we started the research for 60 saw we are in front of us. a big challenge and we have to understand what the matter today is less trade and more technology and here i say i like to say that the new land is the konar logy so what can the e.u. and china do collectively could day to day use an alternative currency to the dollar to trade for example to to get around the sanctions in the tariffs now i think of that from my point of view for civilian on that. kaname and then just a system of europe and china are very complex complimentary what is important today for europe our power to keep her. leadership and in the global regulation which we know for many sectors is very important i think what we should

do is basically 2 things is axillary it's the internal market we need a real european internal market because if we create. and we do we do progress in have a real internal market that this will be very important for europe at the same time also increasing the investment on the on research and development how in your view then is is trade changing and how is this change affecting china the u.s. and europe we should consider trade as evolving today goods less importance than services and we know that the value added is the focus is mainly in the services not anymore in the goods. and obviously here there is a risk because if kountry like us and other industrialized country

the try to do everything in their own country what will happen to them that in countering what other counties in europe and and the us will do. i think is important other hand as i said the reality is that the services are. more and more important and the new the new game is more linked to the technology and the digital transformation the capacity to invest in research because technology is all sorts changing the trade that is also changing the entirety of the system on logistical transportation and industrial production good to speak with luigi gambardella thanks for being with us thank you very much. now in the end it wasn't to be fear

cries less ambitious $35000000000.00 plan to merge with france's rana the combination would have created a 3rd biggest automaker but the cost in jobs was probably too much for politicians to stomach we'll get more in a moment with our guest as the car industry goes through a difficult transformation consumers are changing their buying habits and governments are clamping down on emissions but 1st are some of been javid reports from turin the heart of italy's motor valley and the home to fear it. almost every car enthusiast in italy has a connection to. the automobile or fia. the car manufacturer is now free at chrysler automobiles but still one of the biggest employers in turin italy automotive hub they are the same. way a. former colleagues to fight for their rights and thousands of other workers in the diminishing auto

industry here chrysler has temporarily read off more than half its workforce at this plant for what it calls modernization and. they work very little and this is very serious it is clearly the result of no longer having the italian automotive industry rather become a multinational company. representatives have met unions and say more than $5000000000.00 will be invested over 3 years and there will be a return to full employment this factory was inaugurated in 1939 it has seen the height of fiat's production but since then the company's headquarters have moved to the netherlands its financial headquarters are now in london and the bulk of chrysler's production is done in detroit. once home to tens of thousands of workers too in the shadow of its former production of 6000 cars a day jobs the once booming car industry changed talian lifestyles it made them more and more but that's all in the past and more for your future in mind you know

it's very difficult to imagine a future for the italian automotive industry because in 20 years the number of workers and the number of cars manufactured has reduced tremendously. it's only so-called motors early still produces fewer but bigger price tag cars such as for romeo ferrari and lamborghini. and some entrepreneurs are using it despite italy's skyrocketing public debt and recession fears. this family owned business which used to make seat belts for passenger cars in both. manufacturer of seats seat belt and motor sports products. georgia founded the company in the 1970 s. but he sees a future it's only if the government pays attention to it least slowing industrial production would just need the government to realise the big challenge that the country and the industry we have nearly 11 percent unemployment marketed tony

is part of the coalition governments commission for economic development we are nowhere in taxes we are lowering bureaucracy brokers he is the war stacks we haven't eaten in one year it is not sufficient to change it an economy of account 3 because if you. a job problem unemployment problem you cannot solve it in one year the real test for europe's 2nd producers will be to endure the economic pressure in the now and industrial rebound we're joining me now from rome is philippe munoz global automotive analyst at j dynamics thanks very much for being with us so what went wrong in the end why did this merger not go ahead. well 1st of all i think the story hasn't finished yet because. neither f.c.a. nor brain know they have a plan b. so maybe that withdrawal is part of the game i mean we have to remember that both

groups together would in only become the 3rd largest car maker but they would become the world's largest s.u.v. make up with almost $2900000.00 units sold last year according to our data so that means they would become the leader in the only driver of growth in that it's remaining in europe usa and china. however i think this trunk presence of the governments is had had a big thing to do with this with this and i mean especially in south or in europe the governments instead of enabling enabling business they are making things more difficult to these kinds of operations finally i think a rhino my fees in this measure proposal to send a message to nissen was been a partner for 20 years and which should be your natural partner to mess with.

are you talking there about the government involvement but however way you look at this the political cost would have been too great wouldn't it jobs jobs would have to go because we're producing too many cars and we well yes i mean i think however that in any in any marriage are the main reason of any male job is to save cut save money and reduce costs in the case of f.c.a. and our. talent american maker would benefit from renault know how making the electric vehicles and the french side would benefit from the strong presence of his ca in north america. the costs related to these of course there are costs but i think there are more bend the benefits than disadvantages and at the end it's it's up to demp to decide whether to go on or not i mean.

