goodness, refugees from nazi germany were returned to germany after the war. they didn't complain they spent six years somewhere else and had to learn english, whether they were in south africa, the united states, france, wherever. it seems a bit strange that instead of saying, wow, i was a guest of germany for six years, i was given a good education, i was able to educate myself, now i come back, instead of which he's complaining. he may have good reason. but you know, there's this other side that he had, you know, he had opportunities here. >> he goes back to a war zone. he doesn't come back to a germany where there was no war again. and at the same time these two countries are so different. that situation was very different than this situation. and -- >> coming back to germany in 1945, everything is in ruins. come on. >> he didn't decide on his own. >> we don't know. he obviously doesn't want to be where he is. i can understand that. but on the other hand, it is the law. >> laws can be unjust. >> nazis had laws, taliban had laws. >> it's a law, internationa

in germany, we have 16 states. i hope even now, canada or britain, will take some of these very, very vulnerable women and girls for medical treatment to europe or to canada. because there is still nearly 2000 yazidi women and girls who were held by so—called islamic state, and they are now living in camps? yes, and the number will probably rise, because after mosul and raqqa, we have still 3,400 women and girls in the hands of is. what will happen with them when they are freed? they need urgent help. and for that reason, it is very important that another country can support these women. and you've explained about some of the cases that you've come across, but i wonder if you could give us some more examples of the kind of tragic cases you've come across when you are interviewing these women. the most case that impressed me, because i'm a father, i have two daughters myself, was a 26 years woman, who was taken in the hands of is. she was from sinjar, a small village, with three children, her husband, his father,

he isa germany. my guest isjens spahn. he is a rising star in germany. will german politics reshape europe? jens spahn in berlin, welcome to hardtalk good evening stephen and london. it is good to see you. we start with tra ns—atla ntic london. it is good to see you. we start with trans—atlantic relations as seen from berlin. i think we have two start with the impact of donald trump. how would you say germany perceives donald trump's administration right now? well, let's said that the way the president is using twitter and talking is very unusual for germans. we are not used to that, but nevertheless, i think when it comes to the issues he brings to the table, and the administration brings the table, when it comes to nato, the table, when it comes to nato, the question if we do enough here in europe for our own defence, when it comes to trade, for example trade with china, where the issues to. we just had this argument with the steel union of europe and china. when it comes to syria, there are issues we can work on together. and i want to focus on th

but he doesn't live in turkey, he lives in germany. after last july's failed military coup in turkey, an estimated 6000 informants are said to be monitoring kurds and others perceived to oppose the government in ankara, right here in germany. >> the memories still haunt yuksel koc. three of his turkish political allies were executed at a kurdish cultural center. french investigators were never able to solve the case, but prosecutors suspect the turkish secret police were behind the murders. since then, koc has feared for his life. at home in northern germany, he has received a number of death threats in the mail and via text message. >> even if our cover is blown, life is short, so we might as well enjoy it. >> koc suspects that turkish secret police are behind the threats. he's a member of a group with ties to the kurdish workers' party, the pkk, which is prohibited in turkey and germany. authorities in both countries are suspicious of people who have links to it, but koc has committed no crime and germany is providing him police prot

germany has introduced in ambitious -- an ambitious plan that would -- germany wants to stress development rather than outright aid. reporter: this is a big event for german development minister. germany has drafted what it calls a marshall plan with africa. it is designed to create a framework for more german investment on the african continent. he told of the summit is less aid, more economic development. >> africa wants partnership. but we asking for a bit more than we have had. fighting corruption and promoting human rights. then as partners, we will be able to develop our economic relationship, business to business. reporter: german companies have been standoffish about the market. the german economy minister wants to change that. >> we have to advertise to german companies that we will cover them against nonpayment if they do business in an african country. this will give them more courage. reporter: the african company representatives at the summit are keen to deeper ties with germany. >> what we are looking for is a partnership that would engage in transfer of investment capital, t

