Hong kong im debating. Police detained dozens of protesters as a crackdown on public displays of Pro Independence but under the new law. For life plus. Following years of alleged rightwing extremism among germanys elite Army Commandos the Defense Ministry ses the king is about to be disbanded. Welcome to the Program Germany today takes over the rotating presidency of the European Union and chatted but. Has been discussing how plans for the 6 months with lawmakers in the federal parliament the bundestag overnight germany kicked off its by projecting the words together for europes recovery on. Nick Brandenburg Gate the slogan refers to the damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic which merkel has described as the greatest challenge the e. U. Has ever faced. The president says merkels last major role on the european stage before shooter titles later next year shes taking time legacy on a massive economic Recovery Plan for the e. U. And she talked about it in her to address to the board as dog there will be a shot cut by European Council discussed an e. U. Wide Recovery Plan for the 1st time 2 weeks ago we agreed that this extraordinary Situation RequiresExtraordinary Solutions to ensure that europe can emerge strongly from this extraordinary crisis there are still major differences in the positions of the Member States and on that through the states and i like to actually have union as quickly as possible so the economic recovery can take place as quickly and sustainably as possible. Movie is based on not speaking whats particularly important to me is that the economic recovery benefits everyone and that its not just about securing jobs wages and companies but that we also strengthen social cohesion in europe that include securing the opportunities for young people in europe and that is why in our presidency we will be pushing for an e. U. Youth guarantee so that every young person has the opportunity to find a job. Im joined now from the German Parliament by Political Correspondent nina haasan by brussels correspondent. You know to you 1st how does Angela Merkel plan on convincing the skeptics in the e. U. To back the franc or german coronavirus Recovery Plan. By simply letting them know that there is no alternative if they want to avoid a complete collapse this is the most serious crisis the e. U. Has ever faced in its history that is the message that Anglo American has repeatedly said the coronavirus came upon the European Union completely unexpectedly and it is nobodys fault that europe now is in such a bad recession which is why uncle michael is willing to take drastic measures some people are saying that this is revolutionary that the person who has always been so fiscally disciplined who didnt want the topic like debt and is now somebody whos saying we need to pool all our strength to help each other out of this crisis because we can only survive if we get out of this together which is why shes going to try and convince people to find a compromise to make them agree to this big e. U. Recovery fund that would be worth 750000000000 euros barbara visa. Is crossing the red line of joint debt will there be a similar appetite for compromise in the e. U. That is the big problem the answer is no because there are the infamous frugal for the netherlands austria denmark and swedes were more or less saying we dont want this we never want this we just dont want to give money for free to the Southern States that have been hit hardest by the krona virus because and thats the thinking behind this frugality is because theyre probably not going to put this money to good use because they should have gotten their house in order when the sun was shining and that was during the last 5 years when europe enjoyed good economic prospects and so that italy is doing so badly is not the fault of the dutch that is what you can hear in the hague the dutch capital and that is the big problem that angle america has to overcome she has to find a compromise that will hand something to everybody to every country and to every Prime Minister that he and she can take home and say listen we got something for us out of this and so we can be a bit more generous and give something to the others and that is the difficulties she she has to figure out in just a few months coming up ahead in the European Union. Stay with us weve been speaking to some of our other correspondents in europe and around the world about expectations for germanys president see heres what they said. In thank you a man called took power in 2005 the u. K. Has seen 5 different Prime Ministers and that is what the brits appreciate about the german chancellor and durrance have political skill and pragmatism her leadership was greatly at my entering the pin demick when journalists repeatedly asked downing street why Great Britain wasnt just follow germanys example nicolas also seen as pulling the strings in the e. U. Now the u. K. Government is hoping that mantle brings pragmatism to the brics that negotiating table to secure a deal with the. Writs germany is considered a Reliable Development partner and when johnny took over the g 20 presidency michael had a strong focus on africa one thing kenya will probably take a good look at is germanys role at the u. N. Security council because at the end of the year germany will be handing over the baton to kenya as one of the nonpermanent members of the council their rule of law is a sensitive issue between warsaw and brussels many polish people worry that they no longer live in a constitutional state they want europe to keep a closer eye on the polish government during the german presidency germany had planned