union to implement a registry for the export of vaccine outside the european union is fence if and if and when they get it would be a good idea if companies had to obtain a license to export vaccines so that we can monitor which vaccine leaves the european union after having been produced or bottled in europe when i live licensing does not mean a bushel of exports but that they are at least in need to be registered and approved by them and that will happen in many cases that it is approved we do look want to keep everything to ourselves but i want things to be fair so that when there are supply problems the impact is felt by everyone and not just by the european union this is an area where we are somewhat uncertain at the moment where the consequences of problems in production evenly distributed. in the united states is falling and america 1st policy ensuring that it's u.s. citizen gets fascinated before those exports take place does that do you know want to follow and you 1st started. news in skipping a meal no i'm talking about a fair share that we have a fair share of the material

the covid—19 pandemic has tested the cohesion and capacity of the european union. member states have agreed an emergency economic rescue package, but now they face an even more pressing joint challenge because the roll—out of vaccines in the eu is proving to be much slower than promised. why? well, my guest is ireland's europe minister, thomas byrne. has covid exposed failings in both brussels and in dublin? thomas byrne in dublin, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, stephen. are you disappointed in the markedly slow roll—out thomas byrne in dublin, welcome to hardtalk. thank you, stephen. are you disappointed in the markedly slow roll—out of the vaccine in so many member states of the european union, including your own? well, i think the roll—out of the vaccine in the european union certainly has been a bit slower than some other countries. yes, you could compare it to britain. but i think everybody�*s experiences of the pandemic are different. and indeed, there's lots of different league tables that i don't particularly want to go into where someone is best

ask the european union to implement a registry for the export of vaccine outside the european union is fence if and if and when they get it would be a good idea if companies have to obtain a license to export vaccines so that we can monitor which vaccine leaves the european union after having been produced or bottled in europe licensing does not mean a bushel of exports but they are at least in need to be registered and approved by them and that will happen in many cases that it is approved we do not want to keep everything to ourselves but i want things to be fair so that when there are supply problems the impact is felt by everyone not just by the european union this is an area where we are somewhat uncertain at the moment where the consequences of problems in production evenly distributed for fun put on. the united states is following an america 1st policy ensuring that its u.s. citizen gets faxon ace's before those exports take place does that you you know want to follow and you 1st started. news is getting e-mail no i'm talking about a fair share that we have a fair share of th

yesterday integrated european union and also the procedures of european union that makes a difference mr. found the ngos and various garda 5 government seem to have seen more problems in bulgaria than the e.u. commission the 2900 human rights report from the us state department said officials in all branches of government in bulgaria reportedly engaged in corrupt practices with impunity bribery conflict of interest elaborate embezzlement schemes on top of that you have from the un committee against torture of finding that mental institutions are forcibly administering intrusive and irreversible psychiatric treatment on their patients and that torture has become commonplace in that country how do those values fit in with the modern e.u. idea of what countries should be doing what they said they'd live up to and haven't . i know this totally right that it is not acceptable that we have circumstances like that mentioned once but. let me say it's perhaps not a complete picture of the area because sure things have to be developed in the right direction of the other. had cheated us. and we

yesterday integrated in the european union and also on the procedures of the european union that makes a difference mr creek. found the ngos and various garda government seem to have seen more problems in bulgaria than the e.u. commission the 2900 human rights report from the us state department said officials in all branches of government in bulgaria reportedly engaged in corrupt practices with impunity bribery conflict of interest elaborate embezzlement schemes on top of that you have from the un committee against torture of finding that mental institutions are forcibly administering intrusive and irreversible psychiatric treatment on their patients and that torture has become commonplace in that country how do those values fit in with the modern e.u. idea of what countries should be doing what they said they'd live up to and haven't . i know this totally right that it is not acceptable that we have circumstances like that mentioned once but. let me say it's perhaps not a complete picture of the area because sure things have to be developed in the right direction but also other. had

