his head of germany's most populous state north rhine-westphalia and leads angela merkel's conservative party. with this up. and invites why i think we need a bridge lock down we have to build the bridge to the point in time where a lot of people are vaccinated. i know that a lot of people are tired of the pandemic. but also that a lot are ready to go a step further and then i may or june to enter a new phase. in a large majority of citizens are willing to take this step so that we have a better outlook and more planning security. reasons it meets. the bridge to a breakthrough success in testing means we need to double down on a lot of areas and move towards a lockdown. let's get more chief international editor richard welcome richard what do you make of that score. this is definitely increasing fill the likelihood of a tough a lot down coming at this you say it's just silly he's not the only voice clearly for this but he is a very important voice so he is the leader of that important states in north rhine-westphalia and the the main thing is he's also the leader of uncle a medical's ow

so that's the one power struggle the other one is about who leads angela merkel's parent party into the national elections coming up this september and america has said that after 16 years in power she's not going to stand again army lashes the new leader of a party with this cd you have been plunging in the polls amid the you know the slow pace of the vaccination campaign corruption scandals and many other things and he has a more popular lytle emerging into the line like marco suitor who is the leader in the state at the varia so all of these politics all of these power struggles going on at the same time is this relentless the way he's moving up maybe it's it's no wonder that germany is in such a muddle elliptically over what to do but what's interesting is that the public don't seem to be in such a muddle so and this was referred to as well that a majority of the public do seem open to taking a tougher line they see those numbers they see those people in intensive care so the public seems to support this is partly that the politics has to catch up with that. and here's a lo

also coming up the battle to succeed angela merkel it's tough to mend declare bids to leave the conservatives in germany selection and in the going to say don't mind snatch a late winner to secure a 3 functional coins in their relegation battle against cologne. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program. india has recorded a new surge in coded 19 inspections daily cases have topped 168000 pushing india past brazil to become the world's 2nd worst hit country authorities are hoping to curb the spread by imposing new restrictions and trying to persuade more people to get vaccinated but many states are also complaining of a vaccine shortage. an indian festival unlike any other. the cause for celebration is quite different. this medical college is taking part in a so-called vaccination festival a 4 day program to accelerate the national roll out. i'm visiting all the vaccination centers in my area and congratulating the people being vaccinated and the health workers including doctors nurses paramedics and everyone involved in the vaccination drive we are doing this to encourage vaccination but what i

now to germany way and initially slow the vaccine rollout is picking up pace chancellor angela merkel has raised the hope that by june anyone who wants to make an appointment will for a jab will be able to do so her comments came after me in the 16th state previous to discuss the vaccination drive. chancellor angela merkel dubbed it a meeting of hope the situation in germany remain serious with daily 1000 cases still alarmingly high and the number of coronavirus patients in intensive care still growing but the vaccination drive is picking up speed so much so that germany may soon be able to offer vaccines to everyone not only those at high risk. on the whole we expect the people in the high priority group will be vaccinated by the end of may. that means that depending on how many vaccine doses we get we can abandon the priority list as of june at the latest. this is not mean that everyone can be vaccinated immediately but that everyone can make an appointment. after a slow start during the 1st few months of the year now around 23 percent of germany's population has received the 1st do

an adjutant ranjan from data environment to parliament samy german chancellor angela merkel expected to speak shortly as i just mentioned she's asked several times for greater international cooperation when it comes to the fight against climate change what's the message likely to be today. i think she's going to reiterate that message rebecca we know that the german chancellor has been front and center in pushing for more action over the last few months on the e.u. level as well and we know that the e.u. has now reached the highest target for cutting emissions or more ambitious one even then the u.s. has said and as we're waiting for her to speak we understand that she will also be speaking about how she welcomes the commitment from the u.s. that the u.s. is back as a partner on this global stage to battle of the climate crisis and i think she'll also be looking for encouraging other countries like china but also we know that you know russian president vladimir putin is taking part we know that the turkish president has taken part so countries that that have not been traditional lead

getting the vaccine always seen as what you just saw there the the vaccine booklet that belongs to angela merkel so anyway yes the vaccination is moving forward but still not as quickly as some say it needs to indeed the debate about stricter measures is still ongoing of course let's hear what chancellor merkel had to say in parliament them enough but i think more not unkind and if we've learned a lesson 13 months into the pandemic it's this. that's a virus doesn't forgive any half heartedness it only makes things worse. the virus doesn't forgive hesitation it just makes everything last longer. the virus doesn't accept any negotiations it understands only one language the language of determination. medical making her case there are we going to see german lawmakers finally taking the steps that public health officials and doctors are pleading for . well i think the support of legislation is going to go through in the end there have been quite stuff all commits about it in parliament because you know there's a lot of focus on imposing really tough and on the usual things such as night time cookies

