for peer steinbrueck, he is against merkel and himself. steinbrueck sometimes comes across as blind, arrogant, and unlikable. his social credentials have been dented by his big earnings from speaking engagements. supporters have been shaky within his own social democratic party, questioning whether he can fulfill voter expectations. >> the image depends on a number of factors. trustworthiness, leadership, expertise, and whether voters like them on a personal level. >> bad news for steinbrueck. he polls badly on all four points. most people want to see angela merkel reelected. >> ms. merkel enjoys a positive image along the -- with a lot of people. that makes it difficult for any challenger. be it steinbrueck or anybody else. >> her popularity has allowed her to break with her party's conservative mold, and the compulsory military service, pushing for same-sex marriage, shutting down nuclear reactors and plans for a minimum wage. steinbrueck has to appeal to the left without alienating the center ground, difficult but not impossible. he wil

for peer steinbrueck, he is against merkel and himself. steinbrueck sometimes comes across as blind, arrogant, and unlikable. his social credentials have been dented by his big earnings from speaking engagements. supporters have been shaky within his own social democratic party, questioning whether he can fulfill voter expectations. >> the image depends on a number of factors. trustworthiness, leadership, expertise, and whether voters like them on a personal level. >> bad news for steinbrueck. he polls badly on all four points. most people want to see angela merkel reelected. >> ms. merkel enjoys a positive image along the -- with a lot of people. that makes it difficult for any challenger. be it steinbrueck or anybody else. >> her popularity has allowed her to break with her party's conservative mold, and the compulsory military service, pushing for same-sex marriage, shutting down nuclear reactors and plans for a minimum wage. steinbrueck has to appeal to the left without alienating the center ground, difficult but not impossible. he wil

lex chancellor merkel's top aide is under scrutiny. how much did he know about u.s. surveillance programs? >> the bike that is made out of cardboard. we will meet its israeli of mentor -- inventor. well, was the train traveling too fast? that is the question being asked most as spain comes to terms with one of its worst train accident ever. >> more than 80 people died when the high-speed train jumped the tracks in a curve in the northwest of the country. the entire country is now marking three days of mourning. >> investigators say they have ruled out terrorism, and video of the crash suggest that speed may have played a role. that video is in our next report . we do want to warn you, the images are potentially disturbing. >> closed-circuit video of the train derailing. it shows the carriages behind the locomotive for the first to leave the track. video shot by passersby who rushed to the rat show that the scene of devastation. bodies strewn across the carriages and burning wreckage. officials so far have ruled out terrorism, and the rail operator says the train had

are following angela merkel on facebook. it's a good way for us to reach lots of people, but the numbers on their own do not tell us much. what really counts is user activity -- how often users share our content, how many likes we get, but even in that area, we are doing better than the spd, and that is what is crucial. >> campaign workers and spd -- at spd headquarters beg to differ. their candidate may be well behind the chancellor and online fan numbers -- he has only got 67,000 compared to her more than 300,000 -- but spd campaigners say the difference is that they use the internet to encourage and mobilize supporters to campaign for them off-line. >> i think the days when campaigns just ran ads are over. it is not just about being online. it's about being off-line, too. we have had very strong dialogue with voters. for me, the mark of modern campaigns is to approach voters and interact with them, not just to run ads. >> still, it is no secret that neither of the front runners is a whiz when it comes to the internet. ste

chancellor merkel's policies will be a big sticking point when voters head to the polls. let's take a closer look. >> the euro under assault. one crisis summit after another. angry citizens, rescue packages, emergency bailouts, more summits, violent protests, headlines that have dominated the news in europe since 2010. in the thick of it all, chancellor angela merkel managing germany's and europe's response to the crisis, a poker game with billions at stake. polls show germans are worried about their savings him about the majority of its -- about their savings, but the majority of its citizens still completely trust the chancellor. >> the image people have of the chancellor is that she is a competent crisis manager who, so far, has been a good job of guiding germany through the crisis. >> but that comes with a steep price tag. munich cost info institute-- m -- munich's ifo institute says there is a total of 660 billion euros, the maximum committed to spending if necessary on bailouts. the opposition accuses the government of being irresponsible. >> incompetent. >> had he

i put it to him that merkel once german data protection law to be european standard. how likely is this to happen? >> the european authorities are now trying to do that. german standards should be european standards, said the home affairs minister. now they are trying to get through negotiations with american counterparts, and that could be a problem because americans are not very eager to adapt to european standards, so there is a long way to go. the new organization will not be in place before 2014. >> are the europeans afraid of the u.s.'s ability to spy on us so well? >> yes, and rightfully so because europeans are very eager to protect their data now. the scandal was a wake-up call for europeans. now they want to tackle the problem swiftly. the big question is -- will the americans play along? >> how likely is it that americans will play along? >> europeans want to connect the data protection issue with the free trade deal currently in negotiations, and they say to americans that if they get their data protections, they will give in to some demands in the free tr

