germany's president. and chancellor angela merkel maintained a suitable distance from each other at the country's central memorial to the victims self-will stein my us said germany had accepted its own guilt over time and taken part in its own internal liberation. it was firing on such firm and feel liberation of $945.00 was imposed from outside it had to come from outside this country had descended too far into the evil the guilds it brought upon itself. but we too played a part in the liberation you know our internal liberation this did not take place on a single day rather it was a long and painful process. so none. schnapps after vick. germany's neighbors had need at that time to trust the country again he said and accepting german this week quiet and emotional understanding of the process. decided to go on his past is a fractured past with responsibility for the murder of millions on the suffering of 1000000 light that breaks our hearts. and that is why i say that this country can only be loved with

it did so much good for germany and germany granted them permission with such tolerance and generosity parliamentary building isn't just any structure. it also shows the beginning of crystal's career when all that was available for him to wrap up with old newspapers or performers of the 1960 s. it also shows his mammoth projects that the couple struggled for decades to realize such as the glitz in new york's central park. or the famous bridge in paris their undertakings were always wildly eccentric. christos last spectacular project was floating piers at lake italy in 2016. this was an installation that allowed people to literally walk on water. the artist sent this video message for the exhibitions opening. i'm very happy that all that is now and for the 25 and the rest of that i thank you very much i hope you enjoy the day condition. krista turns 85 in june but despite the death of his partner john claude in 2009 he hasn't lost any of his creative spirit this fall he had planned to wrap the uk to paris a long held wish but the pandemic has forced him to put that project on hold for a

the police say they included some well known members of germany's far right see. well for more on this let's bring in kate brady so kate seems like quite a lot of people turning up to these demonstrations what are they so angry about which restrictions do they object to the most. well it seems that these protesters are effectively accusing the medical workers and politicians here in germany of spreading widespread panic and also infringing their freedoms and their rights juice to the down measures if you will in recent weeks of course germany hadn't seen quite as strict damages as some other countries but there are still contacts restrictions in place albeit that there are plans in place now to ease those in the coming weeks depending on how that reproduction rate that you mentioned that develops which of course we now know is above $1.00 and also depending on how the number of new cases grows or declines or whether we'll see that plateau in the coming weeks but it does seem it is difficult to pinpoint exactly what unites these groups there's a real mix spread of

no it's not it's not very likely that he will stand trial in germany or the u.s. any time soon german investigators believe he is still based in russia and there's no information on him that he will leave russia any time soon. investigative journalist thank you so much. and let's get a quick check now of some other stories making news around the world authorities in venezuela say that they have arrested 2 u.s. citizens they were among the group of alleged mercenaries involved in what it says was a failed invasion and the government claims that the group wanted to capture venice will as president nicolas maduro and bring down his regime. a leading philippine t.v. station that has reported critically on president barbie go to tear to it has been forced off the air the network's license expired after hearings on the renewal application were delayed and a temporary license was denied government officials deny the closure was for was a press freedom issue. now a vice president of amazon has resigned after the company fired whistle blowers who had raised concerns about

also tonight, taking stock of germany's progress. the country has wonn praise for keeping the death rate low, what is behind it success and steps. if a pandemic was not enough, the u.s. facing another threat, giant killer hornets. scientists are worried. we will tell you why. i am brent goff. welcome. new numbers, the terrible toll of the pandemic in the u.k. the national statistics office says more than 32 thousand have died of covid-19. britain has the high death toll in europe, surpassing italy. only the united states has seen more people succumb to the virus. >> britain's new death toll left one official at a >> loss for words. >>what you see is -- >> what you see is deaths still continue to climb and is um, higher than we could wish, is all i could say. >> the prime minister's deputy was seeker to point out figures could not be compared >> at this stage. >>there are different ways of counting deaths, as we know. we now publish data that includes all deaths in all settings, and all countries do that, so i'm not sure the internati