we have so many women in germany. everyday, fathers and brothers choose the man that women have to marry... a strange issue for you to fight on. ..if i criticise it, as i have done last weekend, people call me right wing. it used to be a very liberal approach and i keep on saying that. it is a strange issue for you to fight on. every academic analysis tells us there are only a few hundred women in the whole of germany who where the burqa. it is a very, very small issue that you have chosen to make into a big political issue. also, what if these women actually want to wear the burqa? where do you stand on women's rights then? actually, a woman that wants to wear at burqa might be wrong in our societies. these are open deliberative societies. every day, i have to see people i might not like and their opinions and that's normal, that is an open society. how would this interview be, stephen, if the two of us were just covered on our faces discussing these issues? that's not our liberal, open society. that's not our wester

germany has gone out on a limb there. because we don't have this long-standing experience in africa. it is quite a dangerous mission. we know it is a peacekeeping mission, but we know there is lively terrorist activity. we have done this in order to demonstrate our bond with the french to try and alleviate the burden on the french forces, because the french have a very high burden through terrorist activities in their home ground. so we have shoulder that and it shows that we are indeed ready and willing to embark on a new course. >> the next question comes from the front row here. do we have a microphone? >> my question to you is, what can we do to protect our democratic processes from fake and false news? and are you worried about the important elections we face this year in europe? thank you. chan. merkel: well, whether we can actually do that before the elections, i do not know. but obviously, we ought to be , well, vigilant. estonia knows well what you are talking about. you have had that experience. in the civil are

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and germany is aware of its responsibility. i would like to see a situation happening where even in the election campaign, the defense expenditure, as we increase our defense expenditure last budget by 8%, we cannot do more, because it has to be absorbed. we need capability. sheer numbers will not be sufficient. it has to be absorbed somehow. i think we ought to pursue this course. but the bone of contention will "you do not increase your defense expenditures, so you're not doing something for security." also with development corporation, it goes some way into expanding defense. should -- we have used it for the refugees, but that is not the only thing we need to do. we have to work with the violent cooperation on the ground. security is not to be seen in a comprehensive way. we look at our conservation to the united nations. when we help in crisis prevention. when we help people in their home countries live a better life and therefore prevent crises, this is also a contribution. so i will not be drawn into a debate who is more

something catching on in germany. they want to put a fly in your soup quite literally. >> take mealworms and roast them like pine nuts. chocolate is an ideal accompaniment to many insects. first of all, chocolate makes a very nice sauce. and it tastes good, so it's a good thing. especially for beginners. he recommends the chocolate covered grasshoppers as a topping for fruit. he has been cooking with and selling insects for the past four years. so far, insects have not been approved as a food for industrial processing in germany. but the eu looks set to change that as early as 2018. chefs who buy larger amounts to use in their restaurants. >> the ancient greeks and romans eight insects as a delicacy. and until the 1920's, people in germany and france made soup out of ladybugs. we are not so far away from that. it just got forgotten at some point. >> a restaurant in hamburg would like to revive that culinary tradition. for three years, it has had an insect plate on the menu and includes deep-fried mealworms in tempora

germany's health system is convenient but expensive. and that worries doctors like martin, so in order to save money in the long term, they are putting more effort now and more time with patients into convincing them to stay healthy. it's a lot of time to convince him, to try another way, but it would be better to lose ten kilograms of weight to solve the problem with his diabetes and his hypothalamus instead of taking pills. do you have the time now under this system? yeah. doctors here in the black forest have been given a financial incentive to make patients healthier overall byjoining up care. many parts of the nhs are trying to do the same. here, there are cheaper gym sessions, cooking lessons, a music group, it is subsidised by health insurance and it's saving money. as a result, they are spending 6% less on looking after patients. so i asked the health manager running it all, why isn't the rest of germany worried about cost? yeah, the economy runs so well in germany, so the social health institutions and insurance firms have no p

>> germany's state coffers are overflowing. 2016 show to germany post a budget surplus for the third year in a row. high levels of employment, strong consumer spending and a boost in the construction sector were cited as the major factor behind the surplus. the extra cash has helped to berlin to create a large buffer just as it is poised to foot the bill for the million plus migrants who arrived last year. but not everyone is celebrating berlin's financial windfall. in the case of germany, we observed once again that the very large current account surplus of this economy is not healthy for it. moreover this creates a very significant distortions as both the economic and political level for the whole euro area. >> he also insists that increased public spending in germany with increased growth throughout the eu. >> french and german economy ministers have met in paris. they promised to work with the carmaker in its ambitions to create a new european car champion. the french firm wants to buy general motors european division opal. it employs 38,000 people half of the year. they say ther

