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[captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] sarah: this is dw news from berlin. a third greek bailout is on the table. at what cost? there is opposition starting to form as protesters call the deal last night "catastrophic." prime minister alexis tsipras has to sell the bailout to the greek capital. he let his followers to the
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questioning. i'm sarah kelly. it's great to have you with us. alexis tsipras is back in athens and back in the office. he needs to be. he has two days to push a very harsh bailout agreement through parliament. it can pave the way for the third rescue package in five years. eurozone leaders and german chancellor angela merkel says that the press must be under no illusions. there will be no new cash. >> one round of talks is over and then rest are getting underway. the 19 finance ministers are discussing immediate aid for greece as a stopgap measure until the bailout deal takes effect.
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there are a lot of loopholes to close and time is of the essence. >> we thought the beginning of the negotiations is automatic. it is absolutely conditional by the decision of the greek government and the greek parliament. the issue today will be bridge financing and i for see those negotiations being very difficult because i don't see many countries having a mandate to give money without recommendations. >> they're optimistic a breakthrough has been achieved that will force the greek government to take action. >> they have demonstrated political courage. it the government aces a tough and areas debate. >> 17 hours of difficult talks ended this morning as they approved and 86 billion euro
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financial aid program covering the next three years. the eu leadership says the deal is a big step forward. >> the decision gives greece a chance to get back on track with the support of european parliament. it is also a social, economic, and political opposition that this outcome will have. the progress and the constructive position of greece helps bring back trust among eurozone partners. >> as brussels brings a sigh of relief, the attention turns to athens. alexis tsipras is under enormous pressure to push reforms to the public.
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sarah: the biggest breakthrough in months. it but that is significant hurdles to overcome as athens gets any more money from its creditors. parliament in athens must approve the deal by wednesday as we just heard. and pass the first set of measures including spending cuts and tax and pension reform. once those reforms are in place countries including germany will debate the deal. it is only with approval that bridging loans can allow the country to meet its next debt repayment. it includes 3.5 billion euros to the european central bank next monday. let's get the view from athens right now. our correspondent is standing by for us. we just heard the greek parliament votes on this bailout on wednesday. does alexis tsipras have the support among lawmakers to pass this?
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>> it is definitely not in easy task because the internal opposition in the governing party probably want support. the agreement with brussels. and the same time, the coalition partner and the right populist party has also expressed small reservations. it tomorrow is an important day at 8:00 in the morning. there is a crisis meeting with the parliamentary group. it will definitely be an open if not a hitting discussion. the parties will back the agreement.
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>> we have to remember that just a week ago the public said strongly no to a bailout deal that had easier terms than this one. how has the public been voicing those concerns today? >> it depends on who you're talking to. he society is still divided on that issue. many people feel relief about the reason there is agreement, a compromise in front of the greek
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parliament protesting against tax hikes and public sector. sarah: thank you very much for that update. many elements will be a tough built a smaller. >> civil service have called a 24 hour strike for wednesday. a 50 billion euro fund will be established and financed by greek asset sales. so far, privatization was a taboo or the recent government. it seems that it no longer has any choice.
