the weapons were less available. we wouldn't have a lot of shootings and we certainly wouldn't have the number down. i think the, the, the top stories, not a disgrace. european law making condemn spain, and the you over the rest of the castle and separate his leader called jermel, initially after almost 4 years on the run, brussel strictly paid his parliament for unity. the night faith is expedition to spain, faith trial. also, it is our back at last related protest and the schools and medical facilities. the critics call the ban and infringement of civil liberties and less than a year have to come into the office. joe biden approval writings following a rafters, questionable policies with the u. s. president now less popular than his predecessor

and like future rival, donald trump. i'm a germany set. next, johnson this weekend, off the 16 years of angular, myrtle at the helm. we begin how special coverage that comes from i good morning, welcome to go 9 o'clock here in moscow you national. now describe how you are a pain. politicians have described the arrest of the castle and set british liter color, supposed to move in italy after he was stripped of his immunity as a name he pe, he wanted on a range of charges including sedition and has been sought by spanish authorities for nearly 4 years the spanish disgrace just doesn't stop and neither does the european disgrace. solidarity with carlos put him on the spanish state is abusing

the you arrest war. and by using it in this way, allow people to exercise their democrats right to vote is not a crime patched. i catalonia, there is only one way to still be insistent repression of the states, amnesty self determination and independence total supports mr. president. okay, when i bring in anything, can i join me in the studio earlier as we saw? there are lots reaction to what's happened over the last few hours. just a better. just bring this up to speed then with this arrest. good morning, andrew. well, loads of reactions, some of the fury and outrage by the actions of italian police. this definitely could be the turning point in the fate of calls, put them on former catalan independence theater. and it could be the end of freedom of for him. now he was taken into police cars because to be on the italian island of sardine, upon arrival, where he was supposed to take part in

a meeting about capital land full core. so supposedly nothing to do with independence. just cultural stuff on friday, which is very soon. the next steps in this case will be determined by an italian card. and one of the likely scenarios is extradition to spain, where he is wanted on charges of misuse of funds and also sedition, which could mean 25 years behind bars for mr. pushed him on. now you might wonder how is this possible. busy if he is a member of the european parliament, and he's supposed to have parliamentary immunity, well, earlier in march, the independence leader along with his allies, was stripped of that immunity by the members of the european parliament. even though a 3rd of them were firmly against this, and this was a very intense day in that parliament building. hey cindy at these sat day for the

european parliament. we have lost our unity, but the european parliament has lost even more than that. but he didn't catch a results, it is also lost to europe in democracy. reese goes on. well, we may be opening the door to other member states to prosecute any peace from representing minority. this for probably together is not easy. it would be a tremendous fuzzy, but i, 7, the government should not open. and as you said earlier, because humans be monitored by the spanish authorities for several years. but all the stemming from capital loan is paid for independence, right? we can rewind back to exactly 4 years ago, was september 2017 when the parliament of catalonia, paved the way for an independence referendum in that spanish region. it was fiercely opposed by madrid, but it still went on and occurred in october in more than

a month. and let's have a look at how the events unfolded back then me in response to those in charge in the capital and government who are the protagonists in this challenge to our co existence. i asked them to cease illegal activities. they should have banned them, their objectives. ah, me

the ah, we are now applying article 155 because no government to tool in a democratic country can accept that the law be ignored, violated or changed. and this has all happened under false criteria. and they impose their criteria on everybody else. so this arrest on the island of sardinia isn't pushed on 1st, run in with police in 2008, saying he was already detained in germany. however, at that time, a german court decided that expedition on re bail and rebellion charges, sorry, is impermissible. and that's why it did not happen at that time. but like i was saying, the spanish authorities changed. busy the charges to sedition at this point and also misuse of funds. there you have it now. he's in detention not in germany,

italy and the court will be deciding his faith. and this is a very difficult and dangerous situation for mister pushed him on. yes, certainly we could get the results on the verdict that italian caught a bit later today. okay. thanks to elephant. that was easily put, drank for poor writer, director of the human rights defense center does say that your mom's detention can only catalyze catalonia, push for independence. actuated to spain, he faced the possibility of criminal prosecution on charges raging from sedition and also in the spanish camera is also charged with depth of funds, which seems to be a cloak for the political charges against him. and if he is convicted, he would be sent to the very harsh or regime of the spanish prison system, which hold hundreds of political prisoners and the basque in the catalog and independence. catalonia has been colonized and conquered by the spanish government

