mr lasher speaking moments ago do you chief political correspondent milind crane joins us now melinda this is basically means that the political leadership contest is basically over now. it's largely decided that the last word hasn't been spoken we heard from the c.d.u. executive committee this morning that they explicitly did not pass a formal resolution but we're issuing a recommendation but one has to say it is a recommendation that carries a lot of weight we have to remember these 2 conservative sister cards they may be sisters but the c.d.u. is definitely the big sister as mr asserting himself put it and he certainly is not going to go head to head head to head against the c.u. party leadership on this as mr lasher emphasized in those remarks that we just heard it is very important to people in both parties that the 2 sisters speak with one of the voice on this point there for the last quarter won't be spoken until mr lasher and mr circa nique that could be as soon as this afternoon and by the way even then there may be other voices in the chorus here that out a bit of dissidents even

we can bring in our chief political correspondent on the crane for the latest on this story good morning melinda we heard that tougher restrictions are coming are people going to go along with that. we have seen consistent that people have been very supportive of tighter and more restrictive measures when the wave of infection surged and that is still the case even after a very very long lockdown here in germany so at the moment when it comes to restrictions like a curfew 51 percent of those surveyed say they would support it $46.00 would not but amongst the mainstream parties amongst the 2 governing parties as well as the green party and the left party nearly all members say they would go along with the curfew it's actually only right wing a.f.d. party and business friendly democrats whose members say that no they would oppose 'd a curfew so all in all still critics strong support among the population at large for tougher measures that's among the population at large but melinda no where one year into this pandemic why does there still not to seeing seem to be a clear consensus among the countr

this iterative process. emily: it is fascinating to watch the launch. we bilby -- we will be watching. thank you for joining us. coming, we will hear more from my interview with melindaes. this is bloomberg. ♪ emily: welcome back to bloomberg technology. from the chip crisis to the global pandemic, the international monetary fund and world bank spring meetings are being held virtually this week and while the ims upgraded its economic growth forecast around the widening inequality of the vaccine rollout, we took a deep dive into those concerns. >> the global economy is on call for its facets growth and half a century this year but it looks different depending on where you are. >> vaccine policy is an economic policy. only vaccinating everybody everywhere will get us out of the risk of this mutation. >> vaccine nationalism is hitting the world's most disadvantaged nations the hardest. the hope of global solidarity in fighting the pandemic is waning as many of the poorest nations continue to wait for millions of doses. >> no longer can we expect poor countries to stand in a queue waiting to get vaccines. the fact that the food said that 70% -- the who said 70% of vaccin

she's following this time melinda as we mentioned the studio executive committee has given its backing to lash so tell us more about where things stand right now mr boucher to speaking at this very moment after having received the backing not only of the c.d.u. executive committee up but also of its broader leadership now that was expected the leadership is known to support him and we have to remember as you said these are 2 conservative sister parties but the c.d.u. as it were is the bigger sister mr sitter himself has said so and he said that he would certainly listen to what the bigger sister had to say so the bigger sisters leadership has in fact said that mr lash it is their man but they did emphasize in their own press conference that this is not a formal resolution that they have taken but a recommendation and mr lasher himself speaking to the press has not said i have now that one he has essentially been emphasizing his characteristics as a good chance the candidate and as someone who very much would follow in the shoes of chancellor merkel namely a pro european leader somebody

out we work together very very well and bring in the deputy political correspondent melinda kramer linda how will this decision be made now. it will be made by the leadership of the chancellor's christian democratic party they will be meeting here in berlin today we could have an answer there he soon and at the latest within the next 10 days and mr serjeant has said it's absolutely in their hands if they want him he's ready to take on the leadership at the chancellor of candidacy now the noteworthy thing here is that within the party leadership this is where mr lasher has the bulk of his support within the party's parliamentary group and within the population at large there are many who would prefer mr sirgo but the party leadership appears to be a somewhat concerned about a possible shift in the balance of power toward bavaria and as you noted in your introduction mr souter is the head of the sister party of the c.d.u. there he and christian social union and these are 2 sisters who have a long standing rival for the so mr blessitt said he's pretty sure the leadership will choose him and who the polls

