opposition in germany is growing too. the christian socialists complain about what they call a state of lawlessness. can the chancellor survive this challenge or is this the end of the merkel era in coming to you from berlin, "quadriga," the international debate. your host this week, peter craven. peter: a warm welcome indeed. coming to you from the heart of the german capital. this week it's all about the german chancellor, angela merkel, she has her back against the wall, many people are saying she's more isolated than ever before , in germany and in europe as well. that's the reason why the question we're asking this week is, is it the end of the merkel era. to answer that question, i have three excellent guests with me in the studio, let me introduce to you, beginning with alan posener, a regular commentator "die e berlin-based daily welt." he says merkel is paying the bill for her arrogance. a warm welcome also to constanze stelzenmuller who normally works out of washington where she's an expert on foreign and securi

at the moment is the alternative for germany. the party organizes demonstrations to which thousands of people come every week. in this course, in the society muslims are kind of a threat of potential threat and so it's very easy for right wing pop last partie populace parties or right wing populace movement to say we have to guard against this threat. >> protesting against islam and chancellor merkel's refugee policy. this dresden group was started by a party, called pegida, patriotic germans against the islamization of the west. joakim sniertd im schneider is a 62-year-old unemployed engineer, living alone surrounded by hundreds of antiques and dozens of clocks. he says he has been out of work for almost a decade. it's what he reads about islam and right wing literate that scares him the most. >> the right of right wing populaces or parties we see at the moment is a great threat to the german society and to german democracy. these demonstrators who are calling all politician he who are not exactly doing what they want traitors o

there has been since reunification in germany an intellectual movement that wants germany to be something other than a western democracy. and these are intellectuals mostly by the way from the west, eople like -- you can name names. they have their own newspapers. the unified young freedom. since 1989 they've been against democracy. they've been looking for a cause to pin their hopes on. first it was we want to revise german history. we don't talk so much about the holocaust, german war guilt and so on. then it was we are against homosexual marriage. now they've pinned on to this one. and they are using this. they are using the people who demonstrate. they are using people for their own cause. that's the point. so you can't, you know, these are people who have intellectual ideas and you have to discuss those ideas and they don't boil down to gallows. they do at the very end. because in the end they want to get rid of democracy. you have to take these people intellectually seriously. you don't want to condescend and say they haven't got this or the ever. no. these are intellectuals with a

you will find all you need to know about studying in germany here.ormation on courses, requirements, qualifications, cost, and much more. dw.com/studyingermany, the first port of call for anyone interested in studying in germany. ♪ brent: welcome back. you are with "dw news" live from berlin. germany and turkey have agreed on steps to manage the refugee crisis. the german chancellor expressed horror at the suffering caused by the syrian government's russian backed offensive in the city of aleppo. let's get some business news. it seems the u.s. stock markets are taking a beating. >> absolutely. that is one way to put it. i think many traders around the world are probably wishing they stayed in bed. the dow dropped by 2.5% in afternoon trading. that is off the back of an all-around bad trading day in europe where stocks plunged to 16-month lows on monday with the footsie in london down more than 2%. the stock market in paris shining 3%. shares in athens losing almost a percent. it was not a smooth ride for germany's blue-chip index either. >> after las

the east german regime may have been lawless, but germany today?does not know what he is saying, which would be quite problematic for a leader, or he knew what he was saying, which would make it even worse, because then it would be a provocation that went too far and that ultimately can harm all democratic parties." critics say he seems willing to discredit the refugee policy of angela merkel by any means necessary. brent: the inquiry into the deadly train crash in germany is investigating whether safety measures failed. now, reports have suggested that human error could have caused two commuter trains to collide head on. everyone involved in the accident is now accounted for. the town is in mourning. reporter: flags outside the town hall decorated with black ribbons. the search for the cause of the crash continues. criminal police are gathering evidence. they have found two of the black box recorders and are still searching for the third. media reports have suggested the crash may have been caused by human error, but the police here reject such sp

