, east germany and west germany. berlin, the historic capital of the nation, located deep inside communist east germany, was also divided into east and west sectors. for nearly 30 years, this division was marked by a wall built right through the city. the wall went up in 1961. then in 1989, germany was reunified and the wall was torn down. man: the wall comes down, there is great euphoria. finally the two cities can be connected again and made one. it is a new symbol of the unification of germany, the symbol of unification of germany. people are euphoric-- they go to the wall when the wall opens up, and they visit and they g and everybody seems to be very happy, but once the euphoria settles a little bit, it becomes very clear that between the two sides, there is fundamental differences. narrator: an entire generation had grown up on opposite sides of the wall under radically different political systems with different social values. now everyone would live in a capitalistic market economy-- in effect, the west had wo

. >> a senior politician in germany create controversy by calling for germany's military to be equipped with killer drones. >> the international envoy for syria, lakhdar brahimi, has told the un security council that the country possible war is worsening and that syria faces a growing food prices. he has been on the job now for just three weeks -- food crisis. he has been on the job now for just three weeks. >> he said there is little prospect of finding an immediate solution to end the conflict. his briefing to the un security council comes as the violence inside syrian cities such as aleppo continues. >> 3 children were killed in an explosion in aleppo, all members of the same family. activists say least 60 people died in attacks across the country on monday. syria is under the spotlight at the un headquarters in new york. special envoy lakhdar brahimi briefed the security council ahead of his address to the general assembly. >> good afternoon to you. i think there is no disagreement anywhere that the situation in syria it is extremely bad and getting worse, that is a threat to the re

role what job is that germany to do germany could really change a lot in that region it was. germany nine years ago to to mediate in the conflict on the program it was germany who moved the three plus three talks at the beginning in two thousand and three when i'm talking now to. the region when i went to turkey a couple of months ago i mean everybody thinks the german should play a better stronger role unfortunately this government just plays. the u.s. courts so whatever the u.s. does they follow it and they don't have any initiative on their own what kind of initiative would you like to see the first thing they could easily do is deescalate the conflict with iran i mean they could really go three four five steps towards to iran and say ok. now we believe that you stopped the military nuclear program in two thousand and three so that we're lifting the sanctions and we are engaging in human rights talk and economic talks and this and that this journey just lifts the sanctions is that not purely a symbolic act you know it would be much more than symbolic because the u.n. sanct

the atmosphere was one of euphoria in germany, that germany was hosting the games, that it was being received back, as it were, into the international sporting community. nobody was thinking about terrorism or a terrorist attack here compare that with the security arrangements at the recent london olympic games where there were squadrons of fighter jets in the air. 18 kilometers of electrified fence. some 13,500 soldiers deployed, it may seem reprehensible. but between munich 1972 and led in 2012 by the events of 9/11, which changed our world -- london and 2012 lie the events of 9/11. >> an earthquake has struck in western cluster rica. the atmosphere was 80 kilometers. the u.s. geological survey has issued a tsunami warning. local television stations showed images of shaking buildings. power was cut in some parts of the capital, san jose. then, there have been no reports of damage of casualties so far. we're joined by our correspondent from san jose. can you update us on the situation on the ground at the moment? >> yes, of course, thank you. authorities are calling on the populatio

role what job is that germany to do germany could really change a lot in that region it was. germany nine years ago to to mediate in the conflict on the program it was germany who moved the three plus three talks at the beginning in two thousand and three when i'm talking to passengers in the region or when i went to a couple of months ago i mean everybody thinks the german should play a better stronger role unfortunately this government just plays. the u.s. courts so whatever the u.s. does they follow it and they don't have any initiative from their own what kind of initiative would you like to see the first thing they could easily do is deescalate the conflict with iran i mean they could really go three four five steps towards to iran and say ok. now we believe that you stopped the military nuclear program in two thousand and three so that we're lifting the sanctions and we are engaging in human rights talk and economic talks and this and that this journey just lifts the sanctions is that not purely a symbolic act you know it would be much more than symbolic because the u.n

