democrats merkel also presents her picks for a new younger and more female cabinet. i'm sumi so misconduct good to have you with us we start with the latest in syria's civil war russia is calling for a pause in fighting to help civilians get out of eastern ghouta the rebel enclave near damascus has been besieged by government led forces for weeks the russian defense minister said in a statement that there will be a brief ceasefire every day to set up an evacuation route now that comes as new reports suggest chlorine gas was used in an aerial bombardment russia's call those reports a provocation but a monitoring group says people have been treated for breathing difficulties in the rubble whole district near damascus the government has repeatedly denied using chemical weapons. now for more on this story we have correspondent vladimir vande velde berg who is in the syrian town of call bonnie and journalist alec loon who is in moscow latimer and alec a good to see you both alec let's start with you vladimir putin as we just said he has ordered a daily a cease fire for ea

chancellor angela merkel and france's president. have urged russia to cooperate in maintaining a cease fire in syria's eastern and a conference call they called on president putin to put maximum pressure on the syrian regime to end the airstrikes and fighting that's after yesterday's u.n. security council vote to pass a cease fire resolution russia blocked the u.n. vote for several days hundreds have died in attacks by russian backed syrian government forces on the rebel and place. the bombs have been running down intensely on a sting for an entire wake. as smoke and ash fill the sky over this rebel held district need damascus those on the ground continue to pull victims from the rubble . they've been on the stage here for years but casualties are now spiking shop play . survivors of being treated in a makeshift hospital. activists say this is the work of indiscriminate cluster and phosphorous bombs fired by the syrian regime. children to bear witness to the konitz. and amid the bombing house have hesitated for days on how to find c

berlin the newly formed german government takes a turn to the rice chancellor angela merkel and then since her new cabinet including a promotion for her most prominent person a look at the lady says to live from conservative party headquarters in berlin. i gave her of hope for syria the united nations unanimously vote for a ceasefire but despite the un resolution deadly regime airstrikes on eastern dusek continue. on to the olympic flame has been extinguished bringing the winter olympics and killing china to a close and take a look at the games the final day which saw fireworks both inside and i'm excited thank you. i'm out on a welcome to the program german chancellor angela merkel is set to announce her cabinet picks today to solidify a grand coalition with the social democrats merkel's choices will determine the future direction of the c.d.'s political compass and several senior politicians in her party have been outspoken about wanting to pivot the party's politics to the rice that merkel is tips to appoint yens spawn as health minister that's the thirty seven year old who is an

that mrs merkel doesn't agree with she's got to decide she has some worlds better to be. peter oliver in europe there while merkel's being bashed by the opposition a prominent politician from germany second biggest part of the s.p. days been brought in a scandal the country's best selling newspaper has published what it thought was smoking gun evidence of russian meddling in the country's politics but in this rush to break the story the tabloid failed to check its sources and that's backfired spectacularly as morgue as the of explains build thought they had a bombshell the makings of an international scandal here's the meat of it build the published a report about how the socialists the s.p.d. was trying to buy the services of the mythical russian troll factory it's huge it would be the first direct evidence of russian meddling in german politics here the actors kevin kuhn are head of the s.p.d. youth wing who is running a campaign against forming a coalition with angular merkel the new grow cold campaign yuri a mysterious russian agent offering the services of an online

also on the show she's been called the new leader of the free world but german chancellor angela merkel has grown increasingly unpopular at home struggle to form a governing coalition and has been undermined by the rise of the far right so how much is merkel herself to blame for the problems germany now face that's our debate but first protesters shot dead opposition figures and the internet shut down all some say because the president of the democratic republic of congo joseph kabila refuses to leave office the country's constitution says elections should have been held in twenty sixteen but the authorities keep responding them so what next for a nation that still recovering from what's been called africa's great war this week's headliner congo's minister of communications but. thanks for joining me up front your boss joseph kabila has been president of the democratic republic of congo for seventeen years and you've had presidential elections in your country delayed for nearly two years now is he ever going to give up power and let someone else be elected president. of. you just read t