his comments follow the recent agreement by leaders in germany to work towards an end to the conflictdespite the agreement in munich, they have set their aim is not a cease-fire or a piece but to keep the syrian regime alive to killing more civilians and massacres. they have seen and thoughts of thousands of people fleeing the premises by the russian backed syria army. 14 health facilities in syria have been hit since the start of the year alone. hospitals and connect can no longer be considered places where patients can recover safely. >> president of doctors without borders, in germany, good evening to you. what can you tell us about the situation at the hospital after the airstrikes? >> good evening from berlin. the hospital has been completely destroyed. we heard from colleagues this morning that the hospice was attacked, and several ways of airstrikes -- attacked in several waves of airstrikes. several patients and doctors are missing. >> do you think the hospital was deliver the targeted? --deliberately targeted? >> it is always difficult to prove, but from everything we know, l

soft growth in germany. stronger growth in spain.taly disappointed. 0.3% isn't the number to focus on. it is the inflation numbers. whether you think german resistance to quantitative easing further dipped into negative rates. the cpi numbers, you know, i know, we love it when the details come out of that federal statistics office. my favorite one, the cost of potatoes is up in germany 31%, but potato chips are down 9%. puzzle that one for me. what is your best. ? jon: i just know that the hans nichols family are saving some money. headingnister cameron to your city to speak with angela merkel in germany. i wonder how this plays out and who has got the leverage. program,lier on the toid bloom broke your move new york from london. i think you may have broke my move. hamburg.s going to it is such a trade-dependent city. it is really the best place in germany for cameron to find a pro-european and pro-british sort of audience. his challenge is how to convince the french on banking rules, how to convince eastern europeans. in terms of ju

also on the show, massive anti-terror raids across germany.olice are investigating four people accused of planning an attack in berlin with training by islamic state. the u.n. panel is set to rule, wikileaks founder julian assange is being detained in britain illegally. he's been avoiding arrest ever since 2012 in the ecuadorian embassy in the british capital. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] anchor: im brent goff. it's good to have you with us. 10 billion euros, a down payment on ending the misery of syria. today at a donor conference in london, world leaders made a pledge and a promise to use their check books to ease the suffering of millions of syrians, the casualties of a five year civil war. there is more than just one motive behind the money. for european nations, improving the humanitarian situation for syrians at home is key to slowing the influx of migrants leaving their homes for europe. our coverage starts where today's promises

gunshots in germany are enjoying a brisk trade, not jus -- gun shops in germany are enjoying the street not just in stun guns but other topics like pepper spray and stab proof vests. "it started before new year. people do not know themselves why they bought. it was a more diffuse fear. after new year's, the will to self-defense exploded." experts warn that self-defense products could give people a false sense of security. the products also have the potential of escalating threatening situations. helen: that is your latest business news. brent: no tasering between us. helen: i'll hold off. brent: stars, industry bigwigs, and fans have turned out for one of europe's biggest film events. the berlin film festival opened this evening in the german capital. the nato secretary-general says nato ships will start patrolling the seas between greece and turkey in an effort to stop people smugglers from sending migrants across the sea. you are watching "dw news," live from berlin. after a short break, i will be back to take you through the day. i hope you will join me. [captioning performed by the

this video went viral and causing a big stern in germany. some older men tried to defend the two women and they got in this altercation with the refugees. well, what do you know? germany says these guys have been in the country for years. several years. they've tried to -- you know, they tried to be made official refugees but germany hasn't given them that official stamp yet. and despite this video, germany is not willing to deport them because quote it would be unsafe for them to go back to afghanistan. i mean what is the pc culture like right now in europe? and are they going to find themselves in a real situation if they just can't handle? >> well, you know, a couple of things here. one is that the refugees that have been coming in have been practically unvetted; right? you have many officials, for example, greek officials have said they're overwhelmed. they cannot vet people thoroughly before they come in. so you have people coming in unvetted, and people coming in that shouldn't be coming in and then to refer to the refugees that have b

