>> this is "dw news" from berlin. shows a volkswagen plummet after it admits it rigged some of its cars to make it look like they met clean-air standards in the u.s. when they did not. our business correspondent tells us why. also coming up, another fence goes up in hungary sends in the army to stop the flow of migrants across its borders, as thousands more try and cross from croatia. and pope francis meets former cuban leader fidel castro as the pontiff continues his four-day tour of the island.

i am swelcome to the program. a huge selloff of volkswagen stock on monday with investors erasing more than 13 billion euros from the company market share in a single trading session. business under daniel winter joins us with more. daniel: that's right, and people say volkswagen has polluted his reputation. the company has admitted to secretly rigging its cars to faking emissions test results some vw and audi models. apparently the u.s. justice department is conducting a criminal probe into this, too, and the company could face billions in fines. here is more. reporter: only weeks ago, he extended his contract as the ceo of vw until 2018. he emerged from an internal power struggle as the strong

winter. now his position is in question could if he knew about the manipulation, he would take responsibility for the scandal, and if he didn't know what was going on, there would be questions about his remaining at the helm of vw. german politicians are aligned and demanding transparency. >> the term "made in germany" stands for quality worldwide. that is why it is important to clear this up now. i don't expect that this will hurt german industry overall. reporter: all german carmakers must provide reliable information about the emissions test to matter how they try to reject allegations. >> of course there is collective punishment with this kind of issue. if one manufacturer has a problem, all the others will have to answer questions as well . but you can't complain about that. we will just have to repair our image afterwards. reporter: the german transport

minister says he wants to examine all of a vw's diesel cars in a germany. now the credibility of the entire german auto industry is on the line. sarah: so a major mea culpa, but shareholders certainly not buying it, right? daniel: this story made stocks plummeted by as much as 20%. and yeah, this may be spreading to europe as well from the united states. let's get a check on the reaction from vw headquarters. reporter: it is the end of another workday. employees are worried about their future after the carmaker admitted to rigging admissions tests -- rigging in missions tests. >> i do believe there will be consequences. reporter: should the ceo step down? >> we will see what happens pretty i hope not. so far he has done a good job leading the company. >> i'm not happy about all this,

but i think we will get through it ok. reporter: car enthusiasts don't appear to be alarmed by the emissions-cheating scandal. at the frankfurt auto show, there is still a lot of interest at the volkswagen stand. >> i assume things will change and they won't be able to continue doing this could i'm looking around for a car and i'm going to buy a diesel model. >> i drive a diesel and i will continue doing that because it costs less. i drive a lot. reporter: the scandal is likely to be very costly to vw and other companies in the sector. germany's transport minister has announced it wants to put all of vw's diesel vehicles on the domestic market through another emissions test. sarah: potentially a scandal not only in the united states but also in europe. daniel will be back with us later in the show for more on all that. see you then. ok, we turn to other news now.

and a lot of big political meetings are planned this week to deal with the widening migration crisis here in europe. eu interior ministers will meet on tuesday ahead of an emergency summit of leaders on wednesday. so far, europe has failed to come up with a common strategy. meanwhile, more and more asylum-seekers are heading north through the balkans, and hungary is sending in its troops to patrol exporter. -- patrol its border. reporter: welcome to croatia, the official shouts could but actually, the country hopes that the thousands of new arrivals won't stay for long. they are mostly intent on moving on through. croatia has marshaled a fleet of buses to carry them directly to the hungarian border. the interior minister showed up personally and told him what would happen. >> i am minister of interior of croatia. you will take short time in the stamp and everything what you

need and then you will be transported. please follow the instructions of the police. thank you. reporter: the country is trying to put the chaos of the weekend behind it. investors has just opened a reception center on the border. the plant was -- it has just opened a reception center on the border. plan was to put people there, but people keep showing up looking for a way through. >> think we are going to go to austria, and then maybe i will go to germany and did you my study. i'm studying information technology, computer science, engineering. reporter: he will have to hurry. the route through hungary could soon be shot. the ontarian parliament has passed a law authorizing soldiers to patrol the border. the aim, to stop more people crossing over. >> the migrants aren't just banging on the door, they are breaking down our doors.

