a shattering the glass ceiling. women in architecture to see this has to be really, really good. start september 30th on d, w. ah, this is d w. my from the european commission president proposes an emergency plan to deal with surgeon energy costs. telephone line outlines proposals for winning for levy on power companies and greater investment in hydrogen fuel to tackle an unprecedented emergency crisis. she says, has been caused by russia's war on ukraine called p. i have been told that they

need to break what will be likely several years of difficult winter ahead. w reports from belgium by millions of households, fear of being plunged into cold and poverty by soaring energy prices. this winter also on the program, the ports of abuse by russian occupiers, su crane reclaims more territory. ne, but moscow's forces on the retreat officials in the hockey regency, there's evidence that civilians were tortured and murdered during 6 months of occupation. ah, i'm feel go welcome to the program. the president of the european commission has said a united to europe will prevail over russian president vladimir putin in her annual state of the union address to the european parliament ursula fond alliance at

europe. of shall, courage, and strength for in russia's invasion of crime. that much was at stake, not just for ukraine, but also for your underworld. the commission president said russia's war on ukraine was also a war on europe's economy. and its values. much is at stake. not just for ukraine, but for all of europe and our world at large. and we will be tested tested by those who want to exploit any kind of division between us. and this is not only a war unleashed by russia against ukraine. this is also warn our energy. it's a warn our economy. it's a war on our values. it is a war on our future. it is about autocracy against democracy.

and i stand here with a conviction that risk the necessary courage and with the necessary solidarity put in will fail. and ukraine and europe will prevail. correspondent alexander for norman, followed that speech and strasburg and gave us her thoughts. well, i think we have to say that this speech that we heard today was totally different from the one that we heard here last year when the mood was more optimistic with their covet 19 restrictions being ease where the vaccination drive in full swing and the economy growing again, now the european union has to deal with the brutal war on its doorsteps, and it's facing as severe energy crisis. so those are the challenges that or the la funder lion addressed in her speech. that speech, however, i still was

a message sending a message of solidarity and courage, as we just heard, because she was trying to convince her her audience that europe can prevail as long as the european union and their member states are standing together. and the war in ukraine has prompted changes in all sorts of ways across the block amongst which are sort of underlying, has talked about and electricity market reform. let's just listening in these times, it is wrong to receive extraordinary record revenues and profits benefiting from war and on the back of our consumers. in these times, prophets must be shared, and channeled to those who need it most. ah,

province must be shared and channeled to those who indeed most of how united is europe in terms of energy policy. alexandra well, when we talk specifically about this one proposal to put kind of tax on levy on windfall profits of companies, they that do produce electricity at a lower price but are still profiting from the soaring gas prices. that is something that i think member states can agree on that those companies have to, to sort of pay a price for that. that the should be a kind of tax on. there are profits that could be then channel to ordinary consumers whose bills are exploding at the moment. and i think this is a major concern for all members states. however, when we continue to speak about other measures that are being discussed right now,

like for instance, a cap on gas prices or gas imports from russia and added something that is being discussed very controversially. and we have to say that so on that topic, not all member states are on board rights. and just to pick up on that point, the commission president can outline these proposals, but they still need to be signed off by individual state. she can't say, this is what we want and it's done. well i, i guess she would love to, but you are totally by itself. the members states have to sign off on that. they requested the european commission and or the la funder lion to put forward those proposals. and we are certainly going to hear more detail later today details later today on that. but member states all 27 of them still have to approve those

measures. and that might be a reason, a bid for also underlying not to be very specific, very concrete in her speech, for instance, on the topic on a price caps. because of course, she's aware of the fact that it is up to the member states to decide, and that this one measure could be very controversial among the member states. and how effective has a commission been so far in addressing energy concerns of the 27 member countries? well, i think we can say that they have been doing quite a good job so far. even though, as i said, the latest measures were not as concrete as some member states would like them to be. however, they have come forward. for instance, with this proposal for joint procurement of an energy for all member states, that is something that is gaining some speed and that could help the european union

