A former east german factory still going strong. This is day to day business on robots in berlin welcome to the Program EuropeanCommission President ursula found a line says brussels is launching legal action against the u. K. For a breach of good faith articles in the brics Withdrawal Agreement these decision was triggered by the u. K. s internal market bill which westminster passed on choose day the controversial bill aims to guarantee smooth trade between Northern Ireland on the rest of the United Kingdom but brussels fears it could trigger a hard border between Northern Ireland and the republic of. Well lets cross to financial correspondent Ashutosh Pandey who joins us from frankfurt worth talking to you from there actually because figures are starting to show that places like frankfurt are benefiting from brics it at the expense of the u. K. Absolutely thats what this unsaid younger report shows us 7500 jobs have moved out of britain 1. 4 trillion euros have moved out of britain to the mainland frankfurt dublin luxembourg the main beneficiaries are the banks and other Financial Services organizations there actually what it about to. Die was staggered actually this took their ability to work on the continent and thats with the reason why youre seeing this exodus of sorts but as far as this report is concerned theres theres nothing new in it it is something that weve been seeing over the past 4 years ever since that a defendant took place and the results were out in 2016 just a few days back we heard how j. P. Morgan was moving 200000000000 euros to frankfurt and it will actually make the bank one of the biggest german banks in germany by assets so can we say that were starting to see an end to london as a Global Financial hub it seems like a massive thing to say but is that what were looking at. I wouldnt also go that far at this point of time because a lot of london is still there continues to be a darling of the Financial Investors mind you the mount of asss which is actually supposed or expected to move to the mainland hasnt actually happened at that rate so london continues to actually attract as it the banks there are far bigger in terms of their presence in the mainland so i wouldnt go that far but a lot which change on what kind of a the end ajman is reached between the e. U. And britain. Pandey in frankfurt thanks for bringing us up to date. Adjourning their meeting in brussels e. U. Leaders will try to Reach Agreement on sanctions against the government of bella roosts in draft conclusions for head to head of the summit they condemn the violence against Peaceful Protesters there they also say the election of president lucas shank 0 in early august was rigged leaders will try to break a deadlock over economic sanctions the u. K. And canada have already taken action against Lukas Shankar and his government lets speak to you for bric who is director of central and Eastern Europe at the Transatlantic Relations think tank the German Marshall Fund cyprus is blocking the action on batteries because it wants sanctions on turkey or is ordering activities but saidee you get past that what form of these sanctions likely to take i think this is very clear already because the sanctions have been prepared for number weeks these will be personalized sanctions against a number of individuals in the bill ocean governments who have either responsibility or elections or for the Police Violence thats paulo. This will be a lists currently prepared that its at least 20 person strong no more than 40 as far as we know. Against whom travel bans and asset freezes will be rolled out so this is a purely personalized list of sanctions that the e. U. Is preparing and theres now waiting to approve its not exactly a long list of weve got any reason to believe that these sanctions are anything more than symbolic will they do anything. I think in the 1st place this is symbolic this is an important signal certainly to the village and society here which feels that this expression of solidarity by the e. U. Is much needed a number of individual countries have already put together sanctions list of a similar kind much longer in most cases like the Baltic States canada the United Kingdom. So in that sense the past is personal about symbolic sanctions they will probably not immediately influence that dynamic in the country or the behavior of the government for this they are too weak they are also too weak by historical standards because after a crackdown in 2010 the e. U. Rolled out a list of 170 individuals against similar measures were taken so this is a relatively weak response but still a highly symbolic 1. 