part of germany with him.e has the social democrats with him because the president of the party has publicly declared that he supports the idea of a european finance minister and a proper budget for the eurozone. he has this part of germany and of germany's government with him, but there's a lot of skepticism on the side of the christian democrats, and that is why we have an election in september, and i do not think the christian democrats will declare them publicly favoring any of those proposals before this election, and this is the pity because he needs to take action in the first 100 days and announce the most unpopular measures andnd present something positive as well. if he has a reform agenda with a lot of unpopular measures in her country, it will not be a success to say the least because at least he hahas been trying to work on the budget, and has investment coming in. emmanuelle: in order to do so, what is really interesting, as i rich person i find we absolutely do not know who will be the budget mi

and that i will be germany's next chancellor.eter: we've used the word bold twice already in this discussion. that was a very bold statement. how much of a blow to his credibility is a statement like that, setting himself up as chancellor? that in combination with a couple of other things that happened during that time. he was elected as chief of the spd with 100% of the membership that voted that day, which is an extraordinary thing and people compared it jokingly to north korea and things like that, so he really was writing this wave where he seemed invincible, but even then, people were warning -- peter: is this what they call the schulz effect? atthew: a little bit like souffle as though the air has come out of it now. he is a little more circumspect about his prospects now. i would repeat though that i do not know it is so much about .chulz as it is about merkel it is interesting that her rise in recent weeks -- and this has really only happened over the last six weeks or so -- has coincided with a few important markers, in

what might happen if germany wins in 1916, peace agreement might give to germany all of canada. canada is british he poe is session in 1914. comean the french island of martin nook in the caribbean could go to the germans. 1914, is when the united states openedded the panama canal. we're worried about this in 1916 the united states bought the danish virgin islands, made them the u.s. virgin islands to keep them out of german hands. in 1916, william jennings bryan seriously proposed buying canada from great britain to keep it out of german hands. what is important, about a year later when the zimmerman telegram is released it will confirm all of these fears. it will confirm people like "life" magazine who were doing this were not paranoid. the germans really did want to do this. this is really important because in my view, jennifer alluded to it a little bit, the american people are willing to go to war in 1917 to stop this. november 11th 1918 germany declares am ma cities, lay their weapons down, we think we accomplished it. we celebrate veterans day on november 11th, use toed b

leaders of germany and russia held talks in sochi.ngela merkel and vladimir putin agreed much more needs to be done to end the syrian conflict. chancellor merkel urged putin to ensure the rights of the persecuted gay community in chechnya. germany's defense minister has canceled a trip to the u.s. for a terror investigation into her countries armed forces. the defense minister, ursula von der leyen, is facing a crisis after the arrest of a soldier accused of planning a right-wing terror attack. it has put the spotlight on right-wing extremism within the army's ranks. she has angered the army's top brass by blaming their leadership area >> -- leadership. reporter: her comments and true push back from the german military association. they say yes, there are problems , but her comments are misguided. >> the bundeswehr is not in good shape. they have problems with equipment and staffing. yet, german troops are doing everything humanly possible. then a minister comes along and says there is a behavior issue. reporter: von der leyen says th

germany and israel -- a frayed relationship?hat's what we're discussing on "quadriga" today. ,et me begin with adania shibli who says the presence of the extreme right in the middle east government finally makes a shift in german politics necessary. we are also joinined by george -- bys on shani rosanes george abela -- by deutsche shani rosanes. and our other guest argues the german israeli relationship has never been easy, not only because of the lack of understanding but the lack of empathy between the two sides. give us the bigger picture -- how uniquely important are the relations between israel and the germans? >> there's a long history and a history where i would always say it would be good if there would be more understanding, more questioning than ready-made answers, especially when it comes down to the complicated conflict that we have seen and observed over decades already, but i would agree, by now, there is a strong fundamental -- peter: you say there is a fundamental lack of empathy and understanding. sylke: there i

india is on the list, number 25 for germany. the total trading volume, germany and u.s.t 10 times india at the moment. there is very little threat potential with free trade agreement with india in terms of donald trump. helena: our fun our -- passengers are facing a third day of disruption as british airways continue to struggle with the follow of the global computer crashed. since of thousands of passengers have been stranded since the weekend. they will have to dish out compensation. parent company shares have been dropping. then there is their reputation. this is a full on disaster. how many customers are set to walk away? the bill looks set to be steep. reporter: it was a weekend british airways would likely forget. and one stranded passengers are likely to remember for a long time. >> we arrived here late saturday morning. and all the flights were canceled, which we expected when they told us. but we have been here for three days. it was supposed to be four hours. we missed our cruise ship in rome. we already were booked for two different flights. we are flying toda

