Colleague ros atkins in berlin for a special Coverage Programme of the general elections. Stay tuned. German elections. Hello, im rosa hoskins. Welcome to berlin and a bbc news special on the german election. In the next five minutes the polls will close, moments later well get an exit poll which has a track record of being accurate. Itll be the first indication of whether Angela Merkel will govern germany for a fourth term and whether she will continue as one of the worlds most influential leaders. The result is certainly not going to be the end of the matter. Unless polling has been wrong, no party will gain a majority, so this minute exit poll will fire the starting gun on detailed and Difficult Coalition negotiations. Angela merkel voted earlier in berlin, shes focused the effo rts earlier in berlin, shes focused the efforts of her Christian Democratic Party on families, a pledge to avoid tax increases and the importance of increasing german security. Above everything, though, the
Hundreds of thousands of refugees fled to europe. Many countries closed their borders. It was a trial by fire for a united europe. But the german chancellor called for solidarity. Weve done so much, we can do this. Michelle we have more on that coming up in the programme. But first to the mediterranean. Because of its long mediterranean coastline, italy has overtaken greece as europes migration frontline. Since the implementation of the euturkey refugee deal, the harrowing images of migrants attempting to reach greece have been replaced by those of people hoping to get to italy. Record numbers of migrants have drowned in the mediterranean over the past year. The men and women of frontex, the Eu Border Control agency, have saved 70,000 lives so far and hope to make the border stronger. Reporter on board the siem pilot. The norwegian ship has been sailing between italy and libya for months. Its part of the frontex operation securing the eu external borders. But the crew has its hands ful
Hundreds of thousands of refugees fled to europe. Many countries closed their borders. It was a trial by fire for a united europe. But the german chancellor called for solidarity. Weve done so much, we can do this. Michelle we have more on that coming up in the programme. But first to the mediterranean. Because of its long mediterranean coastline, italy has overtaken greece as europes migration frontline. Since the implementation of the euturkey refugee deal, the harrowing images of migrants attempting to reach greece have been replaced by those of people hoping to get to italy. Record numbers of migrants have drowned in the mediterranean over the past year. The men and women of frontex, the Eu Border Control agency, have saved 70,000 lives so far and hope to make the border stronger. Reporter on board the siem pilot. The norwegian ship has been sailing between italy and libya for months. Its part of the frontex operation securing the eu external borders. But the crew has its hands ful
The summer of 2015. Hundreds of thousands of refugees fled to europe. Many countries closed their borders. It was a trial by fire for a united europe. But the german chancellor called for solidarity. Weve done so much, we can do this. Michelle we have more on that coming up in the programme. But first to the mediterranean. Because of its long mediterranean coastline, italy has overtaken greece as europes migration frontline. Since the implementation of the euturkey refugee deal, the harrowing images of migrants attempting to reach greece have been replaced by those of people hoping to get to italy. Record numbers of migrants have drowned in the mediterranean over the past year. The men and women of frontex, the Eu Border Control agency, have saved 70,000 lives so far and hope to make the border stronger. Reporter on board the siem pilot. The norwegian ship has been sailing between italy and libya for months. Its part of the frontex operation securing the eu external borders. But the cr
Refugees fled to europe. Many countries closed their borders. It was a trial by fire for a united europe. But the german chancellor called for solidarity. Weve done so much, we can do this. Michelle we have more on that coming up in the programme. But first to the mediterranean. Because of its long mediterranean coastline, italy has overtaken greece as europes migration frontline. Since the implementation of the euturkey refugee deal, the harrowing images of migrants attempting to reach greece have been replaced by those of people hoping to get to italy. Record numbers of migrants have drowned in the mediterranean over the past year. The men and women of frontex, the Eu Border Control agency, have saved 70,000 lives so far and hope to make the border stronger. Reporter on board the siem pilot. The norwegian ship has been sailing between italy and libya for months. Its part of the frontex operation securing the eu external borders. But the crew has its hands full rescuing refugees. If t