four helmut kohl -- for helmut kohl, german and european unity went together.sides of the same coin. -- adende out in our isr had emphasized, he made maxim his own, and he put this maxim into practical application. there are many examples of this. first of all, the collapse of the berlin wall was something that was greeted with joy in europe and throughout the world, and the german unification, which he totally believed in, come up against resistance in parts of europe and sometimes met with open rejection. many patienthl in and committed discussions was able to plead the case of german reunification. he could do this because he had developed a reputation over years, he was credible, and it was clear he was in favor and aspire to a european germany rather than a german europe. he wanted german reunification. he propelled forward with all his force, and was able to convince others that this was the right historical path for germany, for people outside germany. he was able for a moment in time to seize the mantle of god. not everyone is german or europe -- in ger

what did helmut kohl do in his free time? certainly wasn't spending it wiwith his family. >> mary to his politics? >> both. life outside of politics and i think from that political angle i think it is a shame because that does not make for a particularly brilliant politician. he was fabulous in many ways but he -- but did he understand people? >> the unifier who cannot unifyy his own family. >> i agree. there is not much to add other than to say thahat it is extremy sad. there are a lot of people who really can't understand that and there are few people to blame. generationber of the accused by the people around him of being a moral and wrecking the family and so one -- it is all balderdash. this was the hypocrisy of so-called conservatism. helmut kohl had marital affairs. stop that once and for all because it is so distasteful. this family is not an exception, this family is typical of that hypocritical postwar generation revolutionthe sexual and i'm actually quite happy that that has been exposed. >> wow. [laughter] >> yeah

you could rely on helmut kohl.e people surprised those in his party. in his cabinet for example, he chose them freely and he had much more freedom of choice than people on the outside even realize. i experienced that for myself. of course it wasn't always to get through to him with your own argument. sometimes it was impossible to sway him. he always listened to his members of cabinet and he always stood by them as well. also stood by them -- in 1992 i had to go through medical care and having broken a leg. helmut kohl helped people. he helped individuals. he was interested in them. he wanted close contact and close ties with everyone. he achieved that both in germany, in europe and in the world. he created reliable ties and bonds. he built up trust and confidence and he created friendships. he was a world politician but he was interested in people and when he became federal chancellor in 19 82 he went straight away to paris. a representative of mitterrand said later that the french side was very reserved at the be

helmut kohl's coffin brought into the parliament as world leaders came to pay tribute.o could do what many thought was impossible, making germany one nation again but within europe and without awaking the dark memories of the past. in speeches, they pay tribute to helmut kohl's achievement and his generous large personality. friends from the past but the former spanish prime minister and bill clinton who delivered a rhetorical toured a toured a force. helmut kohl gave us the chance to be involved in something bigger than ourselves, bigger than our terms of office, bigger than our terms of office, bigger than ourfleeting bigger than our terms of office, bigger than our fleeting careers, because all of us sooner or later will be in a coffin like that. and the only gift we can leave behind is a better future for our children, and the freedom to make their own choices, including their own mistakes. angela merkel, who had a note or is he difficult relationship with helmut kohl in recent years, said all that was now forgotten and europe would be forever grateful for whatever

the late german chancellor helmut kohl is due to be buried in germany.t the european parliament in strasbourg earlier today. the former statesman oversaw germany's reunification and was a major driving force behind closer european integration, as hugh schofield reports. helmut kohl's coffin brought into one of europe's high places, the parliament, as old faces and new came to bid farewell to one of the greats. this was a man revered for doing what many thought impossible — making germany one nation again, but within europe, and without waking the dark memories of an inglorious past. in speeches, they paid tribute to helmut kohl's achievement, and his generous, large personality. friends from the past, like former spanish prime minister felipe gonzalez, and bill clinton, who delivered a rhetorical tour de force. helmut kohl gave us the chance to be involved in something bigger than ourselves, bigger than our terms of office, bigger than our fleeting careers, because all of us, sooner or later, will be in a coffin like that. and the only gift we can leave

helmut kohl gave us rhetorical force. helmut kohl gave usa rhetorical force.e us a chance to be involved in something bigger than ourselves, we given our terms of office, bigger than our fleeting careers. given our terms of office, bigger than ourfleeting careers. because all of us sooner or later will be in all of us sooner or later will be in a coffin like that. and the only gift we can leave behind is a better future for our children and the freedom to make their own choices, including their own mistakes. angela merkel, who had a notoriously difficult relationship with helmut kohl in recent years, said all that was now forgotten and that europe would be forever grateful for what her predecessor had done. translation: thank you for the trotters and opportunities that you gave me. thank you for the chances that you gave to many others as well. thank you very much for the chances that we as germans and europeans have received, thanks to you. you achieved a huge amount. they you rest in peace. now it's up to us to actually preserve and guard your legacy. i bow

