machall knows it too this week she called a meeting to work out how to speed things up. this path has been slower at some points but i think there were good reasons for the nice. enough to death and. one of the reasons cited for slowness was that the european union countries acted together the e.u. decided not to issue provisional vaccine approvals as happened in some other places if i think we did the right thing it's about trust. another delaying factor was the joint e.u. approach to ordering vaccines some say attempts to push down the price meant it took longer to reach a deal whatever the reason support for the e.u.'s common purchasing policy is dropping and only 63 percent of those asked in germany said they thought it was a good idea 7 percent less than in january the government has promised all adults will be offered at least a 1st dose of vaccine before the end of september the good news is the number of people saying they intend to take up that offer is steadily rising. sports liverpool have been banned from entering germany to play their champions league quarte

bring your uncle out machall as you've never had to have the full surprise yourself with what is possible who is medical training what moves are employed. who talked to people who followed her along the way admirers and critics alike how is the world's most powerful woman shaking her legacy joining us from eccles la stops. children to come to the men's. one giant problem and nearly get in on the move to see the picture you. painted by the name of the change in the movie in a free account giving. how will climate change affect us and our children i'm. sorry w dot com slash water. this is the w.'s africa coming up on the program the struggle for cool with 19 vaccines by j.s. gains in containing the 2nd wave of the colon of virus feces setback because the country has not yet secured a new vaccine. and while many african countries eagerly await vaccines for one project the director of the africa c.d.c. tells us that on this truce the bitter view that. you're going to take a step back i'm really amazed that we must give your own money factor into.

between the leaders of germany and france on friday afternoon it was the 1st meeting between angular machall and emmanuel macro since u.s. president joe biden took office even though the 2 leaders have been pushing differing solutions towards worsening relations with russia they condemned russia's actions this chancellor merkel you know these are still does this it's a milk and this particular meeting we were also informed about the expulsion of german swedish and polish diplomats from moscow in connection with demonstrations connected to mr nepal me. any. we consider these expulsions unjustified and we believe this to be yet another expression of what we're seeing in russia it is far from the realms of the rule of law at the moment. well let's get more on this from d.w. correspondent back regas in brussels welcome bent so a berlin's initial response to this russian exposed limits diplomat is to summon the russian ambassador what message is the russian ambassador likely to receive. well he will hear a strong worded rebuke of the expulsions and the actions taken by the kremlin and not only be

so that's 1st and then we probe further at a joint press conference with machall and europe's other most powerful player emmanuel mccall of france asking them why they seem so lukewarm over u.s. leadership on china as the biden and want to shield an ardent visor shine and seamless forces dishy were on his soldiers all. to sign while merkel said she would support biden's plan for a summit of democracies both she and mark insisted that europe would be charting its own course this double food you have a piece on you understand 50. don't you go. you know politico at dinner to relive some kind of meeting for anything. off the minds on the other the theme of on towards them is if you look well not so much being too much what's. not says i'm less went up in our source of all of the bottles that clicker the brought this she didn't remember it and president doesn't start as you did in your mavic it was this fence sitting by america's european allies has the potential to reignite the tensions of the trump years. europeans believe that they can remain neutral in any growing rivalry between the unit

like to bring you in on this because you yourself are a medical doctor and what do you make of that machall speech which didn't address europe or working with the broader world but didn't it well i think it would be really necessary to come now to strategy where we see europe as a unique place together and take measures which are. more harmonized between all the countries because we will not be successful in the fight against corporate 19 if like all the countries follow their old rules and old strategies we need to come together and. speak right now chancellor merkel didn't address that point which would be necessary especially if we want to keep our borders open now you are from the opposition so what would you like to see would you like to see more of a lock down even deeper locked down than right now or is your emphasis morna perspective out of this through my opinion we have 2 problems on the one side there is a lack of discipline when it comes to measure a switch. already are in place so people don't follow the rules as much as it would be necessary to happen like in fact when it come

as the sun went down behind the chancellor in berlin another showdown about the lockdown machall and the state premiers wrestling with the question given the advance of coronavirus mutations in germany how soon will it be possible to open up. yes the time between now and the middle of march is when the experts are telling us that the mutated virus could gain the upper hand over the initial strain. it's crucial that we lower the infection rate in this period and that's why we need to be so careful . until at least the 7th of march most restrictions will remain in place with 2 notable exceptions schools and kindergartens will start to open from the 22nd of february and hairdressers will be able to get back to work from the 1st of march and move many germans are longing for the. aggressor is a great loss my niece is cutting mine at the moment as well as she can. the next target is to start opening up shops and businesses that will be allowed in places where the 7 day infection number falls to 35 but 100000 people but it's not going to happen just yet caution is still the guiding princip

