success for americans and britons both here and in west germany the airlift lay the emotional foundation for a turn to war. the west. be identified as air traffic from west germany to berlin steadily increases police and the eastern sector are increasingly restricting road traffic within the city i take it set up low blocks on a sector borders and spam it's a known for us if when i came back in 1949 and saw the exchange rates it was absolutely clear this is no west was stronger than this and wanted to use the exchange rate to show off its strengths and the soviets couldn't keep up my view it's good they were the losers which is why they piled on the pressure with. the new indian talk. hands dr who was already a member of the east german communist youth organization f.t. j. now officially joined. the socialist unity party. the trying to mechanic was sent to a locomotive factory in the berlin suburb of henning still there he was supposed to find recruits for the new system but traces of war and the nazi era was still to be found everywhere. so i became a mechanic again. in this case at a p

with the approval of the basic law constitution the federal republic of germany all west germany was established in 1949. looking back on 70 years of german history here we see kind of adenauer signing the basic law. when the lot of germany was still in ruins but no i wanted to emphasize the importance of this historic moment. so he used the very grand gilded silverware from cologne town hall. that. the establishment of west and east germany in 1949 sealed the division of the country. became the provisional capital of west germany and the seat of its parliament. its 1st freely elected members sat on these chairs. and you all this tells us something about the 1st west german parliament. we got some of the original seats and created this display also the podium and lectern from which are no and others address the assembly element. we have some speeches about nuclear weapons which was a major issue back then and. i look at some and also lighthearted and even rowdy ones which show how parliamentarians sometimes let it rip. important moments from east german history are also on display suc

with the approval of the basic law constitution the federal republic of germany west germany was established in one. 149. months here. we look back on 70 years of german history and here we see kind of had no assigning the basic law. when the loss of germany was still in ruins but i know i wanted to emphasize the importance of this historic moment. so he used the very grand gilded silverware from cologne town hall and group in. the start of. the establishment of west and east germany in 1949 sealed the division of the country. became the provisional capital of west germany and the seat of its parliament. its fast freely elected members sat on these chairs. and you all know this tells us something about the 1st west german parliament. we got some of the original seats and created this display also the podium and lectern from which are no and others address the assembly element. we have some speeches about nuclear weapons which was a major issue back then and. i look at some and also lighthearted and even rowdy ones which show how parliamentarians sometimes let rip. important moments from east

with the approval of the basic law constitution the federal republic of germany west germany was established in 1949. looking back on 70 years of german history here we see kind of adenauer signing the basic law at george. and when the loss of germany was still in ruins but no i wanted to emphasize the importance of this historic moment. so he used the very grand gilded silverware from cologne town hall and gruden about the start of the establishment of west and east germany in 1949 sealed the division of the country. became the provisional capital of west germany and the seat of its parliament. its fast freely elected members sat on these chairs. and you all know this tells us something about the 1st west german parliament. we got some of the original seats and created this display also the podium and lectern from which are no and others address the assembly element. we have some speeches about nuclear weapons which was a major issue back then and. i look at some and also lighthearted and even rowdy ones which show how parliamentarians sometimes let rip. important moments from east german h

go with the west now with the english french or american this summer when we had no chance at all i'd say your only chance for germany to come back again it was with the west is just myth then this other for me i don't know it was the americans mass and so it was part of american policy. take and i can us post a separate post office handles daily incoming mail many of the letters deal with the question of what the flag of the new german state should look like. here is the design of a 13 year old girl here we can make you a flag committee is discussing the various proposals. the western allies wanted germany to be a federal state to avoid power being concentrated in the center not all delegates like that and there was something else worrying them. many members asked several times whether we were doing the right things with the home because in making a constitution for an federated entity of an we were basically cementing the division of germany for faso for untitled start. the name of the document is the basic law not constitution it was adopted on the 8th of may $949.00 exactly 4 years after the end of the war. it's

the much of the employed mean that within the us a sense that it may be hard to believe but in west germany in the 1960 s. married women couldn't get a job without their husband's permission nor will they open a bank account of my guess most important young possible but i guess the ladies may be over but equal rights are often still lacking in germany when it comes to money combining and what is the. single most other mortal. lesson yes china starts early on average girls get 17 percent less pocket money than boys. men lost their passion my logic is why on earth should this be the case it's going to parents think girls can't manage their assets. and then one that i would all love and later women often have lower paid jobs than men it's worse than and women tend to be more cautious when it comes to investing their money not in men are more likely to buy stocks and shares and was therefore just women less you know sort of not let me have seen as. you know women who have children can also lose out financially by the soviet union levy that reconciling career and family is still really difficult

