in europe, a principal ally, great britain, has the english channel. it has it as its safe mode, at least for the time being. germany is tied down, and russia. i think that dictated a lot of the choices that were made in the first year of the war. quite a bit of our effort was going to trying to stabilize the situation. in particular, to secure hawaii, and to secure our c communications to new zealand, and australia. it would be the base for the actual counter offensive. >> to try and sum this contemporary issue, about two years ago i was invited over to do a conference with the japanese about current strategy in the pacific. i felt like i was stepping back into 1944. the japanese are now turning their focus to china. we talked this morning about japanese over extension. they have the same dilemma. they are talking about defending a different scent of island chains, from a different direction. they have the same problems. how do you reinforce them? what do you put on the islands? how do you tornado partitions? how do you avoid getting bypassed? their p

the reform of rules of europe. and a number of priorities had to have been worked on, and there are about 150 working groups. and each of those french ministers and the french government are going to have quite a lot of work to get things started if they want their priorities to move forward. julia: a bit of sad news, american actress and comedienne betty white has passed away at the age of 99. white was a television icon, a career that spanned over seven decades, winning fans across generations. the five-time emmy award winner was best known for her roles in "the mary tyler moore show" and "golden girls," and offscreen was a tireless advocate for animal welfare. she died 18 days shy of her 100th birthday. that is it for this edition. more news coming up here and france 24. stay with us. ♪ >> thanks for joining us. we are starting with the fashion world. the designer celebrated for addressing madonna in a conical bra, popularizing skirts for striped t-shirt into a wardrobey classic. john paul is about to turn 70,

here's our europe corresponding the brandenburg gates the location for the traditional job and new year's celebration. it's also home to an annual fireworks extravaganza. the it's about the only place you'll see them lighting up the night. sky is the country rings in 2022. as the german government has found their private sale, as part of the last round of coven measures brought in at the start of december. it's hard to knock the reasoning behind the decision less ad hoc fireworks display between midnight and the early hours. less calls to the emergency services also less people mixing and gathering books above on the sale of fireworks. doesn't mean no fireworks. people have been popping over the poland to stucco for fireworks are part of new year's eve. it's a tradition to set them off and it would be a shame if it didn't happen. while german paths may be rejoicing at the prospect of less frightening fireworks shops, selling them in poland and making hay. while this particular sun shines at the moment because of the band in germany, we have about 300 customers a day. and we are pretty ove

for example, team europe, which is e.u. plus a couple of countries announced half a billion doses in various stages. only a quarter of them approximately have been delivered, so press releases don't save lives. vaccine save lives. so it's not to say that you don't follow evidence at home. the idea is to increase the size of the pie through actual delivered vaccines through technology transfer, and so on and so forth. anchor: deliveries to match the promises. it has been two years sce china reported the first cluster of cases in wuhan. what do you see in the year ahead? >> i see that we are not helpless bystanders, but to say that we he a lot of power to change the course of the pandemic, but that would require leadership, but it will also require the recognition from the populaon, from the populatis, because we are a heterogeneous wor, that we can either muddle through this r years to come, or we can bite the bullet and control this pandemic aggressively through the tools that are available, and then get on with our lives.

denmark austria and france radical change that you political map of europe. in some ways we still live with it. that's what china is best strategy would be. best military strategy if you're thinking i would take down these vulnerable part of the coalition is fed a complete. which is again the don't want to start a huge war. they want a small focused war and then we and the rest of our partners and l is this a good side where going to limit it. i grant the version of what the russians did incarnate. it's possible we and others might decide to live with that. so there's more than just facebook post it sounds like. >> that's right. >> in your book you talk a lot about allies and really like the discussion because there's a lot more granular than we normally get about the norm the argument allies are someone pulls out a winston churchill come very handy i forget which it about allies many people say more allies you have the better, in the discussion could you ever advise a more nuanced approach talking about especially in the western pacific about how some allian

