the council of europe has issued as late as verdict, human rights and democracy in europe. and it makes unpleasant reading. europe's democratic environment and institutions. it says are in neutrally reinforcing decline. we talked a lot about democracy and human rights on this program and spend a good time holding politicians to account for actions for the peace when danger those rights. but the situation is not so critical. we decided to question a leading official just trying to protect human rights about why that protection is famous. junior me after which is commissioner for human rights with the council of europe, and she joins me now some stuff, but what is it gone so spectacularly wrong? the dounia may out of edge welcome to conflict zone. thank you. 2 months ago you press the emergency button on human rights in europe. you said 2020 had been a disastrous year for those rights on the continent. one of the bleakest assessments to be hard for a long time. do you think anybody is listening to your warning? well, i hope so. it is something that is affecting, that's all, n

so europe says the pollutants playing politics. it says the same thing that the you is playing politics with north street to. is he not correct there? well, i mean no 3 to and it's better says the not true 110 years ago, they are highly political projects. you are linking to major consumer producer blocks together with a physical pipeline infrastructure. it is political by nature and this politics when it goes well, it's good, it's you, you are making a big producer of the consumer and it improves politics. but of course, when politics get sour, as they are now between russia and europe in the west, or general over ukraine, for instance, which of course, is the gas transit routed traditionally, it was then if things get complicated and that is the issue now. yes, both sides are playing politics. however, the approval process that has been put on hold is a commercial one. and this is important to keep in mind. the approval process with a bonus next are going to, in germany, is that commercial process will stream to and gas from has

europe eventual he came up with an. vestment program but small businesses like ricardo's felt this help came too late. i've looked all that you foresee in order for you to hold me i would have really liked to have seen a united europe as everyone had predicted a strong union with fundamental coordination see something sort of thing i mean i would have liked to have seen those with more opportunities to help the others a true europe you know key and obviously mineral ok. but in the end it didn't work out that way in which everyone close the borders and said here's a brick wash your own dirty laundry at home you buy the spark you know about the ruling. that really showed us that we can't talk about a single europe will be on the mend i mean think in the ocean with a lot of the old all. anyone who comes to trist can still experience the charm of the old habsburg monarchy. 100 years ago the port city was a trading hub to eastern europe. the iron curtain interrupted the links for decades . now the city wants to return to its

all in europe the chinese. judge in the city is assigned ologist and author who lived in china for 6 years and observed the events around the new silk road development with a critical eye. she thinks the italian government was trying to create an economic advantage for itself but underestimated the plant's political dimensions. but a lot of thought the ricotta he acknowledged mines of this political project by a member of the g 7 had a great propaganda value also in china itself i think a propagandist the kind that an offer of this the new silk road is quite clearly and economic project and like all projects in history in china and the usa it's not in that of charity they are pursuing that own interests and. it's obvious that china is trying to gain a global foothold through key infrastructure investments such as for. trade yes to the north east of italy could also become an important logistical center for the chinese. francesco party z. is a businessman who's currently planning to bring a new investor on board

china's gateway to europe. starts feb 19th on double. play. play. this is news live from the lead astra zeneca defends its corona virus vaccine saying it is effective for senior citizens that's after german public health officials said they could not recommend the shot for people over the age of $65.00 due to insufficient data regulators are set to decide on friday whether to approve the vaccine for use in europe.

flexing its muscles from the middle eastern europe from cyberspace. from afghanistan to the persian gulf the us remains deeply in tangled in conflicts it doesn't know how to result. in europe it faces allies so disillusioned that they're hedging their bets on america pushing the future of the western alliance into question. but in the contest for global power and influence one challenge overshadows all of us in china a new superpower has risen. one with the military might to challenge the west. and an economy. that's the envy used to well . as washington takes it on the brink in general trying to turn into one china with his clique. or the phrase how in i.p.c.s. found. america so diminished that china can take stock that is faction in the states of its democracy think for a moment just how far the tables of me turned just 30 years ago george bush sr hailed in america triumphant it did wonder the cold war it was in charge no substitute for american leadership in the face of terror and no one doubts american credibility and reliability no one without po