1st for hundreds of years now, and at every step, the catalog movement has not been crush, it has not been silenced. and if anything it seems beginning steam in recent years, especially in the last 10 or 15 years. so i think that there's a good chance that far from losing far from losing momentum. if anything we get along and move that will be further. catalyzed by this i was in spain, i was in catalonia barcelona for independence day. a couple years ago, i think was 2017. and the crowds were enormous. there's obviously massive support for the idea of independence. and i think the catalog and people themselves want to be free and want to be independent of are basically the colonial regime and but dread. so i think that no matter how hard the spanish government tries, i think the trend is clearly that the catalonia people want to dependence and they want to be free from central rule, from a dread. now the canadian province of quebec has i, lord,

covert related rallies, new schools, medical and facts, nation facilities, the lames to protect children and health workers from what it calls the dangerous impact of demonstrations. be critic, stay worn, it denies people's right to protest while they are all bands, demonstrations, all their incitement within 50 meters of schools and clinics. offenders face thousands of dollars in fines. medical and school staff though are still allowed to protest in the workplace. but canadian lawyer told us the new bill is just trying to muscle descent. the problem is that i cannot see why such a law is. because if the demonstration is violent or culture was loud, it can already be disbursed under the criminal code and under various municipal laws. so there's absolutely no reason for this. it's because i

think they want to stop the message from being deleted. and if that's the case, then it's a very serious, controversial contravention of the targets because the charter guarantees freedom of demonstration of association of expression. and of course it can be regulated, it can be limited in ways as it is by the criminal. well, the lord has follow a number of answered faxing side schools in quebec largest city, montreal. the state premier said that his patients had reached its limits after some of the rallies that had her update across the country turn violent the school commentator. now if he contributor going chen, according to premier le go, this bill is necessary because he alleges that protesters could be intimidating or preventing access to students and patients. i understand, but it is difficult to restrict the right to protest, but frankly, there are limits. we must spare our children,

those who are sick and the work is in the health network who take care of our loved ones during a pandemic that affects them all. this raises a number of questions for beckers. if a protester is for the vaccine, but simply opposes mandates, for example, would that be classified as an anti vaccine protest and therefore banned by this law? and for anyone who does believe that such a law would infringe on the canadian charter of rights and freedoms, which does guarantee freedom of assembly and freedom of speech. remember that any and all of the freedoms outlined in the charter are subject to what it called reasonable limitations by the government. and we have seen time and time again when different court cases have alleged that certain code restrictions violates human rights in canada, such as the canadian florentine hotels. it does seem that canadian judges are of the opinion that if something is done supposedly in the name of stopping the spread of cove, it than any. and all limitations on canadian rights and freedoms are in fact, reasonable not less than a year after coming to office. jo biden's,

popularity has already slumped below that of his predecessor possible rival to you at the next election. donald trump, in just 3 months, biden's writings have collapsed by more than 10 percent on quarter. as more, a pandemic spiraling out of control historic military defeat and a border crisis to boot. americans are starting to think things weren't as bad as they thought under former president, donald trump, the mounting issues on all fronts of lead to the surprise conclusion, the trump is now seen as being as good a president as biden suggesting the honeymoon is being replaced with buyer's remorse. first on the list app, dana stan washington shameful defeat that concluded its 20 year long war was the last straw. for many americans the disastrous withdrawal of us troops and surrendering of millions of dollars of military tech. to the taliban had republicans and democrats alike demanding the biden administration, be held accountable in

the the the the afghan estate might feel like a world away from america, but there is no shortage of problems at home under biden's administration. earlier this month, biden announced a number of vaccine testing and mask mandates, which is proving to be the latest american political spac connected to the pandemic effecting around 2 thirds of the us workforce. it wasn't long before the cries that

biden is violating people's freedom of choice, were heard 24 republican state attorney general's or even threatening lawsuits. really disruption divides the country. it increases the division in terms of vaccination when we should all be together along the campaign trail biden promised to make the country southern border a more humane place. instead, thousands of migrants are living in horrific condition. like under the del rio international bridge, the immigration crisis is getting worse as thousands more asylum seekers come knocking at the u. s. s. door. and to top it all off buttons approach hasn't changed much from that of the trump administrations. kids are still being put in cages and despite biden's many promises to would be green card holders, many migrants are being deported back home without getting their chance that asylum ah

