this is the news live from berlin the 1st arrests in hong kong and of beatings controversial new security. water cannon and detained dozens of protesters to crackdown on displays of independence for 2 girls under the new. prison for life also coming out. germany takes over the european union's presidency at the most challenging time in its history enough. to come to define michaels' long term legacy plus. the 14.3 for german authorities trying to test who is

and who isn't in a community that's been put back under lockdown i called with 19. years of the european union are open again. i mean leisure and business travelers back as long as they're from countries on the sea placed stay tuned to find out which they are. welcome to the program police have made the 1st arrests since a new and controversial security law imposed by beijing came into force they used water cannon to disperse protesters who had gathered in a city shopping district dozens were arrested under the new law the simple act of publicly displaying a pro independence flag has become a criminal offense. despite the new law and

a ban on holding marches during the corona pandemic hundreds of protesters showed up. after a short warning it just took minutes for the police to roll into action. one protester was arrested for holding the hong kong independence flag dozens more were arrested later. at a news conference pro-democracy lawmakers found themselves in a bizarre situation now not allowed to speak english or address the media i would feel if they have the word to the international community and the media but not. because of this. if i say anything to. ok arrested when i walk out. at aflac 70 early and the day hong kong leaders mark the 23rd anniversary of the city's return to chinese control

after british rule. the beijing government denies the new law ends the territories independence. if we wanted to implement one country one system it would be easy we could just apply national laws why bother to enact a national security law tailor made for hong kong. at the same time chinese troops are stationed in hong kong hell a joint military exercise showing off their military might. don't look at us on phoebe kong joins us now from hong kong c.v. oh have police been this bonding to the fortress that you can see behind you since the new security came into effect i was my thought it was of the past we have

my stuff and my 'd home to see my no matter what i see everybody thought of that i want to think about and try to think of the many of my life now my already over 580 people today i am on 7 of them are honest but i suspect that i found a former national security office we have to stand on most of my views are holding off my independence no guns and my no matter none of that. i'm very satisfied i have already made up my. mind of the life of the body under god only my fancy the hence my thoughts my the focus has to be of my doing right now this being a crime right now my the protest has certainly seemed. on afraid of what the new nor entails but you have been speaking to them and since morning what are they

telling you do the told feed restricted by the new know. my b.m.i. have to thank you for that but i don't even have my own conventional view of them and yet my 100 my you have no idea at this time of the time we only feel like my family and have how i feel on this is one of the this is what i like about the most now that i just have with the. saturday i was it up and up with the police just now i think it was i have to have some of the big matches with the police but this is on not on that comment right now on the home front because the real and the cost of the task is simply my i'm not trying to have the protesters and the prodemocracy support as they have through that right time now so this is what we understand the mood right now in front of the law on behalf of the

sanest really 5 to 15 where does that leave the pro-democracy movement in the city what is the future direction of this movement. of the my son will give that i was going to have to solve the issue of my mother and who looks at my city limits and the system around him i just want one hand on a problem if i don't know if there's nothing on it wasn't i would have to have that that some of the people on the street or because they see if we have my meeting i think i'm like you're awful awful if i have to fix a my we have to some of that of us some of them are you insisting on continue that energy and after this i've even tried to they could be advised of them i'm kind of

my sister we can see some of them i definitely like the i'm afraid of them here for i was thinking like what we have that you have t.v. kong reporting from the middle of the protests in hong kong thank you very much for that. germany today takes over the rotating presidency of the european union but limbo to guide the course of the block for 6 months at a time of huge social and economic upheaval triggered by the global coronavirus been demick germany kicked off its e.u. custodianship by projecting the words together for your hopes recovery. to berlin's iconic brandenburg gate the slogan is a reference to the damage caused by the virus and demi which just plans to go to pin economies into recession johnson and you know america has described it as the greatest challenge the e.u. has ever faced. now in our final term as johnson and you know american also faces a challenge the mix 6 months of potentially the greatest but almost certainly the

last opportunity to shape and legacy bangle america had grand plans for her final performance as european leader but then came corona since the pandemic started she's used every opportunity to stress what she's up against over the coming months the pending mean year for the pandemic with its economic downturn is the largest challenge in europe's history the downwards into a biggest crisis in the history of the european union because it's. new but it's not an exaggeration to say that we're facing the largest economic challenge in the history of the e.u. . depending on how she navigates europe's coronavirus recovery political circles not just here in berlin will be redrafting her entry into the history books with a no nonsense no cheerleading just get it done the response both inside germany and

across europe both for health care leadership and her economic leadership has made clear that angola merkel is the leader that germany and europe needs right now not forgotten but on hold seems her old image asil stare at each chancellor who try to push you countries towards a common take on national budgets she also failed in pushing further joint migration policy. in a remarkable turnaround angle americal started crossing her own red lines by allowing joint u. dead sending the signal that she's intent on holding europe together what ever it takes. joint appearance with french president in manama macaw saw her sacrifice what have been a german fiscal principle for years no joint e.u. debt proposing the 1st 500000000000 of the corona recovery plan for the 1st time

