bavaria. on one hand, you have the stability of conservativism. on the other hand, you have innovative, especially small and medium-sized companies, many of them in germany, finding equity, and it's a very good situation. >> reporter: so now we were praising germany across any kind of topic. what is there as well in terms of downside risk to the germany economy? can we as well take a look on the banking sector? i know you're an expert to banks. >> i think the banking sector was very, very expensive for the german taxpayer. but nevertheless, the problem of germany is a problem of europe. and we have to learn in germany and in bavaria, too, that we are in the middle, and that will cost much money, but there is no other way. and in the elections, the danger is there are so many disappointed germans that maybe that will change the future situation. >> reporter: thank you very much for your time. thank you. well, that was the chairman and president of the bavarian finance center, speaking with the

. >> germany's foreign intelligence service, ded, uses its installation in bavaria to survey the world. some of that information is shared with the national security agency from the u.s.. in parliament, a scandal. the social democrats want access. and it is the center-right that says that it was these social democrats who came up with the information sharing all they were in government. >> this agreement is based on a policy decision from the former chancellor and chief of staff. >> under chancellor gerhard schroeder, he was responsible for cord knitting the agencies. today he serves as the chief of a parliamentary group. this is seen as a campaign issue ahead of the general election next month. it cracks -- >> it is total hypocrisy for the spd to be outraged at the cooperation between the nsa and the dd. >> they say that the government is trying to dodge the implications. >> germany is one of the top arms exporters in the world and 2013 is expected to be a record year. >> but business remains under very tight scrutiny. under the constitution, no military equipment is supposed to be so

. >> germany's foreign intelligence service, ded, uses its installation in bavaria to survey the world. some of that information is shared with the national security agency from the u.s.. in parliament, a scandal. the social democrats want access. and it is the center-right that says that it was these social democrats who came up with the information sharing all they were in government. >> this agreement is based on a policy decision from the former chancellor and chief of staff. >> under chancellor gerhard schroeder, he was responsible for cord knitting the agencies. today he serves as the chief of a parliamentary group. this is seen as a campaign issue ahead of the general election next month. it cracks -- >> it is total hypocrisy for the spd to be outraged at the cooperation between the nsa and the dd. >> they say that the government is trying to dodge the implications. >> germany is one of the top arms exporters in the world and 2013 is expected to be a record year. >> but business remains under very tight scrutiny. under the constitution, no military equipment is supposed to be so

>> pragmatically speaking, she was due to attend a campaign rally in bavaria, very important to the christian democrats sister party, so she was due to speak there and then received an invitation from a survivor who had heard that she planned to visit. we saw him in the picture there. he is 93 years old, and the chancellor then accepted that, and it is a very symbolic act. she is the first chancellor to visit, a surprising fact, given how important this concentration camp was, but no chancellor has traveled there before, and she said she went there with feelings of shame and sadness. >> the timing has been raising some eyebrows, with some calling it election nearing. >> that's right. she received some criticism, particularly from the green party spokesman, who said it was reprehensible to combine the visit with a campaign rally, but frankly, you might just as well post the question why has no chancellor been there before, and what would it have look like if she had attended a campaign rally in a city by the same name and not onto the concentration camp? jewish citizens are praising her, and i

eight million people in other world news all the hostages being held by a man of the town hall in bavaria have been freed now according to german police bands reportedly injured early set free the first of three people taken hostage it remains unclear what his motives were the drama began just hours before show you were in the area but a visit was cancelled. thirty seven people have been killed in eastern india after an express train hit a group of hindu pilgrims are crossing the tracks in the station the driver was pulled from the train by an angry mob and severely beaten while two carriages were set on fire the train was not chettle to stop the station. it's nine twenty six pm in moscow thanks for being with us hope to catch again maybe in thirty five minutes about the news update then take part in next there with this week's sport in just a few minutes after the break. well . science technology innovation all the list of elements from around russia we've got the future covered. wealthy british style it's time to right let's go right. to. the market find. find out what's really happenin

all of the hostages who were being held by a man at a town hall in bavaria have been freed according to german police the man is reportedly injured earlier he set free the first of three people taken hostage remains unclear what his motives were the drama began just hours before chancellor merkel you were in the area but it was it was cancelled. thirty seven people being killed in eastern india after an express train hit a group of hindu pilgrims were crossing the tracks of the station the driver was pulled from the train by an angry mob and severely beat while two carriages were set alight the train was not charging to stop the station. but our top story no reporter glenn greenwald who broke the n.s.a. snooping scandal says he will not be silenced by what he called intimidation tactics by british authorities his partner was detained at heathrow airport in question for nine hours under anti terror laws instant through confirmation from amnesty international so let's talk now to see you director of international law and policy widney brown joining us on the line from lynn i believe hi