. ready with a track record like biden's, not even a whole year in office. it's no wonder over half of america thinks the country is on the wrong track. us unity. yes, she had this friday morning with just days to go before germany heads. suppose we'd gain our special coverage is anglo merkel. that time is chancellor. that's the come just off of the break. i are not about restricting, but that's actually a really good thing because the great thing about it being available to everybody

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hello again. i with the german elections just stays away. the country is gearing up to answer the big question. who will replace the chancellor anglo merkel? she leaves office after 16 years in power. ah ah. well, on thursday candidates held their final debate and at a rally shortly before the event, myrtle again backed on the ship as her successor. but that sparked this reaction from the public. the

public embarrassment. there is just the nicest hitch in a carrier full of ups and downs. peter, all of us looks back at the mirror clearer. after almost 16 years in charge, the time has come for angle, a miracle to step down as german chancellor, drawing the curtain on a political korea of over 3 decades. coming to office in 2005. she's the 3rd longest serving german chancellor of old time, only her mentor helmet. cole held a position longer in postwar, germany, angler, myrtle have achieved something that most politicians haven't at their time of leaving office. she has remained popular with a large chunk of voters. no small achievement. when you look at the challenges she's had to face me, germany weathered the financial storm that began with the collapse of layman brothers back in 2008 better than most countries. a 480000000 euro bailout for the

banks and managing to keep on employment figures from spiking to high saw angle american reelected in 2009. then came the collapse of greece and the fears that could never pay any of it to lawful debts. pushed the single currency close to the brink and a tidal wave of criticism crushing down on merkel and her government. me 2013. so whistleblower. edward snowden reveal that the united states had kept detailed tubs on senior german officials, including chancellor merkel, her phone being tapped by washington. protests on the streets of germany were followed up with more diplomatic comment from the chancellor. have always made it clear to the u. s. president, spying among friends is not acceptable. me. one of the biggest moments of angle americans tenure came in 2015 with the refugee crisis. her

statement via shuffle. so we can do it. she did a policy which saw hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing the conflict and syria coming here to germany. something which saw anglo merkel revered by some reviled by others. each daughter guns, i simply say that germany is a strong country. we have already managed so many things we can do it. and whenever there is something sending, you know, way we'll need to cross that bridge, which is need to work in it, is these are going to invite the doors. we have not seen migrant glows in such forms before. and what we are seeing right now has no relevance to the present rule . this is merkle. repeat constantly, we will cope with it, but she is not offered a structured solution yet. on the chancellor medical actions in regard to refugees change the makeup of the german parliament is opposition to her policies on asylum allowed the anti migrant alternative for germany party to win seats in the bottom.

the stag, becoming the largest opposition party to her government, making things difficult to her when addressing the chamber. i me there's being no easy run to the finish line for angle america. the government's policies on the coven pandemic set off a small but vocal opposition. that at one point threatened to storm the bottom, the stag, the mm . the mm mm.

mm. the retreat from afghanistan provided the chancellor with more problems in her final weeks with accusations of rifts within her cabinets over how best to evacuate people from cobble and then issues over who had been able to get on german planes. because this will continue the evacuation operation for as long as possible in order to help afghans who worked with us for security for freedom, for the rule of law and development to leave the country. we currently have a very pragmatic procedure. we only carry out the security check upon entry to the country. we have now identified 4 cases of people who had already been deported. border now in germany with, as she prepared to vacate the chancellor's office just behind me. alarm bells ringing loudly an angle of miracles, christiy, and democratic union party as they slump to record lows in the polls. the chancellor's final address to the bone, the stag, which became

