this is g w news line from berlin tonight bad blood between the european union and a major corona virus vaccine maker astra zeneca says it's cutting back seems deliveries to the where the bank has been slow it best we'll hear from germany's health minister and find out more about the role across the english channel also coming up resigning with an eye on rebuilding report say that italy's prime minister is set to step down with his government in crisis but observers expect that killed to be back plus the u.s.

senate receiving that article of impeachment against donald trump which chooses him of inciting that storming of the u.s. capitol hill gauge the mood in washington and asked does it make sense to be in speech and ex-president plus what to do about russia the european union decides on nothing for now after the arrest of kremlin critic alexina vali and the detention of thousands of his supporters. to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and to all of you around the world welcome we begin with europe's coronavirus vaccine supply shock the european union today lashed out and vaccine maker astra zeneca accusing it of not delivering what it promised and threatening to block its future exports the pharmaceutical company says that it will do. manically reduce its coded $1000.00 bank scene deliveries to europe

a supply shortfall comes as all $27.00 e.u. countries deal with heavy criticism over a slow vaccine roll well and across the english channel britain is having more success getting its citizens inoculated. for these british newlyweds a sense of hope and relief 90 year old geoff holland and his 86 year old wife jenny got married in august now they're getting vaccinated against cove at 19. i think and what demographers. and i don't want anyone to up. top i think it's pretty operative for. a couple of received the astra zeneca vaccine one of 3 vaccines approved for use in the u.k. britain is on course to inoculate more than 80 percent of adults by the end of summer by contrast the e.u.'s a hole would reach only 15 percent at its current pace. later this week e.u.

regulators are expected to approve the astra zeneca vaccine which is cheaper and easier to distribute than its competitors but hopes for a quick rollout have hit a snag on friday astra zeneca said it was cutting its the greed upon vaccine deliveries to the european union by some 60 percent prompting dismay and criticism . the european union wants the order and pre-filing wants those to be delivered as soon as possible and we want our contract to be fully fulfilled the european union wants to know exactly which those says have been produced where by asked the zeneca so far and if or to whom they have been delivered. astra zeneca has blamed the cut on production problems at a plant in belgium but the e.u. health commissioner has called the drug makers justifications unsatisfactory the

uncertainty is jeopardizing the e.u.'s goal of vaccinating 70 percent of its adults by summer. were germany's health minister yet pointing at the pharmaceutical companies he told the w.c. political editor mccullough kirsner that he wants to see fair treatment of the european union by vaccine makers. with me now is germany's health minister i am the spawn mr spawn so well you know i asked the european union to implement a registry for the export of vaccine outside the european union fence if and if and when they get it would be a good idea if companies had to obtain a license to export vaccines so that we can monitor which vaccine leaves the european union after having been produced or bottled in europe live licensing does not mean a question of exports but that they are at least in need to be registered and approved by them and that will happen in many cases that it is approved we do not

want to keep everything to ourselves but i want things to be fair so that when there are supply problems the impact is felt by everyone not just by the european union this is an area where we are somewhat uncertain at the moment whether the consequences of problems in production even be distributed before one put it in the united states is following in america 1st policy ensuring that its u.s. citizen gets fascinators before those exports take place does it do you know what to follow and you 1st start to see news and skip my mail no i'm talking about a fair share that we have a fair share of the material that we financed in advance and after all in almost all contracts that the european union negotiated we invested hundreds of millions of euros in advance so that production capacities could be established so it is not a matter of being 1st it is

a matter of being fair that is the point here. but of course we as europe as the european union as the german federal government always stressed. that we are also thinking about the supply of vaccines to the rest of the world for them. in the end we are developing vaccines here in europe and germany for the whole world that he it is our goal that others can profit to soon as possible but one thing remains true i can tell german and u.s. citizens that vaccines produced in europe are available all over the world but not in europe. mr spock thank you very much for the interview or i tell for more i'm joined by professor going to shine rashid is the deputy director of the viral a-g. institute at the sharky hospital here in berlin doctors good to have you on this show you know we just heard germany's health minister they're calling for a fairer distribution of vaccines we know that by on tech pfizer and astra zeneca

