gnc to reach greece and with it european soil. the turkish coast guard rescued more than ninety thousand people. and day but in fact when it comes to international efforts to overcome the refugee crisis turkey is one of the european union's key partner this. time. tens of thousands more try to reach greece on foot but turkish authorities stop them at the border. you know that if we can do this once or twice but we could also open our doors to the refugees and wish them safe passage to europe the. negotiations dragged on for months before the e.u. and turkey were able to strike a deal its implications are immense at the same time or to one increased pressure on the media the justice system and on any kind of opposition. to go on is keeping refugees out of europe. in return the e.u. is handing him the keys to establishing an authoritarian system and turning a blind eye is. turkey or the e.u. who has more leverage the country currently harbors about three and a half million refugees from syria alone to air to one they are not only a

portrait a photo of his home village from syria he fled to turkey and from there he went by boat to greece then along the balkan route. in september twenty fifteen here in germany he has called his wife every day since they parted and every day she has sent him a picture of their daughter. he wants his wife and daughter to join him in germany but in march of twenty sixteen the german government stopped allowing refugees to bring their families into the country. it's hell and it's hard to describe that your daughter is growing up without you. it's pretty painful. only those who've been through themselves know how bad it is people's families. and these are has long been waiting for the rules to change again he hopes his wife will be given an appointment at the german embassy in lebanon this month these are things that might help that he's attended all his german classes and integrated well. i have a great wife and my daughter can come. and that my daughter complained here. during the long waiting period i meet a great integrated here. i work for one year as a security guard and i believe tha

beyond the mouth of an infernal monkey in greece one week on from the devastating a forest fire as. villages are trying to god what's left of their homes against looters while rescue teams search for bodies and survivors. people here have been left to fend for themselves with little support materializing from the state. next d.w. . this is noticing for us i find a. sign of the gusto beatified of death families have been. well protected from norway some up to climb and it is the fulfillment of a family's dream. a sustainable las encinas. your romance your sixty minutes d.w. . want to elephants need to. know there's a plastic model turned into a paving stone why do algae make it clean your. good idea can working anywhere and there are people developing smart solutions everywhere. let's inspire each other to go it out for good vitamin magazine on g.w. . these creations function just brand on mistake again. colonoscopies i can. look at what do we really know about the man behind the dark shades what motivates him how does he think and feel. good moments in the life of a great fashion de

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time now for today's installment of our series island dreams greece is one of the prime destinations when it comes to the travel trend of island hopping and no wonder the country boasts over three thousand islands in total we're off to see one of the most popular ones situated just off greece's northwestern coast corfu is the second largest of the ionian islands it's also among the richest regions in the entire country. is known by its inhabitants as kara kidda but we discovered a third name. cook food is the seventh largest of the greek islands it's respected taishan and just the name of the green island the royal cafe and can only mean south of the city of course through affords a fabulous view upon the county seat the uninhabited mouse on and a landmark of coffee and a flush i have not the monastery on and. this is the right spot for plane spotters as well they can enjoy an excellent view of the airport's runway. every half hour a boat leaves can only use little ports for the mouse on and the byzantine chapel reportedly dating back to the eleventh or twelfth century is worth a loo

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the youngest a mother of an inferno monkey in greece one week on from the devastating forest fire. villages are trying to guard what's left of their homes against looters while rescue teams such for bodies and survivors. people here have been left to fend for themselves with little support materializing from the state i know. i'm. sure the stars deliver performances. as flashy flamboyant as ever. english pop group culture club. good concert. they make a commitment. they find solutions. they can start. africa on the road. stories for both people in a different shaping their nation. and their continent africa. stories about motivational change makers taking their destinies into their long. t.w. single team series from the first guy. dot com. hello and welcome to focus on europe with me peter craven and europe is in the grip of a devastating heatwave it's been scorching farmland and triggering wildfires its worst hit so far is greece which has seen what's been described as europe's deadliest forest fire in over a century at least ninety people have been killed in a number of other.