a squeaker of a win for germany. >> one of germany's most critically acclaimed modern art is received the inspiration for his more famous works after his plane was downed during world war two. >> for the very first time, the russian public has the chance to discover his art. the first comprehensive show is ready in moscow for the next two months. >> his room-filling sculptures are there and so is his famous suit. the appeal for an alternative is the first retrospective of his work in moscow and the curator says it's very timely. >> many young artists are looking at the world's problems, asking themselves extremely political questions and examining the situation people are in and how they can react to such crises in their art. in this sense, he is the father of political art. >> he claimed that animal fat and felt kept him from freezing to death during the second world war when the plane he was flying was shot down but the soviets. his wartime experience shaped his artistic vision. he saw art as a liberation from authority. >> i don't know whether the curators of the retrospective saw

and i think that germany's success as an exporting company is based on this skill. >> reporter: germany's success has been nothing short of remarkable. once known as the sick man of europe, the country enacted reform, cut costs and went through a painful period of restructuring. in 2005, unemployment peaked at over 11%, much higher than the eurozone and the united states. but the changes had made germany much more competitive. manufacturing exports started soaring and during the global recession, unemployment actually went down in germany while everyone else's went up. germany's apprentice system, providing a wealth of high-skilled workers, had a lot to do with that success. apprentices at seimans get a crash course in cutting-edge manufacturing. and also work on their own projects. they can even get a bachelor's degree. >> i think there's a sense in the united states that this apprenticeship training is somehow a lid on a kid's career and it's quite the opposite. >> i already got my prototype working. >> reporter: when apprentices complete their training, they get a certificate that's ac

is germany likely to take in any syrian the refugees? >> the attitude of the german government until now was very much one of being supported by international refugee organizations is that it's better to support and assist refugees in the region. that makes it easier when the conference -- with the conflict is over to repatriate them. but with jordan and turkey stretched to the limits, it is quite possible a number of european union states would accept syrian refugees. >> thank you. >> later this half-hour, we will take a closer look at the berlin-syria conference and the various groups there. the repression of the political opposition in bahrain at shows no sign of letting up. a civilian court has upheld prison sentences for 20 opposition figures that play key role in the pro-democracy uprising. after a violent crackdown, the protest leaders were tried in a military court earlier this year with eight of the defendants giving life -- given life prison sentences. >> to the u.s., where the democrats are kicking off their convention today w

. >> germany did the same today. the government in berlin is considering whether to ban a public screening of that anti- islam film, which unleashed massive violence last week. we asked german muslims in berlin to tell us what they think. >> mahomet is a gem and tunisian and imam -- german- tunisian and imam. he says he would not watch the controversial video. p>> it is painful for me. i would like them to say they are banning it because it demeans and a tax part of our -- demeans and attacks part of our society. >> this by supporting a ban, he does not want local muslims letting their pleasure turned to anger -- despite supporting a ban. some are refusing to be swept up in the controversy. >> for me, muhammed is so great that i can ignore the forest. we are keeping our heads held high. these things do not normally interest us. >> should the film be banned in germany? >> it makes no difference to me. >> what is the mood on the streets of berlin? some of the muslims we talked to were upset about the denigration of the

role what job is that germany to do germany could really change a lot in that region it was to germany some nine years ago to to mediate in the conflict on the program it was germany who moved to three plus three talks the beginning in two thousand and three when i'm talking to passengers in the region or when i went to a couple of months ago i mean everybody thinks the german should play better the stronger role unfortunately this government just place. the us courts so whatever the u.s. does they follow it and they don't have any initiative from their own what kind of initiative would you like to see the first thing they could easily do is deescalate the conflict with iran i mean they could really go three four five steps towards to around and say ok. now we believe that you stopped the military nuclear program in two thousand and three so that we're lifting the sanctions and we are engaging in human rights talk and economic talks and this and that this gently just lifts they sanctions is that not purely a symbolic act you know it would be much more than symbolic because the u.n. san

