a german energy company says the netherlands owes its 2. dollars are making the claim using a controversial treaty that's designed to offer foreign investors protection from so-called i'm stable states that boston has our report from i'm hot. aside the netherlands wants to remove from its landscape emissions from burning coal at the ames happen power plant german energy provider r. w. e. planned in 20154 years before the dutch government adopted a law banning the use of called by 2030 the company's 1400000000 euro claim at an international arbitration court in washington has shocked that she lawmakers already received hundreds of millions subsidy for the biomass use yeah that's why i think it's a shameless attempt of this company and the fact that. the netherlands is way behind in reducing the mission of carbon then the whole society has to take painful steps and also these big companies because this coal plant is the biggest emitter of carbon in the whole of the netherlands the director of r. w. e. has faced some tough questions in parliam

but the netherlands is at the forefront of fighting life pollution in europe with some a disability even switching off lights completely on parts of the highway. and there are churches outside eindhoven to farmers a nickel and her husband carlos are also members of the community fighting for darkness and it's bouts for reasons of their own. we tried to. kill well you know the harmful insects in the natural way so we use. insects to cool to kill other insects and that's where also the bats common because birds eat lots of cocks 1st and 1st they actually eat the roots of to fruit trees especially the apple trees and so if the bats in a lot of cooks shaffer's we don't have those terrible grips in the ground eating on groups. treats so. that's why we like best. that's what is natural best decides and are an essential part of how the ecosystem of the orchard functions that. this farm even has a bad hood dell to make the mammals feel extra welcome. you can see over here. that the that there are vets living in the vote total because the civil courts over on the move. there excrements have prove

a legal battle over energy in the netherlands that could cost the government over a $1000000000.00. welcome back human rights watch says more than 80 countries have used the 19 as an excuse to crackdown on free speech and assembly. governments have attacked detained prosecuted and even killed critics as well as closing media outlets the rights group names china cuba egypt india russia turkey venezuela and vietnam the worst offenders in bangladesh china and egypt it said people have been imprisoned for months for criticizing the government's response to. terry simpson is he a says a crisis and conflict director at human rights watch he says that's clear the tree targeting of political dissent using social distancing the us there is a significant number of countries that are silencing medical workers who are speaking out about shortcomings in government responses such as a lack of personal protective equipment for medics these people are being arrested and prosecuted in some countries their relatives are being intimidated and it's having a widespread chilling effect on them and other

also coming up sick and tired of the walk down we'll take you to the netherlands where the resistance against the restrictions has turned violent the rioting and the looting here in the netherlands has stopped for now but boarded up shops like these service a constant reminder that the threat isn't over yet ok there is a problem as i say there is a prone to fires is there and it is a problem but the rules are to have a. well to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world welcome we begin the day caught in europe's vaccine war that is how some are describing the mixture of envy and animosity felt in varying degrees on both sides of the english channel tonight the u.k. full steam ahead with its corona virus vaccination and the e.u. with a vaccination train that has barely left the station for months continental europe watched as the pandemic pummeled the u.k. more than 100000 people there have died from cope at 19 national sorrow has come along with national speed among the large countries rolling out backs the nation programs the u.k. ranks number one here in th

the court nonetheless overruled the elected government of the netherlands.'s bring our correspondent. doesn't this send a dangerous message to those people who see violence as the solution? because, after all, this decision has been taken following the filing demonstratio against the curfew. >> it has, but it is not the violence -- immediately after the curfew was put in place at the end of january. and now for the past three weeks it has been quiet again. there were three or four nights of heavy riots, and then it was quite. polls show that 75% of the dutch people are keeping the curfew. while there was a lot of resistance in the beginning, very visible resistance in the beginning, it has been quiet now for a long time. so i think this is not kind of seen as caving to violence, but it is definitely a big problem in the government's strategy for trying to lower the covid death s. and the things that it does, this kind of confusion about the curfew. is it going on? is it not going on? makes it harder for the management by the government. because of all of thi