was mentioned after german reunification 30 years ago it was decided that west germany's basic law would apply to the entire country today's been a president. was a central figure in negotiations with the former communist east he spoke with our chief political editor me. mr president what's so special about germany is basically all just based on their name calling it's the 1st of all what's special about the basic lore is the conditions under which it was created one must be clear that germany had unconditionally surrendered after the catastrophe of hitler with total destruction of the 2nd world war it was a ruined country and so we still think well to even have a sovereign state and to create a framework that then became something no one could have even imagined back then that's the great thing about this basic law when i look at the basic law today because i mean the most important thing is already contained in article one human dignity is inviolable all the other things derive to an extent from this principle . and through queered up that really kind of course we also have many other

success for americans and britons both here and in west germany the airlift lay the emotional foundation for a turn towards the west. we are that effect here from us air traffic from west germany to berlin steadily increases police and the eastern sector are increasingly risk. road traffic within the city i take it set up you know blocks on a sector borders and spam it's a nonentity is doing it right back in 1949 and saw the exchange rates it was absolutely clear this is no west was stronger than this and wanted to use the exchange rate to show off its strength and the soviets couldn't keep up my view it's good they were the losers which is why they piled on the pressure with. the new indian tocome off. drove who was already a member of the east german communist youth organization j now officially joined. the socialist unity party. the trying to mechanic was sent to a locomotive factory in the berlin suburb of henning still. there he was supposed to find recruits for the new system but traces of war and the nazi era was still to be found everywhere. so i became a mechanic against him in

welcome to the i'm bored mean that within those i send i love it may be hard to believe but in west germany in the 1960 s. married women couldn't get a job without their husband's permission nor will they open a bank account of my guess most important young must have a bit i guess he knows maybe over it all but equal rights are often still lacking in germany when it comes to money i've been buying at what is a lot of what they bought us alina. cho was not a little. less news john let's start slowly is that he was on average girls got 17 percent less pocket money than boys in dominos there but actually my logic is why on earth should this be the case he's going to departments think girls can't manage their assets so the. canvassing. and i will then i would add and later women often have lower paid jobs than men it's worse than and women tend to be more cautious when it comes to investing their money to support a hempel are not in men no more likely to buy stocks and shares and was therefore just women less you know so that's not. in there is no women who have children can also lose out finan

but it was published as west germany was just starting to come to terms with its nazi past and the book ended up being read by generations of german schoolchildren is 1st published. i think in 74 at a time when the germans. hadn't yet really. managed to talk to their children about the poss that obviously was difficult and. this wasn't even there because. nothing awful happened to us you know they had to feed it to school it's just part of the kingdom and then they had to write. a song about that because i hated to i thought also simple sites that i thought you should just read them in the laugh is not. to discourage went on to publish more than 30 books including a beloved series based on her family's can. she recently said that her greatest fear was not being able to work and indeed far from slowing down in old age she kept on writing and drawing. at the time of her death she had begun promoting her next book due out in june. what a wonderful lady and working to the end but new book by the way is cold the curse of the school rabbit there's also going to be a movie out later this year

its aim was to ensure that after nazi dictatorship the new germany would be built on solid democratic foundations after the reunification of west and the communist east germany in 1900 the basic law remains in effect for united germany in today's episode of r g w series we meet a disabled activist who is demanding what article 3 of the basic law guarantees citizens equality for all. and he has not go down syndrome is actually cool we just want to be like everyone else really on. not only did is 20 years old. she's a seasoned campaigner for equal rights for people with disabilities. not only lives with her family in cologne and has been seeing her boyfriend for a year she's due to move out soon and make her own decisions. for example i want to decide for myself whether to start a family of my own or inside and if i do become pregnant then i want to decide for myself things like how i act as i see fit over there and then. i don't want to be checked on all the time and for decisions to be made for me that's how it feels to me. so great where does. developmentally challenged people in germany rarely find decent jobs with reasonable

