union and reject action on the environment. we in germany are not able to have a big influence on climate change. when you look at the programme of the green party if we achieve that that is the destruction of our industry and of our industry that's not what we want. with polling around 12 percent and most parties are already refusing to join a coalition with them a limited role seems likely to await the a.f.d. in the next german parliament. now in the bundesliga is big game so vols travel to frank said both teams have been in fine form this season so it was no surprise this match was a goal frenzy. firepower to an already potent frank 1st attack. on the other hand have one of the league's best defenses back to cold them in front with just 6 minutes gone. the lido lasted 2 minutes. she commodified in to me style rection media to trade that stop and visiting defense. frankfurt had the momentum their top scorer andre silva muscled his way down the right. young alone knew which to direct just sharing his parent club ray outrage wo

union and reject action on the environment. we in germany are not able to have a big influence on climate change. when you look at the program of the green party if we achieve that that is the destruction of our industry and of our industry that's not what we want. with polling around 12 percent and most parties are already refusing to join a coalition with a limited role seems likely to await the a.f.d. in the next german parliament. muslims around the world are preparing to celebrate the holy month of ramadan which starts on april 13th so the 2nd year running traditional rituals being adapted because of the pandemic followers of islam normally get together to pray and 8 after fasting between sunrise and sunset gatherings are once again being styled back through preparations are in full swing this mosque in islamabad is being cleaned by volunteers. and there's plenty of hustle and bustle at this market in the city this is another wave of coronavirus cases wallops pakistan making preparations for ramadan this year a struggle. t

as europe fights a brutal 3rd wave of the credit by was the european union is facing criticism for its sluggish vaccine rollout now it's considering adding a new vaccine to its arsenal russia's sputnik v job the european medicines agency is conducting a rolling review of sputnik be on saturday experts from the agency will travel to russia to check the results of clinical trials and assess the production process the vaccine was initially met with skepticism as russia approved it without waiting for the results of full clinical trials but scientists later confirmed it was around 92 percent effective the job was already been approved for use in over 50 countries worldwide. well for more now i'm joined by lawrence young of biologist and professor of molecular oncology at work medical school in birmingham in the u.k. thanks for being with us 1st of all professor european officials european regulators are heading to russia to assess data on the countries supporting the vaccine do you think they'll get to see everything they should oh i would think so a little late date has already been publi

the european union's drug regulator the european medicines agency says after a safety assessment of the astra zeneca vaccine they are still encouraging people to get it that's despite finding a $169.00 cases of a rare brain blood clot after $34000000.00 doses the agency says while no clear link has been found they believe the clots are caused by any means response as a result the regulator will be listing the clots as a rare side effect of the astra zeneca vaccine this vaccine has proven to be highly effective if it prevents if severe to fifty's and hospitalized patients and it is saving lives vaccination is extremely important in helping us in the fight against cope at 19 and we need to use the back scenes we have to protect us from the devastating effects to my media it comes as u.k. authorities recommend that the astra zeneca vaccine should not be given to adults under 30 where possible but again they stress the continued use of the vaccine our review has reinforced that the risk of this rare suspected side effect remains extremely small. the drug maker itself says the bottom line of

the european union's top officials have said enhanced ties with turkey remain conditional on the country improving its human rights record and role of law they met with president wretch of typer to won on monday the 1st time in over a year out of one says that he wants to turn a new page in relations with the e.u. but turkey's human rights record remains a sticking point. it's the years since the european union's most senior officials last met the turkish president both sides say they want to improve relations which have become increasingly strained but the europeans have serious concerns about turkey's assertive foreign policy and its often heavy handed creek managed to minorities and political opponents really from introspection a fundamental rights all true values of the european union and we should it's responding to their den oh deep. in the latest developments in turkey in this respect in particular in the freedom of speech and to turn it into a filter media. and today show michelle and i clearly underlined that respect for fundamental rights and the rule of law are crucial for the

that has presented their pin union with the problem. -- the european union with a problem. the eu is looking for new leverage, and this is why they are opening up talks over customs union modernization, possible visa liberalization. they see this as providing important leverage going rward, and that's important given the fact they are looking to turkey to honor its migration deal. we heard that is seen as a priority for the eu, that turkey continues to honor all parts of the migration deal. brent: dorian jones from istanbul, thank you. here's a look at some other stories making headlines. egypt and sudan say talks aimed at resolving a dispute with ethiopia over a dam on the nile river have ended without progress. ethiopia is constructing the dam and says it is vital for power. sudan is concerned about the dam's safety. in myanmar, protesters have held a candlelit vigil to remember those killed since the start of the military coup. they marched through the town, and observers say security forces have killed at least 570 people since the beginning of february. hundreds of peo

