and let's get more on the story with our political correspondent kate brady who joins us in our studio hi kate so how does this actually change germany's migration policy this change in the sense that any migrants coming in to the very end now will be sent straight away to these centers instead of two different local authorities so the main aim of the bavarian or sorties in launching these and consensus is rated just speed up the process but of course as you mentioned just there is the concern that with some asylum seekers and there's a possibility that some of them could have to stay there for up to eighteen months there's that concern that integration into german society is going to be hindered by these centers we mentioned as well that they were part of a plan from the interior minister a horse a horse for and the germany is actually even suggested that these could be a model for the rest of the e.u. why is that exactly there has been a lot of criticism from germany and across the e.u. towards these sentences again because of the lack of interest integration that the senses are goin

well for more on this now we're joined by our political correspondent kate brady hi kate how much of a change do these centers represent for germany's treatment of asylum seekers basically and it's important to remember fest that this is only in bavaria at the moment any asylum seeker is arriving in bavaria i'm not going to go through the entire asylum application process under one roof basically say their registration at the cation and then the final decision as to whether they'll be granted asylum or deported well. will take place under this one roof say these seven senses in bavaria have room for about fifteen hundred asylum seekers each in total and turtle and so there isn't actually any plans at the moment to push this through into any of germany's other states but there is some some interest from a couple of them but my real plans to push this through yet ok these centers as you say they're largely the idea of interior minister whole city whole fund they are only in his state of the very at this point you mentioned that so far in germany there isn't much chance of them getting

well to help put this in perspective we're joined by political correspondent kate brady so tell us kate how much of a change these centers represent in the way that germany deals with asylum seekers well the sense is quite literally put the entire asylum application process at least at the moment but the area under one roof says the registration the application and the final decision to grant asylum or not and the authority is saying that that aim at least of the senses is to speed up the application process far siloam because there are also concerns particularly when it comes to dating life or side them seek as he will be living in the center of course they are allowed to move around the area but they're not allowed to come and go as they please so there has been some criticism with some people comparing the census to jail or even detention center is now the senate right now or only in bavaria they are the brainchild of the bavarian in the now and federal interior minister for the last hosts the whole for any chance briefly if you can of these centers being replayed elsewhere in german

our political correspondent kate brady joins us here in the studio hi kate explain to us these new rules who are going to apply to basically these new rules ria stand family reunion reunification refugees with so-called subsidiary status and that means it's refugees who fall short of being granted complete asylum in germany so that basically means an indefinite stay. and this largely affects many syrians of course they're fleeing civil war and if they can't prove that they face personal persecution on their return to syria than they're only granted the subsidiary protection so it's already been more than three the third eligible to come to germany the spouses of refugees minors and also the parents of minors who are already in germany and priority is really going to be given to humanitarian cases for example young children all people who are severely ill and why has this question of reuniting families been so controversial well this was really a large sticking point when it came to germany forming a new government earlier this year as you mentioned before the government actually . put a

political correspondent kate brady. but it was here in northern europe shows no sign of abating in germany the hot weather is having a dramatic impact on farming many harvests have been completely wiped out now scientists are experimenting with new ways of making crops more resistant to heat over summer reports. a sad sight meets the eye across germany this year's old crop is only half the height it should be and we are everywhere. here in the district of brandenburg measuring stations on test fields show that there is not been this little rain since one thousand nine hundred eighty six and once again farmers have to figure out how to deal with the unexpected extreme weather. agricultural landscape. uses tried and tested methods to find answers to this question solution. city. before sewing the experiment manager. in this field his goal was to buy nitrogen in the soil this resulted in the plants being more heat resistant which now benefits the crop. in principle we really. at least considering the weather we had this ye

all the talk about this latest poll let's bring in correspondent kate brady she's down at our parliamentary studios and kate let's start by talking about. some of our viewers i'm sure will remember he's the german suppressions soccer player of turkish descent resigned from the german national squad after the world cup in in his resignation statement he said he was the target of discrimination by not just german soccer officials but media outlets as well the case has attracted massive media attention how has story shaped the discussion about racism here in germany. well those old resignation has indeed got germany talking by society between immigrants people with migration backgrounds and also among so-called germans and then on top of that as well you even hearing from politicians saying that this is an issue which needs to be addressed we've heard from the justice minister and from the foreign minister saying that this is a responsibility of all of german society to address this issue and this is even spread on to social media as a result of resignation there was a campaign there hash tag

and we have our political correspondent kate brady with us to tell us more about this change hi kate thank you for joining us who is this going to apply to all largely this is going to affect many syrian refugees have basically they saying please anyone who has what in germany is described as subsidiary protection and that means basically anyone who for any asylum seekers who fall short of being granted full asylum so and in. indefinite stay in germany so usually this is asylum seekers who are fleeing civil war for example one of the this has caused so much controversy in germany well this was a huge sticking point earlier on in the year when the new government was trying to put together its new coalition and of course the conservatives were very much against kind of increasing any more numbers of refugees arriving in germany and move quick between parties is still a few parts of issues of contention between the parties because this is going to really apply to people who can apply for it or be refugee spouses married minus parents of minors all of whom already have a a relative livin