sixteen's of west germany is growing prosperity also created an asparagus miracle. production and consumption where it is better than ever reaches that's why for me asparagus is a cultural asset it's not simply a trend that people are reaching asparagus been eating it since the middle ages in the gardens of monasteries and royal courts. historic is has been grown in the region around playlets is 86110 percent is green asparagus which grows above ground 90 percent is white hispanic this which grows underground if exposed to sunlight it will produce chlorophyll and turn green that hit its wife and perfectly straight. would be slightly bands but we select sandy surfaces and you can see that this is pure sound and in this the asparagus can grow up straight because it encounters no. resistance the nucleus cawdor. ground warms up well and that gives the asparagus its unique aroma. and i think god is a lot more bring the knife down to the bottom of the spear cut it out the holes it's easy to harvest if the head is already poking out of the ground special for oil protects i

the years of nazi dictatorship and the destruction of war the new germany was built on solid democratic pound ations 40 years later when west and east were reunited the constitution was adopted in the new reunified germany. tell relevant is the constitution in today's germany article one for example states that human dignity is in by levels as part of our series it's my right our next story looks at what dignity means to a german man who was homeless for 10 years. also because half of them do go into the toilet taking a shower their normal things for everyone but how can you do this when you're homeless it's not so simple and. dominic lift on the streets for 10 years always on the move looking for something to eat somewhere to sleep he says it was a life without dignity. i don't ache was 16 when his mother threw him out the streets of st paoli became his home the red light district of hamburg. would beat each other up for a sleeping bag it's a fight for survival and then the. it's a sadistic violence and contempt where people come in they don't treat you with dignity but like dirt. they pee on your sleeping bag or batter us

the years of nazi of rule and destruction of the war the new germany would be built on solid democratic foundations 40 years later when west and east were reunited a constitution was adopted across the whole of the united germany. so they were looking at how the constitution or works in practice and i next report to focus on one of the most controversial issues facing the country a rising rents especially here in the capital berlin activist it was bad to harry has invoked a part of the constitution that says with ownership comes responsibility to justify his fight to expropriate properties from owners that he says are responsible for the city's housing crisis. if you like the people who live in this city to be able to keep living here that ordinary people can find a home here and. city life is becoming impossible for sun rising rent prices are forcing people to leave the inner recently to harry his such stories every day he's fighting to make large property companies serve the public good and the constitution requires his main target is a bone in which earns more than 100000 departments. were demanding that the large prope

eating it too on average every german consumes one can 5 kilos of the vegetable has season. 66 west germany is growing prosperity also created asparagus miracle. production and consumption bread is better than ever for reasons that's why for me asparagus is a cultural asset it's not simply a trend that people are reaching asparagus eating it since the middle ages in the gardens of monasteries and at royal courts on. fire it is has been grown in the region around playlets is 86110 percent is green asparagus which grows above ground 90 percent is white asparagus which grows underground if you expose to sunlight it will produce chlorophyll and turn green that hit its points and perfectly straight . would be slightly bands but we select sandy surfaces that you can see that this is pure sound and then this asparagus can grow up straight because it encounters no . resistance mukhlas cawdor. ground warms up well and that gives the asparagus its unique aroma. christus spohn all his and i think god is a lot more bring the knife down to the bottom of the spear cut it to call it out in the holes it's

germany they are not individual. case is something that you need just to the. west and you see if you did see kind of a rural urban divide. with the farmer for example you know other internet as close you can compare the problems that agriculture has out in rural germany to problems of agriculture and you know in the in the german capital about that there isn't a comparison there but at the same time if you if you take the example of the lack of high speed internet. for example you don't have to walk down the street to suddenly not even have so much as three g. mobile network connection sometimes you can't even make phone calls and so in a different way although it's an agriculture that's been affected that. still has this huge start up seen as more and more business as a one to move here and this is going to be a massive turn off for them if they concert muchas get a good internet connection when they're walking down the street tell me about it. thank you very much three series of stories fascinating too about what's going on in the minds of germans thank you. some

built on democratic foundations the basic law was initially meant to be a temporary one just for west germany but when the west and communist east reignited 40 years later the constitution remained in effect for united germany that today's episode in the series focuses on a disabled activist who is demanding what article 3 of the basic your god and t's all citizens equality for all. down syndrome is actually cool we just want to be like everyone else really under. not only did is 20 years old. she's a seasoned campaigner for equal rights for people with disabilities. not only lives with her family in cologne and has been seeing her boyfriend for a year she's due to move out soon and make her own decisions. for example i want to decide for myself whether to start a family of my own. and if i do become pregnant then i want to decide for myself things like how i am at it as i see fit oh. i don't want to be checked on all the time and for decisions to be made for me that's how it feels to me. so great was. developmentally challenged people in germany rarely find decent jobs with reasonable pay no