our borders are under threat, and so is the way of life based on respect for the law. hungary is under threat and so is the whole of europe. reporter: he has already overseen the construction of a fence along the border with serbia. that is now being extended along the border with croatia. sarah: let's bring in a dw correspondent who is on the border between serbia and croatia. we are hearing that these migrants are now choosing to transit through croatia, through hungary, on their way to europe. what are you seeing where you are? reporter: well, the officials here keep telling me that some 2500 refugees are in this camp, which you see behind me. i get the impression that the number must be much, much higher than that. by the minute new trucks, arriving here with police, and evermore refugees are pouring

out. the past three hours, mainly women and children are arriving. i took a short tour around the camp and it -- one can only put it this way, it is heartbreaking to see small children, infants come with their mothers sleeping on the plane ground. for now they are in safety, well taking care of. i talked to eight officials and there is enough food and shelter for the next 48 hours. the refugees are meant to stay here, some 20 kilometers from the border. the police picks them up and the refugees directly look for the police to be picked up and brought here because they are being told it is from here they will be moved onwards towards western europe. there is buses that will take them to the hungarian border. sarah: ok, so they will be moved from croatia to the hunt gary and border. i'm sure they will not be processed in the meantime but correct me if i am wrong. the people you are speaking with who are there at this refugee

camp, are they concerned about these measures that were passed today in hungary? there were a raft of anti-refugee measures past, including the right of hunt gary ands -- hungarians to search homes for refugees without any warrants. reporter: absolutely, it is a massive concern here, the fact that they are taken to hungary. they do want to believe that their destination -- that they will be able by taking that route to reach their destination, which is, if you ask them, mainly germany and scandinavia. of course the concern is that they will end up in hungary, which they try to avoid by taking the route into croatia. the news has spread rapidly. a lot of refugees have mobile phones which they not only to navigate -- in other words, to find ways along the green border into croatia, but also to gather

news, and the news that the hungarian army may be shooting with rubber bullets on refugees, which are mainly families here, our shock to many. if you ask not only the aid workers here for the refugees, there is a lot of frustration on how things are moving forward. in many ways, the current system is not working at all. croatia is not registering people, they are just sending them on. the whole system is out of step. sarah: thank you. with so many of these asylum-seekers trying to get a germany, local leaders there have been crumbling about the challenges of providing for them. with even members of chancellor merkel's on party criticizing her. they say they are paying for her

recent flip-flops, including the offer of asylum two syrian refugees. reporter: the police in the marion border town take a short break before another group of refugees arrives. people are advising new routes to make the right to germany, the destination of choice. members of chancellor merkel's conservative party are increasingly critical of her generous position on refugees, but at a party conference, they gave her a warm welcome. >> everyone should consider what a burden this is for the chancellor. she seems to be taking it all in stride. we are used to it. reporter: merkel faces an uphill battle and wednesdays emergency eu summit on the migrant crisis. as european --\ >> as europeans, we must take a moral standard every effort is

worthwhile to get the 20th member states in consensus. instead of merely a majority about any minister mission of refugees. reporter: other objectives include controlling borders and solutions to because of the refugees' flight. the chancellor is appealing for help from the u.s. >> in my view, it is unrealistic to think that europe can deal with this on its own without help from the united states. reporter: merkel reiterated that the stream of migrants and refugees to germany will not taper off anytime soon, and that germany faces enormous challenges. sarah: in greece, alexis tsipras has been sworn in as prime minister for the second time. his series of -- syriza party stormed to victory despite its leader ditching the anti-austerity platform. now he must form a coalition

government to implement vital reforms demanded by greece's creditors. reporter: with a resounding win, tsipras has decided details of the new government and it is looking very familiar. the syriza party wall covered with the right-wing independent greeks party and this time they are hoping it will last longer. history is repeating itself, joe ts-- joked tsipras. things are moving quickly. tsipras was sworn in as prime minister this afternoon. on the streets feelings about what this means. -- mixed feelings about what this means. >> i am happy tsipras was elected, but now he must work the reforms to fix the crisis and help the poor. >> the results are disappointing

