Him gathered pace and. Save a life. Was forced to sing for the nazis now she sings for High School Students and a History Lesson theyll never forget. Im phil gal welcome to the program britain on the European Union and here to be heading full fresh confrontation british lawmakers last night voted to send the Prime Minister back to brussels to reopen talks on the terms of the u. K. s withdrawal from the e. U. At issue is the socalled irish backstop the plan to avoid a hard border between Northern Ireland which is part of the u. K. And the republic of ireland but since a british decision a u. Leaders have been queuing up to say that the deal and the backstop cannot be changed. In a surprise move defying agreements already made with the e. U. British lawmakers gave the Prime Minister a mandate to go back to the negotiating table parliamentarians narrowly passed a government backed amendment to change the irish back stop it buys may some time but the challenges remain clear there is limited appetite for such a change in the negotiating it will not be. That close in contrast to a fortnight ago this house has made it clear what it needs to approve the Withdrawal Agreement mays chances of achieving that appears slim the e. U. Says the backstop plan to avoid a hard border between Northern Ireland and the republic of ireland isnt up for renegotiation. I think if the backstop is what is an insurance and insurance is needed. To be one hundred percent sure that there is no border between you and i should public and we dont want all sense that the banks took these issues this president of the European Council donald tusk also immediately announced that the e. U. Was not prepared to reopen discussions while french president macron lent his voice in support of no renegotiation nicol so you open as the European Council of december has clearly indicated the Withdrawal Agreement that has been negotiated between the United Kingdom and the European Union is the best agreement possible and is not negotiable. With the negotiator Michel Barnier also defending the existing deal to reason a is poised to travel to brussels on what could be Mission Impossible she may come back with nothing new to work for parliament which means back to square one for bracks it again. Lets get an assessment of the sort of fights theresa may has on her hands the w. s Brussels Bureau chief is max hoffman and our chief Political CorrespondentMelinda Craig welcome both lets start with you max so the deal with a deal already done and presumed to be final we expect european leaders to say no more do you see any room for deviation from that on this backstop. Yeah absolutely right phil we do expect them to say no more in fact they have said that quite a bit already today but heres the thing theyre also saying were ready to talk just not about the back stuff the brits say we want to talk but just about the backstop so yes it is a collision course here and in the end something will have to give thats for certain now officially there is unity in the European Union some were surprised at that but there is unity when it comes to the backstop as well but make no mistake the European Union members will follow the lead of ireland here because ireland is of course the country with the most to lose if there is a hard border between Northern Ireland and ireland and the big question is if three some may continue to play this the way she is if we are lets say a couple of days away from the braggs it at the end of march in the alternative to making a compromise with the backstop lets say limiting it to five years four years whatever and then between that and having no deal braggs it which automatically would have a hard border between Northern Ireland as a follow up what will the irish Prime Minister decide some here in brussels think maybe thats when the irish will get a little shaky and will prefer to accept a limited backstop than to have a hard border immediately because theres no deal. So this is international brinkmanship linda crying whats palins position. Berlin made it very clear that it thinks its great that the British Parliament is saying they dont want to leave the year without a deal at all but that there is a deal on the table and as the foreign minister put it that is the best if not the only deal available and basically all the government spokesman the foreign minister and the head of the Parliamentary Foreign Affairs committee who spoke to d. W. Directly all are saying if britain really wants to talk about changing the backs up the ball is in their court they need to tell us what it is they think could be agreed on here the foreign minister says germany stands firmly on ireland side we will not see ireland isolated and basically lets not forget this is a matter of law this is not simply the e. U. Playing tough the fact is that there is a law in place the good friday agreement that resolves the time of violence between Northern Ireland and the republic of ireland that says very clearly any change to that border between those two countries has to be mandated by the irish people themselves not decided in brussels or in london lets talk more than about this space backstop i did w. Has been speaking with the you take form of present minister dominic rob he seemed a lot more optimistic about finding a way out of this box up on plus well the idea is that we would use technology and decentralized processes to ensure that we respect the rules but that we dont have a hard border any infrastructure the border you know with the republic of