Day the corona virus version. Was held in paris today paying tribute to the Nations Health care workers plus its a cultural treasure trove but its in need of a serious make over a new study finds that the art and artifacts in germanys valuable question Cultural Institute are not getting the attention they deserve. Im bringing off its good to have you with us the money is there but the time is running out that is the message tonight from german chancellor Angela Merkel she is lobbying other european leaders hard and heavy to support the European Unions long term budget and a Coronavirus Recovery Fund for europe during a news coffee. Since today with spanish Prime MinisterPetro Sanchez here in berlin merkel said that germany will push for a compromise and hopefully an agreement at the European Union summit this coming weekend but she also stressed that there is no guarantee for success sanchez says that spain will do all it can to help make a deal happen before hosting sanchez here in the capital was down south in bavaria to attend a Cabinet Meeting of the State Government there she was invited by various state for beer markers and that has political observers. They say the meeting might have been something of a Job Interview to decide if it would be a good candidate to see as germany the bavarian palace of have a beautiful and drive that unusual backdrop for the meeting off the very end state premier. And angloamerican the relationship between the 2 that hasnt always been this quality of it he just needs one runs a full day toward the day started with a picturesque and well all constraints it better trip to the island off happen keanes a much smaller film a bill than a more convenient helicopter flight would have been. That was followed by a riot and the whole strong carry its the perry sending a regent with a crown prince but im going to america doesnt want to comment on the question on everyones lips. It is also when concerning the issue of my success i want to observe a certain restraint which means that i wont comment on the question in any way that kind of isnt think im in t. N. More than half of germans think sudha would be a good candidate his Approval Ratings shot up during the corona crisis 0 deftly turned this into a compliment and says its all thanks to the chancellor of. Germany got through this crisis better than other countries there is down to the influence and leadership of the chancellor people disconsolate. Americas trip to bavaria was a display of harmony pictures like these certainly wont hurt the various state premier on the road to a possible candidacy for the chancellorship. A lovely pair there lets take the story now to our chief Political Correspondent linda crane shes covering the story for us here in berlin good evening to you melinda you know the last time i saw the german chancellor in public with that beautiful scenery i think she was meeting with the french president i think before that it was barack obama the other u. S. President this is not what we expect from. No those pictures were practically ideality and the fact is though that she is not the person who chose those rather romantic settings it was her host that however makes this meeting even more notable because the fact is this is the same politician who in 2018 made it clear during the Election Campaign that he didnt really need a visit from the chancellor because he had another chancellor coming in that was the far more conservative chancellor of austria this was at a time when these 2 socalled sister parties chancellor merkels christian democrats and the bavarian social Christian Social Union when they were barely on speaking terms but that has all changed in part because marcus or has moved more toward the middle of the political spectrum and distanced himself from the right wing populism of his predecessor but also because the 2 of them are winners and winners love other winners both of them emerge from the corona crisis looking quite strong in the Public Opinion polls because in both cases they showed very clear leadership and made it clear that the absolute priority would be Public Health and Everything Else was 2nd and when you look at those pictures from the day it looks like it could have been a Job Interview or i mean it even looks like it did have been a 1st date to me can we say tonight that mark is miracles handpicked successor is that weve gotten that far. You know we cannot say that and she made that very clear today saying that she was not going to be annoying taking a successor and then passing over another question that tried to drill a little deeper on that you know she had a handpicked successor and that was the current defense minister and a great crime callandar that didnt work out too well so i think shes going to be very careful play her cards very close to her chest and and what are you hearing from your resources in bavaria how likely is it to throw in his name into the ring. Well the name is half in the ring anyway he often says oh his place is in bavaria and thats where he wants to stay but at the same time he also says things like i cant help the fact that everybodys talking about me im not the one putting out their stories i think whats going on is a kind of a wait and see game here where he wants to see whether the party the christian democrats and this christmas social you know whether they stay strong in the polls if so i think he likely will become the candidate but if not he may just decide to wait another 45 years and then try his chances we will see our chief Political Correspondent linda crane on the story for us here in berlin tonight melinda thank you in france millions of people have been celebrating but still day the countrys National Holiday only this year is taking place under the shadow of the coronavirus pandemic public celebrations have been cancelled or scaled back to keep the virus in check in the capital paris for the 1st time since 1905 authorities have canceled the traditional parade along the shops and theres a instead a much smaller event is featuring a tribute to help care workers. Its the day when france marks the birth of its republic a day to celebrate revolution and independence but this years bastille day was also dedicated to the medical workers whove been on the front line of the coronavirus pandemic instead of foreign dignitaries essential workers were included in the much smaller numbers of guests as were the families of medical staff