them is arming lash at the head of germany's most populous states and the leader of chancellor angela merkel's conservative party until now he had opposed stricter lockdown measures. in the shoot during a visit to a vaccination center last week the approach of him and other state premiers to the pandemic soak up broadside from the chancellor. has solved the in return a call for more talks until 5 measures. and that's why i think we need a bridge lockdown. we have to build to preach to the point in time where a lot of people the facts in a tilt my own eyes i know that a lot of people are tired of the pandemic but also because a lot are ready to go a step further i mean shit so in. that it wants more people working from home and stricter curfews produce fewer restrictions as possible for schools and kindergartens he says he has allies including the chancellor but not everyone is on board. a lot of what mr lasher says he's unclear on that bridge lock down this temporary with what measures are not supposed to go on until many people have been faction ated what does all that mean i don't think lisa

assert himself more clearly and we know simon that army law should he was never grew by chancellor angela merkel to be next in line and that says a lot considering that merkel has had 16 years to possibly think about who will follow her her party the c.d.u. was not going into the campaign on a very strong footing how much is to blame here. well of course grooming he's difficult because the incumbent leader never wants to bring anyone on too clearly that they might undermine their own position but i think the any leader any conservative leader wanting to become chancellor has to think about what the legacy of angle americal means for them it may well be a question that plays with the votes has come in time in september. as sort of so to be a continuity candidate but also say that he's he stands for reform and something new so a bit of both i think i'm glad machall has stayed out of this competition but you're right it's a rocky start but that may be a footnote as i say if lash it can convince people that he's he's what the country needs and in particular if there's positive news on the pandemic y

parties needs to field a new candidate as angela merkel will no longer be standing after 15 years in power the seaview leadership is backing the current state premier of north rhine-westphalia army last shit but he is facing a challenge from the c s u's marcus soda. this is marcus served up the race to be the next conservative candidate to run for german chancellor is turning into an old fashioned power struggle on sunday the 2 men agreed the decision should come see and to respect to whoever is chosen. but less than a day later battle lines seem to have been drawn on monday morning amin lashed out at the recently elected c.d.u. leader held meetings with his party's executive and not really a surprise they backed him to be the candidate the man himself sounded impatient to get out on the campaign trail. and. everyone wants a decision see all the facts are on the table the problems we need to solve be that we should no longer be preoccupied with our internal party issues but rather with the major tasks that lie ahead for germany today tomorrow this week and in the coming months morgan

when you much of what you've just told us 3 weeks ago when the german chancellor angela merkel announced this strict ace to lock down a decision she then reversed and then apologize for so what changed. yeah i felt well how much time if you got i mean the reality here in germany is not just about the pandemic it's about the politics and what we have what we've been witnessing of these last couple of weeks is really a power struggle happening on 2 separate levels in the very heart of the policies on the one hand you have a kind of power struggle between the federal government led by angela merkel and the individual states which all have their own leaders like common lash it in north rhine-westphalia angela merkel has generally been pushing for a tougher national line to deal with this 3rd wave the individual states who have different views but what unites many of them is that they want to defend their own turf it's up to us to decide what goes on here last it is that the head is at the center of that struggle and has even been openly bickering with his party colleagues angela merkel so th

creating something that is bruising damaging not just for the candidates but for the chances of angela merkel's c.d.u. c.s.u. conservative coalition remaining the strongest party year of these so what is becoming increasingly more thinkable is that the greens who are benefiting from this may in the end come out stop this party if this proves is that some are predicting the greens themselves are declaring who their candidates is supposed to be tomorrow on monday so they may. well over take the. heat but also in terms of having a controlled process so very dangerous phantom apples. what is actually america's role in all of those i mean after all a term potential successor we're talking about here. well she says she has no role and she's been asked this once again last week and she says that he's she's declared she will stay out of it and that's exactly what she's trying to do it again pretty to see it quite clearly i mean that's it was her favorite to become the party leader although more recently she's also praised markel suitor so clearly she's trying to balance out. will most likely stand for