the jewish in europe, the 2 part documentary starts july 5th on d w. ah, the news, ah, this is the w news light from the lens for reviving the special relationship, but not shaking hands. historic elbow bumps us president joe biden, british prime minister parish johnson meat for the 1st time with the jump in describing the encounter as a breath of fresh ass. also on the program, germany disbands on elite police, you have to office is a found to be active in the far right shots group is the latest in a string. alleged extreme cases amongst germany's police surveillance, repression and imprisonment, human rights group. i'm just the international relief this new evidence of china's campaign, as persecution against it. we got mostly minority and footballs. a european championships about to kick up delayed for a year because of the panoramic euro. 2025000000 catch going in rogue on friday nights and will tell you what to expect. ah, i'm feel gale. welcome to the program. us president joe biden has wrapped up. he's the 1st full day if is your opinion tour. h

the focus on europe. in 60 minutes on a d, w. a there, i'm david and this is climate change briggs, it's sex lou. happiness in 3 books. this is the book for you. you'll get smarter for free. did over your books on you turn. this is d w. news asia coming up today is special. look at china's growing power this year, both at home and abroad. the man behind that dr. his shooting pinged his control over china's direction is nearly absolute and puts him on course to be one of the most powerful leaders in china's modern history. under his rule, china has taken a strong hand in shaping society and trying to silence those who speak out against those in power. and it has shown it's muscle when it comes to its intentions for taiwan. how are europe and germany handling a rising china? ah, i melissa chan, thanks for joining us. 2021 was a big year for chinese liter sheeting pain at the communist parties annual meeting this fall. he was symbolically elevated to the same status as the people's republic of china. as paramount leader, loud, don't

and has now caught on in europe. welcome to the 1st tick tocks shared apartment in italy please take soccer's have lived together since october 2020 this stylish milan apartment is their stage and their mission is to produce content for social media 21 year old simona bellini is the oldest resident. says more than just a home for a tick tock it's a place that helps us develop personal. we all want to do something with our lives and make our dreams come true mine is to become an actor. but i mean everyone here has different dreams and ideas we all want to achieve something. most of them are already tick-tock stars with over a 1000000 followers every day they polish their on camera performance. martial arts acting classes are on the program together they produce short video clips benefiting from each other's popularity to reach a wider audience. 'd the 500 square meter apartment boasts trendy colors and modern design every element is a real eye catcher put in just the right place. because being successful on social med

the conference in the future of europe. there are $10.10 of several, tens of thousands war on daily basis. debating on the future offer a d, a european union, and in top of that, that has been in a scientific way, 800 people selected. and all these people have nothing to do with european union to participate in the decision making process. we have seen such err. yeah, what we called citizens convention, already in france, already in ireland, already in germany. but it's for the 1st time that it is organized on a ben european level. and my expectation of this exercise is not to listen to the citizens because we know what the citizens wants. we have the euro barrow meter. we have surveys, like it's in the case also in written note, the big difference is that the citizens are, are selected will continue to participate in not only formulating recommendations, but also in the answers. the politicians will diff, to their wishes and to the recommendations you said to regain people as trust in democracy. we need to fundamentally re

to our nato alliance and i welcome your europe's growing investment in the military capabilities that enable our shared defense you know to me and to the united states the us will keep article will keep faith with article 5 it's a guaranteed an attack on one is an attack on all that is are on shakable vow and the only time article 5 has been invoked was after the united states was attacked on $911.00 you our allies joined us to fight al qaeda and the united states committed to consulting closely with our nato allies and partners on the way forward in afghanistan my dh ministration strongly supports the diplomatic proc the process is underway and to bring an end to this war that is closing out 20 years we remain committed to ensuring that afghanistan never again is provides a base for terrorist attacks against the united states and our partners and our interest our european partners have also stood with us to counter isis just this week nato defense ministers and door significant expanded training and advisory mission in iraq which will be vital to the ongoing fight against isis we can

and above all, how it feels jewish life in europe. that's what film producer. lona and journalists, goodman, are exploring. delving into history and the present i would never have thought that could be live. so i could remind myself because i grew up in a completely different way. prod, pluralistic jewish in europe. the 2 port documentary starts july 5th on dw, the ah ah. see the news live from berlin, a stunning turn of events for the man once known as america. dad. he was convicted of sexual assault and sent to prison. but now us, comedian bill cosby is once again a 3 man, a us court overturned his conviction on a legal technicality. coming back on the last german soldiers return from afghanistan was all remaining international troops to leave by september 11th afghans worry about the future of their.