neo-nazi parties here in germany. it there is a threat to incitement to hatred and security. it is quite difficult and would involve the way of several different constitutional provisions, respect for human dignity being traded off against the right to freedom of expression. >> thank you very much. >> syria has become a magnet for radical islamist fighters and she hottest trying to bring down the hated secular government. >> syria is also seen an influx of iranian and lebanese advisers and mercenaries supporting government troops. that is the assessment of the un, which is both sides are responsible for war crimes in an increasingly bitter civil war. >> she has returned to what is left of her old school, here to pick up books to press on with her studies at home. >> this school was a base for the free syrian army, a military jet bombarded it. >> of the school was leveled and is now closed. another sign of how the conflict is disrupting life for children and adults alike. air raids, running street battles and mass exec

germany nine years ago to to mediate in the conflict on the program it was germany who moved to three plus three talks the beginning in two thousand and three when i'm talking to passengers in the region or when i went to a couple of months ago i mean everybody thinks the german should play better the stronger role unfortunately this government just place. the us courts so whatever the us does they follow it and they don't have any initiative from their own what kind of initiative would you like to see the first thing they could easily do is deescalate the conflict with iran i mean they could really go three four five steps towards to iran and say ok. now we believe that you stopped the military nuclear program in two thousand and three so that we're lifting the sanctions and we are engaging in human rights talk and economic talks and this and that this journey just lifts the sanctions is that not purely a symbolic act you know it would be much more than symbolic because the u.n. sanctions are rather small and then the e.u. sanctions are much much bigger i mean the oil embargo that's

if the esm goes ahead, germany will be all -- will be liable for 190 billion euros. but for that to happen, the constitutional court needs to give the green light tomorrow. >> so much at stake, let's bring in our political correspondent. the debate is casting a long shadow over budget discussions. >> that is right. the eurozone debt crisis is casting a long, dark shadow over budget planning all over europe and germany is no exception. it was clear on tuesday in the address by the finance minister that he tried to reassure a rather nervous parliament that the spendthrift countries in europe are beginning to embrace this note -- fiscal discipline. he pointed out 25 of the member states has signed on to the fiscal pact to impose budgetary discipline, budgetary limits. but no one knows how this crisis is going to play out and it could very well make all of those well laid plans by german parliamentarians for their budget in 2013 come to nothing. >> we will get back to you in a minute. with some much at stake, let's move on to this ruling by the constitutional court -- 37

i think it's sort of overdue we've seen germany's slowing a bit initially germany got a bit of advantage from the woes of the other major places you would do business and or invest in europe in part by having very cheap borrowing costs for the central government as everyone literally ran away from italian and greek and spanish bonds and into german bonds that being said germany is an export powerhouse part of the reason they've done well but it's also part of the reason their economy has huge risk exposure to the other economies of the world and we've seen germany slowing it's helped to make life more difficult for american exporters and the u.s. economy the slowdown in europe is clearly showing up in a real deceleration in china and it was only a matter of time before the beggar thy neighbor policies that many on the german political spectrum have endorsed to come back and react back on their own economy the way those type of short sighted self focused policies tend to do both here in the u.s. and over there in europe isn't isn't there a piece of it to the a lot of germany's economy dep

and i think that germany's success as an exporting company is based on this skill. >> germany's success has been nothing short of remarkable a. once known as the sick man of europe, the company enacted reforms, cut costs and went through a painful period of restructuring. in 2005, unemployment peaked at over 11%, much higher than the eurozone and the united states. but the changes had made germany much more competitive. manufacturing exports started soaring and during the global recession unemployment actually went down in germany while everyone else's went up. germany's apprentice system, providing a wealth of high-skilled workers, had a lot to do with that success. apprentices at siemens get a crash-course in cutting-edge manufacturing and also work on their own projects. they can even get a bachelor's degree. >> i think there's a sense in the united states that this apprenticeship training is somehow a lid on a kid's career. it's quite the opposite. >> i already got my prototype working. >> when apprentices complete their training they get a certificate that's accepted throughout the

