legal energies. was it anything as an act? oh, would you allow that modern nuclear tillage or you know, as you can access to, to funds you? yes. indeed. little had a friendly and very nice breakfast as long as we had a good discussion this morning. i just, one of the many that we had a little hard to and the past and we planned more meetings for the remainder of this years once a year. and we're going to continue there, good discussion between the president myself, but also between our 2 countries. and this is exactly where you're at your needs. and the ability at our average corporation here are very stable. and i'd like to add that of course we also talked about topic matters at hand. and we both took note of the fact that our ministries are working on good solutions. and as we spoke this morning and we are,

we can move forward along the decisions taking a german franco german ministers council, jo legally owned, a regulation proposed by the commissioner as a clear, a petition that we checked johnny franco, german ministerial consol. it's not about fundamental questions. in the question you asked, it's part of the discussion between our 2 countries. you are at translating our do not take place on a real level of touch, but there are different national decision. but everyone respect the different paths to countries embark upon. it's just normal. we respect each other brochure to kind of ga political which would be to go. but i about

a topic that was not on the agenda. that was the or was the elephant in the room. i question, i regard see if you all are we heard that things are in a good way and there were an exchange, wasn't exchange of letters and between the minister and the commission provides transfer warrant that there will be a problems on the horizon. how do you view this to you or share the concerns about my transfer? i'm do you think that there can be a solution because the commission a has not given a clear go for if you all right. i know that journal is also part of m containment placement. and of course, if you don't like it to see us agree, but we wrote a fine, an agreement, mr. fish. and if you're if you don't have

a match chance, then i'd like to look into the future. you know, you weekend was going to be short. you have the coalition committee meeting on sunday. the atmosphere in the collision is as bad as never before. since you took off, there were claims made against each other on talk was of betrayal or abuse of trace time. would you describe the state of affairs and how the one to amend matters friend? do you think that there will be decisions or this coming sunday guilty doors, really? how early up government, any kind of progress? and we have to modernize our country one to overcome the stance of the past decade. so we want to make progress and achieve the ambitious goals that we set ourselves to make sure that our current system has more liberal that we create the

prerequisites to counter than me to climate change. and modernize german is industry so that we are a highly performing industry in 20 years time that at the same time is clear to a neutral and we want to make progress in the field of digitalization with necessary industries and structures. and all of this means that we need to change laws are a large extent, laws that were passed for law comfortable times. we need to speed up. we need have a potential for growth. and if we were to keep laws and use the laws, assess in order to implement as reach our goals, we would not be reaching our goals at the time that we wanted to reach

those goals. but if we don't make plans, that wouldn't be things to discuss, but we are very ambitious. we have a lot on tightening. we're going to discuss this on sunday, but continue to discuss the many projects that are on the horizon. of course, i could do it from really about residing if it were possible that we wouldn't talk about things and just present results afterwards. but we're a free country and have a free press. 30 monitors everything of course. then of course, you will notice us and see us out work for mrs. law firm. i've been have thank you very much chance her a question pertaining to the financial markets. your says that the banking system is stable in europe marked. aren't you worried about the

developments around the deutscher bank today, which i opportunities or options would germany have to to save deutscher bank or let me ask it more precisely if i can exit your previous with the deutscher bank more to has modernized in organize the way it works, it's a very profitable bank. there is no reason to be concerned for the next question, colleague, i couldn't. what's more than a 100, let me get together my father. like to ask a question ticket containing to china. you mentioned china. the china was also topics of lucinda. we've seen report since we talked about in relation between darcia, telecom and the chinese operator. while way,

i'd be more closer to where agreements she made between a telephone. also other operators against the backdrop of experience in light of germany's depending on the russian energy research and for the order, you know, it's only the blog, dr. shah from the credit, the necessarily, the conditions and the legislative last legislative term that the condition is far from the government early being looked at the new legs and what this process just already started and continued to take place. and that means the question, how can you make sure that our infrastructures are protected against abuse? how can we make sure that we are not dependent dis,