newsline from berlin german chancellor merkel names her new cabinet the german chancellor surrounds herself with fresh faces including a cabinet job for one of her fiercest critics look at the latest from conservative party headquarters in berlin also coming up if you don't. know risk by in syria despite a unanimous u.n. vote for a cease fire the bombs keep waning talent on the people of eastern time. and the olympic flame has been extinguished bringing the winter olympics that beyond chang to a close we take a look at the game's final day which saw fireworks both inside and outside the venue so. i'm michel henery welcome german chancellor angela merkel has announced her cabinet nominees to solidify a grand coalition with the social democrats pending their final approval merkel's choices will determine the future direction of the cd u.s. political compass and several senior politicians in her party have been outspoken about wanting to tip the party's politics to the right as expected merkel appointed yen spawn as health minister the end dishes john conservative has been an outspoken critic

merkel's party doesn't get a single ministry. when it comes to who gets the money to do what they want to do, it's going to be the social democrats who decide and not the christian democrats. this is amazing. melinda: charlotte, quite a bit of money is involved. this could be one of the most expensive coalitions ever i if t does keep all of its problems is -- promises. the head of the social democratic party still, apparently he will step down, martin shall, said when he presented the agreement, it had the stamps all over it. would you agree? charlotte: i think so. it caters to the labor unions, it caters to the workers. there is something it improvement for workers in terms of contracts that all made it in there. also in terms of health care. very domestic issues that they could put their stamp on. i agree that the ministry personalities they are pushing forward is a huge deal and the thatellor said herself it's been painful. concessionsen huge made and losing the finance ministry for the party was a huge deal. melinda: is all t

had heated debates on germany's migration policy sees anglo merkel storm out of parliament just as the member of the anti immigration have day party launched another attack on the chancellor will cross that one. and also in germany to a leading tabloid published what it called what is indisputable evidence of russian meddling only to realize eventually you've been pranked by a satirical magazine feeding them you see. we knew how to feel like an editor and what we did was we came up with a story that was techie like a spy and it was a good laugh but. we are the international broadcaster from moscow r.t. international thanks for watching my name so that the winds were portuguese island of tests in the azores in the middle of the atlantic ocean is in desperate need of contamination we can reveal decades of u.s. air force activity of allegedly left and polluted with hydrocarbons and heavy metals to say they're extremely worried about the prevalence of cancer and other serious illnesses. but back to twenty thousand years this is not constant it oscillates of the same releases and of a const

will announce the results of their vote taken among its members next weekend earlier merkel announced her picks for the new cabinet most of the candidates are younger and there are more women. it has become a tradition at c.d.u. conventions to applaud party leader and chancellor angela merkel after his speech as long as possible this time the delegates managed to clap for little more than four minutes considerably shorter than in recent years this reflects the growing dissatisfaction with merkel's policy and the disappointing result of the last national elections and she's aware of that i think it is and this result is not at all but we were hoping for we all fought hard and we were all disappointed we need to do better the next time. doesn't have any smoke you got this option. but many delegates whether this can be done with a new grand coalition together with the social democrats have reached agreement has been criticized especially by the conservative wing within the christian democrats but merkel defended the agreement as the c.d.u. had managed to make its mark. do you justice dis

germany's chancellor merkel and france's president and the new macron have urged russia to cooperate in maintaining a cease fire in the rebel held on clay of eastern ghouta in a conference call today they called on president putin to put maximum pressure on the syrian regime yesterday the un security council voted to pass a cease fire resolution but despite that vote deadly airstrikes by russian backed syrian forces continue. to rule there were supposed to be a break in the bombing and stayed the stone get as far as responders are back plucking life from the rubble it has been a long and deadly week in this rebel held enclave. and at this hospital doctors are seeing the washed of it most of their patients have grown up and the seven year war medical supplies are running out for these children any truth cannot come soon enough this is a matter of life or death every hour counts at the moment if this fire has been agreed at the u.n. security council there's no reason why it should be able to come into effect immediately. without people. with. every day more schools hospitals destroyed.