from having the european union compromise as well and we came to an agreement well i reached the u.k. one way and to respect your station or the republic of ireland over goods on the island i understand that you don't want to talk about the issue of truth and you'd much rather talk about other aspects of this deal but look what happens look at the us look at what happens when leaders no longer bother to distinguish between fact and fiction it can lead to massive social dislocation aren't you worried about that here in britain and i think comparing the situation in the nice change with the say his knowledge base might be getting a bit beyond ourselves i mean i think that really because it's a lying isn't it this because of the lying the gone on in terms refusal to accept the truth and that i think that a large party as well there's a huge difference between trying to explain the complexities of the trade agreement between the united kingdom in the european union and accepting the results of free fair and open democratic election which is what we've seen in the united states american i

any time the people of any european country have had the temerity to vote against european union they have been told they made a mistake and they need to vote again until they get it right so today, if nothing else, it isa so today, if nothing else, it is a day for democracy and it is a day for democracy and it is very, very important when the people of any country vote ina the people of any country vote in a free and fair election thatis in a free and fair election that is implemented and i am very proud today that the united kingdom is the first country that has stood up for that and is now an independent sovereign nation. most eu leaders however believe the european union and the united kingdom will be worse off as a result of brexit. earlier we spoke to our europe editor katya adler to get the eu's perspective. well, i would say as europe editor, from the eu point of view, there is a lot of relief that the brexit process is over — you know, those endless tense negotiations, that ever—present threat of no—deal, first of all, the no—deal brexit before the divorce deal, which

if the uk and the european union. if the uk and the european union. if the uk wants to go its own way and make different decisions, there may be repercussions and that needs to be repercussions and that needs to be sorted out as well. but ultimately, today is the culmination of that political decision four and a half yea rs of that political decision four and a half years ago to leave the european union. brexiteers will say todayis european union. brexiteers will say today is about taking back control, it's about sovereignty. it's now a question of how we use it. nick ea rdley. fines were issued across the country last night to those who breached covid rules for new year's eve. in london, fixed penalty fines were given to more than 200 people, while five others could be fined £10,000 for organising large gatherings. essex police issued more than £18,000 in notices, and greater manchester police handed out more than 100 fines for breaching covid rules. the leaders of eight london boroughs have asked the education secretary to reverse plans to reopen

yesterday integrated in the european union and also the procedures of european union that makes a difference mr crean. found the ngos and various gar the government seem to have seen more problems in bulgaria 'd than the e.u. commission the 29000 human rights report from the us state department said officials in all branches of government in bulgaria reportedly engaged in corrupt practices with impunity bribery conflict of interest elaborate embezzlement schemes on top of that you have from the un committee against torture of finding that mental institutions are forcibly administering intrusive and irreversible psychiatric treatment on their patients and that torture has become commonplace in that country how do those values fit in with the modern e.u. idea of what countries should be doing what they said they'd live up to and haven't . i know this totally right that it is not acceptable that we have circumstances like that mentioned once but. let me say it's perhaps not a complete picture of the area because the sure things have to be developed in the right direction but also other other ar

union countries and they we re european union countries and they were delivers to the end manufacturer. but now, our end manufacturer. but now, our end manufacturer who is based on the european union as well, he will do it on behalf of us, so the materials won't change jurisdiction and we will get end product at british border. nothing changed. lets turn to you, arpana hathi. you owned several businesses and you also voted to leave. why is that? do you think things look better out there shinier prospects for you now? you are right. my first businesses and events and we did all of our work in europe and when i voted for brexit, it was going to affect our business. but when you vote brexit, it's bigger than your own business. you have to think much wider and the future and my vote was brexit because i wasn't thinking about tomorrow awe in five years but the next 30/40 of 50 years, for my children. i'm very mindful that it has affected my business in a detrimental way, but as i said, you have to think bigger and change is always ha rd have to think bigger and change is always hard but if