our chief political correspondent melinda crane is following the latest on this story for us to melinda we've heard the health minister calling for unified unified response here at the same time we've seen these battles between state and national leaders on how to proceed and now the german government wants to tighten this law tell us more about this. well this change has been in the works for quite some time and i think many citizens would say it's long overdue the swelling you refer to has to do with the fact that the german laws essentially place health policy in the hands of the federal states now they do negotiate or confer with the federal government the national government about what kind of restrictions to put into place but essentially the 1st call has always been there at the beginning of march they agreed with the federal government on a phased clampdown that for areas that had rates of infection above $100.00 cases per 100000 residents would require them to immediately impose a so-called emergency brake but the fact is that plant has been rather broadly interpreted in a lot

laws in order to give the federal government more power and many citizens waits would say this is long overdue. melinda crane. world leaders are increasingly concerned about a buildup of troops along the road. border with ukraine the u.s. germany and france are all calling on moscow to hold the movement of its forces there are fears of an escalation in eastern ukraine as donbass region observers say russia backed separatist rebels have repeatedly breached. the kremlin says the current military buildup is a territorial right. the russian state television offers a different way of looking at things it reports that ukraine and nato pose a threat to russia and not the other way around. the narrative present ukrainian soldiers as the aggressors and shows video footage of moscow's response russian troops engaged in military exercises in crimea. what to the west looks like saber rattling is viewed differently by russia from moscow it's a necessary reinforcement of its defenses against the west where young. bush and the majority of the ukrainian military understand the fatal consequences of any actions that wo

political correspondent linda crane is following this story for us melinda have an ongoing battles between state and national leaders on the best way to proceed that looks set to change tell us more. well those battles that you refer to reflect the fact that german law until now has placed responsibility for infectious disease control largely in the hands of regional authorities and there's enormous variance in the rate of infection across different regions of germany so some rural regions have rates as low as $3030.00 cases per 100000 residents others go up to almost $300.00 cases per 100000 residents so there has been a lot of variation in the way that different regional authorities approach this however they do regularly negotiate with the federal government about what kind of restrictions to put into place and all agreed at the beginning of march on a phased plan that would see uniform restrictions in the event of one particular circumstance namely infection rates over $100.00 cases per 100000 residents however that has not occurred and that's because the fact is that there are places

way out of the bed demick you chief political analyst there linda crane many thanks melinda. 2 german football now and this weekend sees the most important match of the bonus legacies and so far 2nd place leipzig host 1st place by in munich the defending champions a win for life sic would put them within a point of the top spot and leipzig chances have been bolstered by an injury that will keep byron's leading goalscorer out of action. when a club has to leave this kind of talent. this kind of goal scoring powerhouse. this robert leaven dusky on the sidelines or in the stands it's going to hurt the guy was on track this season to actually break a 49 year old boy in this league a goal scoring record. then playing for his home country poland he suffered a knee injury expected to put him out for a month so how can byron beat the club nipping at their heels leipzig without their wonder score is he pushed. to riled up about this because i don't have it being. maybe we redistribute the team a bit we do have other players who can play at this position so we approach this in a positive way it's now yeah it's a cha

take some time and we're in the middle of a 3rd wave we're in the middle of a 3rd wave melinda where one year into this why is there still no clear consensus among leaders on how to tackle this head on. well part of it is german federalism the country's infectious disease law until now has put most of the responsibility for pandemic management in the hands of the federal states and there are wide variations in the rates of infection among the states also in the politics of different state leaders and therefore their interpretation of the restrictions including especially of the so-called emergency brake that's supposed to go into effect when infection rates are surging has had a lot of latitude therefore that was the impetus behind this new draft law another issue though is a very real and justified concern for incursions on personal freedoms that are guaranteed by the constitution and particularly when it comes to these curfew restrictions that's why the chancellor in her remarks talked about a proportionate approach that would balance burdens and benefits now crafting that kind of a rule is important

very well let's go right to our chief political correspondent linda crane for the latest on this story hi melinda we're hearing that the christian democrats and i'm going to pose party that their executive committee has reached a decision tell us more. indeed the executive committee said a short while ago that they are throwing their full backing behind army lash it who is also the head of the party as your report noted and the fact is this was not unexpected the city your leadership the executive committee is known to support mr lasher not least because they're concerned about the shift in the balance of leadership power toward full of area so question is is this the last word and that is not clear because the executive committee said explicitly they did not. agree to a formal resolution in favor of mr lasher it rather this represents the opinion of the executive committee and when mr sudo said yesterday that it would be the big sister city you think the bigger of the 2 conservative sister parties that ultimately decides and that he would agree to their decision he did not refer to the city exec