but can german citizens also imagine him as chancellor as the successor to uncle americal machall has said she will not run in this fall's general election and for the 1st time since its party party's big 3 the polls in for a test deem up who germans would vote for ephedra lections were held on sunday well the c.d.u. c.s.u. would get 34 percent which is a drop of one percentage point since polling last year the social democratic s.p.d. party would gain one percentage point the far right d remains at 10 percent followed by the business friendly f.t.p. and the left and the green party would remain 2nd strongest in the country with 21 percent support. the crane is our chief political correspondent and joins us now to help us make sense of all these numbers good to see you again melinda germany's conservatives they picked their chancellor candidate but the earth they have not picked their chancellor candidate rather they have chosen the new party leader tell us more about this poll . well i wouldn't read too much into the call at this early stage the fact is other potential chancellor can

yesterday's announcement that the lockdown here in germany will be extended until at least march 7th machall said she was acutely aware of how difficult this lockdown has been for people on the government's objective is to lift the wrist. actions as soon as it is possible actually spoke of the people who have lost their lives to the coronavirus and said leticia is owed to them to make the right decisions now. defended the slow vaccine rollout in germany but said she's confident things will speed up and she spoke of our concern about the dangerous virus mutations now emerging and the challenges they pose to chance are also explained any reopening will be based on the level of infections rather than specific dates. let's bring in political correspondent nina has a joins me now from our parliamentary studios you know what did you make of speech in the german border is that what stood out for you. i think i heard one thing became very clear today we are seeing a chancellor who is not standing again in the next elections this fall in september uncle americal has decided herself that she is not go

the coronavirus lockdown will be extended until at least march the septs machall said the government's objective is to lift the restrictions as soon as possible but she also made clear that any reopening will be based on the level of infections rather than specific dates. this is a slightly longer version of news so that's it's for now for me the news stream remember you can get over legist views as well on our website w dot com other recommend you follow us on twitter and on instagram i've got office in berlin thanks for. the fight against the corona virus pandemic. has the rate of infection been developing what does the latest research say. the information and context the coronavirus update coming 19 special. on d w. n u you may know years years we can hear you and how the last 2 years germantown so that we bring you an angle a man called and you've never had to have the full surprise yourself with what is possible who is medical really what moves and also who talk to people who follow along the way i admire and critics alike how is the world's most powerful woman shaping how they co

as the year plays of blame game over it sluggish vaccine rollout germany's angela machall says that off good reasons behind the delay will delve into whether or not the problems could have been avoided. with vaccines due to arrive eventually and new case numbers forming will visit the pot.

years we've been here you and how it all stands germantown so that when you bring your uncle out machall and you've never tried to have a surprise yourself with what is possible who is medical really what moves her and want. to talk to people who followed her along the way admirers and critics alike how is the world's most powerful woman shaping her legacy joining us from eccles law stops in. different on the islands of. here women are in charge. archipelago as a matriarchal system for centuries. with the form of society to live differently. what do they do with their power. queens over the rainbow starts marching on t.w. . germany sees a bit of growth at the end of 2020 despite its long lockdown that's good news for europe's largest economy as a strives for recovery but cold comfort for the country's many small businesses which are fighting for survival. also want to show signs of life in spain to a shoppers at the winter sales but.

the european union to have its own time of policy he now pretty cut it's really no surprise that machall is so cautious china is after all a massive market for germany's export driven economy but there could come a time when biden says you have to pick sides. finally in the biggest crisis of all for the world perhaps more hope for transatlantic togetherness climate change is back as a top priority for the u.s. after 4 years of denial john kerry is the new team's climate czar a high profile name raising hopes that the u.s. and europe can make progress together on cutting back on carbon but there's one thing that transcends all of these global issues for leaders watching biden from here in europe they remember how his presidency began with washington bracing for violence after its very democracy came close to collapse their biggest question will be can biden restore some stability to america because if he can't they fear another trouble could be on the way. for it let's look ahead to the munich security conference now with our political correspondent jared reed hi jared what is the europea

pressure of the slow progress of the blocks of vaccination campaign german chancellor i'm going to machall has defended the e.u. strategy government is aiming to offer everyone i mean initial dose by the end of september as also when national elections will take place more than 2000000 people in germany have now been injected with a corona virus vaccine and over 3 quarters of a 1000000 have already had their 2nd dose despite the progress there's a widespread feeling that it's not fast enough. 68 percent of those surveyed said they think the vaccine rollout has been too slow in germany that's a 16 percent increase compared with a month ago chancellor merkel knows it too this week she called a meeting to work out how to speed things up. to 7th in the path has been slower at some points but i think there were good reasons for this. death and. one of the reasons cited for slowness was that the european union countries acted together the e.u. decided not to issue provisional vaccine approvals as happened in some other places . if i think we did the right thing it's about trust or. another delay

live from berlin to germany's chancellor defense extension of the country's lockdown i'm going to machall admits to shortcomings in dealing with the 2nd wave of corona virus infections and says extended restrictions on a necessary proportion is also on the program 1000000 miles of military arrest mauled members of the ousted government's 1st protests paralyze the southeast asian men.