that is something people are not used to here in germany. a bank account at deutsche bank without paying fees. they are essentially paying for these mistakes in extra costs and fees that they have not seen before. guy: fascinating how the whole thinking story has not been separated from the state or the people. they are essentially paying for theseit feeds back into what is happening with the stories surrounding the euro as well. we will talk about that later. let us stay with banks. we saw what happened on friday. we caught up with the director, gary cohn. he weighed in on the administration's review of dodd-frank. >> we will attack all aspects of dodd frank. care about deep, liquid, transparent and orderly markets. he was standing outside of the white house. he seems to be in the driving seat when it comes to the regulatory story. he was standing outside of the white house. david joins us now. if the u.s. banks get the regulation and get an easier road in front of them, why would i be interested in owning european banks? guest: first off,

germany has a huge trade surplus with the us, but germany obviously has its own bank, but we have the european central bank which is sitting below interest rate policy, which is keeping the euro week. so it will be interesting to see what comes as a result of this fight. also interesting given that germany has an election this year. yes, but the question is whether deutsche learnt or any of the other extreme parties can dislodge angela merkel. mother merkel. but she has to bear in mind the electorate when she responds to peter navarro and others. yes. but when they look towards angela merkel they want stability. they want certainty. there don't want extremes to the left or right. they want someone who will keep europe say. this is a fantastic story, that scientists are able to read people's minds. fantastic. people who have a certain syndrome which means they can't communicate, there could be a solution. so they say. i'm wondering whether this story from the daily telegraph has been a little bit over egged. it is non—invasive technology and they say it can interpret a nswe rs and th

so the notion -- the notion of germany, for example, of hitler germany, of an ariane race of such unmitigated [ bleep ] excuse me. >> let me ask, since you went there. it's impossible to know anything about your story, much less to read this wonderful text and not come to terms with what it has meant for you even all these years later. we have been born when and where you were tell me about the role that that particular factor has played in your journey. >> i was born in 1941 in the midst of the bombs they began to throw in germany. and my town in the baltic sea was 96% destroyed, and they flew approximately 500,000 bombs over that town. and -- but after the war, you grew up with simply the task of rebuilding a country that you were born in. and you didn't deal with the horrors of the nazi regime until much later. in my case, until 1961 i saw a documentary in an old movie theater on beverly drive and will shire boulevard. the movie was called mein kampf. i said, let me see what that is all about. in germany in the '50s, i left in '59, we had not heard anything really in detail about hitler or

a famous historian of nazi germany once said, more people became anti-semites in germany because they became national socialist. this is another way of formulating what i just said. power magnifies the ideas of those who hold it. if those who hold it appeared to be successful in realms that are important to some segments of the population, the segments of the population will come to think that those other ideas they hold might be more persuasive than i thought at first glance. if the economy flourishes in the 1930s as it appeared to many germans to do, then perhaps, the, the nazis were not so bad after all. perhaps what they say about the jews is not so errant as we thought. at this twisted society that was thoroughly capable of creating an echo chamber, and ideological world in which only its ideas were presented to the public. and in which one cannot challenge those ideas without fear or punishment, and you create a situation that transforms a nation. in 1933 from one in which 55% of the germans had never voted for hitler, to one in 1938 and 39 is a ready to do to the jews, everythi

had become germany's top trading partner in 2015. overtaking france for the first time in more than half a century. inks to an upturn in the u.s. economy and a weaker euro. but trade relations between germany and the u.s. are now in disarray. with the u.s. president donald trump threatening to impose import terrorists and his top traded visor accusing germany of exploiting a week euro to boost exports. those exports seem hard to resist for american consumers. despite last year's dropped to the third largest trading partner, the u.s. remained the number one buyer of products made in germany. anchor: volkswagen has returned to the black as car sales surged to a record high in 2016. the carmaker reports in a profit of 5.1 million it is recoverings emissions scandal. the car giant says it is capping executive pay as it looks to quell widespread anger over bonuses paid even when it occurred losses. chief executives will be limited to a pay package and the top managers will face a cap of 5.5 million euros. nothing captures the glitz and gl

