Fortunately discover how life has changed for cyclists here in berlin since the outbreak of the coronavirus. Im sumi so much calmer its good to have you with us im glad machall says germans must continue to show discipline in the face of the corona virus in a speech to parliament she criticised the lifting of some lockdown restrictions as to hasty she said her fear was the country might squander the gains that its made so far if people become complacent about social distancing she also called for a bigger European Union budget to support recovery in the block. Across germany more people thanks trying out a week after 16 german states agreed to relax certain restrictions on movement some shops lowly reopening albeit with restrictions. And now obligatory on public transport as well as in stores in some states but the restrictions runs the risk of complacency addressing the bundestag on thursday german chancellor Angela Merkel warns that the fundamental far from over. I fully support the decision taken by both the federal and state governments someones day last week but im concerned about the implementation of those decisions since then to me it seems ration card. It seems rushed in part is not to say too rash. Let us not gamble away what has been achieved and rescue. E. U. Solidarity was also a key issue. European leaders would use to hold a video so much on thursday to discuss the plots response to the Economic Impact while ruling out the idea of joint debt in the form of corona on. Germanys ready to make significantly higher contributions to the e. U. Budget. All of our national i can only think if were also successful in europe youve often heard me say in the house that in the long run germany could only flourish if europe is also in good shape. In. European solidarity in Health Policy the same thought in germany more than 200 patients from france italy and the netherlands are being cared for in german intensive care units but with the true Economic Impact of current virus still unknown pressure is growing on europes economic powerhouse to loosen its purse strings. Lets bring in our chief Political Editor for more we heard the chancellor criticizing the easing of restrictions in germany and what exactly are her concerns her concern is that the Small Victories that many have succeeded so far over the virus not to see its own Health Service stretched to the limits could now be lost if the easing of restrictions means that people feel to mosques and that was her addressing particularly the state premiers here in germany where the one hand in all time with favor we have a state premier wanting to see fast using of restrictions apart to the return to normal and the very have a much much tougher stance on that partly also because bavaria borders also and thats believed where a lot of the infections came from so she has been cautioning words at the same time saying that this is the moment for europe to stand together. While she also spoke about the Economic Impact and how best to get europe through the crisis what did she say on that front. Well she signal quite clearly that germany is willing to see a budget that i quote has to be different from the budgets before the e. U. Is currently discussing its long term budget so a lot more money beyond the 500000000000 already on the table will have to be all around but pointing towards the e. U. Budget again in this day means her 5 way of saying no once again to socalled corona bombs that would see other e. U. Countries stay in sound international particularly italy wanted to see those happen what we still havent learned from the German Government is how much money it would be willing to put on the table how much it would have. To that e. U. Budget beyond what it has to anyway and weve now seen is berlin moves on issues that it has been particularly against in the past years and thats also e. U. Funding going into the prevention of unemployment across europe the depth of this crisis there uncle americal most dropped her resistance to funds and also essentially german money going into compensation for salt and work in other countries so theres a lot of movement there with merkel wanting to see a much closer europe but its a big question mark is whether that can actually be the case our chief Political Editor michelle a question for us thank you well chancellor mark on the other you had the state will meet in a Video Conference today to negotiate a package to help economies recover from the pandemic so lets go to a brussels matter standing by for us there so how far apart are you are you countries right now on how to if you debt to finance the economic stimulus. So we may learn as already mentioned that angle america last dropped a resistance. On certain issues regarding for instance that european budget where shes willing to make bigger contributions and that will be good news for the countries in the south of europe overall all european states will meet at the summit all 27. 