ireland michel bonnies very very clear that that can happen he said it could happen in a new deal soon are so why shouldnt that be possible within two years so the question isnt whether this can be done its a question of the e. U. Wanted so the ball is now in the e. U. School and i would hope our german friends and all the you and european friends now grasp the opportunity to get this deal over the line thats often dominic rob makes it sound so simple that so why wont the e. U. Consider an alternative to the backstop. Because its not that simple the e. U. Has checked all those Possibilities Technology maybe having sort of a toll system even there hasnt been a convincing solution to that they have considered keeping Northern Ireland in the Customs Union with the European Union effectively pushing the border outside of the isle of ireland into the the irish sea between the rest of the u. K. And Northern Ireland but that the u. P. A. For example the unionists will not have it then of course theyve considered keeping the whole of the u. K. In a Customs Union with the European Union but that sort of defies the concept of braggs so those alternatives that dont mean to drop is talking about really they have not materialized and it doesnt really go much farther in detail than what youve just heard from dominic rob he makes it sound easy but when you go into the details when you actually ask ok what does this mean there never has been a convincing answer from the u. K. Melinda crane one of the lines of logic pursued by the hot breakfast is that germany of all countries in europe has a huge amount in terms of economic fallout to lose in and deal a breakfast do they have a point. Thats absolutely correct the economics minister since said today and no deal breaks that would hit germany harder and with more pain than almost any other e. U. Member country for a very simple reason the u. K. Is the fourth largest recipient of german exports and as you know exports are the very backbone of the German Economy a number of industries weighing in on this today saying we are so glad the parliament has decided theres not going to be a no deal brecks it because it is going to really cost we saw the federal government of germany just revised their growth forecast sharply downward to a listless one percent one of the main reasons for that breaks it and nonetheless there is not a voice among the industry representatives the economics minister or others who are saying well that justifies completely renegotiating this deal thats on the table the Industry Association said any idea that this deal can simply be renegotiated in a backstop throw it out is pure Wishful Thinking very clear melinda crane and maxwell thought in brussels a good bill. Now heres some of the other stories making news around the world German Police arrested three suspected islamic extremists on suspicion of plotting a bomb attack federal prosecutors say the men are iraqi refugees they were detained near the northern town of death march and the official said the group has not yet selected a target. Two people have been killed in a grenade attack on a mosque in the southern philippines the explosion in some. City comes just days after a fatal bombing at nearby jolo i have them left twenty one people dead it also follows last weeks referendum which overwhelmingly approved the creation of a mostly autonomous area in the region. United states and china are to begin a new round of trade talks in washington the latest effort to resolve a trade dispute that has disrupted business across the globe the u. S. Accuses china of using state subsidies and industrial espionage. After the longest federal shutdown in u. S. History president to trump agreed to reopen the government temporarily on friday it cost the economy eleven billion dollars and directly impacted around eight hundred thousand several employees and this d. W. Correspondent stephanie now reports although theyre back at work things are no way back to normal. Has lost count how many times he has walked his dog in the past five weeks the forty year old Government Employee used to take his Border Collie out three times a day since the shutdown his dog has been getting even more time out of the house theres little else to do. Like other shutdowns i start off with i have some extra time to get some affairs in order it was right before christmas so that was. The time but as things drew on finding things to do with my time trying to find. Other job or another source of income was really challenging and actually became quite taxing for me. It was more hes been working in the federal government for the last eleven years hes not allowed to tell us in which department or agency he works or what he does he says the shutdown has taught him an important lesson so im trying to look for another job i was completely unsuccessful but obviously since things have changed back to my my job now so i stop looking hes happy about being allowed to return to work but hes worried that it could be temporary. Three weeks we may be back in the same situation. The long term negative effects of the shutdown have also been a major concern. So the real problem. Brain drain there are people that have been there for decades and the fact that i think now they will be if theyre anywhere close to retirement they will be pushing to get. They can. This is. Here we need charts smith is an i. T. And Cyber Security expert for the Internal Revenue service or i. R. S. Hes just a few months short of his sixtieth birthday and can look back