that represents that comes at a key time with very important proposals from the french president emmanuel mccall on the table in regard to a new dynamic for europe i think we may see some some real movement here from berlin if it does fulfil what it set out in the coalition. chief political correspondent correspondent melinda crean thank you so much for your continued coverage and we want to delve even deeper now with political scientist spanier crushes with the humboldt university and berlin and joins me here on the set thank you so much for spending time with us before we get into the nitty gritty of this deal and what has been agreed to listening to american schultz a short while ago they had warm words for each other are these two politicians who fundamentally see the world through the same eyes well i would say through the say definitely but they're not sue different from each other right so i mean they have different policy positions of course and of course mantle is far more. especially with regard to national politics but i guess i think they're getting along quite well all right well le

far behind if we look toward asia said that finally germany is ready to answer french president emmanuel mccall ready to take the helm with him and really steer the european union into do waters so two points on which he seems to be very satisfied with what was agreed upon political correspondent melinda crane reporting thank you. all right and let's take a look at how the negotiators may divvy out top ministerial parts i'm going to start which has she were roe remain at the helm of the government and martin shultz resigned from the as well as the leader of the social democrats that's been confirmed just right before we came on air and that he's slated to become germany's foreign minister and his party colleague schultz could take over the finance minister well this is just a tentative look at some of the potential candidates for ministerial posts here let's find out more about what this lineup means for germany and europe in general would you w. news is that political correspondent simon young gets out here with me some to shed some light on the americal will stay at the helm of the government

challenges ahead and that also includes europe where another clock is running the french president emmanuel mccall has put some very serious proposals for a u. reform on the table he is waiting for an answer from berlin and it's an answer that only a lasting stable government can give all right chief political correspondent in the crane reporting from outside the city you h.q. here in berlin thank you. art want to tell you about some of the other stories making news around the world. poland's president says he will sign a controversial holocaust bill into law but andre jute us says he will let the country's constitutional court decide on its legality the bill makes it illegal to suggest poland was involved in nazi germany's crimes and balance the term polish death camps and israel in the u.s. have criticized the bill. zimbabwe's main opposition leader morgan tsvangirai is reportedly critically ill in a south african hospital his supporters have been told to quote brace for the worst sixty five year old disclosed two years ago that he had colon cancer. and south african president jacob zuma in a sp

number two and number three a message on europe we are ready to get into the driver seat next to emmanuel mccall oh yeah the exit over to barbara barbara what do you think the germans gave mr marquand today i mean did he get a bouquet from the german chancellor. at least that brant i would rather say it's a big box nicely tied was written really good really gift package because mccrone really needs germany to do anything in europe he came out with some bold ideas he wants to reform the eurozone he wants to have some sort of european monetary fund he wants to invest more in europe and shift sort of the economic spending power of germany somehow through the south of europe with money and investment is sorely needed so he could have done nothing none of all of these if the grand coalition in berlin wouldn't have come together because it was the liberal party of my coalition as they said in germany it would have been very difficult so he really needed this it's important not only for you it's important for micron's own political survival medium term so yes happiness in paris happiness in paris in th

we'll corsica turning to francis catalonia president emmanuel mccall has began a two day visit to the mediterranean island where there is growing demand for greater autonomy from france as separatist movements rise across europe how will it affect this region this is inside story. though and welcome to the program fully back to full scotland then catalonia a well known hot spots in europe for the struggle for independence but they are many other secessionist movements across the continent some seeking to break away others simply wanting more say in france the island of corsica has long sought to have greater autonomy from the central government in paris and with nationalists winning big in regional elections there's been more pressure on the government to negotiate french president emmanuel call arrived in course account tuesday with the backdrop of a rising nationalist sentiment on the island some corsicans want special status and greater autonomy this is not a new demand and has begun french governments for decades and president michel is expected to set the tone for relations with

