320-2020. 2000 reverse 3. d. don't know. the state of the news line from berlin closer but still not close enough for a deal better negotiations are underway in brussels as e.u. leaders harvell over how to parcel out a 750000000000 euro coronavirus recovery fund the summit went into overtime last night but the main sticking points remain unresolved also coming out. government

controlled areas of syria hold a parliamentary election with strict measures to contain the spread of throne of virus the vote comes amid new international sanctions and intensifying calls for the president to step down. and after a long pause due to the pandemic of romance is back on the cards as weddings resume in some countries we'll take you to one couple's big day right here in germany. i'm nicole fairly welcome to the show. your leaders are meeting for a 3rd day as they struggle to reach an agreement on a 750000000000 euro coronavirus recovery plan member countries are divided on how much of the money should be distributed as free grants and how much as repayable loans hard hit southern states including italy and spain are seeking substantial

aid payments but a group of fiscally frugal northern countries favor loans and more control over how the money is spent bridging the gap between the 2 opposite camps is proving to be a major task german chancellor angela merkel warrant that a deal might not be reached today. begin hood to indian today we are entering the 3rd day of negotiations and it is certainly the decisive one the various issues the size of the fund the way it is managed and also the questions of the rule of law have not been examined thoroughly i still can't say whether a solution will be found there is a lot of goodwill but there are also many positions and so i will make every effort but it may also be there is no result is achieved today so it's a plan that you a lot to talk about here let's bring in our correspondent who's following the summit in brussels for us malina not too optimistic after 2 days of tense negotiations are there any signs of things going better today. merkel

and her counterpart the french president in man where mark rohr arrived early is today here at the summit of building and afterwards we saw pictures of them circulating on twitter sowing them negotiating with you council president and the e.u. commission president this is kind of in part and because the front france and germany are the most powerful countries in the european union and at this summit obviously mccraw when he arrived today earlier in the morning and brussels at the building he said that he things a compromise might be possible but not at the cost of the european ambitions so this might have been a hint towards hungary and prime minister viktor orban who can be considered an opponent of macross and ways let's listen to what he said earlier we are all aware holes really of the situation which. are dramatic anyway

economically because one thing but we are we can go about the consequences of that all record only. because there is don't you think so. so the mood is rather a rather pessimistic but but the mystic is not a strong enough word to express how we see the future so we see the big dangers are just approaching to the european economy. because the consequence of the 1st wave of the pandemic and secondly because of the 2nd day of vitriol expect to come whole are we are aware 'd that we have to make a deal so we are negotiating under the pressure that a deal is a must angries viktor orban painting a certainly dramatic picture there he says we have to make a deal but he's actually one of the leaders making an agreement harder to reach isn't. the other so one thing the call he didn't mention one of the major sticking

points today and that is the question if the money that will be handed out will be attached to a sort of rule for all mechanism and hungary and poland strongly oppose this idea of both has been facing accusations of violating its rule floor they say please don't meddle with our national matters but the thing is that most other member states absolutely want a law mechanism in there and the most vocal war among them is the netherlands magic and are actually got really personal today he accused her of wanting to harness his country. the stakes here are obviously very high especially for the countries in dire need of this aid money but what about anglo-american and her council presidency does germany have a special responsibility here. i think as if no deal will be reached today or at this summit it's likely that era leaders will meet again in about 2 weeks' time and

of course germany has a pivot to a very essential role here but it's not only about germany it's also about merkel herself because we know it's her last term and this president is a chance for her to shape her european legacy and also her over a legacy and so the question is a suitable deal for a good deal will be solid for europe for the e.u. will also shape her legacy so this is important for the rest of us following the situation in brussels for us thank you very much now that summit is of course about how to distribute a european coronavirus recovery package here are some of the other latest developments in the pandemic the world health organization has reported the largest single day increase of coronavirus cases since the crisis began with almost 260000 new infections globally in 24 hours australia a 2nd most populous city melbourne has made face masks mandatory amid

a spike in infections and in amsterdam parts of the city's red light district have been closed off due to overcrowding sex workers and the netherlands are allowed to resume work on july 1st but authorities have been monitoring visitor flows to ensure social distancing. syrians are voting and parliamentary elections today in areas controlled by the regime of bashar al assad the poll had been postponed twice due to the coronavirus and demick analysts say there are few real choices for voters as the ballots are dominated by the ruling party and its allies assad's government is dealing with a crumbling economy after 9 years of civil war as well as new international sanctions. the aftermath of an ass strike in aleppo province president bashar al assad is reaching at the last pockets of opposition to his regime 8 8. he has won the war with brute force controls

most of the country. but it is a country in ruins not just its tanks and cities but its economy too with inflation rampant the world food program says food prices and that 20 times higher than pre-war levels millions of syrians are going hungry some of pinning hopes on sunday's parliamentary elections. we hope the candidates will be deserving of the faith replacing in the syria has to return to what it was before that we hope we can overcome the sanctions so that syria can become better than it was. on the opposition groups up boycotting the poll candidates must be government approved ensuring a parliament dominated by assad spots party and its allies yet as to 20 years in power assad is facing rising discontent even among loyal supporters.