news live from berlin angela merkel announces more steps to ease germany's coronavirus lockdown the chancellor lifts restrictions on commerce and social gatherings and backs a plan to let states take the lead in green opening the economy but she warns there's still a long road ahead also coming up to bringing back the bundesliga german top flight football is set to kick off later this month after the government signs off on the league's plan to play so-called ghost games in empty stadiums. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program german chancellor angela merkel has announced that the country will ease some coronavirus lockdown measures in the coming weeks but warned that the steps must be taken gradually and with caution here's a summary of what germany's state leaders agreed at their video conference with the chancellor it is being left to the 16 state governors to decide for themselves how and when to reopen daycares restaurants and hotels but local governments must respond quickly if there is a spike in new infections social distancing roles are to be extended for another month but members of

this is news coming to you live from berlin germany takes more steps to ease lock down restrictions it's expected the government today will announce further measures to reopen the economy and parts of public life we'll look at what's next for germany. and could put this league of beef back in play that's also up for discussion by government ministers today the green light would make it the 1st of europe's 5 big soccer leagues to return to the pitch plus the delicious way to say thank you one couple of bolivia showing their appreciation to essential workers baffling the fires. hello i'm terry martin welcome to the program germany is taking steps to reopen the economy and further ease restrictions on public life those measures are expected to be announced today after a chance of going to medical holds a teleconference with heads of state governments a draft decision warns however that a new spike in factions could lead to more lockdowns it's been 100 days since germany 1st came for germany's 1st confirmed case here's a look at how the outbreak has unfolded as berlin takes careful steps to

speech was when the president told us to love germany you can only love germany with a broken heart you could also say you can only love germany if you have a high tolerance for ambivalence and ambiguity meaning it was both a day of annihilation and redemption is in fact germany's very 1st president said as early as 949 he said he called it both of those things and basically since then there has been ever a rising sense that this liberated germans because it freed them from tyranny but they had to become part of that process themselves and this is what the president reminded us of and this confrontation with the past what president michel gunfights echoes in 1985 looking the truth straight in the eye has been a real harm home mark for germany of coming to accept this day as something that liberated them and that at the same time was a defeat for the germany of 1945 all right our chief political correspondent linda crane will be talking a little bit more about that confrontation with the past a little bit later in.

from nazi tyranny and also to have more face day with germany's old and with germany's young who of course will have differing perspectives on exactly what it means for them but he said that that would have been so important to do and because of the coronavirus people have been isolated in recent weeks he said and that's a sort of an echo of the isolation of germany vs the isolation that germany brought on itself jaring the 12 years of nazi dictatorship and war and you know he said well now is an opportunity to sort of feel that again germany now of course is very much far from isolated i thought that was a strong message he also said that although we talk about liberation we must not stop learning the lessons of history the idea of liberation has to be constantly reimagined by each new jam and generation in germany for people to understand how the country went down a terribly wrong path but also how it has found its way back into the community of nations by facing up to its history and acknowledging the crimes of the past the right time in young reporting for us now from central th

news live from berlin tonight agreement here in germany the country is about to take the biggest steps yet to reopen its economy and lift the lockdown german chancellor angela merkel announcing that all stores and restaurants will soon be allowed to reopen if the coronavirus makes a comeback she says the water restrictions will return to also coming out bringing back the bundesliga german football is set to kick off later this month after the german government signs off on a plan to play a game in empty stadium. it's good to have you with us back in business with the option to shut down again today german chancellor angela merkel announced that germany will ease some of its coronavirus lockdown measures in the coming weeks but she warns the steps must be taking gradually and with caution. here's a summary of what germany's state leaders agreed in their video conference with the chancellor today it's being left to the 16 state governments to decide for themselves how and when to reopen daycares restaurants and hotels but local governments must respond quickly if there is a spike in new

