c.d.u. headquarters in berlin where as we mentioned those talks are taking place in homs we just heard from the german chancellor also angela merkel a few moments ago basically saying that the goal is to form a government quickly i mean that's quite a statement for her to make given that it has been four months since the election is this finally the start of forming a new government at last. yes i think we have to say this is the start it's a strange ritual in german politics that the talks that have been going on for the past two months have all been regarded as exploratory as not really definitive but what is starting today other definitive negotiations about the nitty gritty about the details of a new contract as it were a new treaty for such a coalition government so yes indeed things are starting right now but what has in fact happened in this party congress that you mentioned last weekend where the social democrats gave the go ahead from their party's side to these talks was of the social democrats put together further demands that they want to bring into these discussions in the sens

c.d.u. headquarters with martin shields of the s.p.d. and the two conservative leaders is basically just to set the agenda set the timetable for talks that we expect will begin later this week and you know we've heard that the s.p.d. party leader martin shoulders he says that he wants to revisit all of the key issues in these formal talks which are about to begin i mean how much pressure does this put on these negotiations. well you know there's a lot of pressure because we've seen such a division within the s.p.d. so many people very unhappy about the fact that being in grand coalition is essentially as seen them lose support over the years in successive terms but it's also they feel buried the social democrat agenda and so that's really the danger for them and that of course in a certain way strengthens martin shields his hand because he can say to angela merkel look you know i've got my people waiting at home they're going to be given a vote on this coalition deal if we put one together so there's no red meat in there for social democ

c.d.u. headquarters there in berlin where those talks are taking place and you know we just heard both of the party leaders outlining their positions giving a sense of hope you know as to what's ahead and what they might be able to achieve going forward hands could this finally be the start of forming a new government at last yes i think there is a sense of hope and also a sense of urgency obviously off of four months after the elections it's never taken this long for a government to be formed in germany since the second world war so all of these politicians involved do feel that they finally have to deliver the nitty gritty of an agreement for a new government but at the same time one has to say the social democrats are still a little bit reticent about this whole process they've brought a few extra demands to the table now they are demanding as well that their members more than four hundred thousand of them take a vote on whether or not they're going to accept this coalition treaty which is going to be negotiated in the next couple of weeks so if everyone is saying this has to happen pretty

c.d.u. headquarters here in berlin forces our political correspondent. there in the cold to you. this is second day of talks is over i mean where do we stand right now we know that there was a statement that was issued by the sea to you by the conservatives. yeah exactly and the message of that statement was progress has been made clearly but we are not going to tell you on what fronts and on what issues they the parties don't want to make the mistake and present and results before thursday before the official end of these exploratory talks and as we just heard in the piece there were a couple of leaks today for example the rumor that both parties had agreed on abolishing germany's climate goal of reducing c o two emissions by forty percent until twenty twenty that is only a rumor so far is so both parties don't want to present necessarily end results until until thursday until the end what we can tell after this day is that there is a productive effective working relationship between both parties and that they are hoping to come to a conclusion by thursday and this is no wonder

c.d.u. headquarters here and i'm going to start with you how much of a relief was this decision by the s.p.d. for american. well it huge sigh of relief that is for sure she was of course closely watching that bodes this positive outcome is something that she's very much favoring it's just one step closer on this long road to find a new german government and now still have some tough negotiations ahead but amongst the conservatives really a sigh of relief here we've been hearing congratulations to the social democrats on their willingness to try to at least try to form a new government and take up these coalition talks yet in fact. made a statement very quickly after this vote at the s.p.d. congress let's have a listen to that before we go any further. what's important to us in these negotiations is that germany gets a stable government which is able to tackle the questions and issues of the future and find solutions for them this includes economic strengths but also the necessary changes that we need in the age of treaties ation this need to be the basis for social justice and safety and the

c.d.u. headquarters in berlin for us is our political correspondent. the camera this is chancellor merkel's second attempt to form a government following september's election how are things looking at this point. all sides say they're really interested in having constructive talks and actually making headway on substance one must of course bear in mind that after the social democrats initially saying that they would not continue the governing coalition those very two parties that are still in government now talking about whether to make a fresh start and that is so much harder for the social democrats than it is for the c.d.u. because the social democrats feel particular grassroots feel that they lost out over those past so-called ground coalitions that they had with chancellor merkel who successfully managed to they say to sell things like the minimum wage as partly her success so today they're due to talk about europe that should be a lot easier. of course was the former head of the european parliament and that's what both sides are hoping to signal