relations with germany.hat is despite donald trump taking to put it to rail against the country's trade surplus. it was in response to remarks made by angela merkel about no longer being able to live on allies like the u.s.. sean spicer claims that relations are as great as ever. >> i think the relationship that the president has had with merkel, it is unbelievable, he has a lot of respect for her, they continue to grow the bond they had at their talks at g7. germany is an important american ally. sarah: merkel stood by her warning that the european union can no longer rely on key allies. she was at pains to stress that they would be ditching washington just yet. >> chancellor merkel hosts aders from two leading powers. the indian prime minister today and the chinese on wednesday. this has prompted talk to a pivot to asia. at a news conference with her indian counterpart, angela merkel was key to reject the pit. -- pivot. >> working together with such a diverse country and being there when good developments

has to do it for germany. she was making a case for a strong europe. why europe needs to do more. laura: isn't this exactly what vladimir putin of russia wants? >> i think the only one thoroughly enjoying the war of words over the weekend was the russian president. he can sit back and have these nato allies argue among themselves, rather than focus on the challenges that exist outside nato's borders. laura: is it possible voices inside germany may question the nuclear alliance, the umbrella with the united states, and talk about germany having its own nuclear deterrence, or looking throughout europe? we have seen voices on the french raise that issue, but i think what we will see is germany exercising strategic patience to see what trends actually prove longer-term in terms of the u.s. relationship. laura: what could repair this relationship in the short-term? >> it will be difficult. as we saw the tweet that you read donald trump this morning in capital letters, "the massive trade deficit that germany has and

and germany go to war, the u.s. community will support and later he said it seems late in the day to ask the german american to prove his patriotism. he did that half a century ago referencing the germans that fought in the civil war. the argument of american germans and they would like to see the united states remain neutral and don't want to see the united states act as the arm of the government. the german american community will dwi war and i don't have time to talk about it today but the same thing is broadly similar. in 1914, the country was in a recession. it shut off the market and led to decline in the united states. however, it didn't take too long for people to come to the realization that the war was simply going to begin to turn that around. david of the mining empire was in europe when the war broke out and he showed up in london with 15 cents in his pocket and met with hoover and hoover said i met up with douger who had 15 dollars in his pocket but a smile on his face and a smile because he knew his f

joe miller, bbc news, germany. to asia now.t donald trump and chinese president xijinping met in florida last month, the two countries have been in talks to try and reduce tensions over trade. well, it looks like those talks are beginning to yield results. in the last hour or so, we‘ve heard there could soon be more access to china‘s markets for us farmers and financial firms. rico hizon is watching developments for us in our singapore bureau. rico, what‘s happening? ta nya! tanya! hi! he loves tojump in. what is happening? do you know what, this is happening? do you know what, this isa is happening? do you know what, this is a turnaround after all of the negative rhetoric from president trump on china before xijinping‘s visit. but from the looks of it, it is positive, with the us and china expanding trade and beef and chicken. and they are increasing access for firms. the chicken. and they are increasing access forfirms. the plan is to reduce the massive trade deficit with beijing. the secretary said the deals are the first ta

that is after opera denied access to a delegation from germany's parliament.s is the second time this is happened. the airbase is being used in the international offense against the so-called islamic state in syria and iraq. reporter: this is the place german government officials wanted to visit. the airbase in turkey. 260 german soldiers are stationed here. jets and an aircraft are part of a support unit fighting the so-called islamic state. not with weapons, but with aerial imaging. they warned in about-face would force berlin to reconsider its alliance. >> if turkey were two key blocking german lawmakers is unlikely we would continue to station our troops there. but we hope that turkey will rethink its position. reporter: germany says it is already looking into alternatives, including jordan and cyprus. in berlin, turkey's move is seen as the latest in a string of intolerable affronts. this is another reason are be need to pull out our troops come even if the turkish government were to give in, this proves they have become unpredictable. as both sides with