brent: germany's harlem and today approved a package of tighter asylum laws. the new legislation calls for faster processing of legislation. quicker deportation of migrants, and the creation of reception centers across germany. and it includes tightening the policies on family reunification. lawmakers hope these new measures will help cut those numbers. our correspondent says an overall solution to the crisis must be the responsibility of the european union as a whole and not just berlin. reporter: within just a few weeks, germany's asylum laws have been tightened twice. none of the lawmakers really expect refugee numbers to fall quickly, but the government wants to show the situation is under control. yet in the end, chancellor angela merkel knows the real solution is to be found if anywhere at the european level. brent: many of the refugees arriving in europe are escaping five years of civil war in syria. now there is guarded hope the guns will fall silent when he sees fire takes hold 24 hours from now. damascus has pledged to abide as have major opposition

tonight, one of germany's worst train accidents. error is to blame. 10.com scores injured, some seriously, when two commuter trains collided. also on the show, a massive new wave of refugees, warnings that fierce fighting in the syrian city of aleppo could see 600,000 people flee their homes, and voters in the united states state of new hampshire go to vote in the new hampshire primary. the race for the white house. ♪ brent: i am brent goff. it is good to have you with you. germany's accident. sources close to the investigation say they are blaming human error. at least 10 people were killed when it two passenger trains speeding towards each other on the same track the lighted earlier today. about 80 people were injured, and many of them seriously. reporter: the wreckage at the scene was so mangled that emergency services needed hours to confirm all of the survivors had been rescued from the trains. meanwhile, they continue to search for people. they collided head-on with to raster us -- with disastrous consequences. in addition to

germany rejects a global stimulus pack. top economies are meeting in shanghai for china's first meeting, with a response -- there is no consensus on who will do the task of the tackling. reporter: it is the first time china has hosted the g20. it was not expected there would be encouraging news. china is growing at its lowest rate in a quarter century and that is being felt around the world. >> concerted efforts have put the world economy back on the track to recovery. however, the recovery process has been modest and uneven. this shows balanced growth. reporter: but the g20 cannot agree on how to achieve that. some say pouring more money into world economies is not been effective. however, others think there is room to maneuver. >> i think monetary policy has come to attend. there is more that can be done, but it will have to be designed in a very proper way to achieve the effects we need on economic growth. reporter: easier said than done. besides china, other emerging economies are under enormous pressure and so far no o

germany and israel put on a show of unity. israel's prime minister meeting germany's chancellor. talks treading carefully on difficult issues like peace in the middle east and the iran nuclear deal. more chaos in syria. russia denies war crime allegations after bombing raids hit hospitals. now turkey wants its allies to send in ground troops. and grammy glamour. taylor swift becomes the first female artist to win album of the year for her second time. we will bring you details later in the show. i'm brent goff, good to have you with us. finding common ground. german chancellor angela merkel met her israeli counterpart. such as the war in syria and security in the middle east. the two leaders try to focus on what their countries if not their policies have in common. >> the german israeli intergovernmental consultations tend to be delicate and not just due to security precautions. an israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu is considered to be meager at best. after that meeting, she and netanyahu had agreed to disagree. much has changed in the last year. islamic terror and the ref

from france,es germany and spain. france was supposed to come in germany, -0.2. spain down to 0.9.he cpi estimate for euro coming in at zero. we are joined by paul gordon. he is the central bank editor did he is joining us from frankfurt. the numbers are going to drop. what are the various indications on how bad it is for the ecb? estimate, does that take into account the negative readings we got on friday? half the estimates on friday came and and after we got those, -- they made -- and may take some of that into account here it doesn't really matter because whichever way you cut it, inflation readings are coming in week -- weaker than expected. expectations on a downward trend as well. they are showing the same picture these are not the other gauges of inflation protection. they take into account the market volatility. the target is under 2%. falling prices and that is not good enough. -- go aheadask you guy guy: -- go ahead guy. guy: is this going to bleed into the ecb thinking. we are focused on inflation and worried about what is good to happen. the political risk is growing i