like to bring you in on this because you yourself are a medical doctor and what do you make of that machall speech which didn't address europe all working with the broader world but didn't it well i think it would be really necessary to come now to strategy where we see europe as a unique place together and take measures which are. more harmonized between all the countries because we will not be successful in the fight against corporate 19 if you like all the countries follow their old rules and old strategies we need to come together and. right now chancellor merkel didn't address that point which would be necessary especially if we want to keep our borders open now you are from the opposition so what would you like to see would you like to see more of a locked down even deeper look down than right now or is your emphasis morna perspective out of this through my opinion we have 2 problems on the one side there is a lack of discipline when it comes to measure a switch. already are in place so people don't follow the rules as much as it would be necessary to happen like in fact when it comes

here in germany is made in china that's where germany is currently selling its cards so i'm going to machall doesn't want to see any kind of debate over whether the e.u. will eventually have to pick sides it wants to find we want to find europe wants to find a way of finding a rather comfortable position in between those 2 chairs or barbara merkel merkel spoke of an policy on china or does europe have broad agreement on what. the if china policy is not really that contentious because i mean remember just at the end of last year the e.u. signed this investment agreement that was years in the making and did they do that before the biden administration came into office so we know that there were raised rows in washington about that like couldn't they have waited for us but no the idea during the last 4 years of the trumpet ministration in new york this philosophy or maybe just let's call it idea of certain european autonomy in world affairs has really sort of the taking ground and it was in monreal mccrum the french president who pushed this really strongly and in the merkel was only too happy

for the european union to have its own china policy he know pretty cut it's really no surprise that machall is so cautious china is after all a massive market for germany's export driven economy but they could come a time when biden says you have to pick sides. finally in the biggest crisis of all for the world perhaps more hope for transatlantic togetherness climate change is back as a top priority for the u.s. after 4 years of denial john kerry is the new team's climate czar a high profile name raising hopes that the u.s. and europe can make progress together on cutting back on carbon but there's one thing that transcends all of these global issues for leaders watching biden from here in europe they remember how his presidency began with washington bracing for violence after its very democracy came close to collapse their biggest question will be can biden restore some stability to america because if he can't they fear another trouble could be on the way. well as we said the munich security conference is kicking off later today let's talk about that with our political correspondent jared

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piece was there 1st and then we probe further at a joint press conference with machall and europe's other most powerful player emmanuel markov of france asking them why they seem so lukewarm over u.s. leadership on china as was the biden in want to delete an ardent visor shine and. democrates. to sign while merkel said she would support biden's plan for a summit of democracies both she and mcconnell insisted that europe would be charting its own course this double food you have a piece on you understand 50. then you go. you know our political gut deny to relive some kind of meeting for anything starting from america how does the art of the minds on the other the steam off one towards them get this feel like we're not so much b.m.p. much. less we went to open our source of one of the bottle sit click or the brought this you didn't remember the show it didn't present for those interested as you did in your mavic it was this fence sitting by america's european allies has the potential to reignite the tensions of the trump years. europeans believe that they can remain neutral in any growing r

chancellor has admitted to failings in dating with a 2nd wave of corona virus infections i'm going to machall told the parliament the government had not been careful or fast enough opposition members jeered as she defended the decision to extend the national lockdown. germany's streets will remain empty and its stores closed for another 3 long weeks at least because while in fiction numbers keep falling worries over dangerous mutations remain germany's lockdown will be extended until sunday march the 7th but those despairing over bad penn demi care can go a week earlier than that to the south lawn schools and kindergartens will begin reopening in february already and the government has set an ambitious new target for the 7 day in fiction right chancellor angela merkel told parliament that while people are exhausted by the pandemic restrictions this is not a time to be opening back up again. not with the others also of course to the research is still ongoing but we shouldn't doubt the assessments of many experts here in germany and abroad. i had only 3 mutations a more aggressive and significa

leaders have begun a virtual summit to decide on the next steps of the coronavirus pandemic council machall has made it clear she wants the national walk around the began in december to be extended for several more weeks at least but some of the 16 state leaders are expected to visit. alaska political correspondent nina hasa welcome nina some talk us through the main measures and indeed sticking points on today's agenda. well before before i do that i think it's important to recap where germany's standing at the moment so we've been in a nationwide lockdown essentially for 2 months so that means public life has come to a standstill schools are closed gardens are closed and of course the infection numbers have gone down over the recent weeks because of those measures say scientists so there is a lot of pressure lot of people calling for the restrictions to be lifted again but at the same time politicians are extremely scared by the news from the coronavirus mutations that are of course a lot more infectious so there is a big fear of a sudden spike in new numbers again which is why anglo-amer