why on earth is germany lagging behind on this front. we have had a lot of mining in the western part of germany since 1950 and that relates to have a strong connection of the coal miners to the society also to the cartridge entity but also to the political lobbying our framework and that resulted still that we did not manage share to phase out call early on celeste quickly recap germany is dangerously addicted to costs and germany just can't shake its habit. tonnes and tonnes of coal. germany is not that whole world i think we have to do much more related to. around 2030. transport we have to do that transportation transition and the products. much more attractive it's much cheaper. that it's also electric cars which we need on the streets there's a lot to do but hey we've got an image to lose. well it's not just germany's image that's at stake it's the nation's future 2 thirds of german surveyed say protecting the environment is paramount you can see it in the way they love to sold their rubbish their reputed for being recycling world

in germany but also in other countries across the european union yourn. let's bring in our political correspondent thomas sparrow now good morning thomas we hear the foreign minister heikal mosque there saying germany has to vaccinate quickly if we look at what happened with the astra zeneca shot that it was suspended and then reinstated how difficult do you think it will be to restore confidence in this vaccine. it will certainly be very difficult to restore confidence not only in that specific back vaccine but also in germany's overall vaccination program which as you mentioned sumi has been very slow indeed one element with which authorities hope to regain at least part of the trustees by presenting more information about possible side effects to those who will be receiving the astra zeneca vaccine a 2nd element and i think this is particularly important is by making that vaccine available 'd to g.p.'s family doctors who can then administer it to their own patients you know the family doctors have already a relationship of trust with their patients the

why on earth is germany legen behind on this front. we have had a lot of mining in the western part of germany since 1950 s. that relates to have a strong connection of the coal miners to the society also to the cartridge entity but also to the political lobbying our framework and that resulted still that we did not manage to phase out coal earlier so let's quickly recap germany is dangerously addicted to cars and germany just can't shake its habit. tons and tons of coal. dust germany it's not that climate frankly as a whole world i think we have to do much more related to. around 2030. entry development and in the transport area we have to do it at transportation and in the end the products. system a much more attractive much much cheaper and less. friendly car. that it's also electric cars which we need on the streets there's a lot to do but hey we've got an image to lose. well it's not just germany's image that's at stake it's the nation's future 2 thirds of germans surveyed say protecting the environment is paramount you can see it

and now has some power also wants to go to germany to work. i wish she wouldn't not this year anyway not while we're still dealing with a pandemic. if you went to germany i worry all the time. that there are. so many local residents have left clues that some businesses who brought in workers from asia to fill the gap usually worked at low paying jobs. so these men from sri lanka came to romania in late 29 tain all of them are unskilled workers. including 39 year old. sri lanka to look forward to the age of 18 he married and had a son he hasn't seen his family for more than. that was my wife just now i'll go upstairs where the signals better and then i'll call her back. i sure could cut down his expenses so that you can afford a good internet connection for these calls he also sends money home. he gets by on the equivalent of about 100 euros a month it's a hard life but to cool it with his family make it worthwhile. i want to see them and talk to them every day. when i see my son's face i feel a little better. it helps me relax and the tension

eastern germany to get to berlin. so us actions in the early summer 1948 appear very provocative to the russians and they push ahead. the americans are pushing ahead much too quickly for russian comfort. and a june 24 1948 soviet union decides to close off access to berlin closing off access meeting closing off road and rail access into the city. the western berliners those people in the american french and british zones of control are suddenly captive captive people's 2.5 million berliners now cut off from their patrons. in the west it's as if the russians are saying you know what you want to have a marshall plan you want to you want to take over your portion of western germany fine. we're going to have berlin if we've earned anything, it's berlin. it's the capital. we're going to control it and impose our will on berlin and just you watch us watch how we how we do it. how easy it's going to be for us. we're just going to shut the doors. you guys can't come in. a major gauntlet has been thrown down to american author

why on earth is germany lagging behind on this front. we have had a lot of mining in the western part of germany since 1950 and that relates to have a strong connection of the coal miners to the society also to the cultural it entity but also to the political lobbying our framework and that resulted still that we did not manage share to phase out coal early absolutes quickly recap germany is dangerously addicted to costs and germany just can't shake its habit. burning. coal. dust germany it's not that climate frankly as a whole world i think we have to do much more related to. 2030. and in the transport area we have to do the transportation and the broader. system much more attractive much more cheaper and less. friendly. that it's also electric cars which we need. to do but hey we've got an image to lose. well it's not just germany's image that's at stake it's the nation's future 2 thirds of german surveyed say protecting the environment is paramount you can see it in the way they love to sort their rubbish their reputed for being recyc

