Im rebecca it is welcome to the Program German chancellor Angela Merkel is due to deliver a speech in parliament this hour as the nation faces a decisive period in its fight against the coronavirus germanys regional governments are considering imposing a Strict Lockdown over the christmas and new year period as infection rates remain stubbornly high officials warn hospitals could be overwhelmed the countrys infectious to saint diseases agency says 509000 people have died in germany from the illness in the past day marking a record high since the start of the pandemic. As we wait for that talk to take place im joined by chief Political Editor michelle occur behala thanks for joining me what can we expect from anglo michael today well reese shes certainly here to defend the budget which means 180 bill. When your is a new debt some 350000000000 euro is to tackle this corona crisis but reading the whole nation is watching her to hear some kind of indication on whether she will once again c
Vaccines. Virus deaths hit a record in the u. S. And in italy. And finding a compromise, opec agrees to slowly add more oil year after days of tense talks. Saudi arabias Energy Minister called the process of excruciating. Welcome to the program, everybody. Welcome to the European Market open. It has just gone 7 00 here in london. German factory orders rising 2. 9 month on month. The estimate was for an increase of 1. 5 . That was better than anticipated. Factory orders arising year on year, 1. 8 . The estimate was 0. 2. We have seen a continuation of growth coming through. We will see what momentum is like in the further winter months. Another story out of germany, potentially more interesting, perhaps. Germany has agreed to extend a to preventr bankruptcies as the economy is hit by the second wave of the pandemic. Germany is extending its 37 billiondollar backstop for Credit Insurance by another six months in the month of june. The industry will surrender 60 of remittance to the gover
Race. Are the good go welcome to conflict zone. Good morning, great, good morning to you. My pleasure being here. The e. U. Is said to be more than just a single market, but a union of values including rule of law, freedom of democracy, a respect for human rights. Poland signed up to those values when it voted to join the bloc, back in 2004. But now youre willing to veto the budget over an accountability, mechanism. So you sign up to the values when you join the e. U. , but you dont want to be accountable for breaching the well, thats exactly what youre sad. First of all, the church is illegitimate. So the use of low lito has been used or has appeared to be you just admitted it comes before there is nothing extraordinary in the fact that this or that plea government is not going to be happy with the solution that is. But i think that your e. U. Partners would, would beg to differ on that mr. The good go. And i just like to highlight some of what they have been saying actually about you
The 1986 world cup. German chancellor Angela Merkel has announced that restrictions designed to battle. The coronavirus will be tightened and extended into the new year. The restrictions will be temporarily eased over christmas. The number of new cool 1000 cases is no longer rising sharply, but daily deaths have surged to a record high. If the o. P. s Prime Minister has asked the International Community not to interfere in the conflict in his countrys region, his government has warned the regions leaders to surrender or face an assault on their capital. Cities hundreds have already been killed in the government offensive, and many others displays. Youre watching news from berlin, follow us on twitter or instagram at news, or visit our website, w dot com or for almost a month, a partial lockdown has been in effect for all of germany, the restrictions theyve helped to slow down the rate of new corona virus. Infections, but not enough. On tuesday, the number of covered 1000 deaths in one
Riddled with corruption. But critics trying to hold the powerful to account fear, they will soon be silenced. And chinas unmanned spacecraft rockets to the moon with a mission to bring back lunar rock samples. And after the ports china firmly on the map off spacefaring nations im gathered as well come to the program. 3 weeks after the u. S. Election, president elect joe biden has finally been given the green light to start the transition process. President on a trump tweeted tuesday that he was directing his administration to cooperate in the handover process. Its the closest hes come to conceding defeat. Meanwhile, biden has pushed ahead and begun announcing nominations for his own up ministration. President elect joe biden efficiently revealed his picks for the top positions of his cabinet, monday, signaling his readiness to take over the helm, bidens Foreign Policy and National Security choices. Mark a clear shift away from trumps america 1st doctrine. Instead, a lot of familiar fac