that's what the americans are saying about greece right now. so they're saying it about 80% of the globe. of course, every country has its own right, it's a sovereign decision to categorise and use whatever traffic light system or whatever categorisation system they want to use. we are maintaining that these are our numbers. and according to the criteria that we would have put, greece is certainly in the lower end of the... the problem, minister... those decisions are sovereign. we're fine. we're still in a global pandemic. and here you are, a minister for tourism, trying to encourage the world to get mobile and to travel. and it's a message that many governments around the world simply cannot live with. they can't share your strategy. here you are, again, about timing, in london, at the very moment that the uk government has issued a list of countries which they're now calling the green list, where travel can be conducted by british tourists and visitors without quarantine when they return, greece is not on the green list. greece is on an ambe

the the pandemic -- greece. the -hone the pandemic -- greece.e. the phone is not on _ the pandemic -- greece. the phone is not on the _ the pandemic —— greece. the phone is not on the agenda? the pandemic -- greece. the i phone is not on the agenda? of because it's phone is not on the agenda? oi because it's fun, but not phone is not on the agenda? i>i because it's fun, but not in the same way, we will have social distancing of protocols but those protocols are not the core of the experience, which is relaxation and part of relaxation is being sure that people next to you are also vaccinated or have a negative test. that is why we, let me explain. we have preconditions before they travel, like vaccination, like the negative test. at the borders we have random testing and assessing with an artificial intelligence system that targets our testing system with where the risk is. this is important part. we have quarantine hotels, we had them last year and hotels when we isolate people and their families if they test positive and of course we have the

is from afghanistan and it's registered in greece as an asylum seeker. join other about the believing they'll be after beepers we have to hide when the police catch us they beat us and forces out then we have nowhere to go we have to live on the street you know we're going to give a little i'm going to be able to make it. social worker hope parker shows us this what's worse sign him seekers can find shelter in testimony the city used to be safe for refugees but more and more are hiding from the authorities if the police pick them up they're looking at either likely detention or a violent act so most people don't want to be seen by the police act so we need shut up from our jury yeah who also had documents he was speak to up on the street and spent months in a detention center i have. hunger striking because we didn't know 1st why are we here and for how long it's going to last one incident was especially traumatic marts they brought this group of police. and there's a reason everyone. was really like so many people. complain or support arbitrary detentio

like roots in greece have told e.w. they fear police detention despite being legally registered in the country w. has obtained footage from inside the power in this detention center which is close to journalists w.'s funny reports on the accusations against greek authorities. reza and his friends spend their days looking for somewhere to sleep in to saloniki he's from afghanistan and he's registered in greece as an asylum seeker join other about the believe in the we have to be person we have to hide when the police catch us they beat us and forces out then we have nowhere to go we have to live on the street you know we're going to give a little going to be able to make it all of. the social worker who barker shows us the plots were asylum seekers can find shelter in testimony the city used to be safe for refugees but more and more are hiding from the authorities if the police pick them up they're looking at either likely detention or a violent perspex so most people don't want to be seen by the police after we meet shu

good climate at the moment it's not a flood but a trickle because greece's opening is unilateral many of the country's tourists come from like the u.k. and germany haven't yet lifted restrictions on their nationals traveling abroad greece has been pushing the e.u. to implement an e.u. wide digital green pass for those with vaccinations it has yet to happen we saw look there was a clear lack of leadership and we need to provide this kind of leadership. says framework for others who called me a good go through and the thought process is to mature so by actually removing some of the battles we are our. to make their own decisions based on what we have greece's say framework is to demand proof of vaccination already negative cova test 72 hours before travel the motivation for greece is simple it needs the income in 2019 a record $31000000.00 visitors came to greece making it the 7th most popular holiday destination worldwide last year those visitors fell by 3 quarters and so did revenue to just over $5000000000.00 since tourism generates a 5th of the economy the government is determined t

