quick live from the date of used euros in berlin. greece's new prime minister is sworn in after his party wins the election. german foreign minister says russia's sanctions are tougher after an attack on ukraine's mario poole -- mario poole m --ariupal. and it has been 30 years the liberation of a german camp. a new government sweeps into power in athens, sparking fears over what that might mean for the eurozone.

the party defeated its rivals by a wide margin in national elections. its leader campaigned on a strong anti-austerity message, promising to overhaul the countries bailout program. >> the country has agreed to form a coalition with the right-wing independent party. but first, a look at the first -- the prime minister's first day on the job. >> he was sworn in as greece's new prime minister on monday. shortly before, he received a mandate from president poppel the us to form a party government. his party wasted no time searching for allies and quickly formed a coalition with the independent greeks, a small right-wing anti-austerity party. the new partners are united primarily in their desire for radical change and debt cancellation. >> the goal moving forward is to have a united greece.

we will respect our country's national sovereignty and democratic processes and work within the framework of the constitution. we have agreed on principles conforming with the way the greek people voted in the elections. >> be on their anti-austerity policies, the coalition partners have little -- little in common. policy are polar opposites. the european commission was quick to offer its support to the new coalition but that it would not offer any concessions. >> we have our rules and our rules were established through a common agreement with the greek authorities. we will see what the demands of the new greek government are, and then we will discuss them with it -- discuss them as we would with any government.

>> he knows that his anti-bailout stance won him the election, but living up to his election pledges could prove difficult. for more, we go to our correspondent in athens. these two parties don't have a lot in common. is this going to be a stable coalition? quests i don't really think so. of course -- >> i don't really think so. of course, the right-wing and left-wing parties share a strong opposition against austerity policies. let's not forget that three years ago, the leader of the impending greeks -- independent greeks was deposed by then conservative prime minister antonis samaras. but the parties don't have so much in common, especially in

terms of foreign policy or immigration policy. i don't think that this strange marriage could last forever. >> and meanwhile, a lot of the creditor countries are saying that they will be tough on compromise. it will be difficult won't it? >> we will have to see. tomorrow, mr. siegrist will present his government and many believe that radical voices will not be included in this government. we should not forget that in a last few weeks and months, chief economist within the party have expressed moderate use -- moderate views. for example, they were saying that they should balance the budget, or that nationalizing greek banks is not possible anymore. it's entirely possible that sipr

as may change his mind, but we will see. but what do you think will likely be the first order of business for his -- >> what do you think will likely be the first-order business for his government? >> i think social measures, like for example revoking certain austerity measures, or raising the minimum wage to 750 euros per month. this may be definitely priority for mr. siegrist -- mr. sipras. as for long-term goals, it's not just a to him, but also creditors. greg -- >> thank you for joining us with that analysis. many are wondering how greece's new government will follow through on its promise to undo austerity. >> one thing for sure, europe is on shakier ground and grappling with the possibility of either

having to write down athens debt or allow it to default. >> neither is very appealing for german politicians. they don't want to see german taxpayers footing the bill. quick the german government is showing no signs of budging, despite they i -- >> the german government is showing no signs of budging does write the signs for a deal in greece. >> the principles have not changed. they are eu solidarity, european solidarity as opposed to greece going it alone, and a willingness to report. that has not changed. >> the opposition greens see it differently. they said the election result is a clear indication that the eu austerity policies have failed and that a partial debt write-off should now be discussed. >> i wouldn't enter negotiations ruling out it that write-off or relief -- a debt write-off or

debt relief. >> the opposition left party went as far as throwing a party in berlin to celebrate victory. >> i'm very happy that the greek people instead voted for hope clearing the way for policy change that serves the interest of the majority of the people. >> but for now, the german government is adamant that a debt write-off for greece is out of the question. >> i asked a foreign policy spoke the german parliament what it means for greece and for the euro now that there has been a change of power in athens. >> i think it was a very bad day for the euro. the electorate in greece obviously decided to have an