these are anti-government demonstrations in the opposition held city of us as in march by june anti regime protests and also fled in the loyalist area of psuedo though under a regime control the protests went unchallenged a sign of public. anger that is growing which will not be reflected in the election results. let's now take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world thousands of israelis who gathered in tel aviv to protest against the government's handling of the fallout from the coronavirus pandemic critics say businesses have not been given enough help demonstrators also rallied in jerusalem police fired water cannon . u.n. secretary general antonio good terrorist has called for urgent action to tackle world wide inequality speaking at a memorial lecture for nelson mandela who tears outlined his vision of a fairer world wide distribution of power well and opportunity.

french prosecutors say they're questioning a man in connection with the arson inquiry into saturday's fire at the non cathedral dozens of firefighters were needed to put out the blaze at the 15th century gothic building. in another night of unrest in the u.s. city of portland protesters set fire to the city's police association building authorities declared the move a riot and used tear gas to disperse the demonstrators portland has seen the weeks of protests against racial against racial inequality and police brutality. several 1000 anti-government protesters have rallied in thailand's capital bangkok to call for a new constitution new elections and an end to repressive laws the demonstration was the biggest of its kind since the government announced a state of emergency in march. many couples around the world

have been forced to put the brakes on their wedding plans because of the coronavirus pandemic but as restrictions are eased here in germany some celebrations are now taking place we caught up with one couple that decided to tie the knot despite the risk. it was the big day for more votes polls from the german town of noice they got married and spite of the coronavirus after the ceremony the guests laid on a surprise reception for the newlyweds. of course it's always in the back of your mind and i'm sure some guests will wear masks when we are hugging but the emotions sometimes just overwhelm you yes you can get away from it. the wedding day a joyful occasion even in these difficult times people still want to celebrate with family and friends from this week the western german state of north rhine-westphalia is allowing functions for up to 150 guests but there are still new

coronavirus cases nearly 50 people get infected at a wedding near the city of to sort off 30 tested positive after another separate engagement party some officials are worried. about. charging it is a bold decision because festivities like weddings often take place in close spaces you get close to each other you celebrate you dance you hug each other the virus spreads easily and this type of environment. you. can contact racing is a lot of work for the authorities they need to track down both the infected guests and the people they have had contact with politician and every time jala just cull out about his skeptical. there's mark guns in the us it doesn't make sense and restaurants everyone follows the rules but when people are celebrating in private carefree and drinking alcohol some rules get forgotten and the virus doesn't care

whether it spreads at a private party or at a restaurant fire the regional government says it is keeping a close eye on the situation and the owners of this restaurant remain cautious they are only allowing up to 60 guests at once. paulose are celebrating with just a few close relatives and friends i'm goes by and we've pushed the big party back until next year in the same place that way we should be able to celebrate with all the rules and restrictions on the island and then with the fiat. everything is well complicated touring the pandemic but celebrating your wedding twice maybe some consolation. the coronavirus crisis has led to a revival of the drive in cinema in many countries now france has given the classic a new twist opening a floating movie theater on the send fans of the big screen can take to the river in the capital paris and then joy a film shown on the water organizers saying the open air screening is

a safe and fun way to watch a movie and best of all it's for. sports now american major league baseball starts on july 23rd but canada's protean the toronto blue jays will not be able to host games at their own stadium that's after the canadian government denied the team permission to play in toronto at the coronavirus demick the team had hoped to receive an exemption from the 14 day quarantine mandate when crossing the canada u.s. border but struck out the blue jays home opener is on july 29th giving them 10 days to find a temporary home in the u.s. . you're watching news here's a reminder of our top story at this hour e.u. leaders are holding a 3rd day of talks over a 750000000000 euro coronavirus recovery plan they're deeply divided over how to hold the countries including sustain and in italy which have been hardest hit by

the pentameter. we'll have more headlines for you at the top of the hour in the meantime remember you can always stay up to date on our web site that's d w dot com be sure to also follow us on twitter and instagram d w news on the gulf early for me and the entire team here in berlin thanks for tuning. in. are they friends some honor to be with you thanks for the show i see you're not bored you wish it was the 1000000 wolf i'm not the finished communication or are they enemies going to finish the feast feeling of already feel pushed you before

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