from or that i'm now joined by greece's minister of tourism hari fair harris a minister in april greece already began along in visitors from countries outside the e.u. considered very low risk such as israel meanwhile germany is tourist industry for example is still far from opening up is a common e.u. approach even possible. well i thank you 1st of all for having me here yes we don't think it's just possible we think it's essential it's very very important we saw it last year we showed with the pandemic that how difficult it was to coordinate and how difficult was to coordinate the opening of tourism last year but we are armed with more knowledge of the tourism opening programs of various countries 70 of greasers are much more mature we have more knowledge and we have more tools in our arsenal the vaccination programs and the fast as the rapid test so so it's essential that we we coordinate and we welcome the if you like increased drive by various governments in europe including germany is to support 1st of all the green digital past the suggestion back in the 12th of january letter of

greece has been on the front lines of the migration crisis for many years.ou recently traveled to a detention camp there. were you concern by what you saw? >> yes, example he -- exactly. the so-called multipurpose center is almost ready for asylum-seekers to be placed, so what you see, gradually, is that the camps that we know now with substandard conditions are being either replaced by new centers and then surrounded by fenders -- fences with the possibility to close them completely, or the current camps are being surrounded by walls or fences. there is an ongoing dispute between the eu and greece that the commission says it should not be closed centers, because if you ask for asylum, that's no reason to be detained. but within the greek discussion, we hear there is an intention indeed to detain asylum-seekers. brent: do you get the dis senset greece is failing its obligation under international law? >> the situation has become harsher and haher, especially since the eu took a deal that means that all asylum-seekers had to stay on the greek islands in order

so greece was the middle path. it was affordable and we felt that it was legally well regulated, and the surrogates were well cared for. laner and her husband were actually half way through the procedure when lameness suddenly got pregnant. naturally back to the trade fair. i've arranged to meet with a doctor from a clinic in greece. he's helped a number of german couples, have a baby through summer gassy. so what motivates the salary? got mother to go through a pregnancy for a couple. she's never met my dad, he's a movie. you shouldn't underestimate people's desire to help others as a doctor working in this area as a way, i always tried to understand why a woman would decide to do the dentist. and over the years, i've noticed that the desire to help other couples is a very powerful motivation. and in my positive friends and say ok, i bet assistance ok. but another incentive for the salary good is the financial compensation that they get isn't if it is looking, to be honest, i would disagree mine if my experience h

tuesday's for school shooting plus exclusive footage from an off limits detention camp for refugees in greece claims of abuse at the hands of the police will ask the un's migration chief for groups. it's good to have you with us we begin tonight with the escalating crisis between israel and the palestinians israeli air strikes in gaza intensified today amid hints that the military is preparing for a possible ground offensive there this footage here shows an israeli airstrike destroying the high rise that palast and hamas affiliated t.v. channel health officials say the death toll from israeli airstrikes has risen to 56 including 14 children. rockets fired into israel have killed at least 6 people. well the european union's top diplomat says violence must be halted immediately to prevent a broader conflict washington says that it's sending a special envoy to the region in a bid to deescalate tensions. israeli tanks on route to the gases strip it's still not clear whether a ground operation will be the next escalation in this conflict currently israel is still carrying out its counter attack on

that was greece, 12 points to greece. , . , greece. very exciting, we will bring ou the greece.n _ greece. very exciting, we will bring you the latest on bbc— greece. very exciting, we will bring you the latest on bbc news. - greece. very exciting, we will bring you the latest on bbc news. for. greece. very exciting, we will bring i you the latest on bbc news. for now, thatis you the latest on bbc news. for now, that is it. we are going to be taking a look at the paper shortly. we will have nigel nelson and jo phillips. but let's get the weather. bit of a lull in the weather at the moment. the skies are clear in the morning's not looking bad at all across most of the uk. don't hold your breath, it's not going to last for very long. because we are expecting rain and gales through the afternoon, particularly across western areas of the uk. and if we have a look at the satellite picture you can see this swirl across the atlantic, another big low pressure and the weather front�*s already approaching ireland. you can see the low pressure, rather autumnal looking and that will be swee

