hand both did say that they see a good basis for working together before he traveled to germany the chancellor of austria said that germany is a very valued partner for austria that he views americal as a very experienced politician and he said you know neighbors will always have differences and the fact is we see other e.u. move countries moving in austria's direction and the chancellor for her part said that she saw very few divisions between the two but there were a couple that were evident in relation to both policy toward the european union they are courts would definitely like to see a lot more frugality while the chancellor said that she can imagine a need to invest more in indebted southern members of the eurozone and certainly there were a few disparity discrepancies on asylum and immigration and that's a key area of disagreement between the two courts reiterated i believe his argument that austria has been carrying a disparate just proportion of. during the migration crisis let's quickly listen to what he had to say about that. but we have contributed a disproportionately high share we have tak

airline also employs a thousand staff including two hundred twenty pilots flights operate from germany austria switzerland and the mediterranean his move is welcome news to the airlines employees if. it was surprising for us. when it's compared to his offer last december which left things unclear. most of the schlock is still any good his latest offer is better for the staff but even so it was signaling that jobs will be retained under the same working conditions you can already see at the ob it's been the move. it's still not certain how much louder is paying for nicky he plans to have the airline airborne again by march in collaboration with thomas cook is the third bit of air berlin went broke the first successful bid came from lufthansa but that deal fell through in december over. concerns the negotiations reopened a legal stumbling block scuppered a sale to the parent company of british airways iberia and. third time's the charm it seems. and that was your deal. thank you for watching see you next time take the bottom. line. it's. sometimes you just have to pump up the volume. on the game

it also employs around a thousand staff including two hundred twenty pilots nicky flies from germany austria and switzerland primarily to mediterranean destinations loud is the third bit of the nicky since their berlin went broke the first successful bid came from love to answer but that deal fell through in december over e.u. antitrust concerns when negotiations reopened a legal stumbling block scuppered a sale to the parent company of british airways. third time's a charm it seems to hold on to its slots and landing rights nicky has to be airborne again by march it will be operating in collaboration with tour operator thomas cook. around two hundred kilometers from hong kong in the city of d.-u. people live from garbage keyboards laptops mobile phones batteries millions of tons of waste mostly imported from other countries to be dismantled by hand and then sold on but china wants to stop taking the world's waste so. the dismantling of old electronic devices is the leading industry it's more a trade than an industry but dismantling old electronics is an essential industry so the local gover

that louse brown looked like a very long nights they do nots will be going on tour of germany austria and switzerland just a few weeks from now around the same time that germany selects its entry for your aversions song contest more on that and i want a new section. a little high the equator will be among the contenders in the german qualifier for this year's euro vision song contest the singer is one of six acts to be nominated . he also in the running is singer songwriter michelle shows for likewise came to fame via the t.v. talent show the voice of germany the key to hopes to make the final in lisbon come my. never folk music outfit faux club is another nominee. who gets to represent germany for the euro vision extravaganza will be decided on february twenty second her. rage is currently rampaging across europe. in february the power metal bands will tour continues in south america and asia. play. little. play. so stronach a dual milky chance is about to embark on another tour of north america but get your tickets fast many gigs are already sold out. to spotify little. every week p

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countries migrants who said so for europe don't want to go to bulgaria were hungry they want to go to germany austria sweden they should be held in safe areas in their own continent the e.u. should support that perhaps even organize it and back it militarily. there have been similar calls in the past from other european leaders last month president emanuel while. from france proposed military action to help people trafficking in libya but. from the damascus center of strategic studies believes such an approach is deeply flawed. to send troops or european armies to protect these. virtual safe zones i think it's not practical in first of all these armies would be involved in the internal affairs of this country and their reaction from the law people will be may be negatively they will lose a lot of. soldiers first so i think to be engaged in internal adverse of any county it would be reflected on their internal affairs and i think they should read very good the story of syria during seven years they should read the story of libya just a few manage the story in africa and i don't think that this is a go

