Conservative government has gone too far. Im swimming so much gun its good to have you with us the European Union and swedish british drug maker astra zeneca has failed to make a breakthrough in a dispute over supply shortages of covert 1000 vaccine to the block the company said in a statement that it had a constructive conversation with the e. U. About scaling up production astra zeneca had sparked anger by saying it would deliver 60 percent fewer doses of the vaccine than promised in the 1st quarter of this year now rollout of the vaccine has been slower than expected across the European Union and here in germany frustration is growing. Accessing this Vaccination Center in brandenburg in eastern germany is harder than it might look to get an appointment for a covert 1000 job you need staying power only those determined enough to get past the overloaded hotline will get an appointment like manfred in her to groom bag both are over 80 and belong to germanys number one high risk group. Doctor more hope your mother got the appointment for us but it took you a long time to get through in the range and time. As in other Vaccination Centers in germany things are moving slowly many buds remain empty because theres not enough vaccine only 70 people a day can be immunized instead of the planned 600. The situation is even worse in other regions this center in cologne is not even open appointments are being made for february but its not an easy process. Is calling them to be kept on hold for now is and then you dont even get an appointment i mean. We are now and in fact i mean my appointment was made online by myself right on the feste day in one morning. Last hot line in north rhinewestphalia is overwhelmed. Other countries are moving faster israel for example has already vaccinated almost half its population about 4000000 people britain has immunized 10 percent the us 7 germany has vaccinated around 2000000 people 2 percent of the population in line with many other countries germany social democrats say thats not good enough its the in vegas and you say israel britain and the u. S. Are all making progress but there are a lot of problems in the European Union and we need to address them quickly. Vaccine manufacturers contracted to supply e. U. Member states and now reporting production delays not good news for this facility in brandenburg or others around germany filling these chairs is likely to take some time. Lets speak now to our Political CorrespondentThomas Sparrow for more on this story good morning thomas as we saw there germany is way behind other countries when it comes to vaccinating is it clear at this point why that is. Not entirely sunni but its important to understand how the process works how the delivery and Distribution Process actually works because its sometimes easy to forget when we have all these controversies that the procurement of the vaccine is actually at an e. U. Level so its not up to each country to decide how many doses they will or they will not buy and once the e. U. Has done that procurement it goes to the respective governments respective countries based on their population and then once it arrives in germany for example then goes to all the federal state the 16 federal states that are in charge of carrying out those vaccinations of making those appointments as we saw for example in our report and in all 3 of those parts in all 3 of those processes there have been issues when we look for example of the case in germany other distribution here in the country they have been logistical issues there have been individual oversights as well theres a lot of bureaucracy and red tape something that the german chancellor for example has also acknowledged so this explains at least in part why the process is so difficult but its important to stress that its not only in the hands of german states its also something that goes well beyond and also affects the you as a whole if you ask the German Government they still say obviously that this is a very important process that this is the way out of the pandemic and they are defending also the way the vaccine was procured well you mentioned that that perfume it happens on the european level so how does that argument between the European Union and astra zeneca a sec chairman. It will certainly affect germany but it will also affect other European Countries as well because this has been seen obviously as that debate at an e. U. Level so if you look for example of the discussions that are taking place this is not something between an individual country and a Pharmaceutical Company but between the European Commission and their respective Pharmaceutical Company but the e. U. Put a lot into this astra zeneca vaccine in particular because it has been described as a vaccine that is cheaper that is easier to handle as well and it has been seen in the Different Countries as a possible way to ease some of those not just a cold problem some of that shortage that has been described not only here in germany but elsewhere as well so thats why this debate is particularly important not only here in germany but i would say for the you as a whole we know the German Authorities do want to vaccinate more people so what are authorities doing to improve the situation this is being obviously discussed here in the country now we heard for example from the social democrats we saw them in our report they are calling now for a vaccination plan to try and ease the process to things to make things easier to handle and to distribute their calling for better communication as well between agencies and also between the federal level and the regional level those are all things that are being discussed here in the country disk from the German Governments perspective that they do want to make sure that vaccinations happen according to the structure of the plan that was in place because we also saw in a report assuming for example that there are plenty of vaccinations centers that are ready to distribute the vaccine the problem is they havent got the doses so this is obviously something that is being discussed very very much here in the country in particular to try and understand how germany from its perspective can improve the situation when it comes to distribution of the vaccine are Political Correspondent thomas ferro thank you so much. Lets check in now on some other developments in the