chairwoman of the human rights committee says the bundestag sponsorships may actually have contributed to the release of some prisoners in a letter to the ambassador of belarus in germany she wrote. the number of political prisoners in belo increased enormously since the presidential election arbitrary detentions and police violence of the order of the day in most cases prisoners are denied legal assistance this situation is contrary to human rights and strongly rejected by me and the 3 democrats in the german bundestag. hinson says that the sponsorship program for political prisoners is an opportunity for m.p.'s to reposition themselves on the events in belarus she herself supports a young man arrested in may 2020 who works for the husband of leading opposition figure. the green party's army nuri poor is supporting such a pure truth from the city of brest he's convinced solidarity can make a difference. we know our influence is limited but we also know that symbolic actions make people listen to ensure people under pressure get noticed. in the situation in which mr true when currently

they didn't impose it on themselves they really imposed on germany and it worked very very well the bundestag did a remarkable job in managing the national currency the deutsche mark up until the euro but now the bonus bank has become. you're elegant relative to the european central bank which is a political control so that's the lesson of the 20th century max you have to remove the currency crisis from government control right now governments are 100 percent in control of the currency and they're heading in the wrong direction yeah the bunda spank was really sensitive flash and very disciplined then. drag it was over there at the e.c.b. and the e.c.b. essentially took over from the abundance bank when the introduction of the euro and then he started to do all this quantitative easing ally policy and expanding their balance sheet dramatically and so they lost all their discipline and they become a basket case just like the u.s. dollar you know one of your colleagues alister mcleod over there called money always excellent alister mcleod you know he says he thinks the dollar is going to affect

allies the french germans the french british and the americans created their predecessor for the bundestag when they did is that made the biggest bank completely separate and distinct from the government so the biggest bank could say no to buying government bonds because what happened was is that government allies realize that in order to fight a war you have to have control of the currency and they just won 2 wars against the germans they didn't want to fight a 3rd so they made sure there was that clinical discipline between the buns bank and the government and the irony is that they didn't impose it on themselves they really imposed on germany and it worked very very well the bundestag did a remarkable job of managing the national currency the deutsche mark up until the euro but now the bonus bank has become. you're elegant relative to the european central bank which is a political control so that's the lesson of the 20th century men actually have to remove the currency process from government control right now governments are 100 percent in control of the currency and they're heading in

well again had almost all parties here in the german bundestag agreed on lifting restrictions for people who no longer pose a risk anymore to others that is fully vaccinated people who've already had the 2nd jab they will no longer have to abide by curfews and contact respect ins and that's true of most controversial measures here in germany they also no longer need a negative test result to enter shops or headdress us or zeus for example and they will no longer have to go into a car and try and when they return from foreign countries as long as it's not countries that have a virus mutation going on there but of course even vaccinated people will still have to wear face masks in public and stick to social distancing rules and those that degree now it still has to pass the law but that's scheduled for tomorrow so this new rule this new rules could come into effect as early as this weekend. well some say that this step could have a negative impact on the general mood in germany. well because it's a huge really controversial issue because even with the vaccination campaign picking up a lot

cyberattacks going all the way back to estonia 2007, right through to germany and the cyberattack on the bundestagnd an awful lot of cyberwarfare aimed inside the european union. well, there are different schools of thought across europe, i must assure you. but all these events or non—events that you mentioned, there is not a single piece of evidence confirming the case that russia was behind any of them. well, there is evidence. it's just you don't accept it, just as you don't accept the evidence in the skripal case. but there is evidence. well, the skripal case, there was a case when skripal was recruited by british intelligence and became a turncoat, and then he was sentenced in russia. and afterwards he was pardoned and released and allowed to go and live in britain. now thatjoe biden is in the white house, and not donald trump... mr biden, of course, memorably recently called vladimir putin a killer. and the americans have said that they will simply no longer roll over in the face of russia's aggression. we're in a different diplomatic world, aren't we, now? the european union sees a much tou

although the bundestag is great for developing youngsters many of them are foreigners the percentage of the leeds players made up of germans younger than 232126. meanwhile many of germany's youth teams have struggled. why worry about the whole youth movement thing when you only need to think about the immediate future combine that with the likely return of some of the banished bats and anything can happen. to germany when it all. sets not through the fly but. by his descent into much of the. i'm just going to go. at the end of the day it's still germany the squad is still stacked and live still a world cup winner maybe bring the band back together for one last tournament will see them right off into the sun but if i were in germany fan i'd maybe hold off on that euro 2020 winner neck tattoo if we're being totally honest lives seems much more likely to go out with a whimper than a bad. taste . despite the pandemic. that and another in german state. and the new british line of religion are at the center of a tourism pilot project and me and my negative covert tests are part of it. d.w.

