they invade our private lives to surveillance. make secretive work through it. big. it doesn't matter. the only criteria was will people we shed light on the opaque world who's behind benefits. and why are they a threat to was all over the world. starts january 5th on d w with ah, this is dw news and these are our top stories. germany is infectious disease agency is warning that alma cron will become the dominant variant within weeks the whole but cough institute says the countries health system and critical infrastructure

could be compromised. if the latest wave is not stopped, it's warning that 11000000 unvaccinated germans are at serious risk due to the amok on variance the world food program has one that millions of people in yemen will go hungry and that it will have to cut food aid to the war torn country, the un agency has received only half of the funding it requested to keep up food supplies to yemen, long described as suffering the world's worst humanitarian crisis. people across spain have been popping champagne after winning big in the countries bumper christmas lottery. the lottery called l gordo, or the fat one, is one of the world's oldest draws, having run annually since $1812.00, some $2400000000.00 euros, and winnings were dest out this year. for many spaniards. this marks the beginning of the festive season. this is dw news from berlin. you can find more on our website that's dw dotcom. ah,

the only con corona virus varied means rich countries are now urging their populations to get vaccinated and to get boosted israel, which has had one of the fastest pandemic. rollouts is not considering 4th booster jobs for the over sixty's and for health care workers. but the director general of the world health organization says we can't vaccine i use our way out of this crisis, especially while there is so much vaccine inequity. so who do you choose to believe? i'm fil gail in berlin, and this is the day. ah 2021 was a year in which we lost 3500000 people to cough. in $92.00,

i would assume that a so called 4th vaccine will be necessary. and yeah, it's frankly difficult to understand how a year since the 1st vaccines were administered. 3 and 4 health workers in africa remain unvaccinated. v sticks. the most important thing apart from vaccinations is reducing contacts. so i called once again on countries to support those who would further behind also on the day, it's that time of year again, all eyes in spain are on l. gordo, the fat one, the world's biggest lottery, with billions of euros in prizes. i don't know if they wanted my haven't processed it yet. i was in the mountains with the dogs and i came here because i received a call. my wife didn't believe it. she began to scream, turned the t v on look for the number and check that it was actually, we're just not used to winning anything. all with

no country can boost its way out of the pandemic. that word, self world health organization director general address gabrielle us. as wealthy countries owed their citizens to get vaccinated or get boosted under gabrielle us, argues that a blanket booster program would prolong the pandemic as the w h o sees it. vaccine equity is the only way forwards. our projections show that supply should be sufficient to vaccinate the entire global adult population and to give boosters to a highly spoke collections. by the 1st quarter of 2022. however, only letter in 2022 will supply be sufficient for extensive use of boosters in all adults. so i called once again on countries and

manufacturers to prioritize callbacks and abbot and to work together to support those would furthest behind. but there was one ray of light from the w h o. they say existing vaccines do seem to be effective against only crohn, preventing severe disease, especially if people are boosted. so should rich countries give booster shots to their own citizens or give those doses away to other countries in the name of vaccine equity. and for sun, it's not just about a 3rd shot. here's germany's health minister car lauterbach speaking today is we're the persona just isn't just other personally as a scientist, i would assume that a so called 4th vaccine will be necessary or thursday, not an exam. this is germany's infectious diseases agency was at o record will become the dominant variant within weeks. the robert kalk institute says that if the latest wave is not stopped,

the health system and critical infrastructure could become compromised. the government is responding by stepping up its vaccination efforts and tighten restrictions on gatherings. the festive preparations might be continuing across germany. but the country's top public health body has one people not to let christmas be the spark that lights the army on fire. there are no official restrictions on festive celebrations, but small gatherings being encouraged and which dicks the most important thing apart from vaccinations is reducing contacts, but less people come together, the smaller we keep our social contacts, the less the virus will spread everybody's behavior is crucial in this instance and try on tuesday german chancellor. oh la sholtes said the limits on the number of people who can meet will come into force from december 28th lodge. public events

