her home turf but the criticism of angela merkel is growing. terry martin joins us now from cologne. what can we expect from a newly invigorated chancellor merkel? what will hear priorities be. >> she made it clear in her speech she wanted to tweak the tax system in germany, but she said some very interesting things about party politics. she slammed her current coalition partner for entering an alliance with the left party, but she also said last year, following the federal election, her party would have liked to have gone into coalition with the greens, but the greens about 12. then she said the national coalition party would be the free democrats and they are not even represented in parliament anymore, so it is clear she does not want to make it too easy for her current coalition partners. >> how long can she govern? are we looking at an open ended your of merkel? fax she could be headed toward another term in 2017. she's in her third term and she is extremely popular, pulling almost 70% approval rating. more than half the country say they wa

i don't want to say explosive but vivid comments from angela merkel. she talked about questioning the intent of france and italy to reform. she talked about the timeline whether or not reaching that 3% of deficit has been in the g.d.p. mr. sapam the french minister on french tv he talked about germany's crumbling lows and their low birth weight. it's going to be an interesting two-day meeting today. >> you mentioned italy. italy's finance minister jump into the disinflation, deflation debate. what do they have to say? >> he is clearly hinting they need do more to increase their balance sheet. we caught up with him in italy over the weekend. here's what he had to say. >> it is important that the ice dynamics towards his political value. it's far too below. too low. >> finance ministers have longed at least from those countrys that have been anecked talk about the need do something about inflation. for that they're going to need that printing press to open much more wide open and to do that, they're need to get through germans. >> thank you very much. an

the german chancellor angela merkel with strong words for vladimir putin. times reports she delivered scathing criticism of the russian president over the weekend telling a newspaper he is creating problems in mobile the and germany attempting to make the balkan states dependent. those are your top headlines. >> college football in shaping up here as we enter december with the fields set for the playoffs and it is the first time on new year's day that alabama plays ohio state and they killed it this weekend. florida state will pay oregon and there is the usual number of miserable people not involved. the winners meet january 12 two decide the national ship. baylor tcu was awesome this year and they -- both school sucked they should've made the final ploy. you follow this much more than i -- this ist michigan better than the different things. >> it will make new year's day a little more funny -- do they have any tom keene figurines? >> we had a bobblehead. >> there it is, the bobblehead doll. we'll get you a gift one of these days. >> with a bow tie. >> lasa

angelae chancellor merkel is hedging.he was sure german auto industry is becoming a leader in electronic vehicles. she's laying get out today. right now in berlin is where she is talking. hans nichols is in berlin to talk to us about what angela merkel's goals are. electric vehicles and she sees this as a big driver for germany. excuse the pun. >> we can do plenty of puns. ands toward green power bring it to the autobahn. her challenge really is to start of this german drivers to go electric. how is she going to do that? a tax rebate according to local press. the cost will be rebated back to companies that buy fleet. of some years you almost 1/3 german sales of buying for the customers which makes up the sales. here's what you end up seeing. the goal is to explain electric vehicles by 2030. quite an increase. she was a see 40% fewer of carbon cuts for transportation sector. to go onas a long way the electrical vehicle segment. take a look at the leaders in europe. this 2013. nevertheless at the top followed by france and

we used to talk about merkozy, nicolas sarkozy and angela merkel.ngela merkel's has blocked nicolas sarkozy from addressing the party's annual convention. let's go to berlin for the details. our international correspondent hans nichols. story. is a fascinating it is one that has a past and a future. there's the annual party conference of the christian democratic union, angela merkel's party. it will be in cologne next week. there were reports that sarkozy was going to attend. the finance minister wolfgang schaeuble said he looks forward to welcoming sarkozy. it has been made clear to the french counterpart right of center party that while they are invited to attend, mr. sarkozy could not take the podium. reports that mr. sarkozy will not be attending this party conference. he has a scheduling conflict. he has important meetings in paris. whether or not that means zing of thelear free relationship between sarkozy and merkel is hard to say. it does look like it is not as close as it once was. merkel campaigned and supported -- she did not campaign. sh