to be an even more important play on the energy market. because with all the $27.00 members states, it is as sort of force to be reckoned with. if they're all buying together, there are some, a member states that are critical, a bit opposing that about over law all i think we can say that they have been doing quite a good job still. of course. now they need to propose those measures in a more concrete terms. that is something that the member states are waiting for. i thank you for that or alexander, alexander, phenomena in strasburg. well, and a you cap on energy company. profits could free up as much as a 140000000000 euros to cushion the blow of soaring inflation. as likely to be welcome news to many households who feel cold and poverty as result of rising

energy prices. christine mando, reports from belgium. the forecast is for a difficult winter in europe, but even before the cold season arrives, households across the e, you are already feeling it bite. belgium has one of the highest energy inflation rates in the european union. and the federal government here is in talks and negotiations with the banks to try to bring relief to some of the hardest hit households by deferring mortgage payments. for example, bad households here have been told that they need a brace for what will be likely several years of difficult winters ahead. for this family, it is the winter that is only weeks away. that's causing the most anxiety. they are already cutting back on how much energy they use. we already replace all the lamps for oil thee and at night, well most using this lamp, the roof,

most of the most of the houses dark. we are doing the, this wash and we are using the word machine only nice because the price of the inner years lower saw during the day even in the weekends will use this machines during the day on the knife, harrison is more expensive. the fuel, the transport ah, the supermarket. groceries are more expensive with the bills piling up as the cost of living source tax pays in the e u r. look into their governments for help. and indeed, some in countries have announced plans to offer relief to the populations. i've been asked me since energy and economy ministers agreed on where some of the money to pay for this help would come from the current ideas actually to introduce kind of a profit cap to say ok, there are certain companies, especially in the electricity field, but make a lot of profit because the prices are so high,

although their costs are very low. so that one says we can introduce a kind of a tax. any profit that's above this will go to the government, which gives the government bend the resources to subsidize certain households, but it is rashes gas. many countries rely on to keep the heating and lights on and as tensions escalades between brussels and moscow over the war in ukraine. it is feared, russia will completely cut off its gas supply plenty millions into freezing darkness and heaps, economies. mc recession. the president of louisa lensky has announced that ukrainian forces have liberated 8000 square kilometers in a lightning counter offensive in the countries north east. but as ukrainian troops raised the flag in towns and villages in the hockey region, reports are emerging of the torture and murder of civilians by russian forces. he said look at some of the scenes from last 24 hours.

oh, a mother reunited with her son. he had been fighting in the ukrainian army for days in the hockey vision until his unit liberated his home village. oh my son, i have been reading for you all and i have kept all your things everything. they said that our minds in the apartment a mom, you look in good as always, i missed his so much ukrainian soldiers follow a trail of destruction as they pressed that attack. the russians are in a headlong retreat, shedding that equipment as the fallback. visually they were running like mice, they were running and abandoning everything vehicles their own man. they even abandoned one of the rhone who was wounded just to get away. the kremlin denies

reports that the military setbacks adorning people against president vladimir putin . christian import, usually russian support the precedent here in the mood of the people confirms this of credit union. the people stand firmly behind the decisions made by the head of state to person. but as ukraine continues to rolled by gains made by russian forces early in the war on, so could you not hooton's decision to invade ukraine through them? i could come back to haunt him, though it was a good that it's a bit of a labelling style. ballet is known for its love of experimentation in the past. it is thrilled on lucas by stating flash mobs at the city's main station, or by dancing at the famous burg. i'd nightclub now it's taken to the water with its production from berlin, with love, a 90 minute dance show on board, a tour boat winding through central berlin and the government district in august plat, weather meant that this water based dance tool had to be postponed, but in september, everything was just right with some late summer sun,

an audience. the varied program as we haven't done, we did that last year for the 1st time in the context of the pandemic. where we said we on to go outside to the gas, i guess nobody could come to us in the theater. and then it was so successful. i sort of like a little love parade here in berlin right here in berlin. and this year to hundreds followed the one and a half hour show. the 50 dances shade exits from their repertoire, including sequences choreographed, especially for the ship, like this one called following the path. with normally the band arenas from the classic swan lake also avoided point dancing. oh,

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