people in germany, authorities in germany are now concerned not just about jihadists, but people recruited to jihad very like what they built here. mosques that the muslim brotherhood established, north american islamic trust. islamic society, islamic front groups of various kinds. together, they have tried to dominant the islamic community in this country as they have tried elsewhere and become the official interlock ters with government agency solar system, other religious communities, academic academic institutions. all of which is creating an environment we are basically bliepded to -- blinded to what they are doing. >> armstrong: has the media been coopted? >> they subscribe to the -- we have this mantra, you need to understand terrorist as victims regimes by mubarak or general c.c. oppressing them. lack of education, poverty. we need to feel sorry for them and remember what the deputy >> you are saying this to characterize not endorse it? >> no. this is what the media says, deputy spokes person giving an interview on a national left-wing media saying we can stop all the terrorism if

i think germany did a great deal. those that criticize germany today, whatever people are inside germany, who are unjust to merkel, the german people and germany has done their bit. they should be thanked for it. there are new measures that are debatable. let's not really, you know, dwell away from the main issue, which is turkey and germany has and have been doing a lot for the syrians. the question is what is a country like the u.k. doing, i don't know, saudi arabia, qatar, emirates doing for the refugees, what is a country like the united states who until this point took a fraction of a fraction of 1% of syrian refugees that ask for asylum in the united states. turkey and germany - it's good that they are meeting. really, we say that we have a refugee problem, but the real problem lies with the russians, they are the ones setting the country on fire. it's not a question of flames, it's a question of setting syria on fire. >> and to other new, air strikes in eastern libya killed a woman, her child and two fighters,

and it wasn't just in germany. similar incidents were reported in austria, finland, and switzerland. we are here in downtown cologne. a lot of women tell us they no longer feel comfortable walking alone at night. they are going in groups and carrying pepper spray and mace, something that in fact has sold out in a lot of stores, but also on the streets at night are vigilantes, police tell us, groups of men who say they feel the need to patrol the area. in some cases, they have confronted violently members of the immigrant community. >> i think that's a very natural way to behave. if fathers or husbands want to protect their families, i think that's a natural thing to do. talking about hundreds of migrants actually raping women because what we experience in germany not only today, not over the last couple of weeks, but we have parallel societies building up that do not take part in german social life, that have their own rules, and don't even want to belong in germany, so we have a clash of cultures. scott: that cult

be called the hamptons of germany.d on the north sea, known for its picturesque coast, luxury properties and the celebrities who flock there every summer. while some might regard sylt as an exclusive playground for the rich, it turned out to be a sanctuary for the destitute somalian, one that has provided him with a job and for the very first time in his life, a home to call his own. reporter: abdihakiin mohamed abdurahman's dangerous journey from somalia to sylt took eight years. he crossed the sahara, was locked up in lybian jails, and finally made it across the mediterranean. now he's found freedom in list in the far north of germany. reporter: abdurahman's life in a better world began in the locker room of fc united sylt. a soccer team that consists entirely of refugees. they have all experinced similar ordeals. after one of the matches, a volunteer helped abdurahman find a job. here, at the five-star arosa sylt hotel, this luxury spa has offered work to three refugees in all. hotel manager gordon debus gives him a

a sluggish first half of the year to germany.o what extent is the bundesbank concerned about that? should the policy response be not just to the german we can -- weaker economic data, but what was an improvement in italy seems to be reversing. likewise, the very strong improvement we saw in spain was slightly weaker. clearly, policy response is required. is that going to be further easing in monetary policy? as you said just a moment ago, germany is some running a fiscal surplus. i think the argument for further fiscal constraints now is very weak. guy: will esther george wright to the rescue? -- ride to the rescue? stanley fischer said he us it to be convinced. the divergence between wall street and main street seems to be growing. if the markets got the fed wrong, how are things? market is now saying no interest rate increase this here. i think the market is wrong, i think you'll probably get one or two. but it'll probably be in the second half of the year. yes, as theiralf, is right by focusing on unemployment. george is right

