>> this is the "journal" live from berlin. hour -- in the final rally and of elections in greece, the leader of the conservative party says his country will stay in the eurozone. >> anger in the streets of cairo after the muslim brotherhood refuses an order to dissolve parliament. them a degree conservative leader -- >> the greek conservative leader says his country cannot afford a third round of elections. he says they must form a

government after a run this weekend. >> this vote has the whole of europe on the edge of its seat and could eventually mean the exit of greece from the eurozone and unleash even more turmoil on financial markets. >> eurozone leaders have made their message clear -- greece must sit to the message of its bailout. that is the opposite of what the leftist party wants. >> polls show support nearly equal support for the pro-euro and anti-euro parties. >> the closing election rally for the conservative new democracy party was a final chance for them to connect with greek voters before thursday -- sunday. the head of the party has become the biggest defender of the eu bailout for greece. he says the current vote is a choice between the euro and the drop left -- drachma, but will leaders accept it? not long ago, the greek foreign

minister, now his party appears to be headed for oblivion. >> greek voters are genuinely in a difficult situation. they have to decide whether to give the political forces that they hold responsible for the country's misery their trust and their votes. >> apparently, that is exactly what many greek voters are not ready to do. that is why the leader of the series of lines, which rejects the austerity plan, has grown in popularity. he is promising a lot -- that he will renegotiate the terms of the bailout with the eu but nonetheless keep grease in the eurozone. he has not explained how he will accomplish that feat. >> over to our correspondent in athens. he spoke of a choice between the euro and the drachma.

what else did he have to say? then his main message was that the very existence of greece as a nation will depend on the selection on sunday. he kept reinforcing the point that if the voters turned to the radical left-wing party, greece would exit the euro, and he said that would be a disaster from which greece possibly never would recover. >> give us a sense of the mood i increase right now. do voters think the fate of the euro is in their hands? >> i think that this time, the parties that supported yesterday measures, the bailout measures, have made their point far more forcefully than they did, that a vote in the election this time is not just about electing a new government. it is about whether greece remains in the eurozone. >> ok, thank you very much for joining us there in athens.

>> on to the markets, and after a roller-coaster week, european shares rallied friday to their highest levels in a month. our correspondence sent us this summary of the friday trading session in frankfurt. >> the european central bank and the bank of england stick to their promises to give cheap money to the banking sector if necessary, and after the elections in greece, it might be necessary, as some traders are saying, so these -- this news caused relief in the stock markets here in frankfurt and helped the dax, gaining strongly until the end of this week. because this means that no matter how these elections will end up and what results they will have, there will be no credit crunch happening on monday, and this is quite good news. >> we said in frankfurt for a closer look at friday's numbers,

and the dax finished up by nearly 1.5%. the euro stocks 50 also rallying by about the same amount, finishing at 2181 points. across the atlantic on wall street, the dow jones trading higher. the bureau also gaining ground against the greenback, trading at a value of $1.2638. -- the euro also gaining ground against the greenback. egyptians had to the polls as well this week in theory they will be electing a new president, but a lot of people are not happy with the choice of candidates. >> there is confusion, and now the country's highest court once the lower house of parliament result. observers say the situation is even more dangerous than the final days of hosni mubarak's rule. >> no one is allowed inside anymore. streets are blocked. even lawmakers need written permission to approach the parliament building in cairo. the increased police presence is intended to convey order and

stability, but many egyptians are worried that their country is plunging into political chaos. the reactions to the constitutional court ruling highlighted divisions among the egyptian people. >> if the dogs from the national party continue to rule and the people remain palace, then it is really the end for egypt. >> of the muslim brotherhood wins, they will destroy the egyptian state, and it will be like iran here. >> this woman says she hopes the new president will have a conscience and make amends for the past. supporters of the muslim brotherhood are furious over the constitutional court's decision. their candidate says there will be a new revolution if there is any indication of election fraud. others are pleased by the