union as the mediator of this deal will shuttle between the sides along with the remaining members of the iran nuclear deal so that britain france germany russia and china so they will meet with iran in one meeting and then they will meet with the u.s. in another meeting it's unclear how many of these sessions there will be or if the e.u. will be shuttling between the 2 sides and as small as as this seems or as incremental as it seems it really is a big step for the negotiating process that has been stalled now since president trump pulled out in 2018. as i just mentioned biden's administration wants to revive the of course is the realistic prospects that that both sides will simply sign up to that original treaty once again. from the u.s. side i think it's unlikely that they will sign up to exactly the same nuclear deal except as perhaps a 1st step toward broadening it and the biggest reason for that is because while the biden administration is a long way from the trump administration and how it's handling this it believes it's a useful full deal 5 while imperfect there are what's ca

and italy has ordered a mandatory 5 day quarantine for travelers entering from other european union countries travelers from outside the e.u. already have to quarantine much of it to leave or be under tight for buyers frustrations as the country battles a 3rd. infections the whole country faces a 3 day lockdown over the easter weekend italy has reported more than 108000 deaths so far the highest toll the e.u. . demick also seems to have affected many people's plans to have children over the past year italy has seen a significant drop in its birth rate with numbers which in their lowest in over a century as center boards for the children's playground eerily quiet the numbers are out italians are having far fewer babies during the pendency . they too have had to put their family planning on hold more in and in chancel just bought a new home in a suburb of baghdad a big step for the young couple and everything is ready for the next. course the comment i made my meaning this will be the children's room that has yet to be set up we want to put in one or 2 beds depending on the size. we also have s

union and other western countries have called on china to give full access to all data about the origins of the virus after the world health organization said beijing withheld some information from investigators. the united states and germany have both asked their citizens to leave me on more as soon as possible as the situation in the country worsens daily protests demanding the restoration of the elected government have been met with an increasingly violent military crackdown more than $520.00 civilians have been killed since the start of february protesters have defied strict curfews to hold funerals for those killed in the violence meon mar has been in turmoil since the army ousted elected leader aung san suu kyi detaining her and reimposing military rule. and tintin yo is managing director of burma news international joining us now from bangkok what have you been hearing about the situation on the ground in myanmar right now. the situation in myanmar is getting worse because like at the military coupe increase their credit down against the peaceful protest or by using different kind

union and other western countries have called on china to give full access to all data about the origins of the virus after the w.h.o. said that beijing withheld some information from investigators. italy has ordered a mandatory 5 day quarantine for travelers and entering from other european countries travelers from outside the e.u. already have to quarantine much of it to leave remains under tight coronavirus restrictions as the country battles a 3rd wave of infections the whole of the country faces a 3 day lockdown over the easter weekend italy has reported more than 100 mi 1000 deaths so far the highest toll in the e.u. and the pandemic also seems to have affected many people's plans to have children over the past year italy has seen a marketed drop in its birth rate which numbers reaching over with those numbers reaching the lowest in over a century as max sanders reports. the children's playground eerily quiet the numbers are out italians are having far fewer babies during the pendency . they too have had to put their family planning on hold more in than french and so just bought a

numbers show germany has the european union's highest number of reported feminist sides. murders of women or girls because of their gender. domestic violence is on the rise in this country and activists say the criminal justice system is failing the victims. we met with one woman who survived extremeiolence at the handof her parer. reporter: anger and grief follow the latest group -- case of femicide in berlin. activists want to establish this location as a place to denounce violence against women and girls. one of the activists is jane. she survived an act of extreme violence. eight years ago, her ex partner almost killed her. >> he locked me up for 10 hours and choked me unt i was nearly unconscious. he did this over and over again. i was certain i was going to die and he said that he was going to kill me. reporter: it started when psychological abuse crept into the relationship. slowly, their interactions became more and more violent. when jane tried to end the relationship, the violence escalated. in court, jane was forced to justify why she had not tried to end thing