it's one of the major routes for russian gas to europe. some west and politicians and industry experts have accused russian president vladimir putin, of withholding deliveries to europe and met political tensions over ukraine and not string to something that he denied during his annual news conference for the world to him. it would play them, they lie all the time. they mix everything up. gas from supplies, all are requesting gas volumes, under current contracts. and not only that, not, it's also increasing the volume. or are we me issue of the contract? spokespeople for our w. e and uni power, which among gas prompts, biggest gas by us and germany sat. the russian company was still meeting delivery obligations. but measurements show that gas volumes flowing through the m r pipeline have been reversed. some western politicians believe pooty wants to put pressure on not stream to it's another pipeline which is set to deliver gas from russia through the baltic sea, directly to germany. germany has not approved the pipeline yet. some experts

troubled by what we see and hear right so i think you know the issue with europe is europe still has this concept of itself you know these nation states in the cities i'm french i'm german we're white french were white german without understanding that the concept of europe historically was more around the mediterranean so you have people on the mediterranean now who are no longer considered european but historically and when it culture were so the issue is where do you start looking right and i think european culture right now has been stuck since the age of conquest and exploration. going. on into these weapons of fate let us. bring i just want to add more because i'm not your pm and i don't i would like to hear from from from one from europe what do you think about this because i from my rams perspective point of view when i came here to 15 and i see all these welcoming narrative and all their narrative that you know i think i have. but he now in the united states. diplomatic super correct when you refer to my friends and yet you see that not much has been. so. ok you are of the m

the jewish life in europe. ah, that's what film producer, bona and journalist eas, could no more exploring, delving into history and the present. ah, some things are painful, many or surprising. everything is important because life is so much more than what you think, you know? i would never so it could be made. so sophie, remind myself, i grew up in a completely different way. it's broad explorer, the stickers, jewish in europe. the 2 part documentary starts july 5th on dw the news . this is e w. news live from berlin tonight to another close call with dest, but a bama here binds again. for the 3rd time, the u. s. supreme court dismisses a republican let attempt to kill the affordable care act. the decision means millions will keep their health care coverage. also coming up tonight, china's crack down on hong kong now journalists appear to be be genes, target editorial staff and the pro democracy newspaper. apple daily were arrested in a massive police rate today and china. so.

chinese gateway to europe start feb 19th d.w. . this is d.w. news and these are our top stories the german foreign minister has rejected a french request to send additional troops to the african side held region saying more development projects on the ground what's needed instead he saw hill is struggling to contain an insurgency by islamist terror groups france has more than 5000 troops stationed there to assist security efforts. france's lower house of parliament has approved a controversy over bill aimed at curbing islamic extremism legislation expands the state's ability to close places of worship and the banned individual preaches but critics say the bill stigmatizes muslims and limits free speech it still needs to pass the senate. thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of boston munna to demand the release of a popular spanish police arrested public hostle after he was given a jail sentence for glorifying terrorism and insulting royalty in his songs last friday he missed the deadline to surrender to colleagues. this is a deadly

and europe has been losing to asia when they get cold and they do market and then you know, europe. ready bit less, but then i mean, there's pipeline to play in no way i'll gear russia, they can supply as well. but that's where you have no problem. moment russia has been slow to send additional gas to the you this year despite the critical shortage of stocks. some analysts believe the limited deliveries are no quinn sentence and accused moscow of exploiting europe's energy weakness. why? inter nordstrom to the 9500000000 euro natural gas pipeline. russia recently completed constructing to germany. the russians have spent a fortune under put in developing an entire new natural gas province. what happens in europe then, as part of its climate policy cuts back on natural gas consumption? indeed, many politicians do see climate policy, namely, a faster move towards renewables. as the solution, but building out that infrastructure could take years. so what about right now for now, government seemed to have decided the answer is more fossil fuels. china has doubled down on coal while here