news live from berlin on the merkel names her new cabinet the german chancellor surrounds herself with fresh faces including a cabinet job for one of her harshest critics also coming out of. no letup in the bloodshed in syria despite a unanimous u.n. vote for a ceasefire the bombs keep raining down on the people of eastern ghouta. and desperation in the democratic republic of congo with militia violence on the rise and people desperate for the president to step down to report on the catholic church's increasingly political role. hi michelle henery thanks for joining us german chancellor angela merkel has announced her cabinet picks to solidify a grand coalition with the social democrats pending the s.p.d. east final approval of that coalition merkel says she's put together a young dynamic team which represents a new start for her conservative party and it includes her most prominent critic from within the c.d.u. . after weeks of speculation and rumor around the new cd you cabinet mescal says she's blending fresh faces with wise heads. it's been a moment the i instigated the at the mome

her nomination can be seen as a way of reaching out to merkel's critics. although she is loyal to the party leader, she has never been to shout -- too shy to voice her opinion in the past. sarah: for more, let's go to our political correspondent, oliver sallet, who is standing by with the latest from berlin. how have chancellor angela party members reacted to this decision? oliver: it appears that she is taking care for her legacy. she has received lots of criticism from within her party for the open door policy and the refugee crisis of 2015 and 2016, and the subsequent week election -- weak election results, and a shift to the left not everyone is happy with. the overall question is, are we witnessing her last term, angela merkel's last term as german chancellor? and will she present her own successor at some point? kramp-karrenbauer is not her automatic successor, that this is a very influential position, and we have to take into consideration that angela merkel herself held this position before she became party head and later german chancellor. sarah:

angela merkel conservatives voting yes. merkel also making some surprising picks for her new cabinet. a nation tonight in shock after a 27-year-old investigative journalist and his fiancee are shot dead in their home in some pocket. -- slovakia. also, bringing rare scenes to the capital rome. it is good to have you with us. we begin tonight with syria where russia has called for a daily stop in airstrikes. president putin saying the aim to help the civilians leave the enclave. it comes after the u.n., germany, and france appeal to clinton to uses -- didn't -- putin. and another development tonight, medics on the ground are accusing russian backed forces of using chemical weapons some against what -- children. russia denies the allegations. they call it fake news. reporter: these are the images that observers call our proof. infants still in diapers, are more than a dozen people being treated. their skin and close are heavy with the odor of chlorine. a syrian regime warplane dropped bombs caring the guests on a village -- ca

heated debates on germany's migration policy sees angela merkel storm out of parliament just as a member of the anti immigration air day party launched another attack on the chancellor that's coming up also in germany to a leading tabloid publisher what he thought was indisputable evidence of russian meddling only to realize that everything right by a satirical magazine feeding the bogus e-mails. we knew how to think like an editor and what we did was we came up with the story of the techie like a spy and it was a good laugh. life we are to new center moscow just turned four pm here now thanks for watching my name's kevin though in bringing to this news round up starting with this story the wind swept would picturesque portuguese island of tess right in the azores in the middle of the atlantic ocean is a desperate need of decontamination that's what we're reporting decades of u.s. air force activity of allegedly left it polluted with hydrocarbons and heavy metals and islanders extremely worried about the prevalence of cancer and other serious illnesses. but back to twenty thousand this i

to see the use ministerial line up should be clear in two weeks' time merkel avoided talking about a successor saying she plans to remain as chancellor and party leader until twenty twenty one. law you think you have lost your authority. now in anthony so no i don't feel that but of course i do understand that the party will be thinking that i've been the chancellor for twelve years and clearly i can't be chancellor for another twelve years. on the other hand i had extensive discussions with the party before the election on whether it was right and desirable for me to come pain for another four years and i agree that it was merkel's message her party is clear i'm still in charge but i'm listening to my critics. well just how much as i'm glad markel listening to her critics we have our political correspondent kate brady with us here in studio hi kate will uncle michael really stay on for a full four years well considering the political turmoil that's going on in germany right now especially after what we saw happen last week for the social democrats is nothing to say that she will sta

