europe tags further cautious steps towards reopening corona virus infections on the decline in europe germany eases border comes controls with neighboring countries and italy announces it will allow travel to and from the country from early june also coming out india surpasses china in the number of confirmed corona virus cases there are now nearly 87000 infections in the country face comes as the government is set to announce whether to extend lockdown measurements. and bundesliga football kicks off again in about an hour from now about the players will have to adjust to stadiums without fans one of the big games will say dortmund take on shocker in their 1st match after the lockdown. i'm rebecca richards it's good to have you with us germany has taken another major step towards returning to normal say after months of coronavirus restrictions starting today germany is lifting it border controls with luxembourg it's also relaxing checks at its borders with austria france and switzerland or far they say that if they can keep the virus in check germans could resume free travel within the e.u. b

from berlin half a trillion europe germany and france joining forces still leave europe. crisis german chancellor angela merkel the french president proposing 500000000000 euro rescue fund for europe's battered economy germany. excellent credit rating to help borrowing money for the fun also coming up more criticism from the trump administration aimed at the world health organization white house officials say that allows the corona virus outbreak to become a global killer over $100.00 countries are now backing an investigation into health . and damage 1st weeks i'll ask. what she thinks. i'm off it's good to have you with us half a trillion euros to help europe weather the worst crisis in decades as german chancellor angela merkel and french president. have outlined a joint plan to speed europe's economic recovery from the pandemic now it calls for a rescue fund to boost hard hit sectors of the economy and in a 1st chancellor merkel has ended her long standing resistance to the e.u. raising joint debt to fund relief. it's wishful thinking to hope europe's economies could

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after a lockdown might get their moment in the sun with corona virus infections on decline in europe germany has begun easing border controls with neighboring countries which might be in much needed to europe stories of industry also coming up. football kicks off again today but the players will have to adjust to stadiums without fans and one of the big games will see dortmund take on shelf in their 1st match after the lockdown. michael o'connor it's good to have you with us germany has taken another major step towards returning to normal sea after months of coronavirus restrictions starting today germany is lifting border controls with luxembourg it's also relaxing checks with its border with austria france and switzerland authorities say that if they can keep the virus in check germans could resume free travel within the e.u. by mid june just in time for the summer holiday. correspondent busseron hard ease on the german austrian border in the town of kiefer's fault and from where he joins me now boston it's good to see you again and it's clearly a big day where you are the border between g

after a lockdown might get their moment in the sun with corona virus infections on decline in europe germany has begun easing border controls with neighboring countries the move is good news for europe's tourism industry which took a major hit during the pandemic also coming up. this league of football kicks off again today but the players will have to adjust to stadiums without fans and one of the big games will see dortmund take on shelf in their 1st match after the lockdown . a michael okuda it's good to see you with us germany has taken another major step towards normality after months of coronavirus restrictions this weekend border control says some of germany's neighbors are being eased this includes a luxembourg france austria and switzerland the goal is to resume free travel within the e.u. by mid june just in time for some holiday but it all still very much depends on keeping the virus in check the endless speeches of france and the majestic mountains of austria in any normal summer german tourists love to head for these and many other european beauty spots. but because of the coron

ok but if this proposal is just coming from france and germany of course or many other countries in europe and you're talking about an international approach why the franco german initiative i'm terry you're pointing to a very important issue because in the past when germany and france have presented proposals other countries have sometimes reacted with skepticism or with criticism particularly because it is seen as something that has to be tackled at a european level in particular when we talk about germany and france we have to talk about the treaty of a few months ago there in 2019 that was signed between both countries to enhance cooperation to bring proposals together to the table on a wide variety of issues and this also a response to that initiative that france and germany want to go step by step when it comes to tackling some of those big issues that's also not forget terry that when it comes to the european recovery in the coronavirus sunday meet germany and france have not seen eye to eye all day long keyword here the corona poems francois something very different that one german