all right melinda so you said just before it's clear that is addressing at least partly german politicians in this clip we just heard he's talking a lot about trust and also urging germans not just to focus on what's going wrong with the pandemic response what is his underlying message here and who is the target of that. well it's essentially targeted at both german cities sense but also at german politics sensually saying look easter is a time for hope and there is every reason to be hopeful the vaccine roll out is now gathering speed many people will have the opportunity to be vaccinated but essentially he's saying for them to avail themselves of that opportunity they need to trust trust in the vaccines trust in the judgment of political leaders and therefore he's essentially melding these 2 hope and trust and it's crucial to know the german president doesn't set policy himself piece essentially the moral compass of the nation and that's why he's speaking to these overriding themes hope and trust the chief political analyst melinda crane thank you so much. well staying in germany authorities are

our chief political correspondent linda crane is at the bundestag following this debate for us hi melinda we saw transamerica making her case there earlier are we going to see german lawmakers today finally taking the steps that public health officials and doctors are really pleading for. yes indeed it was quite an enthusiastic case that she made but certainly this law will not get passed today and in fact it is not on track to meet the schedule that the government had originally hoped to namely to possibly even to see passage in this week policymakers are talking about getting agreement on the law at the earliest by the and next week and even then it is possible that the opposition may challenge some measures including those curfew restrictions referred to in the report in front of in the courts so it will indeed take some time and of course we are already in the midst of the 3rd wave with surging infections so the law alone is not going to be enough to get this under control and we're already more than one year and a pandemic so well into why is there still no clear consensus among germ

many citizens would say this is long overdue. phil: dw's melinda crane.orld leaders are increasingly concerned about troops along russia's border with the ukraine. the u.s., germany, and france are calling on moscow to halt the movements of its forces. observers say russian backed separatist rebels have reportedly breached a cease-fire. ♪' >> russian state television offers a different way of looking at things. it reports that you can nato pose a threat to russia, and not the other way around. it shows video footage of moscow's response. russian troops engaged in military exercises in crimea. wild to the west looks like saber rattling is viewed differently by russia. for moscow, it's a necessary reinforcement of its defenses against the west. >> the majority of the ukrainian military understand the fatal consequences of any actions that would lead to conflict. i hope they won't be provoked by politicians who in turn are being provoked by the west, especially the united states. ukrainian president vladimir zelensky sees western troops as essential backup f

let's talk about all of this with our chief political correspondent melinda crane melinda as we had the infection numbers in germany are rising at the moment and intensive care units are also filling up so how serious is the situation in germany it's grave as the health minister and also the head of the country's center for disease control said today we are in the midst of a 3rd wave we're seeing numbers edging close to the highest numbers we have seen in germany and both said that we are also seeing more and more serious cases amongst younger people even even teenagers and children and as the head of the center for disease control put it every day we don't bring these numbers down is a day that has cost in human life and as you said intensive care units increasingly stretched also personnel in intensive care units increasingly burdened so all of that makes it imperative to act meanwhile this comes as there's a battle between state and national leaders on how to proceed and we're hearing that the german government is trying to change that now or tell us more. indeed there have been batt

let's go right to our chief political correspondent linda crane for the latest on this story hi melinda we're hearing that the christian democrats and i'm going to party that their executive committee has reached a decision tell us more. indeed the executive committee said a short while ago that they are throwing their full backing behind armey lash it who is also the head of the party as your report noted and the fact is this was not unexpected the c.d.u. leadership the executive committee is known to support mr lasher not least because they're concerned about the shift in the balance of leadership power toward the various so question is is this the last word and that is not clear because the executive committee said explicitly they did not. agree to a formal resolution in favor of mr lasher it rather this represents the opinion of the executive committee and when mr souter said yesterday that it would be the big sister city you think the bigger of the 2 conservative sister parties that ultimately decides and that he would agree to their decision he did not refer to the c.d.u. executiv

this the political discussion continues. they don't lose chief political correspondent melinda crane explained why germany's federal government is taking this action. german law until now has placed responsibility for infectious disease control largely in the hands of regional authorities and there's enormous variance in the rate of infection across different regions of germany so some rural regions have rates as low as 3030 cases per 100000 residents others go up to almost 300 cases per 100000 residents so there has been a lot of variation in the way that different regional authorities approach this however they do regularly negotiate with the federal government about what kind of restrictions to put into place and all agreed at the beginning of march on a phased plan that would see uniform restrictions in the event of one particular circumstance namely infection rates over $100.00 cases per 100000 residents however that has not occurred and that's because the fact is that there are places even including the capital here berlin that have infection rates over that number and are still trying to sort of sort of do a lockdown l