of the countries that border germany that are close to germany because they already received the letter refugees across the border both legal and , illegal refugees. they have already accepted a lot of them. at some point he plays some sort tells theame and he representatives of those countries that some countries have accepted refugees. at this point it is not true. he does not have much choice. eventually the four countries accepted the refugees. i want to mention france offered to accept them all, but they were saying they would like some other countries to accept them. i'm not saying that because i'm french. what france did to the passengers afterwards, there's no reason to be proud of this. the st. louis goes to antwerp and from antwerp the passengers are actually dispersed in four countries. this is a photograph of maurice troper and his wife. the letter you can see on the side was for the captain, said he would received the largest bouquet of roses. there was a letter thanking him for his involvement in his role in the st. louis story. it was a lot of negotiations. and when the s

donald trump was pointing fingers at germany for a while. germany has a big trade surplus. have previously said that donald trump needs german machinery to improve productivity, but of course, angela merkel is in the pre—election phase. a lot of her rhetoric will be coloured by her need to win votes. there is also the fact that she can't enter talks about a unilateral trade deal. germany does have big trade surpluses. they are dealing with the euro. the value of the euro is generally dragged down by other currencies. that is one of the reasons that germany runs a trade surplus. angela merkel recently said europe cannot rely on its traditional allies. they are very friendly with washington and london. 0n the point of nato, trump has made it clear from the start that he thinks other countries need to pay, why does germany not contribute more? i do think donald trump has a point, he believes countries should be paying around 2%. greece is another one... a lot of european countries are quiet low. it isa it is a target, and germany say they are on track to meet that target. coun

the european union doesn't like germany's trade surplus either.reements allow for a maximum of just 6% of gdp but the commission does not want to antagonize the germany. germany is not taking any steps to reduce the surplus or increase imports. economic preressure to maintntaa trade rprplus is strong even the germany offers a wide range of goods that are in demand worldwide. >> strong rhetoric, but the u.s. president has a reputation for changing his pointed it quite quickly. we asked our correspondent why business leaders can't take donald trump seriously. correspondent: as you know there was a this trump phenomenon that the stocks went up and up and that has changed somewhat. it seems that there is some level of incompetency within the u.s. administration, at least that is what we are hearing. they are unable to fulfill the policies, enact because these, to draft of the policies that they had promised. the banking sector was very hopeful. then there is this unpredictability of the donald trump. in the beginning he always stressed about the chine

and the big puzzle is germany. rate and real wage increases this year are likely between .5 and 1%. extremely low. that's the big puzzle. but i think where it really points to is that in the euro area, the output gap is still negative and there are huge unused potential so the worry about overheating and monetary policy has been too acom dative too long and it's unwarranted and no good reason to be worried about that. so wages need to improve and that will still take some time including in germany and germany doing so well should actually have very high wage increase and also have very high inflation above 2% to rebound its competitiveness within the euro area. so it clearly shows all of that we are still far away from a situation where the e.c.b. can be very comfortable saying we're ending our zero interest rate policy and ending q.e. and moving towards modernization. mark: thanks for joining us today. president of the german institute for economic research. erik is here still, senior economist at c.m.e. group and

who were already in concentration camps cannot go back to germany. at this point, the negotiations with cuba have failed so it is completely over. the representative of the american jewish joint transition committee, he has very little time to negotiate with some countries in europe. those countries are france, belgium, the netherlands and the u.k. and it is difficult for that mostlyies, because true that border germany because they have already received a lot of refugees across the border, both legal and illegal. he at some point play some sort of poker game and tells the refugees -- tells the representatives of this country that some countries have existed refugees even though it is not true. ur countrieso accepted the refugees. france offered to accept them all but they were saying they would like some other countries to accept them. what france did to the passengers afterwards, there's no reason to be proud. antwerplouis goes to and from antwerp the passengers are actually that's first in -- dispersed in four countries. this is a photograph of th