well there's 9 pm curfew that's been in place in the netherlands to try and stop the spread of covert nineteen's been one of the most controversial measures that's been put in across the european continent on tuesday a court in the hague said it was illegal the curfew is a far reaching violation of the right to freedom of movement and previously and indirectly limits among other things the right to freedom of assembly and demonstration the curfew is based on a law for emergency situations where there's no time for debate with parliament there was no such pressing need in this case no such pressing need seems to be one of the key phrases in the ruling it relates directly to the fact that the number of covert cases in the netherlands has been declining steadily since mid december we did see demonstrations against this curfew demonstrations that turned violent clashes between protesters and police bordering on full blown riot in cities like amsterdam and rotterdam earlier this year but despite the court ruling on tuesday that curfew remains in place the reason for that is markedly to the

also coming up sick and tired of the walk down we'll take you to the netherlands where the resistance against the restrictions has turned violent the rioting and the looting here in the netherlands has stopped for now but boarded up shops like these service a constant reminder that the threat isn't over yet ok there is a problem as i say there is a prone to fires is there and it is a problem but the rules are to have a. but to our viewers on p.b.s. of the united states and all around the world welcome we begin the day caught in europe's vaccine war that is how some are describing the mixture of envy and animosity felt in varying degrees on both sides of the english channel tonight the u.k. full steam ahead with its coronavirus vaccination and the e.u. with a vaccination train that has barely left the station for months continental europe watched as the pandemic pummeled the u.k. more than 100000 people there have died from cope at 19 national sorrow has come along with national speed among the large countries rolling al backs the nation programs the u.k. ranks number one here in the e

also coming up sick and tired of the walk down we'll take you to the netherlands where the resistance against the restrictions has turned violent the rioting and the looting here in the netherlands has stopped for now but boarded up shops like these service a constant reminder that the threat isn't over yet ok there is a problem as i say there is a prone to fire risk is there and it is a problem but the rules are to have a. what you our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world welcome we begin the day caught in europe's vaccine war that is how some are describing the mixture of envy and animosity felt in varying degrees on both sides of the english channel tonight the u.k. full steam ahead with its corona virus vaccination and the e.u. with a vaccination train that has barely left the station for months continental europe watched as the pandemic pummeled the u.k. more than 100000 people there have dying from cope at 19 national sorrow has come along with national speed among the large countries rolling out backs in asian programs the u.k. ranks number one here i

and severe cold is sweeping through parts of europe the netherlands has been hit by its 1st may just those 2 in a decade forcing the government to close its coronavirus testing centers and in germany snowfall caused major travel disruptions while severe weather warnings have been issued across parts of the u.k. at him barbara reports from kent in southeast england. well here in the u.k. where there has been snowfall it's not been extremely heavy but it is settling and there are weather warnings in place for sunday and into monday morning for the whole of the london region the southeast including here in kent and the east of england part of stormy darcy that's continuing to come in from the east now over in belgium they've had light snow fall which has meant that people in the capital brussels have been able to have snow ball fights and to go sledging next door in the netherlands it's been more worrying where the meterological agency has issued a code red warning with winds of up to 90 kilometers an hour and bitter cold the government has said they've had to close all covered 19 testi

the dutch government through and covert control measures are getting a lot of attention in the netherlands. because the european union's a vaccine rollout has faced criticism for its slow start but there have been some promising developments drugs manufacturer pfizer and its german partner bond tech announced they're planning to increase production by 75000000 doses and the german government is to meet with vaccine producers to try and speed up the pace of vaccination so what does the german public think but doesn't. the end i feel like if only b. you had started to come up with a vaccination strategy months earlier. we would now be at the same vaccination breed as the u.k. . now it's chaotic not because people have to wait should have acceded but because the media is whipping up a frenzy the government must tell us how long this is going to. and we simply need to wait. and i don't know when these are 2 and maybe there was too early to have done in terms of getting the vaccine doses to be among them and that's why people who haven't been vaccinated yet are unhappy and want of people from a

and i time curfew in the netherlands have been overturned by a court on the grounds that ministers failedo justify the use of emergency powers it will however remain in force until the government appeal on friday let's go live now to our europe correspondent peter good morning good to see you at tell us more about what happened please. well this 9 pm curfew that's been in place in the netherlands to try and stop the spread of covert nineteen's been one of the most controversial measures that's been put in across the european continent on tuesday a court in the hague said it was illegal the curfew is a far reaching violation of the right to freedom of movement and previously and indirectly limits among other things the right to freedom of assembly and demonstration the curfew is based on a law for emergency situations where there is no time for debate with parliament there was no such pressing need in this case no such pressing need seems to be one of the key phrases in the ruling it relates directly to the fact that the number of covert cases in the netherlands has been declining steadily