migrants in greece have told you that they fear police detention despite being legally registered in the country. has obtained footage from inside the a part of the tension center which is close to journalists funny the charge reports on the accusations against greek authorities. reza and his friends spend their days looking for somewhere to sleep in to saloniki he's from afghanistan and he's registered in greece as an asylum seeker. join other about the believing they'll be after beepers we have to hide when the police catch us they beat us and forces out then we have nowhere to go we have to live on this street you know we're going to give a little going to be able to make a lot. social worker hope barker shows us the squats were asylum seekers can find shelter in testimony the city used to be safe for refugees but more and more are hiding from the authorities if the police pick them up that looking at either likely detention or a violent push back so most people don't want to be seen by the police after remeet shot up from a jury who also had documents he was speak to up on the st

or italy and especially greece as it is the neighbor of turkey is actually really having the heaviest responsibility at the moment and of course this leads to bet. the good offices of the of the middle east now go ahead and if you know what i want to ok then that leads to bad circumstances for asylum seekers but it also leads to consistent reports of pushbacks which means actually that asylum seekers. are run the risk of drowning in the e.t.a. in sea and home also refrain from access to asylum ok this needs to stop and we need a better senate average the system ok mr mccabe straight a member of the european parliament district we appreciate your time and your insights tonight thank you thank you. the german heaven has approved a landmark climate bill to make the country climate neutral 5 years earlier than previously planned last month germany's highest court ruled that the current climate protection law doesn't go far enough chancellor angela merkel's ruling conservatives they are under pressure to add teeth to their climate policy they're facing an election year challenge from the g

so greece was the middle path. it was affordable and we felt that it was legally well regulated, and the surrogates were well cared for. laner and her husband were actually half way through the procedure when lameness suddenly got pregnant. naturally, back to the trade fair. i've arranged to meet with a doctor from a clinic in greece. he's helped a number of german couples, have a baby through surrogacy. so what motivates the salary? good, mother, she goes through a pregnancy for a couple. she's never met. mandavi's a movie. you shouldn't underestimate people's desire to help others. as a doctor working in this area, i always tried to understand why a woman would decide to do the, the hub is over. and over the years, i've noticed that the desire to help other couples is a very powerful motivation. and in my than positive friends and say ok, i bet, assistance, okay. but another incentive for the salary gets, is the financial compensation that they get from this. if it is illegal, to be honest, i would disagree mine

greece has launched its tourism season the 1st flights carrying tourists have arrived in greece since restrictions were eased on businesses from a short list of other countries it's allowing people who were vaccinated or test negative for covert 1972 hours before departure john psaropoulos now from athens. these are some of the 1st arrivals and i phones since restrictions were lifted and many have been waiting for this moment for months danny cohen leads a group of 16 israelis one of the nationalities that can now holiday here without quarantine we are waiting for this moment more than one enough here because of the koran up and we love very much greece it's very near to our country its wonderful people have always welcomed smiling good food and. good climate at the moment it's not a flood but a trickle because greece's opening is unilateral many of the country's tourists come from like the u.k. and germany haven't yet lifted restrictions on their nationals traveling abroad greece has been pushing the e.u. to implement an e.u. wide digital green pass for those with vaccinations it has

you always wanted to work in research but there was a very limited number of jobs in greece. so the only solution for me was to build something for myself that is to create my own job. they founded the company in 2016 in spite of economic crises and the coronavirus pandemic they've expanded and have customers around the world they have 11 employees with an average age of $28.00. if you don't think our generation to survive quite a few crises that's formed our personality and helps us to make something out of nothing what's changed we're trying to do business to find new things to recognize demand and to be innovative greece's government recognizes the potential it's promoting startups and investment in research and development. we're confident that our investment in financial and. we'll create a much new jobs which will allow us on the one hand to develop scientific potential in greece and on the other to lure back many young greeks who have moved abroad to typical. user doura are confident that they can make a living in their home country and that greece can offer other youn