the paradox of germany's lopsided economy. live from london, that's our top story on friday 12th may. growth accelerates in europe's biggest economy but is germany becoming too reliant on exports? we'll get an expert view. has donald trump opened the door to trade with china? beijing gives the green light to certain us exports. we'll cross live to asia for the latest reaction. it isa it is a flat start on the markets for europe. oil prices remaining relatively firm of course. also in the programme: we'll hear from the young tech entrepreneur behind the uk's latest billion dollar business. it's been a long week for barclays‘ ceo jes staley and it ends with him fooled into replying to an email he thought was sent by the bank's chairman but was actually from a prankster. we'll tell you what he wrote later, but first we want to know have you ever sent an email to the wrong person? just use #bbcbizlive. hello and welcome to business live. we start in europe's economic powerhouse, because in the last half hour germany has released g

in germany, angela merkel's reelection chances. me, weon and merkel could look at -- we will look at what this duo could mean for the future of europe. in the u.k., prime minister may's government is stepping up its fight over the right to european citizens living in the u.k. bitterould lead to some pills for investors to swallow. measuring president trump's impact on the u.s. dollar, we ,ill speak with komal sri-kumar who is calling for a rebound in the greenback over the medium-term. we will have a look at european equities but, -- european equities, about 30 minutes away. germany,ecord high in record high for the ftse 100 in london. the european gauge, the stoxx 600 is little change. -- is little changed. the second column, bonds, commodities, cds's, crude rallying 2.5%. opec, non-, will they extend their production cuts in saudi arabia? russia says the answer to that is yes. atlanta is bidding to buy spanish -- a spanish competitor. 63.4 billion euro offer that would create the biggest operator of toll roads. the italian infras

wasn't that just east germany was behind. during the second world war and after, the soviets stripped essentially what most mattered inside of east germany. that is the world you were born to. >> as far as east you could go in germany without being in poland i consider myself as a result of world war ii, because my parent met because there was, towards the end of the war, people would flee the oncoming russian army and they would go west. didn't get very far but they wound up in the same space. that is how i got created in 1949. so without that war i wouldn't be here. and without, and i wound up in the soviet occupied part of germany which then became the german democratic republic, a communist satellite to the soviet union. so without communism, i wouldn't have signed up with the kgb and without that i wouldn't be here and without that i wouldn't be an american citizen today. this is a bit bizarre but there is a whole lot more to my story, you shake your head, that really happened? >> i think what is interesting without the

you must a sense from germany. are we overreacting in the united states because we will go to news that germany is thinking maybe to have to go their own way? tony: it depends on what you mean with going their own way. strengths isy's its global trade relationships and that was sort of the context andthis statement by merkel i think there was an important clarification which owners -- which is in the clip we saw, she talked about the current situations. to my mind, she is not saying we need to throw out the transatlantic ties, but we do need to look, in so many words, at the person who is currently in the white house. david: as far as we know, what gave rise to this? was it the thing that specifically happened at the g7 or the nato meetings or was it president trump's remarks that were quite separate from that? tony: i think it was a buildup of things that came to a head at last week's nato and group of seven summits. it has been building for a while and i think it is fair to say there is a tone of exasperation for

can doces case, who something for the french economy oft gets this feeling off germany that germany is holding back the french economy. it is interesting to see, she has already talked about the reforms germany went through, really more than a decade ago under chancellor schroeder, who caused quite a bit of pain in germany with his labor market and welfare reforms, and she said, look at how germany in the long-term has benefited from this. now, it's not up to me to be patronizing, but here is what happened in germany. here is what worked for us. francine: caroline, what are the points of contention between president macron and chancellor merkel? >> there are many points of contention and as tony was just saying, but merkel reminding macron that the reforms carried in germany in the early 2000's clearly is a message for macron to think of a performing friends first. -- performing france first. ofneeds to convince merkel his seriousness about the labor reforms, but he is also sensitive about the fact that angela merkel faces elections in september. that is why last night in berlin he sai

it cannot be that regardless you are allowed to stay in germany. >> germany has deported 106 afghans in the past month. the postponed deportations will likely soon be resumed. >> dw met one afghan man who has been repatriated. he's fearful of the ongoing violence. have a look. >> fear, alienation, loneliness. this is what he associates with kabul. last december he returned on the first deportation flight. he's afraid to show his face for fear of the taliban from whom he fled at the time. >> the taliban murdered my father because he was a famous general. that i is why i fleded. if they find me they wilill kill me. i can't go on the streets. i'm afraid for my life. it's not safe here. >> he looks at pictures from germany. he misses his s friends from the school hee attended one has asylum application was rejected. migration did not believe his story and they deported him. >> it's not fair. after six years we were integrating. i learned the language. i did training. it was never easy but we did it. i think it is wrong they would kick us out. >> today he has an appointment, its founder w