a week later on may the 8th came germany's unconditional surrender the 2nd world war was over europe liberated from the yoke of fascism. and young is covering the anniversary for a search simon how is this day being remembered in germany. well terri the 8th of may is referred to in germany at 2 as the day of liberation and this year for the 1st time it's been declared a bank holiday here in berlin so the official ceremonies will get underway at 10 o'clock this morning with an e.q. medical church service in the cathedral and then at 12 noon they'll be a wreath laying at the noise that's a building which is germany's central memorial for the victims of war and to shape and reads will be laid by the president the chancellor and the presidents of the bundestag in the bundesrat the chambers of parliament as well as germany's highest court the constitutional court and after that we'll have a speech from federal president. so this is a solemn ceremony but somewhat pared down from what was originally planned the coronavirus pandemic is forcing many countries to scale back world war 2 commemor

welfare association will show that most of the puppies export it illegally from eastern europe are taken to germany the main country of origin for the smugglers is romania they are the dog smugglers employ another scam they smuggle stray dogs instead of pedigree canines to germany and often through dubious animal welfare organizations or private individuals good to guess what it may sound improbable can you make money with stray dogs hundreds of thousands live in the streets i can collect them from there or from animal shelters they even get them for free in germany they'd have to pay a token charge they sell the. here and cash in big on people's compassion. animal welfare arrests estimate that europe's illegal dog trade now brings in billions of euros almost as much as the narcotics trade course that is not always going to us that some of those guns on the foreign animal protection agencies are very different from anyone acting against them or exposing their illegal doings as persecuted stalked and slandered from them so people know the smugglers will bring a mountain of trouble down on that. roma

so from a 945 europe was liberated when nazi germany surrendered to the allied forces after 6 years world war 2 was over in europe it left more than 30000000 dead here including 6000000 jews killed by the nazis today europe and with it germany remembers a day of liberation but that was not always the case until a few years ago many germans of the war generation remembered a day of defeat and shame europe remembers the end of world war 2 how the alpha's in berlin and this is the day. people fighting assad from unfair liberation of 1945 was imposed from outside it had to come from outside this country had descended too far into the evil the guilt that it had brought upon itself. but we too played a part in the liberation army in our internet liberation because this did not take place on a single day rather it was a long and painful process. and long. after vick. also on the day new hope in the race to develop a coronavirus vaccine can a tried and tested vaccine against tuberculosis also ward off covert 19 researchers and south africa believe yes it could. remember of a spreadsheet. or. 2 of

75 years ago on the 8th of may 1945 europe was liberated when nazi germany surrendered to the allied forces after 6 years world war 2 was over in europe it left more than 30000000 dead here including 6000000 jews killed by the nazis today europe and with it germany remembers a day of liberation but that was not always the case until a few years ago many germans of the war generation remembered a day of defeat and shame europe remembers the end of world war 2 in berlin and this is the day. people fighting the assad family feel liberation of 1945 was imposed from outside it had to come from outside this country had descended too far into the evil the guilt that it brought upon itself. but we too played a part in the liberation and in our internal liberation this did not take place on a single day rather it was a long and painful process. and long on mats after vick. also on the day new hope in the race to develop a corona virus vaccine can a tried and tested vaccine against tuberculosis also ward off covert 19 researchers and south africa believe yes it could. remember of a spreadsheet.

the end of world war 2 in europe 75 years ago today germany surrendered to the allies bringing an end to 6 years of war in europe commemorations took place here in the german capital berlin and across europe as well but they've been on a rather low level due to the coronavirus restrictions in place in many countries germany's most senior politicians gathered at the memorial to the victims of war and dictatorship in central berlin to mark the day they laid to the victims of war and stood in silence as a trumpet player. germany's head of state president frank. urged germans to see maybe 8 as a day of gratitude because it freed germany from the terror of the nazis and brought peace to europe let's listen in for. why didn't mislead me and said today we need to liberate ourselves to liberate from the temptation of a new nationalism from the fascination of the all for a theory and from distrust isolation and hostility between nations from hate and education from xenophobia and the contempt of democracy. to all words of warning and a reminder for continued caution there from germany's presid

europe takes a further cautious steps towards reopening corona virus infections on the decline in europe germany eases border controls with neighboring countries and italy allowance and not as it will allow travel to and from the country from early june also coming up this league of football kicks off again today about the players will have to adjust to stadiums without fans one of the big games will see dortmund take on shelter in their 1st match after the lockdown.