restrictions on travel or crossing borders despite a deadline for their removal sweden france germany austria norway and denmark were introduced border checks in two thousand and sixteen by and security concerns as millions of refugees made their way across europe for twenty six members nearly every country on the european mainland the return of internal passport controls led to concerns about the future of the agreement all resupport snell from one of the busiest crossing points between denmark and sweden. from an open border for refugees to a closed border for anyone not carrying a passport or a swedish identity card sweden's policy on opening its gates to asylum seekers during the crisis of twenty fifteen is long gone. but police checks on the train from denmark don't seem to be going anywhere soon the bridge between copenhagen. was the main entry point for more than a hundred sixty thousand people who applied for asylum in sweden in twenty fifteen that flow has now dried up the law allowing restrictions has expired but sweden is one of the countries citing security as a reason for the con

employs around a thousand staff including two hundred twenty pilots nikky flights operate from germany austria and switzerland mostly ferrying holiday makers to the mediterranean . lauder will be the third person to acquire nicky since went into administration the first successful bit came from left but the deal fell through in december over empty trust concerns from e.u. competition officials when negotiations reopened the sale went to british airways holding company i eighty but the legal stumbling blocks as well time's the charm it seems it's still unclear how much louder paid finnicky he says that we back in the air by march in collaboration with travel agent thomas cook. so the bidding process for nicky was difficult but that's nothing compared to germany trying to find a new government emerita actually full months and still counting the hinge of the divisions of the country's hopeful governing partners are showing even as they prepare to launch a formal coalition talks on the methods conservative block as the social democrats to finish the talks quickly and deliver the country and your g

routes has led to a huge drop in the number of refugees arriving in europe yet sweden france germany austria norway and denmark have all continued to impose controls on that front is. those restrictions legally expired on november the twelfth on the article twenty nine of the schengen borders code but article twenty five allows the countries to extend them for six months if they claim serious threats to public order or internal security. gains and swedes had previously been encouraged to see a newly branded aris and region as a place in which they could freely commute between the countries they say the increases in their journey times are unjustified this is mainly. for show internal swedish politics they're worried citizens are worried here in sweden about the mass influx of immigrants and trying to show that they're doing something and reality this nothing happens here this is. yeah almost a circus. time journeys of thousands of kilometers from the middle east and africa how finally ended his in recent is the question of whether free movement in the schengen zone can ever begin again is st

there is nothing comparable to what goes on in germany, austria, hungary. there are people in the united states who were living in germany and austria who go back to their home country. there are almost no records of american citizens doing the same thing. this is why we have photographs on our passports, by the way. the germans were buying up people's passports and using them to get german reserve officers back to germany through london. as long as they were carrying american passports, the british would not arrest him. the state department said, maybe it's a good idea we put pictures of his passports. i have explained to you why the united states had pro-allies of these. i have not explained why that translate into us getting into the war. i am going to show you an image that is the cover image of "life" magazine. in february of 1916. not the same life magazine we have today. it is a satirical thing. this is it. there's the image. i want to break this down. if there is any canadians in the room, i promise, i will explain this in a bit. [laughter] dr. neibe

that once completed it will give russia too much control over european energy supplies but germany and austria support the project and the need for cheaper gas political analyst mathias dorn felt thinks the u.s. is simply trying to boost its share of the european market. in the america first policy of president travel in so far as the united states wants to export their. conventional. elegy liquefied natural gas to the european market the european market is also one of there could a big targets in energy security is not in danger when we have the second string of not street that's for sure you know i mean russia pipeline system and the whole you know infrastructure is more dependent on europe that europe is headed toward russia so we already reached energy security it's only the question who has you know the biggest chair in the market almost one hundred people have been killed in afghanistan's worst terrorist attack eight months more on that after the break. any. jewel a one story she managed using a button to press the radio button and said i would. exchange so let me sway you know this fax

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project nordica baltic countries of race concerns it would weaken european energy security germany and austria they support the project and the need for cheaper gas supplies that's glamorous ninety's told felt thinks the us is targeting the european energy market. in the america first policy of president traveling in so far as the united states wants to export their. conventional gas elegy liquefied natural gas to the european market the european market is also one of the they could a big target if the security is not in danger when we have the second string of not street that for sure you know i mean russia with the pipeline system and the whole you know infrastructure is what appendant order of that europe is headed toward russia so we already reached energy security it's only the question who has you know the biggest share the market. tanks into syria clashes broke out between police and protesters is an antiwar rally in the german city of cologne. thousands of people showed up at the demo demanding entries withdrawal from syria's afrin region where turkey is carrying out what it calls an a

