those polls are expected to see a further rise of the populist right across europe, and angela merkels set to feel those effects back home. here in germany, the afd publicly closed ranks with the right wing extremists during street protests last summer, united by a determination to end tghe merkel era, the populist movement in germany may gain new momentum. with three eastern states going to the polls this coming autumn, the afd will have to prove whether it can become the strongest political force in any of these states. if the far right alternative for germany manages to replicate its general election results from 2017, it could become the strongest lyrical force in saxony. -- political force in saxony. it would also be seen as a rebuke for chancellor merkel's leadership. all of those factors will also play a role in a halftime assessment of the coalition partner of angela merkel's government. the social democrats wrote an exit clause into their coalition deal. if they trigger that, angela merkel could crash out of her last term in office. phil: let's get more from melinda crane. wi

degraded greek society, and in which angela merkel has played the leading role. our country either. one banner read, "merkel and tsipras — partners in our people's misery." inside, those partners were trading compliments. translation: i'm happy to see the situation has changed so much, unemployment has fallen, greece has been able to complete the bailout programme. of course, it is not the end, if you will, of the period of reforms. but it is the beginning of a new situation. translation: i am happy, and everyone here increase is happy and proud that, after this misadventure, we can now say that greece went from being part of the problem, part of the crisis in europe, but has now become part of the solution. we now have the strength and willingness to move forward. greece joined the euro in 2002, and the availability of cheap borrowing turned the economy into a massive bubble. for the next seven years, the only way was up. but in 2009, the bubble burst, bringing hardship and misery to millions. germany took the lead in demanding major economic reforms, and greek

just months after greece emerged from its debt bailout the german chancellor angela merkel says, yes, those were tough times, but we strengthened the european spirit. it's good to have you with us. u.s. president donald trump has arrived at the border with mexico. as he continues to campaign to get money to fund his border wall there. now, he and congress, which is now partly controlled by the democrats are in a stand-off over more than $5 billion that he wants for the project. that face-off has led to a partial government shutdown. at the border in texas trump was among friends, people who lived there, have experience of migrants arriving from mexico, and who support his efforts although some protesters also made their presence felt. earlier trump accused the democrats of not caring about the crime that he says migrants are bringing into the u.s. our reporter is in mcallen, texas with protesters from both sides of the divide. i asked her what they're saying. reporter: people i talked to among the protesters told me that they were born and raised here in the valley in mcallen and as y

the german chancellor angela merkel yesterday she was the states woman and friend to france lending her signature to secure the core of european peace today before business and politics global elites she spoke as the pastor's daughter offering the golden rule as a twenty first century going to geopolitics do unto others in a world with presidents who promise to do for themselves first golf in berlin this is the day. europe is on a journey for which there is no guarantee of success. we must all live with the shock that britain wants to leave the european union and. we're facing populist challenges and nationalist forces and we have to fight them. in the coming. years i will fight to ensure that a multilateral order doesn't end with the e.u. . we must not damage the existing order so much that no one believes in the new structures. and we should view our national interests in a way that we also think about the interests of others. that really win win situations are the precondition for multilateralism. also coming up tonight will breaks it be delayed today a visibly frustrated british pri

steven: german chancellor angela merkel, in this case, telling the world economic forum that global institutionseed to be reformed, not downgraded, to avoid what she called the fragmentation of the multilateral world. merkel told the gathering of political and business leaders in the swiss resort town that compromise cannot be seen as a dirty word. reporter: she has been hailed by some as the leader of the free world. today at the world economic forum in davos, german chancellor angela merkel appeared to live up to this title as she pleaded for cooperation among nations. >> i think we should understand our national interest in such a way that we always remember that others have their own vested interests and factor them in, and then shape a win-win situation that will guide us in international politics. a global architecture will only function if we are able to compromise as a whole. reporter: it was a rebuke to the isolationism of u.s. president donald t trump, who at t the lalast-minute e made his point y canceling his trip to dadavos. to reinforce her point, merkel also called for stronger gl