but the netherlands is at the forefront of fighting like pollution in europe with some instability is even switching off lights completely on parts of the highway. and there are churches outside eindhoven to farmers a nickel and her husband carlos are also members of the community fighting for darkness and its bouts for reasons of their own. who had tried to. kill well you would see the harmful insects in the natural way so we use. insects to cool to kill other insects and that's where also the bats because birds eats lotsof sherry 1st verse they actually eat the roots of to fruit trees especially the apple trees and so if the bets in a lot of cooks shaffer's we don't have those terrible grips in the ground eating our roots to treat so. that's what we like best. that's work is natural best decides and are an essential part of how the ecosystem of the orchard functions. this farm even has a bad hood del to make the mammals feel extra welcome. you can see over here. that the that there are better living in the better trial because the civil courts over you on the move. there excrements

policy in the netherlands maku to make that clear the promise and of course the war will be that it takes the opens the door to similar actions elsewhere it introduced in the 23rd of january this not on curfew the 1st not time curfew that happens it's the 2nd world war it was only meant to be that for 2 weeks the government making the case to the people then that it was absolutely necessary in the emergence of this new wave of sort of coronavirus mutations and barents and it was then extended to march that until this court case came in an antidote down group of course they would have been part of those groups who had been at it who had protested across the country when the measure it was cruel to you that they went to court claiming that the measure was an unwarranted limitation on personal freedom but the court came down on their side the century saying the measure had no legal basis because it ain't been brought about and that it moved in c. powers the government use these images as a sideline parliament in the senate but it hasn't made a proper case to justify the use of those images b

in recent months, the netherlands has erupted in riots. anti-e.u. conspiracists and qanon has taken hold in a country otherwise considered calm and orderly. with an election a month away, what does the recent unrest mean for the country's future? reporter: a stable, orderly country that prides itself on a reputation for efficiency and compliance. rocked by discontent. these public rampages were initlly seen as a response to the netherlands first curfew since the nazi occupation in the second world war. in reality, tensions have been festering. >> i think this country is hurting right now. it is in pain. reporter: this is a dutch celebrity who recently launched her own political party. she thinks the unrest exposed and undercurrent of resentment across generations. >> what we are seeing right now is this country reaping what it has sowed. the netherlands has always projected an image of being reasonable, of being progressive and tolerant and open, but what it really was was it was just on the surface. reporter: theombination of the covid related lock

just have a quick look at some data out of the netherlands from johns hopkins university 17000000 people in the country but now 1000000 confirmed infections over a 1000000 approaching 15000 deaths and down the bottom you see the 600000 also doses of the covert vaccine which have been administered it let's check in with jonah hill for more on this story jonah i mean the simple is the simple fact that the court has ruled whether you think that this is a good thing or not and the government has to try to appeal. yes that's right i think it's a real blow to the netherlands coronavirus lockdown policies at the moment because they like it to me you have way. more speedy the road out of the vaccine and yes the government will look at this is a measure that was brought in on general the 23rd it was only meant to last for 2 weeks the government brought it in at that time as the. these mutations and variance of the coronavirus the richer and he'd strain began to emerge obviously very worried about and spreading it was then extended to march the 3rd need you may recall and protests across the count

so far his team has found that the 19 species of bat found in the netherlands react in widely different ways. rats have a very strong response to light there's actually driven by mostly by fear of predators so if you're about that flies very slowly you better hide away and don't show yourself in the light because it's it's risky however if you're a bat that flies very fast it's very agile and you don't need to be afraid that much for predators so you actually like taking away valuable habitat from the slow flying species and exclude giving it to do these already common. but species and that's what course not a good thing in terms of biodiversity you actually reducing biodiversity that. nocturnal species are sensitive to the blue range of light as they have evolved to use the moon to navigate and brag of the blue the more distracting it is to test how species respond to other parts of the spectrum the researchers have put up almost $200.00 lamp posts around the country that shine a range of colors. if you take away to a new part of the spectrum and and compensate by a bit more rats which