powered on legal regulations and governmental actions? i'm the level of the authorities. no one has to give a speech in the bonus tag about this sheesh little open until i wish i let her mom and daughter in law, i go to the china, the united nations secretary general warned against china's isolation. i mean, about the i aligns with russia doesn't become even closer. and what would it, in your point of view, the right way to deal with china? how do you assess that? she's in pins visit to moscow. this all official and you're not joining mines on the european union has a common language on this topic and talks about a partner competitor and systemic rival trinity of our assessment of the

situation if you will, and possible. that was a well influenced our policies. we are against decoupling, we are in favor of the risk kings and you realize this is what's taking place. many companies around the world that are drawn the necessary consequences after the russian war of aggression against a ukraine that they want to create a, there is security for their supply chains that they want to urge difficult situation that they can survive difficult situations when it comes to the disruption of supply chains. this is what's happening right now. many, many companies around the globe to take the necessary decisions that make them more

resilient. and we support this politically speaking. it is good that china, it has positioned itself. china said there must be a use of nuclear weapons. it has been said very clearly when i visited china and talk to the chinese president, this is was as but also been matter of discussions and decisions of the g 20 and this lender contribution that this question please. a different role as in previous times and the warning also went down to russia and it was understood that the world has given russia a warning and that it must not cross this red line. and furthermore, be alert 1st, if we are firmly convinced that it will be a terrible mistake. if weapons were to be exported to russia,

we are sent the sent so far a region. this is not the case, and china sent it explicitly that they would not export to weapons to russia. we take this into account, we see this, but we also think that they should not only talk to the russian president, but also to the. ready european president, and this is the prerequisite for a fair and just peace is the withdrawal of russian troops from ukraine. it is clear and it has to be said in the public debate. and in this setting and framework, many talks are underway and taking place and it is important and right that we are interact accordingly. i think we have time for 2 or 3 more questions. just we are much of an unreasonable. okay, so tom and we are sorry, it's sharon, it's hard to answer. sure. a question pertaining to the war in ukraine handles

joyce missionary, i mean where they're attempt by putting to return to the negotiation table that we're not aware. were there any attempts to return? no mistake, lucy, lisa fake nearly calmly cartoons who had spoken with you. a short video by or as we do are some certain channels, but these do not courage farm to a reality. sorry. the microphone is not on to push quite a time. like i'm president. many times and i will continue to do so. isabel, i love moreland, one question, one follow up question. thank you for the financial times in the shipment of hires and to the situation and the financial markets. what did christine le guard said, and do you think that a further increase in interest rates are justified?

dear lord of so derbyshire is so i looked askance was on the i would like to applaud and the continental for the president out of the european central bank. we have taken the right decision for many years in order to stabilize banks in europe and own with more strict and clear rules, the european union and the heroes zone are ahead of you when when we're talking about clear rules and least clear rules are i'll said the prerequisites that we are can assume that there is a stability in the financial market. that's also the result of oversight. protective materials. liquidity, i bang you listing a certain rules that were obeyed. and so this is affordable and it gives us intense and incentive to continue,

and it is our common task to combat inflation. progress has been made, but of course we don't want for the price increases and this is going to play a role in our discussions. we have a question here with a colleague that they had such thank you very much in english english, i'm sorry. is that okay. okay, thank you. thank you. and it is my name is with madame vonda lyons letter on migration mentioned something called the post called to new agreement, which hungary has been blocking for 2 years. and which involves the use partnership with 79 african caribbean states. most european leaders have bailey heard of this agreement, and those that have, i'm not sure it should be renewed. what's germany's position? is this agreement worth fighting for? and if so, how?