they're very -- they're african americans, they're japanese, they're germans, they're people from europe. a lot of australians. and they all tell their stories. and the stories they tell are about their pride, the pride of what their grandfathers did, the pride of what their family has contributed to make the second world war still a livable story. so i think from the perspective of what you asked, what can we do here at this wonderful museum that we're all so proud of, is to allow people to continue to tell their stories, and have the opportunity to tell their stories as they come through. so i don't have a question. >> thank you, excellent, excellent. >> we'll go to your left with connie, please. >> hi. my question relates to how the death of dory miller was treated in 1943 by the press, by the military. >> it's a good question. the black press was obviously very much grieved to hear the news. the story that tuchs me the most was how the miller family learned of doris' death, and they wrote anxiously because he wasn't confirmed dead until a year and a day, right, if you're missing it t

the agreement signed today provides for italia, 3 measured europe must apply those measures for boil official tales, so rotten that france even threatened to turn off the u. k. 's electricity supplies, but was this about more than simply making waves over fishing licenses? i suspect also that there are many reasons why right now are having a spot between the british and the french is very convenient for both for a minute, for the prime minister of great britain and for the french president. of course, it is about more than fishing licenses. 98 percent of fishing licenses that were applied for were already granted. the french thing is about 40 votes. it's is just something to sort of keep it alive. her quarrels between france and britain are all serious, but that one is, is completing the manufactured. even though the u. k. has now granted more licenses . french fishermen are still unhappy and continue to threaten british imports. now that brings us to another bone of contention migrants the u. s. wholly still struggling to find a way to deal with mass, illegal migration. but the brak

deliveries against the announcements that have been made for, for donations, for example, the theme europe, which as you bless a couple of countries, had announced half a $1000000000.00 up in various stages. and only a quarter of them approximately have actually been delivered. so press release is don't save lives, actual vaccine save lives. so the idea is not to say that, you know, you don't follow evidence at home. the idea is to increase the size of the pie through actual delivered vaccines through technology transfer and so on and so forth. deliveries to match the promises and just on another matter, it's just about 2 years since china reported that 1st cluster of cases in whoo, hon. what do you see in the here head? well, i see that we are not helpless bystanders. but to say that we have a lot of power to change the course of the, of the pandemic. but that would require leadership, but it will also require the recognition from the population upon the populations. because, you know, we are a heterogeneous, a world that we can either muddle through this for you. yours to come, or we can

so what kind of mix legacy does she leave behind for her country, for europe, and for relations with the united states, and what does her moving on mean for america's own engagement in the world? well, despite the fact that merkel is famous for being a very private person, we're really fortunate to be talking to someone who spent years researching her and finding people to explain her world view. she has copy, mar time, former a, b, c, news correspondent in germany and author of the chancellor, the remarkable odyssey of anglo american khaki. thank you so much for joining us. look, you know, what i'm really interested in is those 4 years of america. first, under donald trump, when angle american stepped in your late husband, richard holbrooke said america would have been in strategic contraction from its responsibilities in the world. my question to you is, what would america look like today? if angle american had not step great question, steve and let's deal with them one at a time and but 1st let me just thank you for having me on. it's always such a pleasure to talk to you and you'

the great land masses of asia and europe in unfriendly hands. it is an existential threat to the u.s. global trade, access to markets, a preponderance of the world's raw materials all closed off. and that accounts, i think, for the flurry of presidential action in the next 12 months. he starts in july broadening the embargoes against japan to include scrap iron, the basis of the japanese steel making industry, and aviation fuel. but he also invites the president of general motors to the white house to discuss conversion of the u.s. economy to a war-time footing. in the fall -- there's the japanese rampaging through china, north china, and there's the move into france and eventually into the soviet union on the part of the germans. and there is big bill, the man on the left, the tallest of the three gentlemen there, the president of general motors at the time. he's invited to the white house to discuss conversion of the u.s. economy to a war-time footing. i was going to say legend has it, but it's not legend. it's a flat out truth. roosevelt aske