you are also talking germany.ecause, in a couple of hours' time, germany will release its latest gdp figures. growth is expected to have accelerated in the first three months of the year, fuelled by global demand for the country's exports, like cars and machinery. but it's not all cause for celebration. let me show you why. last year, germany clocked up its biggest ever trade surplus. that's how much more it exports than it imports. at $275 billion, germany has one of the biggest trade surpluses in the world. it's a source of tension with its neighbours and allies. look at how much more germany sells to these top economies than it buys from them. the us in particular has accused germany of exploiting an undervalued euro to get an unfair trade advantage. an over—reliance on exports isn't the only problem. the european commission says germany just too frugal. it is saving too much, and investing too little. it wants to see some of that cash invested in the region's struggling economies. but many germans think the sp

sees thenazi germany rhineland, the demilitarized ,one between germany and france which now meant germany's borders were smack up against those of france. 1935-1936, fascist italy had attacked ethiopia and italy and conquered it. in 1937, july, japan attacked innland china having already 1931 seized manchuria. , what was wearing roosevelt more than any of these things was the spanish civil war that broke out in july, 1936. at first, this war seemed like an endless series of wars in spain going back to the area of napoleon in 1808, but this time this was not a short civil war and was not confined to the state. by 1937, it was becoming a european intellectual -- international event, with the german and attain governments supporting the rebels, fascists so to speak, and soviet russia, communist, supporting the government, which was made up of a coalition of various people. roosevelt was this revolution might spread to the united states. this now perhaps seems unrealistic since nothing of the kind happened, but this was what was bothering him by 1937, and indeed he thought as many presidents mi

president trump slams germany in a tweet with capital letters. he says the relationship is very bad for the us. the german chancellor hits back — reiterating her claim that europe must now take its fate into its own hands. in a morning tweet storm, president trump again defends his son in lanared kushner against accusations he had contacts with russia. all of which may help explain why the white house communications director is suddenly out of a job. is the big staff shake up about to begin? and ariana grande is heading back to manchester this sunday to honour those attacked at her concert. she'll be joined by some of the music worlds biggest stars. welcome to 100 days plus. i'm katty kay in washington. christian fraser is off. it's not entirely clear why relations between germany and america have deteriorated so fast this week, but there's no doubt they have. both angela merkel and donald trump today continued their war of words. for the american president, that meant taking to twitter. "we have a massive trade deficit with germany, plus they pa

--declared war on imperial germany. by that time, europeans had been fighting the war for about two years. when the war broke out, president woodrow wilson declared the united states neutral in that fight. the united states remained on the sidelines of the work -- of the war even after the so-called rape of belgium, remained on the the sinkingafter of the lusitania, remained on the sideline after the 1916 verdon.invers in why didn't the united states entered the were earlier --enter the war earlier? >> i think the assumption behind it and correct me, we should have. andweren't we in there one thing we have to do is try it through the lens of world war ii. so much of it is, roosevelt would've gotten us in just like he did the second time around. we did not enter world war ii any sooner. the apple and the orange are not necessarily incomparable. wilson andat woodrow most americans look at world war i through, was early experience obviously and the united states by that time had fought in two other european wars. the ameri

they're wrong in that the trade policies of germany are the trade policies of europe.ively open economy with exceptions of agriculture, if we want to the issues the trump administration should go back to the try to rye negotiate the transatlantic agreement but the bigger issue over the years germany put the brakes on efforts to stimulate the economies in europe, including in germany. if they were to use their fiscal policies to expand domestic growth it would help some of these imbalances. >> can we agree germany is very strong nation when it comes to things like debt and gdp, stronger than the other neighbors. do we agree on that? >> absolutely. liz: why aren't they paying the full 2% of gdp they are supposed to pay for nato which is in place to protect that country and others in the european union? >> we all have a mutual interest in nato and nato being strong. i think the trump administration as the obama administration was is pushing to make sure countries do up their contributions to the national defense and nato. the bigger issue is criticism of germany's trade p