chancellor angela merkel to say, it is too earlier -- early for the former communists to govern a state>> the election of ramelow marks a shift in germany's political landscape. it's the first time since the fall of the berlin wall that a party that traces its roots to the former east german communists will head up a regional government. >> i want to thank the majority who today have shown they have conference in me. to those who did not vote for me today, i would like to say that despite our differences on policy, i attach a lot of importance to working well with the opposition. for angela merkel's christian democrats, the turn of events is a blow. . >> they reigned supreme in the state since 1990. now they have to make way for a party and state premier that some call divisive. bodo ramelow hails from west germany and used to be a trade unionist. he is also said to be influenced by his protestant upbringing. his first speech was conciliatory in many ways. he called for debate, but a democratic and fair one. >> let's go to our political correspondent, kerry martin. how serious is this d

more than christmas trees and cash and putin wouldn't be aware of russia growing isolation and angela merkel contact point with putin has finally run out of patients and putin is paying court to the margins of europe looking to shore up all the alliances. in serbia russian forces on monday vers with the army and a joint drill with a country seeking membership in eu and rang bells in brussels but it's an indication of the determination to extend the sphere of influence across the country on its borders and russia financial and economic investments are extensive and 11 billion by russia over ten years and italy, russia's main energy supplier, hungry negotiated secret loans with russia totaling $12 billion at below market rates and austria, import 60% of gas to russia aunt invested $60 billion in the country. >> it's for them to have countries inside the european union and try to have sanctions but the main battle which putin was feeling in europe was better for the heart and you know it is essentially after the meeting and she is just furious about putin. >> reporter: but german chancellor del

angela merkel dropped a bomb, criticizing france and italy. we are going to see some tension. jon. >> hans nichols, thank you very much. now. head out to athens a former world bank economist and member of hellenic parliament, now with thought for action. elena, i'm going to start with a quote. when bondting the era markets were close to us and we needed bailout loans to buy. is the prime minister too optimistic? are we that close to exiting that era? >> i think he is more optimistic than reality. we are not very close and that is the actual reason why. we are still communicating and negotiating with the troika. crunch oft the last the european bailout. we will be able to continue with this new year's budget. it is a tough period. we are going to pass another set of austerity measures, i'm afraid. it seems that we are a little he further away from where is suggesting we are. >> elena, what has changed in greece in the last five years? you said that a lot of the changes have been more austerity, nothing has really changed structurally. are we expecting more of the same? >> the p

. >> wouldn't it be nice if we had a press conference with angela merkel every month? maybe the game might change. hollande too. when you look at what qe could do, i look at the bond markets and see yields on the floor. what could qe actually do fundamentally? >> it is not about taking yields down, it is about getting inflation up. this is an effort to kickstart the economy. it is necessary but i really don't think that it is sufficient to get the eurozone over the hump. >> look at oil prices right now. brent down on the year by 36%. i tell mainstreet that brent trades at $70, they do this, happy days. wall street, they turn around and go, not good for inflation expectations. surely $70 brent is better than $150 brent. >> it is an issue of time lag. lower oil prices throw up all sorts of difficulties. 15% of u.s. high-yield debt is predicated on an outlook for a much higher oil price. there is going to be a lot of pain in that area. a lot of the buying is done by countries that export oil. they are not going to have as much money. therefore, less growth. lower oil pric

angela merkel is no longer cozy with sarkozy.is according to people familiar with their friendship. angela merkel's party has reportedly blocked nikolai sarkozy from addressing its annual convention. let's head to berlin for more from hans nichols. what is behind this little soap opera? it is protocol, perhaps there is a real chill. back in november, the finance minister said he looks forward to inviting nicolas sarkozy, to welcoming nicolas sarkozy at this party conference in cologne. now what we know according to people familiar with the matter is that sarkozy's representative has always been invited but it was made very clear, crystal-clear, that sarkozy himself could not take the stage and could not address the audience. sarkozy we know is that will not be attending this party conference. it is a two-day party conference in cologne. a spokesman for sarkozy is saying it is merely a scheduling conflict. he needs to meet senators back in rome. support sarkozy in 2012 against francois hollande. he has an won the party nomination