entirely new government. whether it is a right-wing were left-wing party, it is both as extreme. and they are not sticking to the promises that the previous government gave and it's a terrible situation in greece, but also for the eurozone. s >>ipras promises to renegotiate the bailout. what does this mean for germany? >> it is not only germany. it is the ecb, the eu commission and the international agreement and rules with greece are not out of the blue, but a situation that were over month discussed -- over months discussed. in the final analysis, it also means that greece has their own

destiny in their own hands if they decide not to stick with what they promised the for. it's not about the european core or the core of the eurozone to show more solidarity. >> so that means germany is sticking to his austerity policy for greece. >> we as germans are not in the driving seat. it is about the troika. if the troika is negotiating a new government, then the new government you will see very quickly. there is no way in europe to give them a free ride, because also countries like aim ireland, portugal, italy will have to do their homework. and the electorate in these countries will be very angry if greece gets a free lunch. x thank you so much -- >> thank

you so much for talking with us. earthquakes and the uncertainties in eurozone seem to be with -- usually weigh on investors, but here is this report from the frankfurt stock exchange. >> when you look at the share prices at the end of the day to get -- you get the impression that there were not many worries over the results in greece. the day climbed as high as never before. the impression was a little erroneous, though. because there are worries in the market over a possible greek exit from the euro sometime down the road. all of those billions coming from the european central bank as of march as well. and also, business sentiment rising for the third month in

the row -- in a row, and the federal government correcting its forecast for germany from this year at 1.3% from 1.5%. >> spain's defense ministry says 10 people have been killed during nato training exercises and a dozen others are injured. it happened some 250 kilometers south of the capital, madrid. an f-16 fighter jet crashed into other planes on the ground and most of the victims were foreigners. german foreign minister has warned russia of further possible sanctions in the wake of escalating violence in eastern ukraine. but the government has ordered a state of emergency -- >> the government has ordered a state of emergency across the area and placed all military on high alert.

seven soldiers have been killed and 24 wounded in intensified lashes in the last 24 hours. >> the violence has surged once again and crippled the region. >> nearly 500 miners were trapped underground when their pit lost power. the outage occurred when a shell is a regional substation. after several hours, all of the miners were brought to the surface. recent days have seen the -- the fighting intensified and they have declared a fitter of emergency in the rebel controlled areas of donetsk. in the southern donetsk region, a rocket slammed into a residential area on saturday killing 30 civilians. the attack was launched from rebel controlled territory. germany's foreign minister says the eu is closely watching how the situation develops.

they suggest further sanctions. >> an attack, or even an offensive on our you pull -- on mariupol and beyond would require that we react. >> russia accused it of being a proxy for nato, which he says is focused on the geopolitical containment of russia, not on the interests of the ukrainian evil. pro-russian separatists have been battling the ukrainian forces in the east of the country since april of last year. the u.n. puts the death toll at over 5000. >> what could be in store for further sanctions? we put that question to our chief correspondent in berlin. >> the eu has some and all of its foreign ministers to meet to

discuss the issue. he said there is no eagerness among the ministers to rush toward additional sanctions, but that much would depend on the weather and renewed fighting which is the worst consists last -- the worst since last september. the germans have long pursued a double track on the one hand -- a double track, on one hand, diplomatic, but also a very firm commitment to saying look, you got to keep your promises. just last week, the russian foreign minister agreed there would be pressure on the rebels to pull back. the russians are not pulling back, though, and new sanctions could well be the next step. >> marking the 70th anniversary

of the liberation of auschwitz in poland.

>> welcome back. german chancellor angela merkel said germans have responsibility to fight all forms of racism. today marks the 70th anniversary of the liberation of auschwitz. among the speakers, two survivors who both spoke of their experience in the death camp. >> they are here to remember one of the darkest episodes in german history. between 1940-45, the nazis murdered someone .1 million people in auschwitz. the majority of them were jews. few lived the -- some 1.1 million people in auschwitz. the majority of them were jews. you live to tell the story --

few lived to tell the story. >> we know how hate destroys the human soul. we will hate no longer and we won't allow ourselves to be demoralized. we are above such things. >> today, if someone humiliates a roma, a jew, a bosnian, a turk , an israeli palestinian, a christian, muslim, or nonbeliever, it's like auschwitz starts all over again. survivors say if it's one thing that survivors taught the world is set hate and intolerance should never be accepted. chancellor merkel says it is a