also coming up the battle to succeed angela merkel heats up 2 men put themselves forward to become the center right candidate for chancellor in germany's election in september and 60 years ago today it was an event that changed the world soviet cause not europe gogarty and became the 1st human in space we asked how russians today feel about there's a chinese met. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program. india has recorded a new surge in covert 19 infections daily cases have topped 168000 pushing india past brazil to become the world's 2nd worst hit country authorities are hoping to curb the spread by imposing new restrictions and trying to persuade more people to get vaccinated but many states are complaining of a vaccine shortage fears are also growing that many are failing to observe rules on social distancing. the banks of the sacred river ganges bringing despite india's soaring infection rates millions are expected to attend the ku mayla festival here go over 1000 tests are required to enter the area but other precautions are ignored. elections and political rallies are also going a

after 16 years, angela merkel will not be running again., her party and its bavarian sister party are trying to choose between two candidates. the man preferred by the powerbrokers and the man preferred by the people. >> the race to be the next conservative candidate to run for german chancellor is turning into an old-fashioned power struggle. the two men agreed the decision should come soon. less than a day later, battle lines seem to have been drawn. on monday morning, armin laschet, the recently elected cdu leader held meetings with his party's executive and, not really a surprise, they backed him to be the candidate. the man himself sounded impatient to get out on the campaign trail. >> [speaking german] translator: all the facts are on the table. the problems we need to solve are so big that we should no longer be preoccupied with our internal party issues, but rather with the major tasks that lie ahead for germany, today, tomorrow, this week, and in the coming months. >> by monday afternoon, markus soder, head of the csu, had the back

the problem is angela merkel remains popular.ng popularity, so there's a sense of panic behind the scenes. those clips we both heard from those two leaders sound harmonious, don't they, but in fact there are real bitter rivalries behind the scenes. both these men want the job. 0rdinarily it would go, the candidate for the chancellor would go to armin laschet, who is the head of angela merkel�*s cdu centre—right party. the problem is he's not very popular with voters here, so it's not a given that he would win the election. that's why the head of the bavarian conservative sister party, the csu has stepped up and said he wants the job as well. he's quite a forceful personality. much more popular with voters because he's been much more consistent really in his attitudes towards lockdowns, toward the pandemic. sport, and for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre, here's karthi. hello, and thanks forjoining us. we are into the final hours of golf�*s masters tournament, and it is japan's hideki matsuyama who is top of the leaderboa

vaccine all we've seen is what you just saw there the the sort of vaccine booklet that belongs to angela merkel so anyway yes the vaccination is moving forward but still not as quickly as some say it needs to indeed the debate about stricter measures is still ongoing of course let's hear what chancellor merkel had to say in parliament them enough but i have seen more not punish me if we've learned a lesson 13 months into the pandemic it's this. that's a virus doesn't forgive any half heartedness it only makes things worse. the virus doesn't forgive hesitation it just makes everything last longer. the virus doesn't accept any negotiations it understands only one language the language of determination. medical making her case there are we going to see german lawmakers finally taking the steps that public health officials and doctors are pleading for . well i think this a bit of legislation is going to go through in the end there have been quite stuff all given it's about it paula meant because you know there's a lot of focus on imposing really tough and unusual things such as night time curfew. t

policy on the one hand you have a kind of power struggle between the federal government led by angela merkel and the individual states which all have their own leaders like common lash it in north rhine-westphalia angela merkel has generally been pushing for tougher national line to deal with this 3rd wave the individual states will have different views but what unites many of them is that they want to defend their own turf it's up to us to decide what goes on here. it is that the head is at the center of that struggle and has even been openly bickering with his party colleague angela merkel so that's the one power struggle the other one is about who leads uncle americans parrot party into the national elections coming up this september and america has said that after 16 years in power she's not going to stand again is the new leader of a party with this cd you have been plunging in the polls amid you know the slow pace of the vaccination campaign corruption scandals and many other things and he has a more popular lytle emerging into the limelight marco souter who is the leader in the state

if he wants to become germany's next chancellor on monday night the leadership in chancellor angela merkel's conservative c.d.u. party voted in favor of making their leader arming law shit their chancellor candidate ahead of the national election in september the decision came after a week of wrangling between la shit and the other conservative who wanted to be the chancellor candidate but very in gov mark whose zuda law should and serve spent the past week fighting against each other details from their closed door meetings were often leaked making an unpleasant situation that much more unpleasant wash it emerged the winner a week winner wash it heads the conservative c.d.u. party yet a 3rd of the party's leadership did not vote for him to be the chancellor candidate one reason his unimpressive polling numbers among all voters if arming lush it wants to take the reins from uncle americal in september he has a lot of convincing to do among the voters and among his own party members. he cannot victorious from the conservative policy now i mean lush said wants to focus on battling the potties.

