Transcripts For DW Fokus Europa 20240712

In thailand thousands rally for change prove democracy protesters defy a government ban on demonstrations to call for reforms to the government and put reforms to the monarchy and the day that keep off walk the markets the Management Company of south korean boy band b. T. S. Doubles its share value as it makes its trading debut. Brink off to all of you joining us on p. B. S. In the United States and to all of you around the world welcome tonight france is just one of the many European Countries reeling from record rises in corona virus cases more than 30000 new infections were confirmed by French Health authorities over a 24 hour period on thursday putting it right back up to the levels that its all at the beginning of the pandemic surging numbers from france italy germany and the netherlands comes as the coronavirus made its mark on a summit of the e. U. Leaders today. Leaders flew into brussels hoping for diplomatic wins on Climate Change in briggss but the coronavirus pandemic is always the enemy of things going to plan. The e. U. Chief and deciding to abandon talks just as they started. A member of her team tested positive for 9 tain and found a lie in deciding to oscillate as a precaution. Before leaving the summit she stressed the importance of cooperation in combating the virus situation is getting more and more worrisome and strong action is needed most of all is important good cooperation and discipline. To disrupt and summit is symbolic of the story on the ground in Member States corona virus infection numbers are swelling and its now the 5th largest cause of death in europe so my 1st message to members face today is one of his we are quickly running out of time. Everyone needs to do what is necessary to avoid the Devastating Health social and economic effects of a generalized. In france infections a spiking Health Care Workers say they are exhausted by demanding more resources to ease the burden of their essential work. Theres also. People dont necessarily do this job for money but we must think of better working conditions with colleagues who work 12 hours a day 60 hours a week its just not normal. Theres just. It will it comes as president emanuel thrown announced a 9 pm curfew in 9 major cities including paris. Its a similar story in poland where quite big numbers have hit record highs for the 2nd day in a row. The government has declared that most major cities read zines. Situation is very serious i would say yesterdays and recent daily spikes are terrifying if you look at hospitals and the number of socalled covered beds yesterday almost all of them were occupied. It was agreed that an autumn spike in cases for europe was almost inevitable. Protests for the continents latest will be to see if theyve learnt any lessons from the 1st wave. And for more on this e. U. Summit im joined now by bureau chief alexander phenomena she is in brussels tonight youth alexanders sunday lion self isolation started right at the beginning of this summit and it raises the question why is this summit being held in person to begin with with this pain demick currently raging like it is in your. Well thats right questions has been a question has been raised here in brussels even though we have to say that it was pure coincidence that funded lyon learned about the fact that one of us tougher and tested positive during that meeting with the leaders they say that its important for them to meet in person and some porton for them to talk directly to find solutions to problems and to agree on issues that are contentious and they point to one example to the summit in mid july were after intensive talks they were able to agree on a 1. 8 trillion a euro e. U. Budget and Recovery Fund however we have to say that they are facing growing criticism because this summit is taking place only 2 weeks after that last summit and of course people ordinary citizens are asking themselves why are why have their leaders to come together why while the people are facing more and more restrictions and we knew the leaders have been talking mainly about bridge were not talking about the pandemic on how does the your view your trade negotiations with the u. K. Are global. Well the leaders are not happy at all they said that they are very concerned about their lack of progress they said that now the u. K. Has to make the necessary moves to make a deal possible so there is sending a clear message to london that they are determined and united to reach a deal but not at any cost however at that press conference tonight chief negotiator barney was more optimistic saying that he sees prospects of a deal and that he is ready to continue and intensify the talks and theres not much time to do that is there alexander mean were talking about december 31st the transition period for the u. K. Will be over how close are we now to a new deal bridge scenario so i think that the European Union today is sending a clear message to london we are ready to continue the talks we are not going away its not up to you to decide however it was very telling that while the press conference here in brussels was still going on you came chief negotiator frost was live tweeting his reaction saying that hes disappointed that hes surprised by this suggested by the suggestions