german chancellor angela merkel addresses business and world leaders at davos where she makes her case for compromise instead of unilateralist. also chinese telecom giant huawei is fighting for its business in the west and going on the offensive in davos. and mexico's fuel tough problems must in the country's president says he's offering a solution after last week's deadly pipe explosion. i'm stephen beardsley in berlin thanks for joining us go to lone work together compromise there dueling narratives now now center stage at the world economic forum meetings in davos where business and political leaders are supposed to talk about the future but are still trying to agree on the president on wednesday german chancellor angela merkel gave her view. german chancellor angela merkel appeared more than happy to promote her agenda in the crowded hall in davos. east although i think we should understand our national interest in a way that we think about the interest of others and from that create win win situations that are the precondition for multilateralism oath that someone from within that

emmanuel macron and angela merkel sign a fallout packed. zimbabwe's president vows to open an inquiry into security forces who launched a crackdown on protesters last week. mattea savino continues a war of words. the following comments by the prime minister. our business around it. the worldt off with economic forum that kicked of in davos. comes at a time of uncertaiainty. are missing,res including the heads of state of and the u.k..ce, stephen carroll is covering the event. i hope you are not freezing. key figures for staying away, but there has beenen a late addition. the u.s. secretary of state will be speaking. will speak this afternoon. he is going to make his address to the delegates here via video link. davos was canceled last week due to the government shutdown. is participating. before him, we will hear from bolsonaro. to theoing to appeal best in brazil. crackdownar about his . >> are they dominating discussions there? are they dominating discussions there? >> it is coming up a lot. i he was telling me perhaps the passion is over

they will and focus on building consensus on any of the other options on the table chancellor angela merkel also made a plea for more international cooperation some saw that as a message to u.s. president donald trump who stayed at home due to the u.s. government shutdown there were some new faces this year though brazil's new president j. airball scenario made his first appearance using the opportunity to try to attract foreign investors many of the leaders who normally grab the headlines didn't attend the world economic forum this year but for most participants that didn't matter they came here to talk and to do business and those events don't tend to happen on the big stage but in the back rooms of the congress center or even here on the streets of this little swiss town. well from the back room to the streets and the big states are hard working dynamic door correspondents see it all this week so i asked. for their personal final thoughts before they head off to the next moves. pointless or painful there are two options on the table according to former british prime minister tony blair h

the table and focus on building consensus on any of the other options on the table chancellor angela merkel also made a plea for more international cooperation some saw that as a message to u.s. president donald trump who stayed at home to the u.s. government shutdown there were some new faces this year the brazil's new president also narrow made his first appearance using the opportunity to try to attract foreign investors many of the leaders who normally grab the headlines didn't attend the world economic forum this year but for most participants that didn't matter they came here to talk and to do business and those events don't tend to happen on the big stage but in the back rooms of the congress center or even here on the streets of this little swiss town. let's get more from the world economic forum with my colleagues general and then from there ben the gathering and davos is drawing to a close today do you think that leaders made progress when it comes to addressing the world's most pressing issues. it's really hard to say i mean the message they're getting out there is a positive mes

in the next sixty minutes as europe takes center stage in davos german chancellor angela merkel will be addressing delegates on day two of the one that can all make for a. challenges continue to mount for the global economy german chancellor angela merkel is such a call for cohesion at the world economic forum in davos. of a warm welcome to you i'm thanks for. company. two of the major players in the syrian conflict are set to meet for talks that could have broad implications for the country russian president vladimir putin is meeting his turkish counterpart. on top of the agenda is the future of syria's kurdish controlled areas goodish militia control much of northern syria as you can see here on the map that. yellow that did this after they pushed out the so-called islamic state i as has lost almost all its territory in syria syria is marked on the map in red and that lead president trump to say he will draw the two thousand american troops supporting the kurds. regards the kurdish militia as terrorists and he says their presence along turkey's border as a threat to national securi

an germany's chancellor angela merkel seems to offer to resign may some grilling rove we still have time to negotiate she says. also coming up with. the siege of a hotel complex in the kenyan capital nairobi is over a president kenyatta says that fourteen people have been killed more than seven hundred were rescued on harm to the latest from nairobi straight ahead. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program thanks for joining us british prime minister to resign may and her government faces a no confidence vote later today after lawmakers threw out her brags that deal it was the biggest and the most humiliating defeat in modern british history if may's government loses the confidence vote it could trigger a general election and fresh chaos for the acrimonious brights at process but in london groups of remain backers are viewing the mayhem with some promise. for remains supporters gathered outside the british parliament to reason mees humiliation was a sign of hope defeat for the prime minister's bragg's deal could open the door to a so-called people's bought a second referendum on e.u. member