look, we really do consider the the security situation of central europe as a crucial issue for us and anything that helps to resolve challenges here and ease tensions around the region service our interest. so that's why we are really interested in successful negotiations between nato and the russia at the beginning of next year. it is very easy for politicians to finger point on one specific country on one specific person on one specific decision. in order to push responsibility away, the russian federation on the gas from have always been very reliable partners from hungary when it comes to the supply of of natural gas. all the contracts have been respected and the schedule was respected. the volumes arrived always on time, and as far as i understand, no one in europe complains about about why elating contract buy gas from. so what we can say is that gas from the russian federation, respect the contracts which were assigned between european countries, european companies, and russia and gas from maybe this is not the most sophisticated sentence you ever hear from a politician on ener

more than it does europe for example, we can recirculate in america's a lot in europe and canada is bigger than both america ands europe o other than a couple of areas where supply chains are -- pretty much everything from abroad can be substituted in america and almost no other country could say that with a straight face so it can be done with industrial policy and the u.s. can do better and you can draw on remote talent, look how wall street kept on humming during the lockdown, not only because they pivoted to remote work quickly but they massively hire more indians so you think about your financial institutions and consulting companies and digital companies, tech consulting and finance, essentially tech and finance, these big sectors of our economy, why are they going away? they've already drawn on a completely massive labor force of intelligent people serving american corporate interest in some ways recirculate and trickle into our economy so i'm not worried but with that said, you don't want to not be the number one destination in the world for talent. they are learning towards canada

will this now force europe to commit to safer migration policy? i hope it is a catalyst that finally give a hofstadter in brussels members.

the volumes arrived always on time, and as far as i understand, no one in europe complains about about why elating contract buy gas from. so what we can say is that the gas from the russian federation, respect the contracts which were assigned between european countries. european companies and russia and gas from maybe this is not the most sophisticated sentence you ever hear from a politician on energy or gas supply. but our understanding is that the, the more pipelines the better it has been an our agenda as well to, to see how we can further increase the number of those who get the vaccination. because we do consider that as the only solution for the crisis we in hungary have a very clear experience. more than 6 a 1000000 hungarians have been vaccinated. we have been using 6 different types of vaccines, including including sino farm and, and for western types of vaccines. pfizer rosters and come with the youngs and so we have a very colorful experience. i do believe that the fact that the new car has not been the recon lies by the international organizations is a purely political is

behind that line, all the capitals of the ancient states of central and eastern europe. warsaw, berlin, parag, vienna, budapest, belgrade, bucharest, all these famous cities and the populations around them lie in rupture. i must call the soviets and all our the subjects in one form or another, not only to soviet influence, but to a very high and, in some cases, increasing measure of control from moscow. an attempt is being made by the russians in berlin to build up a quasi communist party in occupied germany by showing special favors to groups of left-wing german leaders. at the end of the fighting last june, the american and british armies withdrew westward in accordance with an earlier agreement to a depth that at some points of 150 miles affront of nearly 400 miles in order to allow our russian allies to occupy the vast expanse of territory which the western democracies had conquered. if now the soviet government tries by separate action to build up a pro-communist germany in their areas, this will cause new serious difficulties in the american and british zones, and

was there any mention of china or the tensions with russia on europe's eastern plank? it's getting a lot of attention lately. well, there was mention particularly of the conflict with ukraine, but he didn't address it directly and this is very much all actual. it's the social democrat s p d party. his party is traditionally one could say more understanding of russia than the conservatives were. and when it comes to concrete issues, he says that violations of orders are not acceptable. he stresses the close trans atlantic ties, but he didn't, doesn't go into what that will translate into when it comes to concrete policy night like the know stream to pipeline. so criticize both by the united states and the u, that direct link between germany and russia and china. we are still to learn where this new sold government will stand both on a boy course of officials like the united states over those paging olympics. but also on the question whether germany would also refuse to import goods that are produced in tiny regions, whether we minority is suppressed and in camps. so he