will also be banned, including prohibiting fans at football matches while protests against mandatory vaccines. and coven measures continue. many germans support the new restrictions. as a, i'll be honest, the numbers are actually going down again a little bit. but i have to say, in order to finally end the whole thing. it's actually quite good that we haven't the locked down. so that everything just comes to an end limit so that we can maybe celebrate again afterwards. vaccinations will continue during the festive season as people hope this is the 2nd and last cove at christmas has kept more than dw political correspondence. simon young welcome simon. yesterday the robert cock institute wanted maximum contact restrictions immediately, but the government has gone for some restrictions, but not until after christmas. people are bound to look at this and suspect that politics as trump science welfare is

a question of where you put the emphasis. of course, the politicians don't want to even sound like they are even thinking of cancelling christmas. they prefer to rely on appeals to people to behave sensibly and responsibly. and also on the the fact that christmas itself is a sort of de facto locked down. a lot of schools and businesses are closed. people tend to stay at home, many of them any way for 2 or 3 days. so they're just to keep their fingers crossed . the medical advisors on the other hand, of course, ah, i'm not worried about what people might think about it. they're looking at on the kronon, it's advance in germany, and they're simply saying the more restrictions, the better and the sooner the better. so it's a question of how you, where you put your emphasis. i think it probably would be better if everyone was

saying the same thing, but in terms of the analysis of the situation, everyone is saying it's pretty serious. right. and so if things do get worse, are we likely to see further restrictions in the new year? if this doesn't get turned around we could do a physician. politicians have said much tougher measures needed or even some on the government benches. in fact, nothing's been ruled out. i think the government very key to keep schools and businesses open up, but they are in a race against on a chronus where they're massively ramping up the vaccination. the in particular, the booster campaign to vaccinations. generally it's going pretty well. but again, on tuesday, germany managed more than a 1000000 vaccine doses. so nothing has been ruled out in terms of possible new restrictions. the chancellor has said that he and the state leaders will meet again

on the 7th of january, but he didn't rule out bringing that full would because they know that this is a very fast changing situation. and in particular, to keep the pressure of the health care system, they may have to take more sudden measures. of course, some states can press ahead by the way, earlier before christmas, and some of them of announced that's what they're going to do. there will be a vaccine mandates 1st, some workers and next year and there will that there's the likelihood of a 4th job has been raised. has that likely to go down with the public? well indeed, the health minister said to day that he's already ordered $80000000.00 doses of the biotech vaccine adapted for on the cronner expecting that to come to be delivered in april or may. and also they've ordered more madana. so it's pretty obvious that that will be offered in many cases to people have already had a 3. jad so that will be a 4th,

jad. as to public acceptance. i think the numbers speak for themselves is clear that a lot of people think vaccination is the way out of this. 70 percent of germans have now been double jabbed and as i say, the booster campaign in particular is going forward a pretty quickly. so i, i think possibly if a 4th jazz, particularly one specially adapted to armor cronies offered a lot of people will take it up or thank you for that assignment for little correspondence called israel is already a planning to introduce a 2nd boost, a shot, a prime minister naphtali bennett is tweeted, the world will follow in our footsteps panel from the countries. the health ministry has just recommended that over sixty's health workers and people with compromised immune systems should receive a 4th, coven shot. it's also recommended reducing the time between 2nd and 3rd shots from 5 months to 3. as part of the preparation for the 5th wave of the pandemic,

let recommendation still has to be approved and put into action. and he drew a mixed response on the streets of jerusalem. basically, i'm very unhappy that it is free is not going to be enough from over 60 risk. i'm gonna do because i want to get the virus to someone that should only be a 4th vaccine. if the research that proves its effectiveness, if not, there's no use, especially when 1000000 citizens didn't get the 3rd. when we read the walker, i am in favor of it. the virus is changing all the time as and, and our body does not. as so, as such, a vaccine is given, our body can update itself, and if the virus enters again, we will know about it and our body will be able to fight. it had to shill anything . holly. mother elizabeth, let her, but i definitely think that we should accept the experts opinion if they