wanted to create a solid democracy constitution drawn up was initially a temporary one just for west germany but 40 years later when west and east were reunited the constitution was adopted in the new you know in germany. on the occasion of the constitution's 70th anniversary d.w. is profiling people who are activists for the fundamental rights written down in that basic law. and he has not thought down syndrome is actually cool we just want to be like everyone else really on the. natalee detour is 20 years old. she's a seasoned campaigner for equal rights for people with disabilities. not only lives with her family in cologne and has been seeing her boyfriend for a year she stooped to move out soon and make her own decisions. for example i want to decide for myself whether to start a family of my own or inside and if i do become pregnant then i want to decide for myself things like how i am at it as i see fit over there and. i don't want to be checked on all the time and for decisions to be made for me that's how it feels to me. the rubbish just. so good as part. developmentally challenged

war the new germany would be built on solid democratic foundations 40 years later when east and west germanywere reunited the constitution was adopted in the new really fine germany in today's reported our series marking the basic law be profile a woman who is determined in line with the constitution to secure rights of disabled people in germany. down syndrome is actually cool we just want to be like everyone else really under. not only is 20 years old. she's a seasoned campaigner for equal rights for people with disabilities kq. not only lives with her family in cologne and has been seeing her boyfriend for a year she's due to move out soon and make her own decisions. for example i want to decide for myself whether to start a family of my own or inside and if i do become pregnant then i want to decide for myself things like how i get out as i see fit oh because there are none of us i don't want to be checked on all the time and for decisions to be made for me that's how it feels to me. so great was grossly. developmentally challenged people in germany rarely find decent jobs with reasonabl

but 40 years later when west and east were reunited the constitution was adopted in the new united germany. well on the occasion of the constitution's 70th anniversary of the ws profiling people who are . fundamental rights written in the basic law. down syndrome is actually cool we just want to be like everyone else really under. natalee did too or is 20 years old. she's a seasoned campaigner for equal rights for people with disabilities. not only lives with her family in cologne and has been seeing her boyfriend for a year she's due to move out soon and make her own decisions. for example i want to decide for myself whether to start a family of my own. and if i do become pregnant then i want to decide for myself things like how i eat out as i see fit over there and. i don't want to be checked on all the time and for decisions to be made for me that's how it feels to me. so great with us. developmentally challenged people in germany rarely find decent jobs with reasonable pain not only works in a cafe in a welfare center but for no salary she also writes for a magazine published by people

the 2nd world war the new germany was built on solid democratic foundations 40 years later when west germany and the communist east were reunited the constitution was adopted across the whole federal republic. now over the past few days we've been looking at how ordinary people use the basic law today we turn to the debate over homeschooling which is illegal here in germany attending school is compulsory and homeschoolers can face fines or even jail time but some parents are fighting this saying the constitution protects their children's rights to personal freedom. i wish everyone could learn how they like and school wasn't compulsory. my whole long shelf doesn't go to school and german law says she has to but she signs the constitution. and i sure can miss it as he said and if people can't develop individually at school i love most everyone has to do the same thing and they have to feel the same everyone goes at the same speed. i felt limited and that i wasn't allowed to decide for myself what i wanted to learn depending on how i was feeling. like the 14 year old has been schooling herself

paris,ius london and lots of clouds and rain in central west germany to the east side of the country.ee further east, over the alps, 15 or 16 celsius for london and paris by sundayay and 27 in madrid, the place to be for sunshine. intohens, showers there, italy and the balkans and across the adriatic. on the other side of the mediterranean, lots of warm sunshine, temperatures falling back to around 23. ♪ >> welcome back. a look at our top stories. yemen says houthi rebels have made an offer to withdrawal -- to withdraw from three key ports, paving the way for possible political negotiations to end the war. talks to end a trade war between u.s. and china and in washington with no breakthrough. president trump says they were candid and constructive. italian authorities seize a rescue boat and the mediterranean as 65 migrants drowned trying to reach europe from libya. marketsto look at how have been responding to u.s.-china trade talks ending with no deal. our correspondent is following is from new york. how did the day end there, kristin? the day ended on a surprisingly positive note. t