chancellor merkel's policies will be a big sticking point when voters head to the polls. let's take a closer look. >> the euro under assault. one crisis summit after another. angry citizens, rescue packages, emergency bailouts, more summits, violent protests, headlines that have dominated the news in europe since 2010. in the thick of it all, chancellor angela merkel managing germany's and europe's response to the crisis, a poker game with billions at stake. polls show germans are worried about their savings him about the majority of its -- about their savings, but the majority of its citizens still completely trust the chancellor. >> the image people have of the chancellor is that she is a competent crisis manager who, so far, has been a good job of guiding germany through the crisis. >> but that comes with a steep price tag. munich cost info institute-- m -- munich's ifo institute says there is a total of 660 billion euros, the maximum committed to spending if necessary on bailouts. the opposition accuses the government of being irresponsible. >> incompetent. >> had he

lex chancellor merkel's top aide is under scrutiny. how much did he know about u.s. surveillance programs? >> the bike that is made out of cardboard. we will meet its israeli of mentor -- inventor. well, was the train traveling too fast? that is the question being asked most as spain comes to terms with one of its worst train accident ever. >> more than 80 people died when the high-speed train jumped the tracks in a curve in the northwest of the country. the entire country is now marking three days of mourning. >> investigators say they have ruled out terrorism, and video of the crash suggest that speed may have played a role. that video is in our next report . we do want to warn you, the images are potentially disturbing. >> closed-circuit video of the train derailing. it shows the carriages behind the locomotive for the first to leave the track. video shot by passersby who rushed to the rat show that the scene of devastation. bodies strewn across the carriages and burning wreckage. officials so far have ruled out terrorism, and the rail operator says the train had

merkel put a damper on such expectations right at the start. anyone who has come here today expecting me to share the results of clarification activities has come with misplaced hope. these activities are continuing. they are not finished. >> but when pressed by reporters, merkel admitted germany has little average -- little leverage with the u.s. for getting answers. >> our american partners need time for their investigations, and they have not yet made a statement, so we will have to work on getting them to make that statement. >> otherwise, she stuck to some well-worn talking points on the issues. >> on german territory, one has to obey german law. here in germany and in europe, it is not the law of the most our full accounts but the power of the law -- it is not the law of the most powerful that counts. >> it is mostly the same. you listen to her for 100 minutes and never understand what she is saying. >> but the criticism has yet to did her popularity. with elections two months away, polls show her well ahead of her rivals. >> our reporter

angela merkel's chief of staff faced a grilling by lawmakers. the accusation -- the government knew about american and british activities long before edward snowden's revelations. that is a view held by the opposition and a majority of the general public, but the attempt to turn the scandal into a campaign issue has so far failed to sway voters. with two months to go until the election, a new opinion poll suggests a slight rise in support for angela merkel's conservatives. social democrats move down to just 25%. the greens are up to 14%. the left stay on numeral seven percent. chancellor merkel's free democrats coalition partners stay under the five percent threshold needed to enter parliament, and the outrage over the snooping scandal has not helped a pro-transparency pirate party, either. their support remains unchanged. with her poll numbers holding up, angela merkel has one less thing to worry about as she leaves on vacation. >> over to our political correspondent. can the chancellor breathe easy going into those holidays? >> the opinion pol

angela merkel's chief of staff faced a grilling by lawmakers. the accusation -- the government knew about american and british activities long before edward snowden's revelations. that is a view held by the opposition and a majority of the general public, but the attempt to turn the scandal into a campaign issue has so far failed to sway voters. with two months to go until the election, a new opinion poll suggests a slight rise in support for angela merkel's conservatives. social democrats move down to just 25%. the greens are up to 14%. the left stay on numeral seven percent. chancellor merkel's free democrats coalition partners stay under the five percent threshold needed to enter parliament, and the outrage over the snooping scandal has not helped a pro-transparency pirate party, either. their support remains unchanged. with her poll numbers holding up, angela merkel has one less thing to worry about as she leaves on vacation. >> over to our political correspondent. can the chancellor breathe easy going into those holidays? >> the opinion pol

