>> hello and welcome to "the journal" on dw tv. >> our headlines at this hour -- romania's future on . -- on the line. >> 9 mountaineers have been killed in an avalanche in the french alps. >> and criticism of a recent german court decision banning child circumcision. >> romania's full integration into europe is in danger. that is the message from

brussels to the country's prime minister victor ponta. >> the eu says that is threatening progress remain yet has made since the days of communism. european lawmakers greeted him as he defended his position -- his decision. >> prime minister victor ponta was in brussels today. is handshake with jose manuel barroso was short and businesslike. after the meeting,barro -- barrosso mentioned other agreements. >> earlier, he was at the parliament. >> the point i raised to the prime minister was my feeling

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masse bturnf almost two trillion euros. a moh ago, italy w paying almost 4%ntes on its bonds. on tsday, it dropped to 2.7%, thowtat since may. e roan fiscal impact stresses greater budgetary discipne >> on to market. european shares traded lower and played catch up after the slump in the united states. w pmpd by indications from the u.s. central bank said itil hold off on enhanced stimulus measures despite oniceaes here are the numbers, starting in frankfurt. beat -- the dax down. the eurto 50 down by an even

ear ou. and the euro trading at a value of $1.2194. french carmaker peugot will be clinonf its plants near paris. explains the economic crisis. european leaders are cli is an economic earthquake. >> in the past, southern eope has been at major market for peugot's contact cards- compact cars. e company worries that turnover could plummet 10%. otr caon a set to undergo restructuring. peugot's ieexuteay the company is facing a difficult situation on the

european market. the group has lost00ilon euros each month for the past year. it has also led to massive layoffs and the workers unit is unin morrost the union representative blames management. he says theomny has sacrificed for financial gain to benefit the peugot faly earlier this year the american car giant general motors struck an alliance with peugot. among other things, the companies are looking to cut costs by a developing a formula car model. >> the chief executive of op has stepped down just three weeks after unveiling a plan to rebuildm, opel, and vauxhall.

there is great frustration that the restructuring has moved too slowly while the economic crisis has accelerated. germany needs more slled workers. now the government has come up with a solution that will also help spain reduce its youth unemployment rate. >>heovnmt trying to start more training programs in germany for people from spain. clinthe plumbing and electrical sectors. our correspondent went to discuss the details. >> officis in germany and spain are looking for common way to tackle two different problems. germany as a shortage of skilled works. in spain, the issue is unemployment. the german education minister and her spanish counterpart are hoping to find more spanish youth looking for internships in

germany. >> we want to expand that to include internships. >> finding work means learning the language. is a challenge that since some young spaniards packing. but the good news is that there are german training schemes that can catch on at home. >> we will obviously not miss the opportunity of german companies offer a sees possibilities. especially if it comes to the branches in spain. we are very open to taking part in promoting these goals. >> german companies are sure to be grateful for the influx of skilled workers. but for spain, the exodus of young, motivated job-seekers could create problems for the country fell economy long term. >> right.

now we turn our attention to the battle between the small farmers of europe and the big agricultural corporations. the european court of justice has ruled in favor of the farmers, allowing them to use their own varieties of seed even if not officially listed. >> the ruling allows for more innovation and sustainability in a sector which is good for innovation and sustainability. >> it was grown from seeds that do not have an official eu pedigree. the owner stands to benefit from the court ruling. >> potatoes and carrots in particular have an enormous% range of flavors that he will not find in mass-produce varieties. >> until now, only produce to run from registered seeds was allowed on the market.

since the process of getting c's registered is so expensive and time-consuming, -- seeds registered is so expensive and time-consuming, only big corporations have the money. >> in practical terms, you cannot use one of these old varieties amor. they are just not good enough. >> but the court disagreed. they pointed out the regulations could lead to a major loss of biodiversity, and even greater dominance by the bigger corporations. >> europe is finally going to open up to real varieties. small ones. older ones. that will help the market to increase diversity. >> for small farmers, that will likely lead to more business. it also means that alternative varieties such as this purple

kohlrabi will start turning up in local markets. >> this is the 50th anniversary of the first performance by a band called the rolling stones. >> on july 12, 1962, the band took the stage at the popular marquee club in london. they played mostly covers of r&b songs. five decades later, mick jagger and keith richards, both 68 years old, are still going strong. the stones are entering their sixth decade of being one of the most commercially successful rock bands ever. what is your favorite stones song? >> let me think about it. i will tell you in a second. >> oh, yeah. still to come. doug mckelway. we will be back with our recent court decision banning child

circumcision. don't go away.

