curator go to the. master art she took part in the greatest adventure in history. you know warm strong words whose destiny starts july 20 years w. e u lawmakers will vote on a new commission president today the nominee is german defense minister also left on the line we asked business of what they expect from her should she secure the bodies top job. also on the show quotes glass from germany support of the historic apollo 11 mission 50 years later we look at the role of high tech place in today's space exploration it's. about come to a business and all eyes are on strasbourg today as lawmakers they are expected to

confirm or reject germany's funda line as you commission president well in her final pitch to secure the e.u.'s top job on the line outlined her version or vision for the e.u. on the role it should play on the world stage especially when it comes to fighting climate change let's listen to what she had to say i will put forward a green deal for you all in my 1st 100 days in office i will put forward the 1st ever european climate law which will set the 2050 target in law this increase of ambition will need investment on a major scale. public money will not be enough i will propose a sustainable europe investment plan. and turn parts of the european investment

bank into a climate. this will unlock one trillion euros of investment over the next decade. to underline the using the word investment quite often in the business world was listening to on both sides of the atlantic if on the line manages to secure the job of commission president she's sure to have a lot on her plate when it comes to the e.u. economic relationships it's complicated u.s. president donald trump has threatened billions in tariffs on european products then there's the question of how to do business with china especially concerning demands to improve market access for european companies closer to home there's the tricky issue of britain's impending departure from the block and the impact that could have on business aside from navigating relationships there is the challenge of cutting up on innovation to the e.u. has long lost its position as the world's technological vanguard digital success

now appears more rooted in silicon valley and the tech hubs of chinese mega businesses but if the e.u. is to regain its technological edge or there are from their line doesn't want the block's workers to foot the bill. it's not the people that serve our economy it's the economy that serves our people. into. i want to ensure that work pays in the social market economy every person that is working full time should earn a minimum wage that pays for a decent living. but she'll need to come out on top in tuesday's vote before she can take up the feis. all right for more i'm joined by marcus buyer director general of business europe in brussels good to have you with us this

morning that was a life on the line has held several ministerial offices from minister of labor and social affairs to her current position of course as german defense minister should she be confirmed as your commission president today what do you expect from her business wise well 1st we hope the mrs on the line will get strong support in parliament today because we need a strong voice in the world and we need to show that we are united at the moment where many in the world would like us not to be united what can we expect from hers to be the strong voice in the world the strong voice in the world but right now she's trying to get strong support you would condone that she would get strong support but she's a winning especially social democrats baes suggesting that she'll fight for a minimum wage across the block is that what europe needs right now to be more competitive where we think that wage so doing is is the competency of national

social partners and we see that the where wages are saved and also minimum wages are set by the national social partners in functioning social partnerships it's working best so what we expect from the commission is to help also where the european social fund to make sure that the capacities that they are everywhere for good collective bargaining on the one so but also to give breathing space to the national social partners to deal with this issue because they are dealing with the best ok sounds a little bit like business once it's cake and eat it which reminds me of course of bricks it because from the line also indicated that she would support another extension should britain ask for one now is this pandering to the needs of one particular your member really in the interest of business. well business is very much in favor in exploring all possibilities to avoid in the real breakthrough because these would be harmful for everybody at the same time the ball is very much

in the british came so 1st i mean of course our british friends would have to ask for an extension and 2nd it will be very important to see whether or not this comes along with a feasible project because of course you can not only prolong uncertainty forever as well what about climate change everybody's talking about it we can feel it and c o 2 tax is something that is very hotly debated how should the e.u. act well business is very committed to climate neutrality and the carbon ization at the same time depending on what kind of tax you talk about if it is about into your pin tax we are more in favor of the emission trading system because we think a market based system works better if it is above board or takes adjustment of course we are only we will only be 5 percent of the emissions in the world in the year 2030 so we will need to look into opportunities how to enforce our view of the