germany agreed to guarantee debt that mostly benefits other e.u. countries like italy a potential game changer we had the impression as watchers that germany e.u. policy was paralyzed so now corona happened and the giant started to move and i think this is a very good sign. at the same time europe struggles to stay out of the way as relations between the world superpowers china and donald trump's america further strained by the crisis in germany we don't know exactly what the world order is going to look like coming out of this will we have a cold war between the americans and chinese that is actually an open question right now and there's no question that how you respond to a crisis like that will be the most important line in the obituaries that are written for many political leaders around the world not just chancellor merkel so machall final months and chancellor rhee until she leaves office in autumn 2021

will prove to be decisive. i'm joined now by a muscle fracture he's president of the german institute for economic research mr foster welcome germany's model for the e.u. president sees together for your tips recovery what would that ideally look like to you. germany has a big responsibility for the next toffy year and i think 3 major priorities will be key 1st to fight the crisis and as a report to show germany's willing to. commit financial transfers from the stronger countries including germany to the weak a country that it but equally 2nd the big challenge is how to how to meet future challenges particular on climate protection on digital transformation and also the commission european commission has a proposal of the green deal and germany will have to take a position the german government will have to now the have to decide whether they

really want to support it or not and that and also that was in the report germany has and must have a very strong interest in you 19 europe in an increasingly polarized welts where we have a bipolar outright hola system with the u.s. and china becoming increasingly nationalistic. and germany must realize and i think it is realizing that germany can protect its own interests only if there is a strong new united europe also on economic and social policies let's look at the financial aspect of this for as the e.u. has a 750000000000 euro e.u. recovery plan in the arts but they're not of course skeptics given the poor record of consensus building within the e.u. do you think germany is poised to strike a deal that will satisfy everyone. yes the german and the french governments have acted jointly together in the last few months particularly on the

recovery front recently and some become very fond of the european one fret france and germany have proposed 500000000000 with many chance to us all of the law actually transfers also strong to poorer countries so this is an important element that gen chancellor merkel has made a very clear commitment that she sticks that you also stick to those. transfers i think that the stumbling block currently is not germany it's the frugal for so small european countries that don't want any transfers but together with friends i think the chances are quite get that german you presidency will be successful in finalizing a convincing recovery plan for europe given the size of the damage that the coronavirus pandemic has wreaked across europe do you think this recovery package and the german french recovery package in addition to funds from the e.u.

will dominate issues at the expense of other product the switches you mentioned climate in bottom and and even uniting europe. clearly in this crisis the focus is very much on stabilization the issue of transformation future challenges climate protection due to the change the form of social security systems that is not on the agenda now and i think. europe and in general in germany will be pressed on that because it's very clear yes it's one thing to get through the crisis relatively well without an issue without a massive increase in unemployment and collapse of companies but that's not sufficient to ensure a sustainable recovery in europe so i think very soon the pressure will be on to really tackle the big issues of the future climate protection is one digital transformation is the 2nd one but europe is lacking in the u.s. and some parts of asia so clearly the challenges of am and i think looking

in bilin people have understood the government has understood they now need to look at the long term and need to make take some very important decisions in the crisis in some sense it's also an opportunity and to sit on this about relieving them of the time being i'm awesome in front of them the german institute for economic research thank you for joining us my position. now this all the other stories making news around the wild russia's president vladimir putin has cast his ballot in the nationwide vote on constitutional changes that would allow him to stay in until 2036 it's the last day of a week long watching process designed to reduce crowds and who's to turn out amid the coronavirus pandemic. in ethiopia at least 50 people have been killed in violence after the killing of a populace into a child who was known for songs advocating the rights of the country's overall more ethnic group and was considered

a voice against political and economic oppression he was shot dead on monday night . the us has bought almost the entire world's supply of a drug who've been to treat covert 19 but embassy view to show for recoverable quickly its manufactured by good which is sold almost all of its output for the next 3 months to the us government. and staying in the us washington stop infectious disease expert has sounded the alarm about the rapid spread of the corona virus dr anthony fauci says the number of daily cases could more than double if the country fails to contain assad's infections across several states another break warning from the experts speaking to lawmakers in washington the message couldn't be clearer. and i'm very concerned about what's going on right now particularly in the 4 states that are accounting for about 50 percent of the

new infections but the other vulnerable states so i'd have to say the numbers speak for themselves i'm very concerned and i'm not satisfied with what's going on because we're going in the wrong direction. the states he's referring to a florida arizona texas and california. they've seen infections so forcing governors to wind back efforts to reopen their economies. states the bore the brunt of the virus early and making quarantine mandatory the new arrivals a vulnerable divide between former and current virus hotspots we can't just focus on those areas that are having the surge it puts the entire country at risk we are now having 40 plus 1000 new cases a day i would not be surprised if we go up to $100000.00 a day if this does not turn around dr fashion was just one in