that has germany worried that criminals could essentially buy their way into europe. the spokesman from the german foreign ministry says his country may take up the matter with its european union partners if and when it has concrete reasons to suspect the program is being abused and could trigger breaches of security. one consequence could be an entry visa requirement for citizens. the islands, which are part of the british commonwealth, say they take into the program seriously. the commonwealth has already blocked the eligibility of an iranian investors, after an attack on the british embassy in tehran last year. for now, german authorities are keeping a close eye on property investments in this caribbean paradise. >> and you are up to date here at this hour on dw. thanks for joining us. >> more news at the top of the hour. catch us then. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org-- >>> on the record. the japanese prime minister tells the u.n. general assembly that japan will stand firm in territory disputes. he says that japan is not willing to

role what job is that germany to do germany could really change a lot in that region it was. germany nine years ago to to mediate in the conflict on the program it was germany who moved to three plus three talks in the beginning in two thousand and three when i'm talking to passengers in the region or when i went to couple of months ago i mean everybody thinks the german should play better the stronger role unfortunately this government just place. the us courts so whatever the us does they follow it and they don't have any initiative from their own what kind of initiative would you like to see the first thing they could easily do is. deescalate the conflict with iran i mean they could really go three four five steps towards to iran and say ok. now we believe that you stop the military nuclear program in two thousand and three so that we are lifting the sanctions and we are engaging in human rights talk and economic talks and this and that this journey just lifts the sanctions is that not purely a symbolic act you know it would be much more than symbolic because the u.n. sanc

role what job is that germany to do germany could really change a lot in that region it was to germany some nine years ago to to mediate in the conflict on the program it was germany who moved to three plus three talks at the beginning in two thousand and three when i'm talking now to. the region when i went to couple of months ago i mean everybody thinks the german should play better from the road unfortunately this government just place. the us courts so whatever the us does they follow it and they don't have any initiative from their own what kind of initiative would you like to see the first thing they could easily do is deescalate the conflict with iran i mean they could really go three four five steps to what's to run and say ok. now we believe that you stopped the military nuclear program in two thousand and three so that we're lifting the sanctions and we are engaging in human rights talk and economic talks and this and that this gently just lifts the sanctions is that not purely a symbolic act you know it would be much more than symbolic because the u.n. sanctions are rather s

but the changes made germany much more competitive. manufacturing exports started soaring, and during the global recession, unemployment actually went down in germany while everybody else's went up. germany's apprentice system providing a wealth of high-skilled workers had a lot to do with that success. apprentices get a crash course in manufacturing, and also work on their own projects. they can even get a bachelors degree. >> there's a sense in the united states that the train something a lid on a kid's career and it's quite the opposite. >> i already got my prototype working -- >> when apprentices complete their training they get a certificate that is accepted throughout their industry. so they can even work for another company if they want. but at siemans 85% end up staying after that training. >> that kind of investment and participation with the employee ends up in creating loyalty. >> the lynchpin of germany's apprentice system is collaboration. the companies and the vocational schools and the government and the trade unions all

they say the esm -- germany's esm participation will basically be restricted to whatever germany has signed up for now. ly have to see the judgment in paper because they're reading out paragraphs now. >> right. what we're getting is it does not exceed $190 billion without the aprooul proval of the lower parliament. they must assure the liability does not exceed the $190 billion euros without approval of the lower house of parliament. the euro has risen slightly after this verdict. your immediate reaction, mark? >> i think that conditionality is an important one. it tells us why the ecb has gone down the omt route. without actually passing an increase in germany's contribution to the esm, there was no possibility of it being increased. because if germany's not going to increase its contribution, no one else is. >> that caps it around the 400 billion mark. >> exactly. on that basis, someone else is going to have to step up. we've all identified the fact that the sum would never, ever be large enough to rescue either or both of italy and spain, and on that basis, of course, someone else

