c.w. news law is up from birth len beijing tightens its grip on hong kong reports say the chinese lawmakers have passed a new law that allows it to crack down on sedition which is a version terrorism and conclusion in the territory critics say it marks the end of the one time treaty to systems framework also coming up the leaders of germany and france agree on a plan for europe's post can democrat covering all chancellor angela merkel and president emmanuel mccall now have to do is read skeptic's over to their

multi-billion euro rescue package that we visit the city in thailand that include going to barbers lock down no one around to feed them gangs of hungry monkeys are going in the streets in search of food. i'm sorry kelly while the program reports say that china has passed a controversial security law for hong kong that critics fear will give beijing more control over the semi autonomous territory confirmation of the law is expected soon and chinese lawmakers are said to have unanimously approved this bill beijing says it aims to tackle submission subversion terrorism and collusion with foreign forces it has drawn international criticism for being at odds with the one country 2 systems policy agreed by china when it took control of the former british colony in

1997. you know where is that and let's get more now from correspondent mathias bollinger who is standing by for us in beijing the ts what is in the bill that is a very good question you have said that beijing was said to have passed the bill the bill is expected to and that is because we have not seen the text of the bill yet we have we have not seen the draft of the bill before it was passed and now that it seemingly has been passed we have not seen the text from what chinese state media have reported and those few people in hong kong who had seen the draft this bill is is quite draconian it. lists 4 types of crimes it's not clear how narrowly these will be defined it seems that life imprisonment

is the maximum penalty for any of these infringes and it gives beijing power to handle these cases themselves which means that it would circumvent the one country 2 systems legal threshold the legal fire wall as many have called it previously in hong kong that prohibits beijing's interference into hong kong's legal affairs and to guarantee these freedoms so this law is widely expected to and these freedoms its passage was also highly anticipated so as one might imagine we've already had reaction now from the pro-democracy movement joshua wang for example one of the leaders of that movement in hong kong responding to the new law on twitter writing the following from now on hong kong enters a new era of reign of terror just like taiwan's white terror period in history with arbitrary prosecutions black jails secret trials forced confessions media clampdown

and political censorship mathias what does this law mean for hong kong's pro-democracy movement. yeah. concerns that social long as voicing here are widely shared in the pro-democracy camp this law has been passed after a year of clashes and of discontent in hong kong of peaceful protests as well china has not been happy with that china has attacked figures in the protest movement like joshua wong. vigorously in its state media he's expected to be one of the 1st victims of a coming crackdown the protest movement has not been able to regain its strength in the last few days partly due to police that has prevented any assembly of people under the. quoting an anti epidemic legislation

and of course in expectation that protesting will have no far worse consequences than ever before how is the international community likely to react. the and an international community the western countries the g 7 countries have made it clear that they see this law as an infringement of the promises that beijing gave in an international contract with britain that it would protect hong kong's. freedoms and a wide range of of autonomy. they the u.s. have passed a law that will allow the u.s. government to withdraw hong kong special status as a trade partner it has also issued visa restrictions on chinese officials the e.u. has so far voiced its called servant but not more the e.u. is currently in negotiations with the chinese government about an investment agreement and it is clearly giving the impression that this agreement is far more

important to the e.u. and the fate of hong kong mathias bollinger with the view from beijing thank you steve. for the future of europe after the pandemic that was the main topic as german chancellor angela merkel and french president emmanuel wrong met near berlin yesterday it was their 1st face to face meeting since the pandemic back in march the 2 leaders were eager to show that they were united in a multi 1000000000 euro plan that they say is crucial to guaranteeing the future the greeting was distanced because of coronavirus but warm nonetheless it is not by chance that the man who is the 1st foreign leader to meet with chancellor merkel since the virus crisis began the pair spearheading a 500000000000 euro proposal for rebuilding europe's economy off to the pandemic these are 2 leaders who want to work together and be the driving force for europe.

if this gets going on the theory we understand that europe is not united nearly because germany and france agree but when germany and france disagree it does not look so good for unity in europe so perhaps we can find agreement on many questions and make a contribution and give a positive impulse to move things in the right direction for europe's future because to figure all pieces even those germany prepares to take over the presidency of the e.u. on the 1st of july mankell is more central than ever to the future of the block the french president for his part wants to be seen to be injecting his own energy and ideas into the tandem he brought with him from paris a proposal for a new environmental levy and he spoke of how european values have prevailed during the pandemic. across europe there has been an open and transparent debate from the start i think our citizens should be aware of what that