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

verified, a new record high for europe, which came during its hottest summer. the indian state of kerala in october, as a house is swept away in a flood. overall the 2021 monsoon produced near average rainfall but there are fears the rains during the season are becoming increasingly intense. flooding in australia during its wettest november, in records going back to 1900. under the influence of a la nina weather pattern, forecasts point to a second consecutive wet summer for the country. but in the horn of africa, consecutive poor rainfall seasons have left 26 million people struggling for food, with drought conditions forecast to persist until at least mid—2022. in november, a powerful wind storm hit turkey, toppling buildings and ripping off roofs with a gust of 81 mph in istanbul. and we can't forget this — the containership that blocked the suez canal for nearly a week in march, holding up the 12% of global trade that passes through it each day, all because it was apparently blown off course by a gust of wind. now back to africa, and the snowcapped rwen

and it's also inherited the title of the largest incarceration facility and the whole of europe. ah, the new jail so big it has moving walkways, just like in big airport to guard and cover up to 20 kilometers a day by simply walking down the prisons long corridor pneumonia with her. what are the sales for? is arbin. every time guards and re sell old prisoners must line up with her hands behind their backs. unusual, actually written, typical cell in this prison has to do for beds, sake, tv, and small fridge. although it's not what inmates appreciate the most summer long or not for the for the most important convenience is that we have a restaurant. you can learn from the inside of other preacher potentials and don't have this. but here we do. frankly, the place doesn't look often good. a pass for hostile or student dorms. if it weren't for the bart windows and bats bolted to the floor with the new prison looks much better than the old one. some quarters even have cosy christmas decorations, but he can still see cctv cameras through layers of 10. so everything that's going on in th

some of those who have emigrated here are turning their back on cove restrictions in europe. vitaly folks who now works as a pastor for the community and whole anal, explains the ha, number of migrants with his religious perspective, the lobby in paraguay in red, gothic, and then i found paraguay on a world map. coleman and gone said the time has come and he will be there he was. and as it was said, bob. so it came to pass. i also led an online forum more and my subject was a wave of migrants to paraguay. my nikima ha, i novilla all swan that on the paraguay other members of the german community in holland l. like in a honda who arrived a few months ago from the us, are much more forthcoming about their rejection of the coven measures and vaccines . all of that isn't something paraguay should go along with, she says a cabbage. thus i decided to come here because we noticed that through this heroic virus situation, everything was tightening up, becoming more difficult because more and more people actually had to flee germany, austria and switzerland. i mentioned, we think they lost their j

many countries in europe we're seeing unprecedented peaks amid the rapids spread of the omicron variant in germany. case numbers are also rising, but for now still comparatively low isn't in schools and overall, we're a bit more disciplined than some of our european neighbors. asia masks are especially effective against omicron that sets germany apart. we cannot forget that england and denmark barely had social distancing measures in place recently, and masks were not born. that is certainly different here in germany, just as in bought one sandwich. i'm sure, unless the end of the year come, may be deceptive. few tests were administered during the holidays and numbers reported more slowly. health minister car lauterbach says the actual volume of cases could be 2 to 3 times higher, and a spike may be seen quite soon. queues at test centers are increasing. this location in berlin carries out over a 1000 tests a day. then we feel it's coming up that the numbers are slowly increasing long distance dying by mid january. that should be a more realistic picture of the situation, but the number

are your -- our europe correspondent has more. >> we are suing 33 countries. reporter: one family's effort for the glal good. the brother and sister felt compelled to do something after devastating fires in northern portugal four years ago. >> people are suffering an dying and not that far ay from us. reporter: in all, 60 six people perished. scientists say climate change will bring more of these violent episodes. the young portuguese activists hope judges will rule that the right to life is being threatened by the 33 countries they are suing. >> i think we set an example to other people that they can follow, so it's like a snowball effect that gets bigger and bigger. reporter: a dutch climate campaigner agrees a new direction is needed. she has hiked through the netherlands during the pandemic, trying to drum up support, and argues the best path is now a legal one. >> we feel like a lot of doors are shutting. we are taking it to the courts. what do we want? climate justice. when we monitor? -- when do we want it? now. that's what we say. reporter: more than 2