say 4th vaccine. i'll be the 1st to go get it immediately without any doubt, just as i did with the previous 3 vaccines. with me. ah, well as pandemic health restrictions dampen, christmas celebrations the 2nd year in a row, people in spain are taking heart in a 200 year old tradition. the l gordo, lottery, l god means the for one and its top prize. a 4000000 euros is paid out to everyone with the winning number. there are also lots of small prices with a total of almost 2 and a half 1000000000 euros paid out every year. oh. 2 2 didn't they think me piano but in that yard? so i mean oh. c 86148 bits years winning number and go to the as the top prize is known, was sung by 2 people from madrid. daniel defense of school,

as tradition dictates across the city. the celebrations quickly got under way of madrid's a torture train station. spain's busiest rail hub. the majority of the winning tickets were sold by this lottery center. o. e winnable. if it's a very widely distributed number, i'm pretty sure people from all over spain of board. and i think it's everywhere that about the lucy does into you from the region of kentoria on the north coast. and under lucy, undecided all the way to the canary islands. off the african coast and order those sparked celebrations by the lucky winners. and what does it feel like to win one of the many they prizes. i don't know what he might haven't processed it yet. i was in the mountains with the dogs, and i came here because i received a call. my wife didn't believe it. she began to scream, turned the t v on look for the number and check that it was correct. we're just not used to winning anything with that one,

but i'm gonna sheraton and i'm really happy and how many people have won a prize? well, that's almost impossible to know because of the complexity of the drawer. but a total of 2400000000 euros was given away in prizes both big and small in the centuries old and world's richest christmas lottery drove this here. oh, i mean with me about surprise christmas is a, let's had to be a spanish capital where we find our correspondent jaime velasquez in madrid. welcome, jaime al gordo, i'm tell us about it because going 200 years and it has massive cultural significance for spain, doesn't it? yes indeed. well, hey, every is funny or the spends around 60 euros a christmas luxury. and that tells a lot about how popular the luxury in the country they spend 3000000000

euros a lottery. but basically what they do is they buy the g as a share them with family and friends. so it's basically an opportunity to celebrate something together. most of the people, for example, a give them a lot of people, for example, take their kids and divide into different by 2 feet patients. and for example, neighbors associations or a sell them, for example, one euro. they play the same number. and for example, if it's more. busy village, a local food lab, so that 2000 and more to get in a village of 10000 people and a game away. 9000000 euros. and that tells a lot about the kind of a lottery that we are talking about here just on the board of the fund. one is

not a very big prizes for when you are, as compared to all the larger is that they gave way bigger prices. but the fact is that a lot of the smaller prices are $40000.00 euros. and basically a lot of people, every spine at least get a little bit of not money, but at least a little bit of joy. when they see around that somebody got something in the group met, luxury or the joy was spoiled, or i wasn't aware that lottery vendors going on strike today, but the drill still went ahead and what were they looking for these all 3 vendors? well, other vendors, they get a small commission for h t kits that they sell at these commission hasn't gone up for more than 17 years. and basically they are getting $0.80 for each ticket that they sell. they believe that they are not getting

a fair share regarding that they are on the streets with shops and making the spanish government earned at 600000000 euros that they are taking away from, from the, from, from, from the draw. and then a 20 percent on taxes are for every ticket or every brice higher than $40000.00. so this is what they are saying. we're doing all the work here and we're just getting more share just 4 percent of the whole price. the lottery is giving away, i say i sort of run by the spanish government. well, what did they say about this protest based on the strikes? well, it's a basic day. they need to review these, these commissions. they're normally all the prices and all the draws that we

