now let's head over to europe and it's a yes since breaks it took full effect when the u. k. left the e. u single market and customs union. the date came with predictions of disaster for the british economy. 12 months later, how as the country coped in december last year, as britain ready to itself for a hard break, that prime minister boris johnson addressed to parliament in his typically confidence dial absolutely no doubt that from january the 1st this country is going to prosper. monterey miss yet, but the reality is the country's woes began almost immediately. britain's chemicals, electrical equipment, machinery, metals, minerals, and textile sectors became hopelessly entangled in the trade deals, so called roles of origin. any goods arriving in britain from abroad and then exported into the e. u. incur accustomed levy and britain supply chains rely on a vast number of parts source from outside the european union. thousands of trucks trying to exit the u. k. were tied up in the red tape. there is no good in this situation as it is full man's too much. you paper walks too

ah, i'm william blue croft, welcome to a very special new year's eve program. much of europe is about to join other parts of the world that have already slid into 2022. let's take you right over to the count down at the brandenburg gate here in berlin. i see them die. and happy new year to everyone watching from berlin may be where you are. you have already had new years, but we are just bringing it in right now. ah ah ah mm. and our very own d, w, correspond at manual shows is right there. where are the parties happening at the brandenburg gate and happy new year to you 1st of all and how are things going down there? how could you yeah, well yeah. well, you can see behind me just a tradition in germany, that's a gate. this has been decades, we've had a few hours here. you can either fire back, but you can also see all around me. the pub make wasn't allowed for the 2nd year. you know, because of that pandemic, people that are just stay at home tonight, not celebrating be good even mesa. bob made an appearance. it's easy up here and here to tell people to back please remain small. good

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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

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the conference on 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 the citizens because we know what the citizens want. 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 do recommendations you said to regain people as trust in democracy. we need to fundamentally revisit

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.

will this now force europe to commit for migration policy? uber hofstadter, brussel, member of the european parliament on the former prime minister, belgium. what happened a much more value. and what before the conflict in 30 minutes on d. w. a, he makes sustainable low cost breaks from plastic ways. i am so excited that i can use a plastic with problem and then you've got sample them to solve a problem and gonna go africa in 90 minutes on d w. oh. i subscribe to d w books. you meet your favorite writer. my only objective when i write is to share what i find beautiful d w books on you to imagine how many portion of lunch us heard out in the world right now. climate change. if any, off the story. this is my place, the way from just one week. how much was going to really get we still have time to go. i'm going all with his subscriber all morning, like the internet knows all sheets, creators, warranty everything. and digitize everything. the hot commodity in this global experiment in our data smart devices are embedded in our daily lives trackin

but what about europe and china? well, it's interesting, rob, i mean, a lot of things seem to be coming together right now. i mean, a lot of different factors that have been going on actually for years. i mean, we've known about a lot of these issues for a long time, and these companies have known about these issues for a long time. and when you think about how it works with the factory or with it with a company like say, intel, you know, they've got 6, maybe 6 more. who knows how many levels of supply chain going on am unclearly. they have made preparations for the fact that this, this legislation is coming coming in. and so now you have this in the u. s. and then now we're dealing with europe with companies like volkswagen continent tal siemens. all of them have recently come out with state. they've come out with statements saying that it's not about the supply chain. they're, they're trying to sort of keep out of the issue. so it's, it's, it's clearly going to be a major factor for european companies. so pressure

will this now force europe to commit to say for migration policy? uber hofstadter, brussel, member of the european parliament on the former prime minister, belgium, what happened to much value and what performed the conflict. 90 minutes on d w. every journey begins with the 1st step and every language with the 1st word. look. niko is in germany to learn german. ah, why not learn with yourself? it's simple online, on your mobile ad, free. t w's, e learning course. eco speak. german made easy. ah, the green a. do you feel worried about the planet? we to i'm kneel, host of the, on the grievance of cost, and to me it's clear. we need to change the solutions are out there. join me for a deep dive into the green transformation. for me to do with ah, well come to the dark side. where intelligence agencies are pulling the strings. there was a before 911 and an after 911. he says, after $911.00, the clubs came off. where organized crime rules were conglomerates and make their own laws. they invade our private lives through surveillance. hidden opaque, secret

