19 pandemic so there is a lot hanging on these talks and also a lot of responsibility hanging on machall and germany of course germany is currently holding the presidency of the european council and making sure that there is a substantial financial recovery package for the eurozone in the light of the pandemic is very much of the 1st mammoth task for germany during its presidency so a lot of responsibility and a lot of pressure on germany going into those talks certainly is a lot of pressure the italian prime minister saying that right now the very survival of the eurozone is a stake is that view shared here in germany. certainly and that's something we've heard reiterated a few times just in the last couple of weeks since germany took on the presidency of the european council from angela merkel stay in no time come the wastage and if that is the case then only the weakest countries in the eurozone set to be set to a set to come off the worst and say we really have seen germany already making a shift in its policy the fact that is ready to make that concession and enable the e.u. to the

germany that's been generating quite a bit of for the 1st time in the chancellorship i'm going to machall is attending a cabinet meeting off the various government she was invited by various state premia marcus it is officially to discuss the german e.u. presidency but some observers say it could have been something of a job interview to decide if so it would be a good candidates to succeed machall as chancellor. the bavarian palace off have the beautiful and rather unusual backdrop for the meeting off the very end state premier. and anglo-american the relationship between the 2 hasn't always been this cordial because no one runs a full day toward the day started with a picturesque and well orchestrated boat trip to the island off haven't keams it much more filmable than a more convenient helicopter flight would have been. that was followed by a ride in a horse drawn carriage the perry semblant regent with a crown prince but i'm going to america doesn't want to comment on the question on everyone's lips. it is also concerning the issue of my successor i want to observe a certain restraint

potentially the greatest but almost certainly the last opportunity for her to shape her legacy angular machall had grand plans for her final performance is european but then came corona since the pandemic started she's used every opportunity to stress what she's up against over the coming months depending me if the pandemic with its economic downturn is the largest challenge in europe's history. biggest crisis in the history of the european union because it's. new but it's not an exaggeration to say that we're facing the largest economic challenge in the history of the e.u. . depending on how she navigates europe's coronavirus recovery political circles not just here in berlin will be redrafting her entry into the history books. with a no nonsense no 'd cheerleading just get it done the response both inside germany and across europe both for health care 'd leadership and her economic leadership has made clear that angola merkel is the leader that germany and europe needs right now not forgotten but on hold seems her old image as austerity chancellor who tried to push countries towards a common

member states is pushing ahead what it took a very long time for under machall to actually accept has a political implication that pipeline between russia and germany devaney may be in the right when it comes to international law but with a defunct world trade organization at the moment and those tense relations to what it says is its closest allies across there across the atlantic and washington this still is a very open and a very difficult spot for the dome government to be in that administration in washington has taken a very hard line on the nordstrom pipeline with u.s. presidential elections due in 4 months time do you think mccain other berlin is thinking of just sitting this one out. well i mean it's not for sure who will win those elections they are wide open and the democrats can that do biden may be in the lead for now but still several months off until november and that is a very long time in politics when you are dealing with such a concrete congress has a big say in that of course as well and the big question is how much damage will have been done whoever becomes the nex

council charles michel machall is who holds the presidency at the moment that they are waging a war of attrition they just keeping people there until they finally give in and give up and so there is a very 1st find thread of white smoke coming out of the building we're not there yet don't get up your hopes but it might be finally moving up to an agreement. over the fergal 5 were in a pitched battle to apply conditions to any money handed out to these southern recipients as you put it who do you think or who could you imagine after what we saw of the last 24 hours who would have the vein that is given ground here. they seem to have given ground i mean that's what is being reported from with in the summit building that particularly marc rich or the dutch prime minister who has really far valiantly for days on and on and was flags flying for having maximum control over the money that is supposed to be paid out to the southern states after the qana crisis that he has some how real and that he has he is content it was a formula there is going to be some sort of emergency break if they think

could have been something of a job interview to decide if it would be a good candidates to succeed machall as chancellor. the bavarian palace of having a beautiful and rather unusual backdrop for the meeting off the varian state premier. and anglo-american the relationship between the 2 hasn't always been this cordial but he just knew it was a wonderful day tork the day started with a picturesque and well orchestrated boat trip to the island off have been much more filmable than a more convenient helicopter flight would have been. was followed by a ride in a horse drawn carriage the pair resembling a regent with a crown prince but i'm going to america doesn't want to comment on the question on everyone's lips. it is also concerning the issue of my success i want to observe a certain restraint which means that i won't comment on the question in any way that's kind of is what think i'm all for it at 1st comment. more than half of germans think marco pseudo would be a good candidate his approval ratings shot up during the corona crisis zuda deftly turned this into a compliment and says it's a