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tags further cautious steps towards reopening with corona virus infections on the decline in europe germany eases border controls with neighboring countries and italy announces it will allow travel to and from the country from early june also coming out india supposes china in the number of confirmed corona virus cases there are now nearly 87000 infections in the country face comes as the government is set to announce whether to extend lockdown measures .

this is news coming to you live from berlin commemorating the end of the 2nd world war in europe germany speak asian here in berlin but events are scaled back because of the coronavirus crisis also coming up they have one of the strictest law downs in europe but now france is preparing to ease restrictions from monday we hear from people angry at the way the government has handled the pandemic. the coronavirus triggers the sharpest fall in german exports in 13 years. and violent men are using coronavirus curfews to step up 3rd tax against their wives and children now one group in lebanon is stepping up its campaign to help the victims. hello i'm terry martin welcome to the program countries across europe are marking 75 years since the end of world war 2 may 8th 1945 is when allied forces accepted nazi germany's unconditional surrender because of the coronavirus pandemic many commemoration events have been scaled back or moved online in berlin people have been paying their respects at one of the city's soviet war. morial site city has declared a one all public holiday in honor of the anni

europe. we always look at germany because it does have big implications for the rest of europe, and it is true that you are seeing an economic hit. this is not good for german industries, and probably not going to be good for exports. at the same time, we are going to see the fallout into q2 because the lockdown was already in place, and the easing of the lockdown is being done very gradually in europe, precisely because the government's here are worried that we could see round two of coronavirus, and that could be even more detriment to the economy. but when you compare germany to the italian contraction, to the french, the spanish, those declines were in the region of four to 6% viviana: as a compare -- of 4% to 6%, so as a comparison, germany is doing better. the french lockdown was not as severe as germany, and also came out later. the were able to keep economy going for longer. vonnie: finance ministers our meeting as we speak. what can they come up with? what do we anticipate they might say? maria: we are still waiting for the big stimulus package that they have not really been able to t

of that top story story we're following for you with corona virus infections on the decline in europe germany has begun easing border controls with neighboring countries the move is good news for europe's tourism industry which took a major hit during the pandemic. is data i'm going to use more headlines at the top of the hour in the meantime check out our web site www dot com i'm rebecca has in that in thanks very much want to. stand for. the language courses. video. any time any. w. . to northwestern pakistan claims to be afghan border the people are struggling to preserve their centuries old culture. once they inhabited large portions of the hindu kush deep into today's afghanistan. surveys are only around 4000 commercial left to live with 3 picturesque values in the pakistani province of harbor apart from kwara. freezing in uncertain future. and predominantly muslim pakistan the survival of their traditions hugs in the bombs. thank you. until recently the valleys where the kalash live were so inaccessible that they were effectively cut off from the outside world. now where bobby dirt road

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this is news coming to you live from commemorating the end of the 2nd world war in europe germany speak asian here in berlin events are scaled back because of the coronavirus crisis also coming up they have one of the strictest lockdowns in europe but now france is preparing to ease restrictions from monday we hear from people angry at the way the government has handled the pandemic. triggers the sharpest fall in german exports spins.

after a lockdown might get their moment in the shot but corona virus infections on decline in europe germanyhas begun easing border controls with neighboring countries which might be in too much needed in europe stories of industry also coming up. kicks off again today but the players will have to adjust to stadiums without fans and one of the big games will see dortmund take on in their 1st match .

after weeks of boredom for football fans, top—flight action has returned in europe. germany. games were played in front of empty stadiums with strict hygiene protocols put in place. players used several changing rooms, while celebrations were modest. other european countries will be watching closely to see if things go smoothly. the bundesliga had been mothballed for two months. at the time of its suspension, bayern munich were leading the division. resuming the english premier league has been fraught with disagreement. particularly over the idea of neutral stadiums and whether relegation should be abolished. a resumption next month seems likely, though. spain's la liga could also restart next month. league officials are waiting for guidance from the government. italy's top flight, serie a, was suspended withjuventus leading by a single point. clubs have agreed they want the league to resume on the 13th ofjune. joining me is lutz pfannenstiel, sporting director of fortuna dusseldorf. so, mr pfannensteil, how did your team do today? no goals to cheer on, unfortunately, but ca