given that the commission says it won't be reopened and hungry says they won't be signing unless there's movement. as of each albert from good understanding physicians. yes, i am. i heard about this and many other as and head to state and government are know what you're talking about. i hope that the document can be a rush, a fight in the end because it forms the right basis for the corporation with these countries. thank you very much and with that, i'd close that press conference. thanks so much for joining us on dw news. you've been watching a press conference with german chancellor all off schultz speaking at a 2 day summit with you leaders in brussels. i want to get straight across to our corresponded there, who has been covering the summit. jack parrot, jack schwartz, sounding quite a beat there. he was signing quite

a bit that he was also relatively combative on the issue that everybody is talking about here in brussels today. and this was this meeting between himself and the french president emmanuel, my chrome, where we know that they were discussing this issue of the combustion engine. and the plan that the european union had set out to end the production of combustion engines by 2035, which germany is now saying that they want that to happen. but with the exception for cars that use e fuels was really interesting. the chancellor there said when he was asked and pressed on that question about what was happening, he said there is no division between him and the french that there was a nice, a friendly meeting. we've been her hearing from multiple sources that they've been battling over this issue and that the french are really unhappy with what the germans had been doing in this ending of the combustion and gym plan. and they felt that they essentially kai boasted. what the chance to shout says is,

i know journalism is an entertainment industry, but we're going to get a deal on this. and similarly, simultaneously, the french president emanuel, my crohn, has been speaking here in brussels. and he said that there is no disagreement between them on this. this is what they're saying publicly. but behind closed doors, we know that they are heavily divided on this and that the french and exchange for some sort of concession on this combustion engine issue are desperately trying to get nuclear there. and the nuclear power that france so heavily relies on to be considered much greener and to be able to access more subsidies from the european union over the course of today's jack has been plenty on the table. they've been discussing support for ukraine. also the economy and did anything surprising. come out of that statement by olive shots fail. well, frankly, like i said, the big issue, the underlying issue that wasn't on the agenda was this issue on the combustion engines. i think anyone watching this press conference, who doesn't have a sort of innate knowledge of

e u legislation of politics. we're talking about capital markets, union, the banking union. all of these plans that a quite intricate, quite a you focused on there was a lot of the discussion on that but, but underlying that there is a serious issue. and that's because for instance, credit suisse failing and having to be bought out by u. b. s. is created real fears in european markets as well, and especially in the euro area. and we saw the european central bank christine president, christine the god, and the president of the euro area, pasco donahue, the head of the euro group. coming to this meeting and say listen, we've got plans, everything's kind of okay at the moment. we think that there's resilience. but this is a real sign that the e u. leaders are now having to speak really intensively and what they've done today . they weren't really planning to come to any agreements, but what they've done is laid out that positions about what's going on, bearing in mind as well. we've seen some pretty heavy and extreme news related to deutscher bank today where we're seeing some,

some real concerns about about what's going on there. well, thank you so much for bringing this up to speed there. that is our correspondent jack pack in brussels. we're going to turn to the war in ukraine now, where russian and ukrainian troops are continuing to fight fierce and deadly battles in the countries east. bach motors, the city that's come to symbol, i slow moving battles at high human cost, but there is another frontline town in eastern ukraine that's also home to crucial ukrainian resistance. that city is a div car. it's one almost completely encircled by russian forces. much like back moved to the north. the city of f d fca may not look like much of the prize and battle. there simply isn't much left of it. but resident say the russian seems set on battering this city into submission. this eerie silence a rail and fighting to him. there are plains rockets here all the time. every day

you see there to them that she won't really get good at birds, eye view shows this barely a town left to occupy. but this isn't stopping rush and fire lucia muzzle. the situation was getting worse and worse. the muso for getting bigger or buildings literally collapses. lawgroup, western intelligence and ukrainian commander, say the fighting full of diva is some of the fiercest off. the wall comparisons are being drawn to the embattled city of buck mote located on the front line and don, yes, province of defense is another stubborn thorn in the sight of russian troops trying to advance west data gathered by the institute for the study of war shows the kremlin forces have almost surround at the city, an apparent attempt to cut of def go off from its western supply lines. so far like back, moot of d, fca has held out ukrainian trip,

