has been languishing more than a 1000000 eastern germans are out of work. western germany still dominates the economy not a single listed corporation is based in the east. in 2015 the refugee crisis brings feelings of discontent in the east to critical matters. increasingly migrants are seen as competitors for both jobs and social benefits. 2000000000 euros of investment are helping the east to catch up with the rest but at around 70 percent unemployment is still above the average in the west far eastern germans 2nd class citizens. let me put that question to michel there are eastern german 2nd class citizens a question that masses when individuals go into a polling booth is whether they feel that they are 2nd class citizens and saxony is the economically most successful eastern state and that's where the a if t. is likely to come out and potentially strongest policy that's where the c.d.u. is now they're about there's a margin of 56 percent seaview is ahead they're getting a bit more relaxed about it but whether there's a real race between i'm going to michael see do you

has been languishing more than a 1000000 eastern germans are out of work. western germany still dominates the economy not a single tax listed corporation is based in the east. germany 15 the refugee crisis brings feelings of discontent in the east to critical matters. increasingly migrants are seen as competitors for both jobs and social benefits. 2000000000 euros of investment are helping the east to catch up with the west but at around 70 percent unemployment is still above the average in the west are eastern germans 2nd class citizens. without question to michelle or are eastern german 2nd class citizens the question that ma says when individuals go into a polling booth is whether they feel they are 2nd class citizens and saxony is the economically most successful eastern state and bats with the a if t. is likely to come out potentially as the strongest policy that's where the c.d.u. is now they're about there's a margin of 56 percent said you was ahead they're getting a bit more relaxed about it but what is a real race between going to michael c. do you posse region on

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here in eastern germany we've always had a head start on the russian market trusted us and relations generally were good the chemistry between supply and customer was good and we've benefited from that in the past it really helped us but unfortunately it's no longer working for us. geopolitics got in the way the ukraine revolution russia's annexation of crimea and the war in eastern ukraine. the european union responded by imposing economic sanctions on russia including a ban on the export of military goods a major problem for the german cleaning machine company the sonic. machines in all our machines have dual use capability that means they can be used for peaceful purposes but they can also be used for military purposes that's the problem with our equipment. so the company has foregone business with russia worth 300000 euros it's also frustrating 50 sonic's export agent. we're being replaced by suppliers from other countries especially china taiwan south korea and japan we've been to russia many times and we see they're still getting machines we're clearly being replaced by. russia

night falls hong kong police ratchet up their response also coming up voters go to the polls in eastern germany states on sunday or right away you have already expected to make big gains with freeview the elections exposing germany's east west the but. i'm calling asman welcome to the program we begin in hong kong where thousands of protesters have gathered for the 13th straight weekend defying a ban by authorities action on the streets and testified on saturday demonstrators setting fires and police responding with a new tactic a water cannon designed to mark those who took part so these clashes taking place on a symbolic date 5 years ago today mainland china said no to open elections in hong kong. after 13 weeks of mass demonstrations the crackdown takes on a doctor's shade for the 1st time police fired water cannons loaded with blue dye staining frontline protesters and promising to prosecute them both already. he said want hong kong residents not to participate in the ban demonstrations thousands defied them. for much of the purpose of hitting the streets today is to tell the government you

this engineering company in eastern germany makes ultrasonic cleaning machines there in demand worldwide good business for the manufacturer and its export agent for decades the export agent has had close trading ties with russia. here in eastern germany we've always had a head start on the russian market they trusted us and relations generally were good the chemistry between supply and customer was good and we benefited from that in the past it really helped us but unfortunately it's no longer working for us. geopolitics got in the way the ukraine revolution russia's annexation of crimea and the war in eastern ukraine. the european union responded by imposing economic sanctions on russia including a ban on the export of military goods a major problem for the german cleaning machine company the sonic. machines in all our machines have dual use capability that means they can be used for peaceful purposes but they can also be used for military purposes that's the problem with our equipment. so the company has foregone business with russia worth 300000 euros it's also frustrating if it is so

nick kids lives in kenya it's the city which has come to symbolize the rise of the far right in eastern germany the demonstrations took place a year ago now people in kenya it's an across the german state of saxony are going to the polls to elect a new state parliament moment i still haven't decided who to vote for in the parliamentary elections. it may be a state election but it's attracting interest across germany the right wing populist a.f.d. party hopes to come out the big winner saxony must decide which direction it plans to take and so does nick at c.s.k. . nick has been doing martial arts since he was 8 years old he specialized in m.m.a. all mixed martial arts. colorful martial arts has probably contributed greatly to my self-image it's given me a lot of self-confidence in dicey situations where you're inclined to panic or the adrenaline starts pumping. the panic or should i that doesn't happen so much now because i just know the situation better is it can't. we can't see ascii is 28 years old 5 years ago he opened his own martial arts studio he knows the german m.m.a. scene well and he