they've both announced allays and cut in the number of doses that they are delivering to europe i mean what's the explanation here has the e.u. over promised or have the vaccine manufacturers over promised frankly speaking i think enough that's indows necessity or it's tearing this some up time last year and at that point nobody even know experts could anticipate which vaccine would be successful so do government tests make deals with several companies that are using different vaccine platforms and that was a good strategy from my point of view so i think it's really a matter of production and delivery that makes problems right not all would we be seeing this supply shock supply shortfall if the vaccine

manufacturers if they were delivering the amounts that they had agreed to originally. i think if they could deliver votes they promise then what teff not is that ship dropping and if they were going to ask me pointed out before that it is very important to add that snape people were a fast because i said that we have now a variant of corner of ours that for sure passed on from one individual to another individual much easier than the variant before that you have seen before well yes we need that it seems and be neat to have better and increased capacity to produce tussaud's effect scenes but that is it's a not very easy it's very easy to establish that since than there was in a few days but it's not very easy to increase

a capacity for production all sex scenes because you have certain standards like a good many factoring practice and that means you have to have a good quality of those vaccines and to establish those production plans it takes time to x. several leads and there's a problem right now you mentioned in the these virus very handsome to date modernity said that it vaccine will probably provide protection against the new variants if there is a booster injection offered. what do you think about that is that going to work. i think so at that point i think he will not have some problems with imitation that has been observed so far as you pointed out at the deep 117 variant from the united kingdom. is still kaput by that scene that they will not

be there in from south africa is probably all to cut out but minor decrease in a figure it means that the so-called neutralising undergo at least i'm not sell we felt buying into that new variant from south africa but still i think it will be no problem in 54 it will be safe it will be on the safe side so far but in the long run yes there might be requirements that you have to debt direct seems to possible when you variance that might happen ok professor going to have surance from the viral a-g. institute at berlin's sharath a hospital professor we appreciate your time and your insights tonight thank you was a pleasure for italy's prime minister just half a conte is reportedly planning to resign tomorrow is government has been in crisis after one of the coalition parties pulled its ministers from his cabinet earlier

this month now political observers believe that after his resignation conte will try to form a new government that will have broader parliamentary support. are for more now from rome is journalist sima go to see him it's good to see you again so do we know what is behind conte's planned resignation i mean after all he won 2 votes of confidence in parliament last week. he did win the vote of confidence but in the lower house of parliament that was an absolute majority and quite clear but in the senate it was just a relatively georgie's it was clear even then that he was going to struggle in order to enact any of his policy agendas to process any legislation and to process any possible votes and it was clear that this decision that came this meeting about his resignation on tuesday morning just before there was supposed to be

a vote in college when chris weak on the and rule report on the justice system and that is he perhaps thought that that was not going to pass and before that media in a possible vote he clearly made this decision now to resign or hand his resignation to the president or the political shake up how responsible is this for a country that is in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. now absolutely i mean this is a country that up until now now has lost more than 85000 lives to cope with 19 it's dealing with increases in the number of hospitalisations as well as at missions to the intensive care units the country is in sylvia lockdown in certain parts in their east chick chanson the rest of the country and a vaccination program that we do understand as well is suffering delays of supply and so there are lots of issues to deal with but clearly this came about because of

the fact that matteo renzi the former prime minister and leader of that small party meet that decision to cool its support from the government creating this crisis and situation and he has been widely criticized for being irresponsible but clearly now mr condit had to make that decision when he saw that he didn't have the support in order to hand in his resignation so what do you see happening after conte's resignation tomorrow i mean will he be able then to have to try to build a more stable government. well that really is the burning question at this moment we do know is that he is scheduled to have a cabinet meeting to tell them of his decision then he will head up to the presidential palace and meet with the president said and hand in his resignation then we'll see what happens will matter a lot didn't give him the possible mandate to create this role of coalition