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

with these places in europe are smashing all the records into gold adventure just don't lose your grip. it's the treasure map for modern globetrotters. discover some of europe's record breaking sites on youtube and now also invoke form ah, ah, by carbon dioxide emissions are banked it to return to pre pandemic ice. this year. last year they fell significantly during the great lockdown. in china, they bounced back and grew overall due to coal. the crisis has only given climate change, respite and unprecedented consumption. boom is fueling the global economy and people are driving more to avoid getting infected on public transport. then there's the pandemic most visible legacy plastic waist. high on been for solon, millions of people around the world of taken to wearing masks to protect themselves, but they're hurting the environment.

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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

but recent studies point to a reversal of the decline of secrecy and europe assigned that protection and restoration efforts can make a difference. according to a recent study by the aid organization unit, one wise, more than 1400000000 people live in areas with the high water insecurity. among them are 450000000 children. that is one reason why an initiative here any vendor is making those as available in schools and that will private households to bring water closer. this is the knock a volley refugee settlement in western uganda, 130000 people live here. 6 years ago, dean and i've been to fled the democratic republic of congo after rebels killed her husband. in ocoee valley. the lake is the source of water also for drinking for livestock as well. but the water is full of germs. every year, 20000 children under the age of 5 die in uganda of diarrhea disease. one major reason is that they have no choice but to drink dirty water. heat kills germs. so dean and i've been to boils the water, she fetches from the lake. she has 5 children. when i pick out, we will drinking water using cha

talking a lot in recent weeks about the various flight times of missiles if they're launched in eastern europe. if they're launched in ukraine, how long it would take them to reach moscow. and one of the demands that russia has been issuing is for nato not to be able to station any missiles near russian borders. that's one of the demands that russia has issued in recent weeks to the u . s. a. just a reminder that russia is, of course, also pushing against nato expansion towards the east. they don't want ukraine in particular to join nato. futon has made it clear that that is really a red line for russia. that's about spheres of influence, of course, but also about security and is by and really did give that guarantee to put in yesterday. then that would be some movement. then we would be seeing some movement on those talks. you know, just a quick last question. if i made, there would be more talks in january with russia, but also with nato and the o. s. e. so a whole bunch of countries around the table of involving russia. well, having more parties involved somehow make a solution easier. i th

validated on a small scale mold and zinger ones for mo, to become a leader, implementation based daily in europe by 2030 with the world's growing population. conventional food production can't satisfy demand, bought, new technologies and diverse ingredients could help increase sustainability. taked algae commonly found in asian cuisine, but largely overlooked elsewhere. hamburg based viva. mars is bringing alvy to german dinner tables in the form of the beloved breakfast sausage. but these are vague and n nutritious thanks to the moraine component, mixed with spices, potatoes and onions i ran in actuality will go increasingly important in the future to feed the growing population. and they give us so many minerals and vitamins that are important for the body. you know, i am hungry time, you know, that's how we came up with the idea of making products where we incorporate now, given all to come around my home, really for dr. will design into graham to give the body all these minerals vitamins and all the essential nutrients him crop. what so so field, the algae come from an aqua farm of the norwe

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in europe, the scene said since the 60s, we have lost one 3rd of the secret meals that we have. one of the major threats to see grass is, is dead. the amount of 4 of bolt that we have because go it 1st the it travel very fast with just create said big waves. that he, it's the margins of channels and day it roads dead, the course feller the day while the city men would their son march on the sea grass or growing water pollution also threatens see growth species around the globe. stricter legislation has served to improve water quality. andrea formosa, which in turn, has helped to see grass bates to recover and that's benefited one of the lagoons, most iconic inhabitants the see horse. their numbers have dropped by more than 90 percent and recent years, primarily due to illegal fishing and the destruction of their habitats. protective zones and artificial structures like these has been set up to help see horses need something to cling on to josh panama is the driving force behind the c horse project. he's studying the relationship between the animals and see grass as well. those a

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

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 a quarter, but she also says she likes it. the community is tightly net and people help one another on the old school bugle group on this with their 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 of a whole other, the prom and what i wish for most, for my quarter way out of the finance or at least what i would change is to get rid of the drugs here. they're all gone. one evidence of sun summer. there are lots of kids here. the and just like their parents, i'm worried that they'll come in contact with drug, other than a flush and say and ruin their lives. and, and a joke on th