even though the museums in the netherlands are closed right now, youan visit a lot of them online. one of them is the rijks museum, the national museum of the netherland i'm here in a beautiful grand hallway full of dutch art. all around me, i have a 360-degree view here of this hall, and many of the paintings have an option to click on them and learn more. >> in the 17th century, rembrandt van rijn created a masterpiece packed with secrets, "the nightwatch." >> reporter: you can actually get a pretty good sense of the museum, a sense of the space and also learn a huge amount about the contents in it. another museum, in eindhoven, a city south of amsterdam, is taking virtual tours one step farther. >> this is a telepresence robot, and with this robot you can log in from anywhere in the world with your mobile device or with your laptop and steer the robot around in the museum. >> reporter: i was curious to take the tour myself. first step: logging on from my home office in minnesota with special software. >> hi! >> reporter: hello, good morning. >> good morning! >> reporter: the gui

a week ago cities across the netherlands were overrun by protesters rioters attacked police said vehicles on fire and broke into shops 3 nights in a row and 9 o'clock curfew that was put in place by the government on january 23rd is believed to have triggered the protests the rioting and the looting here in the netherlands has stopped for now but boarded up shops like these service a constant reminder that the threat isn't over yet violent episodes like these shouldn't necessarily come as a surprise sociologist jacqueline from declan book tells us we have to like a little bit a little bit and then disclosed and then that close and then sports was not allowed anymore and so on and talk but that was never never a full package it might well be that eventually. people got extremely fucked up with it by the by the curfew being on top of it and you know in the netherlands freedom is a big thing. this man is worried about his freedoms as well we should haitian is one of the initiators of the protests at museum plane but because of last week's violence he's not participating today to underline hi

key phrases in the ruling it relates directly to the fact that the number of covert cases in the netherlandshas been declining steadily since mid december we did see demonstrations against this curfew demonstrations that turned violent clashes between protesters and police bordering on full blown riot in cities like amsterdam and rotterdam earlier this year but despite the court ruling on tuesday that curfew remains in place the reason for that is markedly to the dutch prime minister and his government they applied for an emergency injunction against the court ruling to allow the the curfew to remain in place so it could be debated further that injunction was granted mark routers says the curfew is necessary to get covert numbers down and keep them down. the curfew is a means not a girl i can't emphasize that often enough the aim is to bring the virus under control so we can regain all our freedoms the reason the curfew was introduced and thus not changed. well mr it is government working on ways to put in place new laws that would essentially allow the curfew to be rendered legal what we ar

a week ago cities across the netherlands were overrun by protesters rioters attacked police sent vehicles on fire and broke into shops 3 nights in a row and 9 o'clock curfew that was put in place by the government on january 23rd is believed to have triggered the protests the rioting and the looting here in the netherlands has stopped for now but boarded up shops like these serve as a constant reminder that the threat isn't over yet violent episodes like these shouldn't necessarily come as a surprise sociologist jacqueline french declan book tells us we have like a little bit a little bit and then there's closed and then that close and then sports was not allowed anymore and so on and but that was never never a full package it might well be that eventually. people got extremely fucked up with it by the by the curfew being on top of it and you know in the netherlands freedom is a big thing. this man is worried about his freedoms as well. as one of the initiators of the protests at museum plain but because of last week's violence he's not participating today to underline his peaceful intent

a week ago cities across the netherlands were overrun by protesters rioters attacked police said vehicles on fire and broke into shops 3 nights in a row and 9 o'clock curfew that was put in place by the government on january 23rd is believed to have triggered the protests the rioting and the looting here in the netherlands has stopped for now but boarded up shops like these service a constant reminder that the threat isn't over yet violent episodes like these shouldn't necessarily come as a surprise sociologist jacqueline french declan book tells us we have to like a little bit a little bit and then this closed and then that close and then sports force not all out anymore and so on and but that was never never a full package it might well be that eventually. people got extremely fucked up with it by the by the curfew being on top of it and you know in the netherlands freedom is a big thing. this man is worried about his freedoms as well. as one of the initiators of the protests that museum plane but because of last week's violence he's not participating today to underline his peaceful int

also coming up sick and tired of the walk down we'll take you to the netherlands where the resistance against the restrictions has turned violent the rioting and the looting here in the netherlands has stopped for now but boarded up shops like these service a constant reminder that the threat isn't over yet ok there is a problem as i say there is a prono fighters is there and it is a problem but the rules are to have it. to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world welcome we begin the day caught in europe's vaccine war that is how some are describing the mixture of a. envy and animosity felt in varying degrees on both sides of the english channel tonight the u.k. full steam ahead with its corona virus vaccination and the e.u. with a vaccination train that has barely left the station for months continental europe watched as the pandemic pummeled the u.k. more than 100000 people there have died from cope at 19 national sorrow has come along with national speed among the large countries rolling out backs the nation programs the u.k. ranks number one here in the