germany out of germany is a special case because sex work is legal there as a result many of these girls appear to be pursuing legal employment otta even though they're actually victims of human trafficking and age fed up but on the face of it. of a club. that. sex work is a lucrative business for organized crime. beings costs less than drugs or firearms and you can sell them not just once but repeatedly every day. marianna peter sellers constantly out in the ballot today she's looking for a girl that was trafficked to germany but is now said to be back in romania we leave the city of tema shrug and head out into the countryside. i want to show you what it's like to grow up in a rural area here. so that you see how these children live in the countryside these girls and women. that so you can see how much pressure there are here and why they choose to become dependent on traffickers. and agreed to do these things and become a part of it. romania and bulgaria are among the poorest countries in the european union in the countryside especially the level of education is low and unemployment r

and now has some power also wants to go to germany to work. i wish she wouldn't not this year anyway not while we're still dealing with a pandemic. if you went to germany i worry all the time all states in greece are that there are. so many nickel residents have left clues that some prisoners who put in workers from asia to fill the gap and usually worked at low paying jobs. these men from sri lanka came to romania in late 29 tain all of them are unskilled workers. including 39 year old. sri lanka to look forward to the age of 18 he married and had a son he hasn't seen his family for more than. that was my wife just now i'll go upstairs where the signals better and then i'll call her back. i sure could cut down his expenses so that you can afford a good internet connection for these calls he also sends money home. he gets by on the equivalent of about 100 euros a month it's a hard life to cool it with his family make it worthwhile. i want to see them and talk to them every day. when i see my son's face i feel a little better. it helps me relax

and i'd like to ask you if that means germany or could mean that germany would be asking other countries to essentially clean up its own nuclear waste mass i mean. it's quite clear all the countries are responsible for their own energy makes but each and every country is responsible for its own race there is no way that germany would ask other countries to take care about overseas it's a big deficit here in germany. and flat spot state secretary for the environment in germany thank you so much for joining us here on the that you news thank you. it watching it over you news coming up next it is to the point with a discussion of how joe biden has changed the u.s. is immigration policy is i'm sorry kelly in berlin don't forget you can always get more in the meantime on our web site to give you talk com you can also follow us on social media at d w news i'm at sarah kelly t.v. take care. to the point sean opinions on your position on the international perspective. u.s. president joe biden wants to reform america's immigration system to make it more passionate humane the applauds the sentimen

this is news lot from berlin germany faces the prospect of a new lock down. chancellor angela merkel says her country could soon introduce emergency measures to combat rising infection numbers but there's growing anger at the sluggish pace of vaccination also coming up. germany honors the scientists who brought hope to the world by developing the 1st widely used codeine team vaccine biotech founders. and to get the german order of merit. and american president joe biden says violence is growing in the us details asian american leaders in atlanta the country cannot remain silent as they warn the victims of tuesday's deadly gun attacks on massage parlors. spicer welcome to the program german chancellor angela merkel says her country could again go into lockdown if corona base coronavirus case numbers continue to rise a decision could come as soon as monday she was speaking after a virtual summit on the country's troubled vaccination program. national and regional leaders agreed to measures to speed things up but anger is growing. another rebirth for german i ca

also coming up the main jacoba germany's chancellor apologizes and backtracks own words easter lockdown plans on the america overturns a decision to send the country into a 5 day call number has been going to shut down she now says the plans were quote instant but they're still no it's a new strategy and it is again a political deadlock in israel the latest election and delivers in a decisive results a long serving prime minister benjamin netanyahu and his victory he doesn't appear to have enough to see the suits to form a coalition. thank you so much for your company everyone well it is a speech expected some market a major shift in u.s. policy secretary of state anthony blinken hopes to revitalize u.s. ties with its nato allies he is about address any moment now a summit of the nato foreign ministers in brussels transcripts of mr blinken supplants speech suggests that he'll address some of the most of vice of issues facing the transatlantic alliance he'll tell nato member. as if it's expected that the united states sees china as a threat to collective security but he won't force them