a michele henery thanks for joining us german chancellor angela merkel has announced her cabinet picks to solidify a grand coalition with the social democrats pending the s.t.d. east final approval of that coalition merkel says she's put together a young dynamic team which represents a new start for her conservative party and it includes her most prominent critic from within the c.d.u. . after weeks of speculation and rumor around the new cd you cabinet mescal says she's blending fresh faces with wise heads. it's been a moment there i instigated the at the moment i'm the only one who's passed the age of sixty all others a younger in some very much younger than this and with this team we can now tackle the challenges of the future and there are many few look in a grand coalition out will lead the ministry of economic affairs minister of defense remains under law in the new minister of agriculture. perhaps the biggest surprise is. taking the health ministry and the ecology check is responsible for education and research it was the inclusion of one of her most prominent critics an ambitio

well while angler merkel is being bashed by the opposition a prominent politician from germany second biggest parliamentary party the s.p.d. has been embroiled in a scandal the country's best selling newspaper has published what it's thought was a smoking gun evidence of russian meddling in the country's politics but in the rush to break the story the top won't feel to check its sources and it backfired spectacularly reporting on this rutgers the it build thought they had a bombshell the makings of an international scandal here's the meat of it build that published a report about how the socialists the s.p.d. was trying to buy the services of the mythical russian troll factory it's huge it would be the first direct evidence of russian meddling in german politics here the actors kevin kuhn are head of the s.p.d. youth wing who is running a campaign against forming a coalition with angular merkel the no grow cold campaign yuri a mysterious russian agent offering the services of an online army under his control to spread the message what build got their hands on was the email exchange be

is you giving is life from berlin the german government takes a turn to the rice chancellor angela merkel and insisted new cabinet including a promotion for her most prominent critic look at the latest live from the conservative party headquarters in berlin also coming up. i care of hope for syria at the united nations you know mostly votes for a thirteen day ceasefire but despite a speedy u.n. resolution the bombs keep the raining down on the people of eastern buteux. and the curtain closes on the very end film festival actor bill murray picks up the backs director awards for his friend who has as an understudy and in a surprise when romanian director i didn't attend t.v. take home the golden bear for her fellow touch you know. i'm out on a welcome to the program german chancellor angela merkel is set to announce her cabinet picks today to solidify a grand coalition with the social democrats and merkel's choices will determine the future direction of the cd used political compass and several senior politicians in our party have been outspoken about wanting to pivot the party's politics t

german chancellor angela merkel has announced her cabinet nominees to solidify a grand coalition with the social democrats pending their final approval of that coalition choices will determine the future direction of the cd u.s. political compass and several senior politicians in her party have been outspoken about wanting to pivot the party's politics to the right as expected merkel appointed u.n. spawn as health minister the and vicious young conservative has been an outspoken critic of her welcoming refugee policy but the choice will appease calls for fresh talent in the party as will the appointment of you the clock on or as minister for agriculture the forty five year old is known as a loyal ally of markel another ally the current defense minister was lower fund a lion will keep her position despite a series of scandals and abundance fair here's what the chancellor had to say about her cabinet picks. for me this not particularly easy time ask involves making sure in consultation with many others that our team is shaped for the future. noir because if all that it combines experien

that it was merkel's message to her party is clear i'm still in charge but i'm listening to my critics well just how much is anglo-american listening to her critics we have our political correspondent kate brady with us here in studio hi kate will uncle michael really stay on for a full four years well considering the political turmoil that's going on and in germany right now especially after what we saw happen last week with the social democrats is nothing to say that she will stay for a full term if this grand coalition deal comes into fruition that said she did use that interview yesterday evening to really present herself especially to those party critics right now and she really presented herself. as a figure of authority and showed that that stability is still there and obviously she hopes to bring this through into a grand coalition deal and of course we've also seen merkel and so much pressure particularly since september election if you think back her party came away with that with the worst election result. in post-war history and yet she's still here at the helm of the c.d.u