beautiful alpine montana is the size of germany. it's got a population ofjust 1 million, but fewer than 20 refugee families have been resettled in the entire state since the mid—90s. and yet this is where some of the strongest views against immigration can be found. i believe that what we have seen with our president is a phenomenal performance so far. this is a man who couldn't be happier. he voted for donald trump. hollis is heavily involved in local politics and he's a preacher. his christian compassion, though, does not extend to those he feels are a threat to his way of life. there you go, kids, that will keep you warm. if they come among us and then try to enact something, say, sharia law... who is trying to do that? if groups of radical islamic people begin to show up who will eventually attempt to harm our women, those militant people need to understand that the women of montana are armed. is anybody here angry? hollis says those who are protesting against donald trump's immigration policies do not represent the real ameri

he had just arrived in germany and was full of confidence. today, almost one and a half years later, he is disillusioned. he is -- his picture has been misused numerous times and spread online. >> since 2015 my picture has been used three or four times for fake news stories. the first time, my picture was linked to the terror attack in brussels. the last time they said i was involved in a crime was when attackers set fire to a sleeping homeless man in a berlin subway station. all of these allegations are absolutely untrue. but they were published on facebook again and again. he and his lawyer reported the images and asked facebook to remove them. the company says they did. >> we are sorry to hear his concerns with the way people have used his image. we have quickly disabled access to content that has been accurately can't -- reported to us by his representatives. we do not believe that legal action here is necessary or that it is the most effective way to resolve the situation. but for him, that's not good enough. his lawyer said that the ima

europe expects, and germany in particular, he was almost speaking for germany, it wants fully operational businesses to move to germany, and not come from the uk any more. and that is relatively similarto any more. and that is relatively similar to the way europeans do business in the us. now, the us, a european bank of any size, it supposed have what is called an intermediate holding company, and that means a separate bank that is rig goodbye the united states. and thatis rig goodbye the united states. and that is what we are moving to with the use. —— that is seperate to the united states. there is a lot more detail and more of the interview on oui’ detail and more of the interview on our website. do take a look. now, let us talk about nokia! nokia used to be synonymous with the mobile phone. and hmd, the company which recently bought the rights to the nokia brand, is hoping a blast from the past will restore the company back to it former glory. the handset on the left may not look immediately familiar to you. but the handset on the right should ring some bells. nokia is resurrect

syria, germany is in other parts of the world right now. is very much going to the challenge of islamic terrorism. let me address this very openly. the europeans could not cope with finding international islamists who need the strength and power of the estate. the border between the eu and europe, is like a part of it separates from islamic terrorists. that is very much the same in europe. in the ad states thatery important to me is in islam, muslim, it has been our corporative into their tone. those countries, first and foremost have to give a contribution. there is a fourth of the study. you will have to find strong language and distance themselves -- distance themselves from a globalist terrorists. we cannot do it. with the religious authorities. thank you to the impact of terrorism, many fall lead to flight. for example in the neighborhood almost 3 million , jordan has received quite a few as well. we have a responsibility. the eu has a responsibility to bear. expecting those -- excepting those responsibilities, fighting, we as germany

when he was in germany he only learned a few words of german on the streets. he was never offered a language class although he lived near frankfurt for a year. he says he wanted to integrate, but couldn't. still, leaving was hard. >> at the airport i started crying, and the police asked me if i really wanted to return to afghanistan. i said yes. i have to. >> i was really happy that both my brothers had made it to germany. but i was sad, too. i felt very lonely, and cried a lot. i thought i'd never see my brothers again. reporter: for many returnees, the most vivid memories of germany involve bureaucracy. mokhtar fazil also fled to europe via turkey and the balkan route, paying traffickers over 5000 euros. a dangerous journey. >> people told me i would get a house in germany, and find work. but it wasn't like that at all. i lived in a really remote area. reporter: mokhtar ended up in the state of brandenburg, far from any urban center. he'd hoped his wife would be allowed to join him. or that he'd at least be able to send money back to his family. >> i thought

but germany, i would nazi germany is a risk -- i would not say germany is a risk. greg, market risk is one thing, but political is very different. if you asked at the beginning of the year what would happen with exit and donald trump elected president, you would make rash decisions about the markets. things seem to be reacting in your probably the way they should. we have seen spreads move out. you are not back to the euro crisis. --we are not back to the euro crisis. there seems to be a fairly reasonable and rational caution in the markets if you look at the current spreads. i don't think you could say the markets are underpricing the risk, or they are getting too excited. david: talk about that spread with the peripherals. does that indicate we are not looking at a breakup of the e.u.? greg: it this point, as i said, are thatce --the odds le pen will not win. that whoever gets into the second round will beat her. but things can change that same things her way. it may leave a slightly different issue because if they do go to elections, the five-star momentous quit

