Latest outbreak under control with a report on how the chinese governments expanding its suppression of any criticism of its handling of the pandemic. Plus relations between moscow and berlin hitting a new low after german prosecutors allege russia ordered the contract killing of a former Chechen Rebel in berlin last year. Im brian thomas good to have you with us today the german chancellor all america was holding a Video Conference with e. U. Leaders at this hour theyre discussing a future budget and plans for an unprecedented 750000000000 Euro Coronavirus Recovery Fund called next generation u. The funny names to help the bloc emerge intact from the worst economic straits since the Great Depression this. Virtual summit is the 1st step in what are specter to be difficult negotiations in brussels mathesons following the talks for us today to you. Can you sketch out for us the political fault lines as these negotiations begin. Its been one month bryan that america will and the french president emmanuel mccaw made a few one of the revolutionary suggestion to take mutual debt via the e. U. Budget and form an economic Recovery Plan to get the european economy back on track now ever since a number of pressure groups within those 27 Member States have formed you have Member States in the east of europe who also want to get their hands on cash because we are all not only talking about this Recovery Fund but also about the Financial Framework i. E. The way europe will spend its money its budget in the next 7 years and then you have of course the frugal for countries in the north of europe who say we do not want to see a lot of grants wed rather see loads are going to countries in need those are sweden denmark and the netherlands and austria and finally you of those states like italy and spain who are the ones who will profit the most from that Recovery Fund ok yeah garrett our colleague richard walkers also been looking into some of the challenges ahead and in getting europe back to work lets take a look at that. Just sounds crisis free europe has had a massive impact to likud routine and just like the virus itself the economic and social after effects hitting some countries hold us to opinion in things greece and spain will suffer the most so in the last beating you members greeces and so special Recovery Fund to keep start the economy with the money borrowed centrally on the Financial Markets thats being seen as a big step think europe but there is still a lot of details to work out and some of them are huge and very very complicated so weve broken them down for you into 4 main things 1st of all the signs how big should the fund be the numbers in play range from 502750 1000000000 euros next his family. Which countries should get funding and how much and should it be given how to grubbs loads that have to be paid back. To focus what should the money be spent on the e. U. Would like to see lots of Green Digital vestment but there are some questions about how quickly such projects can get off the ground. And finally how should the fund be paid back. By when and by whom with so much to discuss everyones warning it is going to be a while before they can find agreement but the pressure is on to prove that europe can stick together when the going gets tough. Georg this package is being called the most important tool the e. U. Has right now to keep europe united is there enough political will in all of the Member States to get it passed id say there are some legitimate concerns on the part of Member States who are worried that mutual eye stats will set a bread. President s case for the future and that is so the way many countries dont want to go down that road also when you look at conditionality how should it work how should the money be paid back there are some Creative Ideas how the money should go back into the budget with your focus on environmentally important policies in the future attacks for instance of for the environment so a lot of things to discuss when it comes down really to the solidarity and the recognition that there will be a record Recovery Fund is needed and everybody is pretty much on the same page you know after years of being up close and personal these negotiations right now are all per video call call now isnt that up close Human Element often so important getting these type of e. U. Deals over the line. Absolutely i would say we have pretty much reached the limits of what you can reach with a Virtual Conference there are some records where the camera zoomed out and the state leader was sitting in a room full of people with his stuff so whatever leaders say on though in those Virtual Meetings is more or less public which is that huge difference to the meetings here in the europa building where the meetings of the characters very intimate and little gets out a little its leaked out of those meetings and i think it is this personal close relationship where you walk across the table and have a quick bilateral to sort things out that it will take to get this Recovery Fund across the line gerri thanks for now to new you have more from brussels on these talks as they progress italy was already facing a potential recession before it was hit by the crowded virus became europes epicenter for the crisis rome imposed a Strict Lockdown for about 3 months nonessential businesses of course had to close supply chains were interrupted but business is now slowly resuming. No car can run without these parts here it m. T. A. In northern italy components are made for co makers across the world including b. M. W. In germany and in india thats why. He