the united states accuse the world health organization of allowing the corona virus pandemic to spin out of control thanks as a hundred and ninety four countries meets for the two day sm. emmanuel muckross angela merkel put aside their differenceces and propose i thought hundred billion euro financial funds to help europe's economy in the wake of the corona virus crisis. and it's an eighteen ten used to ease it's a lockdown for months it was one of the hardest hit countries but now the

government moves the country a step further opening churches and cafe. hello and thank you for joining us in the front so twenty four newsroom we starts with the annual world health organization meeting with the organization facing much criticism over its handling of the corona virus crisis. the united states have accused the w. it show of allowingg the crisis to spin out o of control was a chief all of the organizations had ross i don't normally give race yes has a welcome schools for an independence inquire into how they tackled because- until. now rushworth has dementia. but i will call us. you have to throw out the- this is step virtual hey o. anual do make meeting. his son for two days. the organization director located in. review of the global coronavirus response as soon as possible. he tony previously promised one after

the pandemic was over. i will initiate an independent evaluation. i d. l. s. appropriate to moment to review experience gained and lessons learned and to make recommendations to improve national and global pandemic preparedness and response. transaction date many came a a support group among w. hatatcher member states for any resolution calling for an independent review china had previously opposed one but seeking ping signaled his support saying it should be objective. from this is a sinus the idea of a comp. review of global response to cove in nineteen after it is brought under control to sum up t the experience and to address deficiencies counsel's office she because you're trying in the title. d. e. u. resolution no mention of china votes on it takes place in tuesday's session. the who's become a

battleground for beijing and washington. with the us administration saying there was a significant amount of evidence the virus came from a lab on the thing that chinese authorities concealed the scale of the outbreak. charges beijing is. ended d the address sasaid this momonth that the pandemic finance and- in great to a costly by the w. h. o. thanks trump p pulled fundiningr the organization. last month. share in europe f france and germany have proposed a new five hundred billion euro funds to help europe recover economically from the ramifications of the corona virus pandemic. emmanuel mccall on until a medical mezzo via video conference the french president said that. you have failed in its initial response to the virus the pandemic has cost the country billions of euros the confidence facing its worst economic challenge since world war two. both leaders discussed a few health economic

steps they wish to take a listen to these i'm not in a false that both the- u. must kerr he- we have to quickly overcome this. this is why we want to have a fund. which of course will be limited in time but five hundred billion euros. will be earmarked. this won't be loan this will be to spend. there will be earmarked to regions and- that are hardest hit by a car. working thehe measures are appropriate to their nest. it's in for the year union to make fun of. for so budget years of pro any in terms of health our wishes to provide europe with concrete skills and the field of health joint stocking of masks that contests purchasing capacity and joint production for treatments and vaccines plans

for shared prevention of epidemics are common methods to identify cases. this kind of joint health system in europe has never existed but it must become a priority in the- for more on this a proposal by europe set to the strongest economiess we're joinened by our business and it's brian quinn. brian thank you ever so much for joining us alive on the channel- let's start with they say a proposal which hasn't been approved yet. but can you tell us concretely what are these and how this fund would work. yeah absolutely simon this proposal is for a five hundred billion euro recovery fund based on common debt. borrowed by the e. u. as a whole on financial markets via bond sales and distributed as grants. not loans to the areas that need it most now today's announcement as he said was not the final word. really y was about presesenting a united for merkel and macron as france and germany have had some trouble

seeing eye to eye recently over how to finance economic rescue. up to this p point you have managed to put together a spspending package around five. forty billion euros largely in the form of loans to member states that's expected to come into full effectt on june first. european central bank has also launched a seven hundred fifty billion euro plalan to prop up debt markets by promising to buy your- and- in. in once an ex state repayay that money. and that's all in addition to around one point seventyty. rescue packages announced by jewel european governmnments piper fifty. euros fromom germ three on forty five here in france. it's a huge amount of money but for many people it is stilll not enough meps in brussels on friday called for a two trillion euro stimuluss and- commission president ursula von der leyen has said she w wants t least one and a half trillion at her disposal. clear estimates however put franco german plan people expecting it to be three hundred twenty billion to the five hundred billion euro figurure is definitely a compromise on the

amount. of france has been at the forefront of efforts to convince you to issusu this common european debt. it's something that hard hit on country expedient italy verery hard for but it's something that richer northern countries like germany. and the netherlands have pushed. hard against. it looks like germany is finally on board which is a big step five hundred billion euros in that common europeanan back. directeded to those parti. he's a man you might. the money will not need to be re. spending t that is grant now loans. number is germany be responsible for about 27%7% the debt that was incurred by the e. u. that is. a level with its usual but contribute to. make sense since the plan is for the e. u. to repay the money dear future european budgets. now playing like this once again not not done finally it butut it wawas never going to get done without friends and- be in agreement. on i ialized. we saw a macro and a car see chahange the necessary to hold you together. and there's's still no guarantee it's going to get past the twenty seven headss of