some analysis on the german chancellor's interview i'm now joined in the studio by correspondent kate brady kate it's good to have you here so i want to begin first by listening to just a little bit of what the chancellor said about democracy during that interview and we'll get back to the. democracy is more than just someone winning majority democracy also means protecting minorities freedom of the press the ability to assemble freely and independent courts. if the then does it was indeed dependents of the country's institutions is no longer preserved the democracy itself is no longer complete. so kate back to the chancellor very much stressing the need to uphold democratic principles why is this coming up now well this really has come off the back of the few recent events of course when it comes to upholding respect in the decisions made by independent institutions that's come off several deportations which have taken place recently despite administrative courts ruling that those deportation shouldn't in fact take place and so there is still a debate going on as to how these mistakes can

the report by dint of years kate brady who's with me now in the studio good morning period it's very difficult to get women to speak out about this about what's happened to them what are the risks for them of talking. exactly right there is a lot of pressure when they come here. within their communities and but also this is why having spoken to various volunteer groups over the past couple of weeks they said it's so important that there's a big effort to push integration here in germany particularly of these women because they are then more likely to speak out the more that they integrated into german society and they have german friends and they feel more comfortable there was one lady that i spoke to she's lived down in munich and so than germany now for a couple of decades and she said it wasn't actually until she had quite an open conversation one day with one of her female friends that she found out that this simply wasn't normal and she was twenty years old at the time and of course there are many complications as a result of this and in the meantime then if they do speak out t

let's talk about these numbers with our political correspondent kate brady use been following the service survey for a psychic how much of an impact has made that decision to leave the national squad had on this debate about racism in germany and clearly it has his resignation to affect this rather long standing debate and it's reignited rating we even saw a lot of germans turning to social media there was a campaign launched that the hashtag me too in reference to have in the idea of having two hearts is that identity in germany so people have been sharing their experiences that also of everyday racism and so it certainly got everyone talking again and brought this issue back to the foreground in society but our attitudes towards racism changing well there's two sides to that really it is a concerning attitude that there are certain groups in germany if you think of the anti islam xenophobia movement began all the fall right after the alternative for germany party they have managed in recent years to make certain racist attitudes or behavior and speech even more socially acceptable actua

at a reconstruction clinic here in berlin our correspondent kate brady met one affected woman who has joined the growing call for an end to have g.m. her name has been changed to protect their identity. as. i was about eleven or twelve years old several people held me down then they cut me off they laid me on the table i can still picture it i had such horrific pain well then they sewed me together. they tied my legs together for a month so that the wound would heal. them but i had had i types of female genital mutilation very anywhere from damaging the clit or to sewing up the vaginal opening in some countries the brutal practice is considered a rite of passage a prerequisite for marriage. in somalia the procedure is done by your so called cutter they have no idea what they're doing they just have a knife and they cut. after two and a half years in germany thirty six year old e for seeking advice a balance doesn't flower center which offers reconstructive surgery and consultation for women affected by a. dr cornelius joins advises those effects and but germany service is an expertise

together so this was never going to really be happy families are ideally political correspondent kate brady many thanks indeed for breaking it down for us. doesn't bob way now where the president has been officially an auger rated has called on the country to unite this comes just a day after a court upheld emerson and god was narrow election victory the result had been disputed by the main opposition party which claimed the vote was wrecked. tens of thousands packed zimbabwe's national stadium in harare to watch their leader take the oath of office. they must. serve. is president of zimbabwe. i would be first. but despite all the pomp at this inauguration the election result has been bitterly contested only twenty four hours before zimbabwe's constitutional court confirmed that more on god chua had won the july ballot after claims it was rigged m.d.c. opposition leader nelson chamisa still won't accept the results. present no doubt what is disputed. is it the. gate guards are you supposed to be. post-election clashes resulted in violence with sylvia my foes or one of those killed the presi

parts of the middle east as you see right there at a reconstruction clinic right here in berlin kate brady she met one affected woman who is calling for an end to the brutal practice now her name has been changed to protect their privacy. i was about eleven or twelve years old several people held me down then they cut me off they laid me on the table i can still picture it i had such horrific pain well then they sewed me together. they tied my legs together for a month so that the wound would heal. them by like i had had i types of female genital mutilation very anywhere from damage in the clit or us to summing up the vaginal opening in some countries the brutal practice is considered a rite of passage a prerequisite for marriage. in somalia the procedure is done by your so-called cutter they have no idea what they're doing they just have an eye for boundaries and they cut. after two and a half years in germany thirty security for seeking advice a flower center which offers reconstructive surgery and consultation for women affected by a. dr cornelius advises those effects and but germany s

progress but many are still fighting for berlin to pay reparations as well as issue a formal apology kate brady reports. momos ours in those minorities are mentioned some by some of them would chop off the prisoners heads. up. and then throw the rest of their bodies in the water to feed the sharks. when i think about this history it makes me sad. and bitter. totally sure israel cannot chica is the only herero activist in germany one hundred years since the end of german colonialism the seventy one year old namibian is calling for the german government to take responsibility. just demanding three things an apology or a recognition of genocide and reparations break something you have to fix it was everybody and women over. it was here in berlin that the fate of africa was decided at the eight hundred eighty five conference the continent was sliced up and divided among european powers prior to world war one germany had colonies around the world have to lose in the war german overseas land was in redistributed unlighted d. colonized. millions were affected by the brutality and greed of german colon