for a big you china summit in september when both sides were to announce an Investment Agreement at the summit has been cancelled due to covert 19 and the negotiations on this agreement are stuck more over western partners are very worried about chinas decision to impose a National Security law on hong kong germany has joint declaration voicing concern but has also been careful not to be too vocal about its criticisms and chinas government will certainly hope that germany will continue to tone down its criticism for the sake of economic relations i left the United States just after the inauguration of president ronald trump a little bit more than 3 years ago and just came back to cover these elections and to understand what is going on in this country many things have changed dramatically but one thing remains the same its the respect for the german chancellor and the popularity of Angela Merkel but as to the e. U. Council presidency and the presidency in the u. N. Security council only very few americans know the difference theyre far too occupied with their own problems here in their country if anything they want germany to pay more to nato but thats the only thing which matters here in washington the United States of america. Our Political Correspondent is in berlin and in brussels our europe correspondent barbara varies a robber up to you 1st just off the back of what you know was saying. Can be expect a reset of sorts of relations between the e. U. And the United States. That is not really on the cards because more or less what the European Union is doing they are looking at washington and hoping that the pain might pass more or less the majority of european leaders hopes and looks forward to the elections in november and things there might just be a change in the white house and everybody is sort of betting on that it seems relatively hopeless after all we have seen during the last months and years to further try to engage with President Donald Trump if if we know now the way hes talking about angloamerican the way he is had tacking her personally over the telephone once to to get in contact the the recent details that have emerged in washington it makes the hairs stand up and it more or less seems that nobody is really looking to washington about this so we have to sort of get find or strings with each other and within the European Union and sort of link arms closely and hope for a Better Future not coming to you or to speak about what matures berninger was talking about essentially the use relation with china and the courtroom he was saying that germany has been careful not to be too vocal in its criticism of china is that going to come in the we of a potential read niggles years of the relationship between the e. U. And the china and china story. Its exactly the kind of criticism that you hear from opposition parties here in the bundestag members of the bond assad voiced concern that germany the German Government is too timid they say the foreign minister is making a grave mistake by being very silent on the issue of the security law of hong kong for example. Opposition parties say that there needs to be a much stronger opposition coming from germany of course germany trades with china and china is an important player on the world scene but there are voices here in germany who are saying we need to send the message to china that there is a limits to what we can accept in terms of reaching International Treaties it cetera and so this is something where they are also saying we should cancel that planned e. U. China summit. In berlin and barbara visa in brussels thank you both so much in other news hong kong produced have made the 1st arrests since a new and controversial security law imposed by beijing came into force they used water cannon to Disperse Protesters were gathered in a city shopping district dozens were arrested under the new law the simple act of publicly displaying a Pro Independence banner or flag has become a criminal offense. Despite the new law and a ban on holding marches doing the corona pandemic hundreds of protesters showed up. After a short warning it just took minutes for the police to roll into action. One protester was arrested for holding the hong kong independence flag dozens more were arrested later at a News Conference prodemocracy lawmakers found themselves in a be sassy to ation now not allowed to speak english or address the media. I usually say a few words of english today International Community and a video but not our car. Because of this or. If i say anything to you. Ill be arrested when i walk out. 2 at aflac ceremony earlier in the day the territories leaders mock the 23rd anniversary of its return to chinese control after british rule. Chief executive carol lam hailed a new law as the most Important Development since the handover the purpose of this piece of legislation is not just to punish it is also to deter to deter people from committing such serious offenses as cessation something that in his state power terrorists are to the east and so on soft at the same time chinese troops are stationed in hong kong held a joint military exercise showing off their military might. Try to me now from hong kong as prodemocracy activist glacier aung mischa welcome 23 years ago today hong kong was handed back to china from the u. K. How do you feel today i feel very strange and very upset today because this is the 1st day since the National Security law is being passed and there have been arrests on the streets and i feel very upset about the development because the city is now losing is autonomy that has promised and fundamental rights like freedom of Assembly Freedom