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of course, putin was behind the attacks in france and u.s., and germany.t is his conscious policy, to undermine democratic institutions. it was a serious threat because there are unlimited opportunities to attack institutions. reporter: you are one of vlir putin's greatest opponents. you criticized their election process. yet, he is popular in russia. how do you explain the popularity? >> you are misleading your readership, speaking of him as a dictator. dictators are always popular because the polls are simply fake. people are not in a position to express their views. i am stalin was popular, hibbler was popular -- hitler was popular. is not to compare the popularity of angela merkel or donald trump or theresa may. we should remember, pretending dictators enjoy popularity is simply ignoring the fact that if they were really popular, they would run for free elections. reporter: when it comes to the use of big data, y're not a critic. you are in favor of the fact. what do you think the general public is not getting in this debate? >> people of been afraid a

john. >> germany would have won. all you have to do is look at 1917, at this catalog of allied disasters. culminating in russia leaving the war. after that, a financial crisis would have at best severely interrupted the flow of supplies to the allies. that is a recipe for their defeat. germany, michael kazen and i had the debate. >> he is a history professor at georgetown. >> he had a piece in the washington post called "five myths of world war i." he says that it would have been a stalemate if we never got in, and you would not have the third reich and all of that. being on the winning side to did not inoculate italy against fascists. of course, the german defeat play a huge role in the rise of hitler. a german dominated europe would have been very bad news for us. some president at some would point have had to deal with that. >> tom. >> tom davis, senior fellow, i was just thinking of that organization formed as the army ordnance association at aberdeen. we never got any heavy equipment to the u.s. army to fight th

declaration of war against germany."ited states of america, he offers passport, at the same time the undersigned aveils himself the opportunity to reveal the charge de affairs. the u.s. declared war on austria-hungary. though there had hardly been any hostilities between the two countries, america's entry into the war and its subsequent diplomacy contributed greatly to austria-hungary's demise. >> the belgium prime minister and minister of war sent the following message by cable to president wilson. the belgian government decided in august 1914 to make an unprecedented application to your excellency. it was an act of faith and hope in the moral blunder of a republic friendly to belgium. our moral leader strong in number foreseen that in the american people and in you were its noblest expression -- we would find support for its honor and avenging arm for its martyrdom. it has clearly distinguished between those groups that have directed the assault against the rights peoples and those who have deemed is necessary to follo

germany is no exception. here, the federation of trade unions is holding its main demonstration under the slogan "we are many, we are one." >> the mood was relaxed at this years central mayday demonstration. after all, germany is doing well these days. the unemployment rate is at historic lows. lawmakers have pushed through a nationwide minimum wage at over eight euros per hour. >> we do have a minimum wage, but it is not enough. that is why we are here today, calling for good, decent wages. the unions say there is room for improvement. >> politicians and business leaders keep telling us why in the sky stories about how wonderful everything is here on earth. it doesn't fit the reality that people see every day around them. we still have more than 2.5 million people in germany without a job. that leaves the country with an unemployment rate of around 6%, the lowest since german reunification in 1990. still, unions are doubtful the labor market will continue to improve. host: donald trump apparently once to tak

macron needs germany by her side if -- germany by his side. the german budget hardliner as will be unlikely to see things his way. rebecca has this report. quick newly elected french president a manual macron says he wants closer eu integration with strong franco german relations the kenyan radiant in securing that goal. >> there is a will to build a common future. there's no real future for france as an international leader if we don't cooperate with germany and that cooperation must be reciprocated. >> economic challenges stand in the way. macron was to boost the eu by introducing a, and eurozone budget and by appointing a single finance minister to oversee it. the idea for eu countries to grow together, weakening the gap between rich and poor countries. a number of conservative mps are wary of the idea, fearing that germany, the eu's largest economy, would be stuck picking up the bill for spendthrift and cash put states. monday's -- er of a picture of macron with the headline underneath, our dear friend. while has promised to cut french pub