00 agree that a Recovery Fund is necessary the question is however the method how that money is raised and has materialized pointed out how much money will be in the pot at the end of the day it will not paper over the age old row of a mutual like thats something that for the state in the north of europe is definitely not on the table so today what i expect from this meeting is a mission for the European Commission that will be asked to explore ways how this Recovery Fund could be raised all right well this will be a very different meeting theyre in theyre holding this meeting we have Video Conference and former Commission President said you know if you cant meet in person youre not going to be able to reach a compromise so how is this going to work logistically after the last Video Conference summit a german chancellor Angela Merkel said of course it is a little more tricky because if you want a quick bilateral normally you would get up walk around the table and talk to your french counterparts now this time around youd have to send what that message is or of or s. M. S. Messages which makes it a little more tricky to find consensus what is different with this summit is that the head of the European Council sean michel has already scrapped the idea of the Council Conclusions so no unilateral consensus has to be found on this summit all well have to at the end is the declaration from the president of the European Council what has been achieved caird matters with the latest from brussels thank you. Lets take a look now at some other coronavirus news Ratings Agency fitch says the world is on track for a recession of on precedented depth and the postwar period it could be twice as severe as the recession of 2009 u. K. Researchers asked Oxford University will begin human trials of a potential covert 19 vaccine the e. U. Says Russian Media continue to spread anti european misinformation related to the krona virus its being disseminated on Twitter Facebook and other social Media Outlets and in china a citizen journalist missing for almost 2 months has reappeared he says he was detained by police and forcibly quarantined folks wagon has reopened one of its german production plants as the countrys all important car industry tries to get back on the road earlier this week dime lower also restarted machines at its mercedes plants but the return to work is by no means business as usual. Trickle through the gates of dime liz rushed out planned after 4 weeks of coronavirus closure just a few steps into their workplace staff are reminded that these arent normal times however mask or no you mask many and glad to be back in the 5 early return to everyday life everyone is healthy and were glad the business is running again and we can get back to work with a few. Folks fog and staff of all saving getting back on the job on thursday v. W. Reopened this plant in slovakia and its factory in the eastern german town of. Its other sites to follow soon. B. M. W. Is the last of the german giants to reawaken it hopes to open idle plants next month. The return of workers to production lines like a dime liz engine factory in stuttgart is crucial not just for the car makers themselves and the showrooms they supply its also essential for the rest of the supply chain which is keen to get back to making parts and making money. But the return to work is being approached with caution. As a big brother shoots is the protection of our employees is our number one priority with a focus on keeping distance and where we can guarantee a metre and a half between employees workers are required to wear face masks says its a musket. Thirst directions apply to both work and dressed with socially distant break time is the order of the day. The coronavirus pandemic has changed the rules of the game but this week has seen the return of a key engine of the german economy. But travel has become impossible because of the coronavirus with many borders closed and International Flights grounded that is having a devastating impact on countries that live off of tourism while the Spanish Island of majorca is especially hard hit. The cloudy april weather so tightly a problem compared to the corona Virus Outbreak the pandemic has the catastrophic consequences for york or beaches are known. To year ago 15000000 visitors brought here to the billionaire it island. Hotel owner montserrat risky you know no fears for her likelihood or restaurants and hotels in majorca have been forced to shut down in italy. Economically speaking this is the doctor and everyone who lives from oregon on the line and. This used to be one of the big streets of palma now everythings closed the belly erik islands g. D. P. Could tumble by a 3rd its clear that spain as a whole could lose 90000000000 euros of revenue. And might help the country the local government here is pushing for the reopening of tensions like. I was coming. Over and we took out a court of law for us that would be a good. Place to kind of. Montserrat want to welcome holiday makers to her hotel again but its unclear just when it will be able to reopen the residents. From the mainland and the number of infections here is relatively low. My. First. I went home to welcome. Me but on the Potomac River to the stars but marched through makes it difficult to keep a distance of 2 meters from all those on the island. Some very difficult times ahead. Lets check in now on some other stories making headlines around the world boeing is thought to be planning to lay off 10 percent of its Civil Aviation staff the news agency a. F. P. Reports the cuts would affect up to 7000 people working on the 737 max and the long haul 787 and 777 models a boeing is restarting production of the aircraft following coronavirus shutdown. Half of German Companies are using a short term