president joe biden the european union and the united nations have all expressed anger over the violence calling it outrageous unacceptable and mass murder funerals were held for the victims of what was the country's bloodiest day since the army seized power. a funeral for a 13 year old boy sajjan was killed when security forces in yangon opened fire the neighbors say there were no protests in the area this just one of many funerals held the day after the armed forces day massacre in the streets of myanmar cities were stained in blood. his mother calls out to her son now gone forever can't you hear me she cries. even though it's now clear to everyone what protesting in myanmar means people return to the streets the day after the bloodbath determined to press their demands for a return to democracy. there's no sign the military is changing tactics either and no hint they're backing down from their threat to shoot protesters in the head no one is sitting. in you know extremely dangerous situation with beijing and the killing spree is going him against a city. there are fears that the situa

we as the european union it are the parts of the world that is not only supplying itself but also exporting to others. that's in contrast to the united states and the united kingdom and the new. leaders clashed over export controls frustrations are high because vaccine doses produced in the e.u. do not always stay here some countries are pushing for stricter rules on exports from the block. in new food we need to stop being naive i said lord be export control mechanisms put in place by the european commission we must block all exports for as long as some drug companies don't respect their commitments with europeans. the only unanimous decision was that production facilities in the e.u. need to be ramped up in order to contain the covert $1000.00 crisis. well in russia the kremlin has been tightening its grip on social media platforms this month the country's media watchdog threatened to block sites like twitter if they failed to remove banned content and now the video sharing platform tick-tock is on the kremlin as well during opposition protests in support of alexina valmy the site was flo

the citizens of the european union that's the fight within the fight there's been a huge row between the e.u. and britain of the vaccine exports they've been talk of the band you talked a little lot of we do things stand now is there more trust or more trouble ahead in this in this case. well at least instead of only trading barbs both sides are not to talk talking with each other or. had of the summit there they issued a statement saying that they are working to create a win win situation and to expend a big scene supplies for all citizens but of course they still need to come up with a solution to the problem and when you look at the numbers commission president from the lion presented to e.u. leaders they are very telling because according to those numbers 20000000 doses have been exported from the european union to the u.k. and the european union is saying they have not got anything so you can understand that the situation is still very tense and a solution has to be found otherwise the european union is threatening to block vaccine exports to the u.k. from the tension alexandra

when you when we as the european union are the part of the world that is not only supplying itself but is also exporting to others in export here and that's fine if you start that's in contrast to the united states and the united kingdom now has said that you oppose fixing protectionism but still wanted to make sure that the ears own population gets the much needed charts as soon as possible vaccination rollout has been slow in europe and leaders are frustrated vaccine doses produced in the e.u. do not always stay there that's why stricter rules on e.u. acts perth's could be introduced so this situation justifies as putting in place controls on exports i don't accept us being questioned on our morality. at the same time all eerily disagreed to for the ramp up production facilities within the e.u. . brussels bureau chief alexander phenomenon has been following the e.u. summit and joins me now 5 hours of debate of the vaccines have you ladies made any progress on how to boost these lagging vaccine supply as. well as expected they agree and stressed once again that there are committed to

union's decision to cure vaccines jointly despite growing frustration over germany's slow rollout and a 3rd wave of the fact. another publication from north korea japan says fired 2 ballistic missiles into the sea the 1st such test since u.s. president joe biden took office also coming up a hotly anticipated eruption and icelandic volcano roars back to life after 900 years flying. locals to the rivers of lava but they've been warned not to get too close. and i'm terry martin welcome to the program german chancellor merkel has defended her handling of the pandemic in a speech in germany's parliament she said that lockdown measures would have been effective but new variants of the credit iris mean infection numbers are rising across europe she said that germany is currently relying on mass testing to try to control its 3rd wave of infections and urged germans to take up the offer of free rapid testing. frustration has been growing over the slow vaccine rollout but said it was wrong. right the e.u. decided to acquire an authorized back scenes jointly dismantling of my duty because the sy

we committed it as the member countries of the european union with the being united states to all our good fortune and i think the pandemic has shown once again how good it is we have this european union. looking up when you protectionist tendencies in the situation all over the world i think that makes clearly i my view that. the german presidency meetings we provided the grand word for what is so very important joint european action. it's got is unless offered you've got to ask nothing is. very important for the economic situation the european recovery and resilience funding our air. is something which is unparalleled in history and by establishing it the member countries have prepared the ground for a digital climate friendly much more resilient. growth for europe and if you say that today in the german parliament we're looking at the very important decision on ratifying the only resources decision and let me say once again this r f is a unique a one off and temporary 2. as an instrument i consider rick to be irreplaceable when it comes to jointly combating the pandemic and so i ca