all right melinda so you said just before it's clear that it's time our is addressing at least partly german politicians in this clip we just heard he's talking a lot about trust and also urging germans not just to focus on what's going wrong with the pandemic response what is his underlying message here and who is the target of that. well it's essentially targeted at both german citizens but also at german politics sensually saying look easter is a time for hope and there is every reason to be hopeful the vaccine roll out is now gathering speed many people will have the opportunity to be vaccinated but essentially he's saying for them to avail themselves of that opportunity they need to trust trust in the vaccines trust in the judgment of political leaders and therefore he's essentially melding these 2 hope. trust and it's crucial to know the german president doesn't set policy himself piece essentially the moral compass of the nation and that's why he's speaking to these overriding themes hope and trust the deadly chief political analyst melinda crane thank you so much. and before we go a quick reminder of ou

this is long overdue. it's that they don't lose their chief political correspondent melinda crane now world leaders are increasingly concerned about a buildup of troops along russia's border with ukraine the u.s. germany and france are all calling on moscow to hope the movement of its forces there are fears of an escalation in eastern ukraine donbass region observers say russian backed separatist rebels have repeatedly breached a cease fire the kremlin says the current military buildup is a territorial right. the russian state television offers a different way of looking at things it reports that ukraine and nato pose a threat to russia and not the other way around. the narrative present ukrainian soldiers as the aggressors and shows video footage of moscow's response russian troops engaged in military exercises in crimea. what to the west looks like saber rattling is viewed differently by russia from moscow it's a necessary reinforcement of its defenses against the west for young. the majority of the ukrainian military understand the fatal consequences of any actions that would lead to conflict. i hope they won't

this, together. bounce forward, with comcast business. >> in the fight against covid-19 worldwide bill and melinda gates foundation is committed a staggeringllion to vaccine development, distribution, treatments and more. it is one of the largest funds for any philanthropic effort from around the globe, but while mass vaccinations are rapidly underway, the pandemic is far from over. >> there is a clear problem that low and most middle-income countries are not receiving the vaccines.

all right melinda you said just before it's clear that steinmeyer is addressing at least partly german politicians in this clip we just heard he's talking a lot of valid trust and also urging germans not just to focus on what's going wrong with the pandemic response what is his underlying message here and who is the target of that. well it's essentially targeted at both german citizens but also at german politics sensually saying look easter is a time for hope and there is every reason to be hopeful the vaccine roll out is now gathering speed many people will have the opportunity to be vaccinated but essentially he's saying for them to avail themselves of that opportunity they need to trust trust in the vaccines trust in the judgment of political leaders and therefore he's essentially melding these 2 hope. trust and it's crucial to know the german president doesn't set policy himself piece essentially the moral compass of the nation and that's why he's speaking to these overriding themes hope and trust he is chief political analyst melinda crane thank you so much. christians around the world are marking t

all right melinda you said just before it's clear that steinmeyer is addressing at least partly german politicians in this clip we just heard he's talking a lot about trust and also urging germans not just to focus on what's going wrong with the pandemic response what is his underlying message here and who is the target of that. well it's essentially targeted at both german cities sense but also at german politics sensually saying look easter is a time for hope and there is every reason to be hopeful the vaccine will out is now gathering speed many people will have the opportunity to be vaccinated but essentially he's saying for them to avail themselves of that opportunity they need to trust trust in the vaccines trust in the judgment of political leaders and therefore he's essentially melding these 2 hope and trust and it's crucial to know the german president doesn't set policy himself piece essentially the moral compass of the nation and that's why he's speaking to these overriding themes hope and trust the chief political analyst melinda crane thank you so much. staying in germany thousands of coronav

all right melinda you said just before it's clear that it's time meyer is addressing at least partly german politicians in this clip we just heard he's talking a lot about trust and also urging germans not just to focus on what's going wrong with the pandemic response what is his underlying message here and who is the target of that. well it's essentially targeted at both german citizens but also at german politics sensually saying look easter is a time for hope and there is every reason to be hopeful the vaccine roll out is now gathering speed many people will have the opportunity to be that sedated but essentially he's saying for them to avail themselves of that opportunity they need to trust trust in the vaccines trust in the judgment of political leaders and therefore he's essentially melding these 2 hope. trust and it's crucial to know the german president doesn't set policy himself piece essentially the moral compass of the nation and that's why he's speaking to these overriding themes hope and trust the chief political analyst melinda crane thank you so much. and staying in germany thousands of coronavi