the context of this, yesterday, chancellor angela merkel gave an interview to a german newspaper and she was somewhat critical of france and italy, saying that both of them needed to do more to reform their economy. choi blood is a little more conciliatory. that is going to be an interesting meeting today in brussels. it is not just greece on the agenda. it is also france and italy. >> let me get your comment on these. the head of the eurogroup making some comments in that meeting. he said he does not feel confident at all when it comes to greece. not everybody sounding as if they think a deal can be done here. we also need to factor in, if we don't get some technical extension, where does that leave us with greece. >> if you don't get a technical extension, that puts them in a very difficult session -- situation domestically. we are expecting some sort of election in february. if they don't get the technical extension, and that is what the finance minister is referring to, not the overall deal, i would be careful on that distinction. is he talking about an overall disbursement of ai

>> we'll see how that affects angela merkel's polling in 2015. g.d.p. out. to have a little bit of effect on the pound. gilts also reacting to it as ell. talking of things a have been revised a little lower, let's talk about the oil sector, total, b.p., shell. they have been downgraded by s&p on the declining price of crude. let's get details now. ryan chilcote is with us. not just for europeans but certainly the europeans are feeling this one. >> look. i don't think investors are particularly surprised by this. not a huge change. confirmation of what investors already are concerned about. shale producers squeezing we have been their prauks of oil and going -- production of oil. if you're a big oil company in europe, total, b.p., sell shell, then you're going find your cash flow squeezed as a result of his. the exception being conocophillips. they had their outlook resized by s&p. cutting back expenses. there is not a whole lot they can do. b.p., many of the analysts out there said has the most scope because they reduced their production profile by 1/3 but t

being a man of the left, he might well take angela merkel's compare season with carl marx as a complimentews are split among the public. >> it's a mess. the people are back in power >> translator: i think it's good, because the red-green coalition has triumphed, and it will be good for the people. >> reporter: political observers in germany, say the landscape has been changed dramatically here. coalitions with the left party could emerge elsewhere. but old wounds are still felt acutely. >>> still ahead for you on the al jazeera news hour. australia revives a controversial immigration law. >>> plus, flying high, china's aviation industry is taking off, but it can't train pilots fast enough. >>> and can tiger woods improve on his disappointing first round in florida. we'll have all of the latest news from his second round coming up in sport. ♪ some say, never ended... revealing... untold stories of the valor... >> they opened fire on the english officers... >> sacrifice... >> i order you to die... >> and ultimate betrayal... drawing lines in the sand that would shape the middle east and fra

. -- short shrift by angela merkel. >> he has to get 27 countries to agree with them. how many does he have so far? >> what we have is a thing that we want to sort out in europe. we want to sort out safeguards for the single market, get out of the union, reform of immigration. >> the used to say he would never before leaving the european union. that was his position two years ago. the cap even answer the question. -- he can't even answer the question. i just asked him, using the same words he used to run. >> i answered that question the last time round. i want britain to stay in a reformed european union. what we need the reform. -- but we need the reform. we have a plan and they have no plan. we say you have to safeguard the single market and what do they say, nothing. we say you up to reform immigration and what do they say, nothing. absolutely feeble. that is why, mr. speaker, he faces a crisis in his leadership. >> it is not just people coming to the u.k. through legitimate routes that is causing concern. it is estimated migrants have gathered looking for ways to s

they met in europe and germany's chancellor angela merkel, the different leaders. they do not have figured out how to do with this conflict and what the endgame really is. >> many thanks. let's go to our ukraine correspondent for the view from kiev. conflicting signals we are getting. on one hand, this is in or swap that is underway between forces. negotiations have been canceled. who should we believe? >> well, a prisoner exchange is one of the points of the existing minsk agreement, both sides have always been able to agree upon. there have been prisoner exchanges in the past. today's exchange is the largest, over 200 prisoners on the rubble side, 100 or so more on the ukrainian side. we believe that most of it has been completed. some will be carried out tomorrow. this was one point that was agreed in this weeks negotiations, that essentially everything that has been previously agreed simply has not played out in practice in the region. it is very difficult to see how both sides to come together to make further agreements. >> they simply have nothing that they c