after a lockdown might get their moment in the sun with corona virus infections on decline in europe germany has begun easing border controls with neighboring countries the move is good news for europe's tourism industry which took a major hit during the pandemic also coming up. this league of football kicks off again today but the players will have to adjust to stadiums without fans and one of the big games will see dortmund take on shelf in their 1st match after the lockdown . a michael okuda it's good to see you with us germany has taken another major step towards normality after months of coronavirus restrictions this weekend border control says some of germany's neighbors are being eased this includes a luxembourg france austria and switzerland the goal is to resume free travel within the e.u. by mid june just in time for some holiday but it all still very much depends on keeping the virus in check the endless speeches of france and the majestic mountains of austria in any normal summer german tourists love to head for these and many other european beauty spots. but because of the coron

ambassador to germany released a statement today praising germany's decision ambassador richard grinnell wrote and we can show our viewers that germany's efforts to confront this threat especially its legal ban on any hezbollah activities on german soil are exactly what is needed throughout europe we call on all european union member states to take similar action so that from the u.s. ambassador mr schindler today's move could be seen as berlin falling into line behind washington is that what has happened. do we have any frank this is not the 1st u.s. administration of called for nato to look at his fallen models now and to look and act on that european union to look at what i will close to me in a way this is not a process that started with a us administration and this is not a decision about any talk because of us that was racial as far as i can see. you know up until recently or very recently the german government refused to ban has been because of the group's presence in lebanon and in the lebanese parliament will germany's decision to hurt hezbollah's credibility among the lebanese

germany's g.d.p. data is due me even if slowly but surely the lights of the economy are being turned on again. folks like the country's biggest carmaker opened its main volves port plant a few weeks ago and despite distancing measures is edging towards full capacity. as well as manufacturing the services sector is returning to normal hairdressers opened last week well it's even possible now to meet friends for beer again as some cafes and bars open their outdoors areas. while that suggests some hope a lot of damage has been done the german g.d.p. 1st quarter fall of 2.2 percent is a dramatic drop after years of relative stability it also means germany has now officially entered recession with 2 successive quarterly falls and the 3rd quarter will be much worse although the drop is sharp it's not as bad as analysts feared and it's better than most eurozone countries are lockdowns have been longer and deeper although that is not necessarily a consolation for the german government given the state of the e

news live from berlin people push back against coronavirus restrictions in germany thousands turn out in cities across the country to demand an end to closures cancellations and distancing measures but who is behind the growing anti lockdown demonstrations we take a look also coming up russia celebrates victory over an aussie germany in world war 2 victory day celebrations in moscow are scaled back due to the kobe 1010 demick 12 aircraft filled the sky and the streets below were nearly empty. and nowhere to go and has nothing to eat during the global pandemic thousands of people have been left homeless in the kenyan capital nairobi after the government wants their homes . omarion to evanston thanks for joining me the corona virus infection rate in germany has again risen above the critical value of one that means one patient is now infecting more than one other person on average this comes after the government loosened many of the restrictions that have been in place for weeks but in several german cities thousands of protesters rallied against these restrictions accusing authorities

but there will be regional variations due to germany's federal division of powers. we have seen good progress as far as the number of new infections is concerned that means we can now take further steps. that. buttery have to be careful to keep control. and the emergency response mechanism we have to fed it means i can feel quite confident. home that means the state premiers have agreed to adjust their measures on the grounds of the number of new infections. if they rise above a certain number tougher restrictions must be reintroduced. we do see the big decisions we made today don't just concern the question of how can we ease the restrictions but also how can we continue to ensure public security we know it's difficult finding a balance between public safety and civil liberties it's because. it's been left to the 16 state governments to decide for themselves how and when to reopen day care facilities restaurants and hotels social distancing rules are to be extended for another month but members of 2 separate households will now be allowed to meet large events like