buggy up yesterday integrated in the european union and also on the cross serious of the european union that makes a difference mr crean. found the ngos and various garda government seem to have seen more problems in bulgaria than the e.u. commission the 29000 human rights report from the us state department said officials in all branches of government in bulgaria reportedly engaged in corrupt practices with impunity bribery conflict of interest elaborate embezzlement schemes on top of that you have from the un committee against torture of finding that mental institutions are forcibly administering intrusive and irreversible psychiatric treatment on their patients and that torture has become commonplace in that country how do those values fit in with the modern e.u. idea of what countries should be doing what they said they'd live up to and haven't . i know this totally right that it is not acceptable that we have circumstances like that mentioned once but. let me say it's perhaps not a complete picture of the area because sure things have to be developed in the right direction of the o

european union customs officials in terms of getting everything up and running is a little bit unfair there where you are trying to know the other political considerably earlier than christmassy we are aware that there are issues in terms of or at least of getting across are actually into northern ireland and what we none of us want to see every again and shells and markets. you know i think so we are very sure and certain the steps that we have taken since the early weeks of trying to make sure that. it's not yet northern ireland mean that we will not be seeing those scenes nobody wants this happening live mr barry was staggering to read in mr johnson's christmas eve speech that his bracks it deal means certainty for business from financial services to our world leading manufacturers in fact there's no certainty at all for britain's financial services is that because there's almost nothing in the deal about them and mr johnson himself regretted that at least didn't he said that the art failed to meet his ambitions in that sector so certainly no certainty there in fact the only certai

the european union compromise as well and we came to an agreement well i reached the u.k. one elaine and to respect that your station or the republic of ireland over goods on the island i understand that you don't want to talk about the issue of truth and you'd much rather talk about other aspects of this deal but look what happens look at the us look at what happens when leaders no longer bother to distinguish between fact and fiction it can lead to massive social dislocation aren't you worried about that here in britain and i think comparing the situation is a nice change with the say here is not a space that might be getting a bit beyond ourselves i mean i think that the reality because it's a lying isn't this because of the lying the gone on in terms refusal to accept the truth and that i think that the largest party as well is a huge difference between trying to explain the complexities of the trade agreement between the united kingdom in the european union and accepting the results of a free fair and open democratic election which is what we've seen in the united sta

the european union compromise as well and we came to an agreement well i reached the u.k. one elaine and to respect your station or the republic of ireland over goods on the island i understand that you don't want to talk about the issue of truth and you'd much rather talk about other aspects of this deal but look what happens look at the us look at what happens when leaders no longer bother to distinguish between fact and fiction it can lead to massive social dislocation aren't you worried about that here in britain and i think comparing the situation in the nice change with the satiation the states might be getting a bit beyond ourselves i mean i think that there's really because of the lying isn't it this because of the lying the gone on in terms refusal to accept the truth and that i think that the largest party as well is a huge difference between trying to explain the complexities of the trade agreement between the united kingdom in the european union and accepting the results of a free fair and open democratic election which is what we've seen in the united states a

let's check in now and somebody other developments in the coronavirus pandemic the european union has doubled its order of the biotech pfizer vaccine commission president was enough underlined says a total of $600000000.00 doses are now allocated delivery administration of the shots is expected to continue throughout they say here the us has reported more than 4000 new deaths in the past 24 hours that is a global record nearly 3 times greater than number 2 brazil and iran supreme leader has banned vaccines from the u.s. and britain in a televised speech ayatollah ali khamenei said anti-cult $1000.00 shots developed in either country are forbidden the coronavirus pandemic is also hitting some african nations hard especially south africa for case numbers have been surging since the start of this year it's the worst affected of all the african countries with more than 1000000 cases already reported. creech has more. this isn't a waiting room it's the treatment room for cobra 2 patients at the hospital in khayelitsha one patient calls out to us to tell us she'd been sitting and waiting fo