angela merkel would like to see more of that in germany. >> we have the freedom to demonstrate in germanythere is no place for slander and defamation of people who come to our country from foreign lands. >> there has been a remarkable unity that spans parliamentary factions, all coming together to condemn begin a. >> when you see the kind of people that are organizing these demonstrations, it becomes quite clear there is a close connection to the radical white -- radical right-wing. that has nothing to do with people's concerns and mainstream society. >> the justice minister went further, saying actions brought shame to germany. >> i have no sub but he for what is happening at the moment. these people march to vent their frustrations and their hatred of foreigners. and they put it all on the backs of refugees who have already lost everything. >> figures from across the political spectrum have called for counter demonstrations. they say the majority of germans are welcome to refugees, and ready to lend a helping hand. >> our correspondent is in dresden and has been at the demonstration. te

. >> on illustrious critic is angela merkel. she said the french is. -- reforms are too slow.he chancellor was also speaking before the annual conference of her union. the base of her party is exasperated by the laxness of the strike and -- crisis stricken countries. the left-wing french politician took to twitter. he showed his anger. he did have the good grace not to directly reply to her on twitter, but he said in a mix of german and french, shut up frau merkel. more diplomatically the finance minister said that france will be making reforms not to please european leaders but because it is necessary for france's health. >> let's move to the international papers. there was a big story in italy over allegations of mafia influence in rome. >> the mafia has already long been accused of peddling in the south of the country, but it has not really hit the capital. it started up last tuesday when investigators discovered notebooks that supposedly documented payments to a large number of city politicians in rome, by a crime boss, a former far right activist. the labor minister is im

. >> angela merkel has consolidated her role after a 10-minute ovation at the annual conference in cologneublic approval ratings almost unheard of in a european democracy. the new poll suggests that 67% , nearly 10back her years into her leadership. continuing to preach tough reforms. ♪ now, on their final day of their visit to the united states, the duke and duchess of cambridge have visited the 9/11 memorial. contrast to quite a them watching showbiz royalty last night at a gain in brooklyn. our correspondent. a morning for sightseeing. the weather was terrible, with torrential rain, but the duke and duchess were fulfilling an obligation for vip visitors to new york. they had been brought to ground zero, to the spot where the world trade center had stood until the events of september 11, 2001. the duke and duchess pause to buy one of the memorial reflection pools, set in the footprints of the original twin towers -- the duke and duchess memorial'sne of the reflection pools. many died in the attacks, including 67 from england. there were the names of those who died. above them, the new fr

su venta de armas a mÉxico y diputados de ese paÍs le hicieron el mismo pedido al gobierno de Ángela merkelta Última detenciÓn con un gran desplegado se denuncia que el presidente nunca notificaron. la procuradurÍa general de justicia dice que tiene pistas de que particito en la desapariciÓn de los estudiantes. se denuncia que detrÁs de la acciÓn hay intereses polÍticos asegura que su marido es inocente. roldÁn nos explica. >> cÉsar miguel peÑalosa, alcalde de cocula, trasladado a una prisiÓn tras una acusación de un integrante del grupo criminal guerreros unidos que dijo que el funcionario se reuniÓ en varias ocasiones con los lÍderes de este grupo criminal. >> son acusaciones muy vagas, no dicen... fue a comer tal dÍa estuvo en este lugar. son imprecisas. >> denunciÓ irregularidades del proceso, porque las autoridades federales no informaron con claridad si estÁ formalmente detenido. >> es muy feo que no den informaciÓn, que no te digan nada. para la familia es... angustiante. >> de acuerdo con el abogado del alcalde el funcionario puesto en libertad porque no se pudo comprobar el vÍnculo