a threat to democracy germany's largest opposition party the far right alternative for germany is placed under surveillance by the country's domestic intelligence agency its extremist position. and the death toll from protests in myanmar rises as the military steps up its crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators. hello i'm clay richards and welcome to the show the leaders of germany's 16 federal states and chancellor angela merkel have agreed to extend the country's coronavirus lockdown measures until the 28th of march but merkel said a number of measures would soon be relaxed if infection rates allow the announcement comes after talks with the regional leaders stretched into the night after the state premiers but portably disagree on a number of details here's what chancellor merkel said after the negotiations wrapped up. then fish didn't you know i must we are at the threshold of a new phase of the pandemic in annoying thoughts they're going to mean it's a phase which we can't go into carelessly but i think it's important to say with justified hope we go to speak the garment. off knowi

if you went to germany i worry all the time the race that. so many local residents have left clues that some piece misses who brought in workers from asia to fill the gap usually worked at low paying jobs. these men from sri lanka came to romania in late 29 tain. all of them are unskilled workers. including 39 year old. show cofer slit sri lanka to look forward to age of 18 he married and had a son he hasn't seen his family for more than. that was my wife just now i'll go upstairs where the signals better and then i'll call her back and. i sure could cut down his expenses so that you can afford a good internet connection for these calls he also sends money home he gets by on the equivalent of about 100 euros a month it's a hard life but the calls with his family make it worthwhile. i want to see them and talk to them every day. when i see my son's face i feel a little better. it helps me relax and that tension inside me just goes away. sugar has worked in kuwait dubai and singapore his life there wasn't much better than a decent now i don't k

in the 1950s germany tapped its feet to you know music from the likes of elvis presley. and bill haley. the music captured the sight geist the music was kanchi to but 1st and foremost it captured a way of life you'd hear a great song and then you'd go out and buy the record and listen to it and play it at the next party. in. the 19th sixties rock and revolution german concerts by the beatles and the rolling stones often got a little out of hand. punk rock arrived in the 1970 s. . rules of the german roost. lindenberg ventured into east west politics in the eighty's the west german rockers got to perform in communist east germany. did u.s. rock musician bruce springsteen his 988 gig in east berlin was the biggest open a concert in the other germany's 40 year history. he did it absolutely in germany had the crazy idea that if we let the big questions into play concerts that would satisfy our young people and help us control them. the idea was doomed to failure the burden wall fell in november $989.00 and $1.00 song became the month of german reunification. farther. down to

this is the news live from berlin germany's chancellor faces lawmakers to explain her troubles pandemic policy on the american defense the european union's decision to procure vaccines jointly despite growing frustration over germany's slow rollout in a 3rd wave of infections also coming off. of all the supply of astra zeneca vaccine heats up as e.u. leaders meet to discuss their strategy britain wants them not to block exports to the u.k. . and a hotly anticipated eruption an icelandic volcano rolls back to life after 900 years of lying dormant locals flock to the rivers of lava but they're being warned don't get too close. as welcome to the program german chancellor angela merkel has defended her handling of the pandemic in a speech in germany's parliament she said that lockdown measures would have been effective but new variants of the coronavirus mean infection numbers are rising across europe she said that germany is currently relying on mass testing to control try to control its 3rd wave of. sections of germans to take up the offer of free tests how's been growing all over the slo

and now has some power also wants to go to germany to work. i wish she wouldn't not this year anyway not while we're still dealing with a pandemic. if you went to germany i worry all the time. that there are. so many local residents have left clues that some prisoners who put in workers from asia to fill the gap usually worked at low paying jobs. these men from sri lanka came to romania in late 29 tain. all of them are unskilled workers. including 39 year old. sri lanka to look forward to the age of 18 he married and had a son he hasn't seen his family for more than a. that was my wife just now i'll go upstairs where the signals better and then i'll call her back. i should cuts down his expenses so that he can afford a good internet connection for these calls he also sends money home he gets by on the equivalent of about 100 euros a month it's a hard life but the cools with his family make it worthwhile. i want to see them and talk to them every day. when i see my son's face i feel a little better. it helps me relax and the tension inside me j

germany please an important role. then germany's voice is very significant within the context of pan international for one. we have a writers in exile programme that was created by the minister of culture in 2000. it was to pay off a debt of gratitude for writers who had to flee germany in $133.00 refuge abroad or . now we can persecuted writers and from all over the world to the workings of. the men and i think only the very thought of. when the nazis came to power in 1933 a whole generation of writers was silenced their works were banned and burned their lives were threatened many fled others were killed today german cities such as where the nazis held their rallies taken exiles from all over. the service of course it's just a trick of the ocean. there are many writers who need our help and. that's why many make their own way if they can and their place of refuge is often berlin. it's a bit of home away from home for a syrian in exile at the pergamon museum in the historic center of berlin. first tours for refugees