4000000 people live there and it's also the region with eastern germany strongest economy the big employers are the car industry and the area around the state capital dresden also attracts multiple technology companies but for right violence is a problem in saxony incidents rose nearly 50 percent between 20172018 our correspondent kate brady is on the scene and sent us this report. last stop on the campaign trail for germany's big tent parties in saxony and dressed in the social democrats and unlike say the conservative c.d.u. both currently in a coalition governing saxony but that could be about to change both the c.d.u. and the s.p.d. are expected to suffer significant losses s.p.d. lead candidate martin do attributes the losses to the upheaval in german society especially since the 2 geminis united in 1993 american. on-call we're seeing a different kind of division in this country it's no longer between poor and rich east and west men and women. there are other divisions emerging between fear and assurance hatred and trust between those at the top and those down below which

the high hopes of the greens prove that the political battle in eastern germany is not simply about therise of the far right it's also about who might replace uncle americal as have political era rules to a close you know sports can seem very political even when it's not supposed to be just the members of one of saxon these local football clubs honestly can seem are being life is campaigning using its own banners calling for tolerance and harmony and it's stadiums and in society now the club says it is not endorsing any party or candidate but its message is designed to stay with voters especially on election day. party election posters have been filling up the streets of saxony for weeks the far right a.f.p. are expected to do well in sunday's election. but some of the plaque cards look slightly out of place they're not from a political party but from blues legal football club. posters featuring the coach and star players have been plastered around like beyond proudly declaring the club's drive for diversity and openness it's nothing to do with party politics they say these are just bas

as he was for the ocean has done in germany and especially in the eastern regions of germany they're definitely recognizing that they are the 1st to reckon with some polls suggest that might become the strongest force in the bronze and work in saxony elections the next sunday but on the other side they have to party the. party has definitely ruled out going into a coalition with them working with them and instead have said they would rather close race with other posses against them but of course even if they would find minority governments if the tenets if for those of would become the strongest possible in saxony which would be the 1st 1st in germany instructs even then they would of course have to reckon with that having a far right party being the strongest posse in the german state parliament in this comes at a time when these large centrist parties in germany but also across the west are emerging members here in germany the christian democrats the social democrats they're getting smaller they're losing members what's behind it well some people think it's particularly in the east

cameras into eastern germany my friends took over the secret police and climbed the leipzig church how about 5 of the army had taken up positions in the side streets backed up by tanks east germany was on the verge of civil war. and i was open base in greece some reason we were pushed to the front off to the front row. that hadn't been our plan. so begin the them lot you know when the protest march started we linked ours as we had seen people do in the movies. we thought that's just what you do but after a while we realized that the police and the army were not intervening they just let us march. last and the news of the next day footage shot by roland's friends ended up on the west german news it became obvious east germany's days were numbered. and i don't know let's work back from reporting from leipsic protests just didn't know foreign reporters could capture this footage 70000 took to the streets and. one of the 1st east german leaders to fall was head of the secret police the. from his headquarters he had overseen a vast informers network never would he have imagined that his off

of the high hopes of the greens prove that the political battle in eastern germany is not simply aboutthe rise of the far right it's also about who might replace uncle america as her political era draws to a close. and to talk about these bellwether german elections we're here with political correspondent manual shay's good morning to you emmanuel could this weekend state elections be a window into germany's political future a reorientation of voters away from the traditional parties and and toward the greens on one hand and the f.t. on the other well let me give you some figures. the a.v. holds 21 percent of the voting attention and 25 percent in the states of sex and what what that means is that. could become the 1st party in the region followed by to see due to conservatives and the social democrats so we end this idiot a conservative and in saxony day of the would be set to become the 2nd in those elections now the greens. in the 5th place in banda vogue and into 4th place in saxony what that shows is that there's a cli loss of trust from the voters to was traditional party and tha