made in germany. in 60 minutes on w. . how to. discover your concept. discover it with the powerhouse. school. of legend after 100 years the ideals of the bombers are more relevant today the it was. a 100 years ago visionaries reshapes things to come. people understood design is a way of shaping society. with ideas that are part of our future. of our house that's crossed over into a narrative and. sadly about to me found house means a vision of the future good of. what makes no bounds and its creation. into this very. exciting power card to all. our household 300 documentary stars made on w. . europe is headed for an economic recession of historic proportions the likes of which it hasn't seen since the great depression the loss of jobs this year will be deep but not even spain italy and greece will take the biggest hit the recession is expected to be the worst in germany since the 2nd world war now businesses have been telling the government and the chancellor lift the walk down before it's too late tonight's in europe's largest economy that lifting its

germany had a pretty unified approach to its reaction to the coronavirus krises even though technically the state governments. are legally they were in control of many of the aspects of the lock down but i'm glad i can manage to get those those 16 premises sort of to one table if you will all be at the virtual one of course if that goes now goes back to morse to more control of the single states and more variety in restrictions in how far would that become difficult or why would that be a bad thing. well of course we run the risk anyway by in relaxing restrictions as a race skull that you could increase the chance of seeing another spike in the number of current virus cases here in germany there are also new reports out that perhaps up to 10 times more people than previously thought actually currently have been as well infected by coronavirus here in germany many of them thought not to be showing symptoms so there's lots of variables still to take into consideration here and then of course you have to deal with the different states of course there is the advantage that different states

birds and what was west germany. painters like printed his arguments series a revolutionary act of art. german pop art was more critical than its american counterpart less think big and more irony. american was very direct perhaps the most innocent aggressive and striking movement in contrast to european pop art work. in the great atmosphere of post-war europe when along came this offensive way with an almost a missionary spirit of commercialism guys has come with all the new products and bright images of the united states. in the u.s. and europe. with a male demain women were muses or sex objects pure projection just like in advertising as the old adage goes sex sells and that certainly applied to pop art. but this exhibition turns that on and ted. a revelation. in the can man. a man wields a cook's quits could it be he's actually at work in the kitchen some would say now about the right kind of pop but and high time for it. thought if we could only go back this is. after a short break i'll be back to take you throu

you're watching the news here's a quick reminder of our main story germany is set to announce steps to reopen the economy from coronavirus lockdown busying live pictures here from the chancellor of the chancery right now chancellor angela merkel is due to hold a press conference shortly she's held a teleconference today with state premiers to discuss a further loosening of restrictions on public life it's expected states will now decide what can open and when as long as the infection rate stays in check and while we wait for the chance of the start of press conferences have a look at china it was ground 0 of the global pandemic and now china's hu bay province has taken another step towards normal life schools have reopened for the 1st time since they were shut down in january seen as students with exams in the summer are the 1st to return to classrooms amid enhanced safety measures it's unclear when junior and middle school pupils will follow. as for in the morning fog of crap smoke is covering the story for us in beijing fabienne schools are reopening in big cities across china today

is standing its next steps plus the future of germany's flagship alan look times as at stake general meeting to discuss details of a government bailout worth as much as $10000000000.00 euros. also on the show thanking essential workers with a home cooked meal we report on a bolivian couple cooking thousands of meals each week to feed those on the frontline also growing up by this pandemic. i'm here if i must and welcome you numbers show the grim toll of the coronavirus pandemic in the u.k. the country's national statistics office now says more than 32000 people have died of covert 19 that gives britain the highest death toll in europe surpassing hotheads italy globally only the us has seen more people succumb to the illness. during the government's daily coronavirus briefing britain's new death toll to lift one official most. of the emergency and what you see is that deaths in the u.k. is still continuing to climb and is. higher than we would wish i think it's all i can say internationally while the prime minister's deputy was eager to point out that figures couldn't be compared at t

