Demands from turkey from a person in the media from insulting their president. It is good to have you with us. David cameron has fought that after days of damaging headlines. He was named in the Panama Papers, in connection with past investments in a sure fun that was set up by his father. Basing his critics, he said he had complied the law with respect to his taxes. Camera described the accusations as hurtful and profoundly untrue. He vehemently defended the right to invest in shares and to grow ones wealth. Speaking in the house of commons, cameron lashed out at critics. Mr. Cameron mr. Speaker, i set all the criticisms were not responding to these issues were quickly last week. I was angry about the way my fathers name was interviews. His poor handling of the crisis fueled criticism. Her testers took that the streets, calling for his resignation. To defuse the situation, cameron has now published his tax returns. Mr. Cameron the publication of the information is unprecedented, but i think it is the right thing to do. The data shows he sold the interest in 2010, the year he became Prime Minister he. Prime minister. Other opposition leaders including Jeremy Corbyn has followed suit and made their information. The Panama Papers has brought up the issue of transparency in the u. K. Anchor joining me is tony patterson, a political correspondent. Thank you for joining us. We saw David Cameron in the fighting mood today, willing to defend himself. Which he had to do. Well his statement is it going to draw a line under his name in the Panama Papers . I do not think so. He has just commented on the 30,000 he invested and the amount gained out of that and the fact he pay tax on it. There are other matters that he apparently received a sum of about 200,000 pounds from his mother. We do not know there are questions about that. There is query about the 72,000 pounds that he apparently invested before he was Prime Minister. I think there will be questions about that. Anchor it has not ended, and would you say it has been a most exacerbated by the fact that he tried, especially last week, to keep it hushhush, did not wanted to come out question mark out . Absolutely. The pressure mounted and he had to do something about it. Now he has these many questions outstanding, and it affects his position [no audio] anchor this referendum on staying in the eu do you see any any effect there . Yes. It makes him look weak and also look like somebody who is part of a rich elite, and this is one of the big claims of the people that want to take britain out of eu. Politics are now run by future people who are rich and unaccountable, and this presses the right buttons come even though these allegations may not be true. It smells bad. Anchor if it works in the eu favor . It makes cameron look like somebody who is a trustee and should not be on trustworthy and should not be believed. Anchor in june we could saying goodbye to the u. K. , partly because of what has happened. Yes, definitely. It has increased the case against cameron. Anchor fascinating analysis. Take you for coming in. Stay around with us. We will talk with you more coming up. We will bring you more on the fallout from the Panama Papers leaks. In the business news, also later on, in the program. President poroshenko of ukraine has urged parliament to form a government quickly following the resignation of the Prime Minister. He sent a new coalition should be in place by tuesday. And ill lie of poroshenko was and i like of poroshenko an ally of partially cook now says he does not want the job. Internal fights and corruption scandals pulled the government apart. A powerful reminder that we should eradicate war. Words of u. S. Secretary of state kerry on his visited hiroshima today. He has become the most senior u. S. Politician to tour the peace museum, in th memorial to the attack in 1945. He joined Foreign Ministers in a gesture of peace. It was an historic moment. Alongside the visiting g7 ministers, kerry became the first secretary of state to visit the hiroshima atomic memorial. The u. S. Carried out the worlds first bombing on the city. Hundreds of thousand people died from radiation. Carrie did not speak at the ceremony. For many japanese, the visit is highly symbolic. Japanese people are very generous to those. I do not think they can dim americans for that. The people of hiroshima are very happy to see john kerry here. I hope this will lead to the visit of president obama during the upcoming g7 leaders summit. Later at a press conference, kerry was asked about the prospect of obama making time to tour the memorial. Everyone should visit hiroshima, and every buddy means everyone. Everybody means everyone. I hope one day the president will be among the everyone who is able to come here. Kerrys described the tour as stunning and gutwrenching, and an unforgettable reminder that the world should be free from nuclear weapons. Anchor the correspondent in japan aske was asked about the reaction. The reaction was positive. Now 71 years after the end of the war, kerry has become the first secretary of state to pay his respects. A very important visit. He and the other ministers agreed to tour a school of schoolchildren. Kerry requested he want to visit the atomic bomb dome, which is an important symbol. That was made possible for him at the very last moment. There was speculation he would [no audio] be seen as result of many years of campaigning of people who are affected by the atomic bombing, and now finally a major official from the u. S. Has come