curfew by the police we are expecting more to come on this it's up for debate on friday in the netherlandsill see whether that curfew remains whether it goes or the route comes back in some different type of 4. i'll stick with cove it israelis are refusing to get a coronavirus job may soon find their names being given to your forties at least that's what the israeli prime minister has suggested raising concerns over possible privacy violations and discrimination now israel has a wall to needing vaccination program but its recent loss of momentum has worried prime minister benjamin netanyahu the government is now considering taking a series of measures to boost uptake among the population they include launching a campaign against this information introducing new legislation and giving immunity passports to those inoculated. with the reason to go and get vaccinated is that we are now launching the green passport plan wherever it's been vaccinated will be able to go enjoy the theatre the cinema sports events flights abroad restaurants and more. well as you can see the new matches sparked prot

scenes that were repeated across the netherlands, but with little impact on the government — only lastfew was extended to march, saying it was necessary to stop the spread of coronavirus. but one anti—lockdown group was so enraged, they took the government to court and won. the curfew is not only unsubstantiated but also illegitimate. so it was found on two or three grounds that it could not continue. there is no legal basis for a curfew. then you have to show there is a necessity, that there is an emergency, that it is acute. but the court has also ordered the curfew to stay in place until friday — that's when the government's appeal against the decision will be heard. translation: the curfew is a mean, not a goal. - translation: the curfew is a means, not a goal. i i want to emphasise that. the goal is to keep the coronavirus under control in the best way we can in order to be able to regain all of ourfreedoms in a safe manner. that is why i urge everyone to stick to the curfew. it is of the utmost importance to limit our social contacts as much as possible. the government is draftin

the netherlands has witnessed several riots in protest over covid lockdown measures.aurants have been closed. while some protests were peaceful others turned to violence, with police making arrests and using water canon to disperse rock—throwing demonstrators. with more than a million infections, 14,500 confirmed covid—related deaths and an election just over a month away, anna holligan looks at what's driving the dutch unrest. a stable, orderly country that prides itself on a reputation for efficiency and compliance, rocked by discontent. these public rampages were initially seen as a response to the netherlands' first curfew since the nazi occupation in the second world war. in reality, the tensions had been festering. i think this country is hurting right now. it is in pain. this is sylvana simons, a dutch celebrity who recently launched her own political party. she thinks the unrest exposed an undercurrent of resentment across generations. what we are seeing right now is just this country reaping what it has sewed. the netherlands have always projected an image wh

netted the winner for the netherlands with an hour gone.larissa shields has achieved stellar success as a boxer. as an amateur, she won two olympic gold medals and now she is the undisputed women's middleweight world champion. she earns far less than male boxers. she is fighting to change that. >> here is the wba ibf and reigning wbc middleweight champion of the world from flint, michigan. the undefeated t-rex. clarissa shields. >> clarissa shields is fighting a battle outside the ring as well. she wants women to box 12 three-minute rounds just like men. shorter fight times are also -- are often flighted is the reason they are paid less. >> people say women should not get paid the same because we do not fight the same amount of time. i wish people would realize we did not put those rules in place. the men did. there is no reason for us to be fighting two minutes. it just affects women's boxing as a whole. would not have any -- have as many knockouts because we do not have enough time to get the knockouts. people judge our records off of tha

brought all those dutch demonstrators out onto the streets is officially no more a judge in the netherlands has ruled or for his illegally used emergency powers to impose the restrictions which were supposed to remain in place until next month the dutch prime minister mark called the ruling disappointing they said the measures had been necessary to reduce the number of covert 19 infections he says the government will appeal the decision and then work on a new law journalist covering the story for us this tuesday. jonah how are you let's talk through what has happened today in the fact that well i guess there will be a lot of people who are concerned that if you lift the nighttime curfew then the numbers could start to spike again. not least the government of course this will be a big blow to their plans to try and suppress the virus not least they've moved televisions of the virus as the vaccine rather that progress is an offense a lot of press space across the. if they go on as you say struck down by the court it remains to be seed know whether that's not done if you will in fact not go ah