a attempt to promote the d. you candidate arm and lush, it her successor, ended in a barrage of hackles. god isn't, it's not just about foreign policy and nato in europe. and my thought is, what if i have been with this gym and boon de sac for with he is, here is the heart of the democracy. and this is exactly what will be discussed me. despite the obvious challenges, the merkel years will go down as a time of relative stability for most germans. her policies have made it easier for families to balance. children with korea's employment figures have remained steady while the economy is enviable in the u. into nationally, germany has taken a far more prominent role under miracles leadership than it is had in modern times . one of the big concerns right now though, is that with no clear successor to angle america in terms of policy or certainly

international clout, what will become of those years of stability that were seen when to her rein feature all of her r, t, berlin. what we took to the streets of germany to see how people write their chancellor hon the impact of her policies. thank god, the mercury era is coming to an end of the pile of broken pieces remained. that's clear. i have never seen a politician or several politician for a part of the american era. try our economy to the ground in such a short time. my eyes would now have a strong shift towards other forms of government. there will be different kind of politics. there is a lot of frustration in the population and that will be reflected in the election results. it's been a long time. i've experienced 3 chance please call schmidt and merkel. it's strange when you're $54.00 and you've only had 3 chancellor. i think she did a lot of good things for the country and also made a lot of strange decisions with the c d. u is not my parties,

but i think she can happily retire the one thing. probably i can say that, but yes, basically, dissertation with migrant. it was too much for me. i will miss mrs. merkel because i'm not satisfied with the current candidates. i would have preferred her. i think mrs. miracle has done a good job. very charismatic. she's accepted everywhere. in the world, not to city you border, you can admire the woman for longer than too long. mrs. merkel should have gone 4 years ago. now. she has lost her way. she did a lot of good in the 12 years before, but now you can see that she's out of the me. okay, well here's how the election process will work over the weekend. voters do not directly choose a chance slip, but have 2 votes to decide the next parliament. the 1st ballot is for a candidate in their constituency, and there are $299.00 constituencies across the country. then the 2nd ballot is for a political party, and there are $47.00 of them running 4 seats,

but only parties with more than 5 percent of the nationwide can actually enter the bundle stack. but as we mentioned, a favorite to take over the chance the ship is on the ship head mircle success at the head of the christian democrats who strongly defends miracles, open door immigration policies amongst germany to maintain a strong and independent foreign policy. but he has suffered a number of gaps during his pre election campaign. now we discuss doraville and how the election might panic. with that you can told him hoffer, he's an ortho. the journalist and former politician from the coast christian democrat party, the violence when he tried taking it con, go on like this. we have total stagnation in german politics. we can't get any problem solved anymore. we have a failed cobra policy. no solution when the flood happened problems everywhere, the country is stagnant, frozen,

and the big parties are also stagnant. there's no more progress. that is the cool problem that don't do anything any more. i was in the business talk myself for 18 years. it's completely wrong. we no longer want the professional politicians who go into the bundle thug, and then stay there for 50 years and whose only goal is to be reelected. they get elected what the chancellor or president, the same was in america or france. they date, they are elected. they only thinking about their reelection, not about the fate of the country. we want people who put the good of the country above their own interest, and of course, that is not easy to achieve. but there is a way, don't allow more than 2 terms. then you get a completely different type of person who doesn't run off of the mainstream as content as we have to leave the to the next generation so that it is still beautiful. but the methods are different. the green c climate policy as

a religion. there's a belief there and that's what you do once you've decided. but if it is decided there will be electric cars, then they will only be electric cars. that is wrong. you have to approach a big problem with an open mind. new things will be invented. it's a mistake to focus on the electric car because 90 percent of the world's population cannot afford an electric car. for countries don't have that. we need a solution for these countries. face been known for they take now nothing is happening, nothing more is coming. they no longer have any solutions. when a problem comes a place fan or looking at each other and don't know what to do. i've talked to leaders for years, politicians and the federal government telling them that these was all wrong and that they are misinformed. people are not, but are often going to stone still as badly off as they were 20 years ago. under marco, you were in danger of being kicked out of the christian democratic union party

because you were against was mrs. mark, like others, has given for far too long. nothing has happened in the last 8 years. from mrs. marco's point of view, there is nothing more to be achieved. she was never a real c d u leader. and we will continue our special coverage of the german elections throughout the weekend. so that brings you up to date finance. just coming up to half past 9 and more, more from ice in 30 minutes. the main across the board of the 3rd some focus bittman ball but me oh yeah. oh oh i

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