ah, it is a testament to the home of the, of the waters, one of the many success stories, bastion of biodiversity may 20th on d, w. mm hm. ah, the solution to europe's energy problems may well come across the seas. huge ships filled with liquefied natural gas could sail to the continents rescue ending is dependence on fuel piped from russia on this week's mate. we'll look at how governments like germany's hoping to circumnavigate that energy supply problems.

also coming up on the program, a wall of silence, how ali galks employees concealed the true impact of sanctions in critical condition, we'll look at the crisis in german social care. and the market for marijuana is it high time the drug was fully legalized. this is made fee to be his business magazine. welcome to the program, and we begin with the biggest issue facing the european economy right now. the war in ukraine, the nation's needs to end their reliance on russian gas and l. n. g could be the answer. this map shows the terminals where you can receive liquefied natural gas. they're dotted around the coastline of continental europe, but there is a yawning gap where germany meets the sea. however, that may be about to change. germany's 1st floating liquefied natural gas

terminal is under construction on the north sea coast will help the country wean itself off, rush and gas is ellen. g, the solution to the gas crisis? oh, oh, we can omics minister who about ha, back hope. so he's the last to embark on the boat from bill. hm. softened to what's currently germany is number one energy project, the ellen g terminal. it's a momentous day. over $100.00 reporters have gathered to hear homage announced the government's ambitious elegy plans intended to reduce germany's dependence on russian gas have been of it a dinner. good job. if our work on this scale continues at this pace, and if all goes well, then by the end of the year, we'll be operating to ellen, g terminals via floating storage and re gas vacation unit 5. we can replace about a quarter of the gas that we get from russia bumper home as it's in other countries

. we're better prepared to reduce dependency on russian gas and already operate ellen g terminals. germany is one of the few european countries without any and a scrambling to get up to speed on progress to you. at the start of the war, i thought of russia turns off. the gas then will be in trouble right now at the beginning of may. i see us getting through summer and fall without a problem. have a boat arrives at the construction site. the 1st steel pillar is being bored into the c bed. the project is being fast tracked. normally, it would take years to complete the fib login dialogue that we've defied expectations. guy, germany's working at an unprecedented taste this. and i believe that i shared determination to succeed and to cooperate with mine caused even albia rock receipt to work with incredible efficiency globally can optimize the ga buttonwood. the

liquid gas is pumped from the ellen g freighter to the terminal via a pipeline across the water to facilities on the mainland. the new 28 kilometer pipeline is expected to be ready by december 2022. it will feed into germany's existing natural gas system, supplying german households and industry. berlin is spending big billions have gone into the for new ellen, g terminals. the government needs investors and to sign contracts with several partners, including open grid europe, o g, e, the countries biggest pipeline network operator, which has just weeks to complete the new pipeline. it will be the best the mojo ears put its best team on the project which will take priority over other projects . otago, we've got 77 days of construction and we'll have more than 700 workers and one that's much more than usual but hold on. option, hombre,

a carrier can supply ellen g every 3 days. one of the major suppliers claims it can easily replace russian gas supplies to germany. the carriers dock at the floating storage ree gas if occasion units the f s are use i la f as i used to yet st. that's height, the fault, hard to contract with science to day for a face i use. well it will provide a quarter of germany's gas meets at dodge. gov. that's a significant amount that is not to the for the german government and will be a step closer to having independence from russian gas in. so we're not paying as god follows, we have gas, but here and val himself and on the north sea. environmental concerns are dampening the mood the coast is home to the harbor porpoise, a protected species, conservation of say, the ellen, geez, in danger, the sea animals. so they are going to take legal action lavender from lead me was

