and spain want germany to help in sharing the costs of recovery but berlin considers a so-called koroma bonds to be taboo in european solidarity survive coded 19 also coming out the various latest victim of the virus germany cancels its world famous october fest beer festival the various state leaders say it is just too risky to hold the event this year and press freedom at risk a new report warns that governments are using the pandemic to crack down on media across the globe. i'm burnt off it's good to have you with us we'll germany use its full financial muscle to help the countries hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic as the crisis devastates economies across the continent italy's prime minister conte says that the full firepower of the european union is needed to overcome the shock to the system he wants germany and other wealthy northern european nations to issue shared debt in order to help countries such as italy and spain but that idea it is highly divisive. hospitals in italy have faced a massive challenge to treat all their patients critically ill with cove in 1000 disease

issued a huge debt but germany the netherlands and others strongly opposed the idea of so-called koroma bond a compromise could lie behind these walls the e.u. commission could borrow money and issue bonds against the security of the e.u. budget something like a limited edition of mutual debt it is a better suggestion and the german chancellor has already said she is willing to explore the idea and will need a quick answer to address the pandemic and germany will cut in pay and solidarity measures that go beyond the initial rescue package of 500000000000 euros. the question is what the commission found loans for instead of ground something strange you might. want to support that report together is with us from brussels and so as i did a bunch of political editor. in berlin again or just to come back to the report there were you raised the question of joint debt these so-called or corona bonds do we get any clue as to what germany's position is going to be later this afternoon at the e.u. council meeting. so far it's a bit unclear the german chancellor has said in her in and the previous

coronavirus crisis italy and spain want to help in sharing the costs of recovery but considers a so-called koroma bonds to be taboo. in solidarity survive coded 19 also coming out.

but the bloc commits to buy did all the bailouts details such as pulling debt to issue so-called koroma bonds chancellor angela merkel has said it's in germany's interests to help cushion beacon on the globe from the bric . back in the chancellery after 2 weeks in current teen and 3 negative current virus tests german chancellor angela merkel made her return. to those totals are going to have in my opinion europe the european union is facing its biggest test since its foundation populations are also facing a huge health challenge. all the e.u. member states are being affected on varying levels we're all affected. and so it must be in everyone's interest and it is in germany's interest that europe should emerge strongly from this test all things are. as merkel voiced her concerns for europe on monday the government's crisis group agreed to institute a 2 week quarantine for people returning to germany from a full 10th all german nationals e.u. citizens and other longtime residents who return after several days abroad will have to quarantine themselves for 14 days there are however excepti