this is news coming to you live from berlin germany's chancellor faces lawmakers to explain her pandemic policy and political defends the european union's decision to cure vaccines jointly despite growing frustration over germany's slow rollout and a 3rd wave of the fact. another publication from north korea japan says fired 2 ballistic missiles into the sea the 1st such test since u.s. president joe biden took office also coming up a hotly anticipated eruption and icelandic volcano roars back to life after 900 years flying. locals to the rivers of lava but they've been warned not to get too close. and i'm terry martin welcome to the program german chancellor merkel has defended her handling of the pandemic in a speech in germany's parliament she said that lockdown measures would have been effective but new variants of the credit iris mean infection numbers are rising across europe she said that germany is currently relying on mass testing to try to control its 3rd wave of infections and urged germans to take up the offer of free rapid testing. frustration has been growing over the slow

why on earth is germany lagging behind on this front. we have had a lot of mining in the western part of germany since 1950 and that relates to a base strong connection of the coal miners to the society also to the culturally dentity but also to the political lobbying our framework and that resulted still that we did not manage share to phase out coal earlier so let's quickly recap germany is dangerously addicted to cars and germany just can't shake its habit. cold. germany it's not that climate frankly as a whole world might think we have to do much more related to. around 2030. transport we have to do that transportation. and the broader. system much more attractive much much cheaper and less. friendly. that it's also electric cars which we need on the streets. but hey we've got an image to. stake it's the nation's future 2 thirds of german surveyed say protecting the environment is paramount you can see it in the way they love to sort their rubbish their reputed for being recycling world champions you've got a bit of a plastic one of

many people in germany are torn at the prospect of a 3rd lockdown. guys that i'm not thrilled to because it's been going on for a year now and at some point you're really done with it all i lived or even i'd rather we open just live it's boring there's a good feeling there are many covert cases now and we have to be careful. because if we keep everything open then infection numbers will go up and that's a problem. but if we close everything that means many businesses will go bust. thank you. can still hopes to avoid bankruptcy she still wants to sell her homemade cakes for many years to come. thomas people here in germany are understandably frustrated with the slow rollout of vaccines is there any sign that the vaccine rollout is going to speed up. you already saw some of that frustration when you mentioned those protests of the weekend many of the people actually attending those protests are described as coronavirus skeptics and although they do represent among a minority here in germany if you look generally at what people think about germany's kno

germany's id t.v. log and co will produce the single dose johnson and johnson corona virus vaccine over the next 3 months the vaccine received conditional approval for use in europe last week he will use capacity previously reserved by japan's to cater to make during fever shots he is already producing astra zeneca is coping $1000.00 jobs as well as developing its own shot against the coronavirus french food giant and on has dismissed its chief dismiss its chairman after months of complaints about the company's poorly performing shares a man will favor took the helm of the no one in 2017 and quickly but heads with ak to the shareholders over social issues and layoffs shares were up in early morning trading at the news of favors departure. china's economic rebound has kept has continued official data shows industrial production spiking more than 35 percent on year the biggest bounce in decades for retail sales also beat expectations with almost 34 percent growth and strong numbers are distorted however

and contrast to germany started x. in aiding the very old people so those then they went down through the age groups from starting from the very old one and we also we did not see this kind of side effect in the older people to turn in the next and they did i'm not aware really of the numbers of young people of our critical in. the u.k. the other thing is that we heard from the u.k. . colleagues that they are at the moment evaluating the. let's say the messages of outside of sates or going to wait for the singhs will develop in grade 3 and will probably as securely do the very interest of the data from the u.k. but again this is really interfere the data we have. then we should see to it for now that astra zeneca has been made unavailable for a lot of the population of germany i mean are there going to be any other vaccines in the pipeline that will be approved and can be used in germany's vaccine rollout . yes we are waiting for the johns the vans and we've seen as you know which is already approved. and will it will