bringing east and west germany together. and we touched a negative yield with the recent rollover. you have to wonder what mario draghi thinks of this germany 10 year. you're looking at the european point because we have at 0.4%.t quarter gdp at 0.3%.ent increasing we are reversing roles today. weakness showing up in the u.s. economy despite predictions of growth. , wehanks to hillary clark look at the new york fed to generate a probability of recession 12 months from now. the odds are rising. we will have plenty more on the possible u.s. recession. we will look at the german ten-year. beijing will boost stimulus. looking at retail sales, investment came in lower than expected, underscoring fragility ahead of the intensified face-off with the u.s. over trade. joining us from hong kong is the bloomberg chief asia economics correspondent. thank you for joining us. figures, butpected these are figures before the trade war intensified. there is some distortion because the numbers are so strong on the back of stimulus getting off

of the west of germany that 1st we have to overthrow and then we can talk move further i don't think this is a way out of the crisis ok mr huhne kellett we're going to have to leave it there but it's a good to talk. and then pay for jim he's left thank you. thank you. now some upset people in norway there are some upset people in a way often launched a special edition of his suffering to mark the muslim holiday ramadan and we'll have a look at that in more detail the stories tell you just often. seem wrong. just don't. get to shape out. and in. the trail. when so many find themselves worlds apart. she still looks for common ground. would normally manufacture. public wealth. when the ruling classes project over themselves. in the frame of. the one percent. we can all middle of the room sit. in the real news room. again now coca-cola has launched a special edition ramadan version of its products in norway the logo features the crescent moon to celebrate the muslim holy month the american drinks giant often used as a symbol in muslim countries but this is the 1st time it's been displaye

was born into a tranquil town in what is now west in germany. says in three zero karl marx's a native a traitor which is of particular interest to the chinese because they adore marx and it's why our city has a very intensive relationship with china and sure enough. she is now mom still chinese offered us a sculpture as a gift for karl marx's two hundredth birthday box and we looked into the idea and located a place to put it back and said smith is a b. . plus. i'm going to close then we have got over the size and arrived at a total height of five meters fifty runs on the edge of the chinese were happy with that because five five this marks his birthday on the essence of it i'm sure we hadn't even noticed that symbolism but it helped us arrive at a compromise on size still building the base and sculptures being made in china balanced in she never gets to work with her bring the sculpture here in the spring and then inaugurated on may fifth two unfinished might come to. spent his childhood entire as a duo his father a lawyer was not permitted to

west germany was established in 1949. months here. we're looking back on 70 years of german history and here we see kind of had no assigning the basic law. when the loss of germany was still in ruins but no i wanted to emphasize the importance of this historic moment. so he used the very grand gilded silverware from cologne town hall in office that. the establishment of west and east germany in 1949 sealed the division of the country. became the provisional capital of west germany and the seat of its parliament. its fast freely elected members sat on these chairs. and you all know this tells us something about the 1st west german parliament. we got some of the original seats and created this display also the podium and lectern from which are no and others address the assembly. we have some speeches about nuclear weapons which was a major issue back then and. i look at some and also lighthearted and even gravity ones which show how parliamentarians sometimes let rip. important moments from east german history are also on display such as

west germany was established in 1949. months here. we're looking back on 70 years of german history and here we see kind of had no assigning the basic law. when the loss of germany was still in ruins but i know i wanted to emphasize the importance of this historic moment. so he used the very grand gilded silverware from cologne town hall in office that. the establishment of west and east germany in 1949 sealed the division of the country. became the provisional capital of west germany and the seat of its parliament. its fast freely elected members sat on these chairs. and you all know this tells us something about the 1st west german parliament. we got some of the original seats and created this display also the podium and lectern from which are no and others address the assembly element. we have some speeches about nuclear weapons which was a major issue back then and. i look at some and also lighthearted and even gravity ones which show how parliamentarians sometimes let rip. important moments from east german history are also on dis

chancellor merkel for her support the chancellor was in that country as part of a three day trip to west africa germany and a number of other e.u. countries are trying to boost stability in the region in an effort to reduce migration to europe. for security reasons german chancellor angela merkel traveled from bikini afonso to mali in an aircraft of the german military the book is fear in gallo she visited german soldiers stationed their most important role in mali is information gathering doing patrols using heavy vehicles and drones it's tough work and roughly fifty degrees heat the essence my first few days are very very stressful you just have to keep hydrated stay in the shade and climatized missions i'm sure and i think it's nice she shows her appreciation for the soldiers by coming here. the chancellor thanked the soldiers and said their mission was currently the point has been as most dangerous if this is not the in you can clearly see that the african nations here in these religion are reliant on external support with base material supplies and training on the blenders bases mandate for the ma