if he wants to become germany's next chancellor on monday night the leadership in chancellor angela merkel's conservative c.d.u. party voted in favor of making their leader arming law shit their chancellor candidate ahead of the national election in september the decision came after a week of wrangling between wash it and the other conservative who wanted to be the chancellor candidate but very in gov mark whose zuda law should and serve spent the past week fighting against each other details from their closed door meetings were often leaked making an unpleasant situation that much more unpleasant wash it emerged the winner a week winner wash it heads the conservative c.d.u. party yet a 3rd of the party's leadership did not vote for him to be the chancellor candidate one reason his unimpressive polling numbers among all voters if arming lush it wants to take the reins from on to america in september he has a lot of convincing to do among the voters and among his own party members. he came out victorious from the conservative policy now i mean lush at once to focus on battling the party's. sa

so, angela merkel was raising the question of never the -- navalny with putin.ean union reiterated its call for mr. navalny's release. and they're pressing for him to be given access to proper medical treatment, which is what he's demanded all along and mikey he went on hunger strike. -- why he went on hunger strike. manus: indeed, a level of grave concern. tony, thank you for being with us. coming up on the show, it is the world's biggest football clubs. what are they doing? they're breaking away. we'll discuss. this is bloomberg. ♪ manus: this is bloomberg "daybreak europe." i'm manus cranny with annmarie hordern in london hq. the world's biggest football club announced plans for a breakaway league that could shake the foundations of the beautiful game. let's get context. david halley adjoins us. what is the european super league and why is so much of the football world against it? david: hi, good morning. the european super league is a plan that's been in motion for several months, in fact, several years really. and it's a plan to take 15 of the world's top c

a leadership battle with angela merkel.he conservative bloc adds to uncertainty ahead of september's elections. very good morning to the show. there was no incident of crisis in the bond market. the auction went, but annmarie hordern, there is one chart we all coalesced around. it is not cpi. it is when will be hit an exit from the covid and james bullard set the agenda. what is the magic number? good morning. annmarie: good morning. it is to get to 75% of americans vaccinated. you said at the end of your program, around your birthday. it is not exactly august 8, it is august 9 where the data shows we will get to 75% inoculations in the u.s. and that is when bullard is saying we can start talking about tapering then because that means the economy is on a better trajectory. manus: absolutely. he was very wary when he was talking about resetting the agenda. he would leave that to the generals at the top. it is about cpi data today. pti data, you are seeing the cost push come through. on the cpi, i think it takes a bond market

well gemini chancellor angela merkel is also set to address the summit and we will bring you that when it happens but 1st this 2 day summit opens this earth day which should in the modern environmental movement back in 1970 s. take a look back at where it began. this planet is fraught with destruction. we are in a crisis of survive on the 22nd of april 970 millions of americans mostly students took to the streets to demand more environmental protection it was the birth of earth day and an important step towards what was to become a global environmental movement proles a pesticide controls the head clean air clean water the list of environmental laws and regulations that passed over that decade after earth day away by a growing environmental movement is quite historic nevertheless 51 years later today's environmental problems are even more serious due to climate change. since the beginning of industrialization the earth has heated up by one degree it could be well over 2 degrees warmer by the end of the century today it's once again mainly young people who are taking to the streets this

when you much of what you've just told us 3 weeks ago when the german chancellor angela merkel announcedhis strict ace to lock down a decision she then reversed and then apologize for so what changed. yeah i felt well how much time if you got i mean the reality here in germany is not just about the pandemic it's about the politics and of what we have what we've been witnessing of these last couple of weeks is really a power struggle happening on 2 separate levels in the very heart of the police 6 on the one hand you have a kind of power struggle between the federal government led by angela merkel and the individual states which all have their own leaders like common lash it in north rhine-westphalia angela merkel has generally been pushing for a tougher national line to deal with this 3rd wave the individual states who have different views but what unites many of them is that they want to defend their own turf it's up to us to decide what goes on here last it is it that is at the center of that power struggle and has even been openly bickering with his party colleagues angela merkel so t

