the, the, this is the, the, the news line from berlin. china opens us national people's congress with a valid to transform it struggling growth model. thousands of delegates gather for the highly choreographed events. it's already offering glimpses into how the communist party plans to get the world's 2nd largest economy back on track. also, when a program france enshrines the rights to abortion, into the constitution world 1st intended to prevent any roll back of abortion rights in the future. and the us to bring course sides with donald trump justices unanimously rejecting colorado's bid to block the former president from its primary ballot washing similar attempts in other states. the

hello and welcome to our show. i'm seeing beardsley in berlin. ken, trying to find answers to it's pressing economic and demographics. challenges less . the question, as thousands of delegates gather for the highly choreographed national people's congress in badging leaders have announced a target of 5 percent economic growth in 2024. far below the double digit growth at once power, the chinese economy. they also planned to increase defense spending by 7.2 percent . that's the same as last year of the annual week. long gathering is mostly ceremonial in nature. all key decisions have already been made behind closed doors by the communist party. well, does that 5 percent growth target mean that a period of growth above all else is now over in china? i asked bobby and customer and begging. that's what i think that's too early to

tell. um. so if you look at the number around 5 percent growth target for the g p. m. and for the, for the 24, that's much slower than uh, for example, just 10 years ago when china was, you know, almost a reaching double digit growth every year. but on the other hand, given the recent circumstances and you know, the problems that the economy is facing, the, and the real estate tries, which is basically still unresolved, the high use unemployment rate, etc. then actually around 5 percent is a rob ambitious goal. and each young and his speech that he just gave you at the great hold of the people um, said that it would be tough and will be how to, to achieve. and you know, when you talk to economists, some told me that they were hoping that the government actually would script the best at tradition of giving a concrete g d p growth target. why? because the more room you have for implementing reforms, the better for the economy on the long term. but of course, on the short term those every phones will be painful and but also slowed on growth

. and i think the 2 young tried to find a compromise. he also said the needs to transform the economic model, but of course the, um, we have to see whether that will be implemented or no problem. so what are the genes priorities that we're going to see in these meetings over the coming days? the so basically of aging is following 2 goals, which are conflicting itself on the one hand, this, the priority of the national security and on the other hand is the priority of, you know, economic well being and also economic growth. and you cannot have it both and so to speak. um, the national security is slowing down the economy. i give you one example when for example, the government, it's implementing very strict anti is we go nice law status. you know, um, uh, breaking the trust and, you know, scaring away um, uh, international investors, etc. and um, but uh, in the last years we could see that national security was always number one priority and in one against the economic echo economy,

so to speak. now i would say i'm a little bit more optimistic the speech that the tongue gave was rather, you know, then realistic. and he has an honest, a lot of the problems that it's really not. it's quite rare that, you know, that's a lot of self criticism and um, the need to transform the economic model. that was a good knowledge. so that is actually what the country needs. the question is whether it will be implemented or not. you mentioned beach 1st time in 30 years, the chinese premier, currently in the child will not be hosting a closing press conference at the end of the national people's conference. what should we make of that? a yeah, that really came a shot. so many of us, i mean the press conference that the prime minister always gave during the national people's congress. that was a big tradition. that was one of the rare occasions to ask non scripted critical questions towards the prime minister. and that has been the case. i think since the late not at 80, so uh yeah, 35 years and now um the government is ranking with that tradition that i think best

several explanations of the official one is the best. no need to ask some questions because there are other photos to ask to get the information, but of course, that is not a satisfying. and so i would say that on the one hand, it's a downgrading of the position of the prime and this so that you know that the focus should be more on the seating thing on, on the head of state here. but on the other hand, i think it's also, yeah, a paranoia. i think that the prime minister during those press conferences, sometimes gave a little bit critical. and so it's a little bit through who are the sick answers that, you know, diverted away from the director of that it's teaching ping was implementing. so i think maybe he doesn't want to get the prime minister. the chance of cost is my speculation document in the engineering. thank you very much. to europe now where france has become the 1st country to enshrine the right to an abortion in his constitution. and that's after lawmakers voted overwhelmingly in

favor of the amendment of public support for the change follow the u. s. supreme court ruling in 2022 over turning the rights of an abortion in that country us. the dollar was lit up in celebration with the message my body, my twice as bronze made, abortion a constitutional right. it is very moving disease such a fundamental liberties written into the constitution. it will make us feel more recognized and protected its historical. and we are all, as you see very happy and for us and so from then on. so right. and then he has to be in the constitution because you can always change the law to adults. you said, don't get to the deal, but also do with it and see the french parliament been the result of the vote was announced by

a mountain of 78272. no make goods from across the political spectrum made from the only country in the world to explicitly in trying access to abortion. and it's for institutions to deal with our vote today. we recognize the fundamental human right of abortion because the threat of regression is waiting heavy on women . because the right to abortion always reappears on the list of things. the extreme right wants to attack from what abortion has been legal in front since 1975 some critics say the revisions was therefore unnecessary. the accused president, him under the macro of using it to boost his popularity, level them with these out. it took this whole, it is a abortion is already legally and friends, and i don't understand why we need to put it into the constitution because it's