and i and pessimistic, because we already knew what was coming next, austerity could we know that we greeks have nothing to look forward to. reporter: the turnout for the vote was low. just half of those who could showed up at the polls. the biggest share of those who did were in favor of giving tsipras a second chance. he won with 35% of the vote. but he now has to come up with the goods, this in the form of a reform plan by the end of october so that financial aid cacontinue to flow into greece. sarah: you are watching "dw news ." still to come, the catholic and the communist. pope francis meets fidel castro on his landmark trip to cuba. and don't forget, you can always get "dw news" on the go. download our app from google play or the apple store. that will give you axis to all the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications for breaking news.

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sarah: welcome back. you are with "dw news." out of stories. joseph of faults i can -- ishares of the volkswagen plummet after the company admitted it rigged cars to cheat american air standards. a new fence goes up as hungary sends troops to patrol its border, this is thousands of migrants continue to try to cross into hungary from neighboring croatia. in greece, alexis tsipras has been sworn in as prime minister by the president of greece. it is his second term in office after his left-wing syriza party

swept to victory in the sunday elections. the pope's visit to to buy continues. he addressed tens of thousands gathered in havana's revolution square. he also met fidel castro, the country's former revolutionary leader. reporter: panama stalemated 150,000 people gathered in the streets of hungary to meet -- an estimated 150,000 people gathered in the streets to meet pope francis. >> i asked you in your homes or in the church to be still for a moment and to recall with gratitude and happiness the situations that moment when the merciful gaze of god was felt in our lives. reporter: an open air mass with the religious and political dimensions. for many cubans, this program is a symbol of change. but some were physically held back from taking part in this

event. police detained a group of dissidents, among them women who had been specifically invited by the church. on sunday, pope francis met the island's former communist leader fidel castro. they had a friendly and relaxed 40-minute chat. but what exactly the pontiff and the revolutionary leader talked about will likely remain their secret. on tuesday, pope francis will hold mass in the eastern city of santiago for he leaves the island and flies to the united states. sarah: time is running out on climate change. that is the warning issued by the foreign ministers of germany and france on a visit to bangladesh. they said it was no longer a distant perspective but an urgent challenge here and now. bangladesh is prone to flooding and will be severely affected. reporter: touring the banks of the river gave the french and german foreign minister is a look at the impacts of climate change.

because the monsoon season is lasting longer than usual, the river often overflows its banks. >> if the levels rise a meter by the end of the century, that would put 1/5 of this country and the water. -- 1/5 of this country under water. reporter: bangladesh has long been one of the world's poorest nations. like other developing countries come its carbon dioxide emission levels are relatively low, but the effects of climate change are huge and could force many people from their homes. this pattern could cause the migration of millions of people suffering the effects of climate change on their food supplies. it could mean the difference between peace and more. germany and france are just two of the industrialized nations that cause climate change. they have promised help for bangladesh. tomorrow, the ministers continue on to sri lanka. >> both ministers have stressed

it is not only wars in conflict with one should worry about. -- the world should worry about. climate change was named one of the biggest challenges of our time. with their visit to bangladesh, they want to not only raise awareness, but send a signal that germany and france are joining forces to combat climate change. sarah: time for business news. we it back over to daniel perez has more on our top story, the volkswagen -- daniel, who has more on are, the volkswagen rigging scandal. daniel: we have reaction from wall street in just a second. one of the world's biggest lawmakers -- which is what made the scandal even more shocking -- the company sells more than 10 million vehicles a year, but sales in the u.s. have been disappointing. it has just a single figure share of the u.s. conduct it. let's get back -- of the u.s. car market. let's get background on one of the car industry's biggest players. reporter: a look inside the