so that's the one power struggle the other one is about who leads angela merkel's parent party into the national elections coming up this september angela merkel has said that after 16 years in power she's not going to stand again last it is the new leader of a party with this cd you have been plunging in the polls amid the you know the slow pace of the vaccination campaign corruption scandals and many other things and he has a more popular lytle emerging into the limelight marco suitor who is the leader in the state of the various so all of these politics all of these power struggles going on at the same time is this relentless the way it is moving up maybe it's it's no wonder that germany is in such a muddle elliptically over what to do but what's interesting is that the public don't seem to be in such a muddle so and this was referred to as well that a majority of the public do seem open to taking a tougher line they see those numbers they see those people in intensive care so the public seems to support this is partly that the politics has to catch up with that. richard wal

in germany, chancellor angela merkel's cabinet approves rules imposing national virus restrictions. >> we have already managed once through effective management to reduce the numbers of infections to a point where they can be controlled. we can do this once again, and we will do this. alix: joining us now is chad thomas, bloomberg managing editor for western europe. what was this law that germany needs to get through parliament, and does it make it through parliament? chad: basically, what is playing out here in germany is you have to remember germany is a federal system, much like the u.s.. we have states here in germany. what has played out here in a very ineffective way is every state has gone in their own direction with trying to control the pandemic, and that has led to a third wave in germany as the vaccine rollout has moved very slowly here. essentially what they are doing with the law here is trying to bring federal control over the whole process of whether you have a lockdown or not, and if you reach a certain number of cases, then it automatically would happen. it is very li

later is hanging on to succeed angela merkel.have an edge over the state leader of bavaria did despite the popularity in the polls. he wants to resolve the standoff swiftly. the e.u.'s top diplomat talks about 150,000, the largest buildup ever. the e.u. said it's a significant incorrespondence from the numbers provided by ukraine. revamping the champions league in a way to stop a new breakaway competition. sources tell us they are in discussions over a 6 billion euro financing package. the news comes a day after 12 of the world's richest football clubs announced a new competition which has been heavily criticized. this is bloomberg. manus. manus: thank you. coming up on the show, the crypto roller coaster is back in action. less than a week of hitting the all time high, bitcoin, the fifth session in a row, cryptocurrency craze we discuss, right here on bloomberg. >> this is bloomberg day break. bitcoin is lower yet again today heading for the fifth straight session of decline, the largest intraday drop, the largest digital coin p

more tied to the pandemic then follows after her but it's becoming quite clear that the ability angela merkel was known for was also the stability we saw within her own c.d.u. c.s.u. party take out the fact a map of the party is left in this kind of disarray and i could not thank you very much for that insight. but it's been a day of remembrance here in germany to pay tribute to the almost 80000 people who have died of covert 19 since the pandemic reached the country a commemorative service was led by a german president. in berlin he called it a chance to say goodbye and dignity to those lost to comit 19 many of whom died alone and without their families and times of unprecedented isolation. the 1st person in germany to test positive for the corona virus was in late january 2020. since then as in most of the rest of the world life has been put on hold in germany and tens of thousands of families left to mourn lost loved ones. the national requiem provided a moment for germany to pause and reflect on those who would do their died because of the virus or had passed away separated from their fam

policy on the one hand you have a kind of power struggle between the federal government led by angela merkel and the individual states which all have their own leaders like common lash it in north rhine-westphalia angela merkel has generally been pushing for a tougher national line to deal with this 3rd wave the individual states who have different views but what unites many of them is that they want to defend their own turf it's up to us to decide what goes on here in lash it is that the head is at the center of that power struggle and has even been openly bickering with his party clearly angela merkel so that's the one power struggle the other one is about not going to stand again last it is the new leader of a party with this cd you have been plunging in the polls amid the you know the slow pace of the vaccination campaign corruption scandals and many other things and he has a more popular rival emerging into the limelight marco souter who is the leader in the state at the various so all of these politics all of these power struggles going on at the same time is this relentless the way he