7 what are you saying it sounds like you think that theyre likely to be followed up with further action if something drastic doesnt change bellers well once the decision today is made in the then the framework in principle agreement by the e. U. On sanctions against individuals would be in place and then it would be relatively easy to expand this list in the weeks and months to come depending obviously on the behavior of the government there are many who feel that alex on the lookout for himself should be on this list so there certainly is room for improvement and going forwards once the principle agreement has been has been reached hopefully today or tomorrow then an expansion of the sanctions would be relatively straightforward you know for a break from the German Marshall Fund thank you very much for joining us here on t. V. Business thank you. Now its over the 1st is Chinas National Day the anniversary of the founding of the peoples republic in 1949 it also marks the start of one of the biggest travel periods in the calendar the golden week but with the pandemic still raising mostly outside the countrys borders more chinese are keeping their travels within the country. A train station in the Southern City of quango packed like before the pandemic chinese travelers seen here on state t. V. Are once again on the move. Also here in beijing its known as golden week and its the 1st major holiday period since the Novel Coronavirus emerged from china with beijings blessing its in full swing 600000000 trips are expected this year bringing billions in spending the bulk of it locally to overseas travel restrictions thats bad news for destinations like vietnam and thailand but a boost for the domestic economy and also a powerful message for a country eager to tout its coronavirus successes. For chinese themselves a chance to finally spread their wings. My feelings are pretty complex i have been away from home for quite a long time and i miss my family very much im also very excited and very eager to get back home as soon as possible. But safety is still in the minds of many beijing estimates 20 percent fewer trips will be taken this year compared to the last. For the 1st for this trip even though the pandemic situation has improved im still worried every day is different and the situation may change. For now most just seem happy to get away. Germany is also about to announce a major anniversary its been 30 years since the reunification of the country which began of course with the fall of the berlin wall but many people in the east still see themselves as the loses of the process especially. Economically a lot of east german businesses shuttered when the wall fell and few brands survived but among those that did were cake mix coffee crumble cake chocolate cake and muffins Cake Mix Company kathy has more than 60 varieties on offer the Family Business was founded in 1952 in east germany the communist government there seized the company from moscow titos father and turned it into a state enterprise teter is the current c. E. O. And he was given back the company after german reunification but thats when his problem started no one wanted to buy products made in the east anymore. July 1st 990. 00 we got the west german deutschmark so of course consumers in the east wanted to buy western products with the d. Mark not the ones theyd known for decades i call it a blind run to buy all the shiny gold things theyd seen in commercials on west german television. That was invest. Taking small steps cut he was able to win back its place on the shelves of germanys supermarkets the Company Started out with 35 people but today that number has gone up to 19 based in how in the eastern state of sexy and how to cut he is the Market Leader in eastern germany for cake mixes yohan of poirot comes from the western german region of franconia shes been employed at cathy for 5 years 30 years after german reunification eastern german products are just starting to become familiar in the west. Such i think is the food thats in fact changing quickly now you can find several coffee cakes on the shelves in our region and when i go to need it my grandmother lives their willingness i always take along big bags its baking mix because the trainees in the home that make. The cuts. The small Family Business doesnt have a hue. Advertising budget to make its products known in western germany it has to measure its progress there in small steps still county is a german success story. After german reunification the companys buildings and facilities were dilapidated it was anything but clear that the father of today you see would prevail against the author to use a far bigger competitors and a new german bureaucracy how they did this i got the impression that certain people had an interest in throwing a little sand into the gears and slowing down the reprivatize zation process trying to get my father to give up at that time that would have got rid of us as competitors on the market. 30 years after germanys reunification katty baking mixes are even available in the us and their market share is growing in western germany. Just after a quick reminder of top story this hour the begins legal action against the u. K. s figures from britains Financial Sector suggest frex it is leading to a banking breck siddhis multinationals have moved thousands of jobs and a trillion euros in assets ounce of london. So for me in the Business Team in berlin if you want more check out our website we dont come. Thank you everyone. Combating the corona pandemic. Where does research stand. What are scientists learning. Background information and. Our corona update. Covert 19 special next on d w. Is for me. Is for. Beethoven is for. Is for the. Beethoven is for cars. Is for the be. Beethoven 2020 the 250th anniversary here on. Like dusty boots muddy tires and drums we deliver urgent lifesaving boxes we give our everything to reach those who need us the most every box feeding their futures. Boxes full of our hope of lifesaving food and are so much more down the road with no names we feel asleep to live relentless in our promise