and in the cathedral, they held helmut kohl's requiem mass.hese were his people. this is provincial germany bidding farewell to the chancellor. it is important to remember that alongside the international colossus, there was always also helmut kohl the politician, a man deeply rooted in his belove home region here of the rhineland. earlier in the day it was a very different farewell, as world leaders, past and present, came to pay homage. this was where they remembered the great achievement of helmut kohl, the man who made germany one nation again, but within europe and without waking dark memories of the past. tributes came from friends like the former spanish prime minister felipe gonzalez and former us president bill clinton, who delivered a rhetorical tour de force. helmut kohl gave us the chance to be involved in something bigger than ourselves, bigger than our terms of office. bigger than our fleeting careers. because all of us sooner or later will be in a coffin like that. and the only gift we can leave behind is a betterfuture for our

the cathedral very important in the life of helmut kohl.im as chancellor, would come here and bring them to the cathedral which he said represented the spiritual essence of european union. this cathedral also had a personal importance to him. as a boy growing up importance to him. as a boy growing up notfar importance to him. as a boy growing up not far from here, importance to him. as a boy growing up not farfrom here, where he died insta ntly, up not farfrom here, where he died instantly, would come here in the water shelter from allied bombs. instantly, would come here in the water shelterfrom allied bombs. a very important place in his life. a farewell here from provincial germany. a very different farewell from the one we had earlier run with the great and good of europe, world, this is rural provincial germany, his heartland saying goodbye. it's very important to recognise that in helmut kohl was both the international diplomatic figure, the colossus, but also this man rooted in provincial germany. she's taken some absolutist position

helmut kohl understood that these two things were inextricably linked. >> for me as a social democratdifferences withhelmut kohl. but as a german active in european politics i consider him a figure of outstanding significance for our era. correspondent: leaders around the world also painter butte. -- paying tribute. in brussels, flags at half mast. the european president praising him as a great european. the russian president: him a wise friend. the former u.s. president george bush senior said he was the greatest european leader of the second half of the 20 century. old friends and colleagues visited to offer condolences to his widow. but the door was not open to every visitor. it remains closed to the former chancellor's son by his first wife, and his grandchildren. they learned of his death on the radio. >> my father had broken all contact with a lot of people around him, including all of his family, my brother, me and his grandchildren, who really suffered at not being able to contact her grandfather. i do not want to say anything more at this time. i can only express my sorrow an

world leaders past and present attended a memorial service today for former german chancellor helmut kohl, who died last month at 87. kohl was west germany's chancellor for 16 years, from 1982 to 1998, and oversaw the historic reunification with east germany in 1990. during the ceremony at the european parliament in strasbourg, france, former president bill clinton said kohl "gave us the chance to be involved in something bigger than ourselves." french president emmanuel macron and russian prime minister dmitry medvedev were among the dignitaries on hand. german chancellor angela merkel, who considered kohl a mentor, said in addition to german unification, he was the catalyst for the european union as we know it, with its open borders and single currency. >> ( translated ): helmut kohl personified an era. his chancellery is connected with many years of economic prosperity. >> sreenivasan: tomorrow on pbs newshour weekend, a new film that tracks the destruction of the world's coral reefs, in real time. >> there's nothing natural about the cycle that's going on right now. in 2016, we lost 2

helmut kohl will be buried in germany later in the day.abin crew are launching a 16—day strike from this morning in a long—running dispute about pay and conditions. the airline says that no short—haul flights will be affected, but it has brought in aircraft and crews from qatar airways to reduce the impact. we can now speak to oliver richardson, national officer for civil aviation at the trade union unite. hejoins me on webcam from west london. thank you for being with us on bbc news this morning. let me ask you first of all, we were hearing from simon called a couple of hours ago who was saying that he understood that pretty much the union and the management have reached an agreement on the pace issue, the outstanding issueis on the pace issue, the outstanding issue is over these rights and things that the crew enjoy which we re things that the crew enjoy which were removed as part of the dispute. is that correct? broadly speaking thatis is that correct? broadly speaking that is the case. we have a long—running dispute with 26 days of str

world leaders pay tribute to helmut kohl, uniter of germany and architect of the european union's expansion