of state offering advice wisdom and a warning to the rest of the world today german chancellor angela merkel spoke at the world economic forum in davos switzerland now two important points to keep in mind first america will retire soon which means she speaks as a liberated leader of sorts with no more elections to win and the second point the political leaders that she addressed most directly today those populists presidents well they were nowhere to be seen one of them stayed home due to a domestic crisis americal the champion of multilateralism in compromise says she has a serious delts about the world order surviving if leaders like us president double trump with narrow national interests win the day but she admitted the global order has become an easy target with institutions like the world bank and the i.m.f. resistant to reform and blind to those that globalization has left behind so her advice don't tear down what you've already built up and don't delay fixing what you know is already broke. she's been held by some of the leader of the free world. today at the world economic forum in

are we putting too much on angela merkel's shoulders? we correct in thinking that for all these years she has held the line, held the center in a world that is shifting so sort of precipitously? >> well, the further you get away from germany the more you put on her shoulders and the more you limit european-german politics on that single woman. on the other side, yes, you are more than right -- she is an extraordinary person and she's so outstandingly different now in the time where nationalism and different leader types are evoked. so, basically, yes, this woman is holding a lot of things together. and since she announced that she would withdraw, even though it is only in three years' time, probably earlier, but we have to assume that she could probably finish her term. since she did that, yes, you really can feel how that power flows away from her, how she -- how this unliberal forces are almost tubulating and basically getting rid of her. >> so, you know, 2021 would be a next election. now, she's done four and she's been elected. so, i

here i think angela merkel and other german politicians want to not be seen as in some way blocking any possible solution to this dilemma that might still be found the angle a miracle did also say that of course it's necessary to talk about the future relationship with britain but any idea that the deal that's already been agreed could be renegotiated she said that is pure fiction and you've heard that from other people as well as the foreign minister saying that you know compromise has already been written into the deal lady agreed and it's hard to see where there could be really room for any more so there's a little bit of wiggle room rhetorically perhaps saying yeah let's talk but really where any changes could be made to what's already been agreed that's hard to see and what are other politicians saying simon. yes as i say there's a lot of talk about you know how germany should react and indeed also about the idea of keeping the remaining twenty seven countries together a lot of people are saying that's the important thing now to make sure that the european union comes out of this t

translation: angela merkel is not welcome in our country.policies that degraded greek society, and in which angela merkel has played the leading role. they're not welcome in our country either. one banner read, "merkel and tsipras — partners in our people's misery." inside, those partners were trading compliments. translation: i'm happy to see the situation has changed so much, unemployment has fallen, greece has been able to complete the bailout programme. of course, it is not the end, if you will, of the period of reforms. but it is the beginning of a new situation. translation: i am happy, and everyone here increase is happy and proud that, after this misadventure, we can now say that greece went from being part of the problem, part of the crisis in europe, but has now become part of the solution. we now have the strength and willingness to move forward. greece joined the euro in 2002, and the availability of cheap borrowing turned the economy into a massive bubble. for the next seven years, the only way was up. but in 2009, the bubble bu

angela merkel described 2018 in her new year's address. she wanted to press ahead for more solidarity in 2019. >> i am guided by the conviction that we will only master the challenges of our time if we hold together and work with others across boundaries and borders. >> 2018 saw in fighting that brought the coalition government to the brink. in october she announced she would not run for a fifth term in office. they are referring to the chalallenges of migration, clime change and terrorism. a star supporter of the eu and diplomacy. she won against isolation. >> what have been certainties of international cooperation are coming under pressure. we must stand up more for her convictions. we must argue and fight for them . in our own interest, you must assume more responsibility. >> german is joining for two years. she said that -- angela merkel says that she would fight for more solutions. she said germany would spend more on humanitarian aid and security. these were taken by a german astronaut during his time at the international space stati

the davos has delegates stepping forward to defend trade including angela merkel, shinzo abe. offering vigorous arguments in favor of the traditional order, while calling for an end to president trump's trade war. da warning a prolonged spat will have further implications. i only see a small possibility of the significant and sharp downturn in china's economy and a spillover effect on the rest of the world, but if the china-u.s. economic trade becomes prolonged, we could see the impact from that. i sincerely hope they will get this result clearly. formerident trump's legal fix or delaying his testimony to congress indefinitely, due to what he calls threats to his family. michael cohen said his wife and children urged him to put off