we want a more capable european union ever and then within nato. with that strategic on the strategic position with french views and german views from the 19 sixties that doesn't change so quickly. i cannot remember if his churchill he said the heaviest cross i have to bear. >> it was actually conrad i'm sorry it was and i remember because he said in my presence it is a smart idea to bow your head twice in other words a special tribute to the head of france. and then when you consider the history of germany and france in 187071 it's a good idea to be extremely respectful of france if you come from germany and that has created a very trustful relationship with the former president of france passed away yesterday at the age of 94. and those of us from an older generation and the chancellor of germany in the late seventies more benefit it to the european union with the g5 or g6 or g7 those leadership at the time between germany and france with currency issues or economic issues. and my wish would be the incoming. after the german elections and of cour

he didn't see the european union or even some individual european countries like germany -- the u.k. was extolling the idea of a golden age of u.k. relations with china -- as a partner on this. i think that does raise some questions, particularly in light of the e.u. investment agreement with china, about how we work this out. let me ask ian, first of all, about -- obviously, there has been a lot of heavy breathing here in the united states about that agreement. there was a tweet from jack sullivan, obviously in a mild way because of the restrictions on the incoming administration being able to engage in any way -- any formal way with foreign counterparts. i found a tweet that suggested some concern about the way that the europeans have rushed into this agreement that has been unfolding for some time. if you think about it from the u.s. perspective here, ian, is it going to be difficult with an e.u. that is trying now to flex sovereign muscles and have its own set of relationships and won't always be taking the u.s. perspective into consideration? how should we think about it?

you talk about the european union making a mistake. does the uk feel that it's got the upper hand now? no, we want to work with our friends and neighbours in the european union. we recognise some of the difficulties and the pressures that they face, but the decision yesterday to trigger article 16, to, you know, in effect see the reimposition of a border on the island of ireland, that was a mistake, that's been acknowledged. now we can move on, and we can ensure that the issues that the people of northern ireland are legitimately concerned about can be addressed. i've spoken to the european commission vice president, maros sefcovic, about this, and we have both agreed that we need a reset, that we need to put the people of northern ireland first. you talked about supply, and you are confident about supply. was the prime minister reassured when he spoke to ursula von der leyen about vaccine supplies? did she give assurances about, for example, the demand to divert astrazeneca vaccines to the european union? the premise was very clear. w

the european union, after initial despair and disorganized separate national reactions, the european union has actually gotten its act together. we have big debates at this moment -- was it a good idea or was it not a good idea to make the european union the organization that gets all the vaccine material distributed throughout the e.u., but the fact is, we took that decision, and we also took the decision, which i think is a historic one last summer, for the first time in history, the european union, given the magnitude of the economic crisis because of covid-19, allowed itself to enter into a debt situation. that was contested literally for decades not only by my country, but in particular by germany. actually, i think the e.u. -- and i am really delighted i can say that seriously -- the e.u. is actually coming out of this triple crisis. i mean, covid-19, the transatlantic dispute about nato, etcetera, and, brexit, the e.u. is coming out relatively unharmed and maybe even slightly stronger and hopefully better prepared. and i am so glad that we can now hope that the incoming biden

this is deja vu news live from berlin badly needed a shot in the arm the european union's vaccination drive is failing across the block with more and more countries warning shots will deal late for weeks or even months we look at the challenges including the growing dispute between the e.u. and pharma company astra zeneca. of britain is one country that have managed to push ahead with inoculations for millions of people but it is also the countries with the highest per capita death toll in the world we look at what is going wrong and what is going right. plus we're going on breast in lebanon this protesters voiced their anger at a strict coronavirus lockdown that is making the country's economic crisis even course. i'm sumi so much god it's good to have you with us the european union's fight to secure coronavirus a vaccine supplies for its nearly 450000000 people is intensifying today the e.u. will outline plans that could see a block on exports of vaccine doses produced within its territory under certain conditions now the block is in a dispute with astra zeneca after it emerged that