union not just by not just astra zeneca but also biotech pfizer and madonna 10000000 doses what the e.u. was not aware of what they did not calculate in their strategy is that the u.k. had a u.k. 1st clause in their contract so one way of looking at it is i think is to say that the e.u. was a bit too naive was trusting too much into open markets in their strategy of getting vaccines. now to north korea which has launched 2 ballistic missiles according to south korea and japan it's believed the 2 short range missiles flew 450 kilometers before landing in the sea analysts say the country has a history of testing new u.s. administrations with missile launches and other provocations to force the americans back to the negotiating table. for more we're joined now by josh smith a reuters correspondent based in seoul good to see you just tell us what are we to make of these missile launches are they a message to the new u.s. administration or something else well north korea conducts these kinds of tests for multiple reasons not least because it provides them a good practical experience for

the european union has toughened its vaccine export rules. shipments cannot be blocked if importing nations are ahead in their inoculation camigns. the european union wants vaccine producing countries to send as well as receive vaccines. the new rules come as italian inspectors discovered a stockpile of millions of doses of astrazeneca shots. the company insisting it was not trying to hide them. >> there was great excitement when italian authorities found 29 million doses of vaccine in this astrazeneca bottling plant near rome. italian press reported they were destined for the u.k. astrazeneca has so far failed to meet its eu delivery targets. according to the european commission, a delivery of 120 million doses was originally agreed for the first quarter of 2020, but aft a few shortag, the nuer was reduced to 30 millio by march, only 21 million had been delivered. it is not clear where the truth lies. astrazeneca states 13 million of the doses were extended to low income countries and 16 million to the eu. they said it was incorrect to call

was transferred to the militias by the european union. according to the un over $1000.00 people died in the course of last year without the civil see rescuers many more would have drowned nonetheless the n.-g. o. has been accused of being an incentive for people to flee an allegation they did not. there was no evidence whatsoever that more lives are real and that's why i say outrageous that politicians continue to abuse this. is an excuse to let people drown. but i was 2050 and we just assume that we want to go there for a little while and. it's been 6 years now and they're preparing for get another mission to save people from drowning at sea one. to get. large parts of eastern australia remain underwater after a week of relentless rain emergency services which lasts year battled unprecedented bushfires are no rescuing residents from flooded homes hauser's include dangerous debris lurking in the flood waters. to arrange the rains have been unstoppable in australia's east bridges roads. cars and buildings all surrounded by water. the flood

union beijing and the e.u. rather brussels has imposed sanctions on china over human rights abuses against the weaker people beijing has hit back by blacklisting a number of european lawmakers and scientists. is a 7 year old girl has apparently been shot dead in myanmar becoming the youngest victim yet of the military's crackdown on protesters the family of kin meo chit told local media she was sitting on her father's knee when security forces raided their home in mandalay and opened fire at least 20 children have been reported killed since the military seized power last month and this comes as pro-democracy activists gear up for a nationwide silent strike organizers are encouraging businesses to shut and asking people to stay at home. well for more i'm joined now by correspondent tin-tin yo she is the managing director of burma news international based in bangkok thanks for being with us this morning tintin yet there are reports that a 7 year old girl was killed at her home last night by the military what more

brent: the european union prides itself on its open borders between member states, but with infection rates on the rise across the continent, freedom of travel is being restricted as governments try to slow the spread of the coronavirus. germany now requires commuters from poland to get tested at the border, a time-consuming and expensive process. tonight, we follow one polish construction worker from one border town on his long way to work. >> like thousands of poles living near the border, rafael commutes to germany from work every day. but with the coronavirus infection rate much higher in his home country, he and his polish colleagues now need to pass a rapid results test at the border twice a week. they also need to identify themselves with a so-called commuter pass. here is your past. it has been issued by the german company that has hired you. always carry it with you and also your most recent test results. the queue in front of the test site is long, delaying the commuters. rafael works as a foreman and has to instruct his workers over the phone as he waits his turn. we need t

russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov has said moscow no longer has relations with the european union only with individual e.u. countries comments came as he met with his chinese counterpart with the 2 nations affirming their time in the face of sanctions by the e.u. and other western powers over human rights issues. u.s. secretary of state antony blinken has warned germany over its construction of a pipeline with russia speaking on his 1st visit to nato headquarters in brussels lincoln said orde stream to pipeline running from russia to germany ran counter to the european union's own interests he said he was due to meet his german counterpart to discuss the issue. lincoln also pledged to help rebuild the transatlantic alliance which he said is facing threats around the world we very much look forward to a productive couple of days of of discussions at really a pivotal moment for for the alliance i've come here to express the united states steadfast commitment to that alliance which has been the cornerstone of peace prosperity stability for the transatlantic community for more than 70

union u.s. the us canada and the united kingdom have all impose sanctions on chinese officials in response china has targeted several e.u. politicians accusing them of spreading misinformation. b u foreign ministers meeting in brussels usually there of 1st a confrontation with china but not this time sanctions would be imposed on beijing spent. fuel individuals and one and keep the front china. who have had the knack to for all in good design and implementation know the cheney's policies engine job. we where made it where do you bring in the meeting that china has retaliated to those sanctions. and rather than change its policies and address our legitimate concerns china is against a blind eye and these measures are we have to will and next unacceptable china's retaliation blacklisting 10 even the vigils and for entities the e.u. wasn't alone though in imposing sanctions over china's human rights abuses inching jiang province the u.k. the u.s. and canada also approved penalties so will be used t

and the european union have all imposed sanctions on chinese officials for abuses against the country's weaker muslim minority china has retaliated with its own sanctions targeting several e.u. politicians and accusing them of spreading misinformation. at least 10 people including a police officer of been killed at a mass shooting in the u.s. state of colorado the attack in the city of boulder is the 2nd multiple killing within a week president joe biden has called on congress to enact quote commonsense gun laws reforms. a supermarket in boulder colorado now the scene of a tragic mass shooting the grocery store is popular with families and students many in shock over what happened. sitting in their. car and then they were. right. and i would run. their burger go through. 3rd really early. bird. i just sort of big bang and i was like kind of weird like enough was a gunshot or whatever but. i was just like by 3 seconds before i heard another. bang and i merely meant that over to her and they had to hear like pushed open the door and. police confirmed multiple loss of life among those kill

and the european union have all impose sanctions on chinese officials for abuses against the country's weaker muslim minority china has retaliated with its own sanctions targeting several e.u. politicians and accusing them of spreading misinformation. for a massive fire has swept through a hinge a refugee camp in bangladesh several people have died and thousands have been left homeless nearly a 1000000 refugees live in camps in the region having fled from persecution in neighboring beyond bar. the remains of shanty homes continue to burn into the night a stray hinge or refugee camp scene conks is bizarre in southeastern bangladesh emergency services say the 5 is able to spread easily in overcrowded conditions of the makeshift accommodation. this is not in trying to put the fire out we are struggling with numerous cooking gas cylinders and we are trying to deal with this problem to fight the flames. oh. the blaze swiftly ripped through the cramped housing onlookers panicked and powerless to do anything aid agencies say international help is urgently needed. i defend the dishy government

brent: what about the european union shooting itself in the foot? do you believe that sanctions on four chinese officials will have any sway over beijing or change the behavior of china when it comes to the uyghur? >> i really believe that china would not have responded with that mh anger if they would not feel that our sanctions are playing a role. they are not playing a role in the way in which you seem to be assuming they should. i am not accepting -- not expecting xi jinping to tell his underlings that they should stop with mass incarceration and forced labor and forced abortions and all of that. but i think china feels the force of the sanctions because china does care about its international image. china has hoped, obviously, when they concluded the company it's of agreement on investment -- concluded the comprehensive agreement on investment, that the eupean union could be taken for granted if only they made a few minor economic concessions, they could have us in the poct politically. now they learned that the european union is not just a mer

now in prison or other position members of european union will react because this is the way i see that europe is is defending the basic principles of liberty and democracy. so i well i is hopeful and the hope is that the discussion will revolve around this. the new u.s. administration is pressuring germany to halt construction of the new north stream to pipeline project that would carry more russian gas to europe what's your position on that well i think again the best message to. mr putin and his his regime incredibly would be that no. cooperation be political or economical is happening if he's going to crack down on the opposition who is demanding that possibility to participate in the election and one of the best messages would be that germany would stop or at least put a moratorium on building of the north stream by plight. if we see some improvements in russia then of course the pipeline could be resumed. what about the situation in myanmar the has condemned the coup and the military crackdown on protesters does the e.u. have any leverage to change that situation in myanmar. well