for drawn upon or will material after consultations with the different parties then turn towards another figure another political leader or perhaps even a technocratic united technical government and the possible option these elections but that is appearing very unlikely because of course in a situation of a pandemic that the country is facing most believe it's going to be very hard to carry out such an election so we'll have to see what happens in the next day or 2 whether we can see conti come back yet again opera has a whole other different government here and it's in your thoughts of questions remain to be answered said night journalist seem to go from reporting from wrong sima thank you more than 370 migrants have arrived in sicily after they were picked up off the libyan coast by a rescue ship most of the migrants are from sub-saharan africa we understand that

many are unaccompanied children the ship's crew says that it was a huge relief for them when they were given permission to dock. the ocean viking. in sicily its latest rescue voyage behind it. after being tested for covert $1000.00 survivors begin to disembark their voyage aboard ocean viking began after being lifted from these rubber dinghies passengers had left their homes in guinea sudan and sierra leone to cross to europe despite the improved transport they were still in for an unpleasant trip. sunday was very difficult with bad weather and rough seas people get seasick especially children. $165.00 children to be exact many of them unaccompanied 3 pregnant women were also one board. to italian authorities after calls to libyan officials went unheeded after

a tense wait it was finally given clearance to dock in sicily know the migrants must be patient once more miners are to be held in the reception center for everyone else it's back aboard another ship in august where a period of quarantine awaits thing you gained as high court has ruled that the health of opposition leader is illegal a judge ordered security forces to leave one's property the singer turned politician has been unable to leave his home since elections on january 14th which wine claims were rigged in favor of incumbent president yoweri. wines lawyers insisted the state should comply and remove the soldiers immediately but hours after the verdict the near the opposition leaders residents remained in place. you know we use julie's mogambo reports from the scene where i'm standing is less than a kilometer from bobby wayne's home now the courts this morning ordered the police

and the military to vacate his home but just behind me a few meters this is a road block i'm to military told us that we cannot go past that point so whereas the police has placed to comply with the court by monday afternoon there was 2 deployed so you can say that's the court order to be fully implemented. julius began with a reporting from uganda. where the foreign policy chief joseph burrell of the european union he has announced that he is headed to moscow in early february to press the kremlin on the arrest of russian dissidents alexina of all the roles visit was confirmed at a meeting in brussels today were e.u. ministers debated europe's response to nepal needs arrest and the detention of more than $3000.00 of his supporters they decided against imposing punitive sanctions for now they've only is facing 3 and a half years in prison for breaching the conditions of a suspended sentence while he was recovering here in germany from

a near fatal poisoning with the nerve agent no we took at a press conference after today's meeting burrell outlined the e.u.'s critical stance on russia's treatment of novotny and his supporters to rest for me and crack down on supporters to conceal considered it it completely unacceptable condemned mass detentions and police to retaliate the of what we can and we. foot it release at least 70 and those detained are you from their constant tension of school attending on. a long lasting invitation from rhenish telegraph. going to take place in to 1st week of february are going to take the story now to our brussels bureau chief only xander so no men can even see you all xander so we've got the

european union to do things here sending brill to moscow but holding off on any sanctions against russia for now why well according to german foreign minister. the foreign minister just wants to wait and see what happens in legal proceedings against alexina bali he was sentenced to 30 days of pretrial detention and the u.s. apparently hoping that he will be released and now borrello will travel to moscow to father of pressure to father a press at the kremlin and i'm told by diplomats that if it's not coming out of jail soon new fresh strength sanctions against russia will be on the table again we understand that the baltic states lithuania latvia and estonia they called for harsher sanctions against russia so this response coming from the european

union is a you know one to one. well i think that e.u. foreign ministers managed to speak with one voice condemning the crackdown on peaceful protesters in russia this weekend and urging the kremlin to immediately release mr vantine however you write the baltic states were pushing for a new sanctions however i'm told that other member states were in favor of a more cautious approach among them also germany i think the thinking behind that is that new sanctions right now would do more harm than good to have all these case you were talking about the german foreign minister and his reaction to this could we see germany reconsidering the nord stream to pipeline which would bring natural gas from russia to europe or is there still support for this project

