c.s.u. angle on the ackles party here in germany so mr howe let me ask you straight away is this it is this the breakthrough in german turkish relations after those very rocky tense months that we've seen so release of dentistry jealous a positive signal for the german turkish relations following up to several talks german government officials and turkish government officials had the last time we didn't pay any political price for that and we appreciate the decision of the turkish state but the reason for the crucial situation in turkey is i think the state of emergency which justice and media are to be free and independent and we have what we expect is that the turkish government is also thinking about the release of that state of emergency coming back to normal democratic and legal structures and the country and this is not yet decided the case then is just jail is now positive decided but it's not the situation is

namely the christian social union the bavarian conservatives that's exactly what he's afraid of the c.s.u. said today this is all about the basis for true social cohesion in this country well if greater social to kishon were to come about his party but lose out in the what about the age of the party there mr yolland being male the biggest opposition party in germany. a year ago no one would have predicted that that is what will happen if this coalition comes into place we don't know that yet and then that will be interesting to see whether that spotlight shining on that party does them good or harm i think there is a lot in this coalition. an agreement that goes to the feeling of pervasive insecurity and precariousness that has driven some germans into the arms of the far right whether the coalition if it's implemented really if the agreement if it's truly implemented could win them back that remains to be seen but i see material in here that could possibly go in that direction if it's implemented the way that it's written right our chief political correspondent melinda curry with a very

c.s.u. and the social democrats in germany is devoted to europe that is our national answer to the european have gendered. it's clearly not an exaggeration for me to say that europe has not been a figure in the so prominently in any previous coalition agreement and that emphasizes what i have frequently emphasized myself that even germany can only continue to thrive in the future if europe prizes well. of the and i mean even they love us. and that means we are clearly committed to a european work programme after all we need a new dawn for europe. and there are three areas in particular which are important and will be a so in my discussions today and tomorrow and brussels us while the first is the subject of migration which is so important to all of us and i could wish an agreement we have laid down that we will continue to consistently work on the mood causes for migration after all nobody whether he or she runs run a war from persecution from a lack of prospects will leave his or her countr

the most important ministry of the interior is going to the c.s.u. and the big three ministries of foreign and finance and labor and social affairs is going to the s.p.d. so this is something we go america has clearly lost yet she was probably also one of those who was relieved today to reach an agreement and you know because if there was an agreement it would could have meant a new elections for germany i mean this really was one of the the last ditch efforts that they had on the table well and we're not quite there yet i mean we still have to have this agreement the approval by the s.p.d. members four hundred sixty thousand people voting on they still say whether or not they're happy with what the s.p.d. managed to get out of this. conservative blog of uncle americal and so yes of course it's something that is still going to be interesting for another three weeks whether or not the s.p.d. members will actually say what you think we can expect from that vote it is hard to say because i mean we've talked about the ministries the three important minis

card and i believe that the interior ministry will try all the interior minister minister from the c.s.u. will try and win back a few voters who may have been lost to the f.t.c. so you're saying they're already affecting political debate they are affecting political debate we are seeing that in the in the german parliament on a day to day basis whether it comes to bills being passed on the number of people who can come to germany every year this is something where germany is being influenced and all the political parties are making concessions to not lose too many people to the f.t. and if this coalition government is indeed confirmed which again we're still waiting for confirmation this far right populist party would be the biggest opposition party in german parliament i mean how significant is that it gives them some powers in the buddhist part of this type process they have the right to certain committees for example where they can be where they can. be the representative of the committee for the entire parliament so this is significant symbolically but also in terms of getting more s

receive several top cabinet posts and the interior ministry will go to americans but very allies the c.s.u. they praise the agreement. on the sea but on set every one reads these one hundred seventy seven pages and i hope they will be widely read it will see that what we are proposing is good for the people of our country as of long the fall. but the optimism that the three leaders tried to convey is not entirely shared by the german business community industry associations complain that hoped for corporate tax cuts were not written into the deal. and they say the new agreement will end up making firms pay billions more to help insurers. employers also reject tighter restrictions on temporary job contracts they say don't make it harder to react flexibly to the ups and downs of the economy. it's a surprising together of costs regulations and additional changes for the worst especially compared to the program agreed in the initial talks between the parties and i go by them this is significantly worse. business representatives responded positively to a vow to expand internet connectivity but

