. >> for more on this, we're joined by our brussels correspondent jeff mead. they said this is not violate the fundamental right to the protection of family life. tell us more. >> they said that this was a guarantee to the right of private and family life. in europe, where the majority of countries do and, they said it was too early to change that moral code, and a german court said it plans to protect the family on the basis that and blurs family. the judgments themselves are blurred. the court saw no reason to change the overall position in europe and it allows those countries that do allow between consenting adults to go ahead and do that. for the vast majority, they will retain what has been a longstanding legal, as well as moral taboo against. >> you did mention the other countries. do you think this german decision will influence other countries? >> i doubt it very much. i think those that changed their laws -- the most recent is france -- i do not think they are going to change. there is still a moral feeling about, whatever the lot is, and in many of t

but but the question to our foreign affairs correspondent, jeff meade. >> very worried and they have been for long time. this is one of the biggest economies. there's no question that europe could afford the scale of a bailout required. officially, today, all is calm on the surface. the commission is saying, yes, there has been a downgrade of spain but that has not triggered a market fall. the official line from brussels is that the commission is supporting the spanish economic reform austerity program. they will meet their target in 2013 reducing their deficit to no more than 3% of national wealth, which is the highest allowed commitment under a you stability lot. -- e.u. stability law. that will not happen, largely because of the scale of the spanish economy in the spanish prime minister telling the president of the commission that we will need to recapitalize banks and we will not meet our deficit targets on time. that is the official commission. spain is on course and we are supporting them in their austerity measures. >> how did equities react in the eurozone?% our markets corre

meade, maryland. manning faces a court-martial in september. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to jeff. >> brown: and we turn to the still unfolding story of wal- mart and allegations of bribery in mexico. judy woodruff has more. >> woodruff: with more than 2,000 stores throughout the country, mexico is an important foreign market for wal-mart. but a "new york times" investigation has raised troubling questions over wal-mart's dominance there and how it came to be. among some of the findings: former executives for the company orchestrated a campaign of bribery to obtain construction permits and build stores more quickly during the past decade. a paper trail of bribery documenting payments of more than $24 million. and top executives of the company seemed to shut down an internal investigation until recently. wal-mart is now conducting an inquiry into whether employees may have violated the foreign corrupt practices act, a federal law that makes it a crime for american companies to bribe foreign officials. bloomberg news also reports the company is the subject of a criminal probe by the

meade, maryland. manning faces a court-martial in september. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to jeff. >> brown: and we turn to the still unfolding story of wal- mart and allegations of bribery in mexico. judy woodruff has more. >> woodruff: with more than 2,000 stores throughout the country, mexico is an important foreign market for wal-mart. but a "new york times" investigation has raised troubling questions over wal-mart's dominance there and how it came to be. among some of the findings: former executives for the company orchestrated a campaign of bribery to obtain construction permits and build stores more quickly during the past decade. a paper trail of bribery documenting payments of more than $24 million. and top executives of the company seemed to shut down an internal investigation until recently. wal-mart is now conducting an inquiry into whether employees may have violated the foreign corrupt practices act, a federal law that makes it a crime for american companies to bribe foreign officials. bloomberg news also reports the company is the subject of a criminal probe by the