of course the boring of you that we hear right now. have you causes vibrations under water that can disturb, porpoise habitat, zebra. why? but the main threat to that is actually the fisheries and nuts. now, there might be driven away from the area, but this can be adequately compensated with marine conservation elsewhere for them . i'm also liber time. the politicians are keen to avoid delays to their ellen g plans. their priority is ensuring the country can meet its ghastly list and reduce its dependence on russian gas. long as you'll know, oil and gas has made some russians extraordinarily rich. we've all seen pictures of the oligarchs super yacht sailing clear blue waters, but the business arrangements of many wealthy russians can be far from transparent . their operations can be protected under a veil of secrecy and defend it through the use of intimidation. good

liberals of a product of native questions are not welcome here at the gates of the russian company. em essay in the czech republic, y'all be off day way back. ah, ladies let emma say are certainly afraid of losing their jobs. all of a dollar people are talking, especially in the evenings at the pub about how things have been getting worse for a long time. we're supposed to get a g activist petition, but no one from the outside can really say what's going on in the factory. you at a company meeting, the russian managers muzzled all their employees. the economic situation is tense with products banned from export to russia. but the employees say that everything's okay. m. s. a is owned by a russian parent company, the steel producer,

t m. k via subsidiaries based in cyprus, the largest shareholder to date is the oligarchy. dimitri pompey, on ski. after the start of rushes war in ukraine, the putin confidant was the target of e u sanctions. shortly thereafter, will be on ski, gave up his shares, and t m. k fell under new management. the don't need denisha of plant is important for russia. it produces pipes and pumps for the oil and nuclear industries. with around $400.00 employees, an essay is one of the largest employers in the town. the factory came into russian hands as part of the privatization of state owned check enterprises. wow, it hopes it helps. there are jobs and obtain l. the sponsored out soccer club. even now after its been relegated for both of us,

2 people still have deep connections to the company. the business was founded by a local family more than 100 years ago. the family grave site is still maintained to this day whole generations in this town have worked in the m as a factory including this former employee. no negative. no, no, we don't know. the real owner is good. he doesn't, you know, he does not go there were always senior employees from russia. for example, in the finance department. good bar knocker talk or he's on responsibility, but the official owner was never on site earning. never, never got in. you could do it in a knew this man doesn't want to be recognized. for years, he worked in management for the company. today,

he works for german and american firms. he found the russian companies, corporate culture, oppressive and resigned. we have to fulfill they are they are and they commands and that it was no discussion at all. they also this will say like something like a jew beast, iowa, in a self. the way of course the russian k g b's style is not rare in the czech republic. prague is where this oligarch hunter works. the database specialist has compiled a list of over 50 russian companies in the country. at the top of the list, m. s. a. oligarch, dimitri pompeian ski is no longer the official owner of the check company. but who the true owner is, is anybody's guess russian oligarchy, our masters of concealing their economic assets in the west. one tactic is using

dummy companies and straw men. the ownership structure of the company goes through cyprus, netherlands brought us back 3 times. so you had ownership chains of like 568 companies. and it's extremely hard to track down, especially when some of the company registries in some countries are not really opened available. what's missing is it global wealth registry? that would be one way to clarify true ownership structures. russian oligarchy currently have plenty of wiggle room to hide their properties. meanwhile, millions of ukrainians have fled their country to escape the terror of war. they've left their homes and the jobs behind one place where they may be able to find new work is in germany's care sector, which is suffering a severe shortage of staff. one of the reasons it's struggling to recruit is the pe,

the, or we c. d looked at the average annual salary offered to nurses in various countries in 2017, the u. s. lead the way offering nearly 70000 euros. next came the netherlands and israel, germany, somewhere in the middle, paying $51000.00 euros per year on average of friends that falls to round, $40000.00 euros. and in hungary is less than half of that. in germany, staff shortages are severely hitting society's ability to care for its elderly phillip falcon shine reports on a sector that is often underpaid and also undervalued life expectancies rising while birth rates are falling. germany is getting older means there's a lot of work to be done and caring for the elderly. no chance for a lie in here. elderly careworks starts at 6 30 am. even for early birds, the morning shift can be challenging. a quick handover from those finishing the