obituaries that are written for many political leaders around the world not just chancellor merkel so machall final months and nice chancellery until she leaves office in autumn 2021 will prove to be decisive. let's get more on that we are joined now by political correspondent nina hasa from berlin nina the motto for the e.u. presidency is together for europe's recovery what is in this plan the german government is going to throw all its weight behind efforts to get the e.u. have there's very existential corona crisis we've heard anglo-american and this report repeatedly saying this is the biggest crisis that the e.u. has ever faced which is why anglo-american is willing to take these drastic measures to issue joint bonds by the european commission this is something that some people are calling revolutionary and so she will try everything she can to get this your recovery fund through together with a french president over the next 6 months and it's not going to be easy it certainly has and in fact it's quite controversial just remind us of those controversies both in germany and beyond. well

obituaries that are written for many political leaders around the world not just chancellor merkel so machall final months and germany east chancellery until she leaves office in autumn 2021 will prove to be decisive and we have team coverage of the story in a has it is in berlin and barbara vessel joins us from brussels and you now begin 1st if you germany's model for the e.u. presidency is together for europe's recovery what's in the plan. the german government will be throwing all its weight behind efforts to get the e.u. out of this very existential corona crisis you have to remember that anglo-american we saw in the report says it is the biggest crisis the e.u. has ever faced and this time around this is an economic slump that is nobody's fault it was caused by a virus and the economy is essentially came to a standstill which is something that angle america has recognized which is why she is willing to take these revolutionary steps as some people here in berlin call it that she is willing to give the e.u. commission approval to issue shared bond which can then 750000000000 euros worth s

aim of steering the block's battered economies out of the current affairs crisis chalk's not get a machall is pushing for a massive aid package to repay.

well the german shells are all a machall has been continuing her push for a massive 750000000000 euro bailout fund during talks in berlin with the spanish prime minister pedro sanchez at their talks ahead of a crunch summit on that america warned that it was still far from clear that a deal among e.u. member states over that allowed could be reached he said that germany would push work compromise agreement or recovery package at this weekend's meeting sanchez said spain would do all it could to make that deal happen. reporter young full of shoals had a chance to speak with the spanish health minister salvador he said europe needs a common approach to tackling the crisis and its economic fall. president sanchez has been very active in the reading oh helping to eat a new puppy an approach to the critical nobody who's going to be economic crises that follows the health crises. making made about who's going to end these a nightmare. thanks to the science and he had to say and if you could once he's so huge important to take care of hold it say and if he could write a moment in space and h

areas that are written for many political leaders around the world not just chancellor merkel so machall final months and chancellor rhee until she leaves office and let him 2021 will prove to be decisive i'm going to makeover the legacy is currently being written in real time as the savior of europe all of the lead to relate to europe descend into crisis on one. in just 6 months ago no one predicted the legacy of i'm going to america would be significantly shaped by a new coronavirus so much has changed in just the last 6 months let's bring in now brendan born brendan is manager of transatlantic relations at the bertelsmann foundation as one of the 3 organisations responsible for the transatlantic trends 2020 survey a friend and joins me tonight from washington d.c. it's good to have you on the day branded before we talk about this this big picture i want to stay here in europe and with the perception of germany for a moment in this report you write to the following that americans have and out why our view believing the u.k. to be the most influential country in europe both before and a

here machall will be calling on all the different skills to bridge some significant splits within the block. a group has formed calling themselves the frugal so austria finland denmark the netherlands and sweden they want loans more than subsidies because if guy goes on when we set a limit on itself then we also need better for mr but it is also to wish on a number of countries so most countries deal for the new 10 charges relating to subsidies your and you guys i want a little girl you need to know what it is a b. or c. or they have a hunch the little girl's name procedures are created maybe. they're now whirling around that putting conditions on the money hungary's leader viktor orban is at the center of a fight over linking subsidies to rule of law in his country and other issues i'll swear it's getting cussed no. i don't know what is the person lol reason for the dutch prime minister to hate me or hungary but he's attacking so harshly and making very clear that because hungary in his opinion does not respect the rule of law must be punished financially that's his position which is

very much on the same page which is far from what can be said of necessarily for a long time between machall and surges pretty decisive as well so watch this space and see in the coming weeks whether he does indeed throw his hat into the ring to become germany's next chancellor we shall watch this space definitely brady thank you. the trial against the mali g. hardest used of war crimes and crimes against humanity is underway at the international criminal court in the hague. aziz. walmart's ark mahmoud's head of the islamic police in the mallee and city of timbuktu in west africa prosecutors allege he was responsible for torture rape and sexual slavery but his defense lawyers say he's unfit for trial you to post-traumatic stress disorder. pandemic safety measures meant al-hassan followed proceedings from behind plexiglass because the international criminal court in the hague charges him with crimes against humanity and with serious war crimes one. in the period between april 28th and january 2030 in or when members of the dean organization forced the people of mali to follow its ideology and