means in many other parts of the world some more severely affected by the virus than us the assistance of both individuals and companies has not been as massive far from it and in many places the epidemic has been synonymous with the suspension of democratic life but not here in europe that will cut. down the. call has been weakened by his party's poor results in local elections on sunday manacles handling of kobe it has boosted her support even though the plan to transfer funds to struggling countries in southern europe is a huge huge turn which not all in the party back but as they try to convince some reluctant e.u. members that they have the right recipe for recovery fronts in germany want to make sure they're pointing in the same direction let's get more on that now we are joined by our chief political correspondent melinda crane and berlin linda merkel asking for solidarity and support for the rescue fund not all you countries are on

board to put it mildly can they find a compromise. i think the chances are pretty good that they will do so 1st of all tactical reasons the chancellor is known as a very skilled and pragmatic negotiator and she has one strong thing going for her e.u. leaders will be meeting in mid july for the 1st time live and in person if all goes well and diplomacy like most other forms of human relationship does work better when it's conducted in person so i think those are 2 factors that speak in the chancellor's favor but far more important for the success of this deal is the fact that the main objectors the so-called froogle for that's denmark sweden. austria and the netherlands they are small open economies they absolutely depend on the euro and the survival of the european union now we often hear this is

europe's moment of truth its survival hangs in the balance the reason for that is quite simply that northern and southern member countries are diverging ever more as you know the southern sun southern member states were hit very hard by corona their economies looks set to contract by as much as 11 percent this year germany's by only around 6 and a half percent so that's a wide divergence that means that the financial markets will put increasing pressure she is also on the table climate change for example of creating a greener economy also on the agenda at the meeting of these 2 leaders what are we expecting specifically when germany is taking over the e.u. presidency when it comes to environmental issues. well both macro and her environment minister have expressed a very strong commitment to climate protection and green recovery the chancellor saying back in april we have to have climate protection in view the whole time we

were planning this recovery and build back better so i think that there is a real understanding about also with the european union commission the question will be can the chancellor withstand the pressure from her strong industry lobbies at home melinda crane and berlin our chief political correspondent thank you. it's a check of some other stories making news around the world venezuela's president nicolas maduro has ordered the european union's and bastard to be the country it comes hours after brussels slapped sanctions on several officials loyal to the president more than 50 countries including much of the e.u. recognize opposition leader. as what venezuela's interim president. germany is investigating 30000 suspects as part of a probe into an online pedophile network the latest in a series of child sex abuse scandals in the country cyber crime investigators began the probe last october with the arrest of

a suspect near the city of cologne. the deaths of a father and son from alleged torture by police in india have sparked protests and outrage across the country the 2 men were arrested for keeping their store open past committed hours in the southern state of thomas nodded 2 policemen have been suspended in this case. all the residents of a city in thailand have their hands full with a gang of hungry monkeys tourists are staying away and locals in lockdown so food supplies have all but dried up it has forced the monkeys on sophistry it's desperately looking for something to eat and that is causing alarm among the humans . at 1st glance these could almost be scenes from a zoo fearless primates ruled the town center of rock but really in central thailand the city is famous for its ancient temple ruins and for its population of

around 2 and a half 1000 mechanics for years city residents have had a love hate relationship with their long tailed neighbors the monkeys attract tourists but they're also prone to create mayhem since the pandemic business is almost completely dried up for those selling monkey food to tourists. knew how we're now seeing the impact of 19 for months everything here was shut down now visitors are slowly starting to return but they don't buy much the monkeys are really hungry. locals say the situation has never been so bad. i can't look away for a 2nd if i'm not sitting here to take care of the shop they come in open the fridge take drinks and steal snacks from us is really difficult living with the monkeys. i got bitten by a monkey jumped on my head and bit me i had to get some shots afterwards everyone

living around here must have been. big or small wound everyone. these escalating clashes have now caused wildlife officials to step in over the last few days they've captured hundreds of monkeys on the streets of la brea to have them sterilized by state veterinarians. 1st the animals need to be sedated. once they're unconscious they're shaved and given a tattoo to indicate they've been neutered. then they have to go under the knife the plan is to sterilize $500.00 of the mechanics by august did that also say they might have had a good if the monkey population were to increase even more rapidly the more animals we have the greater the number of conflicts people have with them i have a map i don't want to see the monkeys getting hurt and those conflicts and so what we're doing here is about protecting them as well as protecting people's property. from one boy. the day after their 1st seizure the monkeys are released back into

the city after old not barry would not be the same without his monkey business. you have today. thanks to. combating the corona pandemic. where does research stand. what are scientists learning. background information and. our corona. covert 19 special next on.