just look at, i take the case of mrs. merkel.there was the fall of the wall and the world economic forum was really engaged and essentially in the german reunification, because chancellor kohl and his eastern counterpart met for the first time in davos and decided to go ahead with the reunon. at the time, there was a young member from eastern germany appointed to the cabinet as environmental minister. and we made her a young global leader. and she came regularly to davos. and so out of, let's say, this first invitation, regular participation has developed over the last years. and i could go on and on. usually, the people who are coming to davos are part of what i would call the davos community of regulars. david: of all the famous people that have come to make speeches, who was it who drew the biggest attention, of all the people you have had? klaus: i think it is difficult, because it was always related to specific timing when someone came. for example, when president trump came, he was the first year in the office. but for me,

month if you will that i've been able to get a hold of the letters to some said it was written by mrs merkel from with me to germany where i could have. just been elected to the role of leader of the christian democratic union party this year's a bit special though it's the last festive period with angola merkel as german chancellor she said this step down from the top job next autumn but i'm also well aware not to use these festive wrap ups in the past to announce the retirement of a major german political figure only to have them turn over the far more important position stepping down is z. hope for their long serving outspoken leader the interior minister horses the office said that he hopes to see all restrictions disappear that's why i've even listed the help of a very special guest to go through the contenders looking to take up residence in the chancellor's office just behind me he's made a list he's checked it twice he's going to find out who is most likely going to win the nomination for the c.d.u. c.s.u. party in the. and according to reputable polling most likely the election next

by you watching mr merkel on. this is what part of the south side of the cali jungle looks like and those living just meters away a thinking about where to go next. it's a reception center where my kids can register to possibly start a new life new drugs. as you can see the slum that's emerged here is brimming with rubbish it's also infested with rats but more worryingly this has become a hot spot for crack addicts. what concerns do you have about letting people into your home. there's nothing exists so i cannot tell you that i would be 100 percent sure that town with a whole host. can see you know the scientists have let fly to one of these a barrier case the police are just about a 100 meters down in the distance it appears r.t. became a convenient explanation for things going wrong in the republic and beyond as if france is worse in africa didn't stem from colonialization in the 1st place most of the. it was. actually seen as being a thorn in the side of the government here we tell stories started various stori

france and germany have all been implementing various slowdowns and mr actions to fight the 2nd wave german chancellor angela merkel says that these may be deemed insufficient when we look back relying on hope one help us the situation is getting very serious these measures will not be enough to get us through the winter. my colleagues you know discuss the possible 3rd wave with our guests. i think 2021 of them certainly be different than what we have had somebody anybody in 2025 medically because we are seeing the vaccine coming into the into the human arms and of course it would take a little bit of time before to get into the general public to achieve the herd immunity so that we can believe it's also a change in of the virus any time the others will get the chance to come across with susceptible population it's when in fact that is going to mean likely happen because of the mixing we will be seeing during the christmas time the vast majority of such people to get into the population are going to bring the virus back into communities and which will be likely to see in general effectively as a number of it's a st

merkel. over the issue of the -- [indiscernible] -- what about mr. erdogan, what about mr. trump, they're quite interesting people and also luka. i think he's rather interesting as well. another question, if i may it. has to do with the project. the united states is putting unprecedented pressure on the e.u. and surprisingly so europe, germany in particular are pushing back against this pressure. so, in your opinion, what are the prospects? will we build and complete the construction or not? comfortable, not comfortable partners in negotiations? president putin: i'm not passing the judgment on anyone here. all these people are highly professional and exceptionally well prepared for any talks or any negotiations. they are laser focused to achieve the tasks which they have set for themselves, for their country. the means of chewing these might be different. so, there are no bad or good politicians. there are only interests of your country. it's the same with me. i don't say that this pox is good and this one -- position is good and this one -- politician is good and this one

the world the german chancellor angela merkel has made an emotional plea for tougher restrictions to be implemented to calm both covert 19 off for the country mr grim record of 600 deaths in a single day. that's what this is i don't know my nothing of any student and big fan he has done no i didn't begin some lessons on appalachian i'm think still under them of the legal side they also know that i miss most i don't live in d.c. and i'm not going to do that i target don't you think that it doesn't if they do as i did then the yes well they know it's a feeling. i wish to dismiss those lips of i don't think it was and i'm one of the measures the chancellor is pushing for is starting the school holidays several days early to a lot of people to so if i silly ideas but by the german academy of sciences another of her proposals is showing all non-essential shops from christmas eve all through the merkel government wants as many germans to work from home as possible. while the chancellor's locked on proposals drew outrage from other parties they see it as a part of a long list of policy failures now after 15 years of america germany is a country that

merkel to political lament them on this. that did not happen either. they have made it clear that the person negotiating is mr. barnier and ursula von der leyen and. it will be up to the commission to decide what happened sunday. guy: maria, good work. aria taddeo joining us from brussels. kohl,g us now, david julius baer chief economist. the rescue plan got over the line. the budget got over the line. emissions targets got over the line. when do we start to feel the effect of this in terms of economic growth here in europe? david: that is all fiscal policy, so effects will be felt mostly next year. the positive effects already this year, they are just reducing the downside. idea.e seen this probably a lot of forecasters have upgraded their forecasts for this year so the reduction is not as big as feared. mobilized some money front implement benefits in countries which don't have the same good system in this respect, so the money out ready helped a bit in the crisis, but the big trump comes next year and the year after that -- the big chunk comes next year end the year after that. alix: if you pair that with a

and i don't believe, mr speaker, that those are terms that any prime minister of this country should accept. in berlin, angela merkelparliament. translation: if there are british conditions which we cannot accept, then we will take the path of no deal. one thing is absolutely clear — the integrity of the eu's market must be preserved. let us bring in the bbc‘s kevin connolly, who is in brussels. where oui’ connolly, who is in brussels. where our expectations set for dinner?” am sure dinner will be good, in that very narrow sense, expectations are pretty high. i think the political atmosphere around dinner is very ha rd to call atmosphere around dinner is very hard to call because, of course, what we hear from hard to call because, of course, what we hearfrom ursula hard to call because, of course, what we hear from ursula von der leyen and boris johnson what we hear from ursula von der leyen and borisjohnson on the way into this meeting is what you and i have heard in many european summits, which is, we want a deal but we don't want a deal that any price, and that is essentially what they are both still saying. they

mr. merkel also condemned the protest movements casting doubt on the science behind the so-called lock down light currently in place she made an unusually personal reference to her background as a scientist and her earlier years living under a regime with no respect for the truth to that university in east germany i decided to study physics i probably would not have done that if i had lived in the west i did it because i realised that many things could be undermined but not gravity or to speed of light other scientific. for medical the facts are clear a tight a lockdown is needed right now her next challenge is to persuade not only parliament but also the german people and the.