many businesses in germany fear for their existence some have already given up. meanwhile covered cases in germany i increasingly rapidly since restrictions were eased and schools and some shops were opened more people on the move exposing themselves to the risk of infection even the start of texan nations and germany won't be enough to counter this research as warm often bigots even if we have already vaccinated many of the elderly there's still a large but portion of people who haven't been given that we still haven't vaccinated enough that is why the number of patients in intensive care units vies against the shots when most of us. germans are torn at the prospect of a possible knock down. the guys that i'm not thrilled because it's been going on for a year now and that's some point you're really done with it. my brother open and just live it's boring script many covers cases now and we have to be careful. and if we keep everything open then in fact anonymous will go up and that's a problem but if we close everything that means many will go bust again. thank y

germany everyone knows is way behind other nations like the u.s. and the u.k. when it comes to vaccinations what's being done to make up lost ground homes. one of the aspects that's being done which hopefully will help up to speed up the vaccination rolled out on the 100 give it more flexibility as well as a revitalized trust on this vaccination rollout is a clue to g.p.'s and family doctors in the whole process of administering the vaccines that's something that very probably will begin in april but as you mentioned terry correctly germany has had a painfully snow vaccination rollout and this is just increasing all these tensions that we're seeing here in this country and also the frustration among part of germany's population told us thank you very much that was our political correspondent thomas sparrow is a quick roundup of some of the stories making headlines roll world today 10 people including a police officer have been killed in a shooting at a supermarket in the u.s. state of colorado and injured suspect has been detained the attack in the city of boul

germany. the russians, it appeared were not going to treat germany as a single nation and work cooperatively with the western states. in the eyes of these american administrators, they seemed to be acting unilaterally in germany. especially in the area of reparations and dismantling of german economic assets. the americans saw the russian behavior as predatory. i think that is a good word to describe the attitude, or at least await the americans saw russia, predatory, chip -- dealing with germany as if it was conquer territory. the soviets, they felt were clearly going to occupy germany only in their own national interests, not in the cooperative interests of the four occupy powers. that was an american perception. was it the reality? this is the great question, but that was the perception. it was not just in germany that trouble was brewing. germany was the main focus of these tensions early on, but it was not just their. officials believe they cite a pattern emerging elsewhere. they felt tha

germany out of germany is a special case because sex work is legal there as a result many of these girls appear to be pursuing legal employment opportunity even though they're actually victims of human trafficking and age fed up but on the face of it employees of a club. sex work is a lucrative business for organized crime human beings cost less than drugs or firearms and you can sell them not just once repeatedly every day. marianna peter sellers constantly out and if out today she's looking for a girl that was trafficked to germany but is now said to be back in romania we leave the city of tema shrug and head out into the countryside. which. i want to show you what it's like to grow up in a rural area here. so that you see how these children live in the countryside these girls and women. that so you can see how much pressure there are here and why they choose to become dependent on traffickers. and agreed to do these things and become a part of it project by. romania and bulgaria are among the poorest countries in the european union and in the countryside especially the level of educat

and now has some power also wants to go to germany to work. i wish she wouldn't not this year anyway not while we're still dealing with a pandemic. if you went to germany i worry all the time all star race in greece or that there are. so many local residents have left clues that some prisoners who put in workers from n.z. to fill the gap a usually worked at low paying jobs. these men from sri lanka came to romania in late 29 tain all of them are unskilled workers. including 39 year old. to look for work at the age of 18 he married and had a son he hasn't seen his family from. that was my wife just now. stairs where the signals better and then i'll call her back. i sure could cut down his expenses so that you can afford a good internet connection for these calls he also sends money home. he gets by on the equivalent of about 100 euros a month it's a hard life but the cools with his family make it worthwhile. i want to see them and talk to them every day. when i see my son's face i feel a little better. it helps me relax and the tension inside m

from germany. vaccination program. promises to vaccinate vaccination vaccinate and flexibility to traditional german. also on the program germany honest its scientists thankful to the world by developing the 1st. sheet and. will go down in history. the u.s. and china are set to resume bad tempered superpower talks the 1st under president. beijing a threat to global stability while china accuses the u.s. . to the program of germany's federal and state leaders have held a virtual summit to discuss the country's stalled vaccination drive the european countries germany is dealing with a 3rd wave of infections following the summit. speeding up the vaccination progress process these include a lot of family doctors patients and possibly even ordering russia's vaccine so far less than 10 percent of germans have been vaccinated far fewer than in the u.s. or in the u.k. . talking about the vaccination drive. be a voice on we want to plan for making it will become faster and more flexible in your voice and we want to demonstrate

