♪ >> live from dw here in berlin this , is your world news. >> it is good to have you with us. here are the headlines. the greek budget gets approved by parliament but the eu extends bail out funding by just two months. we will see if athens is doing enough. >> the indian capitol delhi bans uber >> and the country's protestant and catholic churches want bans on war zones. of all of the euro zone nations

needing a bailout, greece hasn't fulfilled their conditions and is 2 billion euros behind in making cuts. the parliament passed a balanced budget for 2015 to address the shortfall but athens has lost a year in making much-needed reforms. >> now there are concerns about a new crisis about optimistic economic figures. >> since the crisis began the economy has contracted by 25% and creditors want to see more than what particle sacramento offering. >> parliament just received breathing room to get there. >> the greek finance minister wasn't set for an easy time in brussels. greece wants to wind down their international bailout program and wants to avoid other ossterity issue measures but they are not convinced they met the conditions for the current bailout. now euro zone finance ministers

have agreed to a two-month loan extension. >> in europe we have the principle that is rules apply to all. in emergency situations we say it is depends on what is possible and what each country is capable of achieving. >> they approved a new budget for 2015 forecasting growth and low deficit. leaders hailed it as greece's first balanced budget in a long time. but it failed to impress the international creditors. european commission and the imf saying the budget is too optimistic. there is a gap of at least 2.5 billion euros in greece's budget next year. >> okay. with creditors approving a two-month extension to the bailout let's go to brussels to find more. why just two months? what comes after that?

>> the so-called technical extension is no doubt a success for the greek government. the eu initially wanted to keep the bailout in place for another six months. now greece will only have to bear the observers and their tough conditions for another two months. now within the extra two-month period, the eu and greece will still have to negotiate a deal and still have to find a way to put further o'sterity measures in place if greece wants to receive the last installment of the current rescue program. once that is settled and agreed, there is a possibility that greece will receive a so-called safety credit line for the future with less tough conditions attached. >> i doubt that is going down well with many in greece this . weekend saw violent protests at times. athens and a number of other cities. is there a concern that more

o'sterity will mean less stability in greece? >> absolutely. that is this is why time suggest crucial and why the finance ministers agreed to if you want to postpone the problem by two months. two months is a crucial period. the prime minister of greece is facing crucial presidential elections. and he will be able in february -- he will be able to rally to argue that within this time the observers will leave the country. and that is a crucial message. at the end of the day the ministers here know very well if they want to keep greece on the path of structural reforms they have to make sure that the scunt politically stable. >> briefly if you could, just a few months ago there was a threat of another greek crisis. how concerned should we be today

? >> >> ahead of the euro group they sid today that greece has the biggest surplus they have undergone structural reforms. whether political conditions in the long-term will hold. that is the main question here. >> we will be watching closely in brussels. thanks so much. we will take things turnover asia where the winds and rain have weakened the typhoon there and now it is lashing the capitol of manila. >> people across the central philippines left their homes for safer grounds in one of the biggest evacuations in the country's history. >> thousands of people took refuge in emergency shelters. many of them are the city's poorest inhabitants that live in

slum areas. local media is now reporting that it weakened further as it passed to the south. but residents were anxious. the thought that the typhoon will be passing near us is frightening says this woman. after the devastation of last year's super typhoon authorities were taking no chances. schools and government buildings were shut down. trading at the stock exchange was suspended and flights were cancelled. earlier violent waves battered the central province as it made landfall. hundreds of homes were flattened. it may not be as bad but still many will be forced to rebuild their lives. >> authorities in the indian capitol delhi banned the online

taxi service uber and are considering further action for failing to run background checks on a driver and a former sexual assault suspect that is charged with raping a 26-year-old passenger in the weekend. >> the latest dice spark massive protests with indians demanding tougher action to protect. >> protesters gathered outside the interior minister's home in delhi and are blaming authorities for not doing enough to protect women after a 26-year-old was raped on friday. for them it is not enough that police caught the suspect less than 48 hours after the incident. they say he would still be on the loose were it not for the victim who was quick to photograph the driver's car and note his vehicle number despite just being raped. trying to placate the protesters

the minister promised justice. for indian society there cannot be anything more shameful and unfortunate when any incident like this takes place, it hurts all of us. it reignited a debate about the status of women in india. critics blame the government for being too lenient against international companies. saying it allowed uber to avoid running background checks before hiring the driver, a former rape suspect. and they did not ensure there was g.p.s. in the cab making it impossible to track the driver. >> all of the international agencies come. what is it? you bring them in. you roll out the red carpet. you can't even think of safety measures. >> the critics already won their first victory. the city government has reacted by pulling the plug on uber.