very warm welcome to the show japan is in the grip of a heat wave that has set new temperature records greece recently experienced devastating wildfires that killed dozens of people now these events have left many asking what's causing this extreme hot weather in a moment i'll talk to a climatologist first we have this report on the high temperatures that some experts fear could make parts of the earth uninhabitable. central europe from space too hot and too dry this is commander of the international space station alexander guest just had a chance to take my first photos of dried out central europe in germany since a few weeks and was shocked or should have been green is now all brown never seen it like this before. farmers across the continent are worried about crops the french version mountains a simply too dry about half of this farm is corn crop has already died. and rivers are also drawing up this is in brandenburg in northern germany shocking scenes like this are likely to become the new normal according to an international research teams latest study the name for this new normal hothou

in two thousand and eighteen and that's the number given by the united nations as many more than in greece the deal with spain allows german authorities to reject those refugees who have already been registered as asylum seekers in spain german chancellor angela merkel wants to reach similar agreements with austria italy and greece. for longer so you listen to a political correspondent a simony unfun what's been agreed with spin tell us more about that agreement first well i mean as he said this agreement affects people who have all very already been registered as migrants by the spanish authorities that is to say their names are listed in the european refugee database called euro dak but they then go on to arrive at the german border this agreement gives the german or thora tease the power to return those people to spain as long as they do it within forty eight hours that's the nuts and bolts of it and the return of these refugees and migrants is always been of a controversial issue and most countries are not willing to take them back why has been agreed. well i think spain like germany h

three thousand migrants entered spain in twenty team according to the un that's many more than italy or greece to deal with spain allows german authorities to reject those refugees who have already been registered as asylum seekers in spain german chancellor angela merkel wants to reach similar agreements with austria italy and greece. arjen time lawmakers are due to vote today to decide whether or not to legalize abortion it is a controversial decision with fiercely polarized campaigns for and against the proposed bill the powerful catholic church has been campaigning to get the upper house of congress to reject the measure but there has also been strong support for the pro-choice lobby especially among the younger generation in june congress's lower house passed the draft legislation by the narrowest of margins at this time it is widely expected to fall short of the votes necessary in order to pass into law. in our ethics and religion correspondent martin gak is following the abortion debate and the decision which is expected to be handed down today in argentina there and martin what do you

that's achievement i've seen refugees children locked in cages when i first went to the hotspots in greece a couple of years ago they're not in cages anymore that's an improvement it's the thousand small steps that are making an important contribution to a better european future knock wood said that what happened in spain was an internal affair also what you describe by elation of human rights in a member state can be and fair and it a human rights are not an internal affair with a website so mr york is wrong no i'm framing this in terms of human rights and by by that i mean that spain and all the other e.u. members. dates are bound to human rights commitments which transcend the state and and it's very important that that the issues of human rights are surveiling motion of violation rights in and member states this internal affair or not it depends on the context for purposes of the e.u. and how it's structured it may well be an accurate statement for for purposes of human rights compliance no raises issues under international human rights law so let's look at another important country fr

says more than twenty three thousand migrants of innards so far this year many more than italy or greece the deal with spain allows german authorities beginning on saturday to reject those refugees who have already been registered as asylum seekers in spain german chancellor angela merkel wants to reach similar agreements with austria italy and greece. authorities in belarus have arrested several journalists on suspicion of hacking the computer systems of the country's state run news agency local rights groups say that the arrests are part of a government drive to muzzle independent media now among those detained is correspondent. because his apartment in minutes was searched for two hours. has watched a protest with the belorussian ambassador here in berlin demanding because deeds immediate release reporters without borders told the dubey that the arrests were quote an attempt to intimidate the leading independent journalists the organization also said the raids in the confiscation of computers and other devices are just that the arrests are political australia's most populous state new

remount historians are reexamining his case for greece thinking the rochas history been unfair to the infamous emperor starts aug fourteenth on d w. rock n roll a little. clump. plug sinful comes from condemned by the church. and all that evil feeling that you feel when you fight. your pastors of music are stoppable no one is more popular than jesus psalm book religious morality preachers subversive talkers battling with sound marketing potential by placing a warning label on music products. rock and religion a clash that brings many power levels to light. for the two really so irreconcilable. card the devil rock'n'roll starts aug nineteenth two w. . come up. the flames. play. this is deja vu news live from berlin police in belarus arresting journalists is this the beginning of a media crackdown among those arrested as d.w. freelance correspondent all your coffee his apartment in the capital minsk search for a number of hours d.w. has logs of protests with belarus isms past that are here in berlin also coming up . argentina's senate rejects a bill legalizing abortion it was a narrow v