there were already indications that something was very wrong of white card in september 29000 when angela merkel met chinese president xi still neither the german government nor the financial regulator bothin were suspicious opposition politicians find that troubling. market entry in china also a key product for why i started what i want to access storage companies so desperately needed in 90. shareholders and investors and so i think not deliberately not intentionally in fact supported how you fact at least the continuation. sheet i knew palatial and this is of course published politically a mistake why a card collapse into insolvency last june after admitting to the 1900000000 euro hole in its finances leading politicians auditors and regulators have since all been accused of major failings the big question now is whether germany is any better equipped to avoid further large scale frauds by fin ticks especially with increasing digitalisation of the financial services sector. to nigeria now which is currently facing an exodus of medical professionals a recent survey suggested 9 out of 10 doctor

german chancellor angela merkel says it's just the beginning. of above all else we will see what we can do to help india we are now working at full speed to see to what extent we can bring oxygen producing plants there. all of europe is behind this i also spoke about this with the portuguese prime minister who no holds the european council presidency and we want to do everything we can to help india the united states has pledged to send india some of its millions of unused vaccine doses but it could take weeks before they arrive. just to be clear we have right now we have 0 doses available of us years and we're talking about what the f. the f.d.a. needs to go through a review right to ensure the safety and it's meeting our own bar and our own guidelines. for health workers in the country is overwhelmed hospitals that help can't come soon enough. what do i do. what do i do that is ok because these people came on whatever support we can and they're trying to organize a big some that are going to. get me. because somebody out there somebody that so

the 2 men are going head to head hoping to succeed angela merkel the various markers so to says he's ready to lead germany's conservatives in the general election and then there's armin lashon he's the leader of merkel c.d.u. party and the governor of germany's most populous state north rhine-westphalia he was the favorite now urging him to step aside in favor of a. conservative sister party in the state of a very and his national profile has been growing during the during the pandemic both now say that they're ready to take on the top job. of clear we've announced that we're ready to stand this candidate for the chancellorship. and we've agreed it should be a good process. as me set off towards this shared goal involving both parties and of course together with a parliamentary group. but we have established a suitable and both of us are ready it's important that we show respect for one another i can say 1st off the goddess of how the final decision turns out to work together very very well. well the japanese chief political editor says solder has put nash on the back foot by finally

weary, frustrated — angela merkel wished germans a happy easter. o impose tougher emergency restrictions, but they're resisting. leading the rebellion, the man widely expected to succeed mrs merkel when she stands down later this year. experts say the country must lock down now. armin laschet says he'll think about it over easter. for the mayor of marburg, the time for reflection is over. translation: in the short-term, it would be the right thing - to do, given that infection is rising exponentially. but in the long run, we need a different strategy. a long—lasting lockdown is unbearable for the people. surveys suggest that most germans would support a lockdown, but they also reveal that this country is getting fed up. as you can see, it's not nice. one could say devastating — that we are not getting out of the situation. i think england, withjohnson, is currently doing better in vaccinating their people — to be more pragmatic and to get at least the first vaccination done. people ask what's gone wrong for germany. some point to inflexibility, a re

hello i'm claire richardson welcome to the show here in germany the race to succeed angela merkel as chancellor is heating up the 2 most likely candidates both say they are willing to leave the conservatives in this autumn's general election they've been making their cases to their party colleagues arming lash it had long been viewed as a favorite he's the leader of merkel's c.d.u. party and the governor of germany's most populous state north rhine-westphalia but some are now urging him to step aside in favor of marcus's ota he's chief of the c.d.s. conservative sister party in the state of the very. yeah and his national profile has grown it during the pandemic. let's get straight across to w.'s chief political editor michelle who is standing by in front of the german parliament mark was there and i mean last it have said they are both prepared to be the party's chancellor candidate so how will it be decided who will now enter the race. but essentially what we just saw there is a political showdown with both sides vowing that they want to demonstrate unity by throwing his hat finall

from the ukrainian border for a lot of years unless he met a man you would not call in paris and angela merkel joined by video link selenski called for a summit that also included moscow. and we turn to politics now and the bitter feud in angola merkel's conservative party over who should stand as her successor and run as chancellor candidate in september's general election. the 2 contenders bavarian premier and c.d.u. party leader that continue to hold discussions on friday evening with the party already sliding in polls members have called for the dispute to be settled by the end of this week. and for more on this let's go to the chief political editor make it a coup for who's following all the latest developments here in berlin. how close are these 2 men to finding a decision. well we thought they were closer than they actually were we expect to see that they might come out on friday he think that deadline has passed now there are calls from within the own parties if you screw calling for a settlement by the end of saturday by the end of the week is what they both have ballots and that inte