for delivery delays to the european union. astrazeneca says its contract with europe only mentioned targets rather than legally binding deadlines. you're watching "dw news" from berlin. i'm brent goff. tonight, the haves and have-nots of coronavirus vaccines. can there be a fair way to ensure vaccination for everybody? ♪ fvfvfvfvfvfvfvfvfvfvfv >> you're watching live from paris it is 10:00 here in paris, here are our headlines. disagreement between the european union and drugmaker astrazeneca has intensified did this amidst a shortfall in vaccine supply. more on that coming up at the top of the show. france moves closer to a herd lockdown as the government says current restrictions including a six clock curfew are not allowed -- enough. new beginnings at the u.s. state department as a new leader takes over at the helm, we will get what that signals for foreign policy coming up.

sad series of complicated practical difficulties that britain and on the european union side if you're exporting from the e.u. to the u.k. as well are not solved we don't know the answers to those sorts of practical problems so far but politically speaking strong and say the superficial level at least it looks like he's delivered. boris johnson for his own part. of the deal that we've just been talking about has opened a new chapter in britain british in history allowing the british people to take control of their own law lords and their national defense dent's destiny let's take a brief look at some of the changes that will click in over the coming weeks and months. vacationing in spain will become even more complicated for brits who crave the sun if they want to stay there longer than 90 days they'll need a visa. british citizens have lost the right to freedom of movement in europe. moreover e.u. citizens who live in britain and want to work there will now have to prove their value to the state by a point based immigration system. this is bad news for british farmers who rely on e.u.

pretty small companies that simply say we can't actually export to the european union any longer because the bureaucracy of so doing is that much more complicated those are the very same series of complicated practical difficulties that britain and on the european union side if you're exporting from the e.u. to the u.k. as well are not solved we don't know the answers to those sorts of practical problems so far but politically speaking bar restaurant in sweden say that the superficial level at least it looks like he's delivered. boris johnson for his own part. of the deal that we've just been talking about has opened a new chapter in britain british history allowing the british people to take control of their own law lords and their national dense dense destiny let's take a brief look at some of the changes that will click in over the coming weeks and months. vacationing in spain will become even more complicated for brits who crave the sun if they want to stay there longer than 90 days they'll need a visa. british citizens have lost the right to freedom of movement in europe. moreover e

what i believe will happen is the european commission, who are the body within the european union, who have overall responsibility for the management of our fiscal rules will be looking at what their future is during this year and we all expect as a consequence of this awful disease that there will be a higher tolerance for a period of time for a higher level of debt and a higher level of annual borrowing in order to help our economies recovery quickly for now the priority of the euro group is how we can have budgetary policy in 2021 and into 2022 as part of that had i do expect there will be continued understanding that we will have to have higher levels of borrowing to allow our economies to respond back to this awful challenge and then at the right point, we do begin to journey to looking at how we can stabilize the debt levels we have so, for now, our priority is dealing with the crisis in front of us. as we move through the year, i'd expect to see debate in relation to this particular issue begin again. >> right, the citizens and public markets need some clarity when it comes to t

had a highly bespoke membership of the european union and was of course the european union right from the start of the project even. so i. even before the beginning of the project. told us. so what's go and would have in terms of independent membership would be completely different from the u.k. . well if you were a betting man what odds would you give to scotland actually quitting britain and rejoining the e.u. and what kind of dangers would be involved in that. well there's an acute contradiction when it comes to. scottish membership of the european union. apologies. which is that. the. david i understand you're having some issues so we'll go ahead and leave it there we've been speaking to journalist and writer david davis and they give your time and your comments. in other news france recorded 26000 new cases of coded on new year's eve the highest daily rate since november the governments responded by tightening nighttime curfews. at this stage we don't want to implement a nationwide or local lowdown however we will propose an extension of the curfew which instead of starting at 8