-germany relationship. braml: i wasn't optimistic before trump was elected and, believe me, since he is now at the helm, i'm even more worried because he will reinforce those currents, those factors. he has been using them to get elected, he will be abusing them to get re-elected. pres. trump: i believe strongly in free trade, but it also has to be fair trade. scott: trump has criticized long-standing policies on trade by threatening border taxes, the european union by supporting brexit, and nato, once questioning its usefulness. some might argue we're hitting the panic button unnecessarily. he's sorting out these relationships, learning how to deal with someone like with chancellor merkel, for example, aren't we just chicken little saying the sky is falling, but it's not? josef braml: donald trump is not the major problem. what worries me are the currents, the forces that brought him into power. america is in trouble for some time before trump. it didn't just fall out of the blue sky. there are reasons for

ahmed massoun fled syria for germany.e explains that it's also a subject of heated debate in his home country. he says every second girl in the refugee camps in jordan, lebanon, and iraq is married while underage so they'll have someone to protect them during the journey. tightening german laws is, for him, the wrong approach. massoun: for the people who come here and arrive here, like, getting married already, and the girl's about 15 or 16, i think, the german government has to make some exception. reporter: but the bill scheduled for a vote this summer has no provision for reviewing individual cases. it requires the annulment of all marriages between minors under age 16. ms. bohmecke: the legal provisions have to be combined with various preventive measures. the girls have to be given adequate support by various youth welfare services, and where there's potential endangerment of the minor, they have to be removed from the family. they must have access to integration programs. they have to be able to learn german and get

yeah. >> anthony: so, why do you think germany's good at that?people. they want to have everything on the point. they don't like surprises. so they organize everything before. >> anthony: i mean, it's almost a cliché that it's organized. >> melek: it's not a cliché, it's organized. >> anthony: grilled minced lamb basted with hot tomato sauce and slathered with melted sheep butter and yogurt. roast lamb with feta, bulgur, and roasted vegetables. ah, that's beautiful. >> melek: danke schön. >> anthony: so if you graduate from university here and choose to live in cologne, could you afford to live here? >> melek: yeah. you can. >> anthony: so it's reasonably affordable. >> melek: yeah. but because of the refugee situation i think living space is becoming less, like everywhere. >> anthony: do you think this is a pretty town? every -- most of the people i speak to say, "well, you know, we're a very ugly city." >> melek: yeah. >> anthony: but i don't think so. i think it's very pretty. >> melek: everything was destroyed after the second world war. >> a

germany is in a good position here. u.s. president received a red carpet welcome. the eu president was eager to clear up doubts about the future of transatlantic relations. donald trump offered no reassurances on some core areas of concern. >> not 100% sure that we can say we have a common position and opinion about russia. >> nato announced it will join the international coalition against the islamic state. a symbolic move after the attack in manchester. >> that shows why it is important for the international community including nato to do more in our fight against terrorism. that is what i'm m pushing for today. >> donald trump did not reaffirm his commitment to nato, a statement other members had anxiously hoped for and a sign of his suspicion of u.s. alliances on the world stage. >> we want to pull in our brussels correspondent who joins me now live from nato's new headquarters. good evening to you. let's talk about trump doubling down on the issue of this 2% spending. we were watching the speeches. for u.s. surprised as we were to hear him double down as much

germany needs the u.s. as much as the u.s. needs germany.erkel was singing the merits of the eu saying we have overcome the dutch election and the french election and it seemed to be a call to arms for the project. can merkel and the likes of mccrone make the next step when it comes to key issues like -- make the next step when it comes to key issues like immigration? >> if they're unable to make these hopes and promises come true, then in four or five years from now, the chances are high that we might see populists taking over the government which means that we have this window of opportunity right now. we have this chance to work together and to push forward with the reforms, not only for europe, but it would the important for the union to deepen integration at the eurozone level. mark: a man will mccrone -- emmanuel macron has a number of suggestions. compromise when it comes to this macron-merkel relationship. clearly germany needs to make that step but germany will not want to give in too much. what is the compromise when it comes to th

charles: germany has money. tammy: keep in mind the expenditures they are having to deal with with the migrants. a lot of these nations, we are supporting everything else, including their self-defense. this is donald trump saying you can't do what you have been doing without repercussions. we are not going to support your destruction of europe as we know it. germany has proven they have made bad decisions. what we hope to do this time is to be able to intervene with germany without it turning into something ugly like it did in the 21st century. charles: i have to commend you on that seersucker suit. should we intermingle the notion of deficits, u.s. deficits with security of the west? should those two things be connected? >> i don't think so. this idea that donald trump advanced that germany should pay 2% of their gdp. the defense ministers in 2014 under obama agreed to put up 2%. germany is 1.2%. just last september merkel said obligations have to be re-fulfilled. they are right, germany must uphold their oblig