from or that i'm now joined by greece's minister for tourism hari fare harris a minister in april greece already began along in visitors from countries outside the e.u. considered very low risk such as israel meanwhile germany is tourist industry for example is still far from opening up is a common e.u. approach even possible. well i thank you 1st of all for having me here yes we don't think it's just possible with think it's essential it's very very important we saw it last year we showed with the pandemic that how difficult it was to coordinate and how difficult it was to coordinate the opening of tourism last year but we are armed with more knowledge of the tourism opening programs of various countries 70 of greasers are much more mature we have more knowledge and we have more tools in our arsenal the vaccination programs and the fast as the rapid test so so it's essential that we we coordinate and we welcome the if you like increased drive by various governments in europe including germany is to support 1st of all the green digital past the suggestion back in the 12th of january lett

for us tonight. ♪ >> reporter: tonight greece is open for tourism.nd travel-starved americans are starting to come back >> it feels amazing to finally travel again >> we both love mountains and wine >> reporter: vaccinated americans or those with a negative pcr test are now free to roam the ancient acropolis. no quarantine most of europe is still off limits to americans. but here in greece tourism is about a quarter of gdp and they can't afford to wait any longer. why now? why is this the moment to reopen? >> because we feel that we are ready. athens is ready. greece is ready. >> reporter: still, only 13% of greeks are fully vaccinated so hundreds of greek islands are now racing to vaccinate every adult by june. santorini is perhaps the most beautiful of all the greek islands. stunning views like these drew millions of visitors each year before the pandemic. many can't wait to have them back this hotel has been struggling 60% of guests were from the u.s >> the whole santorini was built on tourism it was quite tough >> reporter: the rest of europe won

attains rare footage from inside of an isolated refugee detention camp in greece we look at allegations of police abuse there. and failing the trump loyalty tests u.s. house republicans toothless cheney from the top post but have they done quickly made her the leader of those republicans looking to matters most powerful the trump era. time sarah kelly welcome to the program. the conflict between israelis and palestinians is intensifying with reports that israeli forces are now massing at the gaza border hamas militants have launched hundreds of rockets into israel and israeli forces have been responding with devastating air strikes on gaza the tensions are spilling over into street violence in several israeli cities home to both jews and arabs at a time that is unusually excuse me that is usually one of the celebrations for muslims. palestinian muslims in tourism come together to mark. the end of the holy month of ramadan is usually a time of joy but here and in gaza the ongoing violence is overshadowing celebrations. i distribute chocolate because i want to feel the joy because as you

in other words, greece doesn't want to see turkey revert to an expansionist maritime policy. if it receives the konami support. it seeks from the european union. and the us in june. turkey is trying to create a positive sent demands sentiment among the european partners, but also in the us because there is a very important meeting between the president biden and president done on the 14th of june of the same time. prime minister me to argue centers on this meeting is taking place at the native sonic gree says it wants to reach a permanent agreement on maritime borders based on international law. was it doesn't want is to act as an enabler for turkey to make tactical concessions while sticking to an expansionist playbook. jumps out plus al jazeera, after the way of life, could be considered a delay on the archipelago of lecture week of india's west coast. but the national government once change, its looking to turn it into a holiday destination to rival the mall beads. but the people who live there say it will destroy their way of life. and as elizabeth per on them reports, th