sad series of complicated practical difficulties that britain and on the european union side if you're exporting from the e.u. to the u.k. as well are not solved we don't know the answers to those sorts of practical problems so far but politically speaking very strong from say the superficial level at least it looks like he's delivered. boris johnson for his own part to say. the deal that we've just been talking about has opened a new chapter in britain british in history allowing the british people to take control of their own law lords and their national defense dent's destiny let's take a brief look at some of the changes that will click in over the coming weeks and months. vacationing in spain will become even more complicated for brits who crave the sun and if they want to stay there longer than 90 days they'll need a visa. british that is and have lost the right to freedom of movement in europe. moreover e.u. citizens who live in britain and want to work there will now have to prove their value to the state by a point based immigration system. this is bad news for british farmers

european union has confirmed that it is taking this extraordinary step of introducing export controls on a covert vaccines this means that any vaccine that is manufactured within the block that's the $27.00 at countries will not be able to be exported outside the block now this comes amidst a huge drought that's been blowing up of the last 2 days over that delivery shortfalls of the dose is this a collision of concerns that the transponding see and export all through the fortnight you actually see. as a protection and safety of our citizens is a perfect. repay that is companies to increase production and knowledge we expect them to do that work well for this huge public spat that's been playing out over the last few days and it really comes down to the call that this is between the european union and astra zeneca as you mentioned and i'm swedish form a company that's been producing one of the could be 900 vaccines now astra zeneca has said that it wouldn't be able to supply the full amount that it takes agreed on paper with the european union saying that it was actually going to be de

for the 1st time in its history a member nation as much as the european union the question who so can the united kingdom really forge an independent future and washington's is all going to have only to meet you and so find out and so the point. to point blame it on some of the toddlerhood. good shape it's a part of the body we tend to time to estimate even though it's so important for the un system up more than a credit for coaxing too nice of a killer to change because i suppose. what affects our intestinal flora. and how to be keep it healthy. and good shape. in 60 t.w. . i subscribe to d.w. books you meet your favorite writer write. to what i write is to share where to find beautiful. did over your books on you tube. how does a virus spread. why do we panic and when we'll all this. time for just 3 of the topics from cover and a weekly radio show is called spectrum if you would like any information on the crown of virus or any other science topic you should really check out our podcast you can get it wherever you get your podcast you can also find us at d.f.w. dot com slash science.

this is d w news and these are our top stories the european union is stepping up pressure on vaccine maker astra zeneca accusing it of not delivering what it promised and threatening to block vaccine exports the company says it's slashing covert 1000 vaccine deliveries due to supply chain problems countries across the e.u.'s struggling with slow vaccine rollouts. former us president donald trump is about to be formally charged with incitement to insurrection setting in motion his 2nd impeachment trial in the us senate democratic party lawmakers say trump speech to supporters led to an attack on the capitol building earlier this month if convicted trump would be barred from holding office again. at least prime minister edges of big conti is about to resign his government plunge into crisis after one of the coalition parties pulled its ministers from qantas cabinet earlier this month country is expected to formally offer his resignation on tuesday observers believe he will then seek to form a new government with broader support in parliament. this is the news from berlin follow us on t

i would say the european union has been tolerating turkey. since this impeded, it begins to show that turkish revision is destabilizing. in the case of the united states we had trump who also tolerated to a great extent president erdogan. the issue is whether the new u.s. administration will -- accordingly. finishing up my thoughts what you mentioned about ancient history, it is not ancient history. a few years ago. what has been taking place. the issue is i have no doubt in my mind that if turkey is to respect the territorial integrity and the right of existence of neighboring countries to exist, i think there can be cooperation in the eastern mediterranean encouraged by the european union and the united states of america. if turkey maintains its revisionist attitudes and policies, i think the maximum that can be done by other powers is -- conflict management. >> thank you very much. let's try to end on hopes for de-escalation. let's thank our guests. and thank you, too, for watching. you can see the show any time by visiting aljazeera.com.