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

he worked at the us state department focusing on relations with the soviet union and russia, europe, and on arms control. thanks for joining us. mr. piper. these were the 2nd talks this month between the 2 presidents. do you think any headway is being made? well, i think the talks a produce a bit of good news. 2 things. one is both sides seem to suggest that they see some possibility for negotiation. i don't think that we're there yet. but there seems to be a sense on both sides, that there may be something to work on. and then the other bit of good news was that the russians confirmed that they agree, there will be 3 sets of talks going on in january. first, a u. s. russian bilateral discussion in john, january 10, anita russia discussion on january 12 and then the conversation of the organization and security corporation, europe, which would bring in everybody. so that seems to be the main use out of this i. so the question still remains are, at the end of the day, the russians put forward some very ambitious proposals. many elements of which are non starters. are they prepared to

but honestly, anybody knows that learning always off the focus on europe. in 30 minutes on d w. i'm 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 full of them. imagine how many portion of love us her now in the world right now, climate change, the very hot story. this is my flex, the way from just one week. how much wife can really get we still have time to go. i'm going on with flex with his subscriber all morning. he was like listen up people. you're headed for climate disaster. and yet, every year government spend hundreds of billions of public funds on fossil fuel subsidies. imagine we'd spend hundreds of billions per year subsidizing giant media yours. that's what you're doing right now. around the world, people are living in poverty. don't you think helping them would make more sense than i don't know? and for the demise of your entire species? you've got a huge opportunity right now as

the focus on europe. in 60 minutes on d, w. o. william, how to think on. it goes on dollars, will i and was how you know if i had known that the boat would be that small, i never would have gone on the tray, but i feel i would not to put myself and my parents in that danger. lou got upset, fema it'll for that. he was leave, would love on centralized london liberty to give them i had serious problems on a personal level and i was unable to live there. but my, tim, good of it, you want to know their story info, migrant clarified and reliable information for my grants does a what does.

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

there are always people who try to work here in europe and communicate with people on other continental dns vases or talk me. they just don't sleep as if normally from of and at some point they implode because they haven't slept for days. went on or else they can only keep themselves awake with pharmaceutical and gibbons. that shows us that we're living being the result of evolution. i'm sure we have a certain space of perception to form from this fed. our science takes us into the very biggest spaces and the very smallest ones invented. and it also tells us that in cosmological terms, is that to have been connected from the very beginning of it as other sock managed to be shut. none of that tells me how to act, how to treat others, how to treat the living nature around me. i think that part of our crisis will be they environmental energy, resource crises, and so on. is that we're just throwing all these concepts of time at each other to see him. these are guns inside the cliff as though uh, we haven't acknowledged how important it is to be mindful that as it says in the bible back ther

right here in northern europe. first they need to take samples. lines is really nice, made it here because you can see like the thickness of them is pretty good for the or will it go back at the research camp, the team examines hundreds of draws samples every month. we can face some of the mineralization here is the, specifically my big brands that we're looking at, which is where the higher grade mineralization is. obviously, titanium canadian and phosphorus that we're looking at because there's extra phosphorus is an essential rule material used in fertilizer. the launch deposits of the nady him, on the other hand, can be used in huge batteries that store energy within electrical power greats. both elements are considered critical materials, along with a range of others, such as lithium rats or graphite. but where does the term critical material come from? a question we put to the founder of the mining company. critical materials is a terminology which is basically comes from europe has been invented by the u, be

the focus on europe. the next on d w. their importance to the economy is huge. but getting hold of them is often a dirty business. critical commodities make us mo bile make our smartphones smart. how can today's global hunger for lithium cobalt and more the satisfied made in germany in 60 minutes on d. w. o. devastated with to how we can with cars carry money, effects of climate change. i mean, felt worldwide before a station in the rain forest continued, carbon dioxide emissions have risen again. young people all over the world are committed to climate protection. what impact will because change doesn't happen on its own. make up your own mind. the w. 4 minds. ah, with hello and a very warm welcome and a to focus.