melinda came from sacramento. you made the drive, you're here early this morning. about your excitement. >> we're excited. we haven't been here since, what, march or january of last year? >> yes. >> so we cannot wait to get back into the parks. >> and feel the magic again. we're really excited. >> there's nothing like this place. >> i love your mickey mouse ears beautifully done with the sparkles this morning. there are a lot of protocols happening here at disney social assistancing, masks will be a requirement, plexiglass everywhere and you have to use your phone and foebl device app to get around the park and pay for things, all to reduce those touch points. talk to us about what you think about the protocols that disney is taking. >> we think the protocols are just fine because the majority of the time we use the touchless pay, the mobile ordering anyway and it's pretty easy. so as far as protocols action , plexiglass we're not worried. walt disney world in march, we felt perfectly safe so we're fine with all of it. >> reporter: what's the big thing you're looki

the foreign press yesterday pointed out bill and melinda gates own 242,000-acres of farmland, the biggest owners of land in thisntry. a lot of people get upset about that when they hear it. this article says it is a good thing. maybe they will usher in the era of a gtech. tell us what it is and why so many people are excited about it >> roughly 1930s, we got average yield of 30-bushels of corn per acre. 90 years later, we're close to averaging 100 -- 180 bushels and acre, six times. that big pharma, the companies are putting out, we can grow on a sidewalk and grow corn in a glass of water because of technology involved. forget about the conspiracy theories with microsoft and bill gates for a second. there is every reason why a guy like that would try to make farming more fish end. continue to make the same gains in the next 100 years we get more and more out of the same parcel. land that is the power of ag tech. not to mention to keep animals healthier, cleaner, safer for our own consumption. there is every reason for a guy like that to be involved. number two, think about the green energy. that is right down h

of filipinos are unable to celebrate various stana traditional way this year after the government imposed a strict lockdown to melinda going to ports on how the country with christians making up more than 90 percent of its population is coping. maria dolores mercado has been coming to the church of the latter and in the capital manila since she was a little girl in the holiest day of the christian calendar this is a spar as she's allowed to go as in many countries places of worship are seen as potential hubs for spreading coronavirus so for now attending men as is different. for me this isn't a for now that i am able to hear my ass outside the church his swerves give me strength my faith is my god that surgery and has long been the refuge for the faithful who come from the poorest sector of society but public gatherings have been restricted for a 2nd consecutive year raising concerns from many catholics here that the pandemic may have permanently altered the ways of worship. the philippines has seen a steep price in coronavirus cases since february prompting the government to impose another round of lockdown in manil

leaders have in mind however this where today it may not be the last word but it is a very strong word with a lot of weight in favor of mr lasher of these 2 candidates melinda who is more popular. absolutely mr there's a very interesting new poll that shows that among c.d.u. members who voted for the party c.d.u. and c.s.u. members who voted for the party in $27.00 only about 32 percent would still give their pope the vote to the party if mr lasher it is the chancellor candidate if it were mr cert 70 over 70 percent say they'd stay with the party that is a massive difference and if we look at the general population there is at least a 20 percentage point spread between those who favor mr sort of very much in the majority and those who say mr lash it would be a good chancellor so massive gaps if you look at the polls you mentioned that i'm in la should sees himself as a natural successor if you well to chance on the macro someone who will uphold her legacy how much will that help him. that's a potential strength it could also prove to be a weakness 6 months ago it was still a strength as germany was looking pretty strong in coming through the corona crisis a

emergency that we need to vaccinate the world to be able to put this pandemic to rest in there are programs like kovacs a program from the bill and melinda gates foundation seppi that are trying to get vaccines to developing countries that don't have the capacity to produce we need to increase that we need to continue to do that we also need to remove some of the stigma against the astra zeneca vaccine against the johnson and johnson vaccine because those are major solutions to the pandemic in many parts of the world where they don't have cold storage and i think that's going to be critical that we've got to really pull out all the stops and have all of these vaccines getting into people's arms all around the world but it's going to be challenging and i don't think it's going to be something that happens overnight it's going to be something that goes of well into 2022 and countries are going to by by their very nature deal with their domestic population 1st all countries do that and i think that's to be expected but i think we need to get the excess capacity going to go into some of the other countries if we're going to get the world bac