as well and we heard the health minister of germany saying they're very clearly germany is heading into a 3rd wave with exponential growth and that we simply don't have enough vaccine material right now now d.w. did actually look at evidence to try to clear up this idea that millions of doses are going on used and our reporters talking to regional officials about 10 days ago we're not able to confirm that at least not at that level in some regions there seem to be some very few doses that get prepared but not administered in general it's a slightly different picture when it comes to astra zeneca and in some regions of the country there do seem to be some doses of astra zeneca vaccine that are going on used now that may have something to do with the vaccine skepticism that has been reinforced by all the back and forth on the seneca for example if it's safe for older people and now of course the decision this week to stop that scene's using astra zeneca temporarily of course won't have eased mistrust in that vaccine. germany's federal and state governments having another corona meeting to

the economics magazine in germany. 90 minutes w. . the little guys this is the 77 percent is the platform for the office to speak issues his share ideas. you know what it looks like. from young people did he have the solutions to future moms. to 77 percent now f e m d w you know. how does a virus spread. panic and when will all this. just through the talk. and weekly radio. if you would like any more information on the chrono laroche or any other science topic you should really check out our podcast wherever you get your podcast you can also find us at dot com slash science. this is the news live from berlin the news medical regulator tells governments to keep using astra zeneca coronavirus vaccine the head of the european meth since agency says the benefits outweigh the risks of side effects an investigation continues into reports that the vaccine could be linked to red block clubs. also coming up u.s. secretary of state antony blink of the arrives in south korea as washington tries to get asian allies on saw it in the face of growin

so where does germany stand right now. well according to law who is the chief medic of the whole world call institute the chief advisor to the government there who's been seen alongside the health minister on the german chancellor throughout the crisis we are heading here in germany right into a 3rd wave he says we're in the midst of it and this is only a couple of days after the germans saw those long almost 3 months of a lockdown partially lifted some shops allowed to open some schools across the country and the government left that line of always responding with a lockdown to increasing numbers the incidence rate is rising sharply just over the past 24 hours and the big question mark now is after those partial lifting the germany might have to go in to get tighter docked and once again that decision though won't be made before the 22nd of march when angela merkel meets her state premiers again at the same time michelle if we look at vaccinations that there were plans to have family doctors or primary care physicians are

why on earth is germany lagging behind on this front. we have had a lot of mining in the western part of germany since the 1950 and that relates to of a strong connection of the coal miners to the society also to the cartridge entity but also to the political lobbying framework and that resulted still that we did not manage should to phase out call early absolutes quickly recap germany is dangerously addicted to cars in germany just can't shake its habit. cold. leave us germany it's not that climate frankly as a whole world i think we have to do much more related to this. around 2030. entry development and in the transport area we have to do that transportation transition and the product. system and much much much much. less. that it's also electric cars which we need on the streets there's a lot to do but hey we've got an image to lose. well it's not just. steak it's the nation's future 2 thirds of germans surveyed say protecting the environment is paramount you can see it in the way they love to sold their rubbish their reputed for bei

many people in germany are torn at the prospect of tighter restrictions. or guys that i'm not thrilled to because it's been going on for a year now and at some point you're really done with it all alan dory evil i'd rather we open than just live it's boring it's good to feel good there are many cases now and we have to be careful. for this just so that any so i guess if we keep everything open then infection numbers will go up and that's a problem. but if we close everything that means many businesses will go bust thanks. to avoid bankruptcy she still wants to sell her homemade cakes for many years to come. are to thomas is still with us thomas give us a sense of the level of acceptance for these tighter restrictions among the majority of germans. there was a recent poll actually last week and around 38 percent of germans said that the measures that were currently in place were ok were acceptable and the rest of those who were asked were actually divided between those who believe measures go too far and those who believe measures don't go far enough so you

germany please an important role. then germany's voice is very significant within the context of pen international for one. of the writers in exile program that was created by the minister of culture in 2000. it was to pay off a debt of gratitude for writers who had to flee germany in 1933 found refuge abroad or. now we can persecuted writers and from all over the world to. even in the very thought of. when the nazis came to power in 1933 a whole generation of writers was silenced their works were banned and burned their lives were threatened many fled others were killed today german cities such as where the nazis held their rallies taken exiles from all over. the service of course it's just a trick of the ocean. there are many more writers and. that's why many make their own way if they can and their place of refuge is often berlin. it's a bit of home away from home for a syrian in exile at the pergamon museum in the historic center of berlin. first tours for refugees she explains the history of the exhibits and how