and football had to berlin have continued their climb away from relegation in the bundestag after beating south on wednesday evening character had to do it the hard way also after shell cut took an early leave thanks to a strike in the 6 minutes from our maha right the berlin fight back started before half time derek. levelled the scores with a close range header that before jessica and don converse who are the winner which means how tough are all but assured of staying in german football's top flight next season. a quick reminder of our top story the conflict between israelis and palestinians is intensifying israeli forces have been launching air strikes on gaza flattening a residential building on thursday hamas militants have fired hundreds of rockets into israel the escalating tensions are also spilling over into street violence in several israeli cities home to both arabs and jews you're watching news live from berlin monica jones is up next with d.w. business news don't forget you can always say up to date with all of the latest headlines on our web site d w dot com you can also fol

the toughest a pandemic measures including night time curfews and limits on personal contact the bundestag is expected to approve the new rules this week but with only about 8 percent of germans a fully vaccinated plan is controversial. for months germans have been told to stay at home public life has been heavily restricted it's been a long and bleak winter but now with the vaccination campaign picking up speed here a debate about lifting restrictions for those who are fully vaccinated has begun. since easter we've been saying based on expert recommendations that people who have been vaccinated will have equal rights to those who've just tested negative. but i think. in some german states vaccinated people can already access services that are open to those with a negative test at the moment with the country in lockdown that means they can go to the hairdressers and a few other shops but further exceptions are also being discussed being able to meet more people in private for example and an exemption from night time curfews in many areas giving some people their rights back before restrict

germany's lower house of parliament, the bundestag, has approved a relaxation of some coronavirus restrictionsly vaccinated or who can prove they've recovered from covid—19. the move is expected to be approved on friday by the upper house too, so that it can come into effect from saturday night. damian mcguiness has more from berlin. people who have had two doses of the vaccine or who have recently recovered from covid—19 will no longer have to do mandatory tests to go to nonessential shops, for example. they will also be exempt from the contact rules, which mean that you can only have a certain number of people meeting up and they also don't have to abide by quarantine rules. if, for example, they travel into germany from abroad. so, it's a big move forward to ease restrictions for those who have been vaccinated. this comes really, of course, after the vaccination campaign in germany has really sped up over the last few weeks, really. on wednesday, more than a million people were vaccinated and that's the second time that germany has hit that million target in a day. what we're seeing right n

when bundestag a football dortmund beat leipsic 32 and the loss and 6 title hopes and hands by munich that 9th straight title. or 2 of documents 3 goals the invent international displays some brilliant ball control and accuracy here make it 20 and then check out how sun show back yields a ball to rafael guerrero who then set it back to some show to build a victory with a 3 minutes to go. well as you mentioned by in munich have now won deep under stigmatise hold a 9th in a row here's a look at how they caught it. coach andy flick was unable to repeat by its prolific trophy haul from last season and an apparent rift with his superiors likely brought his time at the club to a premature end. but on the pitch it was business as usual by and demolished child 8 no in the opening game of the season. robert ivanoff he proved once again his nose for goals he's well on his way to set a new one to see you go gold record. thank you so much about the season was unusual in the coronavirus pandemic meant that most games were played without spectators for the just show and there was nothing normal abo

pandemic measures including night time curfews and limits on personal contact the parliament the bundestag is expected to approve the new rules this week but with only about 8 percent of people in germany fully vaccinated the plan is controversial. for months germans have been told to stay at home public life has been heavily restricted it's been a long and bleak winter but now with the vaccination campaign picking up speed here a debate about lifting restrictions for those who are fully vaccinated has begun. since easter we've been saying based on expert recommendations that people who have been vaccinated will have equal rights to those who've just tested negative. in some german states that sedated people can already access services that are open to those with a negative test at the moment with the country in lock down that means they can go to the hairdressers and a few other shops but further exceptions are also being discussed being able to meet more people in private for example and an exemption from one time curfews in many areas giving some people their rights back before restrict