who died fighting this pandemic a fight that isnt over yet in an interview to Mark Bastille day president mccrone said he wanted to extend some of the health measures. In the future i would like masks to be compulsory in all clothes public spaces we already do it on public transport and it works. Normally thousands would crowd the streets to watch the celebrations but members of the public were not allowed to attend and the traditional parade was cancelled instead president micron oversaw a smaller military display among the guests of honor as were Health Ministers from nearby countries that took in more than 160 patients from overworked hospitals in france at the height of the Coronavirus Crisis germanys yen was joined by his counterparts from austria luxembourg and switzerland. This celebration like so many others around the globe was scaled down to respect Health Precautions but still filled with pomp and circumstance a homage to medical workers. They stood silent as a lengthy applause rang out over the plaster la concorde. Haves the louvre new york has the met museums with world wide thing here in berlin there are museums with vast collections of art and history but a 2 year long Study Concludes that the guardian of those artifacts the pression Cultural Heritage foundation they say is practically guilty of dereliction of duty failing in its job to attract International Interest and they say its in sore need of reform. Its a cultural treasure 2nd to none the pression Cultural Heritage foundation its overseeing one of the worlds biggest collections for over 60 years but it could do a lot better its state library holds the original score of beethovens 9th symphony. For t. V. s bust in its sublime beauty is part of the new museums collection breathtaking pieces and yet berlins museums are a kind of Sleeping Beauty waiting to wake up. We see the Foundation Structure as preventing the development of the constituent institutions themselves look at the numbers of visitors to the institutions and to individual exhibitions theyre far behind those of comparable institutions such as the louvre in paris. The famed pergamon altar is off limits due to renovations. The exhibition concept for frederick the great Summer Palace to see is outdated to many Cultural Treasures to handle and inflexible Management Structure thats inefficient and clumsy the assessment suggests dissolving and restructuring it into 4 individual institutions museums archives libraries and research. Theyre going to put their recommendations into practice its clear that it wont be a sprint but rather a marathon a process of reform that will hopefully create new different structures after 3 or maybe even 5 years not just. More money and staff will be required and more independent Decision Making the Modernization Project will allow berlins art treasures to join the 21st century and finally garner the respect they deserve its a new start and an opportunity to make this world famous Cultural Heritage accessible to everyone. And my colleague. With me now from coulter its good to see you good to see you about the study was not flattering we have to say that and im wondering has there been a lot of criticism coming from germanys cultural scene oh on this stuff i think generally its been its been positively received that it was considered a necessary decision that the whole question is of course how its going to happen and how this restructuring process which will be enormous can actually bring more efficiency into the operation so this foundation really. Is the flagship of germanys Cultural Heritage it stands for as you know joining research in Earth Science with teaching the unique Cultural Institution in terms of its scope and the effort thats gone into this study is definitely a recognition of about significance but it is a be a moth. And we both know a structural bureaucracy is not exactly going to be conducive to creativity so theres criticism that the government actually shares a fair amount of the blame for its lagging behind that for instance normal upkeep measures like renovations modernizations and of course digitization which is a huge topic here have been neglected while very expensive projects have been realised elsewhere so now the government actually wants to have a bit more influence and theyre prepared to find more money somewhere but many people are not really thinking that thats necessarily going to streamline the Decision Making process and if it only speeds the stereotype of german bureaucracy and lots of red tape lots of people who are these many many many multiple levels in order to get one thing just to see is something you know for t. V. For example germany scientific you know so i understand has directed the worst criticism and state museum or stuffed to the rafters with troops of treasures but they dont have many visitors in other words youve got a lot to show but no ones looking at it thats true the numbers there are definitely shamefully low when you consider what it has to flaunt about 4200000 for all of them and 29000 which is a real shame because i mean if you look at the louvre in paris they had 1600000 making it the most visited in the world and then the d. N. A. In london had 4. 3 all by itself in the smithsonian museums and institutes as a whole had over 22000000 but it i should add that you really cant make a very simple comparison of all of these institutions because they are with the exception of the smithsonian and they they certainly dont compare with the prussians foundation in terms of their scope with the whole section devoted to research in archives and their financing of course finance. Models of each of them are very difficult and different with a lot of money is coming from private donors and just last as we get about 20 seconds is going to be expensive so what needs what do we need to get in return i need to get off with the times and they need to be able to react faster to current political debate particularly around issues of germanys like germanys colonial past and the culture of a member and those are things that Great Britain has a lot of reckoning to be done there are a carrot as always thank you. As if youre watching news ill be back at the top of the hour with more world news followed by the day i perceive in. Combating the corona pandemic. Where does research stand. What are scientists learning. Background information and. Our corona update. From the covert 19 special next on detail