say they're managing to stop russian forces from breaking through the defense line . but commanders are having to way up the use of every sheylan bullet. you look, we are trying to serve him emission with as much as we can possibly in case this breakthrough with the boil. the cities fierce defense has entered to reputation as a 2nd front line fortress and local say, abd eva has an advantage over by moot, it's been on the frontline since the don bass conflict started in 2014 loose to install is a very serious fortification line. all arm and concrete with bunker's israel fortress is protected better than buckled than you boggled. the fortress or not, the ukrainian government has advised of div gets people not to take their chances. of voluntary evacuation effort has emptied the city of most of its 25000 residence,

but some feel they just can't leave are so we have what about leaving my sons? i am the cemetery. no one needs me any more. you're good when you lose money. so it's a sentiment shed by others. local official sate some 2000 people have chosen to stay in the city. they've long called home with russian troops pushing to encircle f d fca. they face a growing risk of being left to their own devices and spoke earlier with a shield to pay spokesperson for the international committee of the red cross. he told us what the situation is like for civilians in ukrainian towns affected by the fighting. i think the images that you just shown and the stories of people that you have just shared, speak for themselves. and this is the same stories that i have heard only a few days ago when i was near these localities on the front line. i was in

solidify that 40 kilometers from i've got and it was at all other localities that are close to month. the image that we're seeing is an image of destruction and it's hard to imagine that civilians remain in the areas yet. several thousands of them are surviving in these turbo conditions. one man, man in nichol. i met in a nearby village close to told me we are not living here. we are merely surviving. and that's really what i could feel when speaking to people there, to sue lane there, and just the amount of destruction to the fact that the villages have been destroyed. bill days are destroyed, schools homes are destroy. it is just shocking. during this interview we are looking at some of the footage the organization has provided to dw, with so many people having fled frontline areas. we just saw in that last footage a glimpse of some of the people who have chosen to stay behind who are they and why are they staying? it's

a lot of people are elderly. we also see people who are low mobility people with disabilities, but also some younger people who simply refused to leave older family members behind and people who simply refused to leave what they have called their home for their entire life. so i spoke, for example, to a young man named daniel, a 19 year old man, and he told me he doesn't want to leave because his grandfather lives in this town . and he doesn't want to leave him to all the people who are remaining. there are lacking essential. they're lacking water, they're lacking food. they're lacking hygiene items. whatever aids we can bring in makes their lives possible under such difficult conditions. so it really is society's most vulnerable, facing these conditions. how difficult is it for you to reach these areas with a they need it's quite difficult and long the roads are not

really good. also there are many military checkpoints, it's emily militarized areas. and of course, when you see some such amount of destructions in the cities, you can imagine that it's a dangerous place when we are offloading the. i was myself on a convoy that delivered 17 tons of food to a call to the guy when we are offloading the trucks. we hear in the background constant explosions, exchange of artillery. so it's not easy to reach these places. nevertheless, we know that millions are there and it's our military duty to provide them with the assistance that they need to survive. thank you so much for that day. i also want to ask you about the situation of pro russian civilians in areas affected by the fighting. how are these people treated by ukrainian authorities and the military? it's really difficult for me to, to,

to talk about this because i talk to the spoke themselves and when they speak to me, they don't talk about politics or which side they support. they talk about their needs, they need be essential. they're telling us what they need to survive, and what i can say is that they, i've hope for peace and for a better life for them and for their families. well, thank you so much for taking the time to speak with us on top of the news that was a she'll to pray from the i c r c. take care a for having before we go, we have some big news from germany, is boned us legal. byron unit has reportedly fired coach julie anal guzman with immediate effect. the weekends lost a buyer labor cruise and was the latest for result in a patchy season for the champions. we're going for an 11th title in a row. now guzman cut an irritated figure on the touch line. as his team failed to gain ground on leaders, barissi adjustments that now looks to have been his last game in charge with the

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