itself i think that i work here in greece for twenty nine years and one more will make it thirty it's time to return home from work that i've been . given is now forty three he lives on center anybody's ball garion wife and their daughter who goes to school here. so doesn't he now call the island home. before he can answer even has to sit down to catch his breath. some waters have told. him not let me tell you why i want to go back to bog area. to work with all. of them one day i had to clean three rooms one after another you know just got off stage they stayed but i wasn't expecting to see my daughter at the hotel entrance. which of course doubles that she had arrived early with because her mother had dropped her off from there to meet my daughter knew which hotel i worked out at the g. approached me and stopped this but then she looked at me and saw i was bathed in sweat and was tired and she said papa is this your job. you carry suitcases and that other thing is the stuff that i looked at her and said yes my love why in that she would but copper is such hard work. she was six years

written by three did you know i work here in greece for twenty nine years one more will make it thirty it's time to return home from a part of the. event is now forty three he lives on centauri me with his dog area and wife and their daughter who goes to school here. so doesn't he now call the island home. before he can answer even has to sit down to catch his breath. tell him what has happened don't. let me tell you why i want to go back to bog area. talk with book one day i had to clean three rooms one after another in this cut off state and state what i wasn't expecting to see my daughter at the hotel entrance. would check with the postal worker though she had arrived early because her mother had dropped her off for to me my daughter knew which hotel i worked out of that in which she approached me and stopped but then she looked at me and so back i was. saved in sweat and was tired and she said papa is this your job you carry suitcases and the other thing is the stuff that i looked at her and said yes my love why but papa is such hard work to go she was six years old and she was tel

but i think they're going to work here in greece for twenty nine years one more will make it thirty it's time to return home from a lot of them. even is now forty three he lives on center in him with his ball gary and wife and their daughter who goes to school here. so doesn't he now call the island home. before he can answer even has to sit down to catch his breath. and someone does have the folder for the. little let me tell you why i want to go back to bog area. talk with all in one day.

had a tough time supporting greece remember when greece was in a crisis there was so-called trio there that came in the european commission the e.c.b. and the i.m.f. and they impose strict conditions and it doesn't look likely as of president everyone is going to accept conditions from anyone at the moment so that's unlikely i.m.f. basically same story and there you have the u.s. donald trump as the main factor behind i.m.f. funding that looks very unlikely either at present at least a difficult situation there now looking at the broader picture all the markets are recovering today and fresh data coming from germany is this enough to ease the fears. was really bright data. zero point five percent g.d.p. growth in the second quarter and that's more than expected and that's means that germany is steaming along one economist said it's a golden decade that's keeping on track but another guy warns another expert says you know even if the trade looming trade war with the u.s. is not yet visible in the data it's already a burden on the economy here in germany because you have businesses heade

room was a military power geared to waging war unlike in ancient greece to master. and sports in the roman empire were viewed solely as a means of military training any type of physical activity practiced as an end in itself was considered a sign of weakness and unmanly us. to improve his neuro work to strengthen his muscles by having the lead plates laid on his chest in the seclusion of the palace he practiced breathing exercises and wrote problems. have very little material disposal when it comes to judging the quality of. poetry for example. but the little we have indicates that nero was not on talented and that he must have achieved a certain level of artistic achievement. by no means as talented an artist as his biographers would have us believe. described voice as a pleasant low bass though he noted it lacked stamina. nero was evidently aware of this weakness since he called the most famous. court to give him. it was a carefree time for nero who indulge his pleasures with little interference from his advisors. agrippina deplored his artistic ambitions the gulf

is always better if to see all this money which flew to flew to greece. with the reform of conditions this has damaged the relationships between greece and the rest of europe so much. from the math fund in frankfurt thank you very much for your analysis and insights. thank you. to a potential financial crisis in another country the us has threatened a new round of economic sanctions against turkey as the escalating a diplomatic adek anomic dispute that has seen the lira plunge this after turkey's finance minister better has assured international investors that the country's banks are healthy and strong while the lyrics volatility is pushing investors to put their money in other currencies some are backing the president's call to do just the opposite convert dollars back to liras what seems to be an irrational thing to do becomes a no brainer when you sell it as a nationalist cause and with the idea of a common enemy the us. as the lira struggles at all time lows many turks are really in behind president everyone's calls to exchange us dollars for local cu