poland's new prime minister is on her official -- first official visit to germany. met with the german chancellor on friday. relations between the two governments have been strained over germany's policy on refugees. there has also been international concern in recent reforms in poland's constitutional court and public broadcasters. british prime minister david cameron arrived in hamburg tonight. you see those pictures right there. he and the german chancellor are meeting ahead of a sub and -- of a summit on britain's membership in the european union. let's go now to our political correspondent covering all of these angles for us this evening. good evening to you, charlotte. what more do we know about what the two leaders here from germany and poland, what did they talk about? >> there was certainly a lot to talk about. the countries don't see very much i to i when it comes to a lot of issues. for example, the biggest the refugee crisis, but also poland wants to station nato troops in poland, which germany does not support. at the press conference, they were eager t

germany. the office that processes asylum applications has been heavily criticized in recent months. the process is slow and unwieldy. they have announced new steps to improve the system. >> things are simply taking too long. authorities just aren't set up to register and process so many people. right now, 700,000 asylum seekers are waiting for their applications to be processed. even the new head of the department says that is unacceptable. they are confronted with a system. i find this a bit embarrassing. he adds that the number of migrants has exploded beyond imagination. they registered 32,000 new refugees. to expiate the registration process, the federal agency wants to create 22 new arrival centers and take on 7000 new employees. this will enable all government agencies to access the data. one big worry is whether the process would still function in an orderly manner. if when mistakes are made, they can still be corrected. the asylum application can be denied but without the processing s

many put their hopes on germany. a study shows that 1.1 million refugees arrived in germany in 2015. analysts expect 800,000 to arrive along with half a million in 2017. they project the cost of carrying for migrants will rise from $22.1 billion in 2016 to 27.6 next year. the most significant cost factors are food and housing. plus german lessons and integration classes to help them find work. every refugee that finds a job will take pressure off the public purse. they can even turn up profit for government coffers. >> the economy is weakening according to the oecd club of rich nations. slowing growth and developing countries. german businesses had their hopes have evaporated. >> they are dependent on international demand. when world markets begin to slow down, it puts the pinch on the german manufacturing sector. the oecd forecast worldwide gdp to grow around 3% this year. .3% lower than november's prediction. 2017 should see 3.3% growth. it is expected by 1.7%. experts know that they have jumpstarted the economy. >

the biggest where in germawas i germany. >> reporter: this was their opportunity to show strength in numbers, to link up with supporters from across europe. this is where the anti-islamic movement sprang from. it's followers are fearful of the future >> translation: we will be a minority. in the end i'm here for my grandchildren. it cannot be that i am a minority in my own country. this is the way it will end up being. >> reporter: the people at this demonstration have come here to show their extreme unhappiness with the refugee policies of the coalition government. they say they represent a growing sentiment in german society and they say they want those policies kad kally changed now. -- radically changed now. pegida's organisers have called for rallies in five european countries. this is in france, calais, which has been a long designation of refugees and migrants trying to reach the u.k. 150 supporters here saw 10 people being arrested. across the channel hundreds of people marched through bichlt irmifgham, but the numbers were lower than in germany. over the course of 2015 this

his ultimate goal is to reach germany. that is the final destination written on a piece of paper he received in greece. a document that will also get him across these improvised checkpoints into serbia. >> some people, they have paper not good. they make it. they pay money for bad men and they make it and they come. some of those people were caught, others were not. >> macedonia is a multi-ethnic state, blighted by corruption and other serious domestic problems. nevertheless, some politicians in the capital, skopje, find the idea of turning the country into a firewall against migrants from greece potentially appealing. the poor country, striving to become a member of the eu, could soon become a front line state. in the ministry of the interior, anastasija ilieska, says her government is considering plans to close the border to greece entirely, if the eu wanted that. >> we are asking the european union to cover the cost because for a budget for a country like ours, it's very hard to manage all the costs produced by this cri

