they offer now for service. so they create the market. they say, hey, we are willing to buy some kind of service, for example, some, some of our service for so many millions or billions and now it's up to the private market to come up with our 1st. so everybody can actually step in and to say, k, we can, we can offer you a solution for the the press you have for the service you are asking for. and this is the fleet, please change the process. so it sounds like you are for europe opening up more to our private to private companies. how is europe doing as a competitor in the space race relative say to the us or china? well, to be honest, i think we maybe not in the 1st robot we are catching up. as i just mentioned. there's a you can space agencies on one side, but also the industry has to adapt to this. no pr

and the trend has taken root in cities across europe. the big challenge that they're facing is around profitability. and i think in order for this model to be viable, they need to scale. and there are a lot of horses in this race at the moment. so i think when we look to the future, we're certainly going to see some consolidation. and these rapid delivery providers might even be a good acquisition target for some of the big markets. of course, the pandemic has helped enormously the arrival of the services market demand for convenience. and we'll drive for the next transformation in food retail. but they are likely to replace the weekly food shop because speed comes with a trade off. in order to be so quick, these rapid delivery companies have to offer a vastly reduced product selection, one or 2000 items, compared to around 50000 on the shelves of a traditional supermarket. but for shoppers with a need for speed, anything longer than 15 minutes may seem to slow. and finally, here's a shaggy dog tail for you. a german startup called motor

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the council of europe has issued its latest verdicts on human rights and democracy in europe. and it makes unpleasant reading. europe's democratic environment and institutions, it says are in mutually reinforcing. decline. we talked a lot about democracy and human rights.

well i think it's fair to say that your leaders were shocked to see europe ian plain being diverted and then forced to land in minsk. and many of them were saying that they think it's outrageous to understand that lives on european citizens might have been at risk. so that's why they are calling on the international civil of the ation organization to investigate this incident. and this organization has already signaled that bill or ruth might have violated the core treaty governing global obligation. the chicago convention leaders also agreed on widening the list of bell arisen individuals. they are already sanctioning. what is the block trying to achieve by that? while they agreed to impose targeted sanctions against individuals, but also against companies and business people that are accused of financing, alexander lucas shane cost regime. so you leaders are hoping that those sanctions are going to buy eventually, and that are going to have an effect on the cash ankles behavior. however, we also have to say that it's probably not going to happen as long as lucas shinkel has the suppor

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the shake up that could transform european football and its finances europe's richest clubs agree to form a super league with its own t.v. rights and profit sharing a look at what that could mean for the business of football. also in the show it's the only international auto show taking place during the pentagon and happens to be in the world's largest car market. the shanghai auto show. welcome to the show i'm seeing here is the end berlin on 12 of europe's biggest and richest football clubs have announced plans to form a separate tournaments to replace their participation in the annual champions league super league organizers include heavyweights real madrid barcelona liverpool and you ventus they say the new legal secure them critical revenue this disappeared during an industry battering pandemic but the breakaway group faces opposition from domestic leagues fan groups and champions league organizers. now let's take a look at the money potentially in play the league itself will be backed by about $5000000000.00 euros in debt raised by u.s. investment bank j.p. morgan organizers of

was there any mention of china or the tensions with russia on europe's eastern plank? there's getting a lot of attention now. well, it was implicit and what was that clearly was a pledge to the just quote, he had trans atlantic corporation is essential for security in europe. we're currently facing new challenges regarding ukraine. the inviolate ability of borders is precious. this is something that then has to translate into concrete action. and here, germany still owed some on what concrete policy implications that could mean when it comes to that vital project of what he called the commercial project at the north string to pipeline which the united states backlist light doesn't want to see is going ahead and also a concrete question, whether germany will follow suit on china, on a bond of import that the u. s. is now implementing on the region and that is the pressing, the week of minority here. germany also will have to deliver some answers. all our folks will have to deliver some more creek concrete on those that go beyond this new year's address and you will have

the and above all how it feels. jewish life in europe. that's what film producer, corona and journalist eas, could mine, are exploring. delving into history and the present i would never do it that could be live so open and so i could remind myself because i grew up in a completely different way. broad pluralistic jewish in europe. the 2 part documentary starts july 5th on dw, i the 5 years old and just because we haven't talked about it in such a long time, another breaks it anniversary. analysts say is by region changes are only just beginning. the w kim sebastian talks to one of the most intriguing c e o. runaways in corporate history, nissan sherman, carlos goen. and not everything that glitters is gold, spain looks to catch in on its boss, lithium deposits, local resistance to the mind cause those treatments ident, let's do business. on this day in 2016 b. e u referendum, result in prison, sent a shock wave through the business world. for the 1st time, a nation decided to leave the common european project. the u. k voted to exit and