. >> the march has renewed discussion of the role of immigrants in germany for some angela merkel said they are following closely. many are concerned a populist political groups are encouraging intolerance. >> it is a clear signal that we must take seriously the worries and concerns that many people have. we may have to improve our communication in some areas, but what they are doing has nothing to do with patriotism in europe. >> activists want more education about how immigrants benefit germany, and one against the bait leading to polarization on the issue. >> we are joined by a professor from the interested -- institute of research. the movement has been described by officials in saxony as a in many ways, a mainstream movement. you say this movement could have 25% support in germany. what is driving it? >> the driving sentiment is against europe. it is against islam, against the muslims. a lot of people believe in this fearful some a lot of people share what we call islam a phobia. we have right wing extreme -- extremist groups that do a good job of organizing. and then we have a th

>> bringing up the south stream which in the last 24 hours angela merkel said, wait, time out here. we don't want russia and turkey signing a long-term contract deal because the last thing that western europe and germany is for turkey continue holding onto the pipelines. let's push for the south stream to happen which means german funding, german backing. that's just in the last 24 hours. germany has increased it's import on former soviet fuel by over 52%. china, they're thinking in 10-, 20-, 30-year cycles, these pipelines are going to be built, and it's the largest construction project going from russia to china. that's phase one. you'll see multitudes of this being built. today's spot line is relevant. yes, it's not great for the producers, but it could be worse. let's see what happens at $40-, $45 oil. that's what we've seen in the last four months . >> bloomberg news wrote, he thought he was a strong leader, and now the same putin, he has all the power, but everything is collapsing. what does an economically weak russia do in the near term to political russia? >> you have to pu

it reports that a sophisticated malware program has been detected on a computer in chancellor angela merkel's headquarters. >> it was carted off by the nsa and british intelligence agencies. it can do it awful lot including take screenshots monitor traffic, and restore or delete data. an official civil servant unknowingly imported the device from her home computer on a usb stick. here's a closer look at the story. what else do you know about the alleged cyber hacking incident? >> it prompted a procedure with secret services to infect the computers of -- the private computers of those who work for the chancellor's office. >> to be know who is behind the attack echoed >> it was -- behind the attack? >> it was ingested maybe it was the u.s. behind it because they have used these tools before. but you never know who the culprit is, because it is difficult to identify the source of such an attack. >> and thinking similarly of the sony hot -- sony cyber hacking scandal. with sony was really bad at i.t. security, so they more or less got with a deserved. but in institutions like larger military or g

that includes german chancellor angela merkel, a popular politician, who said the assembly must be respected, >>> one of hong kong's richest me have been sentenced to five years in gaolful billionaire property develop thomas quok was found guilty of bribing a top official. he received more than $1 million in kickbacks. the scandal shocked hong kong's financial center and galvanized anger >>> the australian prime minister tony abbott said security agencies intercepted what he describes as terrorist chatter in the aftermath of a siege of a sydney cafe. >> i'm alerting people to the fact that the terror threat remains high, and as you'll all understand, at this level, an attack is likely. we don't know when and how an attack may come, but we know that there are people with the intent and capability to carry out attacks. it's importance, as well as being reassured, that people are aware of the reality of these times. >>> egypt partly opened the rafa crossing along the southern gaza strip. thousands are crossing in both directions after being trapped in the strip for two months. it was closed by

if you're 5'5" your best comparison is angela merkel. and putin is just 5'7" by the way. that is your morning dish of scrambled politics. >>> and i'm joined by political analyst and obviously a man taller than putin. best selling author. good morning to you. >> i have putin beat. i have a little bit to go for obama. >> take the extra height. >> i'm working on that. >> making headlines john boehner has two things to with. he was talking with michael grimm who just resigned. what do you think he said? >> go! why didn't you go already? the last thing that john boehner wants is a congressman who is actually been convicted, plead guilty to a serious felony charge. he was fighting it. it's a little complicated to make him quit. you can threaten ethics investigations and force them out. but yeah it makes it easier. grimm is out of there and boehner is released in that case. >> we've had some politicians hold on before they finally leave office. >> hey let the people decide! >> send it back to congress but no he's out. >> okay. now moving on. john boehner is being called by new y