the major german automakers also position themselves close to the bundestag the german parliament b.m.w. . and the video. and of course. the short walk from the german parliament is the folks walk in group forum. and often found out that the group representation is located upstairs that's really the lobbying office that i saw the exert influence on the government from here if mr steak former government spokesman for both choi the. macro works here michelle young hasn't had the office to head makeovers office you can see the relationship between politics and the current lobbyist very close. longstanding relationships give auto lobbyists special access to government personnel. the auto industry people go in and out of government offices there on a 1st name basis they have a tight relationship closer than almost any other industry here. politicians regularly move on to jobs in the auto industry. one prominent example. he was a former federal transport minister for the center right christian democrats and a member of parliament for more than 30 years after leaving parliament he became the c

then again there's nothing new about munich when in the bundestag a title as either one saw it coming it's among. the titles that i wrote lives it's lost means no one can. look back on how they got here. was unable to repeat by a prolific trophy haul from the past season and an apparent rift with his superiors likely brought his time at the club to a premature end. but on the pitch it was business as usual by and demolished child to 8 no in the opening game of the season. robert evangelist he proved once again his nose for goals he's well on his way to set a new one to see gold record. and get so much about this season was unusual the coronavirus pandemic meant that most games were played without spectators played just so and there was nothing normal about by and losing $41.00 to hoffenheim early in the season the champions responded however in typical fashion by going to 12 games unbeaten and it would be january before the next defeat at mentioned. was looking their form was never quite as imperious as in the 1st half of the season but they won when it mattered a one note victory at

although the bundestag is great for developing youngsters many of them are for us the percentage of the leaks players made up of germans younger than 23 from 21 to 6. meanwhile many of germany's youth teams have struggled. why worry about the whole youth movement thing when you only need to think about the immediate future combine that with the likely return of some of the banished bats and anything can happen. to germany when it all. just shuts not to be full i'm about. to send it up much of the goodness. i just. didn't find. what i missed in the dust i bought a snooker used at the end of the day it's still germany and the squad is still stacked and live the still a world cup winner maybe bring the band back together for one last tournament will see him right off into the sunset but if i were in germany fan i'd maybe hold off on that euro 2020 winner neck tattoo if we're being totally honest lives seems much more likely to go out with a whimper than a bang. by you ready for some great news i'm christy moonglade on the i comedy my country with the brunt of the music africa. the issues s

of the toughest pandemic measures including night time curfews and limits on personal contact the bundestag is expected to approve the new rules this week but with only about 8 percent of germans fully vaccinated the plan is controversial. for months germans have been told to stay at home public life has been heavily restricted it's been a long and bleak winter but now with the vaccination campaign picking up speed here a debate about lifting restrictions for those who are fully vaccinated has begun. since easter we've been saying based on expert recommendations that people who have been vaccinated will have equal rights to those who've just tested negative. but i think. in some german states that sedated people can already access services that are open to those with a negative test at the moment with the country in lock down that means they can go to the hairdressers and a few other shops but further exceptions are also being discussed being able to meet more people in private for example and an exemption from one time curfews in many areas giving some people their rights back before restr

member of the german bundestag and spokesperson for the conservatives parliamentary group as germanyprepares to move on from merkel even what state does she leave her party and her country. here going hard to welcome to conflicts around 10016 years of angela merkel and these days the c.d.u. has lost ground in the polls there's been a bitter fight for her succession in the party and corona virus is hitting the country hard issue leaving behind a mass i think we had to have had a tough debate on the question who might success that might be success are from the union as you do see as we union from for a chance to ship in germany. through 2 weeks ago we were good form to both that both chairman of the 2 parties see the seas will mark a pseudo from season and i mean i said from city hall both want to run as katie did for chancellor chip and it took 9 days of discussion in different form it's a party and then the decision came out that i mean i said to chair of c.v. and prime minister if not from this very day i would be candidate i think 9 days is not too much to take such a important dec

the toughest pandemic measures including night time curfews and the mitts on personal contact the bundestag is expected to approve the new rules this week but with only about 8 percent of germans fully vaccinated the plot is controversial. for months germans have been told to stay at home public life has been heavily restricted it's been a long and bleak winter but now with the vaccination campaign picking up speed here a debate about lifting restrictions for those who are fully vaccinated has begun. since easter we've been saying based on expert recommendations that people who have been vaccinated will have equal rights to those who've just tested negative. in some german states vaccinated people can already access services that are open to those with a negative test at the moment with the country in lockdown that means they can go to the hairdressers and a few other shops but further exceptions are also being discussed being able to meet more people in private for example and an exemption from night time curfews in many areas giving some people their rights back before restrictions are li