ceremony was held at the european parliament on saturday for the late german leader helmut kohl who passed away two weeks ago and chancellor angela merkel gave a speech paying tribute but the country's media are claiming that it happened against the wishes of cole's widow it's claims she would have preferred to hear from other world leaders including cole's friend hungary prime minister viktor orban officials though apparently prevented all been from speaking a call that marco had a complex relationship after germany's reunification he kickstarted her political career but in the nine hundred ninety s. cole was caught up in a funding round and merkel replaced him as leader of the christian democrats we heard from former german deputy defense secretary william women who were tended holds funeral i think scissors. and. it is very important there's a family that. is all the public wanted to see. him would call a statesman fires also fossil and therefore i think you always have to find a better situation and are seeing what happened today in strasbourg and what's the balance situation st peters

or ceremony was held at the european parliament on saturday for the late german leader helmut kohl who passed away two weeks ago. gave a speech paying tribute to the country's media they were claiming that happened against the wishes of cole's widow claims she would have preferred to hear from other world leaders that includes karl's friend prime minister viktor orban officials apparently prevented all been from speaking. on merkel had a complex relationship after germany's reunification he thought that her political career but in the late one nine hundred ninety s. karl was caught up in a funding row markel replaced him as leader of the christian democrats. former german deputy defense secretary believe emma who attended. and. it is very important there's a family that. is all the public wanted to see good bye to him would call. fires off of fossil or. missing you or worse it will fire and better the situation and are seeing what happened today. was a balance situation. need german legislation branding both fake news and online terrorist propaganda risk criminal activity has been hit

ceremony was held at the european parliament for the late german leader helmut kohl who passed away two weeks ago. gave a speech paying tribute to the country's media that were claiming that it happened against the wishes of coals with its claim she would have preferred to hear from all the world leaders including. prime minister viktor orban officials though apparently prevented all one from speaking. marco had a complex relationship. reunification he started her political career in the late ninety's kohl was called. marko replaced him as leader of the christian democrats you heard from deputy defense secretary really who attended. and. it is very important there's a family that. is all the public wanted to see good bye to him would call. fires off the fires are. missing you always have to fire better than the situation and are seeing what happened today. was the balance situation. and new german legislation branding both fake news and online terrorist propaganda as criminal activity has been hit with a storm of criticism not least in the country's parliament parties warn that social m

world leaders pay tribute to helmut kohl, uniter of germany and architect of the european union's expansion

angela merkel joined other european leaders at a memorial service honoring former german chancellor helmut kohl who died on june 19. he was germany's longest-serving chancellor and served from 1982 in1998 and was instrumental the reunification of germany and

world leaders are in strasbourg this lunchtime to commemorate the achievements of helmut kohl, germany'sersaw germany's reunification — was seen as one of the driving forces behind closer integration on the continent. his coffin, draped in the eu flag, is being taken to the european parliament, and will be buried later, in germany. british airways says it's running almost all of its flights, despite a strike by cabin crew. members of the union, unite, have begun a sixteen day walkout over pay. the government has allowed ba to lease planes and crew from its partner qatar airways during the industrial action. the singer adele has cancelled the final two shows of her world tour after damaging her vocal cords. she was due finish a four—date run at london's wembley stadium this weekend. in an apology to fans on twitter the performer said she's "devastated" but took the decision following medical advice. an oil tanker and a cargo ship have collided in the english channel.m happened around two o'clock this morning, according to the coastguard. the tanker, which was loaded with gasoline, has a h

strasbourg for a day of events designed to commemorate the life of the late german chancellor, helmut kohl of 87. mr kohl — who oversaw germany's reunification — was seen as one of the driving forces behind closer european integration. let's go to our correspondent hugh schofield who's in strasbourg. the eu effectively is claiming this asa the eu effectively is claiming this as a statesman to celebrate, can you explain why many who support the european union project see him as such an important player and i wonder how it's gone down perhaps in germany and indeed in some of the other eu countries? well, the first pa rt other eu countries? well, the first part of the question is simple, kohl is regarded as the giant who oversaw germany during this crucial period of european history which was the late 80s and early 90s. he was in power for the uniification of germany. it was his vision and grasp of the potentials of a moment, of a window of opportunity in 1989, 1990s that saw german uniification through, you have to cast your mind back to that period that i remember clearly, it was not at all