she was born in germany. grew up in germany. and became radicalized in germany as well. deradicalization prevention, that's very difficult. we need to learn from each other, the united kingdom was one of the first states to start to do this. france, germany, italy, spain, we have had different causes for radicalization and different preventive measures that are necessary, but, again, the focus has to be a lot stronger, the focus of prevention has to be a lot stronger. something we have not been successful yet is counternarrative for the internet to fight propaganda, spread by the islamic state, because that is tempting to many people. deadly and tempting, and it is so intelligent. and well done, very often. so far we have not found anything to fight that. we are doing a lot. we do a lot in germany and in europe. but we haven't been successful yet. so prevention, deradicalization and education by means of the internet, these are my initial remarks. thank you very much. >> mr. minister, before i turn over to general kelly, i want to can ask you a brief question. the title

sarah: an official watchdog in germany advising parents to destroy a speaking doll, because hackers can use it to talk directly to children. regulator says it violates privacy laws, which are strict after the germans experienced surveillance from the state in nazi germany. >> the girls asked her a question and the dull replies. little cayla doll, they say, threatens the privacy of children. it transmits pictures to the outer world, even without a child relenting. the watchdog has ordered a withdrawal of the doll from the market, saying strangers could hack the data. >> the doll poses a threat, you can reach the private sphere of children. it has a microphone and a data transmission device that can be used from the outside to overhear private conversations happening in children's rooms. the data transmission is carried out easily by bluetetth, hence it violates german security laws and some fear that the t t companies could use it to target children. >> the child canan ask a questin and that all replies, so there is a risk of f designing thee questions in order to serve the company's int

germany's health system is convenient but expensive. and that worries doctors, so in order to save money in the long term, they are putting more effort now and more time with patients into convincing them to stay healthy. it's a lot of time to convince him, to try another way, but it would be better to lose ten kilograms of weight to solve the problem with his diabetes and hypothalamus instead of taking pills. you have the time now under this system? yeah. doctors here in the black forest have been given a financial incentive to make patients healthier overall byjoining up care. many parts of the nhs are trying to do the same. here, there are cheaper gym sessions, cooking lessons, a music group, it's subsidised by health insurance and it's saving money. as a result, they're spending 6% less on looking after patients. so i asked the health manager running it all, why isn't the rest of germany worried about cost? yeah, the economy runs so well in germany, so the social health institutions and insurance firms have no problems. but everybod

by opening its borders, germany is at the forefront of this debate. and it is clear that the tech community has a role to play and can help ease the transition to a new home for many. hello and welcome to the week in tech. it was the week that uber found itself under fire after a former employee accused the company of sexual harassment in a blog post. uber responded, saying it would conduct an urgent investigation into the claims, which it called abhorrent and against everything uber stands for and believes in. it was also the week that youtube announced it would get rid of unskippable ads in 2018. scientists at mit showed off a special coating making it easier to get ketchup out of a bottle. and astronomers have discovered seven sized planets orbiting a single star. and before you ask, three of them may have conditions to support life. if you just hate living in a world with wires, then disney research may have the answer. their prototype living room can wirelessly charge ten items such as smartphones and fans by static cavity resonance. this means y

he was under 24 hour surveillance in germany. the german interior minister admits that the number of potential terrorists has been on the rise for months. seen objectively, the situation has gotten more difficult. but they decided to arrest suspects more quickly. you want them to know that we are keeping an eye on them. today, the german government agreed on tougher measures. today's arrests are a success. german security is dependent on others and better cooperation of its own authorities. brent: for more now, we are joined by simon young who is on the story for us. hello to you, simon. the suspect that we are reporting on tonight was wanted in connection with two bomb attacks. there are some striking similarities to this story and the berlin christmas truck attack, right? simon: well, in that this man is associated with islamist terror and he is known to the authorities. he has been in custody here in germany, as you have already reported. and he was released for the same reason that the christmas berlin market attacker who kil