of speech and soon also not later as we will be just another chinese mainland city which way will last the 1st thing that we have that made us so special in the world as a 1st place what about prodemocracy protesters today in any way feel restricted by this new security law. I think i think they are very they are they do feel restricted but that is not stopping them from showing out on the streets today today they are. More than tens or thousands of protesters that is and a shopping district of hong kong and they are chanting slogans or they are as you have seen just now they are holding flags and everything and i think they are do they do worry about this new law but they know that their those are their fundamental rights to be able to speak yes they will when it comes to politics senator thank so this is how they are demonstrating to will against this law and on the streets today does that give you hope they share the prodemocracy movement in hong kong will carry on. Yes i do have high hopes that the movement will carry on because at 1st i was actually kind of wary of all if people are going to shop on the streets today but then they did and i feel very encouraged by my fellow protesters and my fellow hong kong because they have demonstrated to hong kong to other hong kong to the world that we are not giving out solitarily we will fight for our own human rights just speaking of the wild British Foreign secretary dominic robb has said that this law has breached the agreement of the china i signed or with the United Kingdom washington is all talking about potentially taking unspecified come to measures do you see hope in the response from the International Community. I think the u. K. Just announced that they will be giving piano holders a certain degree of period to stay in u. K. And then they can claim citizenship after 6 years and i feel like its a lifeboat for hong kong or speak it feels a bit safer when you know that there is always an ad there place that you can stay and if you get into trouble after protesting but then hong after all hong kong is still home and it gives us more confidence in fighting but we will still stay in hong kong and fight and as for the response of the u. S. I really think i do see hope in the International Community supporting hong kong in the fight for its freedom and its autonomy and i do think its a breach of the promises that is made and i know that british john declaration as his promise that we will have one country 2 systems heikki of autonomy which rights clearly not the case now. In hong kong thank you very much for speaking with us thank you now to some of the other stories making news around the world russias president Vladimir Putin has cost his ballot in the nationwide vote on constitutional changes afoot to allow him to stay in power until 2036 its the last day of a beacon on the voting process designed to reduce crowds and boost turnout amid the crowd on of august and every. Every dump or just creeping across southwestern eastern china causing flooding and mudslides almost 3 quarters of a 1000000 people have been evacuated in the east in the southwest at least 12 people have died and 10 im missing. The United States has bought almost the entire worlds supply of a drug proven to feed over 10000 ramdas if you have caps people recover more quickly its manufactured by giving it which is sold almost all of its output for the next 3 months to the u. S. Government. German defense minister under great crump has ordered the dissolution of germanys elite commandos following reports of right wing extremism in their ranks reports the unit which specializes in and rescue operations may face a major reorganization and up to 70 of its 1400 personnel who could be cut military investigators announced this year that they suspected 20 k. S. K. Personnel of holding extreme right attitudes media reports called the defense minister saying the unit has a toxic Leadership Culture and cannot continue to exist in its present form. For more on this lets bring in our Political Correspondent simon young simon a toxic Leadership Culture within germanys elite commando how serious is this. Well i think it is it is pretty serious the German Defense minister has just been speaking about this she says most of germanys soldiers and Service Personnel are fully committed to you know the german constitution and democracy but there have been a growing number of worrying cases of people with right wing far right views cropping up. Across the military in isolated cases and particularly in this k. S. Case special forces unit. So thats why the defense minister now is saying well you were weve had an investigation and were going to take drastic action as you mentioned theyre suspending special forces missions and ending aspects of what this particular unit has been doing because they say they want to really get on top of the problem of right wing sympathies within germanys military someone stay with us because this is the eat this is an elite Commando Unit of the bundeswehr in general has been under criticism for right wing extremism our reporters have talked to a former soldier lets have a look. He enlisted in the bundeswehr in 2050 then 18 years old he was proud to serve and motivated but shortly after the 3 month basic training he tells us his view of his comrades in arms changed that human and. Someone made a joke about jews it was about long noses things like that. I know when someone else would not meet you saying there are still jews you know you would know if it would be eradicated. A lot have another go at that. Another time one of the guys was telling us how he and his brother for some