pandemic portugal will suspend all flights to and from brazil starting on friday thats due to the surgeon kovan cases in brazil of vietnam has reported its 1st Community Transmission of the corona virus in almost 8 weeks the country has had strict quarantine measures throughout the pandemic and the Cannes Film Festival has been moved from may to july in the hopes of being able to hold the event on the French Riviera in person a court here in germany is expected to deliver a verdict today in the trial of a neo nazi accused of assassinating a conservative politician but to look at 2 years ago look it was a member of a party and have spoken out in support of refugees he was gunned down in cold blood at his home near the west german town of casa another alleged neo nazi is also on trial as an accomplice. Defendant stephanie has been on trial for nearly 8 months accused of murdering the german politician vod toluca has a legit motor of hatred of foreigners and rage at angle americas refugee policies the victim and this local politician who defended merkels policies stephanie recorded and then uploaded this video at the time to hall well to luka faced far right heckle us. All. Of her b. S. You have to stand up for certain values is anyone who doesnt agree with these values is free to leave the country thats a freedom every german enjoys. Question. Was shot outside his home on the night of june 2nd 2019 stephanie confessed but later retracted he has a long history of hate crimes starting as a teenager he later began a family but stayed active on the right wing scene as well as killing luka hes also charged with the attempted murder of an iraqi refugee the prosecutors are calling for a life sentence it was on the spirit of sort of we need to recognize how serious this crime is because in our legal system everyone including people sentenced to life and has the prospects of release after 15 years except when the circumstances highlight the seriousness of the defendants guilt this is determined from an overall assessment and where there is a large number of criminal offenses is so in the case of stephanie theres a spiral of violence that started when he was younger and thats all in the n. B. A. And sort of is on the stand on. The involvement of a core defendant marcus 8 is still unclear he is also being part of the radical right wing scene for years stephanie has named him as his accomplice but marcus h. Denies this lucas killing is one of several high profile attacks linked to the far right in germany in recent years casting a spotlight on the dangers extremists posed to democracy. Now to some other headlines from around the world u. S. President joe biden has signed a raft of executive orders aimed at curbing rising temperatures worldwide the measures include causing oil and gas leasing on Federal Territory and doubling the countrys offshore wind energy the orders establish Climate Change as a Major National and Foreign Policy issue. At least 53 people have been killed in a collision between a passenger bus and a fuel truck in western cameroon Authorities Say more than 20 others were injured in the crash near the town of john Officials Say the truck was illegally transporting fuel and it was speeding. And a 3rd night of clashes between Security Forces and demonstrators has erupted in the lebanese city of tripoli crowds are protesting over lebanons economic crisis which has been made worse by a coronavirus lockdown the protesters chant feed to me calling on the government to compensate that during a lockdown. In poland and near total ban on abortion has come into force sparking nationwide protests that brought thousands into the streets the new Restrictions Mean that all abortions in poland will be banned except in cases of rape and incest or when the mothers life or health are thought to be at risk. Once again they took to the streets once again demanding their right to choose the new law only allows for an abortion if the life for the mother is in danger. Now protesters say the government has gone too far to stop until the average citizen stop lying about abortion saying its not taking place stop lying like the far right and the church do and nuff is enough that most polling is one of europes most devout catholic countries it already has some of the strictest abortion laws in your own and you could get it out with them via the you know top of the Constitutional Court decided to tighten the law even further. Triggering weeks of massive protests across the country. Abortion rights activists have announced more protests in the coming days they have no intention of keeping quiet the basic point is that we have to stop protesting again this is the only way we can prove to those who grew last. That we are not tired we are not fed up we do not lack strength and we are all united but. Critics of the new restrictions say this is not only about womens rights in poland. But also about the soul of a country that seems to be sliding further away from the p. C. Values of the European Union. Police in the russian capital moscow have raided several homes and offices linked to jailed Opposition Leader alexina volley authorities targeted the headquarters of his Anticorruption Foundation as well as nirvanas own apartment where they arrested his Brother Police say the searches are linked to 2 alleged violations of covert 19 rules during mass protests last weekend on sunday tens of thousands rallied in cities across russia to demand of all his release from prison a police also raided a rented flat or an about his wife yulia has been living it up he spoke to her lawyer about the search us movies of the buildings of the day we can see that there are mass searches at the homes of the employees of the Anti Corruption funds today. They are clearly being treated in a biased way by authorities and their rights to Legal Protection are being violated so i mean the lawyer i would say that at the moment you this rights are being violated and so are the rights of others who are not being allowed to see their lawyers. But unfortunately at the moment this is a common practice. Ok to be in business is coming up next rob watts is looking at how corruption has soared during the coronavirus pandemic and you can always get the latest news and analysis on our website dot com for all of us here in berlin thank you for watching. 3 d. Counts for us and for our planet