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>> it might end up in private hands. a number of buyers have expressed interest. likewise, a number of regional airports and remaining shares in public enterprises may soon be up for grabs. the government has in vehemently opposed to such moves and immediately halted all privatizations after taking power. greece will have to sell off its most valuable assets. >> the plan is to transfer assets to public trust fund. eu leaders want the fun to amass 50 billion euros worth of assets to pay off greek debt. 12 billion euros are earmarked for investments. sarah: germany has come under a
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lot of criticism over the handling of the greek debt crisis and a lot of the criticism came from the united dates. let's turn to our wall street correspondent in new york. now that this greek deal is on the table maybe not popular but obviously necessary. what is the mood like over there? >> not popular and not done yet that we did hear some pretty harsh comments, especially from some economists like paul krugman, for example. they called it madness. that is pretty strong wording. they criticize those austerity measures. we also have to wait and see that the deal really gets through parliament. and after that, europe has so much work to do besides greece to get more jobs for the younger people to also see how to deal with england when it comes to
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the european union. there is a lot to do from here on. >> before we talk about an exit, let's stay with greece for a while. why is greece so important for the u.s. stock market? >> greece is a relatively small country. it is about the size of the state of connecticut. for wall street, if you look at the economic impact that might be minimal it might be about the stability of the eurozone over all. that is of interest. europe and the european union remains the biggest exporting market for the united states. and also, america does not want the dollar to get too strong. today, the dollar gained about 1.5%. we did see strong gains on the
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stock market but not just because of greece. also some positive developments in china. but yes, the u.s. in general is hoping the greek issue will be dealt with in the next days and weeks. >> we will wait and see. thank you very much. european central bank has decided to keep the emergency liquidity assistance for greek banks at the current level. it comes after leaders agreed on a national bailout that includes 25 billion euros to recapitalize the financial system. the greek economy minister says this will safeguard deposits. athens has extended the bank holiday for two more days and as it will reconsider the situation on wednesday. >> greeks and become accustomed to these conditions. it banks of been shut down for
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two weeks. so they can withdraw a maximum of 60 euros a day from atms. cashes in extremely short supply at the moment. this woman says, how are we supposed to survive when we can't get cash from our accounts? that is the problem. i know there has been an agreement in brussels, but no one knows what that will mean for us. we have to wait. now greek banks are going to get up to 25 billion euros in liquidity. the plan still needs the approval of the greek parliament. greek banks are still on life support from the european central bank. the ecb has extended 120 billion euros in credit to prop up the greek banking system. 89 billion and emergency liquidity since the beginning of this year alone. i repayment of 3.5 billion euros to the east eb is due next monday. greek banks are sitting on a
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mountain of bad loans that may not be paid back. business revenues have all but dried up and companies can service bank loans. the banks other countries achilles heel. the greek economy cannot get going again. brent: thanks, monica. and i was have a round up of some other stories from around the world. hungary has become construction of a fence along the southern border to keep migrants out. when completed the fence will stretch 175 kilometers along the serbian frontier. hungary has registered 70,000 migrants so far this year compared with 43,000 in all of last year. romania's prime minister has been charged with several counts of corruption in eating forging documents and serving as tax evasion. it dates back to his time as a
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lawyer. he denies the allegations. more than 20 russian soldiers have been crushed to death and over a dozen injured after the ceiling of the military barracks collapsed. art of the four-story building caved in with 300 servicemen inside. shoddy building repairs may have caused the collapse. you are watching dw news. still to come, iran's nuclear talks. and a deadline set to expire. we will tell you what the main sticking points in the and a still are. and we will talk about angela merkel. we will tell you what this odd couple talked about after the break. i'm sarah kelly. stay with us.
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sarah: welcome back. our top story this hour. it greek prime minister alexis tsipras is preparing to put a new bailout deal to greek creditors to parliament. it they predicted it would be a long and difficult ross s. she and several other european members will also get their parliament to ratify the agreement. negotiations over iran's nuclear ambitions set to drag on past tonight's deadline. a deal is set to remain close after 13 years of tensions between west and the islamic republic.
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the story starts in 2002 when rebel group exposes the nuclear program. iran agrees they agree with britain france, and germany. it comes the first round of u.n. sanctions. 2012 is next. this is when iran starts enriching uranium again. the breakthrough comes in 2013.
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they speak by phone to barack obama, breaking a 34 year taboo. john kerry has expressed hope that an historic solution remains near. we have this report on the day's action. >> there is optimism that reporters have been waiting for news. >> [indiscernible] [chanting "bad deal"] >> wrote testers gathered outside in the attached to voice their opposition to washington's goals.
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>> a good deal for the world. a deal that brings peace. >> israel also depends on the u.s. to block the proposal. prime minister benjamin netanyahu describes what he called iran's murderous aggression. using his nuclear research program for military purposes. they have the right to generate electricity. it frees the research program. in response, the west would loosen sanctions that crippled the country's economy. it would be the most significant improvement in relations between the west and iran since the islamic revolution in 1979.