foreign policy spokesperson for the left body here in germany thanks very much for speaking to me. syria is of course the major flashpoint in the world right now what's germany's view on the situation moment. i would love to know i know what my position is in syria and i think i'm the only side i can take that those people are still peacefully demonstrating for the right for the democratic and human rights. but the german government officially they don't take sides something sure of the. human rights. repression within the country sure enough but officially them taking any other sides with a rebel to whatever but informally and to see it from their involvement you know with this by ship on the ground there. and they invite three and put it to us for the time thereafter and train them here so officially they seem to take sides but it's unclear to me who they are now you mentioned the training of politicians for a syria without assad how are those people chosen. i have no idea and i mean this is buy it it's not the government think. think think that's close to the government we have

so it became formally a part of germany at that time. and then in the 20th century, it's fallen back under french control. those original cultural and linguistic ties with germany are still there, so you have a dialect that is a germanic dialect, but it's now, of course, formally a part of france. and this particular and special situation gives it a bifurcated identity, which is really sort of special for a city of its sort. narrator: as the capital of france's alsace region, strasbourg's combination of cultures is one of its strengths. ( speaking french ) translator: we are fortunate, some would say, to be the fruit of a mixed marriage-- a marriage between a so-called "germanic" culture and a latin culture. this is alsace. narrator: you can see this dual history in the architecture here. strasbourg is german in its 16th-century timber-framed houses. strasbourg is french in the ordered lines of the 18th-century han palace. strasbourg is german in the neoclassical architecture of emperor wilhelm ii's rhine palace. and strasbourg is french

that has germany worried that criminals could essentially buy their way into europe. the spokesman from the german foreign ministry says his country may take up the matter with its european union partners if and when it has concrete reasons to suspect the program is being abused and could trigger breaches of security. one consequence could be an entry visa requirement for citizens. the islands, which are part of the british commonwealth, say they take into the program seriously. the commonwealth has already blocked the eligibility of an iranian investors, after an attack on the british embassy in tehran last year. for now, german authorities are keeping a close eye on property investments in this caribbean paradise. >> and you are up to date here at this hour on dw. thanks for joining us. >> more news at the top of the hour. catch us then. captioned by the national captioning institute --www.ncicap.org--

i think that germany's success as an exporting company is based on this skill. >> germany's success has been nothing short of remarkable. once known as the sick man of europe, the company enacted reforms, cut costs and went through a painful restructuring. unemployment peaked at over 11%, much higher than the eurozone and the united states, but the changes have made germany much more competitive. manufacturing exports started soaring and during the global recession, unemployment actually went down in germany while everyone else's went up. germany's apprentice system, providing a wealth of high-skilled workers, had a lot to do with that success. apprentices at siemens get a crash course in cutting edge manufacturing. and also work on their own projects. they can even get a bachelor's degree. >> i think there's a sense in the united states that this apprenticeship training is somehow a lid on a kid's career. it's quite the opposite. >> i've already got by prototype working. >> when apprentices complete their training, they get a certificate that's accepted throughout their industry. so th

as a whole but even if the effect is out on germany as well it's still worth doing. yes but the german economy is so basically we're very strong and we do not depend on the exports into the euro so we have strong export markets in the far east. as a whole if we can avoid pouring more and more off all taxpayers' money into the european whole will we will we will succeed and become. the whole continent out of the mess you're going to thanks for the line you're going to sass a journalist and editor in chief of the compartment as you know the line there from berlin thank you thank you was taken europe to from next door in the meantime the ongoing crisis has sparked renewed separatism calls in council or over a million people indeed took to the streets a bus alone to call for independence from spain the annual rally attracted a record turnout of the most prosperous part of spain which blames central government right now for its economic woes authorities in catalonia demanding a five billion euro bailout from madrid saying that's how much bus load has been forced to overpa