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i decide to head to greece to find out for myself. every year, some $200.00 babies are born in greece to, sorry, goods. the law permits the practice as long as it's actually stick back during the national economic crisis started in 2009 greece began promoting medical tourism to generate income. in 2013 athens open surrogacy to international patients. since then, childless couples have come from all over the world, but there appears to be no independent checks into the welfare of the salary, gets my contacts on the ground. can't even put me in touch with any experts in this area. but i can speak to someone who wants to be a surrogate. she asked not to be filmed. a clinic has told her she can sign up for surrogacy won't say youngest child is a little older. she's a single parent with 3 children, but emphasizes repeatedly that her motivation is merely to help. she dismisses all talk of possible health risks. someone's god sees us. and when you're doing something good, maybe the next day those good things will return to you. she has no jo

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good climate at the moment it's not a flood but a trickle because greece's opening is unilateral many of the country's tourists come from like the u.k. and germany haven't yet lifted restrictions on their nationals traveling abroad greece has been pushing the e.u. to implement an e.u. wide digital green pass for those with vaccinations it has yet to happen we saw that there was a clear lack of leadership and we need to provide this kind of leadership. says framework for others to call be a good go through and the thought process is to mature so by actually removing some of the analysts. the other countries to make their own decisions based on what we have greece's say framework is to demand proof of vaccination all in negative code test 72 hours before travel the motivation for greece is simple it needs the income in 2019 a record 31000000 visitors came to greece making it the 7th most popular holiday destination worldwide last year those visitors fell by 3 quarters and so did revenue to just over 5000000000 dollars. since tourism generates a 5th of the economy the government is deter

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in order to succeed, greece wants tourists to feel safe. now has the fifth fastest vaccination program in the european union, and it is putting special emphasis on vaccinating 85 islands popular with holidaymakers by the end of june. any of these island economies are almost entirely dependent on tourism. if greece's gambit succeeds, it may see its economy grow by the 4.1% the european commission forecast this year, a far cry from the 8.2% contraction it suffered last year. the doors are open. it is now a question of how many people will walk through them. maryam: we go to chile now. people are heading to the polls to elect a group of individuals who will draft a new constitution. 11% of the seats at the constitutional convention are reserved for leaders representing indigenous groups, and it is hoped that this could be a crucial for steps toward solving increasingly explosive conflicts with our latin american editor reports from southern chile. reporter: for centuries, they have chased after wild horses here in this region of south-central

good climate at the moment it's not a flood but a trickle because greece's opening is unilateral many of the countries tourists come from like for you. ok in germany haven't yet lifted restrictions on their nationals traveling abroad greece has been pushing the e.u. to implement an e.u. wide digital green pass for those with vaccinations it has yet to happen we saw that there was a clear lack of leadership and we need to provide the leadership. says framework for others to call busy me a good go through and the thought process is to mature so by actually remove. some of the ballast our the other countries to make their own decisions based on what we have greece's say framework is to demand proof of vaccination already negative cova test 72 hours before travel the motivation for greece is simple it needs the income in 2019 a record 31000000 visitors came to greece making it the 7th most popular holiday destination worldwide last year those visitors fell by 3 quarters and so did revenue to just over $5000000000.00 since tourism generates a 5th of the economy the government is determined

october 2020, we weren't allowed to travel to greece, so the | allowed to travel to greece, so the travelavel company moved it. we moved it to the _ travel company moved it. we moved it to the half— travel company moved it. we moved it to the half term that is just coming up. to the half term that is just coming up then _ to the half term that is just coming up. then the judgment came out, the travel— up. then the judgment came out, the travel company won't move it again, so we're _ travel company won't move it again, so we're going, because i can't afford — so we're going, because i can't afford to— so we're going, because i can't afford tojust write so we're going, because i can't afford to just write off a holiday. the last — afford to just write off a holiday. the last 15— afford to just write off a holiday. the last 15 months has been hard for britain's travel industry, with their business grinding to a nova —— overnight halt, they have lost billions of pounds. irate overnight halt, they have lost billions of pounds.— overnight halt, they have lost billions of pounds. we need to see