this edition of "bloomberg technology: chip crunch." ." we will be watching the summit at the white house next year. another note, my latest studio 1.0 featuring melindae is the cochair of the bill and melinda gates foundation which gave $1.75 billion to fight the global pandemic. she will talk about the future of women, she is worried about women backsliding post pandemic. you can catch that conversation coming up on bloomberg television. i'm emily chang. this is bloomberg. ♪ haidi: good morning and welcome to "daybreak: australia." i am haidi stroud-watts in sydney. we are counting down to the major market open. shery: good evening from bloomberg world headquarters in new york, i'm shery ahn. haidi:haidi: these are your top stories. indonesia's president slams richer nations for vaccine nationalism. in a narrative -- in an interview, he warns the pandemic will not end unless all countries are treated equally.

melinda gates foundation, but it is going to take some time. if you go back to h1n1 in 2009, that hit africa longer because they had poor access to vaccine. thiss going to be something we will contend with for some time and it will affect the way you can travel and conduct commerce. you will see those hospitals in the places worrying about surges when this is something that is not confined to the u.s., the u.k. or any other highly vaccinated country. lisa: we are seeing european stocks rise to record highs. an internal memo is reported from the european union saying that that region would need some sort of 55% threshold of vaccination for its people or at least vaccination -- or at least enough by the end of june. it seems possible. i know you probably have no care about the markets, but is it realistic that we could get 55% of the population covered when it comes to vaccine supplies in europe by the end of june? dr. adalja: it is in the realm of possibility. it will be challenging. the eu has had multiple hiccups with the astrazeneca vaccine, making it harder to get vaccine into people's arms. i think supply will get better to the eu, with al

the united states is melinda herring she is deputy director of the atlantic council's eurasia center and a former editor of the ukraine blog 1st of all how serious how extensive is this troop buildup along the border. thanks for the invitation to be here mario it's very serious this is the largest number of russian troops that we've seen on the ukrainian border since 2014 we think the ukrainians say that there's 85000 russian troops on the border and in crimea it's a huge number and as you just said the language is already growing hotter and hotter so it's a serious situation most analysts don't know which way it's going to go so it's not care if though it's too soon to say whether or not russia will proceed to make an advance or whether we will just see this built this these troops remain in place and haul them around without doing very much. look russia is moving a lot of troops around for a legitimate military they have a lot of they have a lot of military maneuvering going on right now but this is a huge number and they don't have a good incredible explanation i think it's a show of force i think that this is meant to test president biden who has declared his unw

, will get to high vaccination levels by this summer, freeing up he says more doses for developing countries. makes sense. by the way, so far the bill and melindaid response. so good for them for that but you know, be interesting to see where we are at the end of next year. i hope he is right. i hope it is sooner than that of course. stuart: i will be back to normal in the next couple weeks and the summer will be fantastic. i'm really going to be back to normal by then, way in advance of mr. gates' prediction. ashley: formal for mr. varney. very good. very good. stuart: sure thing. we have this for you as well. you can't believe this one. a roofing company in wyoming has a special offer, a free ar-15. i think that is a provocative offer, isn't it for customers? aren't they worried about liability? maybe. i will certainly ask them. they're on the show. >>> first though, dana white urging sports to focus on the game, not politics. i'm with all the way. watch this. >> when people tune in to watch sports they don't want to hear that crap. they don't want to hear what your opinions are, who you are voting for or what you're doing. stuart: yeah. bria

bit of context for us hello to you melinda i'd like to go right to what he just said in that clip we played about germany facing itself in a mirror reflecting on this compulsion to lay down rules for everything a fear of taking risks shunting back and forth from responsibility what is the president driving at. well he's essentially driving at what is perceived by many people here in germany as a constant back and forth course of coded pandemic management so we have mr president of the federal government meeting at regular intervals and then issuing pronouncements and then often a couple of weeks later appearing to take back those pronouncements or to modify them or different federal stakes disagreeing with one another about how to proceed and in fact the german constitution vests primary health cause responsibility in the federal states but the fact is that there's been a lot of tussling between them and the federal government about whether to tighten the restrictions loosen restrictions and many citizens have the sense that leadership is missing and therefore that is why the president issued what is a pretty clear warning or even a scolding to pol