germany definitely wants the efforts to go through in some form because germany depends on a robust european economy for exports. germany could, indeed, change it up. >> terry martin, thanks. >> on now to some sobering news in the united states and a convention of party hang over in the form of disappointing jobs numbers. president barack obama promised to lead the nation "to a better place" and warned the road ahead would be difficult. it was revealed the u.s. economy added only 96,000 jobs, well below the 125,000 economists had been expecting. the unemployment rate dropped but the weak data played in to the hands of the opposition. >> republican presidential hopeful met romney said the jobs report proves obama's policies have not worked and no president since the great depression has been reelected with unemployment over 7.2%. >> more on the u.s. presidential election in a moment, but first on to the markets and weaker than expected unemployment data which was in focus. many are betting it will prompt further stimulus by the u.s. federal reserve. as a result, european stocks climbing highe

the maximum amount that germany will be able to put in is one hundred and ninety billion if they want to put in any more than that they can have to go to the bundestag and it's going to have to be a vote on it also both houses of the german parliament are going to have to be kept up to date with exactly what that money is being spent on it's a political success for. merkel she backed the system wholeheartedly and of course she's got an election coming up next year she couldn't afford any major embarrassment however the fact that it has to go through a vote in the bundestag and that the amount has been capped could mean that she faces a few internal problems inside the journal put the german parliament if they want to try and increase the amount of money germany is going to give to those failing economies in the rest of the eurozone the five hundred billion euro ports that's not infinite it's got it's not a bottomless pit of cash what happens if other countries for by the way at the moment we're seeing greece needing that bailout money desperately what happens if all of that bailout mo

role what job is that germany to do germany could really change a lot in that region it was. germany nine years ago to to mediate in the conflict on the not the program it was germany who moved to three plus three talks in the beginning in two thousand and three when i'm talking to passengers in the region or when i went to couple of months ago i mean everybody thinks the german should play better the stronger role unfortunately this government just place. the u.s. courts so whatever the u.s. does they follow it and they don't have any initiative from their own what kind of initiative would you like to see the first thing that could easily do is deescalate the conflict with iran i mean they could really go three four five steps towards to iran and say ok. now we believe that you stopped the military nuclear program in two thousand and three so that we're lifting the sanctions and we are engaging in human rights talk and economic talks and that this journey just lifts the sanctions is that not purely a symbolic act you know it would be much more than symbolic because the u.n.

for a second because we talk about the end game with germany here and there's two scenarios here either a there are suicide bankers and then they're just painted themselves into a corner and they too will go down the ship or be they are basically getting countries on the periphery to give up their sovereignty in exchange for loans into all such time as they obtain the all the rights and privileges of these countries they have a rent seeking play on these peripheral countries at which point they turn the loans begins back on growth begins to resume but it only. greece and ireland and others have lost their sovereignty that's the that's the second scenario your thought it seems to be bernie. unless they essentially become a mix territories of percent of us there's not really any other way oh because i'm . you know the fundamental problem is is the structure of your and the inability of these countries to devalue and because germany's suppress this wages below productivity these other countries can't compete and so the the effect as harmful aspect describes it is exported unemployment so t

traded out and i came to west germany. after one year of jail, if you're only 19 years old, that makes you a not very confident child. you're shaky. then you come to a whole new world and i experienced this is a bit rougher world also, you know. so what i did was i hitchhiked to italy where i always wanted to be, in italy, and i was ending up on a little island called volcano, and i found a cave, and i was really like my other hero robinson crusoe living in a cage. i wanted to make sure i could live by myself. i didn't live with society, i lived with nature. after one year i was ready to go back to the society. i was strong enough but my self-esteem with all my beliefs and i went right into this. he did that at home, climbing up the ladder, and i would pick. but then when i came into the fashion business, i thought, this is not what i really want, and i think destiny said, susanne, this is not where we really want you. that was the first time i put my feet into another continent which is this continent. >> when i came to l