world leaders are gathering in strasbourg to commemorate the life of the late german chancellor, helmut kohlrmany's reunification — was seen as one of the driving forces behind closer european integration. his coffin, draped in the eu flag, is being taken to the european parliament, and will be buried later. theresa may's approach to brexit has hamstrung negotiations with brussels, according to a former senior government adviser. james chapman, formerly chief of staff to the brexit secretary david davis, told the bbc that mr davis, and other cabinet ministers, want the prime minister to loosen some of her positions over brexit. our political correspondent jonathan blake joins me. presumably there will be supporters of mrdavis who see him as a better prospect for the future than theresa may remaining prime minister, is leadership one of the issues surfacing yet again? it could well be in play here, yes, some people are certainly suggesting this is david davis suggesting that his position on brexit might well be different to the prime minister's and maybe he is getting his excuses in early, if

the ceremony to honor the former chancellor helmut kohl will be held today. >> of those attending, the french president emmanuel macron. the prime minister benjamin netanyahu and the former u.s. president bill clinton. kohl led the country between 1982 and 1998 and pioneered communication with east and west germany. he was 87 years old. >>> iraqi forces are confident the fight to retake mosul is nearly over. the victory will come within days not months. >> commanders say the isis fighters who remain look to do as much damage as possible. our nick paton walsh is on the frontlines. >> reporter: it is clear to our sources on the ground in the overnight period, iraqi forces have managed to secure the mosque. the great system pmbolic place announcing the beginning of the caliphate. they moved past it and deeper into the city of mosul. hundreds of meters between them and the river which marks the end of the isis territory. it is no comfort for thousands of civilians called in the area that isis control. we saw some emerging yesterday talking of an absence of water and some injured and hobbli

the funeral has taken place of the former german chancellor, helmut kohl.remony at the european parliament, attended by several world leaders, and then buried in his home town. he died last month at the age 87 and was instrumental in germany's reunification and also a major driving force behind european integration. huge crowds have been celebrating canada's 150th birthday. the prime minister, justin trudeau, said he was proud his nation was known for its compassion and diversity. prince charles told the crowds that canada was an example to many. from 0ttawa, our chief correspondent, gavin hewitt, reports. prince charles was driven in a coach flanked by royal canadian mounted police through the capital, 0ttawa, as the country celebrated its 150th anniversary. he was representing the queen, who remains canadian head of state. the canadian prime minister, justin trudeau, introduced prince charles to his children. there was recognition that the celebrations were taking place on the ancestral lands of the algonquin people — indigenous canadians. also among the

weekend weve -- as saw the funerals for helmut kohl as well.germany, the u.s., where america that we had with helmut kohl? >> as you know, whenever germany is doing better, or intends to to dose -- britain tends worse. it is quite likely now that --re will be a period of between france and germany. it is clearly wonderful that mr. kohl has died at that time after the french parliamentary elections. is in a way that only the french and germans can do to ceremonialize this great man. we have been through this before. it tends to get better after a period of turbulence. tom: you study chemistry at oxford. are we going to see a more anglo-american continent? are we going to see a tendency with macron towards a new capitalism? >> if he had it completely his own way, no doubt we would. i don't think he can carry the people. we will see some pushing back. what france wants from germany is lots of money and lots of patience. germany does have lots of money, but it does not have lots of patience. macron will have to deliver on his promises fairly soon.

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most recently a work on the work of german chancellor helmut kohl. tomorrow she'll be testifying in front of the senate intelligence committee on russian nterference in u.s. elections. she's been a journalist, she holds a doctorate of law and just prior to joining brookings was a senior transatlantic fellow. ratner, t is ely senior fellow of china studies where he writes on u.s.-china relations and u.s. national security policy. he published most recently in the current issue of foreign affairs, a terrific piece of china's maritime advance. and he was a colleague in the obama administration from 2015 to 2017 as deputy national security advisor to vice president biden in which capacity he focused in particular on agency of security affairs and worked at the state department and senate foreign relations committee. to get started i thought we'd look at the question of how do the results matter to the parts of the world you study. i noticed in particular if you look at the top 10 countries where the drop was most precipitous, nine of the 10 countries are

maybe we have a generational shift with the funeral for helmut kohl.sts on his travels? speech -- the bill bill clinton's speech was wonderful and is falling on deaf ears. protests atways that g-20. tom: john writing, wonderful to have you here on the 10th anniversary of the financial crisis. you noticed coordinating chitchat last week. policy of europe and the united states in sync? >> i don't think there was any agreement to coordinate. the message is clear. guestk that your previous was right. large central-bank overhang. potential financial risks building. a lot of the central banks and leading the ecb the fed is on because there are risks building. you had a headline story today about problems in norway's housing market. yeartina issuing a hundred bond as if we haven't seen argentina defaults a few times in the last couple of decades. i think there's a feeling that central banks need to get on with the balance sheet and start reducing the size of debt health. francine: do you worry about central-bank policies and policy mistakes? everything you're