latin america are a breeding ground for the coronavirus we have heard similar warnings here in europe germany has prevented outbreaks in its prisons by releasing prisoners up to 1000 inmates have gone free my colleague and reporter as if has been speaking with prisoners however who paint a very different picture of what is going on behind bars i mean what are they been telling. centrally that the measures put in place to protect them by state governments in germany are not being implemented that staff are still coming in going sometimes not wearing face masks not keeping their distance from prisoners getting very close to them also the prisoners themselves are not keeping socially distance that they're still eating lunch in groups i spoke to several prisoners at luton say here in berlin who said this they're very concerned i spoke to one prisoner 44 years old christiane if he is part of a high risk group so you has diabetes he has heart problems and high blood pressure and he doesn't feel that the prison is protecting him and he fears for his life so let's take a listen to what he said. i wis

holidays have to lock down might get their moment in the sun with infections on the decline in europe germany plans to loosen border controls with neighboring countries the move is good news for an industry which took a major hit during the pandemic also coming up.

stronger response perhaps even issue sanctions what about what you expect from europe we've until now seen the e.u. germany pretty reluctant to issue any thing beyond a statement of concern so what are you expecting to see from europe. we urge not only united states but also for me just her and the european union they could take a stronger send all close it be no tomorrow on friday the foreign minister of different country a group in unit would discuss on the national security level in the home call and states got home call with political and economic freedom is on only a matter for hong kong is false i meant of full of western world and also full of what he does to care about how china expanding its shop how interest and co-optation around the world right activist joshua wang a leader of the pro-democracy movement in hong kong thank you very much for joining us ok let's get some more perspective on the story now we have omitted new report with us from germany's green party he's a party spokesperson on foreign affairs and sits on the committee on foreign affairs in parliament this a new report thank you fo

the political side remember that germany does not exist in a vacuum it exists in a major european bloc and the health of that block is really going to determine europe's future germany's future and that is going to be the next big struggle is the solidarity of questions like helping italy helping other nations who are starting to wobble under the intense amount of borrowing they're going to have to do that's really going to determine perhaps the german economy in the future just as much as factories are doing stephen because they with they do believe business thank you. in hong kong pro-democracy protests to has been for years off the pleading guilty to rioting during last year's wrist the protests broke out of concerns about increasing control of the territory by mainland china a long anticipated report released on the flop on friday cleared hong kong police of any wrongdoing during the turmoil. for these protestors. is a hero. stay strong they shout as he is taken away in a van to serve a 4 year prison sentence cin was the 1st pro-democracy protesters to plead guilty to charges of rioting nearly $600.00 more face the same charges. the violence of ho

europe with the recovery plan announced yesterday. obviously, this is going to come to get agreed upon, but the direction of travel is clear, and the signal for merkel for germany, the leader of europe going forward towards a fiscal union, is really important. we could see some rating there. also, people should start paying attention to japan. fiscal stimulus coming out of japan right now, and if we are looking at monetary and fiscal combination and the power that can create for an economy, we are not finally getting it from japan. we've had on the monetary side, but this strong on the fiscal side. so deep value opportunities there to pick up. lisa: i want to pick up on the eu fiscal response we saw proposed. still facing some resistance probably from the frugal four. you write that the distributions skewed tor europe are the upside. how do you see that the current plan proposed will get past and bleed into the region? evan: in terms of distribution of risk, i was concerned about europe when that german court ruled against the ecb. i thick it scared merkel, too, and that is why we are seeing this change on the fiscal side. but i think where it is not so .uch pr

football fans across europe are tuning in to germany's top league this weekend the bundesliga is the 1st professional league on the continent to resume matches following the krona virus lock down clubs across europe have warned that they're on the brink without the revenues associated with playing and that's putting all eyes on this weekend's games. since mid march germany's football stadiums have fallen silent now the bundesliga aims to emerge from its coronavirus brick with so-called closed door matches without funds and under strict hygiene rules the idea to get back out on the pitch as soon as possible. gets anyone who rejects close door matches needn't wreck their brains about whether the league will have 18 or 20 professional clubs playing in the future because in that case there won't be 20 professional clubs left sneaky it's not only a make or break issue for the german league the other big european leagues are also deliberating how to emerge from a lock down. the english premier league is the biggest money maker in european football followed by the bunde