german government take a turn towards the right of the talk of the town in berlin as chancellor angela merkel is that to announce her cabinet picks. i mounted on a welcome to the program. well the u.n. security council has voted to approve a resolution demanding a thirty day humanitarian cease fire in syria agreed to back the deal at the last minute as long as no starting date for the truce was sash and the ceasefire is aimed at allowing desperately needed aid to reach the billions in eastern more than five hundred people have been killed in the rebel held area near damascus in the past week. the bombs have been running down intensely on a string good out for an entire wake up as smoke and ash fill the sky over this rebel held district me. damascus those on the ground continued to pull victims from the rubble. they know the sage here for years but casualties are now spiking shot plane. survivors of being treated in a makeshift hospital. activists say this is the work of indiscriminate cluster and phosphorous bombs fired by the syrian regime. children to bear witness to the konitz. and amid th

recently agreed to formal talks with chancellor merkel's conservatives with the aim of forming another grand coalition public opinion on the prospect is mixed in the future this means a standstill nothing will get done it's a lame compromise strange for i think it's crucial for germany that the two parties unite me i was hoping for a different result less than half of those polled forty six percent approve of a grand coalition government fifty two percent disagree but just over half still think chancellor merkel should keep her job fifty one percent of german surveyed felt good or very good about the chancellor remaining of the helm while forty six percent had a less favorable opinion of her leadership as a head i would have liked to see a change but you convinced me i support the chancellor we have no other choice. both parties will meet this weekend for further talks but even if they're successful in forming a coalition there's not much enthusiasm for it on the streets. we have our political correspondent for time and young with us here in studio hi simon it seems like germans are lo

this is news coming to you live from berlin a major policy speech from the german chancellor angela merkel is due to speak before parliament in just a few moments it's her first such address since the general election last september and the bringing you live coverage and plenty of analysis. hello i'm terry marchin good to have you with us chancellor angela merkel is due to give a key policy speech in parliament in just a few minutes she's expected to focus on the e.u. summit starting to morrow the e.u. talks will address how to plug the braggs it budget hole for the remaining twenty seven member states it's thought that britain's departure from the e.u. in twenty nineteen could leave a twelve billion euro annual shortfall which medical admits will be very challenging but we're looking at live pictures right now coming from the parliament we saw. live there just of moments ago he's now the new president of the parliament since last september's election there is the former finance minister just opening up this important session it's been five months now since the election and chancellor merk

david johnson the angela merkel german chancellor angela merkel who sends it right cd you policy has approved a grounds coalition deal that she has she did with the social democrats. members all that the center left spd also losing on whether or not to approve the deal with results expected these sunday alison sergeant has more. indeed even us on raising their cards in favor of another grand coalition. delegates from ongoing merkel center right cd you give their final approval to a deal that will see them governor alongside the left wing social democrats. dale glaser was hot spot would nine hundred and seventy five votes in favor and twenty seven votes against the coalition deal is approved. i'm going on. it was a large show of support from a party that had been grumbling over the chancellor's agreement to give the social democrats the finance ministry. being a head of the votes merkel sought to reassure delegates. that. he will take to it principl. they need debt no tax increases analytical investment in the important field of the future. merkel see you have been invited since the e

germany's inconclusive election in september assured in crow longed wrangling between chancellor angela merkel and the panoply of potential coalition partners but now following the longest period of political deadlock in post-war german history an end may be in sight after merkel's christian democrats embarked on a difficult courtship with an initially reluctant bride it looks like the new coalition will be a reset of the old once again germany's two biggest parties the conservative c.d.u. and the center left social democrats are set to form what's known as a grand coalition that is if the bride can be persuaded to go along for it remains to be seen whether the social democratic party base will approve the deal so is this at best a marriage of convenience lacking in vision or could this grand coalition outperform expectations. government wanted how we are topic on quadriga and here are our guests charlotte potts is a political correspondent here at the w and she also works for the german broadcaster. she says the new grand coalition lacks vision and so does. alan posner's with us once again he