that its only the u. K. That has to make necessary moves so all eyes are now on Boris Johnson who is expected to tell us tomorrow whether he is walking away or continuing the talks the latter is more likely you will have to see if she is impressed or not by what is done. Or others are phenomenal the story corps in brussels alexander thank you. Its hard to restrictions will come into force in london at midnight on friday to combat. Cases it will limit socializing dramatically london is the latest british city to face trial for measures. Queen elizabeth us Public Engagement since march a red joint to parents between the british monarch and her grandson Prince William the duke of cambridge. The 2 are socially distanced but neither is wearing a face mosque at this military Research Facility even though coded 19 is on the rise once again across the United Kingdom detectors theres. None didnt is the latest british city to be told its about to face and there can lock down on saturday tougher restrictions will include a ban on more than one household meeting indoors. Type thing it would think its why sitoy is fixing this in cas a thing is its kind of the right thing stabilize the numbers a gun up in all fairness a wise binondo does not choose shambles. Earlier this week liverpool became the 1st english city to be put into the highest risk category. Pops and bozza closed and no one can meet outside their household. This pomp renaming itself in protest at the governments decision. Manchester another city in Northern England desperate not to be next it is wrong to play some of the poorest parts of england in a punishing lockdown without proper support for the people and businesses affected all the older but in westminster ministers on defending bad actions we make these decisions with a heavy heart with the soul of steering on. Nation through troubled waters things will get worse before they get back to. Meanwhile schools in Northern Ireland to claes temporarily as well as pubs and restaurants nothing much to cheer about here. Well there is also a growing concern here in germany tonight the country reported its highest ever daily tally of new coronavirus cases with more than 6 and a half 1000 new infections over a 24 hour period lets take a look at how quickly new infections have surged over the past week now if you go back to last wednesday october 8th youll see right there the number of cases on that day was 2828 you move forward into the week we get to the weekend when some Health Departments do not report you get that dip then monday comes back and you see we shoot up to the number that we have right now at 6638. 00 reported within 24 hours of the troubling figures they were released just hours after german chancellor Angela Merkel met with leaders of the countrys 16 federal states to agree on tighter restrictions to slow the spread of the virus. One seen as a role model for Europe Germany now if he is the pandemic is getting out of hand that a country has had to redate the west so far with cases rapidly rising im going to america has issued a stern warning. As Michel Martin does if you ask what worries me it is the exponential rise and well stop it otherwise it will not end well. We can see that all over the place and i dont need to look at germany here i only need to look in the neighboring countries thats the point regional leaders have agreed to shut hospitality venue some 11 pm in area to day become virus hotspots a regulation already adopted by some cities like bellina and frankfurt contact restrictions will also be enforced in hotspots social gatherings will be limited to 10 people from a maximum of 2 households in a bid to curb the number of infections at the political level one bone of contention remains leaders cant agree on Domestic Travel rules that mean travelers from hotspots cannot stay in hotels without a recent negative test. Im prone to spin how did accommodation ban is to contest it among the state disease someone to keep it up at any cost to majority of states i was skeptical because its related the inefficient to prevent infection if it indeed ends it causes a lot of agitation anger and disruption but some on the street say its not moros that i needed to give a going to hear some good existing rules on not being followed and then not being enforced all too often you see people without a mask on festus and subways to announce i believe the ruse should be better executive its a fine line when you see all the weddings are kind of course understand but on the other hand its also a risk for others as well as the abilities i think we all need to be reasonable the numbers are not the funds. If the number of infections keep rising im going to america has warned that even tougher steps may be needed. Are heres a look now at some of the other stories that are making headlines around the world Israels Parliament the knesset has ratified the u. S. Brokered agreement establishing relations with the United Arab Emirates Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the deal moved israel closer to peace agreements with other countries in the middle east 80 lawmakers supported the measure. Did not. The resignation of kyrgyzstans president 2 weeks after disputed elections has sparked celebrations in the capital bishkek Prime Minister. Says