well, today is the first day of our complete independence from the european union. technically, when we were independent on the 31st ofjanuary last year, but of course we have just gone through the transition period and now that is completed so we can say absolutely clearly that britain is a sovereign, independent state. what do you mean by complete independence? because clearly there will be an ongoing relationship, and an important relationship, and there are details about the future relationship still to be worked out. well, yes, that is quite true. but the cooperation agreement that was signed on christmas eve, agreed on christmas eve, between the uk and the european union makes it absolutely clear that both parties are sovereign, absolutely clear that both parties are sovereign, so we absolutely clear that both parties are sovereign, so we are no absolutely clear that both parties are sovereign, so we are no longer for example subject to the jurisdiction of the european court ofjustice, plus jurisdiction of the european court of justice, plus of jurisdiction of

an agreement between the uk and the european union seems unlikely. the eu has found it difficult to accept that the uk is a sovereign equal. but with the pandemic pummelling european economies, leaders reached out. and finally, a brexit trade deal was done. nick beake, bbc news, brussels. around the world, the new year is being welcomed in rather starkly different circumstances. where coronavirus is the overriding concern, streets are empty of the usual crowds. but in other parts of the world, it's fireworks and celebrations as usual. here's paul hawkins with a round—up. hello, 2021. the famous copacabana beach in rio de janeiro. last year three million people rang in the new year, this year the beach party was cancelled, with only nearby residents allowed access and public firework displays cancelled. big ben chimes an hour after leaving the eu behind, the uk left 2020 behind. these were fireworks covid—style — some live, some pre—recorded. strictly no crowds and no parties. the message: stay at home. it's been very strange because obviously

international with mean akey airing of the european union has announced its imposing export controls on coronaviruses vaccines made in member states. over supply shortages brussels has also just given the green light to the drug at the heart of the dispute made by british astra zeneca r.t. is that solid dubinsky has the details. european union has confirmed that it's taking this extraordinary step of introducing export controls all it could be vaccines this means that any vaccine that is manufactured within the block that's the $27.00 at countries will not be able to be exported outside of the block now this comes amidst a huge drought that's been blowing up of the last few days over that delivery shortfalls of the dose of this negotiation concerns to the transport and sea and export of a fortnight you have 6. is a protection and the safety of our citizens is apparently. b.p. that is from police to increase production and nobody expects and it didn't work well for this huge public spat that's been playing out over the last few days and it really comes down to the call that this is be

you know there is a problem with the production inside the european union and i think this has to be respected by everyone so you cannot produce wrecks in just like bret or sweets it is a sophisticated process but i'm convinced that the u.k. doesn't suffer at the same scale than the european union and that's why us after i've been in a car i really a british company all want to be a world company that also has a good relationship with the european union and the un survey citizen is here saying that they the doses that should be available and have been paid for by the e.u. are actually being kept in britain to be sold to the british government so. we have to be very careful there is a shortage and i don't say that there has been vaccine that has been produced for the european union brought to the u.k. but when they have a problem with the supply when they have to short supply that should not be one sided so they have a contract with the european union and not only with your case and here the country is not really the company it's not really playing fair and that's what has to be chang

and we want our contract to be fully fulfilled the european union wants to know exactly which those says have been produced where by astra zeneca so far and if or to whom they have been delivered. astra zeneca has blamed the cut on production problems at a plant in belgium but the e.u. health commissioner has called the drug makers justifications unsatisfactory the uncertainty is jeopardizing the e use goal of vaccinating 70 percent of its adults by summer. well german health ministry and spawn has responded to the reports about the efficacy of the oxford astra zeneca vaccine he says european authorities will base their decision approval on available data meanwhile he is backing a u. calls for more export controls on vaccines made in the bloc he told did abuse chief political editor michel it's about fairness. with me now is germany's health minister again spawn mr spawn so well you know i asked the european union to implement a bridge just read it for the export of vaccine outside the european union is fence if and if and when they get it would be a good idea if companies have to o