have a lottery vendors, they get 7 percent, at least, and here in the biggest bryce and the biggest event for the national lottery is they just, they are just getting for us and they are threatening probably with more actions and maybe not a strike. we still don't know there's and all the big event for the national lottery on the c a. they are probably putting pressure in the government, but basically it wasn't what g g, i fall. this body has to know what they are going through because someone is i think that they're not re vendors, they're actually doing very well because they are selling 2 or 3000000000 euros right. tickets. ok, correspond jaime velasquez in madrid. thank you so much of

you and has repeated its call to bella luce from poland to address what it calls the appalling situation of migrants on that joint border. hundreds of people, mainly from iraq and syria, remained stranded that poland and the a you accused of russian leader, alexander lucas shanker, of encouraging them to travel to paris, to truncate entry into the european union that it was denies this and says you is to blame for the humanitarian crisis. well, i will soon authority say almost 600 people remain at this warehouse on the better side of the border. despite the cold weather and the terrible conditions, they swear they can't go home and they have to move forward to have a future. with food for no coverage. yeah, we came here too close to eop. we want to go to german,

does what we need to go. but that path is blocked, and many migrant say, so to is the way back to minsk, the united nations human rights office accuses both poland and fellers of pushing migrants back and forth across the border. it refers to statements made by migrants interviewed by a u. n. team in early december describing human rights abuses on both sides of the frontier. the majority said that while in belgrade they had been beaten or threatened by security forces, and also alleged that the brother machine security forces force them to cross the border on team also had numerous reports of people being immediately and automatically returned from power. the human rights office is calling on both nations to address the crisis in line with their obligations to international human rights and refugee law. ah. so what will

it be? the red pill all the blue pill? i was a choice facing keanu reeves more than 20 years ago in the ground breaking science fiction epic of the matrix the film. and it's to see calls depicted the dystopian future in which humans are trapped by machines inside a simulated reality. will now matrix for has hit the cinema screens in a premier, delayed several times by the pandemic, but doesn't measure up to the original. is are thomas fast forward to decade for in the matrix revolutions? tell me what happened, thomas anderson, aka neo, is living an ordinary life in san francisco. when events take a turn for the weird like crazy. we don't use that word in here. and he finds himself mixed up again in a war between humanity and robots. the matrix resurrection sees keanu

reeves and carrie, anne moss, reprise their roles is deemed rebel lovers neo. and trinity i, i think it's everything that you can hope for in a matrix film and, and then song. i think hopefully it can be inspiring, you know, help us always singular matrix films as a tool you kind of and that help us see the world direct to lana. we chowsky is back at the helm for the 4th outing of the science fiction action thriller filming began in february 2020. but it was interrupted by the pandemic that set the release date back 7 months. but the wait was worth it. anticipation has reached fever pitch and the matrix resurrection is expected to be one of the most successful cinema releases of the year. after all these

years, to be going back to where it all started. back to the matrix. ah wow. let's get the verdict been from dw is master of the move is a scott roxborough in cologne. welcome, scott. so what do you think? should we take the red pill and dive back into the matrix? yeah, i think that depends a bit on how much you liked the the, the 1st films in this franchise, because this new movie is really an, a stallion callback to those films, particularly the 1st movie. it's very much based on the same sort of plot as, as the 1st matrix of film, though, lena, which house he a very cleverly adds a sort of neck, a new met, a level a to this story and a lot which allows her to sort of comment on the actual matrix films themselves and

fans, response them and also to poke fun at the studio warner brothers. and they very well publicized attempts to try and make a 4th matrix film without her approval. um, that's all quite fun. i'm also is of course, great to see can a reeves and carrie anne moss back together again as neo and trinity. i really love seeing that. where i think this, the falls down a little bit is in the action. if you remember the 1st matrix film in particular, it made cinema history with the way it depicted actions or bullet time a sequences. and the action in this new film for me felt a little bit phoned in as if a language housey was almost like a cover band. just sort of giving us her her, her greatest hits again and not adding anything, anything really new. so for me, at least a matrix resurrections feels less like a 2nd coming of a cinema classic and more like an attempt to sort of resurrect a dying film. franchise. does he do any money left in it? did it?