c.d.u. headquarters in berlin is our political correspondent charles potts who joins us now welcome to charlotte we know that these exploratory talks that they're set to continue until thursday and there's a lot at stake right now for anglo american right. everything is really at stake for chancellor merkel it's a make or break moment these talks for her she has to convince her party leadership and also the social democrats that's another grand coalition a grand coalition two point zero and a continuation so of the last four years is a good idea and there's a lot of opposition against that in both parties more on the grassroots so she has a lot to do if these talks fail that would mean that there is there are two options left in minority government which tends to america has already said that she does not want to go into or new elections and if new elections are called and the big question is what she posts again as the leader of her party as the head of a party and could there be another four chance or so it might very well if these talks fail be the end of her chancellorship so the big questio

c.d.u. party headquarters here in berlin. well leaders of some of the world's key economies are expected to attend the world economic forum in davos this week security is always prepare a belt for the gathering with so many prominent figures swiss soldiers have cordoned off the entire valley this year with the security costs topping eight million euro as you said these are the stars of opening night in davos singer elton john actress cate blanchett and bollywood star shahrukh khan are the recipients of the crystal and have been recognized for their charity work but for many here the highlight is said to be us president trump for the first time in nearly two decades a sitting u.s. president will be taking part of the world economic forum some think he needs to have discussions with other foreign leaders more than anyone. her secret support is . who i would certainly do if a country does not have just a national perspective but an international perspective a global perspective presence of the president of. the pump will hopeful

headquarters of. the you and joins me from there comes the c.d.u. is finalizing its sad to see what does it need to take into account as it enters the nest the next phase of negotiations. but i think the first issue that everybody has to clear up is whether these preliminary talks that resulted in the twenty eight eight page document can be regarded as finalized some of the participants on the conservative side have been saying this is something like the first version of a final contract between the two parties for coalition talks and therefore nothing that has been said in the first version can be changed on the other hand the social democrats are pushing for much will determine much more substantial negotiations in the coming days and weeks and they want to push through further concessions further . issues that are important to them so this basic decision on what is still open for discussion how much of what is going to happen in the next few days will be flexible or will be fixed that is really the central issue that has to be decided right now n

c.d.u. party headquarters here in berlin thank you very much. ok let's not talk about the one to economic forum which is officially got underway today the swiss town of davos the indian prime samaritan with the is going to be making a keynote speech there shortly he suspect there talk about india's economic success and policies to make it attractive to investors and with me in the studio is monica jones from our business says welcome on it going on in the interim it is the first prime minister to attend davos in over two decades over two decades i looked it up actually and you should know i mean his name was dave there gowda he was the last indian prime minister to attend i don't even know if you spoke there certainly not the opening speech that was in one thousand nine hundred seven but then india was already an economic force to reckon with but we both know that in those twenty years an awful lot has happened and i know that our team is therefore in davos to cover the world economic forum and. my colleague here from the business desk is hopefu

c.d.u. the christian democrats headquarters in berlin forces our political correspondents a lot of points good evening to you a lot to happy new year so what is the result of today i mean there was a statement from the conservatives what did they say. well they said clearly progress has been made but there are no end results yet especially not before thursday before the official end of these exploratory talks they have made sure that they're they have been negotiating very hard today they said they have been making making progress but they have made sure. to really make make clear that then no entresol it's in because there were several leaks they have said that. that both parties had agreed on abandoning the goal that germany would reduce its c o two emissions by forty percent by twenty twenty that is apparently not the case so in general the statement said that the atmosphere between the two parties has been very good today and that everything now relied on the next three days the next three days when these talks are set to continue until thursday i mean what is at stake right now for the ch

correspondent is here the course now and did a lot of pot is standing by outside the headquarters of chancellor merkel's c.d.u. party welcome to both of you miss taylor let's start with you it's been months of wrangling this seems like a very big step that was taken tonight but how much cause there are we actually to seeing a stable german government for a step closer it didn't fail its night could have meant a negative vote could have meant that there would be fresh elections on the cars which would have meant another couple of months here in germany or at least some i'd say until away from seeing a new government if we see another ground coalition of social democrats and i will see to you but that is still all from certain because after all after that vote that we saw today we'll see another round of negotiations and we'll see a kind of marriage contract a potential marriage contract between the two and then the social democrat party grassroots will get the final say on whether i'm going to work or can continue business and you saw i'd say with the social democrat so there's still many more steps to be comp