the battle to succeed angela merkel heaps off 2 men declared bids to lead the conservatives in germany's election. and printing a resolution activists in myanmar putting pen to paper to get their message out and made an internet shutdown. are a hell of a ham and welcome to the program polls have closed in chance presidential election and vote counting is under way aiding opposition politicians have boycotted the vote president it just every is expected to be reelected for 6 term and extend his grip on power. very calm and relaxed president idriss deby is one of the wrong really does enough rekha. i mean the heavy security he was the 1st to cast about it is the 6th consecutive election he has voted in. none of the. done we have the vote we're going to go home now and then wait for the voters to decide their fate. for you on this planet i'm disappointed. in this mine says he has voted in 5 elections over the last 30 years on sunday he decided to break or to paul because he believes his war to never count is shane funny i have a family and the situation is bad if you think you know they've

germany is honoring those lost to the coronavirus today top officials including german chancellor angela merkel and president frank walter steinmeier are gathering in berlin for the ceremony tens of thousands of people have had to say a premature goodbye to their loved ones those who died often did so alone with relatives kept away by coronavirus restrictions old age homes were especially hard hit by the pandemic a senior citizens and caregivers were unable to protect themselves even as vaccinations increased in germany today's events are meant to provide a moment to reflect on the 79914 who have died since the pandemic hit the country. that keeps memories of his mother and not to a life in this photo album. my mother was a person who liked to be around others who like to be with friends like to socialize. if she hadn't caught the virus the nearly 80 year old would probably still be a life like a god who was also a victim of the pandemic when we thought all was good sergeant my mother was an exceptionally strong person who put a lot of energy into the family and also kept the family together. s

the two spoke with angela merkel by video link. the french and german leaders have been mediators since 2018. >> it's not only our problem. the safety of europe, point all of europe would understand its safety for all europe will move together vertically from worse to direct steps. reporter: the lenski says he is open to meeting with vladimir putin. the ukrainian leader is accusing him of breaking the cease-fire as thousands of russian troops gathered near the ukraine's eastern border as well as annexed crimea. russia insists the soldiers have been stationed as a are result of threatening nato action, accusing ukraine and its allies of propaganda. [speaking foreign language] reporter: an uptick in fighting since the start of the year has seen moscow and kiev blame each other for fighting in the region where conflict between the two factions have left over 14,000 deaths since 2014. the latest tensions come at a time when relations between russia and united states have become strained. this week, the white house, which has expressed

german chancellor angela merkel faces questions today over one of the country's biggest ever business scandals why are card was an investor darling that's cooked its books lawmakers want to know why the chancellor continued to promote the company abroad despite allegations of that wrongdoing. in the show will go to spain's coast adult . where there's cautious optimism that the good times could soon pick up again. welcome to the show there's a in berlin german chancellor angela merkel is set to appear before a parliamentary committee later today to face questions about what her government knew in the lead up to the collapse of payment company wire card the fin tech giant's downfall came after the merge that it had fabricated assets worth 1900000000 euros the accounting irregularities were widely reported by the financial times and initially vehemently denied by germany's financial regulator bof an american who advocated for wire cards in a state visit to china and 29000 is expected to deny any knowledge of the company's fraudulent practices. florian told carr joins me now he's followed

talks that are being held virtually this time due to the corona restrictions german chancellor angela merkel called for more transparency regarding vaccine production and the reciprocal vaccine approval process and says merkel the contentious topic of human rights should be on the agenda. we've always managed to broach this topic in the past and i'd like to see us get a human rights law going again as soon as possible. but tensions remain the e.u. has accused china of persecuting the muslim minority weekers but what beijing critics are calling reeducation camps the chinese government says are simply vocational schools the body. especially in these intergovernmental talks we have to make clear which values we represent there can be no compromises there we have to make it clear to beijing that upholding human rights is non-negotiable and if $100.00 buys chinese premier league chang admits to differences but says seamless cooperation is possible if both sides respect the other's core interests and refrain from meddling in internal issues it's a statement that seems to highlight the 2 countries

german chancellor angela merkel has urged china to resume a dialogue over human rights as soon as possible merkel made the comments as she held her last government consultations with china as german chancellor she expressed concern about beijing's crackdown on the pro-democracy movement in hong kong her government has also raised alarm about china's treatment of its muslim we grew minority but miracle stressed there were also important areas where beijing and berlin could work together. it's not just the popular german cars the chinese market has been a boon to the german economy on the whole throughout the pandemic but germany wants china to open its markets even farther that's a key issue for the intergovernmental talks that are being held virtually this time due to the corona restrictions german chancellor angela merkel called for more transparency regarding vaccine production and the reciprocal vaccine approval process and says medical the contentious topic of human rights should be on the agenda. we've always managed to broach this topic in the past and i'd like to see us get a human