back to europe. now russia supreme court is due to rule on shutting down one of the country's most prominent human rights groups. memorial was founded in 1989 by soviet dissidence, including nobel peace prize, laureate andre suckle of the group defends the rights of political prisoners and helps victims of soviet era repression. prosecutors alleged that the organization violated a law on foreign agents on multiple occasions. memorial and supporters say the accusations are politically motive. dw news spoke to one russian woman whose family experienced the persecution of the stall in this era a stranger in her own country. that's how elisa meisner feels. her family used to live in a big moscow apartment until the 2nd world war. then the soviet's band also called dangerous elements from the capital. at least his mother was german styling, considered old ethnic germans living in russia to be traitors. she was deported to the sub arctic tiger in siberia. so mom, in the same you, all of my mother's relativ

back here on earth europe's football governing body u.s. is meeting from friday to decide the fate of some euro host cities the spanish city of bilbao says it has been dropped as a host of the tournament in june and july the bar was supposed to be one of 12 cities to stage matches for the european championships authorities there refused to meet a conditions condition that fans be allowed inside the stadium despite the coronavirus panda. here in germany munich may also lose out on hosting euro tournament not just because it to may not guarantee fans in the stands this summer. 9 european cities have promised they allow fans at least partial capacity of all stadiums a 2nd closer look at how all this came about. it is a legacy of the reign of former a new way for president michel platini the 60th anniversary of the european championship was to take place in 12 cities spread across the continent. in official video showed the event was meant to build bridges and bring europe together. then last summer the pandemic through a spanner in the works o

not in europe. also coming up next house democrats deliver a single article of impeachment to the senate launching trial proceedings against donald trump for inciting and insurrection. and india's farmers staging mass protests on a national holiday there demanding that the government drop agricultural reforms they say it would destroy their livelihoods. i'm saying it's almost kind of good to have you with us maxine maker astra zeneca is denying german media reports that suggest that it's covert vaccine is less than 10 percent effective for people over the age of 65 now a report in the daily billed papers said. the german officials were concerned that the e.u. might not grant the swedish british vaccine approval for use in that age group meanwhile frustration is growing in brussels over over astra zeneca decision to cut deliveries to the e.u. the company is blaming supply chain problems but brussels has accused it of failing to keep contractual promises and a strategy to block its future exports all

and are you ready for the quantum age i b m, reveals, is the one the quantum computing platform in europe. welcome to d. w. business. i'm want to get johnson berlin. good to have you with us. the european union and the united states are poised to settle in almost 2 decades long dispute over airplane subsidies for us. and boeing, people familiar with the masses said the breakthrough is said to be finalized today at u. s. president joe biden. first us summit meeting in brussels. a deal would lift the threat of billions of dollars in tariffs and boost transatlantic relations . both sides wanted to sold one of the longest running trade disputes in the history of the w t o to focus on broader issues such as concerns of what china us, state driven economic model was talk a little bit about that with our financial market. corresponding chelsea delaney are standing by for us in frankfort. first of all, chelsea. all of that good news for boeing and airbus today. definitely good news for air bus and boeing, which has been had very hard by the pen demo. they can't really afford to have these extra t

ah, it's a problem across europe. searching cases, obama crohn increased frustration that restrictions to combat it. in austria, several people protesting of vaccine mandate, were arrested after demonstrations gone increasingly out of control. thousands of protesters in france also took to the streets to express darian grover vaccine past being discussed by the government. if the bill passes, it will bar the unvaccinated from entering public establishments like bars and cafes. it was, lexi does say vaccine pass is a form of dictatorship, not a public health issue, but a political one. have to realize where an assist in it is working more and more to reduce affraid, m o. d beck, d, ask governments across europe, get ready for an onslaught of bar micron. they may also have to fight against frustration and wariness. that new restrictions can bring pals have opened in hong kong 1st parliamentary elections since a crackdown on the pride of mercy movement by, by ching, observe as are expecting a relatively low turnout as ma