on a career with the federal Agency Spending almost thirty two years a few weeks ago a smooth transition into retirement but then the shutdown and it changed everything. I dont want to do that anymore ive lost the passion now only for the cybersecurity work for being a Civil Servant and he says hes not alone many others also intend to leave their government jobs shell shocked and bruised by the longest shutdown in u. S. History. Theres going to be. This shutdown will be the cause of senior officials are now concerned that a wave of retirements from frustrated and disgruntled employees could be about to hit the government they call it the washington tsunami. Opposition they dont. Call for a nationwide walkouts to increase the pressure on president Nicolas Maduro this comes a day after the embattled socialist Administration Mr garrido from deep in the country one investigating him antigovernment activities. Declared himself the interim leader of venezuela a week ago and to more than two dozen nations including the United States and germany. According to the Russian State News Agency sputnik president has said that he is willing to sit down at the negotiating table with the opposition russia remains one us president would or a staunch supporters foreign minister Sergey Lavrov has been speaking about this issue. Because it was and we oppose it so we called on the opposition to display a similar constructive approach reject ultimatums and to act independently and to base their decision primarily in the interests of the venezuelan people. W a correspondent joins us from the venezuelan capital caracas so welcome osca how is president maduro zuffa to talk being viewed well this is not the first time that he and the americans mediators all of those negotiations fear because the government did not hold its side of the bargain to change the Electoral Council for you elections and allow humanitarian aid to come up when its full of you know with medicine and food shortage crisis so it depends there and what weve gotten from this time around is that america wants to buy more time so unless the government shows real changes for example with you know troll council or the Supreme Court this court we go sheesh and well not taken seriously by the opposition now one who declared himself interim president and last week has been ordered not to leave the country and the chief prosecutor has called for an investigation into his actions so easy about to be detained well thats a real threat and one way those years where bendis measures against played or came short of the order for his arrest which took some people by surprise it definitely shows that the institutions lawyers and you got to know are also acting with caution especially after the u. S. Has threatened to requestion only if way though or any member of congress its fun we also have to take into account that the internet and commission on human rights as protection orders regarding women on so actions against them on my own which treaty i mean while International Pressure pressure on president maduro is growing lets listen to germanys Deputy Foreign minister kneels annan. Oh man daphne i guess we must not forget that president controls all of the countrys institutions and with his control was able to relatively easily manipulate the elections in this respect to the essence of democracy is it issue and what is necessary is a dialogue that leads to new elections but it also has to be clear that we recognize the National Assembly as the countrys only legitimate institution of the institute ultimately it must also be this parliament that paves the way for new elections organiser told with so germany or one of a stack of countries that now recognizing this new administration that. How is the majority government reacting to International Pressure. Pressures that are only now being a modest reaction could be that he is open to talks like you mentioned in this interview yesterday he also said that he is willing to call in to subpoena legislative elections to will let a new congress and the early union was clear and that they also made that was from other rich on president ial elections not legislative so it is being in the past just buying time now with the us their reactions are mixed one day she says they are open to talks with the u. S. But the other shows the fire ants and military training so its safe to say there is no cure and just what man who wants to do which is very dangerous because it is also unpredictable. In caracas thank you. Efforts to free a bahraini footballer from a thai prison have picked up pace as he faces extradition back to bahrain i came out i was detained more than two months ago while on honeymoon in bangkok ive been living as a refugee in australia since twenty fourteen when he asked for asylum claiming hed been falsely imprisoned and tortured in his home country. More than sixty days after first being detained in thailand became alarabiya remains in limbo separated from his wife unable to return to his adopted country astray and his job as a professional footballer with. A ten Year Prison Sentence awaits alarabiya if he is extradited to bahrain even though he was playing in a televised football match when the alleged crime took place activists have been tirelessly advocating for his release with former footballer craig foster a meeting with faye far and tie officials this wake. Only in the last few days escalated this issue in. Clearly stated their intention in a brazen fashion to. The International Human rights of a male