that includes germany, and has been expressed from germany that they are committed. the good thing is that germany has increased defense spending. there will be a significant increase in 2017 around 8%. germany as many allies have a long way to go, and some allies will meet the 2% or two.ithin a year romania declared last week they will meet the 2% target this year. left away and you and latvia will soon meet the 2% target within a year or two, so we are making progress. toin, i expect all allies keep the pledge they made together in 2014. let me saypence: again, the president and i are grateful for the secretary-general's focus on burden sharing and for our nato allies, germany or other countries, to meet the commitments that the treaty allies made to one another. it is a demonstration of president trump's leadership that before taking office he was speaking about the fact that the united states provides more than 70% of the costs of nato today, continuee committed to to do our part, but the time has, for our nato allies to step forward, and the secretary general st

if you are looking at good competition for the us, especially with auto, it is germany. so they are trying to push things along. they know that angela merkel is not engaging with the central bank. the donald trump administration is doing the opposite, trying to intimidate janet yellen. it is interesting. of course, janet yellen and her team at the imf meet today. they criticised germany with the euro being weak and also japan with the yen and china with the yuan as well. at the end of the day, these are currency markets we are talking about. in most cases, governments are independent. they are. when i was in the clinton administration, we worked on strong policy. it is interesting donald trump is pushing hard on this. it has to do with exporting. donald trump is try to focus on an export strategy and manipulate the market is to create an environment for america to flourish. this guy is smarter. he is manipulating people and pushing levers. he knows that he needs to create jobs and exporting creates jobs. the euro needs to create jobs and exporting createsjobs. the euro h

when i tell them i'm from germany, it's still not enough for them. they asked where my parents and grandparents are from. reporter: how much racism do people with an african background face in germany? that is the question a u.n. delegation has been asking on its one-week visit to the country. they presented the work of their investigation at a press conference. the u.n. delegates are worried. people of african descent in germany faced frequent this, nation. >> their daily lives are marked by racism, negative stereotypes and structural racism. they are targeted as victims of violent hate crimes. reporter: that's why the experts are making an appeal to the german government. brent: soanya is here now with the latest on a long-running merger saga. soanya: it looks like it is going to fall through. the atlanta stock exchange says it's not able to comply with the merger, making approval by the deal unlikely. reporter: after a year of plutko and regulatory wrangling, a small part of the stock exchange business could be the biggest sticking point injuring

in germany they are in japan. these are places that need jobs billionapan has a $70 -- germany has the same number. is it being driven by currency law? there is a view in the top administration that the euro is weak and germany benefits. they may be right or wrong with that is something in the thinking of the administration. matt: you had a boulder take than most on your thoughts to the viability of greece in the eu. how does this affect your daily --k as an investme guest: we don't get caught in currencies as much. like -- in the short term i am long european equities. i the pen has a smaller chance of winning. the market will keep pricing that risk. it becomes evident that the pen may not win. european equities as well. then you see what happens in greece. this is what some people are talking about. the u.s. has a majority stake in imf and imf has an important role to play. i am long european equities but i would review that in april or may and see how things are going with respect to reason. thank you very much

"cut me a break" is what i hear germany saying. we have done our it in terms of quantitative easing. francine? francine: manus cranny with the very latest. the interview of the day, so stay tuned for that a couple of hours from now. fx welcome the head of advisory in london. 2012,n see this, back to down. this is the zero line. it touches below zero, goes to negative territory. minas 0.8. -- minus 0.8. what are people worried about? >> primarily, the french elections. the flip side of the increase we have seen in french yields is the decline in german yields. there are a number of other technical things going on that are pushing particularly the front-end of german yields down, which is not so much a worried. it is things like intervention by the likes of the danish national bank. francine: that support. steven: as you say, the ability the -4%uy bonds below the positive right -- deposit rate. the main concern is bonds. francine: what would you ask mr. jens weidmann? do you just want a reaction from him, or peter navarro, the traded

germany is the latest to fuel the pinch. helena: for five years, the group has been struggling to sell its brazilian steal mill in an attempt to end its unsuccessful expansion to america. now it has found a buyer. a belgian competitor has agreed to pick up the plot for a hefty $1.3 billion. and assume around $300 million in debt. it is what the factory owes to the brazilian government. it is markedly lower than what analysts had expected. the biggest reform of global trade this century is how the wto puts it. the first multilateral deal for the group coming into forced today. improving access to richer markets. the u.s. is party to the pact, having signed it under the obama administration. no comment from president donald trump who is hostile to free trade. nations agreed to simplify and standardize customs procedures to make it easier for goods to flow around the globe. 164 members. the two thirds threshold to bring it into effect. they have returned to work after a weeklong strike. protesting against measures they believe