state on the euroropean council we know already that austria and the netherlrlands are only n board for. you on if ii gets repeat by use. about commissioner expected to lay out its- plans and your- adam. i know brian consisidering what you said it by to do between the death policy in in it you is a risk or response becoming ever more. as amounts d data shw europe's deeper intnto recession amid this s cry. yeah fine the mmission released a a study earlier this monthth showing the continent facing a very deep and protracted recession due to the virus shut dowowns- t the eurorozone economy for example expected to shrink around seven point 7% in twenty twenty. the u. as a wider hold outside the eurozone and does not much better at at seven and a half percent in the red this year southern european countries no

surprise forecast to take the worst damage. expected the contracted kanemi by nine point 7% on a speculation by now point 1% spain nine point two. and it's important to out this is someone problem for merkel and macron also be germ and- are now currently in technical recessions after two straight quarters of economic decline. g. is that five. for the three months this year that's the drop since nineteen forty nine germany europe's biggest economy saw its total output shrank by two point 2% in this latest quarter that's s the biggest falall since thee global fifinancial crisis. at all is down three point 8% for january to march so obviously the damage is well under way notot probably going to get worse as time goes by. merkel and macron been looking to reinvent this european politics for a while now they want fiscal policy to be part of their arsenal not just monetary policy witith european bank also some taxing

and spending. hours of comment e. but- obviously is not the way that either of them wouldld have chosenn because in direct it does look comprised in the- so became a close eye what about their- president is that. that is trying thank you very just. brian you. billy remain is a war the hardest hit country in the world by the virus but they come is slow back to know life after an initial easing a lot down rhys at this a monday so an further relax me. including to and cash for the first time since march italy has recorded consisting consistently lowering mortality figures this past week on mondayay they reported the lowet amounts of data realty since the dam was imposed on march ninth less. the pleasure of breath at the cafe in rome. social distancing and hygiene

measures are in placee to try and ensure all goes well after a ten week lockdown business is resuming. i don't know we need to. develop f forces i don't put it on i love beginning account go north to please call with us. not even the money. i got c. should go on though on kenal be on with us so into thee feaeatu. churches are also opening include saint peter basilica at the- which is applied the same antifa measure as silly. mass is allowed one again a the basis put press on the- to religious. worshippers and police have to m. and gloves. giviving bread with glove requires even at. to know that i wawant to good. it is simply a political give in a want a local up a couple one a- two

can bit of the avenue of the people who died in phone that's just the onene. anderson completely and had a system i put the question of a channel but to use the second. it was the first. nine at the center in europe. around thirty two. italian have died of the disease. the kind locked with these two weeks ago and- is an parks opened. easing my- this monday in. allow unlimited travel within reach. the cover says it will open up its lease borders with europe and allow free travel between regions. from early june. and finally from us french cinema legend. p. cody has died aged ninety four after suffering a stroke because he remains a one of a french cinema'a's biggest names starring in over a hundrdred and fifty films during. seventy year long career he was- most well known for his roles in let me p. opposite *-*- battle as well as the shoes id. and have

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g. in office. c connected to. a true star of the french cinema well that's all the news we have and i thank you very much of a washington state you into france twenty four bye bye. twenty twenty was meant to be a middling year for the global economy with slowing but continuing levels of growth. in just a few months things have been turned on their head by the corona virus pandemic. and now we're heading for the deepest recession in ninety years. so how should policymakers be handling this and are there opportunities in this crisis to improve the lives of citizens to talk about this and more i'm joined by the head of the organization. for economic cooperation and development which is a policy for its thirty seven soon to be thirty eight member countries i hope. thank you very much for

joining us on the program. thank you parts of the world we're looking at the stars of lifting of lockdown measures in economic terms does not mean that we're at the beginning of the end to this crisis or we just simply entering a new phase. it's a new face- we will neverr know. whether they'll be- recurrenence b but- i it's goodt we are moving into the re opening. up i can imagine approaches where maybe we will be you know stop p and go stop andd go- but then. it's good that we're going t to we're opening because all. this is very hard. why would. and up from. inin our bridge. we that for evevery. monthh of hard confinement. therere is a 2% drop. in the gdp. so the speed of the- but the war against the

virus. in n e house lalast week readad it has a direct bearing n the ececonomic consequences. of the post cold. we're hearing this expression you're the worst recession since the great depression can you put that in terms that to ourur viewers c cn understand high by is this economic crisis going to be. pretty bad- it's difficult to compare it with the depression because you know it's in the thirties and it's- it's eighty years ago n ninety years ago whatever you knoww it's very. conditions were different except wee know w all are seeing first quarter practically every single countntry in the red. and in most countries y you will see worst numbers in the second reporter why because the full imimpact. of april dr may a aept

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