and has now caught on in europe. welcome to the 1st tick-tock shared apartment in italy please take soccer's have lived together since october 2020 this stylish milan apartment is their stage and their mission is to produce content for social media 21 year old simona bellini is the oldest resident. says more than just a home for 8 it's a place that helps us develop personal. we all want to do something with our lives and make our dreams come true mine is to become an actor. but i mean everyone here has different dreams and ideas we all want to achieve something. most of them are already tick tock stars with over a 1000000 followers every day they polish their on camera performance. martial arts acting classes are on the program together they produce short video clips benefiting from each other's popularity to reach a wider audience. the 500 square meter apartment boasts trendy colors and modern design every element is a real eye catcher put in just the right place. because being successful on social media means makin

and has now caught on in europe. welcome to the 1st tick tocks shared apartment in italy please take doctors have lived together since october 2020 this stylish milan apartment is their stage and their mission is to produce content for social media 21 year old simona bellini is the oldest president. says more than just a home for a tick tock it's a place that helps us develop personal. we all want to do something with our lives and make our dreams come true mine is to become an actor. but i mean everyone here has different dreams and ideas we all want to achieve something and. most of them are already tick tock stars with over a 1000000 followers every day they polish their on camera performance. martial arts acting classes are on the program together they produce short video clips benefiting from each other's popularity to reach a wider audience. 'd the 500 square meter apartment boasts trendy colors and modern design every element is a real eye catcher put in just the right place. because being successful on social

and dear europe. open the border. but for many of the 8000 or so refugees in migrants the chance of being granted asylum in the e.u. and therefore being allowed to stay is very low including for pakistanis like. but that doesn't scare the 25 year old who has no desire to stay in bosnia and no intention of returning to pakistan. border what are you doing do you have work and i have nothing. europe have everything. food is good go to school and everything. will. be as soon as it gets warmer for once to make a new attempt to cross the border into croatia but for the time being he has no choice but to stick it out here in the mud rain and bitter cold. the austrian town of go is mainly known for its extensive skiing slopes in the auld buds last year it's made headlines for becoming one of europe's 1st coronavirus hot spots for almost a year now the town has been on shaky ground despite ideal snow this year tourists are nowhere to be seen austria of the villages are in lockdown that means trouble for a band

there's you know washington there's us in one hand and this will see europe and within europe there are many different countries that have different takes on the china strategy . for example germany is in comparison to the us is more i would say any and more open to what's china because germany sees a lot of business interest in china and it has a very. strong trading relationship and i think germany's always called for example merkel she's always caught in between. protecting business interests versus the human interests and human rights and democratic values and i think that europe is deciding how much their way. will we prioritize business try economic development with china or will we take a step back and look at the human rights situation in china turns and you're nodding a re i mean the bottom line is the path with a united or any kind of coherent european china strategy or policy goes right through berlin berlin is going to be determinant as it was in the case of the comprehensive investment agreement and it has to strike that balance between its economic interests which are grow

china's gateway to europe. starts feb 19th on d w. this is the don't mean you slide from russian police crackdown once more on supporters of jailed kremlin critic alexei navalny they make thousands of arrests of those protesters rally across the country for a 2nd straight weekend to democracy is release of omni's wife yulia i was among those detained also coming up. portugal's covert 19 crisis takes a turn for the worse with death sound infection soaring we'll look at how germany and austria plan to help. i'm told for hong kong city.

every investment, the chinese make in europe, angers the u. s. and exacerbates the standoff between the u. s. and china. francesco perisi has decided on a partner to help trying to expand not china, but a european investor. the port of hamburg he stresses that this is a purely economic calculation. but he doesn't deny that political factors also played a role or easy remembers the cold war. and it's worried about any new confrontation, this rotational situation ended. it was of another cold war method of concern for me personally. and for my business in general for me in general. it also is it as a, as a citizen of the european union, we can see that international trade for sure. bridge. we can see that to be helpful to keep them and paid peace. the debate about the role europe will play and the trade war between the u. s. and china is nothing new and is not limited to the economy you bad. i hope to some european leadership because if not, europe risks becoming china. us saying that instead of laura can be the 3rd key player in the global arena.