work scheme to cut salary costs during the Coronavirus Crisis that is according to a survey from the Economic Institute that scheme allows companies to retain workers through state aid 80 percent of companies have seen revenues fall during the pandemic lock down. Concerns are growing for indigenous tribes in brazils Amazon Region hardheads article coronavirus the city of my now says digging mass graves to handle around 100 burials a day that is 3 times the normal number local officials are pleading for federal help but char both in our Us Government is playing down the threats. Flash flooding in the year many city of aden has left at least 14 people dead and Dozens Injured many streets have been blocked and buildings destroyed by modern and debris the country is already struggling with the effects of years of conflict and also cholera outbreaks. It is the 1st trial of its kind in the world 2 suspected Syrian Intelligence officers are set to face justice here in germany today they are charged with crimes against humanity including torture and Sexual Assault prosecutors are using universal jurisdiction laws to try the 2 suspects here the defendants entered germany as Asylum Seekers along with thousands of other syrians reports now in the hope of one mother that this could bring justice for her son and we want to warn you that some viewers might find some seeds distressing. Mario lives in a berlin suburb it seems it to like but this syrian woman is part of a europe wide hunt to catch a criminal secret Service Agents from her country like many others mario son i hum was systematically tortured the young medical student had spoken up for human rights and called for president Bashar Al Assad to step down now 8 years after his death his mother is seeking justice. I want the culprits to be brought to justice from the accomplices all the way up to assad these people i was on support for spilling our childrens blood. More than 26000 pictures of torture victims were smuggled out of your tour in syria by a courageous former Police Photographer his code name caesar the photos could help convict torturers and murderers. Human rights lawyer mohsen down we survived torture in syria now living in germany hes pressing charges against his former tormentors including anwar as a former Senior Member of the Syrian Secret Service and more are is charged with crimes against humanity murder and rape. This is the 1st phone if you will be a thorough this is the 1st place it is i spoke to the. Judge and we have picked a suspect and societies. The state of the we dont have it and see it you. Bill wiley is investigating syrian torturers used to hunt war criminals as a un prosecutor and worked on cases from the former yugoslavia and the wanton genocide he knows that without a peep or trail its difficult to bring culprits to justice. Thats why the state documents smuggled out of syria are so valuable. What you have in this room are materials generated by the Security Intelligence structures of shared the military structures of syria and the party or political structures of syria at the top level the government level at qwest they also shed light on suspected torturers such as anwar are widely believed at least a dozen former senior agents remain undetected in europe. Hopes that not only the killers of her son will be brought to justice but also others living in hiding for her the hunt has just begun. For more on the story we can speak to get a yes shes a member of the German Parliament and chairs the Bundestag Committee on Legal Affairs and schumann rights mischance and good to have you with us here on d w we said this is pretty unique to suspected Syrian Intelligence officers facing justice here in germany today so why did germany want to carry out these trials here. Well good afternoon it is pretty unique its a landmark trial and germany and its laws recognize universal jurisdiction such as crimes against humanity and. In our opinion in a year a european perspective it is important to bring justice to all these victims and i think we will see more try as like these in the upcoming years in the upcoming months because its important to fight and to battle impunity and germany is taking part with this trial in a sense and you said you hope that there will be more trials like these but we saw in a report it has taken so much time to bring these cases to trial and it is very difficult to do so so is it really realistic to think that germany could carry out several more of these trials. That i think we will the time will show that i think its important to closely monitor and follow the trial that started today in copelands and i think it is a landmark trial also for other European Countries that have several trials that could be held you said and the report also said its very difficult to get a hand and get these materials but because of the refugee crisis to be exact we are now in a position that we actually can talk to witnesses that we can. Get these materials out of the country and witnesses but also suspects are now in a range where germany can do something because of the not so far mandate to the i. C. C. On the u. N. Level i think it is a start but it should not be the end. Are these trials really anything more than symbolic because you are trying suspects on german soil but the regime behind these crimes is still in place. Youre right i think it is. Not