not being able to and i acted as we should have and i assume my responsibility and. do you think. there is trying to show that he is trying to show more. for the people do you think that the public was was too quick in its judgment i mean we've seen a one hundred eighty degree turn you know the president of reform and now he's the president of the rich i mean has the public maybe been too harsh on him or too quick to judge. maybe years maybe not what is sure is that the first measures he took in the spring of two thousand and seventeen where or where measures in favor of rich rich person in favor of the enterprise which was a typical. offer politic and it wanted to create.

a better atmosphere for investments in france etc but of course these politics can last quite a long time to two and these days the situation and through to improve the economic situation and what what was missing was also a response for the difficulties of a lot of french people especially in the territories as he said into the village emails about yeah exactly people will boat house fifty kilometers maybe from the next town where they leave and now the costs to go there every day are too big there is no a little hospital the school the post of it's closed and they have the impression nobody listen to them they are lost they are the losers of the. of the situation. what about the concessions that michael has offered me does he have the

money to increase the minimum wage by what is it a hundred euros. is the money there. the money is needed is not there but the tweet budget will of course mean that frons has to increase is deficit and will probably next year or not be able to respect the three percent crit teria which is the right to rule within the members of the euro zone's run normally the normal in next year or we should have had a deficit of two point eight percent and probably it will be maybe it will be three point half percent which is not maybe a catastrophe. maybe it was necessary to respond to these to these huge protests if he had knew that would knows if he if you would

have been able to. to to lead the country for several months of course the problem is it's a turn. off to the politics in made during eighteen months now is more is it's a new chapter with the social political but also try to underline that some big refer he wants to make about unemployment about pensions that the east still wants to do them so it's a very. tight rope right now let's go to work as always good to have you on the show we appreciate your insights. well the day is nearly done the conversation continues online to find us on twitter. you can write directly to me if you use the hash tag the date and remember whatever happens between now and then tomorrow is another day we'll see you then everybody.

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at top chef shows us how to make each course in just five minutes. best of pasta time how this city just tells our berlin is gearing up for christmas. there are only about three weeks left in two thousand and eighteen and is always the year has seemed to fly by but there were lots of no worthy events which took place both good and bad that gave us pause for thought while from the need to debate at the oscars and the biggest wedding of the year to fifteen years of euro max and germany's shock departure from the world. we took we take a look back now at some of the entertaining and cultural events that shaped the first half of two thousand and eighteen. twenty eighteen was a great. chance. with it plenty of other moving and surprising events

packer's went viral. but twenty eighteen was also the year when the me to debate went global. in. this year's golden globe awards had a somber look many stars came dressed in black to show their support for the me too movement which seeks to in sexual harassment and empower women. the golden globe for best foreign language film went too far. in the face. of. the song made him world famous fifty years ago today singer and actor andriano chelan don't know is a legend in italy in january he turned eighty. celebrated his eightieth birthday in january in the one nine hundred seventy s. he turned the art world on its head with his upside down paintings now he's one of germany's most successful artists. her royal highness prince has been tricks of the

netherlands also marked her eightieth birthday in january the former queen abdicated in twenty thirteen. her son king elemental xander and his wife max are now responsible for attending official engagements like the opening ceremonies for little wardens year as a european capital of culture the dutch city shared the honor with the maltese capital. and this is kicked off its year as a european capital of culture the group. is world famous for its spectacular show. one thousand. some of the nations and visitors alike wear elaborate masks and costumes it must be carnival time the carnival of venice traditionally opens with a historical water parade. in february folks in the german city of cologne. and none more so than the khan of old

triumvirate every year different people slip into the role of the prince the peasant and the major highlights of poland's convo is that rose monday. by contrast the carnival of basel starts in the dark of night what's known as the morgans time a parade with lanterns. it takes off for residents of basel three most beautiful day. nice is kind of always famous for its flowers some five tons of them are distributed amongst the crowd cheering to look flowers. i also in february the german capital came down with film fever i the stars came out for the sixty eight international film festival. director tom take us out as gerry president.