decision that he can stay in the presidential race. some view the former mubarak loyalists as the only alternative to the islamists. but many egyptians are caught between the two camps -- opposing both the old regime and the islamists. analysts predict a low voter turnout. the generals' only military council are clinging to power. it remains to be seen how much of that power they will give up to the new president. >> more detail now from our correspondent, who joins us on the line from cairo. how much attention is there in each of right now? >> it is remarkable for the fact that the parliament was dissolved yesterday and parliamentarians are not allowed any longer into the building, but the reason for that is that the muslim brotherhood, who is the main loser now is concentrating on the presidential elections for

tomorrow, hoping that their candidate is going to win. >> with the political situation so volatile, will this runoff be free and fair this weekend? >> that is the very big question. there will be for sure some tension between the muslim brotherhood and the old operators of mubarak. both of them have big operations, so we will fill that in the polling stations, and the muslim brotherhood has already said that if there is any reading in these elections, they will start some kind of second uprising, so we will see what will happen in the next few days. >> what about calls for a boycott of the vote? >> people basically have three choices. they can choose the mubarak man. they can go for the muslim brother, but many people say this is not a good choice for any of them, so they will either

vote invalid or not at all, so turnout will also be a very important factor. >> give us the word on this latest news of new parliamentary elections. >> that is kind of still up in the air. the problem is as long as we do not have new parliament, the legislative power remains with the supreme military council, so people are keen that this parliamentary election will happen as soon as possible, possibly within 60 days. >> thank you very much for the update. to another troubled nation now -- the united nations chief monitor in syria warns the situation there could be getting worse. in a press conference, he has told all parties in the conflict to give the piece missing a chance. >> that appeal comes amid unconfirmed reports that russian support for president assad is waning, and simultaneous denials from moscow that it is in -- involved in

what it calls the new regime change. >> the fighting goes between rebels and loyalist to the president. >> this video is said to show shelling in homs, part of the country-wide offensive to take back -- held areas. the russian foreign minister denied that moscow was maneuvering to oust the syrian president. >> he said the state of the we're conducting talks about syria's state after assad is not true. we are not looking at regime change, either through supporting unilateral actions of the unitedecurity council or through some political conspiracy or other. this is not our way of doing things. >> the united nations observer team in syria has said its task is increasingly risky, and the head of the mission warned that the conflict may be escalating.

>> there appears to be a lack of willingness to see the peaceful transition, the peaceful way forward that we are longing for and that the syrian people are longing for. instead, there is a push towards advancing military positions. them civilians are often caught in the cease-fire. on friday, more than 20 people were reported killed across the country. >> still to come, the simmering dispute over the falkland islands. 30 years after britain and argentina went to war. >> first, a look to some of the other stories making news around the world. japanese police have arrested the final fugitive member of the cult which carried out a deadly poison gas attack on a tokyo -- tokyo subway in 1995. the 54-old man was arrested in a bookshop after an employee recognized him. 13 people died in the subway

attack. thousands were injured. >> paraguay's president is sending the army in to resolve a deadly land dispute in a remote forest reserve where gun battles between police and landless peasant -- peasants occupying the area left 17 people dead and dozens injured. the president says the army has his support to use force to put an end to the situation. >> the burmese opposition leader has arrived in norway, the second stop on her first visit to europe in over two decades. on saturdays, she is expected to give a related speech in oslo, indulging the nobel prize she was awarded 21 years ago. the argentinian president is demanding a return to talks with britain over the falkland islands. the calls come in the united nations speech marking the 30th anniversary of the end of their war over the disputed territory, but britain is not showing any sign of giving in to her request. the prime minister balladur to

defend the falklands against new aggression, as he called it, and said there would be no sovereignty negotiations. >> the military parade was held to commemorate the anniversary of the end of the falklands war. on june 14, 1932, british troops retook the island, ending the war. the majority of residents want to remain under british rule. but buenas aires says britain's control of the island is an affront hear the prime minister says she wants parties to sit down for talks. that how can it be claimed from 14,000 kilometers away that this territory as part of british territory? how can it be part of british territory when it is 14,000 kilometers away? >> but in london, prime minister