right. On shoes day the Asian Football Confederation weighed into the issue asking thailands Prime Minister in an open letter to ensure mr al arabiya is returned safely to a stray leah governing body faith has also called for the players release we agree that this is now become an emergency situation we want to say progress along with this week given the immediacy of the situation and we continue to call for. Trial end and the Prime Minister. To release him immediately and these International Human rights. With alarabiya having spent two months in detention foster said he wants the case resolved before friday. But there has been a breakthrough in the search for arjun talking football and million of salah investigators have found their game against arsenal the welsh club paid a record transfer to fame side north just days before he went missing. A court in germany is preparing to rule on the case of two students accused of theft because they went dumpster diving taking discarded food items from a supermarket rubbish contains is a common enough practice but in germany it is illegal many people think its time the law was changed including the two women awaiting todays verdict. Fancy and card are happy their trial is bringing the issue to light theyre convinced that stealing from supermarket dumpsters is not a crime the students dont want their full faces filmed because they face particularly serious their charges their stolen goods food stuffs like these mandarins collected from the supermarkets garbage to town van for the dumpsters were full mostly with milk products like cheese and yogurt there was also bottles juice and some vegetables. And. Many people here in germany are against the disposal of tons of foodstuffs by supermarkets socalled dumpster diving has become a movement here but its a legal can see and cargo think thats wrong. So it was a crime shot and it doesnt hurt anyone the food stuffs were thrown into the dumpster so to us it seems that they no longer have any value the store can no longer sell them. A recent Government Survey shows that more than eighty percent of germans are in favor of less food being thrown away. Sometimes the expiry date is still good but it started out anyway because new products are already there. Just because its taking food from dump to disregard of the stealing but morally its the right thing to do market operators at the trial insist theyre obligated to protect consumers against the consumption of disposed food attorney carl daken heart has been watching the case he thinks one solution is to change the law as france has done. Legal situation in france was changed so that individual food shops are obligated to youth foodstuffs and to continue to use the food stuffs and not very them away so individual shops would for example to follow. That is what the two facing charges are demanding they have even started an online petition. You know. We wish that supermarkets and bakeries were made to further distribute food stuffs. Whatever the courts decision cottle and fancy have accomplished one thing germany is talking about their case. The events being held around the world following International HolocaustRemembrance Day on sunday but there are warnings that todays young people though less and less about the nazi era genocide of jews and other groups one of the people working to change that is ninety four year old asked a better honor as she was sent to the auschwitz nazi death camp as a teenager and survived thanks to her musical talent these especially this song saved my lai hot years especially if it still. Lives. Ninety four year old aesthetician rana is singing a popular german wartime song bellamy. Is a happy children but it brings back memories of her time in auschwitz back then s. To have to play bellamy on the accordion tradition for the concentration camp orchestra she was a talented musician but she had never held an accordion before. I concentrated on the job at hand and told myself you can do this i knew if i didnt get accepted into the girls ok stress and i would have to do hard manual labor that would have been the end of me and. I was only eighteen years old when she was deported to auschwitz she had already been separated from her parents who were later murdered by the nazis. As part of the girls orchestra esther played songs as the prisoners marched out to do their work. She also had to play when the trains arrived bringing thousands of people to the cast chambers. Of us. Thats the worth thing that has ever happened to me because i felt so hopeless i couldnt. Help these people i knew they were going to their vest now. Behind us did the s. S. Soldiers with their rifles and if we hadnt played them they would have shut us. Up. More than a million jews were murdered in auschwitz as the bishop around or escaped death but most of her peers didnt she feels its her duty to tell young people what the nazis did she goes to schools reads from her memoirs and gives concerts shes backed up by a hip hop band called microphone match here. The old concept was to bring members a lawyer to compose rap music using personal letters and journals from former concentration camp prisoners. By using rap they hope to connect with todays young people here in the cullen high School Getting a warm response. Theyve been sharing a stage for ten years now but the recent draw is a frightening radicalism. My dream is that all nazis would just disappear and i always say i will sing until there are no more nazis left. 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