night shift, then things get going residence 1st, contact the care workers on the phone temperature checks and i'll stand at corona virus precaution, hearing aids to just medication to distribute were some i happy to help follow and written more temperature checks helping to get up and making the bad. just another morning in the life of a cab, wilka chauffeur, micah, my name is eva micah. i've been working here for 20 years. i enjoy my job fargo. nonetheless, the work can sometimes be quite challenging. reason sharing out of what we thought the work is never done. good. we want to do things to the best of our ability, but it's not always possible. it's like you're constantly thinking, i want that person to be ok,

but i'm not coping myself condo. and i have to go to work constantly and it's always the same people who are sick again, and we're short staffed for that. it's a fast track to burn out. shackle shuffled and alt conan ladies of care, home simply lex data, especially in the elderly care sector. the shortage isn't new, but for a long time they've been no exact figures. heinz, lot gun collected the data from the german government. now he's sounding the alarm . the result is that we need a buffer one shot additional nursing stuff, which is quite huge. number 9, and it's more than $100.00. 15000 people if they're working full time, if they're working part part time, it even more at the ham annual, their phone for the elderly. it's breakfast time. if a micah is doing everything for everyone,

instead of thanks to day it's complaints. lukewarm again. if you are the book, you know what to sing about nurses we did go out would be oh, they're doing a great job. i admired him, but i couldn't do that. payment is not sufficient in long term care. it's below average. it's below that what you need to keep a family, a problem last at the above is familiar with. he himself has been working in a sector for 36 years. and as a member of the german elderly cara's association, he fights for better working conditions. think of a whole another care work is one of the most rewarding and versatile jobs in the aged care sector. the clear to anyone who wants to be creative and combined professionalism with humanity and dignity is a great fit for it. we have to focus on the future workforce. those on the

threshold you, we have to offer working conditions that they can feel good about and won't damage their health yoga zone type for. that's not the case right now. buy it as is hoyt in the stephanie we're back with if a micah was giving miss dol make a helping hand, it's almost lunchtime and she would like to get her head on sarcoma. come look in the mirror. yeah. yeah. oh yeah. yeah. look, villa van alicia, call. when you see the residents with smiles on their faces, you can see that they're grateful with many, you know, they appreciate you all over the whole cycle. it's happy moments like these that remind her where she does this job. but it's undeniable. the care sector is close to breaking point and the numbers requiring care will increase by up to 80 percent by the 20 fifty's ish for the year them young. mental,

i would advise every young person to consider a career and the care sector is lot. but with this advice, only do it. if you're also willing to get socially and politically involved in your profession, is what's your political? so on gazillion. but showing that kind of initiative is an easy with such a demanding job my heart relegated social sometimes. i think or should i call in sick to morrow instead of going in. but the following day i always get up and go to work right. in the end, fixing the system is a question of money. how much are we willing to pay for elderly care because it doesn't come cheap? for me, it's become clear, change is inevitable, and it has to happen quickly because caring for the elderly is more important than ever in our aging society. proponents of often lot of the restorative

powers of marijuana. and now the drug is turning into a legitimate money maker. germany is set to become the biggest legal weed market in the world. in the next 2 years, it could spark a europe wide rush for marijuana revenues. providing a whole new source of state taxes and thousands of jobs and has been for sale and reports as promising high returns for cannabis businesses. ah, smoking quote in germany is about to get easy. a cheaper cleaner and more responsible can already be in possession of a small amount of marijuana here. and for lisa, fairly relaxed about you smoking it, but you're not allowed to grow or sell it. i'll get to the business case in a moment. first, why germany's new green leaning coalition wants to legalize it is how stay alongside the day for