i was just in germany with angela merkel. she wants the german cloud. i was with francois hollande.e wants the french cloud. abe wants the japan cloud. cameron wants the u.k. cloud. >> they want a cloud maker. >> they should have one. they should have their own clouds. every important country in the world will have their own clouds. they will all interoperate, if that's what they want, or they can have their own local versions. that is my job. >> how does that work from a security and privacy perspective? >> from a security and privacy perspective, we use the best practices in the industry. i will tell you something that you already know, and that every viewer will know, there is no finish line when it comes to security. we are in a difficult and dynamic situation for cyber security. it doesn't matter what company or executive you are. if you take any position other than that it is a tough environment, you'll have challenges. we take it super seriously and are super cautious. it will be a complex environment going forward. >> we spoke about your mentors. how does marc benioff want t

german chancellor angela merkel has warned germans not to fall prey to xena phobic rabble rousing. >> each demonstration draws more people onto the streets. a record 15,000 supporters rallied interest in on monday to protest against what they say is the ongoing islamization of germany. we are patriots. we love our fatherland and we want to protect it. >> the protesters say they are disenfranchised in the political system and want a more restrictive policy and tougher line on islam. mainstream parties has condemned the demonstrations. >> we have to listen to their concerns, but we have to make it clear some of the group's leaders are exploiting many people's baseless fears. that is unacceptable and i think it is a disgrace for germany. >> the german interior minister also distanced himself from the protesters calls, but said the government should address the underlying concerns and stressed the benefit migrant workers have brought. >> there is no real danger of our country being islamized. there are millions of muslims who work here and pay taxes here and are good neighbors to us. >> t

chancellor angela merkel welcomed the proposal. >> the first proposals are on the table but have to be fleshed out with concrete projects. >> the european strategic investment fund will receive core capital from the bloc's coffers. du and european investment bank will provide 21 billion euros in all. those loan guarantees and seed money will be used to offer loans worth 60 billion euros. that money is supposed to entice private investors to member states to invest in infrastructure projects intended to help kickstart economic growth. it is hoped that by leveraging the fun, this will eventually create re-hundred 15 billion euros in investments. critics say the scheme from the eu commission president is short on hard cash and full on financial engineering. but he says member countries have good reason to invest. >> contributions do not count against eu budgets. so there is almost no reason for member states not to contribute to the financing. >> but british prime minister david cameron made it clear from the start he is not planning to contribute a penny. >> our correspondent as covering

the decision comes months after the chancellor angela merkel said her government would not be sending soldiers to iraq. >> these are some serious allegations against british forces of multiple homicide, murder, torture and mutilation of wimp they have now been exonerated. the judge concluded that the vast majority of allegations were wholly and entirely without merit and many the product of deliberate and calculated lies. those findings were reiterated by the minister of defense and parliament using stern words for the lawyer, saying they had wasted the time of the soldiers and saddled the british taxpayer with a bill of $47 million for this inquiry. he said those areas would be investigated for breaches of professional standards. as for accusations detainees were abused, some were instances found of mistreatment, deprived of food, sleep and of site by being forced to wear blackout goggles during detention periods. he's made recommendations to the ministry of defense. >> the russian prime minister has assured ministers and industry leaders that the country has enough resource to say c

after years of debate about its effectiveness and fairness, chancellor angela merkel hoss cabinet has approved legislation for quotas for women in top corporate positions. >> the social democrat families minister calls the bill in milestone on the way to more in quality. >> if it is passed by parliament, the new law will come into effect in 2016. the law mandates a doubling of women in major boardroom positions. >> she has every reason to smile now that her draft legislation received cabinet approval. the german ministry is ready for the women's affairs ministers plans for a gender quota. >> it's a historic step because for the first time, there will be concrete legal guidelines to ensure that both men and women are represented in leadership positions. >> in 2011, women held 12% of supervisory board positions at germany's 160 biggest companies. this year, that figure grew to 17%, still far from the 30% compulsory quota set for 2016. midsized companies will be able to set their own quotas, a compromise to the business lobby, but if larger corporations do not make the 30% requirement, v

angela merkel's christian democrats have held sway, but their popularity plummeted after allegationsuption. their leader is alarmed by his success. >> translator: as you have seen, thousands of people have protested because they fear the oppression of the past will be carrying the responsibility for the future, and this on the 25th anniversary of the fall of the wall. >> reporter: this is where he will take office in a short while. he might well take angela mer call's comparison with karl marx as a compliment. but he has to make things work in a time of relatively high unemployment. views are split about his premiersh premiership. >> translator: it is a mess. >> it is good -- >> translator: i think it is good, because the red-agree coalition has triumphed, and it will be good for the people. >> reporter: political servers in this germany say the landscape has been changed fundamentally here. if this coalition succeeds, similar groupings with the left party could emerge elsewhere. but the communist legacy and old wounds are still felt acutely. >>> an elderly man has been killed in eas