refugees out of a link where he lived and went after them with sticks. He was really proud of that he was i butted in and said he didnt really say that or do that did you. Just has to talk its nice to look back. On systematic racist and right wing extremist remarks we tolerated or at least ignored the former soldier says criticism from new recruits was not welcomed so he remained silent. Because its a little one time i dont want to or under massive pressure to fit in with the others not to stand out. If you do get thrown out thats what the system is like i said this is a. New side of the fire thats a steaming district. One of. Our article system of ignoring the sentiments and active silencing of criticism in the ranks but is also what florian 5 a retired major experienced. It is against except when they know from personal experience that their superiors make them break the law and cover up crimes when theyre forced into doing these things then of course they conclude that these are not isolated cases that is coming from the highest level and also reaches into the realm of politics. But i have to put it to. Germanys Opposition Green Party has been tackling the issue for years and when this new psychiatric constant problem that ive been trying to tackle on the Parliamentary Defense Committee servicemen and women complain that they cant speak out because it would damage their career. Weve seen a string of whistleblowers exposing right wing extremism in the army in the end theyve been forced to leave and the bundesliga gangs and the issue has repeatedly made headlines in recent years numerous cases of right wing extremists in the ranks have come to light critics say the problem has not yet been recognized the structural and let up to now no appropriate measures have been taken the coaling social democrats defend past reforms for. 3 years ago we brought in Structural Reforms to help root out extremism in. A moment still a backlog of cases moment our awareness of the problem is not new its always been. The he would be a snitch annoy me because im. Confronted with the experiences of the former soldier germanys Defense Ministry said it condemned anti semitic xenophobia and extremist behavior of any kind by members of the army the defense minister said anyone who remained silent is part of the problem and is complicit the Ministry Says it will now take steps to tackle the issue. The former soldier eventually turned his back on the bundeswehr now he hopes that things will finally change despite the bad experiences he has a clear vision for the german army. An awful and open and honest army that looks after soldiers who speak out when things are not right. An army that doesnt just get rid of soldiers who break the mold east. And west has on the form that. If that happens he could even imagine going back into the army one day. Someone younger is still with us simon the German Defense minister just held a press conference how exactly does she want to tackle the issue of right wing extremism within the bun dispair. Well one of the things she does shes going to send a signal to the k s k this elite force in particular that things have to change and they have to change soon that signal is going to involve. Ending missions and rippling out of Current Missions unplanned missions there seem to be only about 30 k. S. K. Personnel at the moment in the field enough to ghanas star weather and a Training Mission that will continue its aims but other field exercises in Training Missions were not go ahead theyre also going to disband one of the companies where within the k s k which is had particular problems also bringing training within the k s k under the or thora t. Of Central Military control so a real tightening in the German Defense minister said if there isnt an improvement in rooting out right wing extremism by the end of october then further consequences may have to be faced so many young thank you very much for that staying in germany fox has plans to build a new factory in turkey folks are going to blames the cancellation of the controversial project on the drop in demand for new cars due to the coronavirus and demick the turkish plant was set to employ 4000 people but the car maker says it can not be looking for an alternative site in the country of financial correspondent chelsea delayed me more on this for us jill see this plan has received every criticism since it was announced a year back why was it so heavily criticized. Its been really fraught politically from the start here in germany the automaker unions are really against this they wanted those jobs to be here in germany at the e. U. Level politicians really one of the factory to be within the e. U. A ball garia have been named as a potential location for this factory and then after. The turkish offensive in syria which was widely condemned within the e. U. It just really took on a whole nother level of criticism here and the e. U. So in some sense this does sort of help them out of a politically fraught situation but it is a blow for volkswagen because they really had been hoping to use this as a bridge into the middle east and Eastern EuropeEastern Europe markets. And you very much. Youre watching to dub in news dont forget you can keep up to date on our web site thats dot com and you can follow us on twitter and instagram as well eckstein dept accused i vish benedict thank you so much for watching ill be back in 30 minutes. The for. The for. The feeling of globalized world. Where everything is connected. Takes. To set things in motion. Local hero show their ideas can change the world. 3000. Next on d w. 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