already allowed. and i don't want this to encourage even more women to take the lives of the unborn baby. so i thought the do do put to vivian this woman's rights activists. it started the push to get into the right to abortion last year off to it was rooted back in the united states. and finally, they have a to you giggle and hope other countries will follow from lead us supreme court has cited with donald trump and the bid to disqualify him from the 2024 ballad. unanimous ruling strikes down colorado's efforts, a bar trump from its presidential primary due to his efforts to overturn his 2020 election defeat kind of so that states top court removed him from the ballot in december. so adding a constitutional ban on insurrection is running for office, and it's ruling supreme court said only congress can enforce that rule. trump, welcome the ruling. i want to start by thanking the supreme court for it's

unanimous decision today, it was a very important decision. we're very well crafted and i think it will go a long way toward bringing our country together, which are countries, dw correspondent, correspondent benjamin alvarez group, or it has more on what the spring course decision means to. this is indeed a major victory for donald trump, who we just heard the appraising the supreme court is important to remember that he himself nominated 3 of the justices, that half of the republican majority, 6 to 3. but as you said, all of them decided that it's not up to states to decide to one of which of the candidates it should be or shouldn't be on the ballot. they decided that is not up to states to decided but up to congress. it to see and to look into this section 3 of the 14th amendment, that has been in discussions. and it's a pretty important case. what they said here because it does not only close the

dispute between the supreme court of colorado and the us to people, but also other states like it may and, and also like, oh, you know, they tried a to try to bear it. donald trump, from the decision they said so all of them it was a $9.00 to 0 decision, said that is not up to states to decide keeping him on the ballot for a super tuesday that will happen tomorrow. with 15 is states will people in 15 states will have a to the ballots to decide to will be the republican, a know many if for the upcoming presidential election. benjamin alvarez group are there in denver, colorado. there's a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world. a new report by the humans envoy for sexual violence says there are quote, reasonable grounds to believe rape and gang rape occurred during hamas is october 7th terrorist attacks. the report also said there was convincing information that hostages were subjected to sexual violence during their captivity administrative detention. more than 40 governments are calling for an international investigation

into the death of russian opposition leader alexa in developing countries, including us and new member states, express their outrage before the un human rights council. would they accuse russian president vladimir putin being responsible for and of all these death? the argentina's government has suspended the country, state news agency, telecom workers protests of the move outside to loans. buenos are as officers calling it an attack on press freedom. the suspension comes at the right wing populace president, have you me lay announcing with shutting down the agency, which he accuses spreading left wing propaganda. the european union has find after 1800000000 euros says the company was unfairly preventing spot of fi and other music streamers from informing users of payment options outside of its app store options that likely would have saved consumers money. apple is appealing the penalty. the government of haiti has declared a state of emergency as violence in the island nation escalates,

armed gangs of attack to prisons, allowing thousands of inmates to escape armed gangs of setup road blocks in many parts of the capital, the whole pies following an explosion of violence gunfire was reported in several neighborhoods. the people drive and walk by bodies lying in the streets, some with their hands tied behind their backs. police officers among the dead, overwhelmed by coordinated attacks, orchestrated by a former officer, turned to gang leader nick named barbecue who says he won't stop until the hades prime minister. and yet all he is gone. we should national police and the military to take responsibility and the rest are you under the once again, we not against the people down to groups on north your enemy. a risk of the owner

of the, for the countries operation, the weapons that we have and not to hotel brothers who come from the same menu as we do the poor, they trust us. these weapons are a symbol of freedom. with these weapons, we will liberate the country, or it's believed more than $3500.00 prisoners, fled into the general population. when the government stormed to prisons, 8 is main penitentiary in the capital and another in nearby claudie bouquet. some inmates decided to stay in their cells afraid of being caught in the crossfire, others too old or disabled, to flee prime minister off. he was away drumming up support for multinational military mission to haiti under a political deal. he was due to stand down last months, but planned elections were never held and he remains in power. violence has reached

unprecedented levels since the assassination of president shows an ann marie at his home in 2021. it's estimated games now control as much as 80 percent of the capital. and finally, i think of a tumbleweed. and you may think of old hollywood westerns and the single deslot tumbleweed going down the street. we'll take a look at this strong winds that pushed thousands of tumbleweeds into several towns in the us west 20 bushes and even blocked roads and surrounded homes, reaching as high as the roofs of some buildings. or the, if i seem to be having fun. here's a reminder of our top story. thousands of delegates have gathered in badging for china is highly choreograph national people's congress. the annual week, long gathering is the most important events on the chinese political calendar. this,

these meetings are expected to be dominated by measures to reverse china's economic slowdown. alright, that's it for now. we'll be back soon with more headlines. i've seen beardsley implants, thanks for watching the floating away when it's 40 degrees celsius in the shade. can be deadly during times of climate change. how do rising temperatures change out every towards the in fennel heat? march 15th on dw.