this is the doubling news and these are our top stories the european union is stepping up pressure on vaccine maker astra zeneca accusing it of not delivering what it promised and threatening to block vaccine exports the company says it's slashing covert $1000.00 vaccine deliveries due to supply chain problems countries across the e.u.'s struggling would slow vaccine rollouts. former us president donald trump is about to be formally charged with incitement to insurrection setting in motion his 2nd impeachment trial in the us senate democratic party lawmakers say trump speech to supporters led to an attack on the capitol building earlier this month if convicted trump would be barred from holding office again. at least prime minister edges of big conti is about to resign his government plunge into crisis after one of the coalition parties pulled its ministers from qantas cabinet earlier this month country is expected to formally offer his resignation on tuesday observers believe he will then seek to form a new government with broader support in parliament. this is news from berlin follo

union by some 60 percent prompting dismay and criticism for the european union once the order and 3 finals doses to be delivered as soon as possible and we want our contract to be fully fulfilled the european union wants to know exactly which poses have been produced where i asked the senate cut so far and if or to whom they have been delayed that. astra zeneca has blamed the cut on production problems at a plant in belgium but the e.u. health commissioner has called the drug makers justifications unsatisfactory the uncertainty is jeopardizing the e.u.'s goal of vaccinating 70 percent of its adults by summer. we're germany and the rest of the european union are pressing to get more vaccine doses deliver german health minister spahn told the w.'s chief political editor mcculloch of know that he wants to see fair treatment of the european new. fence if a new faith in the it would be a good idea if companies how to obtain a license to explode vaccines so that we can monitor which vaccine leaves the european union after having been produced in europe. after all in almost all contracts w

we can now tolerate the 6 democracies in european union but you but you do not know one second please let me choose my stance because we have not problems only in hungary but also in poland are unmarked when a journalist asked kill and we had a serf the or it is not really. the case so i think it is necessary to make more pressure on the states and with the budget we have really and truly not in power and so i am satisfied then we get the 1st step but i think also it is not and will be not enough in the future should be normal to respect rule of wrongs don't you're yes well they've gone a long way from what you regard as normal then this tool that you're talking about is a mechanism which germany proposed that looks as though the e.u. would make payments to member countries conditional on their respect for the rule of law the problem for several countries was that it was just too soft in fact it was all hype wasn't it when you looked at the fine print of the proposal it turned out this mechanism could only be used if the rule of law if the violations of rule of law affected or serious

the european union? mr. spahn: it would be good if they needed a license to export vaccines so that we can monitor which vaccine leaves the european union after having being produced or bottled in europe. it does not mean a prohibition of exports but that there at least needs to be a registration, and that will happen in many cases that it is approved. we do not want to keep everything to ourselves, but we want things to be fair, so when there are supply problems, the impact is felt by everyone, not just the european union. this is an area where we are somewhat uncertain right now whether the problems are evenly distributed. reporter: the united states is following an america-first policy, assuring that each u.s. citizen gets vaccinated before those exports take place. does the eu now want to follow an eu-first strategy? >> no, i am talking about a fair share, that we receive a fair share of what we financed. after all, in almost all contracts that the european union negotiated, we invested hundreds of m

yesterday integrated in the european union and also the procedures of the european union that makes a difference mr creek. found the ngos and various garda government seem to have seen more problems in bulgaria than the e.u. commission the 29000 human rights report from the us state department said officials in all branches of government in bulgaria reportedly engaged in corrupt practices with impunity bribery conflict of interest elaborate embezzlement schemes on top of that you have from the un committee against torture of finding that mental institutions are forcibly administering intrusive and irreversible psychiatric treatment on their patients and that torture has become commonplace in that country how do those values fit in with the modern e.u. idea of what countries should be doing what they said they'd live up to and haven't . i know this totally right that it is not acceptable that we have circumstances like that mentioned once but. let me say it's perhaps not a complete picture of the area because the sure things have to be developed in the right direction but also other ea