did that doesn't sound good, and this is the 4th waters, as you mentioned. so what do you think made lena, which oscar you feel the need to return to this? well, and that's quite interesting because she set herself that um, it was really in response to, to the death of her parents a couple of years ago where she felt that if she couldn't bring them back, that maybe she could a resurrect her 2 most famous fictional characters neo and trinity i'm and the whole production of this film i was was quite troubled. it had to be stopped of her time because of of cov id and there were many casting changes you go weaving. a wanted to return to play the villain agent smith. and they're only had in the 1st 3 films. but he had a scheduling conflicts of the role had to be rewritten and the new character a new actor cast. and that there's also new and of morphis in this film character played by laurence fishburne, in other originals, the whole movie i think, can be seen in a way as which housekeeper, trying to look back and rewrite her sort of own fictional past, which is kind of interesting,

but the only problem i see is because the matrix was so influential, i mean, so other many, so many movies since have, have, have imitated and copied it. it's very hard for this new movie to really feel truly original. all right, sir scott ross for ah, oh, equivocal. i equivocating about on the matrix, and thank you so much for joining us. i'm not saying for another day, but the comes in, she had, the conversation continues online, you'll find us on twitter. i'm at d. w. news or you can follow me at phil. gail, thanks for watching. have a good day? ah with

ah ah, with the plight of the refugees and kelly. despite the freezing cold, thousands of migrants are waiting here. their destination. britain.

many pay for the journey across the english channel with their lives. finally, france and england want to focus on europe next on d, w to own or not to own. what about a sharing economy instead of a change in thinking is changing the economy to create something new, the economics magazine, and maybe in germany in 60 minutes on d. w. ah, ah, does a war and eternity

time? it can be measured precisely ended everyone experiences it differently as if there are different forms of time. time. ah, the phenomenon a dimension. if we know we won't live forever, an illusion. about time presenting futures past starts december 31st on d w. ah . ah, hello and welcome to focus on europe and most people here in europe share just one which during what is normally the festive season that somehow the coven pandemic

can be overcome. instead, what we're witnessing is the worrying spread of the aggressive ami kron variant will. meanwhile, in southern europe, countries like portugal and spain have come up with large scale campaigns, starting in the summer vacations to combat the spread of the virus. early on children have been included and it made a real difference. well, vaccination rates in italy are also significantly higher than for instance in many countries in central and eastern europe. and one place doing particularly well is palazzo adriano in sicily with the horrors of the 1st wave of coverage still fresh in their minds. the entire adult population of the small town has signed up for a vaccination program that's been taking place in a very special location. moving

a small miracle has once again been achieved by the sicilian village of polite. so adriano, 30 years ago, the town square was made world famous by the movie cheenum up out of these. so, and now the township at the foot of their monte dela rosa has again managed the extraordinary in their fight against the corona virus. they still remember the fear they felt during the 1st wave. senora mima recalls watching footage of military trucks transporting, piled up coffins out of bare guerrmo in northern italy. people here wanted to prevent something like that happening in their own town at all. costs a bear with the boat at elvita said that k w w died normally when we know that we were scared of the virus. we're now new brains are multiple born in there. in the beginning we thought it was a type of this. if he, if liberal liberal law, the summer will look like it, which is then to the other, what we saw on television. ha, ha ha, told us that it was something that we will. it's an altogether different bit queer belmany sailed, and the entire village had the same thought,

dearest vaccinate toilet that cannot say yet, in this hardware store, every one has to wear a mask. mima wants to do all she can to protect against the new ami kron variant. c a just so go see a bit k. yes. and it's the right thing to do. you have to protect yourself just like you have to protect others and i say we are vaccinated. it still. you have to be careful that cannot the, the beer must say a thing that in fact, palazzo adriano has a vaccination rate. other european cities can only dream of going by official statistics, a 104 percent of the population of vaccinated. mm. that statistical quirk isn't a cinematic fantasy. but due to the fact that the figure includes visitors who were vaccinated right here in the chin him up at a d. so museum, which just happens to be housed in the town halls. largest room equates the animal