scene well and he says it's closely connected to the neo nazi scene especially in eastern germany. help i'm sure the worst case i've experienced was at a competition and where people always booed the foreigners during the finals the crowd chanted who nara short for the right wing group hooligans nazis racists. this video is an ad for the well known right wing m.m.a. event camp dinny balloon or fund of the need loons it's an annual meeting for right wing extremists in saxony disguised as a sporting event nick and his friend david know all about fight of the need looms which right wing parties use to attract new voters. the blame of the trouble is it's a recognised and consciously public right wing event they're not stupid they promote it like a normal and a finds them but what doesn't belong to the sport is the showing of symbols that are. playing for them who are. the hang of the show and they hang up flags which really belong to the right wing scene. the problem is here and the problem is they mix their politics with the martial arts. the politicians make appearances and try to ma

smuggled cameras into eastern germany my friends took over the secret police and climbed unlike the church tower of bit of the army had taken up positions in the side streets backed up by tanks of east germany was on the verge of civil war it was i was open base and grow some reasonably reports to the front off to the front row. that hadn't been our plan. so begin that them lot you know when the protest march started we linked ours as we had seen people do in the movies. we thought that's just what you do but after a while we realized that the police and the army were not intervening they just let us march. the. news to us the next day footage shot by roland's friends ended up on the west german news it became obvious east germany's days were numbered. and i don't know less well from reporting from leipsic protesters didn't know foreign reporters could capture this footage 70000 took to the streets and. one of the 1st east german leaders to fall was head of the secret police that. from his headquarters he had overseen a vast informers network never would he have imagined that his office wo

country is united but there are still many issues in which you can actually see that eastern germany is still as far along as western germany. in regards to economical status financial security all of these things and obviously also politically the f.t. is much stronger in these in these states than it is in western western states but i have to say i don't agree with you on that it would be a catastrophe for democracy if the left party and the city you went into a coalesce in the book i think it's actually quite interesting. contest trees for democracy if not interesting if they're just reason on the list. what you needed new york receive is is. a balance between right and left and and if you have the seed you really forming a coalition with what used to be the communist governmental body in east germany just to prevent. to avoid going into a coalition with the d. then i think democracy really is being stretched to them its head and it. interesting though it might be to see it's within its head that's not something something i'd like it would also be hypocritical because quite frankl

over the high hopes of the greens prove that the political battle in eastern germany is not simply aboutthe rise of the far right it's also about who might replace uncle americal as her political era draws to a close. the survival of asian big caps high on the agenda at the city's wildlife conference taking place right now in geneva one of the world's rarest big cats is the persian leopard now there are just about a 1000 of them left but now a new nature reserve is being planned in northern iraq to help repopulate the species. summer temperatures can exceed 40 degrees celsius and kind of in the kurdistan region of iraq. that's why biologist and her colleague cut a shout out like to get an early start. they're looking for traces of the biggest predator here. that's considered the spirits of. the developer the flagship species so it's very important it's on top predators so it's on top of the food chain. the passion that is virtually invisible. people who live in the mountains of kind of. the very few have ever seen it. even hunted who's been working and doing research here for years now h

of the high hopes of the greens prove that the political battle in eastern germany is not simply about the rise of the far right it's also about who might replace uncle america as her political era draws to a close. and our political correspondent is with us for more on this story hi emma what do you think these state elections tell us about the german political landscape well it definitely shows us that there's a shift of the voters away from the traditional parties and towards parties like the greens on the one hand and the of the on the other hand now the far right party or the could become the 1st party who is around 21 percent of the voting intentions and it's actually death goes up to 25 percent which means percent which means that if you could become the 2nd political force in the region now do greens affair into 5th place in the book and in the force base in saxony what does that mean even means that's a devote his trust has shifted indeed and those changes could be beneficial for both parties but a bit of so for the greens and even perhaps even more so for the greens because t

of the high hopes of the greens prove that the political battle in eastern germany is not simply about the rise of the far right it's also about who might replace angle america as her political era draws to a close. well now with those elections in saxony this weekend one of the local football clubs has also gotten into the campaigning when this legal team rb leipzig have chosen this time to put their own batters calling for tolerance and harmony in say the ems and in society but the club which is backed by energy drinks giant red bull insists that they have no political motives. party election posters have been filling up the streets of saxony for weeks the far right a.f.p. are expected to do well in sunday's election. but some of the placards looks slightly out of place they're not from a political party but from his legal football club. posters featuring the coach and star players have been plastered around like beyond proudly declaring the club's drive for diversity and openness it's nothing to do with party politics they say these are just basic principles. but it's not about part