who pledged the very insistent party the c.s.u. right now could not very well be the chancellor's most powerful opponent merkel is in favor of a coalition. the social democrats are in a fix right now. party leader martin short's resigned earlier this month and the s.p.d. is lower in the polls than ever germany and all of europe are asking will crew knots authorization campaign succeeds. because. they are. fired up and you know i don't know if. this is even. at the beginning of another long day pauses to collect his thoughts. later he'll hit the road to try to convince more s.p.d. members to vote against a grand coalition. to notice traveling throughout germany today he's in the telling of the time near frankfurt. lots of s.p.d. members want to have their say and there's a big crowd here today. it was tonight the leader of the party's youth organization who launched the debate. about. our election manifestos no longer sound like s.p.d. principles but a compromise tailored to a grand coalition we know we have few options if we want t

c.s.u. union once a functioning state a state that's capable of acting in a reliable state part of being reliable is that the state handles the money of its citizens reasonably solid finances are the basis for their the c.d.u. c.s.u. union will stick with its clear principle no new debt no tax increases the problem frank in america is not convincing her party there in conference things like thanks for the step thank you position party if you have the other side of this potential coalition government is first of all thank you have to be thank you thank you thank you for the right choice of place for kohli thank you only thank you thank you thank the party very coming next week i'm from the social democrat thank you very much for a very thankful right thank you thank you thank heaven it was issuing the people for young for younger people basically thinking of the old party purple thinking members assuring. women in america have an answer for thank you. for them but the point i'm after reading

who hunts for a very insistent party the c.s.u. right now tonight's may well be the charm for most most powerful opponents merkel is in favor of a review jco. lower in the polls than ever germany and all of europe are asking will to nuts opposition campaign succeed. whatsoever and. everybody in here yeah i know my. parents didn't. yell at the beginning of another lot of day to not pauses to collect his thoughts. later he'll hit the road to try to convince more s.p.d. members to vote against the grand coalition. to not just traveling throughout germany today he's in the town of bishops time to frankfurt. lots of s.p.d. members want to have their say and there's a big crowd here today. it was tonight the leader of the party's youth organization who launched the debate. about. our election manifestos no longer sound like s.p.d. principles but a compromise tell it to a grand coalition we know we have few options if we want to get into government we can only do it with the conservatives. and. that is why we limit ourselves in developing

in the c.s.u. the two conservative parties in these talks have ruled out any sweeping changes to that health insurance system which is something that the s.p.d. are demanding so that really could be a deal breaker in these talks could be a deal breaker does that mean the grand coalition talks could still fall apart in the coalition would fail. without doubt even with the negotiations continue in tomorrow there's nothing to say that we'll see a grand coalition deal on the table of course that's a scenario where the chancellor angela merkel definitely doesn't want to see this and she'd only be left with the choice of lead in a minority government which is ruled out on several occasions or we might even see snap elections here in germany all right a lot can still happen that's political correspondent kate already thanks very much . under the thousands of groups of protesters in athens against a potential deal with neighboring macedonia over that country's official name of greece's opposed its neighbor

also as you mentioned it's almost it was you who was the interior minister said to be replaced by the c.s.u. leader holst the whole front as interior minister and she says these were it was a very difficult and painful decision also for her to take. now she's looking forward to working together with these people in a different setup now she's getting to the list of names and this is from other sources or just the c.d.u. ministers that she's announcing today not a full potential cover this. ok so we'll we'll just wait and see what names she will lift from the c.v.s. we'll get back to that list give you a couple minutes time we'll have it for you ok ok we can occur from there we will get back to you in just a moment once she has given us that list. well chancellor angela merkel and france's president emmanuel micron have urged russia to cooperate in maintaining a cease fire. in syria's eastern ghouta and a conference call they called on president peers in to put maximum pressure on the syrian regime to end the airstrikes and fighting that's after yesterday's u.n. security council votes to pas