government is hoping that machall brings her pragmatism to the brics that negotiating table to secure a deal with the brits. germany is considered a reliable development partner and when germany took over the g 20 presidency michel at a strong focus on africa one thing kenya will probably take a good look at is germany's role at the u.n. security council because at the end of the year germany will be handing out the baton to kenya as one of the nonpermanent members of the council the rule of law is a sensitive issue between warsaw and brussels many polish people worry that they no longer live in a constitutional state they want europe to keep a closer eye on the polish government during the german presidency germany had planned for a big you china summit in september when both sides were to announce an investment agreement the summit has been cancelled due to covert 19 and the negotiations on this agreement are stuck more over western partners are very worried about china's decision to impose a national security law on hong kong germany has joined declarations voicing concern but has

and china and as a reiterating again what we heard from angola machall in the last couple of weeks as well as germany took on the presidency of the european council she saying that there was a need here in europe right now for the whole block to become more self-reliant and take a more independent stronger stance ok was we'll see if we have some more independence coming out of brussels later today perhaps kate thanks so much for now. let's get you up to date now on some of the main pandemic developments deaths in mexico from the crow virus of now exceeded 35000 only the u.s. brazil in the u.k. have seen more deaths british charity save the children is warning that as many as 10000000 children may never return to school due to lockdown measures urging governments do more to protect the educational outcomes of their country's poorest and most vulnerable. south african spain's catalonia regions have joined the list of areas reimposing lockdown measures due to new outbreaks the city of houston in the u.s. is also reportedly considering a new lockdown as well well millions of europeans wil

proposed ursula fonda lying to the commission president and it's just happens to be the fact that angler machall is still in the german chancellor now that germany once again after 13 years has its term at the rotating presidency the fact is also this word centric implies something like domination but leadership is not the same thing as domination leadership is responsibility is it appropriate to germany the use biggest economy absolutely dependent on the welfare of the rest of the you because it's a trading nation now takes leadership absolutely and what can we achieve with all of that in mind. you know there are challenges in building consensus within the e.u. right now so with the 2 of these leaders together what's realistic. they are both known as very skilled negotiators and we are going to now see the 1st in person meeting in quite a while of leaders of even member states in the middle of july the main goal of both or so if underlying and uncle americal is to push through or to persuade the others as quickly as possible to sign on for this very ambitious recovery fund and the fund has one

suspicions at wired in february 2019 and still the scandal only broken june this year also i'm glad machall the chancellor travel to china in the autumn last year and she actually promoted wire cards who at the time were trying to gain access to the markets in china so they still has potential implications for the chancellor and for 2 of her most powerful ministers and the lawmakers have already said that if the un says today unsatisfactorily that they will launch a proper parliamentary inquiry which would be a fall wider reaching then today's special hearing and that would be very unwelcome for the german government because of course germans are going to the polls next year they are indeed i've got 30 seconds up or do you expect to happen next. all of sorts of finance minister has announced that he wants to reform the authority that is in charge of finance regulations baf in and but the lawmakers have said that there are so many unanswered questions that this is probably not the last special hearing of the finance committee or potentially that will launch an inquiry by the board to stop yo

it as that and germany currently holds a us rotating presidency how important was it to chancellor machall to get an agreement. yeah you really cannot overstate the german role in the in this in these negotiations especially how much the german role changed and chancellor merkel's position changed just a few months ago she clearly would have been in the in the frugal camp in a room with with the austrians and the dutch she was always against communal debt this was her position but this is exactly what happened here today that that a deal was struck out on the basis of that so she took a real u. turn she got behind the french proposal which made possible now for the commission to borrow money at the financial markets and distribute it to countries hit hardest by the pandemic and some experts now are saying or asking raising the question why why is this why is this happening and there as to this is that she is in a very privileged position now she's it will not stand for elections again and so there's no real national interest there and this also might be a turning point a historic turning p

obituaries that are written for many political leaders around the world not just chancellor merkel so machall final months and chancellor rhee until she leaves office in autumn 2021 will prove to be decisive. i'm joined now by a muscle fracture he's president of the german institute for economic research mr foster welcome germany's model for the e.u. president sees together for your tips recovery what would that ideally look like to you. germany has a big responsibility for the next toffy year and i think 3 major priorities will be key 1st to fight the crisis and as a report to show germany's willing to. commit financial transfers from the stronger countries including germany to the weak a country that it but equally 2nd the big challenge is how to how to meet future challenges particular on climate protection on digital transformation and also the commission european commission has a proposal of the green deal and germany will have to take a position the german government will have to now the have to decide whether they really want to support it or not and that and also that was in the repor