that he will assume the presidency he was named Prime Minister on wednesday just days after supporters freed him from prison. Heavy rains have drenched a camp housing almost 8000 refugees on the greek island of lesbos its the 2nd time this month that the tent city has been hit by flooding many of the People Living in the camp came from the overcrowded away a camp that was destroyed by fire last month. Yemens warring sides are exchanging more than a 1000 prisoners captured during years of conflict the trade as part of a deal reached in switzerland back in september yemen has been at war since 2014 causing a humanitarian crisis and the deaths of more than 100000 people. A wave of protests my young prodemocracy activists in thailand is gathering momentum today thousands defied a government ban on gatherings of more than 4 people in the capital to again take their grievances to the streets of bangkok they say too much power is concentrated in the hands of the government and the usually untouchable time monarchy but their calls for change are growing harder to ignore with every passing day. In defiance of an emergency decree tens of thousands of demonstrators packed the streets of central bangkok there demand a democratic thailand complete with a new election and a new constitution but the government is focused on quelling protest banning groups of more than 5 so far that hasnt worked. Out this is what sparked the ban in an unprecedented move on wednesday protesters crowded around the royal motorcade while raising the 3 finger gesture of defiance just a month ago this act would have been unthinkable in thailand you can face up to 15 years in jail for insulting the monarchy. Scuffles between protesters and police also broke out and phone the Prime Ministers office prior to nocera took power doing a military coup now the people want him gone it took over the power over 6 years you know its not really fair if were talking about like the pro this everything you know or you lecture is a its not fair at the beginning you know are for me its about that our we we we need to show the power that we will not its a not well and i we cannot take it anymore i want to my body my freezer now if i put my fridge i want to buy pot i came up briefly in my country. Not me in my previous. But its not just democracy they want many young thais also want to see reforms of the monarchy because hope that the student led rallies would bring new rights and freedoms to a generation desperate for change i. Will earlier we spoke too soon in bankcard he is a Senior Researcher for the Asia Division of Human Rights Watch we asked him what triggered the decision to declare the state of emergency for the capital bangkok. 70 you incident in which the kid of the queen was. A pretext to do a collapse what theyve been longing to do. That the. 2 accused at the. Trip to National Security because the. Institution in the country so. Critics fall. In bangkok. The issues about. Growing and chick growing and the. Old couple us being tapped into my every type people by now we have to do with what. They have. To you its the us activists they have to speak out and thats somehow. Break the barrier break the taboo and encourage us to to follow suit so it is no longer. Outing the old can in no mans. Land youre watching. The boys. Debut. Last month was the hottest september since records began 140 years ago in fact the last 44 septembers were all warmer than average for the entire 20th century scientists from the u. S. National ocean. An Atmospheric Administration say that rising temperatures are contributing to all sorts of disasters from forest fires to flights. From sunbathing on englands south coast to outdoor bodybuilding in ballin the september heat waves were a welcome surprise for many but the late summer sun brought devastation to a small change in the mean of the global temperature he need to change and extreme extreme weather last month theyve gotten stronger hurricanes pounded the u. S. Gulf coast while wildfires burn through millions of kilometers of western states scientists are in little doubt manmade Climate Change is exacerbating motss. And so were seeing right now actually even for a heat wave more frequent more intense and where rates on insurance as well the general on the back areas that are trying to dry her and areas that are. Just this week up whole explore a return from the arctic with a years worth of Scientific Data and a stark warning that the ice is dying. And has a right amount if we go on like this the arctic will be ice free in the summer in a few decades and the world that i described will be gone. Its not just arctic ice melt planet earth is warming. And Scientists Say there is a good chance that 2020 will be one of the hottest years in history. The company that manages the south korean boy band b. T. S. Has made its trading debuts shares more than doubled on the 1st day of the i. P. O. Pushing the value of the company to more than 800000000. 