only symbolic because i am very certain that these trials by this trial and goldmans will come to an end and it is for the victims as they also told me it is not about revenge but it is about the fight up in community and showing that people who committed these atrocities in syria will not be unpunished even though we are still fighting and thats very important to stress we are still fighting for an International Tribunal that is looking into and processing and prosecuting the atrocities by the assad regime. Very good against a member of the German Parliament joining us thank you very much. Thank you. Moving on to our football now and the womens u. A. E. For european championships have been moved from next year into 2022 that is because the mens euro turn amount was pushed from this year into 2021 due to the pandemic the netherlands one the last tournament in 2017 the sports governing body and europe you a 5 says it made the decision to avoid conflict with the mens tournament but the move will also allow womens football to feature more prominently at the postponed summer olympics in tokyo. Tennis great Roger Federer is suggesting that while the sport is locked down its a good time to consider merging the mens and womens governing bodies tennis is on hiatus until at least mid july and a federal wondered in a tweet if he is the only one who thinks the Mens Association of tennis professionals and the Womens Tennis Association should become one top female and male professionals including the chair of the a. T. P. Posted their approval. Now coronavirus lockdowns and the need for physical distancing are impacting cities in different ways here in berlin authorities have introduced measures to try to reduce the risk of infection among cyclists but not everyone is happy about the move to linda fia kahit to hit the road to find out more. The streets are deserted no tourist Walking Around no commuters driving to work. And never felt so pleasant to ride your bike through berlin. The mall you market traffic in the german capital has fallen sharply since the start of the Coronavirus Crisis. There are 40 percent fewer cars on the roads why the number of cyclists has barely gone down at all because the risk of infection on a bike is very low. On this one here you can see the old markings you can see that the bike lane was very narrow up with more road spaces being made available for cyclists we meet up with felix might have on the streets and Parks Department of the berlin district of banquets back from the fortunate ones who dont know. One person is going slowly and someone wants to overtake they shouldnt be doing that last then one and a half meter. On our part move on. We are making wider bike lanes the border stronger because of the pen damage rapid action was required and the local parliament was not consulted that is perfectly legal but in germany where the car is part of the social and economic fabric not everyone is happy about it. Been. Completely unacceptable it targets car drivers and how cyclists thats what the greens want they just hate cars. But bike riders like and childish i delight. She has been campaigning for years for traffic reports. For her the crisis is unwelcome opportunity to reduce the number of cars and make more space bikes. I imagine all the time our 1st. Like you know all the cars parked could be just. Plant flowers all put the chairs off because. There could be playgrounds for. That ideal family initial focus in berlin is on widening existing bike lanes and creating. Other big cities including s n n to guard the taking similar action. Now the coronavirus lockdown in india is having one Positive Side effect plummeting air pollution levels in the capital delhi now take a look at the pictures that we have from before and after this here is what one of the citys famous landmarks looked like back in november 29th and this is what it looks like today and you can even see the india gate from this perspective quite a ways away back that there was no chance of this is the pollution levels a few months ago now usually the citys roads are choked with vehicles experts say the dramatic change is largely due to the sharp drop in traffic and they warn that the improvement is likely to be short lived. While despite the lockdown in india there have also been some bright pink visitors who have gathered on the outskirts of mumbai tens of thousands of flamingos have chosen this lake here for a bit of relaxation turning it into a pink carpet although the birds are often seen in this area theres been a marked increase in the numbers environmentalists say the lack of traffic people and also building brick has encouraged the flamingos to flock here. Youre watching news from berlin a reminder now that if you can get all of our news and features around the clock on our website dot com using our app and of course on twitter after news for all of us here in berlin to thank you for watching. The funny. Thing. Blew. Me. Down. 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The president has put out and been very transparent in the information he provided so you know when to trust im a bit honest was germany prepared was anyone for kerry was china prepared this week comfort zone is back earlier and like many millions of people around the world we too are social distance and while we want to be able to interview people 1st in place