german chancellor angela merkel faces stiff questions over just how involved germany was in the n.s.a. prism spying program. the us invasion of iraq is applying for an epidemic of birth defects and cancer due to the military use of depleted uranium we report from a former war zone where the health cost is turning out to be even worse than originally thought. britain's prime minister admits this too much extremism among the syrian rebels his clearest indication yet that london's i'm willing to go for full scale arms deliveries will be asking what's behind the apparent you to. international news and comment watching r.t. coming she's live from sky. a german magazine claims that burns intelligence services have been making good use of the u.s. national security agency secret spying program that's raised questions over chancellor merkel's earlier condemnation of washington's surveillance tactics peter all of the reports from birthday. german chancellor angela merkel had to rigidly said that she only found out of the extent of the united states's spying programs through the media and it no

german chancellor angela merkel faces stiff questions over just how involved germany was in the prism spying program. the u.s. invasion of iraq is a plane from epidemic of birth defects and cancer jus to the military use of depleted uranium the report from a former war zone where the health cost is turning out to be even worse than originally thought. britain's prime minister meets there's too much extremism among the syrian rebels his clearest indication yet that london's i'm willing to go full scale arms deliveries will be asking what's behind the apparent need to. khloe alchemy watching our take coming to you live from moscow with may and pharma . now a german magazine claims that lynn's intelligence services have been making good use of the us national security agency secret spying program and that's raised questions over chancellor merkel's earlier condemnation of washington's surveillance tactics peter all over reports from berlin. german chancellor angela merkel had originally said that she only found out of the extent of the united states's spying programs through the media an

german chancellor angela merkel faces stiff questions over just how involved germany was in the n.s.a. prism spying program. but toxic legacy of war the us invasion of iraq is accused of causing an epidemic of birth defects thanks to the use of uranium to weaponry. we found out the problem could be much worse than originally thought. elections not tanks the son of egypt's ousted president tells r.t. that's the only way to change the country insisting his father's rule was truly democratic . a very warm welcome to you on this monday morning this is r.t. live from moscow with me rory sushi now it just moments after ten am here in the russian capital. germany has been working hand in glove with the u.s. spy agency who sweeping global surveillance was revealed of course to the world by edward snowden according to news magazine both germany's foreign and domestic intelligence have been spying and using n.s.a. spy programs but that hasn't stopped from demanding that washington explain its snooping activities in europe as a tease peter all of us now reports. german chancellor angela merkel h

german chancellor merkel faces stiff questions over just how involved germany was in the n.s.a. prism spying program. epidemic of birth defects and. depleted uranium in a report from. the health becoming increasingly visible. britain's prime minister of. extremism among the syrian rebels is appears indication yet. to go for full scale deliveries. of power. in. twenty four hours a day a german magazine claims that intelligence services have been making active use of the us national security agency secret spying program that's raised questions over chancellor merkel's early a condemnation of washington's surveillance tactics. reports from. german chancellor angela merkel had to rigidly said that she only found out of the extent of the united states's spying programs through the media and it now comes out thanks to n.s.a. internal documents that have been reported by news magazine that well they were far more involved than she let on that indeed in fact they quote in the dish legal article the internal memos that say that there was a willingness to take risks and pursue new opportu

german chancellor angela merkel faces stiff questions over just how involved germany was in the prison spying program. an epidemic of birth defects and cancer in iraq is blamed on the u.s. led coalition's use of depleted uranium in military assaults we report from a. health cost is becoming increasingly visible. and britain's prime minister admits there's too much extremism among the syrian rebels his clearest indication yet that london is unwilling to go for full scale deliveries. what is behind the apparent top stories. live from studio center in moscow this is with you twenty four ounce a day a german magazine claims that intelligence services have been making active use of the u.s. national security agency secret spying program now that has raised questions over chancellor merkel's earlier condemnation of washington's surveillance tactics of the reports from. german chancellor angela merkel had to rigidly said that she only found out of the extent of the united states's spying programs through the media and it now comes out thanks to n.s.a. internal documents that have been reporte

turn in the rhetoric bugging is not what friends do you said merkel slamming u.s. actions as cold war tactics one german m.-e. pay even compared this to the infamous secret police in east germany and the justice minister said the reports are to alarming to be ignored well former am i five agent and he says the inconsistency between germany's official and he said vaillant stance and its own operations will trigger much anger and lots of questions. we have a situation in germany where because of their historic experiences with ixtapa in world war two in the stars in east germany they put in place a very strong cast iron constitution to protect people from invasion that they're pretty convinced spied on and this is what the germans have for decades taken for granted they have certain legal protections and we've seen this time and again when other european like a lot of try to impose on germany where you know things like her facial recognition date or on google face facebook have been banned in germany and yet the b.m.d. and even to intelligence agencies in germany hav