merkel also addressed the question of staffing within her own party there have been growing calls to begin promoting a younger generation of c.d.u. talent to cabinet level posts. not to miss from i not that i naturally have to make sure that we keep in mind not just the over sixty's but also the younger people not just as my own message to the party conferences that we need to be clear about how we go forward into government get involved and to see to use ministerial line up should be clear in two weeks' time merkel avoided talking about a successor saying she plans to remain as chancellor and party leader until twenty twenty one. you think you have lost your authority. now in an unfinished nif so no i don't feel that but of course i do understand that the party will be thinking that i've been the chancellor for twelve years and clearly i can't be chancellor for another twelve years. on the other hand i had extensive discussions with the party before the election on whether it was right and desirable for me to come pain for another four years and i agree that it was merkel's message

well as we know the only other coalition option for merkel with the business friendly f.t.p. in the greens is already off the table those talks fell through back in november so the only other options would be a minority government which merkel has already rejected on several occasions and the only other option then would be a new election something that all of the parties are against and most certainly the social democrats who saw their party plummet down the polls again they so weak and they're currently at eighteen percent and so they've already fallen another two percentage points since those elections back in september so there's really no good option for anyone right now so merkel is certainly keen to get a deal on the table and as soon as possible of course we have to remember as well the nany deal if we see one come out of these negotiations will be voted on by all four hundred forty three thousand members of the social democrats that's a promise that martin schultz gave to members so again this is still going to take quite some weeks political correspondent kate brady

conventions to applaud party leader and chancellor angela merkel after his speech as long as possible this time the delegates managed to clap for little more than four minutes considerably shorter than in recent weeks this reflects the growing dissatisfaction with merkel's policy of the disappointing result of the last national elections and she's aware of that that's the good news and this result is not at all but we were hoping for we all fought hard and we were all disappointed we need to do better the next time. doesn't have any smoke you know this obstinate . but many delegates whether this can be done with a new grand coalition together with the social democrats have reached agreement has been criticized especially by the conservative wing within the christian democrats but merkel defended the agreement as the cd you have managed to make its money so you know stuff is played so the headlines show that this agreement wants to give the right answers on the most urgent matters and just drawn the right conclusions from the election results a new start for europe no new momentum for

she had as into the conference merkel expressed her hopes for a conclusive. harman thirty here we are meeting again today for the decisive round of talks in the one that's again going to start coming i can't say how long we will take it for but we made a lot of progress yesterday but there are still important issues we need to resolve . i'm heading into these discussions with goodwill but i am also aware that tough negotiations are ahead of us today. for and we know our duty and intend to fulfill it became an unsolved. today and. our club back hosted leipsic in the bundestag on saturday with both teams in the race for a top forest and with its champions league qualification i've said have picked up just one when from their last seven games but an unbeaten record against gladbach or did well for a change of fortune. the bulls had it in state game thinking that their rights had to come to an end and from the get go they charged a glove box defense bruma testing the foal's reserve keeper to be a simple early on. both sides game plan was to slowly break down the

the picture there of theresa may and angela merkel in munich earlier today, angela merkel has the same thing this afternoon, what they want is more clarity from the government. what exactly we are looking for with brexit. this slowly surely would suggest the government is coming up with some type of vision they can present to europe.|j don't like to correct but i think they were in berlin. they were in berlin? beg your pardon, they are in munich tomorrow. it's always about the geography with me. curious, though. wasn't that a dubious word for the german chancellor to use, that she is curious about what britain intends. well, yes. that sort of harks back to the conversation that theresa may and angela merkel had last month in davos where there was this whole report that she said, make us a deal. merkel is like, you are the ones that are leaving. it doesn't work this way. this idea of how to retain a city access has been kicking around for quite awhile, it has been the preferred option for a lot of lo b by has been the preferred option for a lot of lobby groups on both sides of the fence