and the leader of chancellor merkel's more conservative sister party the c.s.u. from the state of bavaria sounded more upbeat than earlier in the day elizabeth before. everyone has to get out of the trenches digging in our heels won't work anymore the moment of truth is upon us. but the wait goes on in the meantime the coalition partners in waiting are hashing out their differences over health care reform and labor laws hopes are high that this will be the last night of suspense and that a new grand coalition government is within sight and one of those reporters waiting outside the c.d.u. headquarters here in berlin is our chief political correspondent more with a grain good evening to you melinda so what are you hearing we are quickly approaching the well the midnight hour. i think that midnight hour maybe stretched into the early morning or even slightly later morning hours we're seeing a lot of coming and going here for the past hour or so at c.d.u. headquarters and those who were going told us that they will be coming back they are essentially now on call and

a lot of these obstacles revolve around social policy and we've already also heard today that the c.s.u. that's the bavarian sister party to merkel's conservatives that they've actually already canceled a board meeting for tomorrow which could indicate of course that these talks will be expected to extend into monday and of course today's deadline so to speak was a very loose deadline and the parties have given themselves a two day buffer so it could well be that we are still here in two days' time or a case to tell us more then about these topics that are still causing trouble. or the main obstacles are as i mentioned these social policies that martin schulz mentioned and they cover the german health insurance system and also limited contracts in the german work market and also and and so these are going to be more obstacles to overcome and the conservatives are very much against any sweeping reforms to the german health care system whereas the social democrats are very much in favor of abolishing the current two tier system here so we still have a way to go or at kate dare i ask what

compromise in order to secure a coalition deal even the leader of the cd use bavarian sister party the c.s.u. had nothing but praise for the s.p.d. and the agreement. beast anyone who reads these one hundred seventy seven pages and i hope they will be widely read it will see what we are proposing is good for our country for all and that's also what the s.p.d. is proclaiming the social democrats are getting two of the most important ministries finance and foreign affairs martin schulze wants to become foreign minister he's handing over the leadership of the s.p.d. to andrea not less after another ten stay in berlin the next decisive phase is now beginning the s.p.d. membership will begin voting in a few days the results should be known on march the fourth only then will it be clear whether there really will be a new grand coalition. a coalition breakthrough here in berlin was music to the ears of the president of the european commission john clune. i wasn't able to study the finer points of the coalition deal but i've been told that europe is mentioned three hundred twelve times what other co

is weakness with chancellor merkel's bavarian allies the christian social union c.s.u. leading the way. on obvious knock me down about how it's a torn revealing with a party at the moment that cannot quite decide whether it really wants to go into government the self destructive social democrats. the chaos of their party is such that we have to worry about whether germany will after all get a stable government. you don't delve. lashing out at political opponents has a long tradition on what germans call political ash wednesday we often vitriolic rhetoric doesn't usually affect the mood between future coalition partners but this year it's all happening against a backdrop of political deadlock. and people all over the world are celebrating valentine's day today red roses and hearts our common symbols of love in san francisco special heart shaped valentine's are also helping with matchmaking in the animal kingdom. this. is valentine's day for the penguins at the california academy of sciences. well it's become a tradition that we will hand out some parts to the birds we us

we were just hearing from members of the c.s.u. that's the bavarian sister party of the jungle merkel's c.d.u. commenting on the negotiations nothing too substantial there yet nina what do you read of what we're seeing here today we've also had confirmation from the s.p.d. by the way they have a whatsapp group and they send updates on the coalition talks and actually a few minutes ago they posted a picture of the. major figures from the s.p.d. and saying we're very tired but well satisfied and we've got a deal and now they say they have to take it into the group of thirty five negotiators for the social democrats so i think we can talk about a fact that we do have a deal which now needs to go into the process of being approved by the entire party that's a big question of course being approved by the entire party you're saying that on the group they say there is a deal and they are satisfied. does that mean that there's the s.p.d. rank and file will sign off on it or you know i think to get those three ministries is a major success

and the leader of chancellor merkel's more conservative sister party the c.s.u. from the state of bavaria sounded more upbeat then earlier in the day listen it's good for. everyone has to get out of the trenches digging in our heels won't work anymore the moment of truth is upon us. but the wait goes on in the meantime the coalition partners in waiting are hashing out their differences over health care reform and labor laws hopes are high that this will be the last night of suspense and that a new grand coalition government is within sight or one of the many reporters waiting outside the c.d.u. headquarters here in berlin is our chief political correspondent with the crane good evening melinda it's almost time to say good morning it is so late on this tuesday into wednesday is there any movement behind you can we expect a deal before sunrise. there is movement behind me but not quite of the sort that you me and in fact a lot of the reporters who have been waiting here are packing up now and so are a number of the politicians the negotiations are going on in two d