it did so much good for germany and germany granted them permission with such tolerance and generosity a parliamentary building isn't just any structure. it also shows the beginning of crystal's career when all that was available for him to wrap up with old newspapers or performers of the 1960 s. it also shows his mammoth projects that the couple struggled for decades to realize such as the gates in new york's central park or the famous bridge in paris their undertakings were always wildly eccentric. christos last spectacular project was floating peers at lake italy in 2016. this was an installation that allowed people to literally walk on water. the artist sent this video message for the exhibitions opening. i am very happy that all that is now and believe for the 25 and the rest of that i thank you very much i hope the vision. christer turns 85 in june but despite the death of his partner john claud in 2009 he hasn't lost any of his creative spirit this fall he had planned to rap the uk to paris a long held wish but the pandemic has forced him to put that project on hold for. the sum

and germany was very insistent and at some point i said ok i'll play for germany you know that was very rewarding very interesting it wasn't easy but it was nice sure but what wasn't easy is keep some people some idiots using who don't want to accept us and that was my big problem and i was also to see my you do something for your country but you're still the black i am what i was 6 here's an example i was team yourself after the world cup in 2006 we came in certain people accepted us and then suddenly a month later you get the food and call the neighbor during a match and that was a moment where seriously consider no longer playing for germany it hurt a hell of. a courtroom after hanging out this so-called booth get a somewhat became a household name and today he's the man itself cyclists on the $23.00 s he was going up in guyana. i have come back out of the no i'm from among 5 hours away from uncle vic was in class it was a small village where people didn't have much notice when after school we play soccer with balls made of socks that's what height when i look at myself he has everyt

news live from berlin people pushed back against coronavirus restrictions in germany thousands turned out in cities across the country to demand an end to closures cancellations and distancing the tourist but it was behind the growing and to lock down demonstrations take a look also coming to. russia celebrates victory over nazi germany and world war 2 victory day celebrations in moscow were scaled back to due to the coated 19. aircraft filled skies the streets below were nearly empty. and plans to restart the bundesliga suffer a setback that's after 2 players from 2nd division team dynamo dresden tests positive for it $98.00. i'm married to evanston it's good to have you with us the corona virus infection rate here in germany has again risen above the critical value of one that means one patient is now infecting more than one other person on average this comes after the government loosened many of the restrictions that have been in place for weeks now but in several german cities thousands of protesters rallied against these restrictions accusing authorities of infringing on people's

but he does know that the nazis took him from here to germany. be that you've been in the political but you have been going. on all of this by. what i am. but nor do. you very much but i was on it and you know what you got on board it would be. about gridlock. to me when i did not speak if you have it on. critical i am not going to be a hold back i am kind of all the voting on. the. lodhi of the time shake story also has ties to war which. she was 5 years old when she was brought to the youth detention camp in let's munched out as would you was called during the nazi occupation. today she's meeting up with her friend barbaro patrick even each of the 2 women have a lot in common. and their parents in life have been very similar. they've come to a school located on the site of the camp. the school directory showing them a room that commemorates the thousands of children who were interned here. like who was brought here in 1943. starting. off already have a great map. well shallow we need to find him really have plotted street it's over here we shou

this is the heart of gliding in germany because of the thermals. the 1st attempts at gliding took place before the 1st world war the 1st competitions were organized in 1920. a sailplane is designed to write the air currents without an engine so that it can just glide through space. back when germany was still divided sailplanes from hessen in the west sometimes found themselves gliding towards and even over the border just 15 kilometers from the boss a cookbook. some pilots were even arrested and only released 2 weeks later after paying a hefty fine in torch marks. the planes were confiscated. today these gliders and paragliders have the same ideal thermal lift conditions but there's no border that they have to mind. so they can glide freely in their own lands of the open spaces. little remains of the iron curtain only the border patrol road still me ender's through germany i could start to walk on it on the shores of the baltic sea and would end up in hope and bavaria the 4500 kilometers of exclusion zone have turned into a greenbelt a protected a