>> germany's catholic and protestant churches criticized the arms exports, particularly weapons for saudi arabia and other countries with dismal human rights records. >> at a joint conference the churches say they pose a range of risk for being used to the weapons passing into the wrong hands. >> the german battle tank is a top seller. while the government placed restrictions on sales, german made weapons technology remains in demrand worldwide. companies are tapping new markets, especially outside of europe. but the country's churches say most of the weapons make their way to crisis regions. >> we are especially concerned about the rising importance of north african states and countries from the middle east as buyers of german arms. >> german arms makers exported just over 36% of their military

technology to member countries of the european union and nato. a record 63% went elsewhere. germany's biggest customers are algeria, qatar and saudi arabia. opposition parties are calling for this to change. >> we repeatedly called on the german government and especially the social democrats to keep their word about scaling back arms exports. they have done the opposite. we especially need to cut exports to crisis regions. but the opposition and the church gives the government more credit when it comes to small arms. here they have declined drastically. >> all right. now we are joined by our political correspondent. germany's arm sales have been controversial for some time. are the church weighing in on this issue going change the debate? >> it is an ongoing debate in

this country. i think certainly it puts the spotlight back on this sensitive issue again. the fact is that germans are quite sensitive about weapons exports for reason of their history during the 20th century. in two very, very problematic world wars. a high degree of sensitivity. but germany is the world's third largest weapons exporter. it is an ongoing debate and yet a difficult one. the report as your report just said points out the fact that many of these arms are flowing into regions where human rights are not being respected but it is very difficult to say that whether the arms might wind up in the hands of parties to a conflict and even be used in blowback basically to be used

against germany and others. a great deal of critical discussion in this report, although it does say that at least there is more transparency from this government. but it does say to the economics minister that you need to do a better job of keeping your promise on reducing these exports. >> all right. linda, briefly if you could, some of these arms recently ended up in the hands of the kurdish fighters that are fighting isis. >> that is the first region mentioned in the report. the report is quite balanced and tries to basically take into account both sides saying that it can understand the arguments for providing weapons to the kurds but points out there is a high risk that the weapons will wind up in other hands and thereby be used against countries that are allies of germany. a great deal of balance and a

lot of criticism. >> thanks very much for your insights. we will stay in germany with the next story. conservatives in bavaria cause aid stir by suggesting immigrants should have to speak german in public and home. they backed off of that idea somewhat saying more should be done to encourage immigrants to speak german in public. more now on a broader debate. >> it provoked a storm of comment. many people are up in arms. >> of course you should learn the language of the country that you live in. that is my opinion. at home it does not matter. you can speak your own language. >> do they want to put video cameras in people's living

rooms? it is just bavarian nonsense. >> there was criticism from the sister party, the christian democrats. eventually they bowed to the pressure and altered the text of the proposal. >> we agreed the last sentence be clarified. people should be motivated to speak german in daily life encompassing all kinds of situations. >> the move may be too little, too late. they kick started the debate and drawn much criticism. they are being mocked and ridiculed for their proposal. there is widespread agreement that successful immigration can only happen if you speak the local language. with the proposal they seem to be targeting conservative voters who are concerned about rising immigration figures in germany. >> when we come back we will be

live in israel. early elections are expected there do not go away.

>> welcome back. israel is gearing up for early elections. lawmakers will vote on whether to set elections. >> just last week the prime minister sacked two of his top ministers saying his coalition was no longer workable baufs a big push from the far right that wants to change the status quo at one of the holy sites. here is more. >> the temple mount in jerusalem. today access to the sacred place is tightly regulated by israeli police. israel decides who is allowed in and who must stay out. one of the reasons why anxiety ser growing, especially among the muslim community.

>> for us it is part of our lives. we belong here. jews, many of whom immigrated from russia or elsewhere can not bar us from going to our sacred place that. is unacceptable. it is ours. the fact they want to lock us out sparks the desire to revolt. >> islam's third holiest site. it is from here the prophet muhammad embarked on his journey to the heavens. it is also the most sacred site in judaism. the arc of the covenant was stored here in the jewish temple that once stood on plateau. there is nothing left standing of the temple today. only part of the outer wall remains. it is known to the world as the

western wall. although jews are allowed to visit, they are not allowed to pray there. but some right wing groups regularly visit demanding the right to worship there. >> it is 150,000 square meters. jews do not have the least bit of interest going into the mosque. it is not the case. it is a mosque. they are free to pray there. we are not suggesting they shouldn't be free to pray there. we are not saying our rights should be instead of their rights. we are saying their rights shouldn't be instead of our rights. >> many believe reiterating the claim will only lead to further tension. >> at the moment that fuels the conflict and to no avail. i am a religious person. it is sacred to jews.

