Principle on a blueprint for forming another socalled grand coalition but that deal must still get the approval of the skeptical social democrat membership at a special Party Conference this weekend and nobody but nobody is ruling out the possibility of it being rejected and that could in turn trigger more uncertainty and even fresh elections in europes largest economy and lead the nation so our question here on quadriga this week is waiting for germany new government in sight and to discuss that question im joined here in the studio by three excellent observers and analysts beginning with various klute editor in chief of hundreds perhaps global and andreas says another grand coalition would alienate even ball voters support german democracy into coma he says well also with us is derek scally who writes for the irish times he believes that with this grand coalition of. Germanys social democrats have signed their own death warrant strong stuff and a very warm welcome to transcode group
A special Party Conference this weekend and nobody but nobody is ruling out the possibility of it being rejected and that could in turn trigger more uncertainty and even fresh elections in europes largest economy and lead the nation so our question here on quadriga this week is waiting for germany new government in sight and to discuss that question im joined here in the studio by three excellent. Analysts beginning with Andrea Skloot editor in chief of hundred smart global and andreas says another grand coalition would alienate even ball voters support german democracy into coma he says well also with us is derek scally who writes for the irish times he believes that with this grand Coalition Agreement germany social democrats have signed their own death warrant strong stuff and a very warm welcome to japan and also a correspondent. For the french weekly magazine left point pascoe argues that the european project leads the grand coalition french president of money were micro in st so
A friendly against sweden and this was their first match before the Winter Olympics next week so was it a friendly or cross street style well find out. Im Helena Humphrey good to have you with us on dribs of thousands of people have protested in athens against a potential deal with macedonia was the longstanding dispute over its name settled greece has opposed its neighbors you saw the name macedonia since it became independent from yugoslavia in one thousand nine hundred ninety one athens says it suggests a territorial claim on its own Northern Province of macedonia the two sides have pledged to find a solution this year. Well for more on this we can bring in our correspondent in athens and the kara salva and say what is it that the demonstrators are looking to achieve what are they calling for. Well for starters that turnout has been absolutely phenomenal authorities are also trying to pay it down they put out an initial statement saying that about one hundred forty thousand just sho
Gets involved and dresses for the occasion the women even don heavy Old Fashioned wooden schemes an attempt a salon in long dresses well we went there to see for ourselves how and why this small town embarks on such a journey to another era. It looks as if time has stood still. As if condor storage is stuck in the prewar belly pok era. Once a year for a whole week at the end of january the entire village turns back the clocks. In one country you really get a feel for what it was like in the back the puck i love that give me a. Look at the women walking round robin thats whats so great and its the passion of a belly pork for their bare pokey stinky i think its simply wonderful the whole atmosphere and the way people are parading around the side of the pot i think its fabulous to feel like an elegant lady almost the whole village gets into the spirit of the ballet talk even the local supermarket gets a different name. Cocktails of the. Recipes from the time and of course theres absinthe
Begins issuing due for changes in notices to thousands of african migrants the government says if they stay and they wont be permitted to work and could face imprisonment. And diplomacy on ice as the joint north and south korean hockey teams take to the rink in a friendly against sweden this was their first match before this weeks Winter Olympics so was it a friendly or a frosty start im doubtful coming up. Im sara harman its good to have you with us germanys biggest Political Parties say they need more time for what theyre calling a decisive round of talks over forming a new government the two sides had set a deadline for today but now say theyll resume the negotiations on monday an agreement would move germany a step closer to a continuation of the grand coalition between chancellor uncle americans conservatives and the social democrats but. There are still sticking points including health policy. Our Political Correspondent kate brady is at the social democrat headquarters in berlin