let's talk about germany for a moment. today germany announced new ground rules would be in place for gradual easing of its lockdown. we know that in the u.s., they love german chancellor angela merkel the usc these german measures here with the pandemic as part of a positive role model for stopping the spread of the virus? reporter: well, i think it is fair to say that many here in the u.s. have seen angela merkel as a leader who acts with caution, whose actions are based on science and on facts, and many critics of president trump say that that is something his approach should show as well. so that is a point here that the u.s. definitely sees germany as a leader in the west in taking on this pandemic. brent: let's talk about the u.s. president, donald trump. he now says the u.s. coronavirus task force will continue indefinitely. yesterday, of course, he suggested the opposite of that. why this u-turn? reporter: well, the reason he gave for his change of mind is very telling. i think it tells a lot about his thinking and

tonight unemployment in the united states near 25 percent in some places an economy in crisis here in germany an economy in restarting schools shops and restaurants are all set to open again but if there is a spike in corona virus infections doors will be shut once again also coming up tonight a gas leak at a chemical plant in india kills at least 11 people reports of people struggling to breathe collapsing in the streets hundreds have been hospitalized and in europe remember this week taking virtual tour of berlin 75 years on from the defeat of nazi germany in the 2nd world war. i'm burnt off it's good to have you with us we start with unemployment in the united states more than 3000000 people lost their jobs in the u.s. last week which means one in 5 americans is now out of work a level when asked seen in the great depression of the 1930 s. an economy in crisis while the german economy is trying to reboot itself germany is gradually getting back to business as usual but with the option of shutting down again if it needs to some coronavirus restrictions will be eased over the next few weeks

in germany similar to the ones that we've seen over the in previous weeks. brady thank you. and here's a round up of some of the latest news more than 3700000 people have been infected with the coronavirus globally and more than 260000 have died according to data from johns hopkins university russia has passed germany and france to rank face on the list of countries with the most infections a new record daily spike of more than 11000 new cases pushed russia's total case though past 177000 spain has extended its state of emergency for 2 more weeks from sunday and turkey says it has brought the outbreak under control and will set out new social guidelines and business practices to prevent a resurgence. in india at least 8 people have died when a gas leak from a chemical factory factory is located in the city of. hundreds of people who rushed to hospital and almost 3000 evacuated from nearby villages footage shows people suffering from the apparent dizziness south korea that owns the factory says the gas leak has now been brought under control. to find out more

meeting at the border of germany and luxembourg foreign ministers mark the listing of controls between their countries authorities say that if they can keep the virus in check the germans could resume free travel within the e.u. climate change. and demonstrations take place across germany against coronavirus restrictions thousands called for and to lock down. the next price are welcome to the program the been this league is the 1st major european football league to resume play this weekend after a 2 month break due to the coronavirus pandemic all eyes were on the derby as opposed to dortmund found shell at home without any fans in the stadium this doesn't look a sound like you usually been to see that game but what's your thought on playing shaka in front of an empty stadium due to the corona virus pandemic players who didn't start had to wear masks and keep their distance. but what's not unusual is some of each machine erling holland scoring goals and 1900 groped a deadlock in the 26th minute for his 10th each goal of the season and it was a muted celebration with play as unable to em

news live from berlin germany gets back to business but within limits officials clear the way for restaurants shops and schools to reopen. warns that the spike in new coronavirus infections would mean another lockdown. also coming up a gas leak and it chemical plant in india kills at least 11 people struggling to brains collapsed in the streets hundreds are in hospital. and the virus prince china is surprised in exports but that may be trouble ahead. of us a welcome to the program germany is back in business pass keeping the option to shut down again that's the word from chancellor angela merkel who announced the easy of some coronavirus locked on measures in the coming weeks germany's 16 states that will now manage the gradual reopening off more businesses and schools it will be a balancing act between preventing infection and allowing public life to resume. in the town of vine ma in central germany restaurants and cafes have already started to reopen customers must be seated outside with their need 2 people allowed per table it's self service and there are strict hygiene rules but for many