weary, frustrated — angela merkel wished germans a happy easter. mergency restrictions, but they're resisting. leading the rebellion, the man widely expected to succeed mrs merkel when she stands down later this year. experts say the country must lock down now. armin laschet says he'll think about it over easter. for the mayor of marburg, the time for reflection is over. translation: in the short-term, it would be the right thing to do, i given that infection is rising exponentially. but in the long run, we need a different strategy. a long—lasting lockdown is unbearable for the people. surveys suggest that most germans would support a lockdown, but they also reveal that this country is getting fed up. as you can see, it's not nice. one could say devastating — that we are not getting out of the situation. i think england, withjohnson, is currently doing better in vaccinating their people — to be more pragmatic and to get at least the first vaccination done. people ask what's gone wrong for germany. some point to inflexibility, a reluctance to adapt

conflict between the 2 nations could flare up again and the search for its successor to chancellor angela merkel threatens to divide germany's conservatives as they head into next year's elections scuse me of this year's elections 2 man want the job but there's no agreement on who should get it plops aims for expired munich have a tall order on their hands when they visit paris i'm sure bonds are the champions league tonight for the 2nd leg of their former final fixture. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program. protesters in the u.s. state of minnesota have taken to the streets for a 2nd night after a young black man was shot dead by police near minneapolis the officer who fired a 20 year old want a right says that she confused her gone with her taser tensions in minneapolis were already running high before this latest incident a white former police officer derek so then is currently on trial they're charged with the murder of george floyd the president is appealing for peace. the last moments of don't have rights life be courted by the party come of the police officer who fatally shot him. 20 ye

restriction reversal angela merkel's had to get another change of heart or she fights germany's 3rd wave of the pandemic the chancellor is now back to short national lockdown despite angry opposition from the political establishment are berlin correspondent peter all of the has the story. it may be one of the great questions for philosophers of our age if you u.-turn on a u.-turn does it just being the plan you set out with in the 1st place we cast our minds back a few weeks angela merkel and the leaders of germany 16 states met and decided the country would go into a tougher. coded lock down that plan lasted just over 24 hours before the chancellor came back out and said it's my fault i got it wrong actually we're not going to do that it now seems we may be set for a change again to use the chairman of the cons the christian democratic union party also the leader of the state of north rhine-westphalia has put forward the idea that germany should go into a short sharp lock down and it does seem that that plan has the backing of chancellor angela merkel. any call for a short uniform lockd

percent and the far left party remains at 7 percent so these are the worst polling numbers for angela merkel's bloc since before the pandemic is there a realistic chance the conservatives might have to leave government after this year's upcoming federal elections. that's right it cannot be discounted that the c.d.u. the conservative merkel's angela merkel's party will be locked out of federal government starting in september once said we have of course the criticism of the handling off the pandemic on the other side we have also several in piece and volved in the so-called mask procurement scandals that also damper to their image of the c.d.u. of the conservative bloc they now will have the challenge to quickly get back their trust of voters and so also decide who will lead who will be the chancellor candidate either by various state premium opposite our all party lead it will definitely have a difficult task of getting back the trust to continue in government political correspondent benjamin thank you. staying with the pandemic and april fools day prank in belgium that quickly got out of hand

germany's leaders have to say about joe biden's 1st $100.00 days in office plus german chancellor angela merkel presses china on human rights and expresses concern over beijing's treatment of muslim minorities improved democracy activists. i bring to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and to all of you around the world welcome to the coronavirus pandemic is showing no mercy for india today the 1000 death toll in india surpassed the 200000 mark the country continues to report record high numbers of the were infections medical aid from abroad has begun arriving but hospitals are still struggling with shortages of staff and supplies including oxygen india's health care system is so overwhelmed that many patients are now being turned away. a covert 19 ward in a hospital in delhi this hospital like so many full to overflowing medical staff stretched to the limit some falling ill with the disease themselves one reality in india's coronavirus emergency and here's another woman receives oxygen outside a sikh temple. she's not alone there's no room for these people in delhi's emergency wards rel