. >> german chancellor angela merkel and david cameron complies,russia french president francois hollanderoke ranks from his eu counterparts saying in use in sanctions is possible. i consider that if the gestures rusher is making what we are waiting for, there is no reason to enact any new sanctions. on the contrary, they will allow us to start the escalating the situation. >> barack obama signing legislation that gives him the power to impose more sanctions. the u.s. president said he would only act in line with european allies. joining us now to discuss all of this is our russian expert, ryan chilcote. alongmazing how quickly -- hollande steps forward but there seems to be a series of voices that's wanting to. >> belonged is the latest -- hollande is the latest. -- theyz was discussed were not supposed to discuss scaling these back. the sanctions are in place until july. when they expire, if the eu wants to continue, they have to have unanimity across the 28 states. it is very important that the french president is now saying he's backed by the austrians. they are also concerned. france

attacking president putin's policy in ukraine and the russian foreign minister kind of attacking angela merkelunconstructive. it is very worrisome because asela merkel is seen by many the one person in western europe and perhaps the west that can broker some kind of deal to end the impasse between russia and the west. clearly, that is not the situation we have now. >> india. it is all about the directional change in terms of where to look for relationships. >> this is the so-called vivid. he went to china, turkey and now he went to india. as was the case in the previous trips, energy is at the top of the agenda. the indians are very interested in investing in russian oil fields. they have got rising oil demands. and, the russians look like they will offer stakes in a couple of those oil fields, maybe even in is a part ofich this geopolitical thing because exxon just drilled an export-oriented -- exploratory well. they found some oil there. the russians may just offer the indians to have a crack at that. that would be a little bit of a geopolitical play. there was some talk about building a pip

but you cannot do that in a real market, which i think is angela merkel's problem. >> do you look atas chronic chronic recession in europe, or is it something that we can be more optimistic that they can grow out of? >> you asked me earlier about what was happening in the united states. you have that in a more pronounced fashion in the eurozone or they are trying to tackle what is a structural is aem, and the problem monetary one. i think you will be chronic unless -- >> we will come back on that. sri-kumar with us. what will make mr. putin blank? ♪ >> good morning, everyone. bloomberg surveillance, from new york. tom keene with scarlet fu and brendan greeley. let's get to our top headlines this morning. here is scarlet fu. >> the japanese company that made the potentially deadly airbags is digging in its heels, takata refusing a nationwide recall for the devices. only in states with high humidity, which has been blamed for the malfunction of airbags. the faulty airbags have been blamed on quattro deaths. in hong kong, morgan stanley has snatched a deal from goldman sachs and credit

. >> brendan, you lived in germany, frame angela merkel's in this. about russian state media, excepting merkel as a negotiator, and they have turned against her, they are painting her as an enemy now. >> yeah, look, that clearly is a sign from the kremlin that they are less than pleased with the in beingel has played a leader for sanctions. that is not terribly surprising. russian state media, one important note on the potential cease-fire and another round of talks in minsk, the rebel groups and rebel leadership will attend the threat -- the next round of peace talks. they start in minsk tomorrow, tom, they restart again by the 26, bring a top hat -- minsk is cold. anders one will have later on ending our who will help us understand what is going on in eastern europe, and we all know berlin is the capital of europe. what is the level of nervousness right now all of these little, sorties that have been flying over airspace, these little pinprick attempts by russia to annoy europe? there is a report today that russia fighters are not respecting intern

