Theres probably no place in any where and when things are going to be such a great success. The renaissance. Starts april twenty second. Hello and a warm welcome to focus on europe thanks for joining us now and again there are events and images so extraordinary that the entire world is seemingly moved the fire at the historic notre down cathedral in paris was such an event onlookers watched in shock as the flames ravaged their way from the rooftop to this fire the
firefighters could only extinguish the flames the next morning. Isnt just any church its the Heart And Soul of the french capital and though parts of it have been destroyed the structure of the iconic building has been preserved and french president Emanuel Mccaughan has vowed to rebuild the Church Within just five years for parisian and those who love the City The Fire was a reminder of just how beloved new to down is. Live it was an incredible sight more and more people gathered in front of Notre Dame Cathedral which was bu
firefighters could only extinguish the flames the next morning. isn t just any church it s the heart and soul of the french capital and though parts of it have been destroyed the structure of the iconic building has been preserved and french president emanuel mccaughan has vowed to rebuild the church within just five years for parisian and those who love the city the fire was a reminder of just how beloved new to down is. live it was an incredible sight more and more people gathered in front of notre dame cathedral which was burning before their very eyes they sang and prayed together parishioners and tourists from around the world. the fire had already been raging for three hours the iconic twin bell towers were in danger of collapsing many here were hoping for a miracle like josie and early christians from lebannon. they had to go if there is water on either side. but it s on fire and they can t put it out. even in
it became official it took months of painful negotiations to get to this point then with one stroke of the pen this week chancellor merkel fired the starting gun for the new coalition to start work on its long political to do list first there s europe. french president manuel mccaughan wants to work with germany on ambitious e.u. reforms but there may be trouble ahead while germany agrees in principle to his plans for a new e.u. finance minister merkel conservatives are strongly opposed to the eurozone having its aim budget. and if that doesn t keep the german government busy enough in europe there s always breaks it time s running out for a deal with the u.k. due to leave the bloc in just a that a year s time. next up u.s. german relations u.s. president donald trump has unnerved germany by raising the prospect of a trade with europe his threatened tariffs on steel and aluminum could hit the