00 u. S. Dollars the huge interest reflects the global Success Story that korean pop has become thanks not least of course to a loyal and massive follow. Even though she could only watch the show online wearing a mask in the presence of a few friends b. T. S. Fan angie one was deeply touched. She was one of more than 100000000 people worldwide who logged on to watch a b. T. S. Concert last week and. This 7 piece group of korean 20 somethings clearly means a great deal to her and many others around the world. Live almost their sounds are really good their songs gave comfort in these tough times and made me a fan. Such devotion is lucrative for korean pop purveyors its easy to understand why big Hit Entertainment the Management Company behind the band decided to launch an i. P. O. Demand was huge the share price almost tripled within minutes giving the company a market cap of almost 10000000000. 00 comfortably making it one of south koreas 30 most valuable. My name is jim is now a major Worldwide Industry leader with their smooth american accents and seemingly universal appeal b. T. S. Are at a global forefront. Big hits successful i. P. O. Is also good news for this month. The Management Companys founder is now a multi billionaire well might he be buying his drum. Parts passion of funds though the appeal of b. T. S. Is about something much more personal than a share price. Lets get into here with my colleague emily gordy and she joins me here at the big table i have to admit it really i am not an expert or keep up so when i ask you what do you think of. Is it your cup of tea well i think its actually a very refreshing to make it sort of way to europe i mean ive got very catchy tunes and its also very refreshing to hear a different language in a song because usually you mean in germany you dont have german or english songs on the radio like different ones and i think. Being a different language that music so successful what do you think the secret formula for success is all think its a combination of things so theyre after so that self is quite down to earth very open about you know what its like being famous the pressures also the downsides. They have also you know just about the social causes i mean when their american fans ask them for support during the black movement they came and they and they showed us poor. But they also are aware of their shortcomings right so a few years ago there was a song where the lyrics they were sort of thing i was sexist and one of the one of the 7 members who wrote the song actually important that im really sorry i will try and do your best so theres a you know theres a sort of nice niceness about about that and i think metrosexual so if you will what what kind of reputation does k. Pop in general have well kept up itself has had some rough patches in terms of its reputation so it is known for sexual abuse cases. These cases and sort of massaging the stick. Yeah out way of treating women now because of too good to k. Pop so to female ok pop stars they actually committed suicide he is a guy and they were you know subject to massage on a stick of use for about 2 years so its very quiet you know they have their theyve had a fair amount of rough patches but he has actually you know been fairly untouched by that reputation and thats quite quite impressive and the mayor has become pretty now for beats us is valued at 7400000000 euro which is just as unbelievable when you consider they are managing a boy band so what is the Company Planning next well on the one hand you have to save at b. C. S. Currently you know they they generate about 85 percent of the managing Companies Income right so they have an interest too in a way invest in them also youll see a lot more much ising he will see them also expanding in more european markets. Or you know just internationally i think theyll be putting putting more money in that but also 2021 theyre actually planning on doing a female k. Pop group that will do thing a little bit of that as well and i think you know part of that is also there are rumors at the moment that yes they are actually on the korean law and they are required to join the military rights or Service Rather service and. If if they have to then that will take me off the stage for quite a you know for a family of time so i think i dont like Elvis Presley back in the 1950 s. Well you know out of the question what will this thing i mean the government is thinking of granting them you know a delay tomorrow. So we will see im sure their feelings also be where you see what happens for if it really boarding is always emily thank you thank you to. Youre watching the news and heres a reminder of our top stories this hour france is reporting more than 3000. 00 new coronavirus cases within 24 hours as italy germany and several other European Countries also see unprecedented rates of new infections European Commission chief ursula from the lion had to leave a summit of e. U. Leaders in brussels today to go into self isolation after a staff member tested positive for the coronavirus. I want you to w. News from berlin after a short break ill be back to take you through the day tonight the power of social media and the u. S. President ial election how much power work is too much power over right back. It was the 1st International Tribunal in history. The nurnberg trials. 75 years ago high ranking officers of the nazi regime of mortgages by the allied forces. Were the 1st war criminals to be held accountable for their crimes from. Combat found them im. Going to root out pet your leaders frazier. 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