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and the death of a black motorist, kim potter said she mistook her hand gun for a taser when she shot 20 year old dante wright. the case has rekindled racial tensions in the same city where george floyd was killed by a police officer last year. germany has reported its 1st death related to the i'm a chron. corona virus variant, more than 3000 amok. wrong cases have been confirmed in the country with numbers surging by a quarter and single day. health minister karl lauterbach said he expects i'm a chron will become the dominant variant in the coming weeks. and i guess maybe by the russian president vladimir putin has held his 17th annual press conference, he denied russia is acting aggressively toward its neighbors, but refused to rule out an invasion of ukraine issue. it follows weeks of international concern over russia's military buildup at ukraine's border dealers. for an interview with julie, this is dw news from berlin. you can find more on our website. that's d w dot com.

ah, ah rushes president vladimir vladimir of each 14 held his 17th annual press conference today, and he didn't bring presents on. that's what ukraine really wanted for christmas was a 120000 russian troops and assorted heavy weaponry on its doorstep. tonight we'll pick out a couple of topics from before our marathon ukraine, of course, and what's going on between mister putin and someone else who's off jo biden's christmas, lest china's president, she shouldn't pig. i'm fill gail in berlin and this is the day. ah, you know what you were not wanting to the east is what we were told in the 1990s.

we were brazenly, do you know that everyone is sick of proven challenge teens? a good guide? i'm grateful to him. it's not us who are threatening. we didn't come to the borders of the u. s. the u. k. u came to us. oh good, i'm good up with him for a long time now that he's just made enemies of all countries. also on the day, it's beginning to look a lot like another covey christmas. germany has seen its 1st to only con, related fatality and with strict rules just days away. highly infectious corona virus at variance. it really is dampening holiday spirits good on the anger kid loss in vibrick, the children and grandchildren a far away. of course it's a bit sad. that's why we came to the market to so cut the atmosphere. well enough, not say last 2 of us at christmas before the emily is quite large,

but all far away. and so we make ourselves comfortable at home. the leash russian president vladimir putin use part of his annual press conference to repeat his demand that the west rules out allowing ukraine to join its military alliance and undertakes not to deploy weapons. there is, of course, is against a backdrop of whigs of international concern over russia's troop, billed upon its border with ukraine. the 4 hour event addressed a broad range of issues, but on ukraine, mister putin accuses the west of duplicity and stoking tensions. yet no one knew him were not one inch to the east. that is what we were told in the 1990s. and what happened when we were duped? mad, we were brazenly jew wrought the macula monday. there were 5 waves of nato expansion, or should in another. and now these missile systems are appearing and poland,

and romania, but we will, it, that's what we're talking about. what the human asian, if you have to understand who it's not us, who are threatening, wish to live initially today, we didn't come to the borders of the u. s. or the u. k. i knew you came to us or to help us understand this or better that's bringing in that cadre leak who's a senior policy fellow at the european council on foreign relations. welcome to the w. dispersion protein. really believe the west is threatening russia. i think he understands that there are no evil in pensions this up a russia, but i think his fair ease with russia is whole. the way ukraine is a row with inc. and while ukraine might not become nato member, western military help will actually still be available to ukraine. and that is, of course, some think that defense planner is in, in russia, would pay attention. so hence the escalation and,

and hence he has made that then he seal. and now when president biden has offered putin to discuss res, things, he has dramatically widened their chanda to include everything. his bitter about including made i lodge meant that all the things he mentioned today. okay. so the, the troops on the of the board with ukraine are essentially a bargaining chip. if it doesn't. so does that mean that you really don't expect him to invade ukraine? i to not, but many other experts do. so actually we are all guessing and none of us knows what will happen. military experts would tell you about the build up be serious. it is much more profound than what we saw in. ready the spring, it's also done much more cover cli, myself. i think it's political, it would be madness or so in terms of domestic politics. but the trophies that none

of us really knows, we are guessing. let's talk about domestic politics because it is you crime, apprised that russians would allow their sons and husbands to shed blood for no, i don't think so. it of over the, a crane with definitely not be a popular thing for the russian society. and i think the kremlin ought to know, but they are conducting their own opinion bottles and they keep a keen eye on public opinion. and all the crank cannot. those have been made popular. i mean crimea was popular, but that was a bloodless, quick, swift takeover. off a piece of land that has immense emotional value for many in russia, the rest of phil crane has none of these qualities. and that is one that one aspect that makes me think that attack is not so likely. ok. let's set the ukraine aside and look at some, some other subjects like what came up in this for hours. china, of course,