to visit. Also maybe next month before the summit, president obama might visit as well. This could test this would be an Even Stronger symbol for a nuclear disarmament. Anchor that was our correspondent in japan. He is not going to let this one go. The turkish president has filed a criminal complaint against the german comedian. Offensive remarks were made about the turkish leader. The case is straining german relations with turkey as it picks free speech against a german law that prevents insulting foreign leaders. Ankara has made a request to berlin to prosecute the comedian. Out and off key is how the tv satire show presents itself to german audience. Bohmermann likes passing poor taste. He called the turkish president idiotic and uptight. He may have breached a legal boundary. Following the complaint, the German Government must decide whether to follow up with a formal investigation and charges against the german comedian. A quandary that puts the chancellor in an awkward position abroad and at home. For the chancellor, freedom of opinion of artistic expression and of scholarship is the most valuable asset and it is inalienable, a home brought, and it still holds regardless of whether she personally finds something tasteless, whether she thinks it is well done or repulsive. Fallout from the case continues to grow. A media group is standing behind bohmermann. I i completely support all your turns of phrase, and legally i would like to make them my own, too. At the end of march, another dv satire another tv satire lead to another clip. The critics say she has made herself vulnerable, and it is increasingly an assertive leader to help the migrant crisis. Anchor our chief respondent is with us tonight. Why are german and limitations why are german politicians getting involved . A rather obscure, outmoded provision of the german criminal code sets up a defamation of a foreign head of state has a possible crime and says the process leading to charges maybe triggered by a formal diplomatic complaint. This provision of the code goes back decades all the way to a controversy surrounding german Media Coverage of the life of the shaw of iran, so that is sometime back. The law has rarely been applied. The law is on the books, and turkey wants to see it implemented. Anchor you have to handle hand it to the turkish president for knowing of it. Why is the comedian attacking what is he making fun of president erdogan . Many germans are concerned that the government of merkel has made turkey the linchpin of its strategy for bringing the number of migrants leaving syria and iraq down, and people are particularly concerned, particularly in the media by the fact that germany appears to be courting, even appeasing the erdogan government at a time when that government is cracking down on its own media, closing down a newspaper, putting journalists in jail. Theres concern among german journalists for their turkish colleagues, and that is one of the reasons why bohmermann decided to publish this vulgar home it vulgar poem. Anchor how do you think this will go most likely the merkel government will not recommend formal charges. The law allows the government discretion on this matter, and the fact is there is an important value on [no audio] anchor stick around. We will be back for the other side of the 62nd break. Is a woman, every 10 knows that a child needs food. We had a lot of problems. They were eating nothing when they came from. Any one of us. Anchor welcome back. Live from berlin, top story, David Cameron conflicts confronts his critics in parliament. He said he fully complied with the law when it came to offshore investments. You and brokered ceasefire in yemen has largely held on its first day. That is despite gunfights and reports of showing. All parties involved in the conflict between iranbacked rebels and the saudibacked government have agreed to a truce. That has raised hopes that talks will bear fruit. Aid agencies have described the conflict in yemen as a staggering, yet forgotten crisis. Until recently, plumes of smoke could be seen rising over the yemeni capital, a reminder of the conflict that has engulfed the country. Supporters of the president have been fighting houthi forces for over a year now. The saudis backed the president. He fled after the fighting started and currently resides in saudi arabia. Yemenis desperately want a ceasefire to take hold, but many are skeptical it will last. I am not optimistic. These are maneuvers so they can achieve their own goals which are under five. People depend on the intentions of the parties that have agreed to the ceasefire. Whether they love this country, or whether they care about the people who have suffered so much over the past year. Hopefully, they have good intentions, and the interests of the people at heart. Past agreements have failed to take hold. Hours before this one went into effect, clashes continued in several regions of yemen. Anchor time for business news. Talking about germany and its plans to crack down on tax evaders. Lots of plans on that. Those plans have ramped up in the wake of those exclusive explosive Panama Papers data leak. Governments are vowing to crack down tax evasion, including in germany. German officials talked about setting up a National Transparency register that analysts argue would not change anything unless the rest of the world plays along. Now the finance minister has called for an International Register of shell companies. The idea is to find out what is being hidden and by whom. German finance minister wolfgang must put an end to Money Laundering by creating an International Register. It will list the owners of companies. 