>> welcome back. european rabbis have encouraged jews in germany to ignore the controversial court ruling that dance circumcision. >> the court ruling says that circumcision should be considered bodily harm even at the child's parents approve of the circumcision. >> this is after a surgeon was charged with inflicting bodily harm on the muslim baby after complications following a circumcision. >> is a basic ritual of the jewish beit. rabbis have been in brussels studying the decision. they call it the greatest affront to german jewry since

the holocaust. >> they want to continue performing circumcision. they see it as a cornerstone of the identity of jewish children that makes jewish children -- >> the procedures have stopped. most circumcisions in germany are performed a muslim boys. doctors say the ruling is disturbing. >> we have advised alaric colleagues not to perform circumcisions until the courts -- our colleagues not to perform circumcisions until the courts to rule on their legality. otherwise they could face problems. >> it is a legal resolution to a fundamental religious issue. >> for more story, i am joined by the president of the conference of european rabbis.

thank you. the court ruled that the child's body is permanently and irreparably changed by the circumcision and this change is counter to the interest of the child. what is your answer to that argument? >> it is in the interests of the child to be totally alienated from the culture of his parents? but the child cannot take part of the community because of a certain -- who is able to tell parents they cannot involve their children in a tradition which is over 4000 years old? >> you say that there will be no future for the vast majority of the jewish community in germany. what do you mean by that? >> we want use today to choose a country of residence outside of israel. the question, number one, it is

can they live freely as jews and practiced today is some -- today is some -- judaism. >> thank you for joining us today. >> turning to our top story. romania's prime minister was in brussels to defend his country's position at. >> it is far from fully integrated. the border-free zone is subject to politics. >> it is in danger of being undone. this is because of a legal battle between the prime minister and president. >> in a moment, we will be

getting analysis from our correspondent, paul cunningham. but here is background for the story. >> defending justice, they chant. >> for weeks now, artists and academics have gathered to vent their frustration against the president. >> we never would have dreamt a new generation of politicians would embrace the ideas and methods of the old communists from the 1990's. >> that criticism is directed at the prime minister victor ponta. since scoring an election victory, his socialist party has been involved in a bitter power struggle. ponta accuses the president of

violating his powers and the remaining constitution. but his critics say he is using it as a cover to crack down on the remaining injustice system -- on the romanian justice system. >> western governments should be deeply concerned about the ponta government attacks on the justice system. that is the real goal. that is their target in a skein. -- in this game. >> in this game of political intrigue, the president is running out of options. the european parliament voted to suspend the president, paving

the way for a referendum on the issue. opinions are divided on his fate. >> it is just unheard of. i'm definitely against removing the president. >> its disrespecting our constitution -- it is disrespecting our constitution and undermining democracy. i'm not a fan, but i don't like what the government is doing. >> they should remove him from office. i'm very unhappy. he has only made a mess of things. i never voted for him and they never will. >> the referendum is scheduled for july 29. if a majority of armenians vote against, he will be removed from power -- of romanians against him, he will be removed from power. that is considered to be

unlikely to happen. >> paul cunningham has been following this story closely for as. joining us from brussels -- how serious is this disputes? >> it's a very serious dispute. there is no doubt in my mind that he has not reviewed this report. it is a decision from the european commission president jose manuel barroso, just two paragraphs. he said they should overcome this crisis. what is behind this, not only the political jousting between the center-right and left -- there is the potential to escalate. >> we know the eu has given romania a list of finance.

what does that entail? >> we have to restore a belief in the sense of lot that they have in romania. that they -- sense of law that they have in rumania. what they want to do is see the government back. there is a fear that europe is going to have to take action. >> what would that action be? >> in the past, they have threatened to take action in the funding. non-has asked the council what they might do, but i think he will see greater integration. romania has really wanted to join up, but that will be of the cards. at the european commission says -- that could stop a standby

loan, and then romania would be in real trouble. >> thank you. paul cunningham. alright. the 2012 summer olympics are just over two weeks away, but to turn our attention to past olympic games in a singlet to the event. >> it was an african american man who was the very first to complete the 200 meter sprint and under 20 seconds, but it was his famous salute that is remembered. >> the documentary and the man himself is in london for the first showing. >> he captured the world's attention. the ceremony from the 1968 olympics. it was like the end of their

track and field careers. >> it is so ideal, the platform that was used. they believed the the olympic games were only used for competition and politics. >> the australian back the other athletes, and none of them were false -- asked again. >> it is an untold story. and it resonates today in 2012. in a moment of glory, they said it's not about us. is about others. >> the salute is what has lived on in people's memories. >> and in cycling, a french

cyclist has completed the 11th stage of the tour the france -- tour de france. >> but the winner of the day was britain's bradley wiggins. he holds on to the yellow jersey. all right, that's all we have time for for now. >> 50 years of rolling stone's it hits -- definitely "satisfaction." >> oh! thank you. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--

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