compared to just 5.7 percent in the last election now those numbers could transform the greens in eastern germanyrom a fringe party to a force to be reckoned with green momentum as they're calling it the co-leader of the greens here in germany is even being talked about as a possible future german chancellor his name is robert havoc the w.'s chief political editor called up with him on the campaign trail. this man cycling through small town saxony could well be on his way to succeed angela merkel as germany's next chancellor in recent months but harvick has taken his green party to new heights in the opinion polls they are expected to double their share of the vote in next sunday's regional elections in the eastern states of brandenburg and saxony a development that raises big questions about bigger ambitions. to my walking through the countryside here with the future chancellor of germany. but most of all you are walking next to a party leader who is campaigning in section of the brandenburg together with his colleagues at the beginning of the year everyone said sure you have a good opinion poll

scene well and he says it's closely connected to the neo nazi saying especially in eastern germany. help i'm sure the worst case i've experienced was at a competition in soko where people always booed the foreigners during the finals the crowd chanted who rock short for the right wing group hooligans nazis racists. this video is an ad for the well known right wing m.m.a. event camp dinny blowen or fun of the needles it's an annual meeting for right wing extremists in saxony disguised as a sporting event nick and his friend target know all about fighting the need which right wing parties use to attract new voters. blame of the trouble is it's a recognised and consciously public right wing event they're not stupid they promote it like a normal and a fight but what doesn't belong to the sport is the showing of symbols. of playing for example in. the hangar that they hang up flags which really belong to the right wing scene. the problem is when the problem is they mix their politics with the martial arts. that's the tala titian's make appearances and try to manipulate people the mention

but 1st 2 states in eastern germany are gearing up for elections this weekend that could see a far right party make big gains the alternative for germany or if he is leading opinion polls in the state of brand bergner berlin and is running a close 2nd in the bring saxony w. traveled to the city of chemist's in saxony is the scene of a far right rioting following the killing of a german man by an asylum seeker there last year. election campaigns are in full swing encampments there his party's are hoping to win over undecided voters people like nick kids hirschi he's 28 years old a sports trainer and a martial arts enthusiastic. moment haven't decided yet which party will vote for in the regional elections. with their anti immigrant slogans the right wing populist party is gaining popularity. nick wants to hear what candidates have to say. when a nuke in my name is nick i was born here and was raised here what are the 3 main things that the f.t. wants for kim that's of the it's there for kim it's a little. bit the problem with migrants in this city is clear you hear it from everybody. and

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you're up to date now on d w news stay tuned for reporter profiling a mexican volunteer worker in eastern germany omarion evans dean from me and the entire team here in berlin thanks for watching. i'm scared that my work that's hard and in the end is a me you're not allowed to stay here anymore we will send you back. are you familiar with this. with the smugglers would lie and say. what's your story ready. i'm a woman i was a women especially in victims of violence. take part and send us your story we are trying in all ways to understand this new culture. you are not a visitor another guest you want to become a citizen. in for migrants your platform for reliable information. i'm doing something social and i'm very proud of it. i mean this really is from mexico which is poor now he's living in germany which is rich he's volunteering at an addiction treatment center in lafitte. that the german government's volunteer exchange program made it possible. yeah. shirt which means a print here is one of the 1st german words that moore says learns he'll be spending the next 18 months working in this kitche

many east germans feel they are not treated equally and he says it was recognized too late that eastern germany has a problem with right wing extremism and xenophobia. to use its use of this for that 1st we chanted we are the people and for. them we are one people ok which is still acceptable but when this change into the belief that foreigners should leave germany something definitely went wrong. ok. liberal in wall came down 30 years ago but to this day the country still isn't truly united that will take more than one generation. and we go to croatia in our wealth or of his or being accused of turning a blind eye to so-called push backs of migrants and asylum seekers trying to get into the country from neighboring bosnia and there's growing evidence that people who do manage to cross the border of places like velika credit simply being dumped back in bosnia often violently all of which is illegal for an e.u. member state so to find out more we're joined currently no group lawyer who works for a refugee support group. kaleena who provides assistance for refugees she's just arrived in could do

kids lives in kenya it's the city which has come to symbolize the rise of the far right in eastern germany the demonstrations took place a year ago now people in chemists and across the german state of saxony are going to the polls to elect a new state parliament moment i still haven't decided who to vote for in the parliamentary elections. it may be a state election but it's attracting interest across germany the right wing populist a.f.d. party hoax.

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