well i asked about that it's few days ago german chancellor angela merkel said that she didn't change her mind about the projects she has always bag but there is a growing criticism in germany and abroad do you ask has threatened sanctions against companies participating in this project european lawmakers only a few days ago overwhelmingly voted to stop construction of the pipeline so it remains to be seen if the project is going to be completed but as for now the german government still supports it all right so both of your chief elders and if another with the latest tonight alexander thank you. china has hit back at the european union resolution condemning its crackdown on hong kong democracy activists calling it interference in its governance of the city but for one activist here in

berlin the e.u.'s actions have been much too mild in the face of the harsh treatment of protesters in hong kong. today is a big day for activists in berlin in a few hours german m.p.'s will be discussing a petition she started which has been signed by over $50000.00 people how are you feeling about to take place here are you nervous yes i'm very nervous because it will be the 1st time i'm speaking in front of poetry members and it will be about hong kong that's why i'm very nervous about today. once germany to do more against human rights violations in hong kong. what exactly are you calling for what are the actions that you're expecting we are calling for individual sanctions against human rights violations that happened and hong kong and china we're also asking for a life for hong kong or is that our in need and we are also asking the government to call off the investment deal with china because that would damage germany's mentor values. says the german government's reaction has been weak but it has

criticised china's policies but the activist wants more. insight parliament gives a short speech and discusses the crises with m.p.'s from the uk to end is a 2 edged sword current situation in hong kong is dramatic and it's getting worse day by day basic freedoms rule of law human rights are being deliberately and systematically destroyed by beijing. in. the passing of the national security law has unfortunately confirmed all the fears that existed even the so-called loyal opposition is now under attack one cannot help feeling that beijing does not want any opposition in hong kong. you know. a foreign ministry official is also there on defense that the. months reaction. following the franco german initiative member states that have extradition treaties with hong kong including us have suspended these extradition treaties common suspend us we need to place your quango again

when the hearing is over. so no decision was expected today but how did it go i think a hearing genuine well went well i made all my points that i wanted to make about 1st place and the members did most of them did express support towards hong kong but the government still gave very very official answers without promising concrete action. is aware that many of her demands may not be met but she says all change begins with recognition and discussion. in a few hours the u.s. house of representatives is due to use in the article of impeachment against former president donald trump over to the u.s. senate now that will trigger preparations for an impeachment trial beginning in 2 weeks the trial will be the 1st faced by a president after leaving office trump is charged with inside in the attack on the u.s. capitol on january 6th by a violent mob of his supporters trump 1st faced impeachment back in 2019 over his

attempt to pressure ukraine for personal political games but the republican led senate at the time acquitted him. or earlier i spoke to our washington bureau chief in his poll and i asked her about this unusual situation a trial to remove a president when the president is no longer in office you have to keep in mind the whole trump presidency has been a strange right so also there are isn't much president for the kind of events we witness is over the last couple of weeks specially on this generated 6 so the as never has impeached a president twice and they have never had to face an insurrection in modern politics by gallup many democrats really have the feeling they have no choice but to make an example of a president that challenges the democratic process that has held this nation

together for centuries. it was our bureau chief in washington in his poll reporting there in american football veteran quarterback tom brady is taking the tampa bay buccaneers to their 1st super bowl in nearly 20 years brady who is now 43 through 3 touchdown passes as the buccaneers beat the green bay packers 31 to 26 they'll face defending champions the kansas city chiefs in the super bowl in 2 weeks of this will be brady's tense super bowl appearance and achievement even he didn't expect. you know i think. it's hard to envision you know this is a goal but at same time it's a it's a week to week league so you know where it's 757 games ago not feeling great you know felt like you know we needed to find our rhythm and played for great games down the stretch i scored a season and then after that it was just all bonus because ultimate team sport and

it takes everybody and everybody plays a role and just so proud of this whole team and again just us to be a part of it. the amazing tom brady they're going to win another super bowl you're watching news from berlin after a short break i'll be back to take you through the day tonight europe's coronavirus vaccine supply shop who's to blame we'll be right back.

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