a chorus of concerned voices who say not enough americans are search for distancing all wearing masks or unfortunately this simple lifesaving practice has become part of the political debate that says this if you're for trump you don't wear a mask and you're against trump you do that's why i've suggested that the president occasionally wear a mask over or the republican urge the president to set a better example. for many the stakes are too high for any political stigma surrounding mosques. i mean really had it in germany or thought he was in the northwest of the country are preparing to ease the strict lockdown imposed in some districts up at a cobra 1000 outbreak flared at a meat processing factory there people have been ordered to stay in their homes are now banned from traveling anywhere but many of those who've seen or didn't return patience is wearing thin but testing who is healthy and who is not is

a major challenge. these employees of the tanya's meat processing plant and other residents want out about 650 people have been restricted to this block on the outskirts of feral a city of 25000 in western germany they've been placed under quarantine. but this is set to change the mayor is preparing to lift the quarantine gradually but he still faces one big obstacle trying to figure out who is who and who is healthy. there are different lists of people who are actually living there and people who should be there but probably left before the quarantine who's likely headed home another look of isolation crime that many in feral and in the neighboring larger city of also want out after all it's summer vacation but numerous german holiday resorts will only accept travelers from high risk locations if they tested negative

for the coronavirus this temporary testing facility is being run with the help of soldiers from the german army. take you about every day we test over 700 people here honestly and we've yet to see a positive test that's some good news for a change or good news but people here are still angry especially at the management of the tenures meat plant which was ground 0 for a fresh outbreak of the pandemic in this region. so it's their fault and the plant acted incredibly irresponsible that was to put the police in the city need to come down hard on them. for now the city has its hands full. it has to decide who may and may not be released from quarantine. workers have to check people against lists of those who have been tested this is it's still going to take quite some time weeks maybe months but until we're done with everything by it will likely also take a long time until we finally have a vaccine or drugs to treat the illness medicament up until then local residents

will have to live with lockdown restrictions. the e.u. has opened its external borders to leisure and business travel today but not to all countries don't know about us hotspots including the u.s. and russia were excluded from the so-called safe list of countries whose residents can enter the block australia japan and south korea did make the cut however chinese travelers can also enter but only after china opens its own borders it's a difficult summer for tourism dependent businesses in europe with more residents staying close to home. just a delay has more. what does this for you need for the. it's certainly an important step for europe as they do begin to loosen these travel restrictions many many businesses many economies here in europe are very dependent

on travel and tourism revenue especially if you think of a country like greece or or spain they they get a lot of their revenue from tourism every year and some businesses in that sector get almost all of their revenue and this really crucial summer travel season that's just beginning so this is obviously important but it also is likely a disappointment for some of those businesses because the united states is a huge source of revenue for these for these businesses about $15000000.00 americans travel to europe every every year many in the summer so the fact that they're still excluded is definitely a concern and we also aren't really sure about whether china chinese residents will be able to come soon that could that decision is still in limbo so definitely a bit of a disappointment on that and just to europe front foot or what is the air. when i ask the airport earlier what they were doing now that they are opening external

borders they told me that they're really focused on a making sure people are wearing masks making sure that people are keeping distance they do have disinfection stations around and they have a lot of signage reminding people of these rules but we aren't seeing really strict measures like mandatory coronavirus tests temperature checks throughout the airport at the airport did open a coronavirus testing center earlier this week but it is voluntary and it does cost a bit of money between $59139.00 euros for those test and people have to wait between 2 and 8 hours for the results so that could certainly be a deterrent to to using that joke to deliver these drugs and you. the coronavirus locked on short many of us here in europe just how much we take free border crossings for granted workers who were allowed to cross those borders during the locked dog was subject to strict controls the experience has shown

a light on how much germany depends on its neighbors for that easy access sometimes it's the seemingly mundane things that best illuminates what it means to be part of the european union for frank a diamond it's driving through the german belgian border at the crack of dawn. to europe really is important to me and i have to say i really profit from the open borders and the freedom of movement. i like travelling and i've been to several countries with my family. i'm doing my apprenticeship in belgium and it's super easy all i have to do is hop over the border and simply work as normal. franco is 18 years old since the locked and restrictions were lifted she's been able to cross the border freely from her home city of auckland to house that in belgium where she's training to be

a pastry chef she no longer has to produce her work contract at the border. every week the 25 bakers here mix a ton of flour 250 liters of cream and hundreds of kilos of fruit to create tempting treats. yet despite the huge quantities involved this is far from an industrial production line the focus here is on individual craft it's precisely this kind of training that frank couldn't find in germany. for the young apprentice britain's departure from the european union and the increasingly anti european referee coming from both right and left is a source of worry. is kindness not was when i can't understand it because i mainly experience the advantages also this is truly the longest period of peace that europe has ever had. but it was like this might be over i had to during her break

franca has time to consider how political developments could threaten one of her personal dreams. a dream a bit of england of a small cafe in england rex it is a really stupid situation for me. to go to. the front cover remains optimistic for her the everyday reality of the e.u. devoid of flags and times and pomp it's what mushers the most. well many countries took up the pandemic it's another picture in the czech republic people have been celebrating a perceived end to the crisis they held a massive public dinner in the capital on tuesday. famed. 500 meter long table the country has. been introduced fairly early on in the. the czech republic or just

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