the conference on the future of europe is an unseen exercise. well, we try to combine representative democracy with participatory democracy. the synthesis war you're talking about in totally 800 selected, randomly selected people are not her or not dad, to give their opinion. ah, and it's over no, no doubt, participating in the decision making process. it's will the 1st time i think in, in, in a modern democracy, a dad to citizens are directly involved in the decision making process. that is what we are doing. but sandra davis, i went them and not many of them either. not many of them. the numbers taking down that are known as natalia. this are so small as to by almost irrelevant. i don't know. i don't know. there are for the moment that are, for the moment, full 1000000 people will are on the platform who have got access to the digital platform, the conference on the future of europe. there are then and.

in one of the biggest chinese lantern festivals right here in europe. a town in southwestern france lights up in spectacular fashion with displays brought in from china. welcome to the program. surgeon covid-19 infections are worrying governments around the globe. many are hastily introducing limits in an effort to prevent the spread of the virus. officials say the omicron variant is driving the latest surge. >> the u.k. has been reporting record-breaking case numbers just like denmark. many countries in europe are seeing unprecedented peaks, the rapid spread of the covid-19 variant. germany case numbers are also rising. masks are especially effective against omicron. this is certainly different here in germany. >> the end of the year can be deceptive. fewer tests were administered. a spike may be seen quartz soon. this location in berlin carries out over a thousand tests per day. by mid january there should be a more realistic picture of the situation but the number of confirmed omicron cases is coming at a faster pace. it is entirely possible tha the

will this now force europe to commit to safer migration policy? give a huff stop in buffalo, member of the european parliament and the former prime minister in belgium. what happened for the news much more value? and what performed in india conflict zone. even 90 minutes on d. w. o. what secrets lie behind these will discover new adventures in 360 degrees. and explore fascinating world heritage sites. d w world heritage is 360. get the app now. on the green, do you feel worried about the planet we to i'm neil, host of the on the green fence of coast and to me it's clear we need to change the solutions or out the join me for a deep dive into the green transformation. for me to do with ah ah ah, ah, this is dw news live from berlin. the latest surge in cove at 19 cases is worrying governments around the globe. many are imposing new restrictions and looking for ways to stop the rapid spread of the highly transmit.

the roma people are europe's largest ethnic minority . their culture is being changed by social media. you know, even so nothing is more important to jessica than family. almost every day she takes her nieces and nephews out for walks. they to our growing up without a mother. this is a poor district quarter, but yoga says she likes it. the community has tightly net and people help one another. and, you know, go grab a young there quarter, mahala place a big role in this video. it's easy for young people to lose their way here. roma communities tend to live on the fringes of society and are at a big disadvantage. drug use is also rampant orders. the recall although the probably what i wish for most, for my corridor lay out the finesse or at least what i would change is to get rid of the drugs. here. they're all gum, one evidence of sun selma. there are lots of kids here. they and just like their parents, i'm worried that they'll come in contact with drug, other than a flush and they and ruin their lives. and. and the joke on the phone, you

let's bring it back here to europe. now, a small town in southern france has been lit up in a winter of blaze of color and light. the lantern festival near the city of to loose is one of the biggest of its kind outside china. take a look. glass filled with colored liquid, 2800 lanterns lit up by eli d's. this park is filled with imaginative illuminations. o navy, then we saw the animals in the airplane. and of course, the giant panda to nice see of what up says rich, he genuine me. i like the pandas and the big tower is very beautiful to go to p a. t t van orchard, shanta dish answers. yes, there are different themes, ira travel and chinese art. mia and metal where you can learn a lot about chinese traditions here, john that john publish. and that's great. you also is there a strong echoes of china here because everything comes from china. every single item originated there and was installed here by chinese craftsman. ah, a french businessman came up with the idea of holding a lantern festival and flung jak. ah! if it's