despite its public show of indignation over america's surveillance of europe german chancellor angela merkel faces stiff questions over just how involved germany was in the n.s.a. prism spying program. the toxic legacy of war the us invasion of iraq is accused of causing an epidemic of birth defects thanks to the use of uranium tipped weaponry. found the problem could be much worse the numbers in only four. elections not tanks the son of egypt's ousted president tells us the only way to change the country insisting his father's rule was truly democratic. thank you for joining us here on r.t. today a river sushi life in moscow with your headlines from all around the world germany has been working hand in glove with the united states spy agency who sweeping global surveillance was revealed to the world by edward snowden now according to dust spiegel newsmagazine both germany's foreign and domestic intelligence have been using me n.s.a. spy programs that hasn't stopped from demanding that washington explain its snooping activities in europe peter all of a told me this just a little bit earlier

to in the rhetoric firstly bugging is not what friends do you said merkel slamming u.s. actions as cold war tactics one german m.e.p. even compared this to the infamous secret police in east germany and the justice minister said the reports are too alarming to be ignored for me and my five agent says the inconsistency between germany's official and the surveillance stance and its own operations will trigger much anger and lots of questions. we have a situation in germany where because of their historic experiences with the stopper in world war two in the stars in east germany they put in place a very strong castalia constitution to protect people from invasion with their pretty pink spied on and this is what the germans have for decades taken for granted they have certain legal protections and we've seen this time and again when other european model or to try to impose on germany where you know things like her facial recognition date her old google face that facebook has been found in germany and yet the b.m.d. and even to intelligence agencies in germany have been doing

german chancellor merkel faces stiff questions over just how involved germany was in the prison spying program. an epidemic. in iraq is blamed on the u.s. led coalition's use of depleted uranium in military we report from. the health costs is becoming increasingly visible. britain's prime minister admits there's too much extremism among the syrian rebels clearest indication yet that london is unwilling to go for full scale deliveries. behind the. top stories this. life. in moscow with the twenty four hour a day a german magazine claims that intelligence services to be making active use of the u.s. national security agency's secret spying program that's raise questions over chancellor merkel's condemnation of washington's surveillance tactics. reports from. german chancellor angela merkel had to rigidly said that she only found out of the extent of the united states's spying programs through the media and it now comes out thanks to n.s.a. internal documents that have been reported by dish big news magazine that well they were far more involved than she let on that indeed in fact they qu

advantage that just weeks after burning condemned washington snooping activity german chancellor angela merkel faces stiff questions over just how involved germany was in the prism spying program. the us invasion of iraq is blamed for an epidemic of the effects and cancer due to the military use of depleted uranium we report from a former war zone where the health cost is turning out to be even worse than originally thought. britain's prime minister admits there's too much extremism among the syrian rebels he's clearest indication yet that london's unwilling to go for full scale arms deliveries will be asking what is behind the apparently. i welcome you watching r.t. with me. now a german magazine claims that palin's intelligence services have been making good use of the us national security agency secret spying program that's raised questions over chancellor merkel's early condemnation of washington's surveillance tactics artie's peter oliver reports from berkeley. german chancellor angela merkel had to rigidly said that she only found out of the extent of the united states's spying programs

chancellor angela merkel says she only found out from media reports. the opposition wants her to than send her minister. >> your story convinced that the clarification we need should come at the level of the u.s. president -- i'm convinced that the clarification we need should come at the level of the u.s. president. there should be a clear statement from americans that they will desist in future from listening in and spying on their friends. >> first of all, he has the task of getting answers. with elections approaching, a lot of people will be watching to see how he does. >> for more on the story, we are by our washington correspondent. there's, of course, a lot of potential for controversy here. what are are the expectations for this visit? >> i have low expectations for this visit. i do not think that americans are willing to reveal the details of what the national security agency is doing in germany and also in europe. he is going to meet with the national security advisor of president obama, and he will also meet with attorney general eric holder

german chancellor angela merkel faces stiff questions over just how involved germany was in the n.s.a. prism spying program. an epidemic of birth defects and cancer in iraq is blamed on the u.s. led coalition's use of depleted uranium in military assaults we report from. the health cost is becoming increasingly visible. and britain's prime minister admits there is too much extremism among the syrian rebels is clearest indication yet that london is unwilling to go for full scale deliveries will be asking what's behind the apparent u. turn. studio center in sco this is r.t. with the twenty four hours a day. german magazine claims that intelligence services have been making active use of the us national security agency secret spying program that's raise questions over chancellor merkel's earlier condemnation of washington's surveillance tactics peter all of the reports now from. german chancellor angela merkel had to rigidly said that she only found out of the extent of the united states's spying programs through the media and it now comes out thanks to n.s.a. internal documents that hav