world's largest car production plant, owned by volkswagen. even carries the name auto city. with 70,000 employees, it is a major economic power in the city and far beyond. vw is aiming to become the world's largest carmaker by 2018. worldwide, vw produces nearly 41,000 vehicles every day. the company employs 590,000 people. the group operates a total of 119 production plans, half of them located in europe. the other half in the americas, asia, and africa. it has been a troubling year for volkswagen. the carmaker is facing problems in its largest market, china. due to the country's economic struggles, sales of slowdown in the first half of the year. for years, and vw has tried to make inroads in north america, the world's second-most

lucrative vehicle market. the recent scandal will make it harder for the company to compete with ford and gm or even toyota and bmw, companies that have been selling way more cars in north america than vw has been able to. daniel: let's talk to our correspondent in new york. what has been the reaction from there in new york? reporter: the story deftly got a lot of coverage on the radio, tv, or in print, and it was interesting to see as the markets for diesel-run cars in the united states is not that great. there was a lot of disbelief. if the allegations turn out to be true, we are talking fraud, not just some technical issues that will lead to some major recall. a lot of people are just shaking their heads. definitely a big story for volkswagen. daniel: we heard earlier that

sales are disappointing for vw in the u.s. is this going to weigh further on their sales figures? reporter: it could, but not necessarily. we have seen in the past with major recalls in the united states -- think general motors or toyota. those recalls hardly had any impact on sales. it might be a bit different now with diesel cars because they are not that popular here in the united states to start with. but we have to wait and see if they will really be a big drag on sales for volkswagen and audi. daniel: the investigation is probably going to continue to other manufacturers as well. reporter: yeah, the investigation is in full swing on different levels. on one side, authorities will try to find out if other companies who offer diesel vehicles like bmw, mercedes, or

general motors, actually got harmed because they had to follow the diesel commission rules. on the other side for sure, there will be investigations of other companies if they did something similar, what volkswagen obviously did. even if i talked to some experts on monday, they said they wouldn't be surprised if it was only volkswagen doing what we are talking about at the moment. daniel: on the new york stock exchange, thank you. well, that is all your business news from me for now. handy backup or two sarah -- can do back over to sarah. sarah: i know you are a bundesliga fan. stay with us for the this one. coming to terms with the devastating resignation of the coach. the couple search for a permanent successor.

--club will search for a permanent successor. reporter: he threw in the tall after the worst ever started the season. after losing all five games, including here against hamburg earlier this month. they lost the first champions league match. still, the management far to the last to keep the coach to save them from the drop. >> i am still convinced we could have turned things around. we achieve great things in these foreign half years. we have got ourselves into a great situation that was tough, or is still tough. we still thought we had the right coach to lead us out of trouble. reporter: he rescued them from what looked to be certain relegation at the end of the 2000 season. it kicked off a very successful four-season run, a round that has now come to an end. sarah: from soccer to

basketball, newly crowned european champions spain came home to a warm reception in madrid after beating lithuania in the finals. on monday, the team was received by the spanish prime minister at a welcoming ceremony. they then went on to the city center, where a huge crowd welcomed them, especially the team captain and tournament top scorer paul u gasol. and in motorsports, a very lucky escape after a race in brazil. the 17-year-old son of a formula one legend miraculously survived when his car was struck by another at high speed whilst taking a corner. the car flipped over nine times and was left completely wrecked. he was treated by the trackside before being taken to a local hospital, where doctors say his

condition is fair. he will remain after for 24 hours under observation. a reminder of our top stories before we go to shows of volkswagen have plummeted after the company admitted to rigging the cars to cheat american clean-air standards. u.s. authorities are demanding the recall of half a million vehicles. there could be criminal charges. you are watching "dw news" from berlin. i'm sarah kelly. more at the top of the hour. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]

christopher hello, and a very : warm welcome to "focus on europe," bringing you the individual stories behind the headlines. my name's christopher springate. a fascinating mix of issues again this week -- here's what we have for you. exorcism makes a controversial comeback in europe. in kosovo, blinding poverty is driving thousands to migrate. and in poland, the search intensifies for a hidden train full of gold. do you believe in exorcism -- the practice of driving out demons from people or places believed to be possessed by the devil? well, here in increasingly secular europe, most people don't. which explains why the practice has declined dramatically in