was worried about the operation after the coronavirus began hitting the region hard in march the supply chain is something perfect it has to work day by day hour by hour and. I was just the most cannot find the same. We supplied them from another supplier. After a brief interruption the machines are now back up and running and most workers have returned to the plant but its not all back to normal yet sales are down by 50 percent many people working here were infected by the virus maria 5 katty lost her father. Filippo back to his company was also hit by the crisis hes now back in his showroom in the furniture maker got lucky 2 decades ago his company was already Marketing Online during the corona crisis it went even further using video calls to advice customers steering lock down. It was. A test a very hard task and we had the opportunity to shore where people are in our customer that we are we were able to. Apply to do so very very bad situation for everyone in this country for beto Going Digital has proven to be the solution to get through the crisis. Their primary. Is able to survive but we have many interpret nurse now all. Looking for new products new markets new business models. But despite the opportunities italy was on the brink of recession even before the coronavirus struck now the economy is facing a slump of at least 8 percent money a fact katie says m. T. A. Has put the Lessons Learned from the corona crisis into practice theyve also prepared for a possible 2nd wave but for many businesses in italy another lockdown could mean the end. Lets give you briefed on some of the other stories making news this hour the australian Prime MinisterScott Morrison says his country is under cyber attack from a foreign state based actor he says all levels of government infrastructure and essential services are being targeted under the on going attack australias public broadcaster is reporting that intelligence agencies believe china is behind the. 6. 2 people have been arrested in new zealand after a Police Officer was killed in a shooting during a routine traffic stop and all another deputy was seriously wounded. Police say a member of the public was injured by the suspects car during its getaway. Facebook has removed ads by u. S. President Donald TrumpsReelection Campaign the ads contained a symbol that was used in nazi germany facebook has released a statement saying the Trump Campaign messages violated their policy on organized hate is to china now that country has reported 25. 00 new cases of the coronavirus in the Capital Beijing saying that it now has the latest outbreak under control authorities activated lockdown measures after the virus was spread at a food market earlier this week that critics are increasingly questioning how beijing is dealing with the crisis and how its further suppressing any dissent about its falls. Few in china have felt the Economic Impact of the coronavirus as much as migrant workers. Who young she is a day laborer who usually works on construction sites but the building sector took a hit from the corona Virus Outbreak nonetheless. Finding a job is harder now than it was. There more protective regulations like social distancing rules. But we have survived the worst months of the pandemic threat to even quite sure that she wasnt. At private job centers postings on the windows show how much the job market has taken a hit wages are declining the equivalent of around 20 u. S. Dollars per day instead of 30. But who you know she says he doesnt want to criticize china in front of the international media. She junie is one of the few people in china willing to speak out hes a human rights lawyer and authorities have been watching him more closely since the pandemic began. When many chinese took to social media to call for freedom of speech he participated by signing a petition. With the police told me that if i didnt cooperate with them and delete what i had written if i continued to speak my mind there would be consequences for my family and me. She worries that the government will use the pandemic to tighten its control over chinese citizens a number of journalists have already felt the pressure. Now leads a war was a news anchor for state controlled media when the pandemic kid he quit his job to report independently from. A classified ad called for night shift workers at a funeral home lead took the job hoping to find out the true number of people who had succumbed to the virus. He was broadcasting live when Plainclothes Police entered his apartment and arrested him he disappeared for 2 months. In april he appeared in a single video explaining that he was simply in quarantine that many of his viewers say he had been forced to lie. Chinas critics say state propaganda has been ramped up since the pandemic began state t. V. Portrays china as a global savior sending Health Care Supplies by the ton to countries in need National Pride is on the rise chinas handling of the crisis has been a model for the world thats the opinion of many here at the great wall. This is how china works 1st our leaders come up with a plan and the people should follow without raising too many objections and benefits everyone you know title offending began the way that a hallmark. So here you see the difference between socialism and capitalism you should probably take a lesson from china. China believed it had the coronavirus pandemic under control the economy was once again up and running but a new outbreak threatens to draw the country back into a crisis. Lets bring in our correspondent is billing in beijing for more on this day to mathias