is that same pattern going to be repeated elsewhere in the uk and europe? we have a much more elderly, vulnerable population than in south africa. today we saw another big increase in admissions in england for covid, up tojust over 2000 people. that admissions in england for covid, up to just over 2000 people. that is up 90% in one week. still well below the levels we saw in the last wave of the virus so injanuary the levels we saw in the last wave of the virus so in january this the levels we saw in the last wave of the virus so injanuary this year we saw roughly 3500 and we are now seeing 2000 and we have figures for the overall number in hospital with covid. roughly 11,000 and a big increase on the year —— a week earlier, when it was 7500, but still well below the 311,000 we saw in january. some signs at the moment but given the huge increase in cases we are seeing, hospitalisations are going up but not quite as fast as you might expect given the rise in cases and there is still a lot we do not know about hospitalisations. particularly the people goi

in search of the extraordinary we are the specialists of lifestyle, europe, euro max. on d, w. 9 o. germany now has some of the worlds strict. this rules for people who are not fully vaccinated against coven 19. the country also has a vocal minority who refused, gets a job. many subscribed to conspiracy theories, and call themselves squared yankers, or transgressive thinkers. they've been protesting against the increasing rules in germany, and now many or so fed up, they're leaving some anti vaccines are now looking to get away from the lock downs and restrictions of their homeland even to places as far off as south america . ah. hello and welcome to deutsch, those coven. 19 special. i'm see from beardsley in berlin with every wave of cobra 19 illnesses in germany comes a new backlash from those strongly opposed to the health measures taken in response, including vaccination protests and refusal to wear masks in public places or the actions that most commonly take. some however have gone to more extreme measures. olga and vala cone came to hoa now in december 2020. it'

many countries in europe, a seeing unprecedented peaks amid the rapids spread of the omicron variant in germany. case numbers are also rising, but for now still comparatively low is an instance. and overall, we're a bit more disciplined than some of our european neighbors. asia mosques are especially effective against omicron that sets germany apart. we cannot forget that england and denmark, bailey had social distancing measures in place recently. and masks were not born. that is certainly different here in germany, just as in bought one sandwich lunch one, unless the end of the year come may be deceptive. few tests were administered during the holidays and numbers reported more slowly. health minister car lauterbach says the actual volume of cases could be 2 to 3 times higher, and a spike may be seen quite soon. cues at test centers are increasing. this location in berlin carries out over a 1000 tests a day. then we feel it's coming that the numbers are slowly increasing on distance lying by mid january. that should be a more realistic picture of the situation. but the number of co

has trailed europe with the availability of low cost at home testing. but with massive surge of omicron there, people in europe are having a hard time getting rapid tests and testing facilities are all booked up all indicators suggest the country has passed the peak of its omicron wave. >>> in the past minutes, cdc finds no serious reactions to pfizer vaccine in children aged 5 to 11. and serious adverse reactions were rarely reported. >>> all right, everybody, check out the huge rally in some of these chinese stocks today we are talking gains of 5% to 16%. here's what's going on whether you make cars, drive people around in them, sell music or stream, you are doing well in china today. opinion duo duo billy billy, baidu and iqiyi all up today look at this chart there have been tax loss selling in these names, perhaps investors are looking past that for clearer sailing for 2022 the year to date shot of crane shares >> the news of that government crackdown on tech stocks is having a big impact. >>> a check now on the markets as the dow tries for a seven-

he is reconstructing the security architecture of europe, and what he's actually saying, in addition to those two proposals, he wants the 14 countries that joined nato after the collapse of the soviet union, post-1997 -- the soviet union collapsed in '91 -- those 14 countries, he wants them to no longer have any nato forces in them whatsoever, or any nato weapons. that rolls us back to the cold war status. obviously that would undo nato. it's an unrealistic request to be sure, but just think of the scope of what he is suggesting. that is really what he wants. the sphere of influence over those countries, he resents significantly the fact that they are under the umbrella of nato now when they used to be part of the former soviet union. that is what is driving him. but it gives him an opportunity to play that chip. even though it's unrealistic, he can use it as leverage. much as he is using his troops as leverage. >> gillian: putin sort of yearning for the old days when the soviet union was an empire and had control over all these smaller satellite states. i talked to marc thiessen las