chancellor angela merkel. her tactic is to promise everyone a little something without committing to anything too specific. a winning strategy so far, much to the frustration of her opponents. >> we have time to turn to a sport that germany dominates in europe like virtually no other. >> we are talking about a women's soccer. if european championships sixth in a row. >> the captain led the way, trophy in hand. around 5000 fans filled up to cheer their soccer euros. the team spent the night celebrating their victory in sweden, but no one showed signs of tiredness in front of their followers. coach sylvia has complement to their players on the win. >> beginning with the finals, our team really pulled together. we grew closer and play with a lot of courage and passion. we had a great team spirit and held each other. >> in the hard-fought final, it was the substitute who had just been brought on who scored the match winner. the germans worked hard to defend their lead. the team's experienced player warded off two

german chancellor angela merkel faces stiff questions over just how involved germany was in the n.s.a. prism spying program. u.s. invasion of iraq is playing for an epidemic of birth defects and cancer to the military use of depleted uranium port from a former war zone where the health cost is turning out to be even worse than originally thought. and britain's prime minister too much extremism among the syrian rebels is clearest indication yet that london is unwilling to go for full scale deliveries will be asking what's behind the apparent need to. welcome it's good to have you company watching r.t. coming chief live from moscow with may and tree farm. now a german magazine claims that intelligence services have been making good use of the u.s. national security agency secret spying program and that's raised questions over chancellor merkel's earlier condemnation of washington's surveillance tactics are. reports from burly. german chancellor angela merkel had to rigidly said that she only found out of the extent of the united states's spying programs through the media and it now come

german chancellor angela merkel had originally said that she only found out of the extent of the united states's spying programs through the media and it now comes out thanks to n.s.a. internal documents that have been reported by big news magazine that well they were far more involved than she let on that indeed in fact they quote in the dish people article the internal memos that say that there was a willingness to take risks and pursue new opportunities for cooperation with the u.s. that was shown by the german authorities they also were talking about the head of the b n d germany's foreign security service that he showed an eagerness under desire to cooperate turns out that germany actually operated one of the main parts of the the expansive spying program that's called x. keyscore program that basically anybody who they were looking into they could find out exactly what was being searched online by that particular person and it's estimated around five hundred million data connections were being monitored every month by by the spying program here in germany alone so it was quite an

chancellor angela merkel. her tactic is to promise everyone a little something without committing to anything too specific. a winning strategy so far, much to the frustration of her opponents. >> we have time to turn to a sport that germany dominates in europe like virtually no other. >> we are talking about a women's soccer. if european championships sixth in a row. >> the captain led the way, trophy in hand. around 5000 fans filled up to cheer their soccer euros. the team spent the night celebrating their victory in sweden, but no one showed signs of tiredness in front of their followers. coach sylvia has complement to their players on the win. >> beginning with the finals, our team really pulled together. we grew closer and play with a lot of courage and passion. we had a great team spirit and held each other. >> in the hard-fought final, it was the substitute who had just been brought on who scored the match winner. the germans worked hard to defend their lead. the team's experienced player warded off two

ok so bugging is not what friends do that's according to anglo merkel slamming u.s. actions or so called a cold war tactics one german m.e.p. even compared this to the infamous secret police of east germany and the justice minister said the reports are just too alarming to be ignored or former m i five agent or any rational and she says the inconsistency between germany's official and the surveillance stance and its own operations will only trigger more questions and an awful lot more anger we have a situation in germany where because of their historic experiences with ixtapa in world war two in the stars in east germany they put in place a very strong cast iron constitution to protect people from invasion that they're pretty even being spied on and this is what the germans have for decades taken for granted they have certain legal protections and we've seen this time and again when other european like a lot of try to be imposed on germany where you know things like her facial recognition data or google face at facebook have been banned in germany and yet the b.m.d.

for example a bugging is not what friends do that's according to merkel slamming u.s. actions as cold war tactics though were one german m.p. even comparing this to the infamous secret police in east germany and the justice minister saying as well the reports are very alarming for the former m i five agent annie mashaal and she says the inconsistency between germany's official and the surveillance stance and its own operations will trigger much anger and many more questions. we have a situation in germany where because of their historic experiences with the stop in world war two and the stars in east germany they put in place a very strong cast iron constitution to protect people from invasion that they're pretty spied on and this is what the germans have for decades taken for granted they have certain legal protections and we've seen this time and again when other european white list of tried to be imposed on germany where you know things like facial recognition date or on google face facebook have been banned in germany and yet the b.m.d. and even to intelligence age