to penetrate so they turned around and came back to italy. >> when i went to germany i could see 300 people, they were giving us food and all that stuff. it was very busy. >> syrians, iraqis, and afghans are the ones to get priority in the asylum queue, but many say it does not work like that in practice. they have told us that they try to go to germany to seek asylum only to find the authorities there offering preferential treatment of syrians, and a growing number are deciding to turning left to slovenia rather than going straight on and seeking asylum in italy instead. in some villages they complain there are as many afghans as there are italians. the aid groups are lobbing authorities to spread them out and not to alarm the locals. >> gradually groups like doctors without borders are ramping up their preference. the refugees talk on facebook with their friends further back advising them of their options. asylum can be processed in four months. not even the germans are so efficient. >> they would be invited by the police to go for a medical screening. after that to be invited to t

it is currently the largest refugee camp in germany. with more people arriving every day, authorities are overstretched. the focus has also turned toward cost. one study forecast german spending on accommodating refugees to reach 17 billion euros this year. a further five alien will go toward language and integration courses. cost are expected to rise further with total spending in next two years expected to reach 50 billion euros. germany's finance minister faces some tough decisions. analysts predict he will have to take on new debt next year. despite the cost, it is hoped refugees will be an asset to the german economy, but that will require successful integration and access to the labor market. javier: now back to brent and a big secret. brent: probably the world's worst kept secret. we are going to talk about have more real. he know now he will coach manchester city. he had previously announced he would leave the bundesliga champions at the end of the current campaign. reporter: despite all the trophies, he has been at that she has

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germany would face losses of between 77 and 235 billion euros over the same time frame but some balkanountries have already deployed barbed wire and soldiers at their frontiers to stem the flow of refugees and collapse is all-too-real possibility with the german government warning that only days remain to save schengen. reporter: the pound has seen its biggest drop against the u.s. deliver in seven years. the british people are set to vote on whether to leave the european union in june and odds are rising, driven by a decision made by the mayor of london himself. >> whispers of the word brexit in london's financial district were enough to send the pound falling to a seven-year low against the dollar on monday. and it reached its lowest level against the japanese yen since november 2013. after comments from london mayor boris johnson, uncertainty is spoockeds spooking the markets. >> we've seen the biggest fall in sterling for a good few months on the back of boris johnson saying he will support leaving the e.u. and that has seen the sterling fall pretty heavily. it's really a currency

that's the law in germany. they're the most successful capitalist country in europe, and they give more power to their workers than any other one. the notion that if you were to do that you would cripple the capitalist potential--uh-uh. it's the same silly argument that says, "gee. those europeans, they're just not doing real well because they have such a big social safety net," national health for everybody, basically free public higher education, and all the rest. germany has one of the most expansive programs of welfare for its people, and it's the most successful country. their unemployment is significantly lower than that in the united states, but on the other hand of course, for a german worker, like for most european workers, being unemployed doesn't have the meaning it does here because since they all have a national health system you get your national health whether you have a job or not. when you lose your job, you do not lose your health insurance. you can't lose your health insurance. it's yours by

and his ascendance from track the world stage at the olympics in nazi germany. a few weeks ago, i had a chance to sit down with stephan james, who plays owens. >> in 1936 nazi germany, one event would set the stage for the greatest feat of athleticism mankind had ever witnessed and one of the greatest displays of courage the world would ever see. the ninth of 10 children, jesse owens loved to run. it was this drive that led him to compete at ohio state. despite having to endure racial the great equalizer. >> there is only fast and slow. >> he would set records during his college career and become the hope for the 1936 games. >> you want to win a gold medal? >> nothing can stop you. >> for adolf hitler, it showed the decimal the chance to show the world the superiority of the aryan race. >> get to berlin and beat those nazis. >> this is our shot. >> we get some payback in their house. >> jesse won four gold medals in berlin. his greatest achievement was paving the way for black athletes and the black community as a whole. american hero. karen: what drew you to th