was another topic that came up today. let's listen to part of what president putin said about relations with beijing. dumas legion at nursing. it was president, she and i have a very high level of mutual trust today which is contributed to the developments of practical relations between our 2 countries. in the economic field, asia is growing very rapidly to me, and china is the country with the most vigorous economic growth in them in asia and the world. i just gave them a country leak. would it be overstating things to describe russia and china as allies at the moment? it could be slightly yes. and because they are on the same page on, on many issues, they understand each other quite well. but they don't want them to formalize relationships, and they don't want to any kind of alliance commitments. they actually had an

alliance in 19 fifties and, but did not. and very well, both sides and the dumpster point, paved away for chilling off, turns west. so right now, varies understanding to have a flexible relationship. china is not obliged to support russia in russia's adventures in ukraine. and likewise, russia probably would not like decide with china on the share of time on. but i say on many other things varies, varies understanding and quite likely also with personal relationship as we heard. right, so we can see was what russia has to gain from the coming super power by, by coming up with them. what does china gain from, from siding with russia? well, i think in its standoff, live a and i did states a russia is convenient, their life for china. and that is actually something that one good see. but

china became much more important to, sorry. russia became much more important force china when the stand off of the united states started when donald trump made it clear of china is a big issue for him. then many more chinese officials started coming to russian conferences, et cetera. so the change was, was visible, the country they can use in our standoff. understood. so we've discussed 2 of the topics that came up to in today's, for our press conference. clearly covered a lot of ground. did it. however, shift the needle in either direction in terms of russia relationship with the west, or was today more about mister putin restating his position. well, today actually many many questions were about copied and economic issues, pensions, economic recovery, lation. so i think that also answers your question on about whether

a wall with the popular it's, it's not a rush and people are worried about other things. and i think, you know, if we try to look at the de leaves, the president put then also said his hope pull up all his negotiations with united states. they are hoping to have a 1st round in china re, so my $0.02 would be that are, will be no invasion of any kind at least riskier. next year we will see we value your $0.02. thank you for sharing with us a country leak from the european council on foreign relations. ah, the u. s. micro chip maker in town has been caught up in a row with china. it's apologized to beijing after it called on suppliers to avoid goods and services from the jin chang region. and that angered the government in

many countries, including the united states, accused china of a brutal crack down on the meat. on the muslim we got minority who live in ginger in town now says that statement was made in order to comply with us sanctions against china of the issue, and was not a letter of intent or position. the chinese government has rebuked the manufacturer . woman, truly though you, when we want to make a statement, you are your once a year. we hope the relevant company can respect facts and tell right from wrong. we're married. we have repeatedly stressed that the so called forced to labor and other allegations about shinji, an a complete lies concocted by anti china forces in the united states, to discredit china's image and disrupt shinji. i'm good and contain chinese development. so don't go farther. well that's intel and you told i'm

chelsea delaney from dw business can tell us more about what to go and welcome chelsea at what made intel issues such a grumbling apology? well, it is very strong language and i actually just read out part of those just to give you a sense of how strong this apology is. they say we express our sincere apologies for causing trouble to our esteemed chinese customers, partners and the general public. so they are really apologizing here, and i think that this comes down to money. this is a huge market for intolerant accounts for about 26 percent of their revenue. so those customers are crucial to intel. and we're seeing a huge backlash right now. it's not just on social, meet social media, one of china's biggest boy sanders kerry wang. so he's canceling his brand new master deal with intel now. so there's a lot of money on the line for them. ok, and so would it sounds like intel would rather turn a blind eye to accusations of, of genocide in gene jack for the sake of that this, this massive market. yeah,

i think i think they don't really want to acknowledge that because there is so much at stake for them. and it's really not just intel. we're seeing a lot of western companies, really, any company that has a major stake and china face the same issues. we've seen this earlier this year with a de does with nike with h and m, where they've made comments about potential, 4th labor engine jong and been absolutely blasted on social media h t m last about 40 percent of their market share in china after that. so this is a really big stakes for these companies. and for a lot of them, they just aren't willing to, willing to take that risk. so they just don't want to talk about it because this is really their biggest and most important and potentially fastest growing market in the years ahead. so, so intel said it made it's original statement because of us sanctions. so now that it's turned around and, and made nice, china, where does it stand in terms of the u. s. government?