so that she them up early. so this is the chima paddy. so museum. yeah. the film is still importantly what it allows to win. so locating our vaccinations center here was common sense about also about a sense of community that's the only and since all the buttons and so against a backdrop of movie posters. 3 major vaccination campaigns were held here for the met a well functioning vaccination campaign is about more than numbers. oh gee ill, but sheila, elizabeth and these times vaccination means freedom is still provided to us by the government eventually. but it's about freedom for every way media, and i'm sorry that vaccination opponents don't understand that there is also a lot of democracy in the vaccines kiddo each latino shale of them of the thea ha. and there's a lot of hope to the infection right here has been close to 0 thanks to the measures taken, which is important also because as in much of rule, cecily,

and above average number of elderly people live in palazzo adriano, such as senora me mas, 88 year old father here, doctor for county is vaccinating him against influenza. his 3rd covered shot will follow as soon as the vaccine is available. again. it's not what he may see again on there. again, we haven't had, it has a case here in town to several months. say we need not be, i'm a boardwalk, gave a whole. and if anyone got infected somewhere, i stuck it on, isaac, off, they at least didn't require. intensive therapy was special medication and they had a bit of a sore throat will fever and a speedy recovery, and that suddenly down to the success of explanation different. but, you know, just how long did that evening mima and her husband invite friends to the house for dinner. they plan to once again, watch their own local cold film chima potter, d. so back in the day me,

my husband helped build the set on the piazza. they all know the dialogue by heart little means everything to most volvo. it's the hope that our town has a good future of it. so he lou, they're proud of their town and of their corona virus response here in plot. so adriano people stand together so that the virus doesn't stand a chance. ah, now the body of water that divides england and france is known by the french as la mosh wild people in the u. k. call it the english channel, and many migrants come to what is the narrowest part of the channel, where the hope to cross over to british shores and start new lives. but those crossings are often deadly. which is why photographer and activist abdougla boy does all he can to persuade these desperate men women and children not to take the

risk. rain or shine, abdul comes to calais, beach and scans the horizon for small boats containing refugees. they speak to people lewis aged injuries, who on from not rule this air, we want to go, we don't have the choice. i think so. so so, so going to live with you going to the seeds, many room to the dead. the young afghani arrived and calais 2 years ago and quickly abandoned his plans to continue to britain. after his asylum application was approved in france, he found work at an aid organisation and taught himself photography. this site is where the notorious camped of the jungle once stood. some refugees still remain here, illegally sleeping and flimsy tents. a so called is windy in reading the people i talked in the came they said the water coming in said to the tent. this stretch between the freeway and the train tracks is especially uninviting

migrants here are from afghanistan, the kurdistan region of iran and syria. it's time for breakfast, a moment of solace amidst a sea of worries that do their number one ship tuscany village. we meet sir rush from iran, who tells us he fled from political persecution in his homeland. he survived a harrowing boat ride on his journey to france. we were 70 full people in a 12 me to a boat on the way from greece to italy. ah, we lost those u p. s, and we lost connection and we was trying to go after big boats, cruise ships, and nobody stops for us. and one day we saw birds and we changed them to

a we got connection and got to italy. from there he travelled farther north to the french coast. the journey took longer than expected. sir. osh never imagined he would be sleeping on the ground outside during winter time. it was opened this summer time to be here. the place is crowded. it's filthy at sonata, how a human should live. sir, rush has family on the other side of the channel. he's desperate to reach britain, even if it means being cold and wet. i just write out my sucks, sir. i. i'm staying a year. if it is possible, i cross, if it is not, i'm still staying here because i have no way back. i have to go. most migrants here know how dangerous crossing the channel is. but they see few other options. many who wind up in this makeshift camp have had their asylum applications