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that is something obama will be keen to achieve as his presidency draws to a close. sarah: how important is it for president obama to get this deal? we put this question to the washington bureau chief. >> i think it is very important. next year will be his last year as president and it is not only about preventing iran from -- making sure that they have nuclear arms race. i think it is more than only about this talk. there have been those 79.
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sarah: the president has sacked his entire military top brass of the army struggles to make rye grass against the jihadist group boko haram from. the outgoing heads of the army forcing others to flee their homes in the last six years. moving on to some sports news. it due to accident and injury, the newest edition is ivan bosco. he leaves the tour for more urgent reasons. >> pulling out of the tour de france after being diagnosed with cancer.
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he first felt pain in his left testicle after a crash. the italian will travel home to undergo surgery. the 37-year-old won in 2006 and 2010. his credibility took a huge hit when he admitted to doping in 2007 for which he served a two-year banhis absence is a huge blow to the italian -- he was one of the key lieutenants in the mountains over the next two weeks. sarah: the tour de france has been free of scandals for three years until testing positive for cocaine last friday. this latest case is nothing compared to when it was plagued with drugging and doping incidents all the time. >> the tour de france is cycling's annual showcase. a real crowd polar.
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-- crowd-upuller. as an added bonus the organizers of the event with the world governing body have managed to clean up the tour's image. >> at least i can swear that i am a clean writer. i can observe that the performance has got more realistic. >> the days when lance armstrong won the tour with an average need of 42 kilometers an hour. they were subsequently stripped of their jerseys. leaders of blood tainted and seized by writers -- riders. the uci had no choice but to take action. >> we are lowering the rate are lowering the radar much more effectively than was the case in
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the past. her foolish people that will try to cheat but the message i have for them is that we will catch up with you sooner or later. there is a testing program of vault samples. >> we will catch up with you sooner or later. >> the sport introduced a biological passport, a continuously updated databank containing blood test results. even a study by the uci own cycling independent reform commission concluded that doping still occurs but at lower doses that make it harder to detect. instead of providing a 10 to 15% boost in performance these micro doses deliver a boost of just three to 5%. and other signs also poincycling still being tainted. e meplthat used to dope on a grand scale often have
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managers in charge. alexander was removed from the tour for doping in 2007. today, he is the general manager . the team tt had five doping incidents in 2014. and of course, there are also competing in this year's tour de france. sarah: from the world is supposed to the world of online video. a 27-year-old student. he got a rather special interview. he let his followers to the questioning. >> is started with the delay. nevertheless, followers were patient. we look forward to the interview.
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>> we asked a few questions. >> it is a trip for both sides. let alone interviews with senior politicians. angela merkel had never done an interview with a youtuber. why now and why on youtube? >> we have begun a dialogue and we want people to take part in our national discussion program. no big surprises in the questions asked just a slightly different style. it the chancellor responded as in any other interview. it was a chance to engage generations of young people who some say aren't that interested in politics.
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>> first of all, i believe in breaking discrimination. i remember what -- that people were afraid to say they were gay or lesbian. we have come a long way. the youtube interview not much different from any other exclusive interview with the chancellor. in the online comments are quite positive. it was well worth the trouble. >> more coming up at the top of the hour and you can get a lot more on our website. thank you for tuning in.
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damien: hello and a very warm welcome to "focus on europe," with a look at some of the main stories shaping the lives of europeans all over the continent. i'm damien mcguinness. thanks very much for joining us. on the programme today -- syrian women in turkey, fled the war, but bought as brides. the romanian environmentalists -- big risks, fighting for the forests. and the cooks of the basque country, men-only in this kitchen. but first to our top story
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something that threatens to tear the european single currency apart, greece's debt crisis -- it went from bad to worse this week when talks collapsed between athens and international lenders, who have been propp
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