well, i think reading between the lines here and tele fang, we're sorry, but we do have to follow this u. s. law which was signed today by joe biden. so they do have to remove potential force labor from their supply chains until has already said that they've done that. they had an investigation into this and they said they don't have products from jang that were made by force labor. but of course, there's a lot of questions over how accurate these supply chain investigations are. it's very difficult to trace these very complex, very winding supply chains, right? so that, that they've effectively agreed with both china on the united states. we've, we've done what the u. s. wanted, we've taken the junk products out and we've apologize to you. so please, everybody love me, right? i'm definitely trying to, to walk the middle road here and, and, and keep everybody happy. this points up to a why the question is that the affects us all now are gadgets i, i phones i games console, our laptop, laptops that are on board computers. i wanna cause they all depend on china.

they're either built in china or they depend on the red earth that but china is, is, is a commanding the, the marketed, so that leaves us whole vulnerable. it does, and we've seemeth, especially throughout the pandemic where global supply chains have been really caught in the cross hairs of lock downs of, of different and bottleneck issues. and we've seen just how interconnected these markets are. and we've also seen that through trade wars where the suddenly you can't get products from china, you can't get them from the u. s. so we definitely are really at the mercy of, of different economies. here. i would say rare metals are, are definitely a big concern because china does have the vast majority of the market there. the u . s. has been trying to build up that market, but it's really difficult. it takes 2 decades really to do that. but it goes the other way as well. the other way for china, because we've seen this with intel, actually they say they to boycott and tell. but actually they don't have a lot of other options, especially because we're in the midst of

a global semiconductor shortage. they really have no other place to go for those chips that they need to make their consumer electronics. so when we had all this, talk about the coupling. and really that's, that's kind of like mutually assured destruction because we are still so reliant on each other. ok, thank you that chelsea chelsea delaney from d. w. business india, where the coven 19 pandemic may be hiding. another silent pandemic suicide. recently released figures show a 10 percent increase in the number of people taking their own lives last year. experts believe the economy and personal stress brought on by the pandemic of affected all sections of society. debbie d. w met with some of those who are trying to help. 025 years ago. a gym, a little truck or founded a center for a problem rarely addressed in indian society. a crisis intervention center to make

3 operates a health line for the depressed and suicidal. over the years, the center has helped countless people by providing them emotional support. at a time when they felt we had no option left, but to dig their lives to deep, my little tries taking calls in the center alone. do people talk to us and we listen to them in a non governmental redondo. i really agree or disagree. the we're going to indian life re she of their feelings. we don't trivia situation, but we share their feelings. my daughter says the court 19 pandemic has had a huge impact on people's mental health. and that the number of distress cause they receive has almost doubled since the beginning of the crisis. in his experience, emotional and financial troubles are the 2 biggest reasons behind suicidal thoughts of the corners. according to the n, c i b, or the national crime records bureau data, there has been a sharp rise in the number of debts by suicide in the country in the year 2020.

while daily wage laborers made of the largest share of the total number of suicide, there's been a significant jump in the debt by suicide among the business people as well. last year's love down to cub the spread of forward lead to any konami and humanitarian prices. small business men and vendors had to shop shop and many workers lost their employment. triggering a master saunders of migrant laborers back to their towns and villages. economists, st. austin hirata says the suicide had increased mostly among those who are the poorest, who lost their jobs and savings during the band to me. it is entirely due to economic distress, which has caused mental stress, family dentures. and my suspicion is that you are going to see a repeat of this data in in 2021. my daughter says unemployment has only increased, which will lead to a worsening of poverty. with no end to the pandemic in site, my daughter also believes that it will take time for the situation to improve.

people have gone to a lot of things like that. loss of job loss. so for this and i don't believe cycle, they're gonna prove it is going to be impacted on jeremiah forest lake the longer day because we're not coming and daily out of it. like no matter how emotionally drained the feel, my hotel believes everybody deep down has the desire to live and feel. that's why they reach out to the crisis center. and he and his fellow warranty is i here to help you want to take some time. i can hold on. if you feel like you're suffering from serious emotional strain or from suicidal thoughts, don't hesitate to seek professional help. no matter where you live, you can find information at befriend us world wide. at the web address, you see on your screen a germany has reported its 1st omicron related death. the new crone of virus variance is spreading rapidly across the country and our thought is expected to become the dominant strain in