on the political side remember that germany does not exist in a vacuum exists in a major european bloc and the health of that block is really going to determine europe's future germany's future and that is going to be the next big struggle is the solidarity of questions like helping italy helping other nations who are starting to wobble under the intense amount of borrowing they're going to have to do that's really going to determine perhaps the german economy in the future just as much as factories are doing stephen bids they with they do believe business thank you. now let's take a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world. the latest round of talks on the ucas post breaks that relationship with the e.u. have ended in style much just weeks ahead of a key summit the in news chief negotiator michel down here said he was no longer optimistic that a new trade deal would be agreed before the end of the transition period on december 31st. hong kong protest has been jailed for 4 years as the 1st and only person to play guilty to rioting during last year's unrest protests broke out of concerns about reduced autonomy from mainland c

it is not alone any longer and that never alone again must become a message for germany also in its dealings with europe ensuring that the european union cannot only survive but thrive and he called it a day of liberation and that's how it's seen here in germany do germans perceive it that way they do actually d.w. has done a survey just in this week that builds on surveys that have been taken in the past and shows an ongoing support over 30 quarters of germans over 75 percent saying they do see it as a day of liberation for the country as a whole only 7 percent said for them it's a day of capitulation or defeat but interestingly enough if you break it down on political lines you see that 30 percent of those who say they have right wing political sympathies do in fact see it as a day of defeat and that is a sentiment which right wing political leaders have absolutely instrumental eyes and capitalized on even in this week in discussions about this very holiday not all the way all the more important as we heard from the german president to carry this day on in public memory our chief political corresponde

here in europe france and germany have announced a half a trillion dollar plan to help the e.u. weather the worst crisis in decades the proposal calls for a rescue fund to boost the sectors of the economy hit hardest by coronavirus lockdowns it's an about face for german chancellor angela merkel 4 weeks germany have resisted the idea of collective e.u. debt to absorb the pandemics economic shock. it's wishful thinking to help europe's economies could bounce back as easily as these provisions after months under lockdown even before the e.u. commission presented a package berlin and paris a rushing through a joint initiative for economic recovery in a bid to put this crippling face behind them. in a joint news conference with the french president chancellor angela merkel stressed the coronavirus pandemic is in danger in european unity. most that is why the fund has to help ensure that all countries in europe can react appropriately but. this requires an extraordinary one off effort which france and germany are ready to undertake but i said that if this is the result of bilateral w

a week later on may the 8th came germany's unconditional surrender the 2nd world war was over europe liberated from the yoke of fascism. for more joy. a history professor pre-university professor thank you for joining us now 75 years after after the thank you after the defeat of nazi germany is the significance of the 2nd world war beginning to fade from public consciousness. i don't think so because i mean it was. a. very important event in european and world history the. 145. lead to new memories it had a as ever lasting impact on politics you can understand present day politics without knowing anything about the 8th of may 9045 so it has been a major up to date and continues to be a major turning point which as i mentioned has had a last thing impact on history as well as memories experiences and politics. germany now has a poor right party in parliament the a.f.d. its leaders express ambivalence about nazi germany's defeat in the war with one recently lamenting quote the loss of huge parts of germany and the loss of the possibility to shape its future what do you make of that. wel

half a trillion euros germany and france joined forces and funds to lead europe out of the coronavirus crisis. president. proposed a 500000000000 euro rescue falling for europe's battered economy and germany is reportedly offering its excellent credit rating to help. for the fall also coming up tonight more criticism from the trump administration aimed at the world health organization white house officials say the w.h.o. a well the coronavirus out of control. over 100 countries are now backing an inquiry into how the organization handled the we'll talk with a doctor from the. good to have you with us we now have a 1st cost projection for rescuing europe's economy from the pandemic half a trillion. german chancellor angela merkel and french president. have outlined a joint plan to speed europe's economic recovery it will be a rescue fund to boost hard hit sectors of the economy and in a 1st chance or men. work with her longstanding resistance to the e.u. raising joint debt to fund recovery efforts here's more now from merkel and micron as they were detailing their proposal earlier today