c, as based in europe is growing a lot. all of these nations are very easily accessible by, by the part of the, as they saw. you know, i think it is very simple. if you look at a map, you see that if you pass fruit and you go to hungary to germany, to say you arrive foster van busing from the northern range port the, the city is investing even more in its rail network than in the port itself. built over 100 years ago. it's direct links to eastern europe are still there. they just have to be upgraded. but it is also at pains to emphasize that although it welcomes investments from china, it has no intention of selling off the port lock stock, and barrel. what was a free years ago? 2 years ago, only a problem, a matter of transport became a geopolitical issue. now, if you said the port authority, you say ok, this part of a territory is no more my territory. and this was than in increasing. this is not what is happening here. below here is the port authority of president is italian. i am directly governed by my minister, so you

it's one of the major roots for russian gas to europe. some western politicians and industry experts have accused russian president vladimir putin, of withholding deliveries to europe and mid political tensions over ukraine and not stream to something that he denied during his annual news conference. the vol to him, it would buy them, they lie all the time. they mix everything up. gas from supplies, all are requesting gas volumes, under current contracts. and not only that, not right, it's also increasing the volume or a premier ship, the contract spokespeople for our w e and uni power, which among gas prompts, biggest gas by us and germany set. the russian company was still meeting delivery obligations by measurements. show that gas volumes flowing through the jamar pipeline have been reversed. some western politicians believe protein wants to put pressure on not string to. it's another pipeline which is set to deliver gas from russia through the baltic sea, directly to germany. germany has not approved the pipeline yet. some experts bel

europe eventual he came up with an. vestment program but small businesses like ricardo's felt this help came too late. i would have thought could you foresee the whole me i would have really liked to have seen a united europe as everyone had predicted a strong union with fundamental coordination. or something one of the i mean i would have liked to have seen those with more opportunities to help the others a true europe you know he and i was in the middle ok. but in the end it didn't work out that way in which everyone close the borders and said here's a brick wash your own dirty laundry at home by the spark you know about the reading . that really showed us that we can't talk about a single hero. in the meantime into an ocean and with a lot of the overall. anyone who comes to trist can still experience the charm of the old habsburg monarchy. 100 years ago the port city was a trading hub to eastern europe. the iron curtain interrupted the lanes for decades . now the city wants to return to its former glory and is hoping

china's gateway to europe. starts feb 19th on. this is news live from astra zeneca defends its corona virus vaccine saying it is effective for senior citizens that's after german public health officials said they could not recommend the shot for people over the age of 65 due to insufficient data regulators are said to decide on friday whether to approve the vaccine for use in europe also coming up out of quarantine and into the field a world health organization team in the chinese city of begins its investigation into the origins of the corona virus finally. and growing unrest in lebanon as protesters voiced their anger at districts coronavirus lockdown that's making the country's economic crisis even worse. plus around the world in 80 days friend sailor gannett best of all wins a race to sail solo around the world despite not crossing the finish line 1st we explain what happened. i'm so me all laddie well welcome to the program europe's raw with drug maker astra zeneca has taken a new turn with questions now being raised over whe

today the head of the europe central europe, central bank, said not yet. how much will these euro's get you? at least for a while, the answer is going to be less than they used to. as economic activity returns in many parts of europe, demand across sectors has spiked, helped along by stimulus keeping borrowing costs down. that's had one particular side effect. inflation has picked up over recent months, largely on account of base effects, transitory factors, and an increase in energy prices. it is expected to rise further in the 2nd half of the year before declining as temporary factors fade out. on new stuff, projections point to a gradual increase in underlying inflation pressures throughout the projection horizon. in other words, the european central bank expects prices to keep getting higher this year. as the continent recovers time then to ease upon stimulus siding, a still uncertain economic outlook. the c b says no, it's keeping interest rates are record lows and it's 1.85 trillion euro emergency bond buying scheme, untouched. rising prices notwiths

who in europe will have vladimir putins ear? nobody more or less. the french president, of course, is trying to, to take over this rule. but he comes from a completely different background as she understood to, to and she knew what the secret service men was in the old eastern europe. she no way he came from and she, she knows how he functions, how his mind works. and still, she thought it was possible to do business with him and the ties of germany economy to put in a really end to russia, a really tight. so that will probably change after she's gone. we will have completely different parameters. do you think, barbara, that leaders across the european union do you think they really accepted the fact that in just a few months, this anchor of stability, the marathon miracle will no longer be there? i'll tell you a secret, so we call the organize this of the, of the summits and the diplomats behind the scenes and asked them in fact, would you tell us what you are planning for angela. america was last summit and there were flabbergasted, there was a pa