to make every delivery special and. Not just next day but every day. Thousands of children are still waiting for their delivery sponsor a box today so together we can deliver features. The fury of the violence illustrates the folly of war. That is why today i am calling for any immediate global ceasefire in all corners of the war. Millions of people are caught in war zones the un says thats preventing an Effective Response to the outbreak. Above the hospital country the sick. The virus spreads when tens of millions flee violence in africa the middle east and asia. In march the u. N. Secretary general called for a global ceasefire. Warring parties i say pull back from mostly use put aside mistrust and then he was its the silence of the guns stop the activity and the airstrikes. But the world responded by buying more weapons and starting new conflicts. The pandemic is set to spark famine riots instability and civil war. Coronaviruses we can governments and Security Forces thats allowed some rebel groups to flourish they mostly face the same restrictions their costs are also rising but they pass them on to those caught in the territories they hold still as the w. C. Quarter of china reports the response isnt that different to that of some governments. This hurt is on its way to the biggest got to make it in the Central African republic. Here in some 42 kilometers from the capital bangui where the hurts us old but traders in this country it means moving from areas that are controlled by different groups. The coronavirus pandemic is an additional problem the straightest complain that many armed groups have taken advantage of this Health Crisis by living in huge taxes and then you go. If you dont and we face so many difficulties in transporting our cattle from cagayan route to the market armed groups attack our shepherds. Before coronavirus the rebels asked each of our heritage men to pay between the and 18. 00 euros. No theyve increased defeats almost 125 euros. They demand so much money for taxes and were all discouraged i. Live in bangalore hasnt changed much for most people it is almost impossible to determine who is infected with the coronavirus or not during the rainy season people have the flu or malaria and that in a country where poverty is more torrijos it is estimated that about 71 percent of the population live below the international 40 line men and women are fighting every day to get food on the table so far there is little progress in the country with. A young activist he specially criticizes the governments money to many of the bund then make moves on those. Would be we wanted a country where we no longer understand anything and the beginning of the cone of i was pandemic we were told that with all of the nations that the government had received over 1000. 00 would be a problem the test was free for instance and now we have to pay for the test. Who can pay that but its a number of books situation for Central Africans. In addition to the security on Economic Impact of the cotton up on the mic in the Central African republic. 4801. 00 for casey. And in the midst of hoping the measure was put in place by the authorities before it begins to fire off im going to respect it in public places. Just one example of how rebel groups are ruining peoples livelihoods and how some governments are failing to keep promises lets bring in doll hes director of the gigger institute for African Affairs has the coronavirus lead to more conflict or unrest in africa oh thats a very good question that would be yes and no has been limited increase in terms of. What can be called socalled code 19 years order is mainly when people riot because of access to to nutrition and so on and. Political repression by government authorities on the whole whoever you know while and has not really a peace at least thats not what the number tell us what we believe is that massive ones can. Can happen in the future but only after putin can they shouldnt especially when economic consequences get really really really bad and theres poor management of the result we picking up on those restrictions youve said there are certain kinds of conflict that pandemic restrictions are more likely to aggravate what sort of conflicts. Especially at the beginning you have you know people are reacting directly to what the government for instance if we have locked down you know restriction social distancing you know people might not be happy with that because they they feel they can you know get food on the table as it was mentioned in. Their report before and that of course has happened for instance south africa where there was d quite you know with Strict Lockdown on the other hand people might be scared that they are exposed to aristide. Oaf infection for instance like in the cote divoire wynette Testing Center was destroyed those people who. Have this kind of wind and you know is limited in terms intensity all the forms a while and somewhat likely to happen. In the more distant future and on her unfavorable circumstances one specific rishta could be one Economic Conditions become really bad that long or all minorities especially migrants might become scapegoats i think south africa could be an example of that also in conflicts you have a risk of escalation but again the numbers do not show a strawman increase as of yet and we should point out here of course