President of the European Commission ursula fund arline welcome to the program and thank you so much for joining us thank you its good to be with you. On monday the European Union is joining forces with Global Partners to raise 7500000000 euros in a worldwide pledging initiative to support coronavirus diagnostics and vaccines what is the top thing that you hope to achieve. Well for us its important that we give a strong answer to the corona virus because we know it knows no borders it knows no nationalities and we can only defeat that virus by a vaccine and for that we need a global coordinated action because we want to prevent that there is a run to the vaccine once we have it for those who can afford it so we need to coordinate research on the vaccine when we have it and we start right now already we have to build up capacities to manufacture and zillions of those and then we have to make sure that we can deploy to every corner in the world right now fear and affordable price and tha
But will it be enough to protect hundreds of thousands of people to live there and hundreds of protesters some armed to gathered in the Capital Building in the United States state of michigan to demand and and to coronavirus restrictions. Im sorry kelly welcome to the program the European Union aims to raise 7500000000 euros next week to Fund Research into a vaccine for the coronavirus as well as developing new treatments and more efficient testing but you Commission Says that the goal is to develop a vaccine treatment and tests that are available to all who need it and at an affordable price the hope is that donors will continue to stump up funds and can in the coming months so that the effort. In be scaled up and to help pay the cost of distributing the vaccine and to medical equipment. Earlier i spoke with the president of the European Commission ursula funder line i asked her whether she agreed with the u. N. Secretary general that a vaccine should be along to the entire world. Wel
War 2 ended in europe with germanys punk conditional surrender well look at how the country is marking the occasion under the shadow of the corona bombs. Hello im terry martin good to have you with us in friends people who have endured one of europes toughest lock downs for nearly 2 months that will begin to change though next week the number of coronavirus cases in france is rising less sharply than in previous days and some businesses will be allowed to reopen as in other countries authorities in france are under pressure to get the economy moving again. Maryanne in a mask frances lockdown was stricter than most now the government has presented its plan for a gradual lifting of frances social commercial and industrial quarantine up weve entered a new stage in our fight against pandemic and its good news for france and the french people. Businesses are set to reopen on monday 42 percent of french employees are on reduced hours or if not worked at all since the 17th of march schools ar
Triggers the sharpest fall in german exports in 13 years. And violent men are using coronavirus curfews to step up 3rd tax against their wives and children now one group in lebanon is stepping up its campaign to help the victims. Hello im terry martin welcome to the Program Countries across europe are marking 75 years since the end of world war 2 may 8th 1945 is when allied forces accepted nazi germanys Unconditional Surrender because of the coronavirus pandemic many commemoration events have been scaled back or moved online in berlin people have been paying their respects at one of the citys soviet war. Morial site city has declared a one all Public Holiday in honor of the anniversary later in the day german leaders will take part in a small commemoration event at germanys main morial for the victims of war and dictatorship. And when young is covering the anniversary for us simon how is this day being remembered in germany what area the 8th of may is referred to in germany at 2 as the
Im terry martin welcome to the Program Countries across europe are marking 75 years since the end of world war 2 may 8th 945 is when allied forces accepted nazi germanys Unconditional Surrender because of the crown of pandemic many commemoration events have been scaled back or moved online in france president to mount a well the call is still taking part in an event on the show mostly say in paris though without the usual parade down the avenue. At the tomb of the unknown soldier but only a small group of doing this terrys work and extend its. D. W. Correspondent lisa lewis is covering events for us in paris how is friends marking this occasion. Well as you said is a very downsize ceremony happening at the seans easy in my mcleod the president of france is also laid down a wreath at. The who was the man in power in 1905 when nazi germany surrendered to the allies across france the other really small ceremonies happening may is allowed to put down flowers as at at places of remembrance