so how will his party try to exploit the weakness of angela merkel? peter boehringer, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. let's start with a big picture of german politics today. in some ways, nothing much has changed. here we are again, facing a grand coalition led by angela merkel with the christian democrats and the spdt together. but actually, are things really quite different this time? well, we're not even there. we do not have that coalition. but yes, you are right, we will have that pretty soon. having said that, i would agree that it's no longer the same, we have now a coalition of official losers, both the sp0 and the cdu of angela merkel have lost more than 15% at the general election last autumn, and in the meantime, they have lost even more, you could say — they have lost more than 20% of the votes since 2013. it is, of course, a different situation, absolutely. what is your strategy in the md? are you going to be spoilers looking for a fight, or will you try to be constructive? because you now, in essence, are the biggest opp

so how will his party try to exploit the weakness of angela merkel? peter boehringer, welcome to hardtalk. thank you for having me. let's start with a big picture of german politics today. in some ways, nothing much has changed. here we are again facing a grand coalition led a angela merkel with the christian democrats and the gas ptt together. but actually, things quite different this time? ashok ‘s ptt. we do not have that coalition. we will have that pretty soon. having said that, i would agree that it is no longer the same, we now have a coalition of official losers, both the spd and the cdu of angela merkel have lost more than have been present at the general election last autumn and in the meantime they have lost even more, you could say they have lost more than 20% of the votes in 2013. it is a different situation absolutely. what is your strategy in the md? will you be looking for spoil was looking for a fight or will you try to be construct a? you are now, in essence, the biggest opposition party. we are. but fighting is not an end in its o

merkel was outlining how she sees some of the challenges facing germany and europe and what needed to be done on that but it was really the performance from the political new kids on the block alternative for germany well certainly to a lot of the attention first off we heard from alice violent who's one of their co-leaders she said that the e.u. no longer represented the german taxpayer in fact going as far as to call it pure socialism well that resulted in a lot of groans and a few boos from her fellow members of the bundestag she also called for a reduction in the e.u. budget post breaks it but then it was the turn of her co-leader alexander gallant to speak he hits out directly at angola merkel's support for the proposed e.u. refugee distribution system that would see an overhaul of the dublin treaty that would see mandatory quotas for e.u. nations saying that they have to take set amounts of refugees you know it's human that countries want to decide for themselves who they take in there is no national do you two with regard to multiculturalism and this last remark goes especially

it was not exactly her moment of glory but the waiting was finally over german chancellor angela merkel had to be persuaded to publicly present a new coalition agreement that was wednesday night right after the big breakthrough many of merkel's allies were not amused younger people like spawn for example because he will probably not get a ministerial position but others were angry because they couldn't understand why key ministries such as finance are now going to the s.p.d. . i am very worried that if we look towards the challenges we face in europe when it comes to distributing money for example i would have preferred to see the ministry of finance in the hands of the c.d.u. rather than the s.p.d. . to do what it was when it comes to portfolio distribution i would say that the c.d.u. did worse than the s.p.d. if it were to stay within the conservative family we could deal with it but we handed over the finance ministry to the s.p.d. and only got the economics ministry of the lot also which the larger party the c.d.u. left the table with the least important ministries says the party's

what we saw the date was also a bit of classic angela merkel. a bit of support from the german chancellor and perhaps her way of saying, these negotiations are in deadlock, let's push them on in a softly softly kind of way. it is also possible mrs merkel has suddenly found she has rather more in common with her british counterpart than usual as she has been preoccupied with trying to form a new government here, and both leaders have promised their countries a stable governments, both women are struggling. thank you for now, from berlin. the number of young people in the uk who own their own home has fallen dramatically over the last 20 years. research by the institute for fiscal studies shows that the proportion of middle—income earners aged 25 to 3a who own a property dropped over that period from two—thirds, tojust over a quarter. our personal finance correspondent, simon gompertz, reports. so, i've been living here a couple of years now. aged 30, keen to buy, but shut out of the market. so, this is my room. tom bourlet says renting here i