union. officials in australia have ordered mass evacuations they fear torrential rains and flooding could become deadly authorities are also telling people in sydney to stay at home the rains are some of the worst in years and they are expected to continue . u.s. president obama and vice president camila harris have condemned the anti asian violence in the u.s. which they say has spiked since the start of the coronavirus pandemic biden implicitly blamed former president donald trump for stoking hate by calling the covert 19 a ton of virus comments came during a visit to atlanta where a gunman killed 8 people and misses parlors on tuesday 6 were of asian descent. america was shaken with these scenes from just a few days ago 8 people were gunned down at 3 different massage parlors in and around atlanta by alleged shooter robert aaron long most of those killed were of asian descent and according to local asian american leaders are just one example of a rising tide of attacks against asian ameri

union. american president joe biden and vice president come along harris have condemned asian violence in the u.s. which they say has spiked since the start of the coronavirus pandemic biden implicitly blamed former president donald trump for stoking a hate by calling covert 19 the china virus biden's comments came during a visit to atlanta where a gunman killed 8 people in mississauga parlors on tuesday 6 were of asian descent . america was shaken with these scenes from just a few days ago 8 people were gunned down at 3 different massage parlors in and around atlanta by alleged shooter robert aaron long most of those killed were of asian descent and according to local asian american leaders are just one example of a rising tide of attacks against asian americans the situation has been exacerbated by the corona virus pandemic which started in asia. even though the motive of the alleged killer is not clear u.s. president joe biden who met with local asian american leaders in atlanta on friday

germany france and several other european union countries say they are resuming astra zeneca vaccinations after the european medicines agency the said the vaccine is safe and effective after a review of the e m a concluded that the vaccine was not associated with an overall increase in the risk of blood clots more than a dozen drippin countries suspended astra zeneca vaccinations after some recipients developed clots. well here in germany the government and public health authorities have been under fire now for weeks over the sluggish vaccination rollout less than one in 10 people in germany has received the 1st dose of the vaccine some say the delays are damaging germany's reputation for efficiency. a widespread sigh of relief after the european medicines agency the clear the astra zeneca vaccine safe and effective german health minister yen spahn called it good news and then ounce the country would be resuming vaccinations with astra zeneca. this is our joint goal of the federal government and all 16 states is to start vaccinating again in germany with astra zeneca during the course of

in germany but also in other countries across the european union or your. interest. in that case do you see the e.u. is ultimately responsible for the mistakes that were made during the bachelor and don't feel like i'm off won't it because i live i think everyone knows that mistakes have been made at every level. it's a process that we hadn't been through before i hope that we never ever end up in another situation like we had last year all over the world and of course especially in europe. so yes mistakes were made at every level european national right down to the regions of individual member states and we all have to do everything we can to make clear that we have learned from our mistakes. let's bring in our political correspondent thomas sparrow now good morning tom as we hear the foreign minister there saying germany has to vaccinate quickly yet if we look at what happened with the astra zeneca shot that it was suspended and then we had stated how difficult do you think it will be to restore confidence in this vaccine. it will certainly be very difficult to res

in germany but also in other countries across the european union yourn. let's bring in our political correspondent thomas sparrow now good morning thomas we hear the foreign minister heikal mosque there saying germany has to vaccinate quickly if we look at what happened with the astra zeneca shot that it was suspended and then reinstated how difficult do you think it will be to restore confidence in this vaccine. it will certainly be very difficult to restore confidence not only in that specific back vaccine but also in germany's overall vaccination program which as you mentioned sumi has been very slow indeed one element with which authorities hope to regain at least part of the trustees by presenting more information about possible side effects to those who will be receiving the astra zeneca vaccine a 2nd element and i think this is particularly important is by making that vaccine available 'd to g.p.'s family doctors who can then administer it to their own patients you know the family doctors have already a relationship of trust with their patients the

brent: astrazeneca gets the green light again from the european union, but has the damage already been done? >> some experts say the damage is there because now the trust in the astrazeneca vaccine might be undermined. germany says the vaccination efforts will not suffer because still 72 percent of the population want to get the shot, and in emailed today tried to curtail the damage -- the ema today tried to curtail the damage. the ma chief said, "i will get the shot tomorrow." brent: vaccination programs have been set part -- beset by leaders take awaybeen very in terms of lessons from this incident with astrazeneca? >> eu leaders will gather here next week for a summit in person and will surely talk about the vaccination program. commission to buy more vaccines, and the commission is per promising to do that. they want to speed up this very slow process, but it is already getting more pace. 10% of the european population is vaccinated. of c t front like israel, the u.k., and the united states, but the eu wants to catch up now. is there any good news for vaccinations? >> a study says

