Orban an open ended extension to Emergency Powers in the battle against the pandemic but critics are calling it a power grab. Im sorry kelly walk into the program around the world social distancing has become the montra of the day but in greece as overcrowded migrant camps like moria on the island of lesbos that is not possible conditions were already unsanitary and many migrants stuck there also have preexisting Health Problems aid organizations are now calling for the most vulnerable residents to be evacuated to prevent a humanitarian catastrophe. In the maria refugee camp very few have been able to get a mask to protect against corona virus. There are more than 20000 People Living here in dire conditions lack of food washing areas and medicine are the norm at present there is a lot of disease here people are sick they have fevers and skin conditions like school b. S. And lice they cough and have breathing problems like asthma officially there are no coded 1000. 00 cases here but als
Marketplace. Last year the wall street journal called the decline of europe as a force in World Affairs the mostn consequential shift of the last 100 years but there is some truth in that, since world war ii the military influence of europe has certainly declined. It is also true that europeans, growth has not compared favorably with that of the United States or for example, with china or india. Of course, efforts to maintain an Economic Union within europe have been more, gated lately but professor bradford sees things divinely and in her new bookro e brussels effect the European Union rules the world is here and back there and you must have a copy. Professor bradford argues that the eu remains a critically important economic superpower. She makes the case very persuasively. He continues to wield a unilateral power in regulating their market and that is a phenomenon that they call the brussels effect. What does it mean . Many, many examples, eu shapes policies in areas for data privac
Theres no better place than to be in the u. S. To step back and ask what do we have achieved in the last. Years when i look back i see that in the last years europeans have begun to understand that they can in a european way that we must pave our own way to stay relevant in the 21st century for me is in the way europeans are changing the way they look at themselves and starting to see you are as capable of being strong and being sovereign. We europeans often do not see ourselves as being powerful when you look at europe you probably see facts you see 450 million citizens you see 27 countries united around a common political project. You see a quarter of the gdp. You see the bigger straining blood and probably we hope you see diplomatic power. When we europeans we look at ourselves we often do not see this power. We see we sold out divisions disagreements. Consensus on important decisions. And this is changing. It is changing because of my front president is putting a lot of energy the
A power grab. And chewed up from onstott amsterdam to pull out of favor is pro or can hardly give them away rose growers in kenya are also suffering because of the corrupt r. s. Im totally yes welcome to the program we start in the United States where new yorks Governor Cuomo has issued an urgent appeal for medical volunteers amid what hes calling a Staggering Number of deaths from the coronavirus the peak came as the death toll in the state climbed to past 1200 most of them in new york city so far around 80000 former medical professionals have answered quote most call meanwhile a u. S. Navy hospital ship has arrived to help relieve pressure on the citys hot. Littles. A welcome sight for new york as the battle against the corona virus ramps up. A u. S. Navy medical ship with a 1000 beds docked in new york harbor on monday. The mayor spoke of the citys frayed nerves with hospitals are already stretched to a breaking point weve all been through a lot these last 2 weeks. And we needed thi
Living in self isolation is one thing but life on lockdown with kids is Something Else altogether. Alex forrest wising reports from the confines of her home here in berlin. Im Rebecca Richards welcome to the program Britains Queen elizabeth will make a special address to the u. K. Later tonight as the country battles the coronavirus pandemic today the country saw the largest daily rise in infections since the start of the pandemic there are now more than 48000 cases in the country and nearly 5000 deaths despite the mounting casualties some people have been slow to hate the message about the spread of the virus. Warm sunny weather came as a welcome response that for many in britain who have been cooped up in their homes. But the large numbers who flock to city parks have alarmed the authorities some parks are already been shut and the government is warning that tougher action could follow if people fail to observe social distancing if you dont want to have to take the step to ban exerci