chancellor angela merkel says she only found out from media reports. the opposition wants her to than send her minister. >> your story convinced that the clarification we need should come at the level of the u.s. president -- i'm convinced that the clarification we need should come at the level of the u.s. president. there should be a clear statement from americans that they will desist in future from listening in and spying on their friends. >> first of all, he has the task of getting answers. with elections approaching, a lot of people will be watching to see how he does. >> for more on the story, we are by our washington correspondent. there's, of course, a lot of potential for controversy here. what are are the expectations for this visit? >> i have low expectations for this visit. i do not think that americans are willing to reveal the details of what the national security agency is doing in germany and also in europe. he is going to meet with the national security advisor of president obama, and he will also meet with attorney general eric holder

german chancellor angela merkel had to rigidly said that she only found out of the extent of the united states's spying programs through the media and it now comes out thanks to n.s.a. internal documents that have been reported by dish big news magazine that well they were far more involved than she let on that indeed in fact they quote in the dish legal article the internal memos that say that there was a willingness to take risks and pursue new opportunities for cooperation with the u.s. that was shown by the german authorities they also were talking about the head of the b.n. de germany's foreign security service that he showed an eagerness under desire to cooperate turns out that germany actually operated one of the main parts of the the expansive spying program that's called x. keyscore program that basically anybody who they were looking into they could find out exactly what was being searched online by that particular person and it's estimated around five hundred million. connections were being monitored every month by the spying program here in germany alone so it was quite an e

the new merkel. are you seeing yourself as a potential chancellor candidate? >> no, i think each generation has one chancellor. my generation, it is angela merkel and she's doing a very good job. >> annette talking to the german labor minister. pippa, this summit, serious or election nearing? >> i think it is election nearing. bottom line, the message to the rest of europe is basically you tighten your belt, you agree to hand over your fiscal sovereignty to brussels, agree to one foreign minister and maybe we'll think about giving you some cash. in the meantime, you're losing a generation, which is true. >> there is no -- is there no price too high to save the euro? as far as political leaders in europe are concerned? >> i think the price is already too high. that's why they can't comply. they can't -- >> those in favor of -- >> who is in favor of one foreign minister? what public has voted for fiscal sovereignty -- >> in favor of the euro. that's the price you have to pay. >> we'll see if brussels g

some opposition even say that angela merkel has broken her oath of office. i think it is a big issue. it will be a big issue because the opposition is quite clearly an issue. they are relatively unconcerned about it to the extent that angela merkel has not lost in the popularity ratings. that is because most voters are concerned about the economy and that germany has escaped effects. >> moving onto other news now, a senior u.s. devote has visited egypt for the first time since the ousted morsi two weeks ago. he called for a transition of the elected civilian government. >> they urged egyptians to end of violence and overcome divisions. meanwhile, supporters took to the streets demanding they be returned to office. >is china's economy in trouble? today, new figures confirmed the slowdown continues. >> so from seven .7% to 7.5% in the quarter. but that was not as bad as some observers had feared. >> they want the economy to move to steadier growth rates. the question is if it could manage that transition. >> the roads are congested and the air is thick with po

some opposition even say that angela merkel has broken her oath of office. i think it is a big issue. it will be a big issue because the opposition is quite clearly an issue. they are relatively unconcerned about it to the extent that angela merkel has not lost in the popularity ratings. that is because most voters are concerned about the economy and that germany has escaped effects. >> moving onto other news now, a senior u.s. devote has visited egypt for the first time since the ousted morsi two weeks ago. he called for a transition of the elected civilian government. >> they urged egyptians to end of violence and overcome divisions. meanwhile, supporters took to the streets demanding they be returned to office. >is china's economy in trouble? today, new figures confirmed the slowdown continues. >> so from seven .7% to 7.5% in the quarter. but that was not as bad as some observers had feared. >> they want the economy to move to steadier growth rates. the question is if it could manage that transition. >> the roads are congested and the air is thick with po

currently, angela merkel enjoys very high ratings in all opinion polls, i think probably for the same reason that the business leaders seem to like her. her cautious and conservative approach to the eurozone crisis is what most germans think has shielded them from its adverse effects. the german economy is doing well, and there's good, high business confidence, as we saw in the survey, and most people, i think, just do not want to rock the vote. >> was there anything surprising in this poll? >> the surprising thing to me was the fact that the spd, social democrat politician, thought steinmeyer was rated the third most popular politician. he has been sidelined by his own party, so that is quite surprising. on the other hand, the is this in need of germany also said that they had more confidence, more respect or the left party politician than they have for the leader of the main opposition party, so what do we make of that yet to >> i'm sure he will be fascinated to hear that. thanks very much for joining us from our political studios. >> the democratic republic of congo, renewed fighti