germany is highly critical of that. during her visit, chancellor angela merkel said to president erdogan, in a democracy, you have to cope with opposition. that is daily business. she also urged him to stand up for freedom of speech and human rights. brent: is there any indication that german citizens have maybe been spied on? >> sure. a lot of turkish citizens have dual citizenship. brent: thank you very much. >> you are welcome. brent: to paris now where finally demonstrations continue, following reports of an alleged rape of a young man by french police. a few hundred protesters clash with police in demonstrations in the suburbs of paris. just over a week ago, a 21-year-old black man was allegedly raped after an identity check. demonstrations have already led to more than 200 arrests. one of the world's oldest carmakers is set for a sale. daniel: general motors head is on the defensive today. she is looking to convince german authorities that selling will be beneficial for the country at the workers. they would be fo

germany in 2014. i was a little disappointed because i thought i would find big technical companies and i would directly find a job and work but it was not like that. i needed about ten months to discover a position. it takes a few dozen refugees each semester, this course. the school was heavily supported by facebook who donated space. mark zucker bird and this wife visited the students recently. through this place a web was “— recently. through this place a web was —— and app was developed for newcomers. this is the people who speak arabic so they do not suffer like me in the beginning. they can directly access all the information that they need. he won an award for this work and is entering an entrepreneurship scholarship for six months. in berlin, finally i found my dream that i can take courses and connect with a lot of companies. i can enter the tech community here in this country. it was not easy to find that in the beginning. for many newcomers, the legal requirement to learn german is

reporter: relations with germany are getting worse and worse, as you say. can president erdogan afford to let this happen, given that he has this referendum coming up in april? >> what concerns erdogan is what turks in germany are reading about turkey. he needs their votes in the referendum, and he will shrug off berlin's protests, but he may have to take notice. today the german justice minister said that when it comes to turkish politicians visiting germany, those who want to benefit from free speech in germany must safeguard free speech at home. yesterday, austria said it would not allow erdogan to campaign for the referendum among turks in austria, and i think marx was suggesting that germany might take a similar decision. and if it did, that would hurt erdogan. >> jasper mortimer, thanks very much for that update from turkey. a major target in the offensive to kick the islamic state group out of the western side of the city. the uptick in fighting has for but in some flee cases trapped residents were forced into deeper parts of jihadist territory. we h

germany is on the defense. >> after attacks coming from the u.s., germany is a big trading nation. we will see how that goes because trump administration is all about fairness when it comes to trade. at least that is what it says. that means space elmore products to the u.s. than advise. a national trade council suggested the reason for that is germany was taking advantage of an undervalued euro. officials are reminding it is the european central>> if you hd balance of payments, they would expect to have a currency. we are sharing the currency with other european countries. >> that is the nature of the common currency. it is a collection of economies of differing strengths. >> germany is giving no signs of trying to reduce its trade ties anytime soon. she is ready to speed up trade deals with other countries. >> a warm welcome, all the more friendly perhaps given the dramatic shift in economic policy. one of the top items of discussion, trade. specifically south american country set up with the aim of promoting free trade. it was measured as always. she was addressing the administr

tiny asthat spread was opposed to italy and germany, or spain and germany. but it is true, it has moved a lot. you are not quite up to where those folks were, but if you were up to those levels, people would be genuinely worried about a breakup of the euro. but looking at the chart, you probably retraced half back up to where we were during the crisis. . clearly, people see it as a large risk. don't expect the pen the truly in the second round. but the risks are there. sharon, help me here with the reality of a four or 5% dividend in europe. tell me about fat dividends in europe. is that a good thing or a crutch for european equities? thatn: well, you could say although the dividend yield is much lower in the u.s., they get money back by share buybacks. whether share buybacks in the u.s. or dividends in europe is the better way to pay that money is questionable. of which you are paying those dividends are the factors that most people in europe would say are vulnerable to maintain those dividends. traps banks, oil stocks, etc.. if you are paying four percent,