so i think europe still has a draw it may not have the gloss that it did say 15 or 20 years ago and the question is going to be in a place like russia where i think you're right there is this clash of values do younger russians say no we still want the values of europe and then how does that work out internally with russia and i think that the problem russia has is i think russia would. there's a signal the russian population and i think this might include of many people in common who would like to join europe but on russian terms and i'm not sure that europe is prepared to accept russian values and i think that's the clash of my point with the use of europe have changed you might disagree but it's also true in the west that become somehow militant also in the wars a lot of i work with many russians in the people a sense here in the west would just say yes but what's all king about. germany is can hardly be described as a functional as new liberal society we can we can talk of germany's probably the best model for liberal democracy in the world as i'm saying this as a german but in

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

it's also in northern europe. now in europe, the northern hemisphere ventilate rooms as often as possible. all of these are traditional, simple measures that we all can get when on top of it. the vaccines do give projects, they give protection, certainly again, without the variance. and they also give protection against the, the army. so if you are offered the vaccine, please take it and if you offer the booster, it's also time to get it still in my thank you very much for talking with us. that was christian lind, bios spokesperson for the world health organization in geneva. thank you. is a lucas mother developments in the panoramic world wide south african researchers have found a booster shot of johnson and johnson's covey. 19 vaccine is 84 percent effective at preventing hospitalization. covered 19 cases have reached a record high in the united states. however, the country's centers for disease control and prevention, se deaths and hospitalizations are comparatively low, and the ice hockey junior world champio

to africa and from africa to europe. but jews and also muslims were expound from spain in 1492 by 9. and then after the 2nd world war, many hundreds of thousands of jews travelled from north africa back to europe, and also israel, whole fucking. and it goes back to the old testament, if you want to look at a mythological and this whole aspect of judaism in central europe is something we're not really conscious of, not in the general community either in the open mind too much of that. and that's actually clearly had such a major impact on europe. migration flows in both directions. so we're now seeing another migration movement here in the same place they've been happening for centuries. and that's the reason we're starting our journey through europe from her . yes. so she'll open you up again in a ah ah, i've never been to mars day, but i'm excited to see what jewish life is like here. the . it's a typical pause city with lots of influences and immigration. and that's why city that's always been open to the jewish commun

the ah, how it feels . jewish life in europe. oh, that's what film producer. lona and journalist is cool, good mom are exploring building into history and the present. a nice is that i would never have to be live. so i mean, i'm so freaking to remind myself i grew up in a completely different way. it's broad explorer the station jewish years. the 2 part documentary starts july 5th on d, w o . the who's this is the w lie from us president joe biden, and russia like me, put it on geneva for their 1st face to face meetings as leaders moment of high stakes diplomacy at a time and us russian relations are lower than yours. it's also expected to be 10 cent expectations are low. well the 2 leaders find at least some com.

chinese gateway to europe. start february 19th. place . as the daily news live from berlin i go back those party has a new leader and a close run out but delegates choose i mean last chance to take the helm of the conservative see these new was general elections later this year laughs that now has a good shot to be the party's candidate for chancellor but doesn't ask what it takes also coming up. 5 more years in power for one of africa.

ah ah, how it feels jewish life in europe. the me, that's what film producer, bona and journalist keep in mind more exploring, delving into history and the present. ah, some things are painful, many or surprising. everything is important because life is so much more than what you think, you know. i would never say constantly has to remind myself because i grew up in a completely different way cuz i love broad the jewish in europe. the 2 part documentary starts july 5th long d w. the ah, this is the w news, and these are our top stories. the u. s. supreme court has dismissed the republican lead challenge to the national health law and known as obamacare. the decision maintains affordable health insurance for tens of millions of americans. despite the court increasingly conservative leaning the justices.