. >> i'm willem marx >> we have a deal, multiple media sources report angela merkel's party and the social democrats have agreed to a deal. >>> global markets fight back. european stocks stage a rally regaining some of this week's losses following a strong rebound for u.s. equities. >>> and troubles brewing for carlsberg as a fall in sales and a writedown in its key russian market sent shares in the danish beer maker lower we will speak to the carlsberg ceo at 11:00 a.m. cet. >>> and lower sales and a tax charge take their toll sending shares lower >>> sounds like we have a deal in germany talks forming for a coalition government between angela merkel's government and the spd. the talks deadline was sunday night, but they have blown through that deadline. it seems now like the two sides have come to an agreement. they have agreed on a formal deal, that's according to a conservative politician and a source associated with reuters another source says an agreement could not be seated ael sealed s still formalized writing to go through. this could take the country closer to a new government af

german chancellor angela merkel hits back at conservative critics who say she made too many concessions to the social democrats and a coalition under mounting pressure to step down amid corruption allegations. by my ass waiter thank you for joining us a russian passenger plane has crashed outside moscow killing all seventy one people on board the sato of airlines regional jet disappeared from radar screens shortly after taking off at a moscow airport the cause of the class of the crash remains unclear but russian president vladimir putin has instructed the government to set up a special commission to investigate but should always much the aircraft came down on snow covered ground just outside moscow the saratov airlines jet was carrying sixty five passengers and six crew. emergency services rushed to the scene but the russian authorities later confirmed there were no survivors three children were among the dead were. the plane crash just a few minutes after takeoff from moscow's domo airport the flight was heading for the city of or sq some fifteen hundred kilometers to the southeast in

theresa may meets angela merkel in berlin today, the u.k. under pressure to reveal more details about their relationship it wants with the eu after brexit. joining us -- both leaders facing troubles of a similar nature. given angela merkel has to give so much in the recent coalition talks, is she in a position to move negotiations with theresa may forward? >> yes, i think she is in a position. all of the troubles she had, she always made clear that germany had to be stable in order to play its role on the international stage. that is what she gets today here yes, she is ready to talk to britian,- written -- but she will talk for the whole european union and not just germany. mark: we are watching live the chancellor speaking in german in a news conference with theresa may. earlier this year we heard from sources that she was getting frustrated with theresa may wanting the eu to offer something before theresa may put forward her own exit position. the you think the chancellor will get anything out of the u.k. prime minister when it comes to t

pact would bring fundamental change for both germany and europe all right let's hear what chancellor merkel said the breakthrough means for germany. those who only fund google programs i know millions of citizens have been scrutinizing the negotiations. they have to justifiable requirements of us. just doesn't and second to remember the needs and the desires of the people. and you bill clinton but the officer. dimension i am convinced remains both parties reached can do just ask the the foundation of the good and stable government that whole country me and the world expects of us all this of our destruction we had a strong influence on the agreement that we're thankful that some compromises that were hard to get by the union parties could eventually find agreement we're doing politics for the workers of this country we want permanent employment contracts to be the norm again the practice of giving out temporary contracts for no good reason will be strictly limited we've made sure there will be more equality in the health care system. that the solidarity tax will be abolished for employees w

now you've always been seen as someone who is a potential successor to german chancellor angela merkel if this doesn't bode this vote doesn't come together with the social democrats if this strong coalition doesn't come together would you potentially be part of the plan being. the chancellor will be the one who will lead us in a potential plan b. and i have always said that in each generation there is a chance led my generation it is anglo-american. so far as there was a political editor michelle that was there speaking to you personally for the lawyer although they have nearly done but the conversation continues online you'll find us on twitter you see the address right there print off t.v. see you tomorrow but. but. they were crowding a professional company to buy many female comics and enjoyed the. training program helps women to find new curious claims many men are skeptical but these women bring skill and in the absence of their works it's a small but important step towards more gender equality in the airplane from three thousand and thirteen expunge to the folks. w. true diversit