david cameron made it clear that there is no room for negotiations and issued a warning. >> do not underestimate our resolve. threats will not work. attempts to intimidate the islanders will not succeed because britain stands ready and willing to stand up for the falkland islanders at any time. >> argentina have shown no signs of letting up on its claim. it was president unveiled a monument honoring the argentinian who fought in the falklands war. nearly 1000 people lost their lives during the 74-day conflict. >> and we will have more news and information including updates on the games at euro 2012 coming up right after the break. >> also making an international mark -- germany's elite universities. do not go away.

>> unimpeded access to education and knowledge, and the same opportunities for everyone. a central goal of the global community. but what is the reality on the ground? education for all. dw's multimedia special relates

stories and highlights extraordinary projects the world over. find out more on the internet. >> the german government has announced its latest list of the country's elite universities. it is an important one. they did over 2.5 billion euros. >> dresden was a technical university is new to the group here the funds are intended to make german universities more competitive internationally. drawing up the list is not an easy task. schools are judged on student performance as well as how much research they publish. >> but of course, a lot of universities by for the chance to get on to this important list. >> one of the universities that has missed out on this round of funding is strive board, but they have been on the list before. >> here is some of the research they are involved in. >> this is not something from a science-fiction film. it is basic research and action.

the scientists are hoping to achieve what until now has only been possible in science fiction films. they want to move objects using thoughts alone, to use the nervous system to directly control technology. if there project turns out the way they hope, it will enable amputees to move their prosthesis' as if they were their own lands but -- limbs. >> our goal is to coordinate human movement with what is going on in the brain. there are devices known as brain machine interfaces, which can measure brain waves, and whenever they move, something happens in your brain. it is to measure these and put them into context with the movements. >> the data is fed into a robot. when a quadriplegic thinks about pouring himself a glass of water, the robot takes care of the motion for him. the technology could enable

people who are paralyzed to move their prosthetic limbs using their own brain power. the university had hoped the idea would win the excellence initiative. 25 scientists from various branches of biology, medicine, computer science, and microsystems technology, are working together on the project. >> what sets us apart from the others is really that this one project is bringing together all the disciplines. people who speak different languages, have different backgrounds, and have the opportunity to bring this product to patients for clinical use quickly, and by quickly, i mean in five to 10 years. am i in order for that to work, researchers have developed hiding in plants. the chips implanted in the brain must be able to supply their own energy, resist being destroyed by the body, and the powerful enough to cover large parts of the brain. the technical faculty is

considered a researchers paradise and is attracting a good deal of international attention. every fourth student is from abroad. nicola is one of them. he chose the school business computer science program and its award-winning researchers. >> there is a lot of interesting projects here. cool robots. yes, it is a lot of fun. >> this is one of germany's oldest universities. it won last year's excellence competition, strengthening its reputation as an institution dedicated to research. >> right now, we have 20 bachelor's degree candidates from harvard here who have come here because of the new importance of the school and its recognition as an international research university. they deliberately chose this place for a six-month program with harvard faculty. this is historical unprecedented for harvard.

>> the computer science division will continue to be able to play in the first division, even if they did not win the excellence initiative. the project will continue to receive funding. >> a professor of economics at berlin's humboldt university, which has just joined the ranks of the in the. will this radically change the way you or your colleagues were? >> i think so. it will help our reputation because this is a big deal in germany and has been a big deal for the past five years. it means the university gets more money in total to make the infrastructure of the university better. it means renovating buildings, renovating laboratories, and it means we are looking good compared to the others out there. >> it sounds like this initiative is extremely successful. how would you judge it? >> we have managed to get some projects refunded. we manage to get a couple of so- called excellence clusters in the ranks of the top-funded, and it is basically spanning the space of different fields, not