of those factors will also play a role in the half time assessment of the coalition partner of angela merkel's government the social democrats wrote an exit clause into their coalition deal if they trigger that anger merkel could crash out of her last term in office. other presidents have felt world football's governing body is considering expanding the twenty twenty two world cup to forty eight teams at a sports conference in dubai john infantino announced his commission the feasibility study into the proposal if a follow through then he says a neighboring gulf states could help some of the much as fever has already voted to increase twenty twenty six torment from thirty two to forty eight teams that expansion i know comes in with expected. the january transfer window is open on one but as they get club has already cashed in dortmund have sold american wing christian put a niche to english club chelsea the twenty year old who moved to london from fee of sixty four million euros make him the so close to expensive to make a transfer in history usage came through the ranks at dortmund having joe

but tell us how angela merkel kind of lost it.ake us to a day in 2018, june 12, what happened? while she was still seen as a very powerful and dominant abroad and in germany, beginning with the refugee crisis, she actually lost a lot of confidence here. was the firstjune time that her own parliamentary group, her own people openly revolted against her and nobody defended her. jason: and why? as you say, this was over the refugee crisis. she took a step, and keep us honest here, that was maybe unexpected, or certainly not politically palatable to even people in her own party. >> exactly. many people were taken by surprise because she was known as a pragmatic politician who always thought about the consequences of her policy. suddenly, she asked very emotionally, people have the feeling. it left many people here without knowing what is coming, and especially for conservatives, that was a very hard issue to follow. and this is all happening against the backdrop of a very different europe both in dealing with itself and the union and

and german chancellor angela merkel committed their nations to increasing cooperation on issues such as security and foreign policy both say that they hope this treaty will reinvigorate the e.u. at a time of crisis. a signature and a kiss sealing a promise of peace turning old into france today france and germany renewed post-war pledge in a new friendship treaty signed and often home of the medieval. united much of europe shall make all the previous illicit treaty came to heal the wounds of the past the new signs of our one aims to meet future challenges by strengthening cooperation end of one the ones we combine as part of our joint systems for collective security germany and france commit ourselves to offer help and support including military support in the event of an armed attack on our respective territories. these trees may be table. president cross said both nations wanted to improve political dialogue military coordination and life for people living along the common border. any. sort of unity solidarity cohesion these are the key points of the treaty europe would not survive

quite clearly german chancellor angela merkel and french president mano mccall wanted to do nothing less than make history here and one today as germany and france renew their vows of corporation within the european union they want to demonstrate that that franco german engine is still working and they're putting that target pretty high when they say they want to coordinate deeper on defense on security on the economy and those transporter reasons sewing that europe can do this too but first and foremost this was a highly symbolic act especially in these times with brags that nationalism and trump donald trump the u.s. president and danger in what the european union stands for so them signing this treaty supporting multilateralism the german french friendship going in together is a sign to the world. that was back so often in their reporting here's some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world the u.s. supreme court has author. the trumpet ministration to go ahead with its ban on transgender people serving in the armed forces the court voted five to four to lif

seems sugarcoating the past just months after greece emerged from its bailout german chancellor angela merkel says yes those were tough times but they strengthened the european spirit. i'm good to have you with us u.s. president donald trump has just arrived at the border with mexico as he continues to campaign to get money to fund a border wall there. congress which is now partly controlled by the democrats are in a face all over more than five billion dollars that he wants for the project all that face off has led to a partial government shutdown with eight hundred thousand workers likely not to get paid this coming friday as he left for the border trump accuse the democrats of not carry about the crime that he says migrants bring into the united states. in mcallen texas for gestures from both sides of the argument staged rallies ahead of trump's arrival his supporters are calling for the wall to be built while opponents are decrying it as an idea built on fear when joining us now from macallan texas at the border is correspondent. good evening to you all xander you you were at a protest th