a few weeks. as millions of germans prepared to celebrate another cove at christmas that also facing strict rules on social gathering, which come into effect. i. d. w, has been out assessing the mood of travelers and revelers that be famous krist christmas markets. the bags are packed. there are presents to wrap and trains to catch at berlin's main station. the christmas get a we is on. and travelers are reckoning with looming restrictions and household headaches. performing prov, madrid. i'm looking forward to celebrating with the kids. one of our christmas tree base can only hold christmas trees up to 2 meters, but our christmas tree is 3 meters high. so now i have to figure that out, took mcgriff's not losing his club. i think you're alluding to whether the corona situation is a burden and of course this is a depressing situation. but there are plenty of other world events that don't make you feel happy or the i madness furnished unless

the highly contagious omicron variant has cast a shadow over this year's celebrations and made the journey home on busy trains. fraught with risk at the lexia christmas market, nearby corona continues to loom large, but it appears to be no match for glue vine and festive spirit. and let people like it when i show this one field, freedom like posey marked how hard to contend with the threat of consolation as markets were shut down elsewhere in germany death. that one is very popular. death also another version of the one. and he than this is in for that we are glad that we were allowed to be open, that we were allowed to sell. i can't complain. everything is great spot for this. jen maker. the market caps off a rocky year. problems and global supply chains forced him to rethink his business

. oh yeah, we had to change a lot. were we now we manufacture in germany completely. um and we do some, a craftsman work on our own. so we, we manufacture goods on our own completely now to make sure that we can deliver all goods all over the market. stories of people making the best of the situation. good on the anger, kilo's in vibrick, the children and grandchildren are far away. of course it's a bit sad. that's why we came to the market to so cut the atmosphere. enough not as 2 of us at christmas before. the family is quite large, but all far away. and so we make ourselves comfortable at home in the leash. as germany and the world hedge into another year of uncertainty, one thing seems: indisputable. no one knows when the coven 19 journey will end. as gib

warranty, doubly political correspondence, simon, a young welcome, simon. and 1st of all, what, what more can he tell us about germany's 1st on the chrome fatality? well, we don't know whether it was a male or female patient, but we do know the age between the 60 and 79 years of age. so that puts them squarely in the, at risk group based on, based on being a bit older. and it's books we're saying we don't know for sure that they died from covey 19. but what we can say is that doctors believe they strongly suspect that the patient had the micron barrier when they died. and you know, this is, this is worrying trend it's, we're saying that not every test that's done in germany at the moment is a sequence. so we don't necessarily know which variant is involved, but if there's

a clear trend of rising wave of a micron cases, that's what the authorities have been saying that they're worried about. that in spite of the fact that we're also hearing positive news about a micron, possibly not being as dangerous as the delta variant before, it is of course highly infectious. and a big problem for that reason alone. right now, job is looking at more restrictive measures from the 28th. is a lockdown likely? well, the measures that have been agreed by the central government and the state governments don't exactly amount to a lockdown. i mean, businesses and indeed restaurants will be able to continue, at least that's the plan. but a lot of private gatherings will be much reduced. no more than 10 people in most

private gatherings and even tied to restrictions for the vaccinated. what was also agreed was that to big outdoor events would have to go ahead if at all with no spectators. but interestingly, today, berlin has said, well, it's got a slightly different plan there. it thinks that to outdoor big events like sports events over the holidays could have up to $3000.00 spectators. and they say they weighed up those, you know, the health race to the one end, but the, the business culture sport cost. the downside on the other side as well, and they say that, you know, it's better to have a few people there than that. then in that effect completely cancel these big, important events. so you can see already, some of the, some of the german states going slightly different way. we've seen that before in this pandemic. right. and how close is germany to mandatory cove? it vaccinations?

well, that's a discussion that said going to continue and certainly a lot of senior politicians have said they are in favor of that idea. they think in the end that's the only way to stop it. but there are significant opposition as well. there's going to be a vote in the, in the buddhist talk next year on this. i'm pretty sure some politicians saying, you know, you can't force people to take vaccines into their body. but on the other side, people say, well, actually, when there's a pandemic and there's a huge threat to the health care system and massive disruption potentially, to national life as a whole, while then possibly you can impose that. and the legal people seem to say, would be in line with the constitution. so we'll have to wait and see how that discussion plays out. i simon d. w political correspondent, simon young. and i said for another day and another yes, the day will back in 2022 with a conversation you can always continue on,

lied to find us on twitter. i've asked d w. news. you can follow me up. phil guy, i was with doris. very merry christmas with ah, 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? a change in thinking is changing the economy to create something new the economics magazine, labor in germany. in 60 minutes on d w. ah ah,