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for europe are being diverted to buyers outside of europe i burned off in berlin this is the day. we are. implementing printer wall which i consider the people currently on. the democrats the most urgent task facing us. but it is fair to say. that. has grown almost every country in the world can you spend any period we need security we need transparency communication and. collaboration. also coming up it was 10 years ago when the arab spring arrived in egypt triggering protests powerful enough to unseat president hosni mubarak but did they have the power to replace his rule with democracy. to. the right position. to any. being. easy doesn't actually need. isn't it. to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and to all of our viewers around the world welcome we begin the day with europe's coronavirus vaccine supply shock it has been a month since the 1st vaccine was approved for use here in the european union to say that the vaccination rollout since then has been slow would be an under state government bureaucracy is being partly blamed but the main focus is now on the pharmace

for europe are being diverted to buyers outside of europe i'm pretty tough in berlin this is the day. we are here because all. printing print. which i consider the people. of the dimmock is the most urgent task facing us. but instead to say we should. has grown almost every country in the world to spend any period we need global security we need transparency communication would mentioned. also coming up it was 10 years ago when the arab spring arrived in egypt triggering protests powerful enough to unseat president hosni mubarak but did they have the power to replace his rule with democracy. the right position. to any. meeting. since he doesn't actually need. is a media. to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and to all of our viewers around the world welcome we begin the day with europe's coronavirus vaccine supply shock it has been a month since the 1st vaccine was approved for use here in the european union to say that the vaccination rollout since then has been slow would be an under statement government bureaucracy is being partly blamed but the main focus is now on the p

and i think that's actually the majority of citizens in europe. they are very worried about the migration issues starting from this that white people all have to leave data data homeland in the sunsets. it's very human and in lots of cases, human threats it so that i guess the majority of people in europe in distance don't want to see that people will have to leave their homes and start the life of g. i'm not only about total, say yes, mr. i'd perhaps the most disappointing aspect which human rights groups are underlined last month is how the e u has failed to safeguard people against serious human rights violations at its external borders. the spotlight has fallen on the border agency front, tx, which is accused by human rights watch of failing repeatedly to take action of allegations of human rights violations. that's a serious issue, isn't it? it's exposed depold lines in the values that all mental countries was supposed to sign up to have not been a major disappointment for you. why the, for me, the big disappointment actually is that we still

the paradox here is that europe probably would not have. taken any strong positions or made any ostrow statements had russia not arrested them while they the way they did it as soon as he stepped off the plane so i find it a little bit puzzling i think that if europe wanted to keep a sorry if russia wanted to keep europe away from its domestic life from making comments and saying things then they should not have done that i mean they must have understood that if you live in a flawless in from the main i mean attention will be banned if they arrest him then there will be western reactions deliberately done and yeah that's and why i don't know you know it's a very good point that we've been asking the very same question there's also the nord stream to natural gas pipeline between russia and germany it's almost completed and it has become politically very explosive the german government as you know stands behind the project the united states says the pipeline threatens european energy security this is what the white house said today about the

paul, do i have been given that seems approved in europe to come to europe guidelines for traveling to and within the european union this summer are a work in progress and they're likely to remain pretty chaotic for a while. that's because members, state governments actually make their own rules so, so they vary from country to country. in other words, and what the french authorities or the german authorities demand that could differ in key ways from what, for instance, the spanish authorities demand or the greek authorities demand. the e u as a whole is still trying to get its ducks in a row when it comes to travel and the launch of a new joint digital certificate for people who have been fascinated or recently tested. or who have recovered from over 19. and it should help, but for the moment that certificate is still largely really aimed at streamlining cross border travel for people within europe and a lot less so for travelers from 3rd countries. however, according to an official fact sheet on the digital vaccine passport, member states only have to allow free movement for those wh

hungary offers easy access to the rest of europe. how much of that business might involve illegal dealings no one knows for certain. i believe the fact that the government is quite friendly to the chinese immigrants vs the whole policy toward china and chinese people. reflects. a desire to have. close relations with china and this why i say is that. going to government is quite on friendly to immigrants . in hungary and public discourse the chinese people living here they do not count as immigrants. indeed orbán rarely passes up an opportunity to publicly do his chinese partners it's no accident that it also sends a message to the e.u. hungry has its sights set on the east. beyond crucial to develop this region we need external technologies and financial help. for you for european money alone is no longer enough so we welcome as a sign as being a new world order but china is looking to peace region as a place to get involved in development yankee violently under this new world order hungry has decided to profit from china as much as