from greece to neighboring turkey the u.s. has threatened a new round of economic sanctions against turkey escalating a diplomatic and economic dispute that has seen deliver a plunge this after turkey's finance minister a bit out of iraq has assured international investors that the country's banks are healthy and strong when the lyrics volatility is pushing investors to put their money in other currencies some are backing the president's call to do just the opposite convert dollars back to lure us. as the lira struggles at all time lows many turks are really in behind president everyone's calls to exchange us dollars for local currency one is then bull restaurant to unseat upon his own novel scheme to rescue the lira. much the aim is to support the state and support the government therefore we launched a campaign to offer one portion of free fish and bread to anyone who converts one hundred dollars or more to. the restauranteur came up with the idea in partnership with a nearby foreign exchange office and the idea seems to be

coming to an answer is a happy one the head of the european stability mechanism said greece will be monitored more closely than other countries that have emerged from rescue programs in an interview with the german weekly. asserted the eurozone crisis is over as greece prepares for the official end of its bailout program on monday but people in greece have seen little benefit in fact many are much worse off than ever before one in five are still unemployed and a slight economic growth is little comfort for those who saw their pensions shrink to a minimum. fens in august while there's been much talk of an economic recovery there's not much of it to be seen on the streets then you make this crisis is far from over there are a lot of cuts and a lot of difficult years ahead for us to kick up us and then the situation hasn't improved and it won't change any time soon. i'll call mine if it's hard we're struggling to live on his family business has been here for forty years giving up is not an option for andy and that is june here he changed his business successfully joined the crisis from

this is deja vu news still to come on this program greece prepares for the end of its balance of programs coming up next week but how much as a benefit of the country's people. plus filling job vacancies here in germany has attacked the us all labor shortage that more is free to. make your smart t.v. smarter than t w four smart t.v. . what you want when you want it up to do extraordinary in-depth decide what's on find out more that dot com smart t.v. . these creations should just brand the stink of all the column lock off an icon of the fashion world. look what do we really know about the man behind the dark shades what motivates him how does he think and feel private moments in the life of a great fashion designer business on smartphones. start september ninth w. look at it in. germany takes action to tackle an urgent lack of skilled workers new legislation will make it easier for non e.u. nationals to come to germany we'll tell you what the new conditions will be. also on the show european officials say the end of greece's two hundred billion euro bailout is a mile. stone but there are

here in germany the government says it has reached a migration deal with greece creases agreed to take back migrants who apply for asylum there and later turn up at germany's border with austria now the deal struck last night that affects migrants who tried to enter germany via the austrian german border and who have previously filed an asylum application in greece under the deal migrants can now be sent back to greece within forty eight hours the german government released no details details as to what greece would get in return the german government agreed a similar deal with spain last week and is working on one with italy. our chief political editor michelle joins us now for more on the story today michelle you know this agreement means germany can now send refugees back to greece how is it all supposed to work. well as you already mentioned it only really affects that border between austria and bavaria the german state of bavaria which is also where the german interior minister is from it's only a couple weeks ago that we saw him almost singlehandedly bring down on them ackles gov

news still to come on this program greece prepares for the end of its bell out program that's coming up on monday but hasn't benefited the country's people. plus filling job vacancies in germany as a tackles a major labor shortage all that much more straight ahead with the the universe. and. he takes it personally you already with all the wonderful people in stories that make the game so special. for all true fans oh my son. pick up more than football online. time for an upgrade. our furniture that grows old by. house with no roof. or design highlights you can make yourself. trends tips and tricks that will turn your home to something special. upgrade yourself with d. w's interior design channel on you tube. germany takes actions a tackle an urgent lack of skilled workers new legislation will make it easier for non e.u. nationals to come to germany we'll tell you what the new conditions will be for. and european officials say the end of greece's two hundred billion euro bailout is a milestone but the mood on the ground is more reticent we'll tell you why. it's time for business on d.