is increasing every year, many im gonna working on landfills and we work very holiday destinations and drowning in plastic white line and the causes every year your other exports are 1000000 tons of plastic with there. another way. after all, the environment isn't to recyclable. make up your own mind. d. w. made for mines blue. 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 covert pandemic can be overcome. instead, what we're witnessing is the worrying spread of the aggressive army. kron variant will. meanwhile, in southern europe, countries like portugal and spain has 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 paulette. so 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 palazzo adriano. 30 years ago, the town square was made world famous by the movie cheenam are part of the 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 burger, m o. in northern italy. people here wanted to prevent something like that happening in their own town at all costs. and now i would abode elvita said that k w that is dying. nobody, when we know that we were scared of the virus. we're now in brain cell multiple maninder. in the beginning, we thought it was a type of this. if he, if lib liberal law the summer will look like it will, she will then she doesn't. what we saw on television. ha ha, ha, told us that it was something that we will it all together different,

but we had them and he said, and the entire village had the same thought. and theory that vaccinate toilet that you not say yet in this hardware store. everyone has to wear a mask. me my wants to do all she can to protect against the new ami kron variant. know c a just so go see a bit k. yes. and it's the right thing to do that you have to protect yourself just like you have to protect others. when i say we are vaccinated it still, you have to be careful that united, the man must say attained it. 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 are 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 to in will so that she them up early. so this is the chima paddy. so museum. yeah, the film is still important. that was a loss to women. so locating our vaccination center here was common sense about also about a sense of community that's the only own 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 or g ill. but sheila, elizabeth and these times vaccination means freedom 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's 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 being 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 andreana, such as ceo to me was 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. no, no, no, no, no. we haven't had a pleasant case here in town for several months. say we need not yano boardwalk gave a hole. and if any one got infected somewhere, stocking on a vehicle, they at least didn't require intensive therapy or special medication. and they had a bit of a sore throat of fever and a speedy recovery. and that assembly down to the success of explanation, different back to, you know, just i don't that long and 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 parody. 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, he, lou, they're proud of their town and of their corona virus response. here in palazzo 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 shaws 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 cali's beach and scans the horizon for small boats containing refugees. they speak to people, lewis saved injuries you on from not rule this year. we won a golden of the choice i think so. so so, so do you live with you going to the seeds me bring to the did 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's coming inside 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 worry. that is the number one ship saxony. 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 much. so bad 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. he surf. 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 end up in this makeshift camp have had their asylum applications rejected, or they think their chances are better. and britain like cameron from afghanistan as they were not muffling above. you're not going to put away turkey and greece to quoted people. hello. and there was no chance in bosnia and herzegovina, a sylvia or its elegant flowing doesn't move on. that's why i came to france and why i'm now trying to reach england. been with her again and don't, don't god help me. i've got to send my children money somehow, but don't worry about it over to 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 happened to them in

a word that the butting 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 hussein 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 and she knew it's difficult and she knew it's not easy. i thing the kids say, believe they, i live in euclid because they were smiling in they have this happiness in their faces. i think is it was so just as with them, it went to day when i went to the beach for as things it's remind me the beach, it's them. but that the problem is, is the ignoring day, the story and nothing changed yet. and no one talking about it. abdulla can't forget the fate of the hussein family. he fears others could meet the same

trash again. and so he keeps returning to the makeshift camp. nothing changes. that's why abdougla boy will 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 most severe coves. 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 believes was damage on burglars. thou don't o mia. it children loving us, it gives them independence. there is something different and it's 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 lives missing 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 class. there are many scooters on the lanes up you and some people cycle really fast. like it will be dangerous for the youngest kids again, your district city, counsellor pow gonzales, supports the initiative. he's just approved another route for the beef. he bruce, lucky that marie i, the city is a hostile place for young boys and girls candidates. 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 lee? yes, but at 11 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, of gay 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 are from were working to improve the situation and school neighborhoods, libyan and we're adding by pal milton. but i'm just glad as you'll empty a feeling they lost got elizabeth. the idea is to build wider, more family friendly bike lanes, clearly separated from the other traffic sick as theater. ok, the plans are promising and the city council is working on them lobby still, but it's going to take a long time until there is actual change. yes, come here somewhere. lincoln until then children in barcelona will keep cycling to school on fridays with a beefy boost project growth stuff. now in the.