it's the perfect gateway to europe. over the last few years, the chinese have turned perez into the biggest port in the mediterranean and they're planning to make it the biggest port in europe, pledging $600000000.00 euros of additional investments in the next few years. your music i was born and raised in prayer for you. i love him of amendment. i have felt connected with the sea and since i was small before me, this place will be on now. it's important to us medical meadows, not only for its charm and atmosphere now it deserves to be only men, but because it's a part with open access to the c particle and expose the family. and because it was managed to keep it that way, the status. okay. yeah, the most. yeah. tracy honest darzy, a francis cocky believes that the old port area belongs to the cities residence and has long been campaigning to get them access to it again. she's the left wing, threes of parties, maritime policy spokeswoman. that is skeptical about the chinese commitment. she believes massive investments b

drug maker they are also cutting deliveries to europe they say this is necessary in . order to upgrade their production facilities where they are producing the vaccine that has been developed alongside the german company by own take as a result several countries are receiving less than 50 percent of their expected doses this week and 2 countries is only in poland threatening pfizer with legal action over those delays one country croatia said it is stopping all new in occupations because you can't deliver the 1st dose unless you show when the 2nd one will come along and this comes at a time when europe is already under performing on its expected to nation programs while in the united states they have an ocular added around 8 percent of the population here in europe there are only reached around one percent so certainly is a lot of pressure it in the e that's for sure so far europe is only approved 2 vaccines right at made by european or u.s. companies what about those other vaccines from that we're hearing about from china and russia so the europeans medicines regulator

but in europe there's a. morning when for accepting money from the new superpower will become dependent. on it because of the state. the chinese state has a lot of money at its disposal. and that's how it's expanding and asserting its status and position in the world. china's gateway to europe. starts feb 19th on d. w. . germany's long lockdown is getting longer much of the country has been shut down since december and chancellor angela merkel says the coronavirus restrictions will be extended another month into more every time a possible exit is pushed further into the future the likelihood of a public and political pushback groups today the chancellor warned the new strains of the virus now threaten to wipe out any success a new day.

just one example of how much has changed since you arrived in europe. more has turned out the 5 clubs in belgium most recently spent 4 years with the small of the to bruges based 1st division clubs. so keep it in mind and i be a place like this. now. you can come from training and just pick up. whatever you choose you know and going there if we're not we played without shoes beginning one where no shoes even the boys you know. the boys the. boys told me. it was you know and it was just fun and just to distract from everything that's going on around you it was small. i mean skip. all of the trash from all of one it'll be you know everyone thought this trash into. we. just left through it so we used the plastic bags for example to make. my friends you know stopping for trying to do the damn thing. so. it became part of our lives. there's a saying in kenya nothing good comes from dunder. what worries johanna is that kids like alice sundra are still facing the same problems a bit he faced as a youngster 20 years ago. you know life is hard in the gesso somet

hi everyone welcome to focus on europe i'm happy to have you with me here in europe we really are feeling the effects of the climate crisis with extreme heat waves droughts and out of control fires portugal has been hit particularly hard by forest fires over 100 people lost their lives in 2 deadly blazes in 2017 as wave after wave of flames closed in on the country's cities rescue workers were totally overwhelmed and roads cut off that has left this young portuguese woman claudia to r.t. augustine you know wondering what kind of world are we really leaving behind for children european governments she says are not doing enough to protect the climate she feels they are literally putting her life at risk and so she's taking legal action against 33 countries in europe to change that. this side lives cloudy you do it out to eggleston you're speechless. she can still remember when everything here was green. but ever since the wildfires the pines are all dead. it makes me very sad to see such an amazing place that was destroyed by the fire. this is very symbolic because it means that it will kee

but most of us do not realize europe's woods are in serious danger. the greatest foe surprisingly small. as the past 3 years, the tiny bark beetle has spread through europe, spruce forests, attacking countless trees. the insect poses a grave danger, says belgian forest re expert hubert toyed. even though technically, the beetle only attacks 6 trees. you know, truly, i know pittsbur the natural response of bruce tree or any tree for that matter against bark beetle is to produce a sap in the hearts was in the beetle, cannot grow to maturity and then dies in the bowl of batteries that lack water at their roots can produce sap done, and are therefore defenseless against the insect and unreasonable and careful was out of it. although this year was rather cooled and damped so far, that was not enough to offset 3 years of drought and drive away the people. we meet at snyder as his family, his own, as far as to the east and belgium for the past 100 years. about 60 percent of europe forests, a privately owned and pose huge problems for their owners. the scienc