world politics adjustment there are still many question marks and we are not in favor yet but we agree that we should look at ways to show to our trading partners in the world that we're serious about the composition. by over there director general of business europe in brussels thank you so much thank you so busy day in europe today time to take a look at some other business stories that are making the news. ryanair has cut its passenger growth forecast for next summer on expectations of a delay in deliveries of boeing's 737 max planes the model linked to 2 deadly crashes has been grounded while boeing works on a software fix due to be presented in september. a us judge has reduced the amount of pharmaceutical giant by a house to pay a man who says he got cancer from the round up weed killer the drop in compensation from $80.00 to $25000000.00 does not change the jew responding that is the liable

of all the plaintiffs lymphoma. and facebook is to defend its plans to create a digital currency when it appears in front of us lawmakers later today the social media giant says libra will enable people without a bank accounts to manage their money but critics including u.s. treasury secretary steven minucci and say the system is open to abuse. lots of worries there also in washington what's it like in france where my colleague daniel koch is standing by for us daniel are investors or financial observers in europe as worried about crypto currency such as. for example steve in miniature. well monica it is for sure a very controversial topic and many people here also at the frankfurt stock exchange are discussing it also will be very interesting because on wednesday or

close to pairs they will be veggie 7 finance ministers meeting and this is certainly going to be a topic of there as well finance minister all of shows will be there along with the head of the german central bank and the german central bank is not in favor of cryptocurrency at all they have even called them dangerous and compared them with gambling money in the past and also traders on the trading floor have been a warning while other exchanges started for example a bit current a few futures in the past. the operator here of the frankfurt stock exchange they did not follow this trend so i guess we can expect some heated discussions in the next days about this issue all right up there reporting for us from the frankfurt stock exchange thank you so much apollo 11 was the space flight that 1st landed humans on the moon the mission started today 50 years ago with a launch from kennedy space center in the u.s.

state of florida and it carried a laser reflector on board it was made in germany space science and high tech developments are closely linked and one of the key players in this field is germany's technology group harry us. this is a retro reflector especially ground lens made of glass. is so pure that you could see through 100 meter thick book as if it were. prisms like this are found in an instrument that the apollo astronauts took to the moon 50 years ago. even today it allows us to measure the precise distance between the earth and the moon. and. with so much media coverage the moon landing was a pristine project for anyone who had anything to do with it with our company known

for its involvement we received requests especially on the follow up missions because we've been there and provided material that really lasts that long. no mistakes can be allowed to happen during production and processing the light must be able to spread equally well throughout the glass this is checked here with a microscope. in space the court's glass is exposed to extreme radiation as well as temperature fluctuations of several 100 degrees it has to work reliably repairs are not possible. that's why so many performed in the space program they give us manufacturers as much information about the material. situations that were previously impossible to test at our factory. the 1st robot to land on a comet had quartz glass from the german company. the european

space observatory that's mapping the milky way. but there's not that much money to be made from space travel instead the knowledge gained here opens up new uses for courts glass on the earth such as in particle accelerators this block is soon headed for the u.s. there it will be cut up and ground into reflectors for the next generation of g.p.s. satellites. fascinating as a business update here on t.w. for me and the teaching and berlin as always thanks for joining us.

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it comes to the fans of the human scene or why the poles who hunt inside to put their trust in us. is jenny harrison i work at the. hello and welcome to news from the world of arts and culture the break dance festival stages some of the most spectacular offer productions in the world on a lake also coming up. sam vimes long is a musician with a message and he'll be joining me in the studio. and in a 100 german must reads a book called the bustle feast about a family falling apart on the family unit like the. old boy but

we begin with the brigance festival in austria on lake constance i'm literally on like constance the audience sits on the shoreline and the stage is on the lake lending itself to amazing productions which of course include the water and the incredible backdrop as part of its role for the performers in brigance it's quite a stretch as they have to do things they certainly never learned to college especially this year as the director is better known for making heavy metal videos this is opera like you've never seen before. always had a soft spot for new voices in fragrance even for these young birds whose nest is inside a head it's part of the stage set it's a kind of scary clown some 14 meters high and weighing 140 tons moved with heavy machinery anything on this ng is who are moved along with it have to be totally safe when.