the current situation we shouldn't push that. >> despite the israeli government repeatedly declared it has no intention of changing the status quo to muslims the frequent visits are a provocation. >> they are aggressors. they have no right to worship there. it only increases the tensions around the mosque and in jerusalem. and the underlying reason for this is the occupation of the palestinian territories. that is why we hold the israeli government responsible for the tensions. for many it is a reflection of relations between muslims and jews here. in that respect increasing tension does not bode well for the future of the middle east. >> how are these tensions

figures in the elections expected in israel in march? more now over live to tonya kramer. the meeting tonight, what happens for these elections? what comes now? >> >> they are passing bills and wrapping up this term before it will be voted on. if there are no surprises that would mean that israel would go for the elections set for march this current government would have lasted then only two years, less than two years. voters are asked to choose a new government. they are waiting for this vote to formally pave the way for those early elections to take place. >> tonya, what do israeli voters want to see out of a new government and are the tensions we heard about playing a role?

>> certainly the tensions are a main concern for people living here and certainly it would affect elections. but the majority of israelis according to the latest polls the economic issues that are of a main concern to them followed by security and social justice issues. they will carefully look at who they will vote for. it is interesting that recent olls are actually suggesting, and one poll is saying 60% would not like to see the current prime minister again having a fourth term as prime minister. it would be the fourth term. so these elections have become quite interesting. a lot of things can happen. >> that is right. what do we expect in terms of foreign policy from the

government in the months ahead and including towards syria. there was an apparent attack. >> we might see a tougher line by the outgoing government since he has used the security issue as the main topic during election campaigns. the timing of the air strikes allegedly by the israeli air force were a part of this agenda and also in the past we have seen those allegations that have repeatedly accused them of such involvement. and they do believe any such strike has been planned for some time there was intelligence. what israel said is that it will not accept any transfer of weaponry into any hands of hezbollah in lebanon and said any change of balance of power would not be acceptable to

israel. >> tonya, thanks so much. thanks so much, ton yeah. in afghanistan four people killed by taliban gunman. it happened on the same day that nato officially ended their combat mission in the country. >> this is a very real reminder that 13 years after the american-led invasion that toppled the taliban the country faces an uncertain future. >> soldiers guard the police compound. authorities say a man dressed in a police uniform detonated a car bomb at the entrance and four gunmen forced their way inside. security forces shot and killed the insurgents. a policemen and four civilians also were killed. hours earlier the u.s. and nato formally ended their combat

mission in afghanistan. at a ceremony the joint force lowered their flag. commander of the force general john campbell said afghan forces were capable but the army needed structural change. >> they have to make change in leadership. they have to hold people accountable and build on the systems that are very hard for any army. sustainment and lo gift cal systems. those are hard for any army. they will continue to improve with the coalition support. >> despite the official withdrawal washington says that it will keep around 10,000 u.s. troops in afghanistan to continue to train local forces. >> the japanese economy is in even worse shape than thought. >> an additional drop compared to initial estimates. analysts are blaming a recent

sales tax hike for putting the brakes on consumer spending and new investments. the prime minister dissolved particle nment a move neent secure a public mandate for his economic policies. the election is set for less than two weeks from now. all right. >> let's find out how that moved the markets here in europe. >> looking at japan investors are worried that the economy there might not gain momentum and that it may fail. the bank of japan is still able to take action. the bank announced programs to buy back bonds and to put more money into the market. meanwhile there have been reports that say that the european economy stays in a very weak condition. markets are down at the beginning of this week.

that is also a reaction to the rally that we have seen last week. >> these are the market numbers. the dax was down nearly three quarters of a percent to 10,014. euro stocks 50 also took a hit. down to 3,247. new york city they are still trading the dow is down by a bit more than seven tenths and euro is slightly up against the dollar right now. >> transportation strikes in belgium brought much of brussels to a stand still. >> nearly half of all flights out of the city's airport have been grounded as well. high speed trains to london, paris and other destinations have been halted. >> the olympic games are set for their biggest reforms in years.

>> the international olympic committee adopted all 40 changes put forward by the organization's president. lower costs and more flexibility. a limit on the number of sports has been lifted. possibly opening up the door to new disciplines. and that is all we have for you now on the journal. great to have you with us. >> do not forget our website. from all of us here in berlin, thanks for joining us. óox+có/v>a

♪ ♪ >> hello and welcome to "focus on europe," the personal stories behind the headlines. thanks for joining us. on today's program -- in portugal, thorough bred horses. is a tradition about to die? in ukraine, men fighting for russia. and in britain, young people getting in touch. but first to portugal, home to one of the world's most beautiful breeds of horse -- the lusitano. in the middle ages they were bred from wild horses, to be used in war or bull-fighting. today the breed is highly sought after - and expensive. but in portugal, after yearsrs f economic