germany has its own problems. we should deal with them. >> we are worried germany might also go down. >> european integration is deepening. a first step was taken today towards a full banking union with an aim of economic and political union in the future of your gut -- in the future. >> today we will take going to the cinema to delight in technicolor films for granted. a century ago they were just coming out in black and white. now the earliest moving color pictures ever made have been rediscovered in the north of england. russell little girl with the red sash -- >> a little girl with a , and it is goldfish compan all 110 years old. the film was produced by one of cinemas pioneers, edward turner. his oregon's new he tried to create color film, -- historians new he tried to create color film. then he was given this old can that was sitting on the shelves. >> i opened it, took a little film out now, and i recognize the process. i could not quite believe my eyes. >> he died in 1990 through -- 1993 while his idea was

so if these people have been brought here to germany because germany sees them as being beneficial for the country in the future sure obviously i mean there's sort of an idea this government has which is not out in the public space i don't know about it but obviously they have an idea who they want to govern the country with or this is ethnically based religiously based or politically based i've know of no clue i can figure i can imagine i would thing that they would look for people who are not too close to the muslim brothers so to islam for way from from us that it's possible maybe not too critical about turkey but i don't know so if germany setting itself up is the best place to to train politicians for the post. that's what they are doing i mean obviously they are inviting people here and they call it training for the situation there after. so yes they're training people for government positions and sure they want to have the relationship with the german government and eventually the muslim brotherhood there are another country where they have huge influences of course in egypt how

kleptocrats getting their piece of the pie and i'm curious how you think that's going to play out and if germany can have the kind of credibility to be this boss of the eurozone or if you think that it will be this kind of economic prison is nigel for russia's called the e.u. . well again you know let's listen to a german is complaining about a euro bond is against the treaties and it's against their constitution the bailouts were against the treaties so you know on that at that angle germany's one hundred percent right and to put all these young worthless bonds in so one package and make everybody pay for it you know if i was german after them spending why or how many trillions to to bring east germany back in it i'd have reservations too but again lauren it's a much bigger issue let's look what's going on in china their economy is contract just as germany's composite purchasing managers index hit a three year low the same thing in china just this week then you look at india oh india that was booming like crazy well there economy just grew a little over five percent down from nine percent a yea

role what job is that germany to do and germany could really change a lot in that region it was. germany nine years ago to to mediate in the conflict on the not the program it was germany who moved to three plus three talks in the beginning in two thousand and three when i'm talking to passengers in the region or when i went to couple of months ago i mean everybody thinks the german should play better the stronger role unfortunately this government just place. the us courts so whatever the us does they follow it and they don't have any initiative on their own what kind of initiative would you like to see the first thing they could easily do is deescalate the conflict with iran i mean they could really go three four five steps towards to iran and say ok. now we believe that you stopped the military nuclear program in two thousand and three so that we're lifting the sanctions and we are engaging in human rights talk and economic talks and that they're generally just lift sanctions is that not purely a symbolic act you know it would be much more than symbolic because the u.n. sancti

right let's not talk to risk consultant john hulsman who joins us from rottenberg in germany now he's going to shed some light on the story well good to see you there mr houseman can see only the euro zone nations breath a sigh of relief now i mean that they know they will continue getting rescue care cash can they be relieved. well i mean going to get a sense yes i think peter's report out on the head last time i spoke to i said look the court's going to say yes there's no way they'll say no it would destroy the euro and we'd be in a global depression they're not going to say no the key is always been the fine prince and as peter pointed out before but a friend here is really telling the germans are stirring up hostages to fortune they're going to need more than the five hundred billion euro because italy and spain to some extent certainly spain will need a bailout greece probably will need a third bailout and then have to go back to not going to stop because the cork out german liability to one hundred ninety billion euro sounds like a lot of money frankly it's not given the money t