rejected, or they think their chances are better in britain like cameron from afghanistan as they were not muffling above. you're not going to portray turkey and greece deported people, hello. and there was no chance in bosnia and herzegovina. sylvia or its elegant flowing doesn't move on. that's why i came to france and why i am now trying to reach england. been with her again and, and don't god help me. i've got to send my children money somehow, but general, but it will, but it is another well, but it's far from clear what law is in store for cameron and his friends. abdul tells us people here have disappeared at night. no one knows what became of them, lost them. so when people who was dead in the board and their friends still didn't know if there were actually in the book, we don't know what's up in to them and we're dead. the budding photographer sends his photos to a newspaper. he's become a prominent chronicler of the camp,

and he also documented the fate of the kurdish husein family who came to calais with 20 other refugees in november, only to drown in the channel. the story made international headlines that when i looked to the mother, she was worried in. she knew it's difficult and she knew it's not easy. i think the kids, they believe they are living in mucus because they were smiling in they have this happiness in their faces. i think is it was so on justices with them. it went to day when i went to the beach, put things, it's remind me the beaches them. but that the problem is, is the ignoring day their story and nothing changes in the one talking about it. abdulla can't forget the fate of the hussein family. he fears others could meet the same tragic n. and so he keeps returning to the makeshift camp. nothing changes,

that's why i don't. so boy, we'll keep scanning the horizon for bucks. now, with the panoramic sweeping across europe, many of us are thinking again about how we want to live our lives, especially in big cities like the spanish metropolis of barcelona. well, once a week, a district has created dedicated routes, keeping cyclists, including children on their way to school priority over motor vehicles. initially, it seems like just an interesting idea. now, however, 4 year old liam grant is among the youngsters joining what has become a veritable movement. liam grant is preparing for a special commute to school. this friday, he won't be riding on the back of his mother's bike as usual. instead, the 4 year old, the cycling on his very own bike,

alongside dozens of other barcelona youngsters, a bike ride neither on the sidewalk or in a bike lane, but in the middle of the street. but there was some wood shop vertical as that was done on mia. a children love in ice. it gives them independence. or is it something different and its new? ah, it's a little party on wheels ah, with music and applause for the kids. with a whole street to themselves, they don't have to worry about the thousands of cars that usually drive here. each friday for about one hour. cars aren't allowed on to this road leading to the school. so the children can cycle in safety. parents who wanted to see a change in the neighbourhood initiated the beefy boost project to lay their their for their posse. got the idea is to freed this street from traffic and other roads to in a future. lizzie, out there are bike lane still, but it's difficult for children, especially small kids to cycle straight inside

a bike line in the near la x. on an incredibly busy i mutual spot, the nathan will fast. there are many scooters on the lanes up you and some people cycle really fast. but i can be dangerous for the youngest kid sick in your area. districts that he counselor pow gonzales supports the initiative. he's just approved another route for the beef. he, bruce, black, you that marie, i am. the city is a hostile place for young boys and girls and that is but this way we open up space for the children to ride their bikes to school. that is to lead alcala, and he hopes that soon families will be able to monitor the route on their own without the help of police. meanwhile, the children are enjoying their friday adventure because we're together, and we like to write our bicycles. is that yes, but i love it. it's great that we can cycle on the street without fear. the parents are also keen to lower c o 2 emissions, but their main focus is on making their children safer. barcelona has been

expanding its bike lanes network, but competing needs are taken into consideration by city officials, including those of pedestrians and motorists dusky. i that garza alice walking from your home to school is already an option, but there's no problem there. let me think. and now cycling is being added for school children over from we're working to improve the situation in school neighborhoods. libyan and we're adding bite patio, milton, but i'm just gladys. you'll empty a feeling villarreal is with the idea is to build wider, more family friendly bike lanes. clearly separated from the other traffic seekers theater. okay. the plans are promising and the city council is working on them lobby, seattle, but it's going to take a long time until there is actual change. i need a key and let's come here from wellington until then children in barcelona will keep cycling to school on fridays with a beefy boost project. great stuff now in the.