alternative route to leave they can miss the moment in quite good moments with a quick one you know at c.s.u. one movement they let you have you can move it with them ben i was seated close to him before. but i thought my. seat was you must refuse you. again see and we can go home with you this evening is through the sea gives him time to say see you my hand. if you're not in the official what will you be a misstep. the trouble is had no choice but to brave the danger. stuck on the other side the truckers are fed up and now want to try them. you know your driver board but what has been said all said that that is a lot of yes but not so good if they don't i don't really like it it was a bus. went to hospital by for a little. bit yes i guess it's. been my mother who doesn't have a fruitless but the little bit of fun you know. when are you going to get to know about what is going through because for me i think you're going to bet on couple of the companies jumping and they have a way with i don't know if you're going to share this with much of that because it is the most big day or. the only on

and the c.s.u. coming out top i mean well the child's was a popularity the slide. well it certainly has decreased already ten percent since the german election back in september but of course it is a reality that one day she will no longer be germany's chancellor but at the moment there is this reoccurring question and this is a quite important one for her party as well and who is going to replace angola moco because right now there really is no feasible alternative so even if we don't see a deal coming out of these grand coalition talks in the next couple of days we're not suddenly going to see her disappear overnight so those talks continue into this weekend a do we expect to do well the posse is involved in these grand coalition talks have set a very loose deadline for sunday evening so we could theoretically see a deal as early as sunday night but there is a couple of buffer days and we can see them also going to the wire once again and if they want to reach this goal by east as we keep pairing from negotiators of the new government then the certainly going to

before cove there was no other way otherwise the coalition agreement would simply not come about says c.s.u. party leader horace d. who for yeah we would have accepted the finance ministry that was our first priority as we would have taken the foreign ministry we would have taken the ministry of social affairs but the s.p.d. insisted from the outset that it wanted those three ministries and without them they would not join the coalition because it's called many in the c.d.u. say the chancellor negotiated badly others simply call it a conservative social democrat coalition compromise. and it was we knew that the members of the social democrats they now have to approve this deal briefly what are the chances that they will say no well exactly that is the point that is the very big hurdle that implications they'll face because we're talking here of more than four hundred thousand s.p.d. members who have to give the green light to this coalition deal on this a lot of them especially among the youth wing of the social democrats are very skeptical about the prospect of another grand coalition so i

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c.s.u. union once a functioning state a state that's capable of acting in a reliable state part of being reliable is that the state handles the money of its citizens reasonably solid finances are the basis for this that the c.d.u. c.s.u. union will stick with its clear principle no new debt no tax increases the problem we're going to have our story talk convincing her party their conference this was it sort of stuff was a position talk you think of the other side of this potential coalition government a social democrat think you have to be frank thanks to the sort of work through at the polls we're told if you do everything there were three in the party vote coming next weekend from the social democrat thank you very much already tried to remove i want to have a huge issue i think people for young for younger people. basically i'm going to have you both talk to a group of three members are sure to be rooting for her government basically trying to be frank with you but i thought it was pretty

c.s.u. union wants a functioning state a state that's capable of acting in a reliable state part of being reliable is that the state handles the money of its citizens reasonably solid finances are the basis for this that the c.d.u. c.s.u. union will stick with its clear principle no new debt no tax increases the public going to the macroeconomic convincing her talking there in conference which was it's funny because i wasn't talking with the others was this potential coalition government thank you very much we have to be thankful to work through it's a place where coalition really think there were three in the party vote coming next week i'm from the social democrats and the microwave very thankful right for me i want to have a condition that people for young for younger people basically thinking that the iowa caucus. if you are going. through and we were ready for her to have a basic thank you thank you been a few. democrats but the point after which the far right right here and right now w