reminder of germany's responsibility to fight them. >> you have helped to keep the memories alive across generations, so we can keep learning from your experiences in years to come. this is a big and important gift you have shared with us, and for that, i would like to thank you from the bottom of my heart. >> tuesday will see an array of special events marking 70 years since the soviet army liberated auschwitz on january 27, 1945. >> the world jewish congress helped ring a delegation of 100 auschwitz survivors to the commemorations in poland. >> i would like to begin by asking you, u.s. said that it

changed your life. could you describe in what way -- you have said that it changed your life. could you describe in what way? >> when i came here, my children and i saw the human hair that was taken, for tons of it, and all of the children's toys and things like that, i realized how this place was. and the emotion i felt. interestingly enough, now it is twentysomething year -- twentysomething years later. i'm here with some of the survivors. and i still feel that thing emotion. auschwitz is more than just a symbol. it is a remembrance of what happens, what happens when the world is indifferent.

we see it happening again, and was the survivors are saying is, it you must speak out. the world did not speak out when hitler started. you must speak out. there are also anti-christians. christians are being killed by the thousands, and no one -- and i clicked you have been speaking to many of the survivors and you know some of them very well indeed. what are your thoughts? >> these are the true heroes. these people came out of the worst thing in the world where they lost their whole families. they came back and a rebuilt families, they rebuild their lives. and they came back strong. even of a are 90, 95, and one of them is even 102. >> they are remarkably strong.

>> and they have an inner strength. and you will enter cold a day it was, and they were there in jackets and they survived. these people have such character and such will to live. >> it's all the more important that they count, the facilities among the buildings, and the we work to preserve the process. describe why that is an important priority. >> when i saw everything falling apart, we had to preserve it for future generations to see. you have to see it with your own eyes. the metropolitan museum team worked here for six months to a year preserving everything so

that when you go to see it today, you see again when you could have seen in 1945, 1950. it is important. it is important that people realize the magnitude when you have for tons of hair. how many people does that mean they killed? >> on a more positive note there is also a resurgence, a renaissance indeed, in jewish culture. including in germany. >> yes. >> what does that mean to you? >> it is amazing what is happening. we are involved in it and we are impacting synagogues in germany. not only are german jews coming back, and in hungary and the czech republic, but all

throughout eastern europe. it never will be what it was but again, once again, jewish children are going to school. >> one final question. is there any possible message of hope that we can takeaway away from the occasion we are marking hearing auschwitz today and -- here in auschwitz, today and tomorrow? or does the spirit prevail? >> the spirit reveals, but -- it is both. despair for what happened, and hope for the future. people are more and more aware and you can see the amount of interest we have. this would not have happened 20 or 30 years ago. we have hope when people realize once again the importance of something like this. >> thank you for your time with

us. thank you very much, indeed. >> opposed to an anti-foreigner movement here in germany, they are holding a rock concert. >> they are gathering in the city where the anti-islamization protest movement originated. police say some 17,000 pegita supporters turned out, 8000 fewer than two weeks ago. >> how many joined this anti-pegita rock concert? it seems a bit quiet there. perhaps you can hear me. >> well, the atmosphere is very

touching. here in the heart of the city, tens of thousands gathered to celebrate and sing and dance together with their favorite pop stars, rock stars, and musicians and actors. people also want to give a political statement and stand up against racism. they want to stand up against this the xenophobic pegita movement and they want to show that this is an open-minded city . they kind of want to try to reclaim the streets from the -- it is very emotional. it's a very special night here

in dresden. >> a special night indeed. thank you for bringing it closer to us. u.s. president barack obama has cast a landmark three-day visit to india. they pledged to come $4 billion worth of investment into the country. >> the announcement came as -- at the u.s. india business climate and it could release untapped trade between the two countries. the president was there celebrating the countries postindependence constitution. and a landmark today for the anglican church after years of opposition from traditionalists, the church of england has ordained his first woman bishop two decades after women were allowed to be priests.

her appointment was not to everyone's liking. >> despite the protests there, the archbishop of york pressed on with the ceremony. >> that is all for this edition of the journal. thanks for watching. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and acuracy. visit ncicap.org]

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