reached a migration deal with greece screes has agreed to take back migrants who apply for asylum there and later turn up at germany's border with austria now the deal was struck last night it affects migrants who try to enter germany via the austrian german border and who have previously filed an asylum application in greece under this deal migrants can now be sent back to greece within forty eight hours the german government releasing no d.t. details as to what greece would get in return germany agreed to a similar deal with spain last week it's working on another one with italy. we're turning now to the conflict in syria and the fate of one volunteer organization that has saved thousands of lives during the recent years of bloodshed there the white helmet says they're known have been operating in rebel held territories where a number of years now rescuing victims of the fighting and of government airstrikes syrian president bashar al assad calls them western sponsored propaganda tools to help terrorists wise the russian backed military gradually defeated rebel forces the danger confr

remembers the sixteen people who died when a river runs into crowds on lot on one year ago today but even greece gadhafi not the city at a time of heightened political tensions. passed a musical plea for harmony. ah. ah my mouth was. south africa's miyajima youth orchestra marks hundred years since nelson mandela does the book with a tour of europe just one of the vibrant a song moves taking part in merlin's young hero classic festival. band. hello and welcome i'm. we start in southern india where the death toll from catastrophic flooding has more than doubled the chief minister of the state of canada announced that three hundred twenty four people have died in what he called the worst flooding. in one hundred. one with a quarter of a million people have lost their homes and are living in relief camps carola is a popular tourism destination known for its beaches the state is hit by monsoons every year but this year rains have been unusually heavy. because following that story for us from delhi sonia what's the situation like this even in the flood affected areas how does one explain the sadness

european officials think beyond of greece two hundred billion euro bailout is a milestone but the mood on the ground is more reticent we'll tell you why. this news update i'm funny for char here in brawl that german companies say all. lack of workers is costing the country thirty fillion europe's a year in g.d.p. now the german government is sad it will make it easier for non international's to come here to work to fill the gaps in the future people will be able to come to germany without a job offer if they are properly qualified until now that rule has only applied to do so with a university degree people will be chosen on the basis of their age and german language abilities businesses want more workers especially in health care on the tray it's now the lack of qualified because this is especially critical in the geriatric care sector where they are thirty thousand vacancies nationwide that means you know to quit care for the old really on top of the workload for those who currently nurse them as germans are getting older the problem will get worse and that's why the government hopes

germany has reached a migration deal with greece athens has agreed to take back asylum seekers who were initially applied in greece but ultimately moved to germany by passing through the german austrian border the german government agreed to a similar deal with spain last week and is working on one with italy. pakistani lawmakers have endorsed for my cricket star iran khan as the next prime minister he secured one hundred seventy six votes in the lower house of parliament populist p.t.i. party won the most seats in pakistan's general election last month he'll be sworn in on saturday. i think. germany takes action to tackle an urgent lack of skilled workers your legislation will make it easier for non nationals to come to germany we'll tell you what the new conditions will be. european officials say the end of greece's two hundred billion euro bailout is a milestone but to move on the ground there's more risk to since we'll tell you why . welcome to you business news update i'm funny for char here in berlin german companies say a lack of workers is costing the country thirty billion euro

european officials say the island of greece's two hundred billion euro bailout is a milestone but to mood on the ground there's more risk to since we'll tell you why . welcome to you business news update i'm funny for char here in berlin german companies say a lack of workers is costing the country thirty billion euro say year in g.d.p. now the german government has said it will make it easier for non nationals to come here to work to fill the gaps in future people will be able to come to germany get dealt a job offer if they are properly qualified until now that rule has only applied to those with a university degree people will also be chosen on the basis of their age and german language abilities businesses want more workers especially in health care on the tray it's. the lack of qualified workers is especially critical in the geriatric care sector or there are thirty thousand make nationwide as the german demographic gets older the problem will get worse and the government's hopes the new legislation will help tackle this problem pilot projects have already proven successful let'

european officials say at the end of greece's two hundred billion euro bailout is a milestone but to mood on the ground there is more distance tell you why the. welcome to your business news update i'm funny for char here in berlin german companies say a lack of workers is costing the country thirty billion euros a year in g.d.p. now the german government has said it will make it easier for non nationals to come here to work to fill the gaps in future people will be able to come to germany get out a job offer if they are properly qualified until now that rule has only apply to those with a university degree people who will also be chosen on the basis of their age and german language abilities businesses want more workers especially in health care.