been waiting a very long time for a german government to get up and running is french president emmanuel mccall in a speech at the store bun last september he outlined his vision of europe's future including a common strategy on financial foreign and defense policy he said quote i don't have red lines i have only horizons americal and martin schultz agree on many european policy issues including the implementation of e.u. reforms and strengthening the european economy against increasing international competition so will the new ground coalition if it indeed comes to power be able to take bold new measures on european and foreign policy you know mr mccall actually time to that speech that we just saw excerpts from to coincide with the german election in the hope of influencing coalition negotiations he has made it clear he is waiting for a response from berlin and what i heard from a number of conservative parliamentary members yesterday as i was in the bundestag was that they say they are now ready to get into the driver's seat next to my craw so is europe the main reason why people should be e

challenges ahead and that also includes europe where another clock is running the french president emmanuel mccall has put some very serious proposals for a u. reform on the table he is waiting for an answer from berlin and it's an answer that only a lasting stable government can give all right chief political correspondent in the crane reporting from outside the city you h.q. here in berlin thank you. allah with the european union confronting the departure of britain from the block it's now moving to energize the membership ambitions of several balkan states well the e.u. has set the year twenty twenty five as a goal for front runners serbia and montenegro to join while they've already begun a session talks macedonia and albania meanwhile are still waiting for approval to start talks to joint european commission chief john clode younker stressed the country's must resolve all outstanding by a lateral spirits and make required reforms before joining. the max hoffman caught up with the commissioner for a large mint he asked him how realistic the prospect of balkan countries joining the e.u. is. mr

we'll corsica turning to francis cats and president emmanuel mccall has begun a two day visit to the mediterranean island where there is growing demand for greater autonomy from france as separatist movements rise across europe how will it affect this region this is inside story.

france's president emmanuel mccall heads to the french island of corsica next week when nationalists are calling for more autonomy it follows their victory in regional elections in december planning a large demonstration ahead of the president's visit david chaytor reports from jack c.e.o. . the full independence may still be a distant dream but nationalism has found a renewed force on this island the. yeah. not so long ago just singing the corsican national anthem was enough to get beaten up by the french police here now the islanders are demanding official status for their language. expression of course you can roots was rapidly merge with the expression of political demands so the singing became hard for the political authorities to accept and not only the french but also some corsicans were supporters of greater france the confrontation then became violent extremely violence very external. the brutal struggle for course going independence lasted for decades before weapons were finally surrendered three years ago the political fight to the ballot box is proving much more successfu

joining the last regional elections he and fifty other me is made an appeal to president emmanuel mccall to deal with many of the challenges in the suburbs they called for better education security and employment opportunities it made national headlines and you know it that's where you get mushy with you cause i said to call you know this is an historic moment because it's the first time mayors are meeting a president before the situation explodes again. you have to do something mr president. and you have to do it in the suburbs well before the show's. president my clone has promised to do something a program for better schools more crime prevention and better policing jiggy has known social worker among for years they often discuss what needs to change and whether mcallen will make a difference. mom has his doubts. no i don't really think so it's true he's less negative about the people here. but he's not willing to spend enough money to fulfill his promises. but there is another side to the it's or. it's not as affronts doesn't invest any money in the suburbs. the two friends made up a

demanding more autonomy from paris so today's protest comes three days before french president emmanuel mccall is due to visit the area has seen violent separatist campaigns in the past but recently nationalists have joined mainstream politics to push their case of a traitor has more. nationalists were out in force on the streets of the capital a show of defiance against the description of that island as just other ministers region of france and message corsica is a country a nation and the people. are very important day for the people of corsica because friends doesn't want to listen france has not answered our demands and doesn't want to dialogue. the island is one of the poorest regions in france one in five live below the poverty line the younger generations are leaving to find jobs and education they cannot afford independence but they want significant changes in. the. nationalism has found a renewed force on the either the. day or. so long ago just singing the chorus commercial anthem was enough to get you've beaten up by the french police here now the islanders are demanding official st