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it was wanted to work in research but there was a very limited number of jobs in greece. so the only solution for me was to build something for myself that is to create my own job. they founded the company in 2016 in spite of economic crises and the coronavirus pandemic they've expanded and of customers around the world they have 11 employees with an average age of $28.00. if you don't think our generation to survive quite a few crises that's formed our personality and helps us to make something out of nothing what's changed we're trying to do business to find new things to recognize . demand and to be innovative greece's government to recognize the potential it's promoting startups and investment in research and development. we're confident that our investment in financial incentives will create about ports and new jobs which will allow us on the one hand to develop scientific potential in greece and on the other 2 who are back many young greeks who have moved abroad. nikos and is or dora are confident that they can make a living in their home country and that greece can

the point that ryanair added seats to portugal, on the green list, but the holy grail of spain and greece are on the amber list so you still have to quarantine when you come home to the united kingdom. one could say that portugal will not save the summer either for european holiday season or indeed the discount airline. those questions to mr. o'leary in a short while. does he need to raise more capital? let's reset and talk about the agenda. is inflation on a sleep over or ng to stay in perpetuity? annmarie: certainly. the minutes this week, potentially will we get any hints? joining us to break it down is the head of global market strategy at an investment firm. manus mentioned inflation, but i want to begin with what is happening in the u.k. today, a monumental day in the lockdown given is one of the biggest days in terms of the reopening, but the government is really offering a quite cautious tone, potentially june 21, complete lift off, that could be pushed back. is this a risk you have right now to the market? >> it is a consideration. i would not say it is a big risk at this point.

exclusive economic zone as greece sees it. and earlier this year, the hydrographic ship jasmine in the conducting surveys in the north a g and, and refill said i have the turkish perspective from a sample. the meeting between one and mr. pack is, are quite important. the ones are going to happen at the nato summit on june 14, and they will focus on 3 major issues. the 1st one is the disagreements over the green territorial waters and also the ownership of some of the islands in the agency. the 2nd one is the question of 2 countries exclusive economy zone in east mediterranean. and the 3rd one is the own resolve nature of the hyper crisis. so in addition to that, one also is going to ask michel texas to demilitarize some of certain islands in the age in agency. but well, i think there is no ground for an exaggerated optimism regarding the outcome of the meeting between the 2. because the issues are quite fundamental, for example. so for the 2 companies even could not agree on a certain framework, how to address the bees to it's

you exclusive footage from an off limits detention camp and ask that you will find gratian chief in greece about the abuse allegations plus the german cabinet approves a new plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions but doesn't have enough muscle to impress voters worried about climate change also ecstatic fans and black music make a comeback at the brit awards. pop stars thrill a packed concert hall at the 2021 brit awards as this a glimpse into a post pandemic future. on mylar thank you so much for your company everyone. we begin this broadcast in the mideast where birth israeli forces and militants in gaza have stepped up their attacks in the worst fighting seen in years the gaza health minutes. 3 now says the death toll from israeli air strikes has risen to $43.00 including 13 children and hamas rockets fired into israel have killed at least 5 while the un has called now on both sides to cease hostilities warning of the risk of full scale war. the cycle of violence the world seems powerless to stop israel stepped up its attacks on gaza at dawn. the densely populated city shaken as the bombs

exclusive economic zone as greece sees it. and earlier this year, the hydrographic ship jasmine in the conducting surveys in the north, a g. and so the greek foreign minister was careful to point out that this was a meeting to found out whether there was an initial mutual understanding for a eventual normalization of relations. the greeks are demonstrating that they are willing to go forward, but only if turkey shows consistent goodwill. all right, thank you for that, john to wrap up and well, let's get you from the turkish side. 9 speak to restore, said ok, who's in the sample for us? as john said that the country's leaders are expected to meet during next month, nato summit. what do we expect to come out of that meeting, and what does turkey want out of this? well, fully, the meeting between one i mitchell talk is are quite important. the ones are going to happen at the nato summit on june 14, and they will focus on 3 major issues. the 1st one is the disagreements over the green territorial waters and also the ownership of s