regrouping and setting itself up differently to address the crises of the future we saw most importantly machall course see eye to eye in may when they put down the initial proposal for this recovery fund and angle americal return from then became known as the frugal come to those who support handing out cash particularly those countries hardest hit in spain just to mention that and this really was also a signal that nothing less than a big deal a historic moment would do to address the historic challenge of the fall out of this covered 19 crises at the same time there are still many on solve questions as to how the view will cope in the future when this still a veto but every individual country and every leader has to be able to go back home to their capital and sell what has been agreed as a success ok so there's still work to do but in the meantime we know that germany holds the e.u. council presidency is so the fact that they were able to come to a deal how much of this is medical success. it is her success and it also sets the tone for the coming months until the end of the year her cabinet

leaders of even member states in the middle of july the main goal of both or so if underlying and uggla machall is to push through or to persuade the others as quickly as possible to sign on for this very ambitious recovery fund and the fund has one particularly crucial aspect it would allow the e.u. commission to borrow on the financial markets with a sensually the larger each budget as a surety for that borrowing that is of crucial step toward fiscal integration for the e.u. germany has long dragged its feet on any form of mutualization of debt germany therefore is well placed to be the 1st country to really move forward on this and to be able to take the skeptics along and another thing very conducive perhaps to america's bargaining capabilities she comes out of the corona crisis riding high her trust levels have rarely been as strong as they are now that mean she can take both people within her own party who might be skeptical of more fiscal integration with her as well as german citizens and as i said she's a very pragmatic negotiator when it comes to the other members of states certainly

survival off they go as it is at stake if if member states don't take strong and coordinated action does machall share that view. she does in fact share that view when he repeated that message here by the way just now saying that if money doesn't get disbursed quickly to the countries that are hardest hit we will see further divergence within the eurozone further fragmentation of the eurozone pressure on those countries and on the euro itself and possibly the destruction of the euro zone that was the word he used to destruction and the chancellor certainly seems to be on his way flix she has said in the past that the very stake of the their very survival of the e.u. isn't stake and she too repeated that this is a crucial moment. all right that state employees chief political correspondent linda crane reporting from schloss news of a thank you melinda and also some other stories making news around the world also post president as she is being questioned by a war crimes prosecutor is at the hague they accuse him of crimes against humanity possible as in 1900 uprising against serbia speaking outsid

filed that report that you've just seen joins me now from brussels hello richard so i'm going to machall has just been talking to the press about her agenda what did she say. that's right she was speaking just after holding a video conference with the european commission here in brussels that's the body that's sort of like the europe the e.u. use executive and talking through everything that they need to do and afterwards she was really stressing that message that you just mentioned earlier of just how serious the situation facing europe is saying that it is in the most risky and dangerous situation that it has been in its history since the european union was founded. and really saying that europe has to come together over getting that recovery fund that we saw mentioned in the report going and the crunch time for that was going to be the middle of july there's going to be a 2 day summit in the chamber that we just saw in the report there where i'm going to merkel you can expect her to be knocking heads together trying to get agreement on that here and to staying on going to medical rich

machall plan is unpopular in some conservative circles many germans like to think of themselves as gooduropeans willing to help friends and neighbors in a time of need that's usually meant lending money for countries but now the man who wants to give them money away will want change dominic can al-jazeera pull in. u.s. president donald trump says he'll send federal agents to more cities to control protests against police brutality on monday he criticized cities run by what he called liberal democrats the president sent officers to the city of portland to wreak circle for rallies were held over the death of black american george floyd some of those officers have been criticised for their heavy handed approach towards demonstrators. and president trump has put the conflict in libya on his agenda holding talks with multiple leaders in the situation the white house says that during a phone call with egypt's president at the c.c. the 2 leaders affirmed the need for immediate deescalation in libya including a ceasefire from also spoke to french president emmanuel mark home about the escalatio

many people on the conservative right see him as a potential chancellor candidate to replace anger machall when the general election takes place in september of next year he's the one who's been really arguing for people to be more aware of the potential for a 2nd wave he's the one who is really driving the move towards mandatory testing for coronavirus in airports where people who come from risk areas would be returning he today after a meeting of his own cabinet in bavaria is has said that he wants very soon to implement mandatory testing for corona virus not just in airports but also train stations and also at motorway areas which obviously all that refers to the austrian border so far every time this week that he said something where he wants something to happen at a federal level it has happened that's the political perspective that's going on in german politics right now al-jazeera start a cane reporting live from berlin dominic many thanks a spanish tourism association says that the u.k. is quarantined could cost the sector $11700000000.00 in lost revenue of 0 smart at 0 as in barce