because the way a company shirts which layer completed in the nominal mac or pc chamber of commerce, can easement lead to the the head owns now say you disgrace european law makers condemned spain and the you over the rest of the cadillac separately to call us in italy after almost 4 years on the run, and hundreds take streets of boston, lona to demanding. also this actually back code with related to protest and medical, simplicity to critic, call the ban infringement for liberty and less than a year after coming walker's jo. volumes approval rating, following a rafter, questionable policy in the us president and i p less than is pre disaster. and

likely future arrival from germany says choose it. next, johnson this weekend, off to 16 years of anglo americans at the helm, we begin our special coverage in the country selection. ah, welcome you, watching international snacks, a disgrace. that's how you repeat. politicians have described the arrest of the castle and set previously to call a solution mon, in italy, after he was stripped of his immunity as an enemy pay. he's wanted on a range of charges including sedition and has been sort by the spanish authorities for nearly 4 years. well, these are the, they just take you from barcelona, where hundreds have gone there. i saw the italian conflict, 3 protest who's on the tension. i demonstrated waving capital and flags and shocking slogans demanding his release. and normally it's across the continent.

i've also spoken act the spanish disgrace just doesn't stop. neither does the european disgrace. solidarity with carlos put him on the spanish state, is abusing the us war. and by using it in this way, allowing people to exercise their democratic right to vote is not a crime. there is only one way to still be insistent repression of the states. amnesty self determination and independence total supports mr. president, there's definitely could be the turning point in the fate of cadillac independence theater calls pushed him on and it could be the end of freedom for him. he was arrested upon arrival on the italian island of sardine, where he was supposed to take part in a meeting that's about capital one, full court, just cultural stuff. nothing to do with independent well on friday. and italian court is deciding the next steps in the case of mister put him on. and one of the

very likely scenarios is expedition to spain, where he's wanted on several charges, including misuse of funds and sedition, which could mean 25 years behind bars for the former cadillac independence leader. and you may wonder, how's that possible if he was supposed to be protected by parliamentary immunity as a member of the european parliament? well, earlier this year and march, in fact mister put him on and his allies worse, stripped of that parliamentary immunity by other m. p 's, even though a 3rd of them were firmly against it, and that was a very intense day in that parliament building. he should be at these dates of europe in parliament and long story unity but the europe, ian parliament. lot more than that. but he didn't get the results. it is also launching. reese goes on. well, we may be opening the door to other member states to prosecute any

piece from representing minority this for probably to go on. you know, these, these would be a tremendous prize expressive, and the government should not open quite as we heard him leaving fisherman's be monitored by the spanish authorities for several years now. and always stemming from capital. and you paid for independence wide back to the event that were happening exactly 4 years ago in september 2017. when the capsule and regional parliament led by calls pushed him on, initiated a referendum, all the regions independence it went on despite the constitutional court in madrid, declaring it illegal. i remember how a vast majority of voters back then supported independence. even though the unionists decided to boycott that referendum and it all resulted in a very brutal crack down on the independence movement, with voters being severely beaten by police politicians being jailed at that time.

some people were even saying that these events were giving flashbacks of victim toil spain of the middle of the 20th century. i remember how there were floods. the streets were flooded with people carrying capital and flags, but it looks like the police at that time were given orders by madrid, not to show any mercy to the voters or protested the

and i remember how it all ended. so now catalonia never became independent and even its autonomy was taken away by madrid. some of the independent leaders were jailed, but calls pushed him on, was able to flee spain. however, the spanish thought he decided to change their tactics and further charges were brought against mister, pushed him on. like i said, they included misuse of fun and sedition. and now there you have it. he's been arrested by italian police and let's see what the italian court has to say about that. you need to crank speaking to me a bit earlier. i pull rice, director of the human rights defense. and to says that because humans detention can only capitalized cost alone use push for independence actually to spain, he faces the possibility of criminal prosecution on charges raging from sedition. and also, if the special ed is also charged with the 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 bask in the catalog and in the hands of catalonia has been colonized and conquered by the spanish government. first, 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 and we'll be further, catalyzed by this i was in stain, i was in catalonia barcelona for independence day, a couple years ago. i think it's a 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 a, basically the colonial regime in madrid. 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 and not an easy canadian province of quebec. his lord covey related rallies near schools and medical and vaccination facilities that will claims to protect children and health workers, morty, cause the dangerous impact of demonstrations. the critic stay worn, it denies people's right to protest. now the law does band demonstrations on their or their incitement. within 50 meters of schools and clinics and offenders through face sizes of dollars in fines, medical and school staff are still a lie to protest in the workplace that all follows a number of anti vaccine protest side schools in cuba, x largest city mon fuel and the head of the province to say to his patients had

reached its limit after some of the rallies that have erupt. it across the country turn violent contributor lauren chen and roy studious, great now breakdown reactions to the bill. according to premier le go, this bill is necessary because he alleges that protesters could be intimidating or preventing access to students and patients. not everybody is in favor of this proposal though, and some are claiming that it would be a violation of free speech and freedom of assembly. the problem is that i cannot see why such a laws not because if the demonstration is violent or culture was loud, it can already disperse, under the criminal code and under various municipal law. so there's absolutely no reason for it because i think they want to stop the message from being that it can be too late. and if that's the case, then it's