greece is on the amber _ just happy to be leaving.travel list _ just happy to be leaving. greece is on the amber travel list on - just happy to be leaving. greece is on the amber travel list on the - on the amber travel list on the environment secretary has said people could go to those countries are for quarantine when they returned, which has left the public and politicians wondering what amber actually means. it and politicians wondering what amber actually means. if he and politicians wondering what amber actually means-— actually means. if he doesn't want --eole actually means. if he doesn't want eo - le to actually means. if he doesn't want people to travel _ actually means. if he doesn't want people to travel to _ actually means. if he doesn't want people to travel to amber- actually means. if he doesn't want people to travel to amber list - people to travel to amber list countries, if that is his position, he doesn't want them to travel to amber list countries, why has he made it easierfor them amber list countries, why has he

we're open, but bring your vaccine card. ♪♪ >> greece is open for tourism.. >> vaccinated americans or those with a negative pcr test are free to roam the ancient acropolis. most of europe is still off limits to americans, but here in greece, tourism is a quarter of gdp and they can't afford to wait longer. why now? why is this the moment to reopen? >> we feel we're ready. athens is ready. greece is ready. >> reporter: still only 13% of greeks are fully vaccinated, so hundreds of greek islands are racing to vaccinate every adult by june. this is the most beautiful of all the greek islands. stunning views like these drew millions of visitors each year before the pandemic. many can't wait to have them back. this hotel has been struggling. 60 pst of guests were from the u.s. >> the whole area was built on tourism. >> reporter: the rest of europe won't be far behind. italy, france and spain planning to join greece, welcoming back americans for the lucrative summer season. the big challenge now is convincing tourists and residents that it's safe to start having v

are suffering tourism and greece generates a 5th of the country's g.d.p. and one in the 5 jobs so you can imagine how they're hoping to reopen their tourism and actually they're already planning to do so in mid may brussels bureau chief alexandra for naaman thank you so much. let's take a look at some other stories making headlines around the world germany's october 1st has been canceled for a 2nd year in a row of varian premier markets that are says that the safety risks are too high as no one knows how long the pandemic may last the annual event in munich celebrating beer and the various culture normally draws 6000000 visitors. in the united states f.b.i. agents have shot an armed man outside of the headquarters of the central intelligence agency the suspect attempted to drive into the compound in langley virginia triggering an hour's long standoff he was taken to the hospital but his condition is unknown. the funeral of a black man shot dead by police has been held in the u.s. state of north carolina lawyers for andrew brown's family called his death un

greece forges ahead of its e.u. partners and prepares to open its doors to tourists who are vaccinated on all the negative coronavirus test. hello there we do have a risk of flooding for southern areas of china in particular in and around as we're getting these heavy pulses of rain along the gang see river a lot of rain in the forecast for shanghai on friday we will watch that batch of moisture sling into the korean peninsula and key issue island in japan so osaka what day ahead for you on saturday 27 degrees and heavy pockets of rain for beijing in the forecast as well on saturday to southeast asia we're getting some thundery downpours across indochina but bangkok you're in the clear some sunshine hoshi months city thunderstorms however for you heavy pocket of rain toward northern areas of sumatra across borneo in particular brunei and drenching rain for southern areas of the philippines that will continue for saturday as well take it to the arabian sea where we're watching this disturbance now starting to form pro

is there dora are confident that they can make a living in their home country and that greece can offer other young innovators a bright future to. the youth researcher and publisher of studies including young germans and young austrians he joins me from his home in southern germany 0 good to have you on the show young europeans have drawn up across several crises including the recession the debt crisis and now krone what kinds of challenges do they face as they enter the job market for. the difficulty for young people today is that when they are they're studying they're in school and they feel like the degree that they will get off to spend on it will be valuable that must last compared to prior years so. that salman's is ensuring the market is there not only having a lesser degree but they feel like they are isolated scheme oxidative so how much of it can you be when you apply for a job it will be a challenge because the labor market will be a challenge to you for them and if you have yourself concerns about how good you are not find make even worse and we just saw several stories out