michelle obama is expected to flesh out plans with angela merkel how to handle the impasse over great britain's would rule from europe last night bania give little encouragement to westminster setting out a tough stance on the impending briggs' a deadline. well pushing a new deal and we not don't know who did it from up here at the end of march. to stop new diden the majority for another solution we need to emerge to do objective of the political course traditions that there is a may a stunt to do and we'll sincerely hope that this process will be successful. let me join our correspondents in brussels we have got motus and in berlin hans ron welcome to both of you neal let me start with you will they even not bunch even to avoid a hard drag sit you for the chief press and negotiator michele dunne year good deal is on the table that is the conviction not just of bunya but also of twenty seven e.u. member states a deal better than its reputation and so it's not really a question of goodwill here but also of pure interests of these twenty seven member states that they will not just

the hacker even revealed the personal data of the german chancellor angela merkel every party in the german parliament was hit apart from the far right alternative for germany the cyber attack apparently told police he was angered by statements made by politicians and celebrities interior minister who was the who says the hacker was quickly tracked down as a whole for insists security has not been compromised and the authorities are alert to possible data theft measures include tighter i.t. regulation and extra security personnel duty since abilities protecting confidential information is the job of everyone responsible for security that both federal and regional level i've also suggested an early warning system if. they hoover said the theft and manipulation of data was a worrying prospect for politicians considering the upcoming elections. bush did for an open war in may we have european elections. i've no wish to be alarmist. but we must be prepared to recognize and prevent anything that might impact on these elections. this latest incident highlights how easily data can come unde

if angela merkel's coalition partner the social democrats take yet another beating at the polls they may see no other way forward than withdrawing from the government that would most likely end up going to medicals time as chancellor. those polls are expected to see a further rise of the populist right across europe an angle americal is set to feel those effects back home. here in germany the f.t. publicly closed ranks with a rightwing extremist during street protests in the eastern city of chemists last summer united by a determination to end the magical era the populist movement in germany make gain new momentum. with three eastern states going to the polls this coming all to the a if d. will have to prove whether it can become the strongest political force in any of these states. if the far right are targeted for germany manages to replicate its general election results from twenty seventeen it could become the strongest political force in saxony a defeat for the c.d.u. and yet more state elections would also be seen as a rebuke for chancellor merkel's leadership. all of those fac

but german chancellor angela merkel cautioned that an extension must come with new ideas from may on how to break the impasse french president emmanuel mccall has also hinted that an extension is possible but he's warned the e.u. will make no fresh concessions to the u.k. . e.u. officials are said to be expecting a request to delay it but there would be complications if the delay lasted more than three months because the u.k. may then have to put forward candidates for the european parliamentary elections in may. ok so that's how it could go down how likely is it that is delayed i think he's extremely likely because it's clear that britain does not want to know deal crashing out on twenty ninth of march and it's also pretty clear by now that finding any acceptable deal to have breaks it in an orderly fashion by twenty not to march is equally very very difficult so what's your only option delay but in the clip we just saw there the point from from angela merkel is very very relevant the european union would give a delay but it doesn't want the brakes approaches dragging on a normal no

germany hacked, including the chancellor angela merkel. private details of hundreds of politicians, journalists and celebrities are posted online. the uk warns russia not to use people as pawns, after moscow charges a former us marine with spying. and why are some women letting their body hair grow out? we hear from two of those binning their razors for thejanu—hairy campaign. hello, and welcome to world news today. donald trump has once again met with congressional leaders, including nancy pelosi, the democrat who's back at the helm of the house of representatives. the house has passed legislation aimed at stopping the shutdown, which is now in its fourteenth day. it has left around 800,000 federal employees working without pay. but it would have to get past the senate, and the president's desk. nancy pelosi came out of the meeting with trump saying that the government needs to be reopened before any discussion is had on the funding for a border wall that donald trump is demanding. we just completed a lengthy and sometimes contentious con

angela merkel says she is prepared to look again, i sense there is a firmer line coming from there ish taking the lead on this? you always have this push and pull going on and those two big polls, paris and berlin, and you have a more pragmatic side in berlin with angela merkel, driven a bit more by german economic industrial interests and that strategic situation, wanting to read some settle m e nt situation, wanting to read some settlement of this issue with all the other issues around europe, in paris you have president macron, much tougher line that he is inclined to take with the uk, he said today that the pressure was now on the uk and you heard him saying in the report that he expected the uk to come back and ask for more time, his europe minister today said the problem is uk politicians and they could not agree on anything. who holds the whip hand? i think we see a pragmatic coming together of both and if any thing pragmatism won until now but we will see as the pressure goes on who digs in most and if that deadline continues to creep closer without resolution, people will fac