a long time. for my belief was that fanning cannabis without which stop consumption chromosome yorkville people consume candidates. but at the moment, people are consuming cannabis, where they don't have a clue. what next to the plant material is, and i can be mixed with all sorts of nasties and contain heavy metals from the soil . it's grown in and if you're from fuel candidates today, you're directly supporting criminal organizations, that you're directly supporting other drugs. and this will be changed by the consumption in the regulated market. emilio certainly, i'd prefer that these people obeyed the law, paid taxes, and stuck to the quality requirements instead of continuing to act illegally. if they fully legalize weight government stand to make millions of euros in taxes, other countries ah, lookin and termini very closely on how this regulation is going to happen. this

would spark a world wide rush and bring come to the planet. for very short, this plant creates a better world kind of a z, a few yards. cannabis is a multi faceted planned, and it's been used in almost all cultures for thousands of years. of course, it's a drug deal, but it also has healing qualities that can be eaten as it was used as a either in textiles or just think about all the hem broke in sales. it's monday and one against. and they would never have discovered america without those ropes and sales on ships, zillow, and these either of them shipping is it's, it's also good for soil decontamination. it's. it's a fast growing raw material which could help against climate change current. it's a multi purpose and powerful plant phone. gosh lindsay pretend to flung soon, screamed down vans and euphoria is extremely high,

especially among the many people who want to start a business in the sector. i'm going so how easy is it to set up a cannabis company like tammy company, a taste, and these 3 mates from uni, quit that jobs and fed everything they had on growing the perfect strain of mary jane for medical use. you could smell it a mile away, but i'm about to get a sneak peak of the most beautiful kind of his flowers in germany. when we can see the plans, we take one cutting off the mother plants and the, the rerouted. and so basically we can keep this plan to life for an indefinite amount of time. so why you see the red light that the room where the pants are currently sleeping from taking a new cutting to harvest is about 100 day. but within the 1st 20 days, the, the plan basically doubles in size every $3.00 to $4.00 days. so that will be like

this size and like the size, ah, ah, my goodness is like christmas. ah, because we have an h mac system that can control humanity and temperature so well we can grow the plants to this size without mold. if she were to have this kind of a flower that is so huge and they will grow even grow even larger than that, they would mold in a greenhouse. but it allows you to grow year round around 25 hours this year. and it also allows us to grow completely free of pesticides and we also grow completely free of having metals and we also test for them and we can show certificates that there's really nothing in the far as you can see, these guys have a massive head start on the recreational market, once the last change, patrick,

once the using pharmaceutical platform to sell to regular consumers to absolutely say the overall market is around 400 tons a year. and the average sales price will be as make a random figure. 10 years. graham, $4000000000.00 euros of direct revenue and the relevant tax plus then as a consequence, the whole echo system, but it's going to grow. what about all that bureaucratic hurdles and safety standards? i think it best if i will tell you it was super difficult, which it was timeframe of 12 to 18 month and a cost factor between half a 1000000 euros and 9000000 euros. the continuous certification process cultivate is like a recurring nightmare. high costs analyst paperwork and prerequisites. we invested

probably around 20000000 euros investing and security was one element and investing and high tech and pharmaceutical environment. that was just quite costly. so why not just grow your own? some governments allow 3 or 4 plants. they always, he may say a relatively small and very passionate group of candidates, consumers cultivating their own plans. most of recreational consumers want to have a standardized product that they can purchase from a professional cultivator because only in a professional environs and to really come to standardized proto, competition and quality will search and price is full. as more countries, the criminalize, the use them possession of cannabis a lot already have abandoning prison sentences that consumers or legalizing marijuana for medical use. 7 canada has made it fully legal, love with auto. why and the number of un states,

the biggest legal market in the world will be germany if it follow suit. and the black market, the havoc it'll dry up in the medium term, is that what we're hoping with hot, know people are also willing to pay a bit more than the black market because they know they're consuming legally, and they're consuming a proper product. the whole logic will change and the at security for children will also get reduced because it's not let's say that for fitting fruit that you're grabbing ah, a physical, i'm confident that germany will see a flourishing cannabis sector. 7 7 ah, well, if you must partake, please do so responsibly and come back down to earth in time to enjoy the next edition of mate d to we is business magazine. thanks

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