, spain, portugaland greece, spain, portugal and france greece, spain, portugaland france to see tourisms expected. the uk looks like it might be a bit slower than parts of mainland europe at the moment at least. i mainland europe at the moment at least. ~ , at least. i think the uk is bein: at least. i think the uk is being too _ at least. i think the uk is being too cautious. - at least. i think the uk is being too cautious. it - at least. i think the uk is i being too cautious. it could at least. i think the uk is - being too cautious. it could be opening far faster from may the 17th, but it's likely we're going to see some 15 or so countries open up to uk travellers directly on the green list that the prime minister is due to announced later this week. it should be opening far more. we had some pretty tough restrictions in place in the uk in terms of the form filling, testing when you come back into the uk, and what we're seeing is other countries now saying to those who've been fully jobs that they can travel without many restrictions in place, and we should see that from the uk gov

at the moment, greece is on the ember list. it is really tricky.asyjet talking about that earlier. we will talk about this next as well. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ >> we know that there is a huge pent-up demand for people to travel, but it is all now down to restrictions being unw inded. >> we think we are looking at a very strong july-august-september. we think the booking trend clearly supports that. >> there's still lots of restrictions in the green categories. >> u.s. is on amber, but if you look at the way the data is trending, the u.s. is making great progress with the vaccine case cap coming down -- case count coming down. >> everything is set up for the u.s. to move on to the green list, and we know once that happens, the phones will be ringing off the hook. >> you have some cases were amber is more or less red because governments are now saying you should not travel to these places unless you have a necessity to do so. guy: to be honest, i am pretty confused. we simply don't know what is happening here. let me just lay it out. it is not illega

how was i going to go to work -- go to greece. how is that going to work?cate was put forward by our prime minister and we are very glad this proposal has been adopted. at the same time, the big government has altered the number of bilateral challenges -- channels with a number of countries, including the united kingdom. we do believe that very quickly, we will have positive solutions. at the end of the day, we now know what the right protocols are. we know what we have to do. just a question of being very careful and deliberate to make sure that we can actually reopen. but at the same time, secure everyone. maria: and i know you said this is not just about tourism, the athens offers a lot more. this is in the context of the recovery fund, which the government says is greece 2.0. how is that going to work for athens? what other green elements do you see playing out in the future of the city? >> is not just about bouncing back. it's about bouncing forward. it's about a city that's healthy, resilient, adaptive, and that's what we're trying to achieve. we're n

in greece and we asked them about campo residents claims that they feel like they are living in a prison because their freedom of movement is heavily restricted they are talking about 4 counts out of there if you want there are affected by these measures all the camps all that are to our packs up the moment and not just for the recently developed world are so are financed we. met on face or more us so this is not something new you know. the. beneficiaries there are almost in the camps indeed are above through normal this is upbringing the boss yuri during the cold emergency where. we were was wrestling and now we go sa where is is organizing these forecasters say she was with the local commission to explain the reasoning all throughout all of these changes in the fight against what we get even more sleep cause saratoga this really mean it is fictional there for you know now from book ministry. called dorothy's and the courage of the commission we have received assurances that the openness and the freedom of movement in the. gotti the now in the camps greater knowledge of the affair invit

has launched a batch of greece says it has reduced overcrowding in its migrant camps the number of asylum seekers on its islands has fallen below 10000 for the 1st time since the height of the migration crisis in 2015 at their worst some of those camps were operating at 2 to 3 times their physical capacity but although the number of people in the camps is falling many are still choosing to make the hazardous journey across the sea. coast guard on patrol near the sea border with greece the officers asked an italian boat from the european border control agency for.