want to pull in our political correspondent allison young he is outside the headquarters of the christian democrats the c.d.u. that i'm going to medicals party here in berlin good evening to you simon so what can we expect to come out of these talks you know the leader of the young wing of the s.p.d. he says that this coalition can only be a repeat of the past four years. he has been well although there's been a decision by social democrats to press ahead with full coalition talks with conservatives we're going to have to be a little bit more patient because the s.p.d. say that they need more time to decide exactly what how they're going to approach these talks with more personnel team in fact not going to come to the negotiations but also where they're going to try and push for some more concessions because of course so many people in the social democrat party has said that that's what they're looking for so tonight's meeting here at c.d.u. eight quarters with martin shields of the s.p.d. and the two conservative leaders is basically just to set the agenda set the timetable for talks that we expect will beg

when young is at the headquarters of johns the mecca cd your body and joins me from there some of the c.d.u. is finalizing its strategy what will be their focus in the next phase of negotiations. i think we have lost the line to simon young who was standing outside standing outside the city headquarters of chancellor merkel will try and establish a line in the day anyway let's move it and move on heavier than usual snow falls in the cult of tongues in high elevations and increase the threat posed by avalanches thousands of winter holiday makers are trapped in some of the mountain ranges the most popular ski resorts are reports starts in march near the swiss border to italy . no escaping the power of nature in the swiss alps avalanches have been falling down these mountains all around the ski resort of so that it's the second time in a month heavy snow has cut off the town leaving fountain stranded this. is not the only swiss resort where locals and tourists alike are trapped getting in and out of suntan tourney a near death all see is almost impossible. more than thirty five years lived in

want to pull in our political correspondent allison young he is outside the headquarters of the christian democrats the c.d.u. that i'm going to medicals party here in berlin good evening to you simon so what can we expect to come out of these talks you know the leader of the young wing of the s.p.d. he says that this coalition can only be a repeat of the past four years. it has been well although there's been a decision by social democrats to press ahead with full coalition talks with angela merkel's conservatives we're going to have to be a little bit more patient because the s.p.d. say that they need more time to decide exactly what how they're going to approach these talks with more personnel team in fact not going to come to negotiations but also where they're going to try and push for some more concessions because of course so many people in the social democrat party has said that that's what they're looking for so tonight's meeting here at c.d.u. ed courses with martin shields of the s.p.d. and the two conservative leaders is basically just to set the agenda set the timetable for talks that we expect

c.d.u. negotiators are gathering there today in that the headquarters where you are what's all their agenda. they're going to be setting up the various working groups that are going to in fact. conduct these negotiations there's a lot of detail to be covered as i've said and they have working groups on basically all separate issues on things like migration on things like. medical aid on pensions and so on for each of these areas as a separate working group is going to be set up they're going to be dozens of people involved both on the side of the conservatives and on the side of the social democrats and once these. specific areas have been cleared up they're going to be taken into a kind of general assembly of these negotiations which will then finalize the coalition agreement so it's a very detailed quite long and quite laborious process that we have to look forward to in the next couple of weeks ok this is the chancellor merkel's second attempt to form a government since september election this time with the social democrats how likely is it that the two sides will actually find room for c

let's go to the senior party headquarters in berlin where we find a d w political correspondent simon young welcome simon so the conservative party heads out of america for the c.d.u. and her horse a half of the say su they're meeting what can we expect to come out of that. well filled the meetings today and they'll be one with martin chills the s.p.d. leader here in a couple of hours time they're really organizational the parties the conservatives here in the social democrats also have been discussing today what their strategy will be going into these full coalition talks and how they're going to deal of course with that major strand of opposition from the social democrat party that we saw yesterday in that very tight vote to proceed so today it's strategic later on it'll be organizational just setting out really the timetable i think we're going to have to be a bit more patient because the social democrats in particular saying they need a little bit of time just to work out what they think they can get out of talks and they might not be ready to do that until wednesday or thursday of this week here social democrats but the party conference they're saying that mr

correspondent simon young is standing outside the city headquarters in berlin and joins me now from there sam the leader of the conservative a block of the c.d.u. on horse safer say hopeful of the c.s.u. are going to be meeting there so what is expected from their talks. well in return obviously the conservative leaders need to discuss what how they're going to go into these full coalition talks with the s.p.d. in particular in the light of that close vote yesterday and obviously a huge amount of opposition that there still is within the s.p.d. to proceeding with this new edition of the grand coalition so that's what they'll be discussing here this afternoon a meeting is about to get underway right now and in about three hours time the leaders of the three parties so you have a miracle and martin fields of the s.p.d. will be meeting here to just set out the organizational. arrangements the framework for the talks to go ahead they hope they'll start this week but they're going to set out a time table later this evening that's something as you said the s.p.d. vote was tighten martin shows the leader of the s.p. he's already indicated he wants to