and the berrien c.s.u. it is not a bad area have fake elections this year so the c.s.u. has to see that they get some of their policies also in federal government for and also for america and tunnel a pony. them starts there raising their voice so she is criticized this well it's tough for both parties are you still seeing within these negotiations an internal fight in chancellor merkel c.d.u. for leadership. well i think in not really loudly maybe on the ground there's something happening that prominence that really weighs in their voices however in public everyone is still behind her back ok german voters been waiting for months for a for a government to be formed the elections were back in september german voters losing patience now they start to do however if we compare that with without a counterweight like belgium they say it's not a very long coalition negotiations also i mean the social democrats and the christian union just started to negotiate negotiate so actually the last coalition talks in two thousand and thirteen between the two parties half an even longer

c.s.u. . yes yes absolutely i would never be part of a government so what happens next well it all goes down to a vote by the s.p.d. membership that's four hundred sixty thousand people that will be casting a vote by mail so are expecting a result from that ballot over the next few weeks trying to drum up support for the deal we saw the negotiating team sending out a selfie out to a social democratic you know what's up chant saying they were tired but satisfied and encouraging their membership to get behind the vote it is going to be very tight though should the social democratic membership go vote yes well that means angela merkel will have to go ahead to form a new government and we could expect to see that in place by six months after the actual election in september if that is a no though from the social democrats then this whole deal well it all falls apart and all this negotiating has been for nothing and really the only option facing germany would be a brand new election. well if the ne

c.s.u. . yes yes absolutely i would never be part of a government. well elsewhere the christian social union angela merkel's sister party in bavaria their head horse often looks to be heading for the interior ministry it had been thought that mr z. hoffa would be retiring from politics but the sixty eight year old showing no sign of that as he heads into one of the main cabinet positions by the looks of it and i say by the looks of it because of this deal that's been hard fought now made out it could all fall apart it comes down to the membership of the social democrats four hundred sixty thousand members will be balloted to see if they want to go into this coalition that's a postal ballot it'll take a few weeks to collect all of the results and if that's a yes well we could see a new government headed by angela merkel in place here in germany by a step that would be six months after the general election if it's a no though well it's hard to see beyond the only other option being fresh elections here in germany long as elections ever peter all of the

compromise in order to secure a coalition deal even the leader of the cd used to variances to party the c.s.u. had nothing but praise for the s.p.d. and the agreement. least anyone who reads these one hundred seventy seven pages and i hope they will be widely read it will see what we are proposing is good for our country fall. and that's also what the s.p.d. is proclaiming the social democrats are getting two of the most important ministries finance and foreign affairs marchin schultz wants to become foreign minister he's given up the s.p.d. presidency to andrea knowledges it's been a tense day in berlin but the next decisive phase is now beginning the s.p.d. membership will be converging in a few days the results should be known march the fourth only then will it be clear whether there really will be a new grand coalition. you know about a month to go so what do we need to know before we get to march fourth to talk about that i'm joined here at the big table by our chief political correspondent melinda crane and in strasbourg france tonight at the european parliament our correspondent barbar

c.s.u. and the s.p.d. able to make a coalition agreement. this is about agreeing on a strong government for germany. that means a strong stable government for one of the world's most important industrialized nations. one of the fits all the international and domestic challenges well. let's bring in our political correspondent hans front he is at the conservative city you had quarters here in berlin where the coalition talks are ongoing so shall sounded fairly confident there but we have seen in past several deadlines now is this going to get done today. it looks pretty likely at the moment although the leaders that have been going into these talks both from the conservative and from the social democratic side have been saying that they expect an agreement to be hammered out today sometime during the course of the evening is what most of them say but they seem fairly confident that's despite the differences that still exist some agreement will be reached today and one has to say that both parties both sides involved in this have invested a lo

c.s.u. . yes yes absolutely i would never be part of a government so what happens next well it all goes down to a vote by the s.p.d. membership that's four hundred sixty thousand people that will be casting a vote by mail so are expecting a result from that ballot over the next few weeks trying to drum up support for the deal we saw the negotiating team sending a selfie out to a social democratic what's up chat saying they were tired but satisfied and encouraging their membership to get behind the vote it is going to be very tight. though should the social democratic membership go vote yes well that means i'm glimmer call will have to go ahead to form a new government and we could expect to see that seems place by six months after the actual election in september if that is a no though from the social democrats then this whole deal well it all falls apart and all this negotiating has been for nothing and really the only option facing germany would be a brand new election well even if that new