angela merkel convened a summit to discuss how to find work opportunities for europe's young people. critics say the eu should allocate more funds to job creation measures, but merkel says money alone will not solve the problem. >> money is not the problem. the problem is how we want to earn it in the future. how can we offer young people the chance? how can we provide small and medium companies with money to burn -- to afford the interest payments? how do we kickstart the economy? >> eu leaders wanted to put themselves under pressure to act, but the summit was short on specifics. german trade unions and the opposition social democrats organized a protest outside of the jobs summit. they say angela merkel focusing on it makes her partially responsible for youth unemployment in countries like spain. >> no consensus was reached in today's talks. >> the meeting was intended to be an exchange between the leaders on what policies are working best to fight youth unemployment. as the chancellor said, it was a day of rolling up the sleeves in which they did share their best crack this is. sh

here in germany, chancellor merkel has taken some hits in the political arena in recent weeks. today, she showed her human side, taking time out of her summer vacation to visit families in flood-devastated regions. >> hundreds of homes were damaged when the elbow river -- elbe river rose over its banks. locals are still struggling to get their lives back on track. >> chancellor merkel wanted to see for herself how the region is recovering. it's several weeks since the cleanup began, but the village is still in ruins. many houses will need extensive rebuilding work. these rooms were flooded by almost two meters of water. >> there's huge hardship across the entire region. the farming industry has collapsed. businesses have taken a hit, and then there's the suffering and misery you see in people here. >> it was the beginning of june when the village was submerged. barges had to be sung to plug the hole. chancellor merkel said she was moved by the reconstruction work . >> i can see that the area has been hugely affected. everyone here now has a lot of work to do. some people have l

currently, angela merkel enjoys very high ratings in all opinion polls, i think probably for the same reason that the business leaders seem to like her. her cautious and conservative approach to the eurozone crisis is what most germans think has shielded them from its adverse effects. the german economy is doing well, and there's good, high business confidence, as we saw in the survey, and most people, i think, just do not want to rock the vote. >> was there anything surprising in this poll? >> the surprising thing to me was the fact that the spd, social democrat politician, thought steinmeyer was rated the third most popular politician. he has been sidelined by his own party, so that is quite surprising. on the other hand, the is this in need of germany also said that they had more confidence, more respect or the left party politician than they have for the leader of the main opposition party, so what do we make of that yet to >> i'm sure he will be fascinated to hear that. thanks very much for joining us from our political studios. >> the democratic republic of congo, renewed fighti

angela merkel convened a summit to discuss how to find work opportunities for europe's young people. critics say the eu should allocate more funds to job creation measures, but merkel says money alone will not solve the problem. >> money is not the problem. the problem is how we want to earn it in the future. how can we offer young people the chance? how can we provide small and medium companies with money to burn -- to afford the interest payments? how do we kickstart the economy? >> eu leaders wanted to put themselves under pressure to act, but the summit was short on specifics. german trade unions and the opposition social democrats organized a protest outside of the jobs summit. they say angela merkel focusing on it makes her partially responsible for youth unemployment in countries like spain. >> no consensus was reached in today's talks. >> the meeting was intended to be an exchange between the leaders on what policies are working best to fight youth unemployment. as the chancellor said, it was a day of rolling up the sleeves in which they did share their best crack this is. sh

here in germany, chancellor merkel has taken some hits in the political arena in recent weeks. today, she showed her human side, taking time out of her summer vacation to visit families in flood-devastated regions. >> hundreds of homes were damaged when the elbow river -- elbe river rose over its banks. locals are still struggling to get their lives back on track. >> chancellor merkel wanted to see for herself how the region is recovering. it's several weeks since the cleanup began, but the village is still in ruins. many houses will need extensive rebuilding work. these rooms were flooded by almost two meters of water. >> there's huge hardship across the entire region. the farming industry has collapsed. businesses have taken a hit, and then there's the suffering and misery you see in people here. >> it was the beginning of june when the village was submerged. barges had to be sung to plug the hole. chancellor merkel said she was moved by the reconstruction work . >> i can see that the area has been hugely affected. everyone here now has a lot of work to do. some people have l

i put it to him that merkel once german data protection law to be european standard. how likely is this to happen? >> the european authorities are now trying to do that. german standards should be european standards, said the home affairs minister. now they are trying to get through negotiations with american counterparts, and that could be a problem because americans are not very eager to adapt to european standards, so there is a long way to go. the new organization will not be in place before 2014. >> are the europeans afraid of the u.s.'s ability to spy on us so well? >> yes, and rightfully so because europeans are very eager to protect their data now. the scandal was a wake-up call for europeans. now they want to tackle the problem swiftly. the big question is -- will the