thousands of romanians come to germany to earn a decent living. in the romanian job market the gap is filled by asian workers by a social dumping. it's a spiral of desperation a. close up. 90 minutes on d w. i was issued when i arrived here i slept with 6 people in a room as ern thin. it was hard i was fair. i even got white hairs that. lending the german language head me a lot this gives me a little bit nipping to interact with the place you want to know their story the muslims the fighting and reliable information for migrants. they've been robbed of their soul that's what a people experiences when their heritage is taken from them. countless cultural artifacts were brutally stolen from africa by colonialists and carted off to europe . these thefts left wounds that have yet to heal what should be done with the stolen north from africa. stolen soul starts april 13th on t w. this is the dog from berlin germany is in a quote new pandemic at least that's the assessment from chancellor merkel of the coronavirus crisis talks tracked well into the morn

germany honors the scientists who brought hope to the world by developing the 1st covert 19 vaccine biotech founders of those then trichy and who are shaheen to get the german the order of merit. u.s. president joe biden condemns what he calls a skyrocketing spike in anti asian violence in the united states the president tells asian american leaders that in atlanta the u.s. cannot stand silent as the city mourns the victims of choose days deadly gun attacks on asian massage parlors. welcome to the program german chancellor angela merkel says her country faces a potential new lockdown if case numbers continue to rise she was speaking after a virtual summit to discuss the country's 2. vaccination program. national and regional leaders agreed to measures to speed up the process but they're under pressure as a over the slow vaccine rollout grows. another rebirth for jim and i call on balance temple health and port was used to bring in food to the city's west during the cold war after closure it has refugees during the 25th crisis and now it's being used as a massive vaccination center. those wh

many people in germany are torn at the prospect of a 3rd lockdown. guys that i'm not thrilled to because it's been going on for a year now and at some point you're really done with it all allan dorris people i'd rather we open just live it's boring script feeling there are many covert cases now and we have to be careful. that. if we keep everything open then infection numbers will go up and that's a problem. but if we close everything that means many businesses will go bust. thank. you can still hopes to avoid bankruptcy she still wants to sell her homemade cakes for many years to come. people here in germany are understandably frustrated at the slow roll out of the vaccination campaign is there any sign that the vaccination rollout is going to get faster terry there's no doubt that there's frustration on germany's very slow vaccination rollout in fact a vast majority of germans believe it's not going the way it should it's going badly or very badly undocks while thirties have been trying to speed up the vaccination program one of the key areas that

americal says the credit virus crisis in germany has taken a dangerous turn. we basically have a new time to make the mutation from great a person has taken over which means we have a new virus. of course of the same kind but with very different properties it is clearly more lethal more contagious and contagious for longer. spring in our political correspondent thomas sparrow told us germany is tightening restrictions in the face of what chancellor merkel is calling a new pandemic what are we looking at. it was a very long very controversial meeting which had its main announcement in the middle of the night terry and that's that extension of germany's lockdown until mid april basically what that means is that what was already closed like cultural venues and leisure facilities will remain closed but in addition to that and specifically referring to the upcoming easter holiday there will be even tighter measures to prevent people from traveling a lot and from having too many contacts this was the very controversial issue at the meeting that was held in the germa

this is the deed of you'd use a lot of from berlin germany faces the prospect of a new lock down. chancellor says her country could soon introduce emergency measures to combat rising infection numbers but there is growing anger at the sluggish pace of vaccinations also coming up. of course from the ground as a long dormant volcano comes to life in iceland we ask a seismologist in reykjavik about the possible dangers. and president joe biden says asian violence is growing in the united states he tells asian american leaders and a lot of the country cannot remain silent as they mourn the victims of tuesday's deadly gun attacks on massage parlors. welcome to the program german chancellor says her country could again go into lockdown if corona virus case numbers continue to rise a decision could come as soon as monday she was speaking after a virtual summit on the country's troubled vaccination program national and regional leaders agreed measures to speed things up but anger is growing. another rebirth for a german icon bolin stempel fairport was used to bring in food to the city's w