just in natural science. it is also in humanities and interdisciplinary research as well. >> would you say the initiative is a successful one for the german government? >> i think that is important to realize it is a one-of effort, and it will expire, and germany has attracted a lot of attention for it, but in the long run, i think germany needs to learn about spending more money in a long view. universities need more money in total. >> does it come at a good time, considering the skill shortage in the labor market in germany? >> absolutely. germany needs to train more people and import more people. a lot of people from southern europe are coming to germany that have better education. this is also increasing demand for higher education across the board. >> where is this putting germany on the world stage as far as something like technology goes? >> i think there's huge potential. especially where i teach in berlin. a lot of attention is being drawn to the national sciences and engineering. i think it will help us in the

long run. >> excellent. thank you for coming in. german parents who were hoping for more money to care for their kids at home instead of sending them to day care, are going to have to wait a little longer. >> in a controversial development, the actual bill for the child subsidy never made it to a vote because there were not enough members present in parliament. who is to blame is now a matter of fierce discussion. >> and that was that. the vice-president adjourn the session early. the debate over the child-care subsidy was postponed because parliament did not have a quorum. a minimum of half of all deputies. apparently, many representatives of the coalition government took off for the week and early. members of the opposition just walked out. conservative party leaders were outraged by the move. >> this just shows they do not have any argument. it shows just how low the opposition has sung. we denounce this action as on parliamentarian.

>> the opposition went on the defensive, saying many coalition representatives also oppose the child-care subsidy, and their absence sent a protest signal to the chancellor. >> 126 coalition deputies were missing. i will say it again -- it is not the opposition's job to replace the votes of the government's majority. >> the government is embarrassed. the opposition is gloating. a representative of the conservative coalition partners said later friday that a vote on the controversial child-care subsidy bill will not be scheduled until after the summer recess. >> on his voice now, and time for the latest from the soccer championships. cohost ukraine have suffered a big blow after winning their opening game against sweden, they lost 2-0 difference. tonight's match was very nearly a complete washout. play was suspended after four minutes thanks to a violent

thunderstorm. i took almost an hour before the players could get back out on the field. then, france took the lead in mid 52. france, take the lead in group d for the time being. i know, england are taking on sweden. >> another bowl. >> breaking news. >> happens that quickly. >> yes, 1-04 england in the 23rd minute. the moving on to other soccer news, the german soccer star could play in his 100th match this week appeared so far, he has played both games were germany, any hopes he will get his centennial cup on sunday against denmark. born in poland, he has been drawing big crowds at the german training camp. >> he seems very upbeat. his team is playing well, and he is also a favorite among the fans. he was born in poland, and his

mother is polish, which in years and especially to the locals. he will sometimes even give them the thumbs up when the water and drain. he follows of the polish national team is doing. >> i will certainly be crossing my fingers for them that they win their next game and get into the quarter finals. then they might end up facing us, if we also get that far, but then my support bans. >> he grew up in cologne and started his football career as a youth. it is still his favorite team, even ahead of the national squad. >> of germany were a club team, it would surely be like fc cologne. >> this is the kind of team where i if you get called up, you are proud and happy to be carrying the national team symbol of the eagle on your jersey. >> he has been on the german national squad since june 2004. now at the age of 27, he faces

is 100 international cap. his teammates consider him a tough but fair player. >> sometimes, they will keep you from behind. sometimes it is hard. sometimes it is just attack. we all know him. he is not just a class player. he is also a classy guy. >> playing his 100th match for germany would be a dream come true. in fact, he would like nothing more than two even reached the 103-game mark that a german soccer icon achieved. that could even happen if germany does all the way to the final period -- to the final. >> release scene photos from the beatles' early american tourists have gone on display in new york. >> the collection's 30 selected images were taken by photographers who toured with the fab four back in the 1960's. the exhibit captures their formative years when they were becoming global stars and

devolving from a touring group into a studio recording band. when they made their u.s. debut back in 1964, but to follow them both on and offstage while whitaker documented their second american tour. >> all those years ago. cool images. >> i think i was still in primary school. >> that is all for now. thanks for watching dw.