who were polled said the reason for that deterioration was the foreign policy of chancellor angela merkel and the fact that russia hadn't been given the required importance in that foreign policy. germany is russia's major trading partner in europe billions worth of euros of trade between the two countries free every year so it's seriously a quite a big deal economically also this could be seen as something of a a warning shot to chancellor merkel there is an election coming up in september and her main opposition in that election is. now he has called for a change of attitudes towards russia saying that germany should be less competitive and more understanding to its russian partners and this is what's been echoed by the business leaders as the director of this committee for eastern european economic relations told me those jobs that generated by the russian market are integrity to germany. our business is really to to have the fundament to have the relationship very close and i cannot make ties we have a lot of energy toys we have thirty percent of our energy comes from russia that is t

who were polled said the reason for that to tear ration was the foreign policy of chancellor angela merkel and the fact that russia hadn't been given the required importance in that foreign policy. germany is russia's major trading partner in europe it's billions worth of euros of trade between the two countries free every year so it's seriously a quite a big deal economically also this could be seen as something of a a warning shot to chancellor merkel there is an election coming up in september and her main opposition in that election is. now he has called for a change of attitudes towards russia saying that germany should be less competitive and more understanding to its russian partners and this is what's been echoed by the business leaders as the director of this committee for eastern european economic relations told me those jobs that generated by the russian market are integrity to germany. our business is really to to have the fundament true have the relationship very close and i cannot make ties we have a lot of energy ties we have thirty percent of our energy comes from russia th

snowden he claims the us national security agency worked closely with germany contradicting chancellor merkel's reason anger at america's quote cold war tactics. plots. the wounds of civil war in mali are yet to heal as the country hands towards its first post conflict election with security threats still looming. it is two pm in moscow you're watching r t a marina josh welcome to the program a peaceful sit in to support it gets ousted president morsi has turned deadly with forty two people understood to have been killed the muslim brotherhood claims police and the army used live bullets and tear gas on campaigners during dawn prayers outside the republican guard headquarters but the military blames the gunfire on terrorists saying that five people have died artie's lucic often have discussed this earlier with our middle east correspondent policy or. re situation here in egypt is deteriorating and deteriorating fast the entire it nasa city where these clashes happened is in lockdown the military has closed off the whole area and as a result ambulances are unable to reach the injured inside we a

who were polled said the reason for that deterioration was the foreign policy of chancellor angela merkel and the fact that russia hadn't been given the required importance in foreign policy. germany is russia's major trading partner in europe it's billions worth of euros of trade between the two countries free every year so it's seriously a quite a big deal economically also this could be seen as something of a a warning shot to chancellor merkel there is an election coming up in september and her main opposition in that election is. now he has called for a change of attitudes towards russia saying that germany should be less competitive and more understanding to its russian partners and this is what's been echoed by the business leaders as the director of this committee for eastern european economic relations told me those jobs that generated by the russian market are integrity to germany. our business is really to to have the fund arm and drew have the relationship very close and i cannot make ties we have a lot of energy ties we have thirty percent of our energy comes from russia that

a warning shot to chancellor merkel there is an election coming up in september and her main opposition in that election is. now he has called for a change of attitudes towards russia saying that germany should be less combative and more understanding to its russian partners and this is what's been echoed by the business leaders now they've called for a and you strategy from the government they say that they will welcome a strategy that will lead to close the cooperation and closer integration with the russian market now in order to be able to do that they've set out some key aims prime among those they want to see visas abolished between the two countries not just for those coming on holiday but for those wanting to do business in russia in germany now that could be a tricky subject of course germany is part of the shame ganz own it would be understood would be nice to be seen just how they would go about any kind of it unilateral change there but they can try and force the hands of their partners they also want to see a trade area established to increase the amount of business that's

who were polled said the reason for that deterioration was the foreign policy of chancellor angela merkel and the fact that russia hadn't been given the required importance in that foreign policy. germany is russia's major trading partner in europe billions worth of euros of trade between the two countries free every year so it's seriously a quite a big deal economically also this could be seen as something of a a warning shot to chancellor merkel there is an election coming up in september and her main opposition in that election is. now he has called for a change of attitudes towards russia saying that germany should be less competitive and more understanding to its russian partners and this is what's been echoed by the business leaders as the director of this committee for eastern european economic relations told me those jobs that generated by the russian market are integrity to germany. our business is really to to have the fund arm and drew have the relationship very close and i cannot make ties we have a lot of energy ties we have thirty percent of our energy comes from russia that