that the pandemic has tame some conflicts. Yes indeed it has although i would be a little bit cautious with regard to that as well of course generally i think the true source does have you know kind of power to bring people together because they are the Common Thread and they rally around the flag you know those stick together on the protesting against this effect you know when its off the right and we have seen it also in the report that some of the people get more and more just as far as you see there on the world politically a more concrete example of over changing africa a pandemic was in cameroon we have assessed session as conflict in language form part of it and one rebel group has announced a ceasefire explicitly mentioning the condemning as a reason and as we speak now. I dont have very very good information but the government this could lead negotiating with the rebels so im not exactly expecting that the pandemic will see over the conflict but theres a below vituperative so how do you get the balance right containing a virus knocking down an economy and preventing conflict. And actually thats a thats an excellent question maybe its the one trillion. Dollar question if i could put it put it this way because it doesnt exactly you know the key challenge on the one hand you know you know keeping the virus at bay and not on the other hand you know avoid that you harm the economy so lot that the medicine will be worse that you know than the disease so and unfortunately you know you want to restrict the virus we have to that we have to. Take measures that harm the economy and you know what 11 idea i have in this regard is that you know africa was it later by the by the virus and that of course office unity that africa can learn from other countries how do the right way at this well have to leave it there thank you very much for being on the show today yeah thank you so much youre welcome. And time to answer your questions on the coronavirus heres our science correspondent eric williams. Why is vitamin d. Not being promoted more since that is the evidence that its deficiency compromises the immune system. Theres been an ongoing discussion in the medical Research Community for many months now about whether or not vitamin d. Or more precisely a vitamin d. Deficiency could be playing a role in covert 19 times lots of people dont get enough sunlight to produce sufficient amounts of it themselves which is why claims have multiplied that supplements of vitamin d. Help against sars co 2 theres clear evidence the micronutrient is important to healthy immune system function in other words to how susceptible you are to infection in general a recent study from the university of chicago went a step further looking at patient records the Research Team they are discovered what they claim is a clear retrospective link between vitamin d. Deficiency in patients and covert 19 brits. The problem is is that to prove it we still have to carry out what are called randomized trials where where we monitor people getting enough of the vitamin and those with known deficiencies and then track the groups to see what happens over time whether there are differences in how many people in the cohorts contract kovan 19 and if they do how severe it is another issue though is if vitamin d. Really does prove to be an effective preventive measure what doses of it should people take taken in excessive amounts as a supplement it can cause calcium to build up in your blood and can even cause organ damage so there are potential dangers along with the upsides but but in general the experts agree that taking a supplement in safe amounts recommended in National Guidelines cant hurt your health and it might help especially if you have a known vitamin d. Deficiency. Finally in his general audience on wednesday pope francis said we need to heal the world from the suffering highlighted by the pandemic he said the corona virus has exposed the great inequality the brains in the world the inequality of goods Health Care Technology and education the pontiff called for policies that reward participation care and generosity rather than indifference or exploitation and special interests saying a fair and Equitable Society is a healthy one. Putting a mortgage in that. We will be able to regenerate society and not return to socalled normality because this normality was sick also before the pandemic alert the premier that up on the mia the normality of injustice inequality and environmental degradation. Thanks for joining me for this kind of 1000 special and then fizzle and see you next on. The team was generous my chosen call it takes time for democracy in and then our us will not back down in the face of Police Violence cropping up the authoritarian regime. They continue to demonstrate and demond before socratic president s step down to get past my against women versus look ashamed come on some kids under a. 30 minute spawn d. W. 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Takes britain to court over breaks its European Commission president says britain has breached its obligation of good faith based soft a prime minister. Proposes a draft bill that would violate the treaty agreement with the e. U. Chinas national day but not everyone is in the mood to celebrate Police Arrest dozens of antigovernment protesters as chief executive perry lamb hails a return just