these are angela merkel's goals, to wean themselves from fossil fuels.ight now it is 20% of the market that is renewable. they want to move that up. all the way to the 80% renewable. to say what the ceo had about it. he said, we firmly believe creating two independent companies with its own mission is the best way to secure our employees jobs. right now the company has 60,000 employees. haveew company will 20,000. the old company, the renewable company, that will have 40,000 jobs. if you look at some of their losses quarter on quarter, they have not had great results. they are also going to have 4.5 billion in charges. they are disposing of some assets. this is a company under pressure, but they are making some changes. >> they queue for that. now we know what they are going to be left with. -- thank you for that. >> coming up, oil, china, the ecb. we are going to be talking about these issues with the senior economic advisor. insight, ator the the head of the market open. this is where you can find us. menacegranny. -- @manuscranny. >> we will see you i

2 years ago while angela merkel was carrying out a campaign somebody did ay, prank and flew a drone inront of the place where she was talking. the security personnel took it away. once you get drones to people, w madeossible rules can be to avoid them using it for terrorist purposes? host: is the answer to ban them entirely? know.: i don't i'm raising the question so somebody can give me an answer. i have not been able to see how -- and effective role to control drones used for criminal or terrorist purposes. host: there is a story in the wall street journal about an endorsement for drones by london mayor boris johnson. he said in a trade mission to singapore that we have a problem , internet shopping is leading to an increase in white van traffic dropping the stuff off. if you want to read that, the wall street journal. joe is up next in woodbridge, virginia on the line for those who oppose commercial drone use. caller: on for the use of drones for the military, for border control, and for some cases in law enforcement. said, it ist caller much too easy if we allow drones for commerci

while angela merkel and david cameron insists russia comply with the west's demands on ukraine, the french president hollande ripped up the script. take a listen. > the gestures that russia is making are what we are waiting for. there is no reason to enact any new sanctions. on the contrary, they will allow us to start the escalating the situation. >> joining us is ryan chilcote. a suggestion from france that sanctions could be scaled back. are we about to see a rift within europe on the sessions? >> hollande ahead of schedule. not to beginreed discussions about rolling back sanctions against russia until march. was if president hollande to get his way and the sanctions would be rolled back, that would not happen until july. the ones in place are there to the middle of the year. then it gets interesting. all of the eu's countries have to agree by consensus to extend them. that is perhaps were president hollande gets to fight the good fight. you can understand france's pain. they had to forgo that $1.2 billion sale to those two helicopters to russia. austria has been complaining about sanct

this is angela merkel's plan to trim down the amount of energy germans used from nonrenewable's.ht now they will go up. renewables to be 80% by 2015. -- by 2050. here is what the ceo said. "we firmly believe i creating to independent companies with -- by independent companies, each with a distinct profile -- it is a lot more difficult for utility companies to make a profit because wholesale prices are so low. very much.u that's almost it for this first half of "on the move." we talk winners and losers. in the aftermath of the opec deal, who will benefit from a lower oil price. i am looking at rent trading -- brent trading at $68 a barrel. the ftse is lower i-57 points. the dax pretty much flat on the day. 57the ftse is lower by point. join us for more in two. ♪ >> welcome back. i'm jonathan ferro at bloomberg european headquarters in london. this is how things are shaping up right now. ftse 100 is down by 0.9%. the dax down by 13 points. the stoxx 600 down by 0.5%. guess which industry is weighing on the markets, oil and gas, the energy companies. brent getting crushed once again

something that angela merkel, slightly tight leader of germany, known as herbert hoover in a pant suit seems morally opposed to it. if we tighten, it would raise the value of the dollar, but cause massive capital flight from there to here. tremendous instability when 770 million hang in the balance. the fed is supposed to raise rates when inflation rages. given that we have more deflate, we have more deflation than inflation. our economy is far from growing as a solid, sustainable pace. only now turned tail wind, thanks to plummeting price of gasoline. wasn't like that four, five months ago. business formation is strong. the affordable care act is going into full effect for business next year, that could be a real drag on small business and that's the backbone of new job creation. something else bothers me in endless complaints about yellen that you hear. tends to be from people so rich they fear purchasing power being eroded by slightest hint of inflation, can't get enough safe income to make themselves happy, or complaints come from those short or selling short bonds and stocks. and