we're going to the relations as you're looking on from germany between. russia and america how is that going to go then do you think of course not and i've been pretty outspoken about this this this. government wants conflict awards wants war the want scapegoats trump didn't want war he had to go i've been saying this time and again of course it was not wise it was terrible but i thought the response by president putin was very measured so we can only hope that this will pass and that the war party will not win out and that there's enough reason there to deescalate and not to further escalate what about relations in the coming years or the immediate term between germany and america with a new president there how's that going to go do you think. well to some extent fortunately germany is getting less important asia's getting more importance of the the focus on germany is not as much but it's still a cornerstone of u.s. strategy in europe and therefore it has to be kept within the u.s. confines of the u.s. strategy and we will see how that goes and of cours

calls him a hostage beijing for the story also coming up her version sings back to kent to walk down as germany faces the good with the corona virus infections and so on going medical wants to go back on recently eased restrictions but that could deal a single goal for many small businesses already about to go bust. mark thank you so much for your company everyone well we start in brussels where the european union has imposed sanctions on china over human rights abuses against the country's weaker muslim minority in a foreign minister's agree to blacklist chinese officials in a drop in a raft rather of measures targeting alleged human rights offenders around the world these are the use 1st sanctions against china since the blocs arms embargo in 989 following the time and square crackdown. all right let's bring in. who is in brussels monitoring these developments for you and following that you foreign ministers are meeting their parents fill us in on the details 1st what exactly are the consequences of these punitive measures well the consequences for the 4 individuals and the one company that a

germany is the biggest buyer of the nation's cheap clothing. at factories like this one in dhaka an army of textile workers toils endlessly making products for western labels like levis marks and spencer and. millions of jobs have been created in this way. but the single export strategy is now coming back to bite bangladeshis like in germany businesses have to close because of the pandemic in global fashion companies have cancelled orders worth billions. hundreds of factories of shut down poverty now threatens tens of thousands of mainly female workers and their families. one of them is 35 year old charmaine dr money she lives in gaza poor a textile town near dhaka. she used to earn about $125.00 a month as a seamstress but sensor factory closed she no longer has a proper job. she hardly has any money to buy food for her 3 young sons. globalization didn't provide her a western standard of living. but it did at least provide financial stability until now. whatever it is that are now want to. face starvation thanks to the impact of the growing of

germany out of germany is a special case because sex work is legal there as a result many of these girls appear to be pursuing legal employment ata even though they're actually victims of human trafficking up energy fed up but on the face of it employees of a club. sex work is a lucrative business for organized crime human beings cost less than drugs or firearms and you can sell them not just once but repeatedly every day. marianna peter sellers constantly outs and if out today she's looking for a girl that was trafficked to germany but is now said to be back in romania we leave this city of tennis fun and head out into the countryside. i want to show you what it's like to grow up in a rural area here. so that you see how these children live in the countryside these girls and women. that so you can see how much pressure they're under and why they choose to become dependent on traffickers. and agreed to do these things and become a part of it he said. romania and bulgaria are among the poorest countries in the european union in the countryside especially the level of education is low and

thousands of romanians come to germany to earn a decent living. and on the romanian job market the gap is filled by asian workers by a social dumping basis. it's a spiral of desperation. close up. next to bondi to. more than 1000 years ago europe witnesses a huge construction boom. with christianity firmly established there is a greater demand for houses of worship. and both religious and secular leaders are eager to display their power so churches become palaces. the race begins who can create the tallest biggest and most beautiful structures. stone masons builders in the projects compete with each other to build even good projects. this. is home massive churches with towers that pierce the clouds like skyscrapers are created a. contest of the cathedrals stars people 12 on t.w. . several german meat packing plants was hit last year by the coronavirus thousands of workers were. also my memo never go back to germany was as it was the worst experience i've ever had a spotter than a mic.

has offended relishing in islamophobia racism and the glorification of germany's past. your friends and the nazis are just a bet of bird poop and are 1000 year history. some e.f.t. members openly support the xenophobic movement. among them extreme right wing of bjorn who he's the party's loaded and most aggressive anti immigrant rabble rouser and isn't for this nation except that the children and youth in their own country regard school as a nightmare because they are bullied beaten and tom mentored there by migrant. founded the parties in town who group the way in which german security authorities flagged as right wing extremist in response the wing was dissolved however its leader and supporters remain active in the party but now germany's intelligence service says the entire party is under surveillance. let's take a closer look at this with doctors fenya krauss a political scientist at the university of vienna welcome to t.w. let's start with the significance of this move what do you make of it. yeah well it's definitely mary are important and significant move past a