the maximum amount the germany will be able to put in is one hundred and ninety billion if they want to put in any more than that they can have to go to the bundestag and it's going to have to be a vote on it also both houses of the german parliament are going to have to be kept up to date with exactly what that money is being spent on it's a political success for. merkel she backed this system full heartedly and of course she's got an election coming up next year she couldn't afford any major embarrassment however the fact that it has to go through a vote in the bundestag and at the amount has been kept could mean that she faces a few internal problems inside the journal put the german parliament if they want to try and increase the amount of money germany is going to give to those failing economies in the rest of the eurozone the five hundred billion euro ports that's not infinite it's got it's not a bottomless pit of cash what happens if other countries for by the way at the moment we're seeing greece needing that bailout money desperately what happens if all of that bailout money

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the foreign policy spokesperson for the left body here in germany thanks very much speaking to me. syria is of course the major flash point in the world right now what's chimney's view on the situation the moment. i would love to know i know what my position is in syria and i think i'm the only side i can take that those people are still peacefully demonstrating for the right for the democratic and human rights. but the german government officially they don't take sides something sure of the. human rights. repression within the country sure enough but officially them not taking any other sides with the rebel to whatever but informally and we see it from their involvement you know with this by ship on the ground there. and they invite three and put it to us for the time thereafter and train them here so officially they seem to take sides but it's unclear to me who they are now you mentioned the training of politicians for a syria without assad how were those people chosen. i have no idea and i mean this is buy it it's not the government think. think think that's close to the governm

germany takes sides in this confrontation. we will maintain our commitment to the people of the arab world and build on that commitment. we will not react by turning away, but by redoubling our efforts. westerwelle speaking at the united nations in new york. france is a socialist government has unveiled a budget that is being called the toughest in three decades -- france's socialist government. it includes tax hikes for the rich and businesses in france. it is aimed at showing francois hollande and his team have the physical rigor to maintain france's reputation as a pillar in the eurozone. >> they came to narrow the deficit next year to 3% of national output -- date came to narrow the deficit next year. >> among the measures -- a temporary 75% income tax on earnings over 1 million euros. business also faces cuts in tax breaks. the prime minister presented the 2013 budget. >> this is a budget for social justice. and it is a budget for growth. it prepares us for the future. it is a courageous and responsible budget. >> the pac

actually everyone loses in the end you have a time of germany a second but first let's kind of stick our money in here in london is become the epicenter of global fraud because primarily the regulatory environment is nonexistent the f.s.a. is nonexistent they are a regulator for hire and you came from a few bucks and they'll sign any document blindfold that they've got no accountability to anybody essentially so you've got a i.g. was in london you've got money bernie made off went through a lot of lehman brothers the look on the well and of clue m.f. global ok and they have this concept of re up obligation where they can use as collateral securities and then use the same securities as collateral again infinite number of times it's all the same thing an infinite number of times of london if you took fraud out of the g.d.p. of the u.k. . what would you have left over anything it's all to do with what you measure is actually productive activity because i've had this conversation with friends but you know we need to succeed because we will of course come from but how can that because tha

the maximum amount germany will be able to put in is one hundred and ninety billion if they want to put in any more than that they can have to go to the bundestag and it's going to have to be a vote on it also both houses of the german parliament are going to have to be kept up to date with exactly what that money is being spent on it's a political success for. merkel she backed the system wholeheartedly and of course she's got an election coming up next year she couldn't afford any major embarrassment however the fact that it has to go through a vote in the bundestag and at the amount has been kept could mean that she faces a few internal problems inside the journal put german parliament if they want to try and increase the amount of money germany is going to give to those failing economies in the rest of the eurozone the five hundred billion euro ports that's not infinite it's got it's not a bottomless pit of cash what happens if other countries for by the way at the moment we're seeing greece needing that bailout money desperately what happens if all of that bailout money or too much