100 countries have agreed to the plan. Such a network of International Registers along with the exchange of data could allow us to contain these types of tax invasions. Animalbased Law Firm Mossack Fonseca has been named a facilitator. Even terrorist groups are amongst its customers. [no audio] the association of german banks does not feed the penama next is not have anything to do with it. Its chairman supports the plans to punish tax evasion. It does not make sense for banks to do that sort of thing. And everybody should be aware that our association has always condemned the practices which are currently under suspicion. The Banking Association also points out not all offshore businesses are illegal or involved in illegal activities. Now the global steel sector is in texas. The export price has fallen from its alltime high. Most blame china and overcapacity. Workers around the world are worried about their jobs. They had been taking to the streets, including germany. Analysts say intervention would be the wrong move. In an unusual alliance, thousands of steelworkers demonstrated with bosses in the world region, the heart of germanys Steel Industry. If the Steel Industry percentile it is over for good. My car, my house about the family i wanted to start there is no future without work. Theyre protesting against rising steel imports from china. Chinas exports have doubled, sending prices plummeting. The government should impose higher import tariffs. Germanys Steel Industry faces stricter eu environmental constraints, which the distributors is uncompetitive. It is not acceptable compromise climate protection for industry. If we did, no one in the world would follow us on climate change. Long with 70 eu counterparts, he has called on the commission to use trade policy measures to strengthen the european Steel Industry. Talk more about this story and its fallout, lets crossed over to our man on wall street. Good to see you, jens. We have seen protests in germany today. I am wondering about the global impact, looking stateside, for example. How is the Steel Industry affected by supplies there from china . Hello. There is a huge overcapacity in china is by far the biggest steel computer producer an expert in china increased last year by a good 22 . It is a powerhouse. Prices have plunged which has had an effect on the biggest economy in the world, here in the United States. China is not the biggest exporter to the u. S. The americans import more steel, for example, from countries like brazil or canada, but overall, yes, the impact is felt quite strongly in the u. S. Steel industry. What measures is the u. S. Taking to keep chinese steel out . Pretty drastic measures. The department of commerce recently actually brought up a duty for some chinese Steel Products by as much as 266 . That is pretty massive, but experts are saying in the long run, you cannot keep increasing tariffs to keep chinese steel out. We still do not have enough production in the United States to keep pace with the demand, that is still rather strong here. In the long run, you need to have a stabilization of global steel prices to also bring some relief to the u. S. Deal is you. Those tariffs that we saw did have an impact of steel prices in the u. S. To actually recovered a bit. Easilrecently the stock price were jumping quite a bit. Thank you very much. Now british tabloid daily mail is considering zapping up yahoo it is an early discussions with the bid with the struggling internet company. Yahoo was an [no audio] reported a loss of nearly 4. 5 billion dollars, and in february who said it was cutting 15 off its workforce. Tensions at volkswagen continue to rent out. The emissions scandal will have to cough up millions in costs, which has workers feeling for their jobs. Executives are worried about their bonuses. This person is in an awkward position. The chairman was appointed last fall, moving up from the executive board, which meant a cut in pay, so he was given a bonus as a sweetener. Now he is having two executive bonuses by 1 3. The cut originally last december by the ceo. Others want bonuses to be waived completely. The issue of performancerelated bonuses for v. W. Board members is the subject of ongoing discussions. Understand i do not want to preempt any outcomes. The notion of high bonuses for executives who presided over the biggest crisis in v. W. s history is causing a stroke. The carmaking are is supposed to be cutting costs as it faces of billions of euros in fines and compensation payments were the emissions in a. If i decision on board bonuses is expected at the next Supervisory Board reading on april 22. Board meeting on april 22. That is the latest business news. Anchor after the break, i will take you through the day. Stay tuned for that. We will be right back. X michelle hello and welcome to focus on europe. Im michelle hennery. Today, we give special attention to the terror rocking the continent from the victims picking up the pieces to the terrorists trying to reach new recruits. On the programme today, life in belgium after the bombings. Turkeys fearless journalists. And the walls between catholics and protestants in northern ireland. After the terror attacks in belgium, people there and across europe are unsurprisingly afraid of it happening again. I lived in brussels before moving to germany, and friends
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