march began on a fashionable presentation of its fall winter collection. transforms the grandfather paris into a forest and queen elizabeth the second had a front row seat at london fashion week for the first time afterward she presented richard quinn with a british design award. traditionally the cademy awards are handed out in march this year gary oldman picked up the best actor oscar for his turn as winston churchill in darkest hour. was god. god in the april in berlin gangster rappers collator and fareed bang caused a scandal at the echo music awards they want to acknowledge even though their lyrics have been criticized as anti semitic after other artists handed back the

rewards in protest of germany's music industry association scrapped the echoes for good. and in london on the twenty third of april prince william and his wife catherine welcomed their third child prince doing. a little brother for prince george and princess louis is fifth in mind to the british throne. made got onto a musical style. the jury vision song contest the world's biggest music show was held in lisbon portugal one hundred eighty million spectators juventus in net about a lie from israel before winning song choice. let's go i'm out and lots of protesting womens up to the red carpet at this year's cannes film festival they were taking a stand for equality in the film industry it was

a political statement that couldn't be overlooked. it sounds like something straight out of the movie this very tell prince falls in love with an american actress backtalk made a nine hundred britain's prince harry married meghan markle in the royal wedding of the year. meghan markle is now a member of the british royal family and as many americans have european roots euro max trying to find out where michael's forefathers might have come from. the stadium i'm standing in the heart of lambert's locker the place where meghan muggles ancestors might once have lived for. it is a sleepy little village in alsace france but things are bound to get a lot more lively should duchess meghan stop by one day. in june seventeen thousand people dressed in white gathered in paris for

a special pic the d.n.a. on. the dinner and white concept began in the french capital in one thousand nine hundred eight and is caught on worldwide. with a ceremony attended by german chancellor angela merkel celebrated the sixty fifth anniversary of its founding in june. director general peter lim board displeased that today t w is a modern and diversified media outlet over three thousand employees from sixteen nations produce content for t.v. radio and internet and a total of thirty languages. the same month euro max celebrated its fifteenth year on air illusionist peter vallance performed feats of magic in the studio assisted by host michel. also in june germany's national football team had barely settled into their accommodation in russia before they were back home again for the first time ever germany was eliminated in the group stage of the world cup fans couldn't believe it was the squad had gone into the tournament as defending champions.

it was the tourist attraction in the british capital in june the london must stop with its rows of colorful barrels stacked on top of one another installation artist christo created a twenty metre high pyramid in hyde park serpentine only. and we will take a look at the second half of a review of the year later on in the week well now is a good time to let you win on this week's drop we would like to know what your best moment of two thousand and eighteen was if you have a photo of it then send it in and by doing so you qualify to win an exclusive euro max watch just. go to our website for all of the details we're going on now is a brief look at other stories making headlines on the culture saying. on the second sunday in advent people dressed in send a suit hit the streets of spain's capital madrid for the cup. more than seven

thousand people took part even children who were dressed in costumes nobody expected great feats of athletic prowess the only requirements were a christmas themed costume and claimed the entrance fee the monies raised go to support social services in retreat. on sunday the world's largest stand up partly race was held on the river sent in paris eight hundred paddlers from five continents started in the bright lights of one hundred more than the previous year it was the ninth year in the french capital for the north title as it's called the bridge through paris his historical center is out of the ten kilometers long. the bakers of dresden have served up a gargantuan stolen at the streets all marked the fruit cake weighed nearly four

times it was put together from hundreds of pieces weighing eight kilos each and made by more than sixty bakeries the stolen called here is the main traditional pastry from dresden a giant stolen is served every year on the second advent sunday the very first one is said to have been ordered by the saxon king the strong in seventeen thirty this year one slice costs six year and the money raised goes to charity. fast food doesn't always have to be associated with make donalds or other junk food places german chef or robyn piped. has proven that top cuisine can also be made quickly he prepares yummy christmas dishes in just five minutes and he shows us how to do it as well.

so i have five minutes to make that's.