jason: up next, an insider's look at how angela merkel's power faded away in germany.also we sit down with consumer and business woman jo malone. what brexit can mean for small business owners and entrepreneurs across the u.k. jason: this is "bloomberg businessweek." ♪ ♪ jason: welcome back to "bloomberg businessweek." i am jason kelly. carol: i am carol massar. still ahead, why you probably cannot sue your boss. jason: it is an interesting look at arbitration. then in the business section, killer snails, golden state cider, and some really cool east german sneakers. carol: very cool. we start in the politics section with german chancellor angela merkel who is among the list topping of leaders in the world economic forum in davos this past week. jason: her dominance in davos and across europe is coming to an end. carol: definitely changing times. we talk about what happened to her once firm grip. arne: she has two years ago, two years and eight months altogether. but she is of course seen as a bit of a lame duck here, because everybody knows she will not run again, and

jason: up next, an insider's look at how angela merkel's power faded away in germany.: also we sit down with consumer and business woman jo malone. what brexit can mean for small business owners and entrepreneurs across the u.k. jason: this is "bloomberg businessweek. ♪ comcast business built the nation's largest gig-speed network. then went beyond. beyond chasing down network problems. to knowing when and where there's an issue. beyond network complexity. to a zero-touch, one-box world. optimizing performance and budget. beyond having questions. to getting answers. "activecore, how's my network?" "all sites are green." all of which helps you do more than your customers thought possible. comcast business. beyond fast. ♪ jason: welcome back to "bloomberg businessweek." i am jason kelly. carol: i am carol massar. still ahead, why you probably cannot sue your boss. jason: it is an interesting look at arbitration. then in the business section, killer snails, golden state cider, and some very cool east german sneakers. carol: very cool. we start in the politics section with

island south korea have a data belonging to hundreds of german politicians including chancellor angela merkel has published online and make the information includes how much dresses numbers and credit card details it's not clear whether the officials were targeted by hackworth or victims of an internal l a political party not affected was the right wing air fifteen minute hang it has more from berlin. we know that more than nine hundred politicians from almost every party in germany have been affected many of them from merkel's christian democrats or from her bavarian christian social union allies but it's not just politicians who've been affected here one interesting line it's being reported by several different agencies is that the form that the attack took was rather like the advent calendar principle in other words on the first of december a particular twitter handle was putting at information sensitive information about people in the public eye and that every day that went by there would come a new revelation as it were of details about specific individuals then from the twentieth of dec

the chancellor angela merkel is also said to have been affected but the government says its internal network was intact because released personal data including e-mail cell phone numbers and credit card details egypt trying to stop the broadcast of an interview that the president. gave to us t.v. network c.b.s. in the interview with sixty minutes he says the egyptian army is working alongside israel against isis fighters in north sinai he also denies egypt is holding tens of thousands of political prisoners tropical storm public has made landfall in southern thailand bringing heavy rain and winds to more than twelve provinces airports and schools are closed as forecasters are saying waves will reach up to five meters high hundreds of people that would take to shelters set up by the government the joint investigation by al jazeera and the intercept website has revealed the u.s. military has stepped up its bombing campaign against isis or in syria that comes after the u.s. president donald trump's decision to withdraw u.s. forces reports say eleven people were killed in u.s. led strike

it's europe and it's especially chancellor angela merkel who's in favor of sanctions against russia andt's always chancellor merkel that is really fighting for these sanctions to remain if there is anyone doubting it in the european union. but what is important in the end is what's happening on the ground. as you just said, there's still congress and the decisions of congress. i know there are many, many people in the administration and in congress that really want to engage with europe, that we remain close partners. and that is what we work on. this partnership, this transatlantic township, nato, all the pillars are much more important, much more than one chancellor trip or one president trip. >> okay. let me finish with brexit then. again, prime minister theresa may is not there. interestingly, in the last few days we saw an unprecedented letter delivered by major german leaders appealing for the u.k. to stay in the eu. none other than the head of the cdu, akk as she is known, penned and signed her name to that letter. that's a pretty dramatic step. this is the person who succeeded t