and china saying that the latest outbreak is under control in the capital and that infection rates will be lowering again in the next few days how crude credible are these reports from the government. Well its if you remember the 1st outbreak and you remember how they were struggling to bring it under control at that 1st site its really surprising that after a few days they say ok now we know everything thats happening on the ground and just wait you will see in the next few days with it that the numbers will decline what is different now is that they are able to test a lot more people so they might be able to get a quick a picture of the whole thing within a shorter period but of course they havent tested and the body they are confident right now that its not house and spread beyond. The surroundings of this market and the people who are directly linked to this market is we still need to wait and see if they also said the same thing about han then a better position now to make this is testament but when the numbers decline we will see the numbers declining until then these are just words. Id like to talk about what we were we were covering in our report beijings messaging during this crisis in our report we see it chinas presenting itself as exporting the best practices to the entire world for containing the virus how much is this messaging tied to the International Pressure beijings facing facing to open up for an independent investigation into the initial outbreak in one. Yeah based beijing has faced a lot of criticism for its initial handling off the crisis domestically and internationally and the fact that they were able until recently to bring their numbers down was a key pillar of their strategy off the fence they will not allow an independent investigation that they do not control themselves that theyve made this clear and its totally beyond what beijing has ever done beijing has never allowed external people to assess what is happening in the country so its very important for them to maintain this image that they have are under control and thats why were its very critical to them to bring these not these numbers down quickly here in beijing to show that theyre under control to show this to the International Community so they can point to other countries and say look how badly they are dealing with that look and look how we are dealing with it this is important for the International Defense but its also important for people here in china this is how the government justifies what its done this is how the government is trying to make people forget what happened at the beginning and it to a certain extent it is working i hear from time to time just just recently just half an hour ago somebody told me again well you should be glad that youre in china right now and not in europe because here at least the government is taking control of things so bringing down these numbers is what they need to do now if they want to keep their lives and they want to keep this under control mathias billing and thanks very much for that from beijing. Here in germany prosecutors have filed murder charges against a russian man suspected of gunning down a former Chechen Rebel in berlin last year they say that moscow ordered that killing elected job strained relations between berlin and moscow last year prompting germany to expel 2 Russian Diplomats germany now says it is considering further steps that could include sanctions against russia. Its an assassination that has shaken russian german relations to the core last year and late august a former Chechen Rebel salim khan congress feely was gunned down in the heart of berlin shot twice in the head in broad daylight the suspect fled on a bicycle but was caught soon afterwards a russian according to his passport soon after the murder suspicions arose that the Russian Intelligence Services were involved congress feeley was a commander in the 2nd chechen war against Russian Troops until 2005 in the eyes of moscow that made him a terrorist. This man is on our wanted list putin said hes a fighter a cruel and bloodthirsty person and just one of the attacks he killed 98 people in. Moscow has always denied any involvement in the killing what relation does this incident have to the russian authorities these are absolutely groundless assumptions. At least 2 attempts have been made in congress feel his life before he moved to germany in 2016 hiding from the Russian Secret Service his family followed believing they were safe here in this mechanical system we were warned something could happen at some point but i never thought such a brutal attack to take place so easily here in germany where the Security Services the police and the law are among the strongest in the world the rest is a question i say seeing the contract killer is known as bottom k. He arrived in germany shortly before the attack using a fake identity now germanys federal prosecutor has gathered enough evidence to charge him with murder but the accused man they say was acting under orders from the russian government. And other news today German ElectronicPayment Company wire card has suspended its chief operating officer after the firm could not account for 1900000000 euros in cash balances as a result of delayed releasing its 2001000 results yesterday the dax listed firm now faces a deadline to publish them today. Colombias army has freed to tourists kidnapped by suspected guerrillas 3 months ago the men of swiss and Brazilian National say they were abducted at gunpoint while returning to bogota or visiting the Pacific Coast the reason is you know a rise in