and it has shown it's muscle when it comes to its intention. sport . 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 leader shooting ping at the communist party's annual meeting . this fall, he was symbolically elevated to the same status as the people's republic of china's paramount leader. loud. don't buy a rare resolution back to my party members. the document be laid out. she's understanding of china's past. his vision for china's future. president, seizing ping hasn't left china for nearly 2 years. partly because of the pandemic, but also because he's focused on building his legacy in july ahead of the parties central committee meeting. he made it clear that he's firmly and the driver seat at home and abroad. joe gordon, chinese people will never allowing foreign forces to bully, oppressor and slave us. only one who dares try to do that. we'll have their heads bashed and bloodied against the great wall of steel. forged by over 1400000000 chinese people. this year marks the 100 anniversary of the

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 i think was accused by others in europe that sort of presuming, pursuing german interests rather than, than a broader european approach. and i think, you know, it's going to mean just more confidence. and burbock said this in a, in an interview this week, you know, europe has the leverage over china, china needs european markets, trying to needs european investment. so take more competent approach in, in dealing with china, less self censorship. bell book has said she wants to end this sort of culture of silence. that's it for today. there's more on our web site. we'll leave you today with cheating. king's a, china, this year has seen him and the party exercised greater control over people's lives, directly in pursuit of his vision of a more powerful and united china. thanks for watching and good bye thing with the fight against the corona virus pandemic. how has the rate of infection been developing? what does the latest research say? information and context? the corona virus update the coded 19 special next on d w. then gentleman with are you at any time i am he plays easing me

they get cold and they get them in europe. ready have been less, but then i mean, there's pipeline to play in no way. i'll give you a rush up. they can supply as well, but that's where you have no problem. moment russia has been slow to finish, no gas to the you this year, despite the critical shortage of stocks. some analysts believe the limited deliveries are no quincy stance and accuse 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 cut 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, the government seemed to have decided the answer is more fossil fuels. china has doubled down on coal

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 burbock said this in a, in an interview this week, you know, europe has leverage over china. china needs european markets. china needs european investment. so taking a more confident approach in dealing with china, less self censorship, bow book has said she wants to end this sort of culture of silence. that's it for today. there's more on our web site. we'll leave you today with cheating, kings and china. this year has seen him and a party exercise greater control over people's lives, directly in pursuit of his vision of a more powerful and united china. thanks for watching and goodbye with the fight against the corona virus pandemic. how has the rate of infection been developing? what are the latest research, se, information and context? the corona virus off day, because like 19 special next on d, w. on the road with super heroes. my mission is clear. you can still good antony con. felicia explored germany. they dive in and they check everything out. there's a lot going on in their local. germany tried and tested with d. w. o . germany now has some of the world's strictest rules

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 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, to citizens because we know what the citizens want. we have the euro barrow meter. we have surveys, like it's in the gaze also in britain. 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 do recommendations you said to regain people as trust in democracy. we need to fundamentally revisi

germany, the biggest economy in europe, you may be aware of this, they're in the process of potentially legalizinge recreational marijuana israel is another area but in general, the u.s. is the holy grail of cannabis, the market that every company, whether in america or in canada, that's where they want to be because there's produceability here at the state level and potentially the federal level but people are willing to spend the dollars on the cannabis experience >> frank holland thanks very much. >> trying to figure out what frank thought your area of expertise was, understanding germany because being from the uk you understand europe or your expertise in another market. >> i decided not to say it there, but i was going to say, frank is right to say this is going to be a bigger market. we grew up desperate to have a beer before you're legally allowed. we're more focused on alcohol where here it's a bit of a mixture between the two. it's about the fake ids getting you into a pub a little sooner than you meant to. if you were tall, it was helpful. >> this is a conversation for later.