that once completed it will give russia too much control over european energy supplies but germany and austria support the project and the need for cheaper gas political analyst mathias dong felt thinks the u.s. is simply trying to boost its share of the european market in the america first policy of president trouble in so far as the united states wants to export their. conventional gas. liquefied natural gas to the european market the european market is also one of the they could a big target if the security is not in danger when we have the second string of not strip that's for sure you know i mean russia pipeline system and the whole you know infrastructure is what appendant order of the of europe is that it will russia so really already reached energy security it's only the question who has you know the biggest share the market. a taliban suicide bomber has killed at least ninety five people and injured more than one hundred fifty in the afghan capital kabul local journalist bailout so our reports. we understand at this stage that the attacker was in an ambulance he had said he had a pati

routes has led to a huge drop in the number of refugees arriving in europe yet sweden france germany austria norway and denmark have all continued to impose controls on that front is. those restrictions legally expired on november the twelfth on the article twenty nine of the schengen borders code but article twenty five allows the countries to extend them for six months if they claim serious threats to public order or internal security. gains and swedes had previously been encouraged to see a newly branded aris and region as a place in which they could freely commute between the countries they say the increases in their journey times are unjustified this is mainly. for show internal swedish politics they're worried citizens are worried here in sweden about the mass influx of immigrants and trying to show that they're doing something and reality this nothing happens here this is. yeah almost a circus a waste. time journeys of thousands of kilometers from the middle east and africa have finally ended here in recent is the question of whether free movement in the schengen zone can ever begin a

nordic and baltic countries have raised concerns that it would weaken european energy security germany and austria though support the project and the need for cheaper gas supplies the united states also wants a slice of europe's lucrative energy market pitching its liquefied natural gas exports as an alternative to the russian natural gas. canisters this story with political analyst at the berlin center for caspian region studies that's mattie is dog but he's very good evening to you first of all your response to rex tillerson statement. yes good evening i mean this is nothing new i mean it has to be seen in the context of the u.s. sanctions against russia which were posed last year in august and tested to see not so in the america first policy of president. travel in so far as the united states wants to export their. conventional. elegy liquefied natural gas to the repeat market i mean. most interesting market for that is of course the asian market but nevertheless the european market is also one of the. i could a big targets and as you probably know last year poland already signed a contract to

of the program sebastian court said before he left to travel to germany that germany is a very important partner for austria and that he views as a very important and experienced leader on the other hand in st stingingly enough he did not make this trip to germany the first of his trips abroad in fact he went to france as his first diplomatic visit so that may tell us a bit of something he did also say in advance of this trip that while neighbors often have differences in fact he believes that the rest of the e.u. is moving quote unquote in the right direction while he was instrumental in closing the balkans with that's the path that a lot of migrants took through eastern europe and he's actually being considered as a mediator with the eastern european countries that are refusing to take in any more asylum seekers is he the right man for that job. well certainly he stands in the middle when it comes to migration policy and that's very much what he's referring to when he talks about other countries moving in the right direction as we have been reporting germany's christian democrats and america's party and t

factors had their strongest month since before the creation of the euro and businesses in germany our learned austria all reported record growth in law greece enjoyed its best results for nearly a decade all this capping off a much better than expected the year for the businesses and single currencies areas and europe's economy consistently beat expectations throughout two thousand and seventeen leading economists and policymakers to increase their growth forecasts and forward looking indicators bode well for the new year and new orders rose at a near record pace while purchasing growth hit a new peak as firms ready themselves for higher production and meanwhile job creation was maintained at november's record pace with the currency union becoming the success story of last year so much so that the economic performance was outpacing that of its peers including the united states however upward price pressures may be returning as a manufacturing sector does appear to have balance higher input prices with a strong overall performance the sticking point raising some doubt as inflation remains stubbornly b

chanceless hoping to connect austria sebastian cortes meeting with germany's angela merkel in a bid to find common ground on an issue that's divided them so far migration did they succeed we'll get more from our political correspondent in just a second. also on this program. two nations one flag north and south korea agreed to march under one banner at next month's winter olympics they also want to send a joint ice hockey team. but not everyone in south korea thinks it's a good idea. and it might be a big day for fake news president trump has promised to present awards to war he says all the most corrupt and biased organizations in the mainstream media will take a look at trump's false relations with journalists. hello and welcome my name's christopher spring