a very serious constitutional contravention of the trust. 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 as we have seen time and time again, when different court cases have led 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 co bid than any and all limitations on canadian rights and freedoms are in fact, reasonable shoes. me meanwhile, answer faxing protests of also group destroyer with the 5th day of riley's in melbourne against mandatory jobs for all construction workers. 35th single that building sites are for spike in corona, vars. cases there right? police of arrested dozens of demonstrators over the week. and fide pepper spray and

rubber bullets and the year half to coming to office. jo biden's, popularity has already slumped to below that of his predecessor and possible rival the next election. donald trump, because in just 3 months, biden's ratings 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, the 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 tax to the taliban. had republicans and democrats alike demanding the biden administration. be held accountable in the the the the afghan a stand 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 u. s. workforce. it wasn't long before the cries that biden is violating people's freedom of choice, were heard. 24 republican state attorney generals, or even threatening lawsuits really disrupts in divides the country. it increases the division in terms of vaccination when we should all be together along the campaign trail biden promise to make the country's 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 us his 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 at asylum. ah, ah, ah, 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. phone call to then i still had to try, david just said to go before germany had the posting start off special coverages, angland the court steps, and chancellor to come just after the break i

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a really good thing because the great thing about it being available to everybody think a bit more like a public news via the did or anybody in the world to view for free. oh so again you with artie and i with the german elections just days away from countries gearing up to answer the big question. who will replace chancellor anglo merkel as she leaves office after 16 years empower the way on thursday. candidates did hold their final debate, but at a rally short before that event merkel was actually dude for backing one of the

candidates. i'm in the shed as her successor. meanwhile, germans have found some pretty creative ways to say good bye to the chance of it's one of them, a toy, make it even producing 1500 special edition, teddy pads in her room. it's not a bad effort. it does feature miracles, trademark bulb, and her signature, diamond shape, and gesture. and then in the capital berlin, people have got it there to, to paint co from portraits of the ag going leader. well, miracles, korea has been full of ups and downs, and she's tackled a raft of major problems to from the pandemic, to being spied on by the united states. peter oliver looks back at the merc lira after almost 16 years in charge. the time has come for angle merkel 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 co held

a position longer in postwar, germany, anglo myrtle have achieved something that most politicians haven't at their time of leaving office. she has remained popular with a large chunk of the 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 480000000000 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. that 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. but have always made it clear to the u. s president, buying among friends, is not acceptable to me. one of the biggest moments of angle american 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 revealed 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 indoor. so we have not seen migrant glows in such forms before. and what we are seeing right now has no relevance to the presence room. it's when this is merkel 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 have policies on asylum allowed the anti migrant alternative for germany party to when seats in the boom. the stag, becoming the largest opposition party to her government, making things difficult to her when addressing the chamber the me there being no easy route to the finish line for angle america. the government's policies on the covert pandemic set off

a small but vocal opposition that it was point threatened to storm the boom, the stomach. i me the me, me, me. 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 playing. that the event will continue the evacuation operation for as long as possible in order to help afghans who work with it or security by freedom. but 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. she prepares to vacate the chancellor's office just behind me. alarm bells ringing loudly and anglo 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 they attempted to promote the de, you come to the arm and lush it as her successor. ended in a barrage of hackles. why not just about foreign policy and nato in europe? who would have thought i have been with this german been dissatisfied with he is, here is 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 you. internationally, 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 was seen when to her rein fees, role of her r, t, berlin. what we took to the streets of germany to get people's fees on merkel and her policies. like it's been a long time. i've experienced the 3 chances i call schmidt and merkel. it's strange when you're $54.00 and you've only had 3 chancellor. and i think she did

a lot of good things for the country and also made a lot of strange decisions with c. d. you is not my party was but i think she can happily retire. i will miss mrs. mccullough, 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. ok, well here's how the election process will work over the weekend. the voters do not directly choose the chancellor, but have to vote to decide the next parliament. the 1st ballot is for a candidate in that constituency, and there are $299.00 constituencies across the country. and then the 2nd ballot is for a political party and there are $47.00 of those running for c. however,

only parties with more than 5 percent of the vote nationwide can actually enter the bundle stack. well, the front runner for the chance the ship is all of shorts. here who is currently the finance minister. he's a member of the social democrats who form part of the route and coalition and raising the minimum wage is one of his election pledges. although he has been tainted by the fraud scandal surrounding the financial, multinational company wire card, something that happened on his watch. and we did discuss how the election could actually panel with you can talk hoffer. he's an author, a journalist, and also a former politician for nicholas christian democrat party the violence when he tried taking it can 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 core problem that don't do anything any more. i was in the goodness, talk myself for 18 years. it's completely wrong. we no longer want the professional politicians who go into the bund, thought, and then stay there for 50 years. and who's only goal is to be re elected. they get elected, whether they are chancello or presidents. the same was in america or france. they date, they are elected. they only think about their reelection, not about the fate of the country. we want people who put the good of the country above their own interests. 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 i am bumped into and we have to leave the to the next generation so that it is still beautiful. but the methods are different and 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. there 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 eyes for they take now nothing is happening, nothing more is coming. they no longer have any solutions. when a problem up they stand looking at each other and don't know what to do. i've talked to leaders for years, politicians in the federal government telling them that these wars are wrong, and that they are misinformed. people are not, but are often gonna storm still as badly off as they were 20 years ago. under

merkel. 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 cd. you leader. that brings you up to date, and i will be back there in about 30 minutes time with more stories. we. and of course, the latest on those protests over the rest of the cattle and separatists later with in the land of universal healthcare makes america the country of every man for himself . we have a retirement crisis in this country and we have a health care crisis for seniors in this country as well. so private business has

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