this is g w news live from berlin angela merkel announces war steps to ease germany's coronavirus lockdown the chancellor of the us restrictions on commerce and social gatherings and backs a plan to let states take the lead in reopening the economy but she warns there's still a long road ahead. also coming up bringing back the bundesliga german top flight football is set to kick off later this month after the government signed off on the plan to to play ghost games in empty stadiums. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program german chancellor angela merkel has announced that germany will ease some coronavirus lockdown measures in the coming weeks but warned that the steps must be taken gradually and with caution let's get a closer look now at some of the challenges confronting germany states as they try and manage their opening reopening their economies. this is what the new normal in germany could look like all the shops open more people out on the streets wearing face masks. restaurants and beer gardens are to reopen as well but there will be regional variations due to germany's federal div

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this weekend, sees the return of professional football in germany. the bundesliga will become the first major league in europe to restart following the coronavirus lockdown. football bosses say it is not just a sport but an economic driver. the big leagues across europe will be watching to see how the bundesliga farares with games being played under unusual conditions. reporter: since mid-march, the football stadiums in germany have fallen silent. now the bundesliga aims to emerge from ththcoronavirus break withth so-called closed-dr matches with no fans and under strict hygiene rules. thee idea, t to get back on the pitch as soon as p possible. >> [speaking in german] trtranslator: anyone who rejects clolosed-door matches -- because in that case, there w will not be 20 professional clubs left. reporter: it is not only a make or break issue for the german league, the other you big european leagues are also deliberating how to emerge from lockdown. the english premier league is the biggest moneymaker in european football, followed by the bundesliga an

germany's military also wants to make another contentious purchase u.s. built f. 18 fighter jets those would ensure germany would remain able to deliver its part to nato is u.s. led nuclear deterrent. currently the united states is stationed nuclear weapons in 5 european countries and small town crucial in germany along with the netherlands belgium italy and turkey while the u.k. and france have their own nuclear warheads. in a war scenario germany would have to use its aging fleet of tornado fighter jets to deliver them but those are running out of spare parts fast. the governing coalition partner the social democrats have announced resistance to about replacement it wants a more passive role in nato at this school so i don't think there's anything wrong with having that debate i think it's an important question of democracy. military experts see this latest in a coalition rao of a defense as an attack on german credibility from within i think that position is increasingly untenable and and frankly the rest of the world does not do us a favor while germa

may be hard to avoid but now it will be up to germany's border police to oversee what is sure to be a surgeon cross border journeys let's bring in political correspondent kate brady who is standing by with a view from berlin so kate as we've heard the e.u. wants to transition from lockdowns to summer tourist season it seems like a lot to ask. it is certainly a lot to ask and of course there are still a lot of factors to take into consideration at the moment not only of the situation in germany but also in germany's neighboring countries as well and how the situation that develops in the coming weeks but the hope is now is to have freedom of travel again throughout the schengen zone by mid june of course that all depends on the situation with the virus at the time and of course it's going to be a very difficult logistical puzzle to solve as well and one that's going to need a lot of cooperation within the european union now the e.u. commission has already started making some recommendations and it seems that if and when tourism really does kick start again here in europe then where o

i say germany can only thrive if europe thrives all. the miracle macron plan is big it will direct 500000000000 euros it industries in countries most severely hit by the pandemic importantly these are not loans but grants meaning the money will not have to be repaired 8 and the cash will be borrowed by the e.u. commission on the capital markets and paid back over 20 years. so has miracle turned her back on her principles all this represents a huge change of tank for germany until now the chancellor was against cash transfers to economically troubled countries like spain and italy they are now likely to receive the lion's share of the help the plan involves taking on debt at the e.u. level also previously a to boom in german eyes but change has come because of corona and the desire for compromise with france this sees history course step for france and germany and this is all short historical step for the whole european union because this is the 1st time when france and germany stands together to have a phone ding through dept of munich