spree at 3 massage parlors in the atlanta area most of the victims were women of asian descent the european union has outlined plans for a vaccine passport designed to restart travel during the pandemic the so-called green certificate would create a digital document showing a traveler has been vaccinated or has recovered from 19 turkeys pro kurdish h d p party is fighting for its political survival after a prosecutor asked the top court to shut it down the party is accused of having ties to be outlawed p k k militant group h. t. pieces case is part of a long campaign to stifle opposition to president out of one's government. down to the netherlands where conservative prime minister mark is claiming an overwhelming victory in elections this will make his 4th term in office exit polls indicate his center right freedom and democracy party increased its share of seats winning just under a quarter of the vote will need to form a coalition with at least 2 other parties the election was effectively a referendum on the government's handling of the pandemic more than 16000 dutch people have died rel

the european union is planning to have cod virus passports to make travel possible by the summer. critics have concerns, not to mention the slow pace of vaccinations. also coming up tonight, a u.s. man is charged on several counts of murder after going on a shooting rampage at massage parlors. hatred against asian americans is cited as a potential motive. and deportation, how a german deportation rule means that some families are being sent back to countries where t sers theycutn brent: i'm brent goff. to our viewers on pbs and the united states and to all of you around the world, welcome. just in time for summer vacation, the european union today outlined lands for a vaccine past to help launch summer -- outlined plans for a vaccine pass to help launch summer travel. the so-called green pass will be a digital document showing a traveler has been vaccinated, tested negative, or recovered from covid-19. >> this is what many northern europeans are dreaming of right now. after months of winter, darkness, and lockdown, a holiday to spain would be a refreshing change for many. the eu w

hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us the european union's medicines regulator has urged governments not to stop using the astra zeneca corona virus vaccine while the pandemic is still going on it says the benefits of the vaccine outweigh the risk of any possible side effects a number of e.u. member states suspended use of the shot earlier this week due to reports of a rare form of cerebral blood clot here in germany the move has shaken confidence in an already sluggish vaccination campaign. every adult in germany has been promised a vaccine shot before the end of september without astra zeneca that will be hard to achieve the immunization program is about to be expanded including 3 general practitioners like dr saurabh for heaney in berlin he was getting ready to give the jab to hundreds of his patients every week now he's been put on hold as. we were prepared to start vaccinating we wanted to get going early we've spoken to the medical bodies set everything up here in the practice and alerted many of the patients. and then came this big surprise. the government says if it is asking

with spring holidays just weeks away european union officials are meeting today to discuss how to get people traveling again because it 19 restrictions mean non-essential travel is still limited for many the e.u. looking at introducing a so-called green pass a digital document showing a traveler's covert status but critics fear any kind of vaccine passport could lead to discrimination call it a certificate a pass or a passport some kind of documentation is in the works for people to show they're safe to travel the european union is calling their proposal a digital green pass vaccination status would be a key piece of information but officials have stressed it wouldn't be the only it's not that bus pulled so real such a ticket like you said but it's not only about vaccination it's about the recovery for the people who have read the sickness direction nation all the tests to avoid any discrimination between the different citizens covered 1000 vaccination is not required in the e.u. critics worry that a so-called green pass could become a slippery slope to a vaccine passport thus discrim

the european union's top medical regulators says the vaccine is safe. there is no indication that the shot is the cause of reported where blood clots. also sounding the alarm over child murders in mozambique. vicious militants are beheading children, some as young as 11. and a british prime minister boris johnson announces plans to boost britain's nuclear arsenal. is this necessary deterrence, or a breach of international law? ♪ brandy: i am brent goff. to our viewers on pbs in the united states and to of the around the world, welcome. tonight the european union's medicine regulator says it is firmly convinced the benefits of the coronavirus vaccine outweigh the risk of any possible side effects, this after a number of european countries abruptly halted vaccinations with the short amid reports of blood clots. the european agency says there is no indication that astrazeneca was shot caused the clots, but it has added it will continue to study the vaccine for potential were side effects. >> hastily arranged online news conference at the european medicin