when with when we see all these and when you see that the growth is slowing down and of actually in the 1st quarter of this year. vehicle sales fell by 11 percent in china and 4 percent in the u.s. and europe you need to find other solutions to keep profits and the best way is by doing these kinds of operations so how habits changing and i mean why why are people putting off buying cars. well many things are involved i mean as cities get more crowded and public transportation is improving many people are just getting rid of their cars or are just not using them because a car is becoming more a problem than a solution in cities like rome like new york and so people are not buying cars anymore this is especially the trend among young people and and also we must consider that communication and working abbots are changing so people are working

from home so they don't need to move to move around as much so has the industry been too slow to respond to these changes do you think yes absolutely they industry the car industry is extremely slow when taking the stations because it's it's very expensive it's a huge industry and the most important because it's vital in many economies so every time a big thing like this happens local authorities want to get involved and these makes things more difficult as i said before politics and business are nor are are not always a good marriage so they industries moving very slow just to give you an example in the in the electric vehicle market. it seems that counselors are moving faster than our own to make this link i mean you find very long waiting lists for electric cars

they offer still very limited so many consumers are just not they don't want to wait and they move to other kind of solutions automakers are also spending tens a $1000000000.00 of on electric cars that too is going to lead to job losses as well isn't that what you think going to happen there. i mean i think electrification is not really the threat i mean i mean there according to our data these the sales of electric cars last year total $2000000.00 units which is not in compared to the almost 95000000 vehicle sold globally but it's a lot when you compare the sales in 5 years ago when when the industry sold 175000 units so i don't think the threat is electrification but what i think the big challenge for the industry is the way how. are going to use own cars if the ownership changes that's going to mean. fewer

cars on the streets and that's going to be a big challenge for companies running big plants all right philippe munoz thanks for being with us thank you and that is our show for this week remember you can get in touch with us by tweeting me at has and to use the hash tag a.j. c t c when you do or drop us an e-mail counting the cost that i just you know dot net is our address and as always there's lots more for you online at al jazeera dot com slash c t c that will take you straight to our page which has individual ports links and entire episodes for you to catch up on. so that is it for this edition of counting the cost and has a secret from the whole team here thanks for joining us the news on al-jazeera is next.

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400 missile defense system. u.n. aid agencies say at least 4000000 people have left venezuela because of the worsening economic and political crises. and thousands of liberians turn out protest against rising prices and the football upturn president george weah. let's get going if europeans prime minister has called for a new sovereign council with 8 civilians and said. military officers to rule sudan as he strives to mediate the political crisis days after a military crackdown left more than $100.00 protesters dead is trying to restart talks between the military and the opposition met protest leaders who welcomed

mediation efforts but the opposition says it will only enter talks that will bring the civilian rule and once certain conditions have been met. first the military council needs to recognize that the crime was committed secondly there needs to be an international investigation into the dispersal of the sit in fairly all political detainees and all political prisoners held by the previous regime need to be released there needs to be freedom of speech and the media the military needs to be pulled from the streets and the internet ban needs to be lifted until all the demands are met we will not hold talks on a future political process. the ethiopian leader also met members of the military council however gen mohammad harm done to garlow who leads the so-called rapid support for suz was notably absent sudan's foreign ministry says the council is open for dialogue. and the president of the transitional military council abdel fatah confirmed that the council is open for negotiations and reaching

a solution at any time and god willing this mediation will have a good result there are now reports that one of the protest leaders has been detained mohamed s. mouse was part of the delegation that attended those mediation talks in the capital . as more. knowing even this small act of defiance a. small group of people gathered in khartoum on friday after prayers they continued their call for the transitional military council to transfer power to the people. in this. they were shouting in time instead of prayer and reflection at this mosque worshipers thought the a man was a mouthpiece for the military hunter and kicked him out. and more than 100 people have been killed since june 3rd when the military began

cracking down on protests i can pick up on this right now and right next to the brother so it's actually united even more and we are determined now more than ever more than before to end this and to start a new chapter. a paramilitary group called the rapid support forces is accused of murder and rape to silence protesters want accountability. and also. we want and your military. mission to hand over with a civil suit billions. d.f.c. . forces. now the transitional military council is choking off access to the internet to hide these crimes in the street or free about micio sadness when i

sing this is not the way to go on any country. ethiopian prime minister ahmet arrived in the capital and brought the group representing protesters the alliance for freedom and change back to negotiations with the transitional military council the prime minister has endorsed. on behalf of ethiopia to represent him as a special envoy as well as a special envoy from the african union as well and they will be staying within the course of the next 2 days to further in-depth discussions with both parties and ensure that whatever has been started today and most of the decisions that have been confirmed today will find fruition over the next few days. a general strike is planned for sunday the streets of khartoum once filled with hopeful chanting are now eerily quiet. however slowly the videos documenting attacks are spreading well beyond sudan natasha going to 0. so can

the ethiopian prime minister be the person who could ease this crisis and he became africa's youngest head of state when he took office in april of last year in just a few short months he's implemented rapid reforms including lifting a state of emergency and ordering the release of thousands of political prisoners he's also a dissidents to return home and unblocked hundreds of websites and t.v. channels to his biggest achievement so far is ending the state of war with eritrea by agreeing to give up disputed territory on the border let's talk now to become a. she's the african union ambassador to the united states ambassador clearly mr webb has got to get both sides past this terribly toxic atmosphere that we've been seeing and reporting on for the past few days how does he do it ok you are going to i think we're having communications problems ambassador

just run through the question one more time if i may clearly he's got to get them to a point where they they are unpack the current choreography that's led to the deaths of more than $100.00 people how does he pull that off. again i did not hear the 1st part of your question what does he say to both sides to get them to a peaceful situation ok the question you're asking about the african peace and security council no i was asking you. a med he is in sudan what does he say what does he say to both sides. well i'm going to speak on from the angle of the african union and the peace and security council and what vi demands in terms of making sure that. the

negotiations resume in order to. establish. a transitional. council and so at the end of the day that is what is the african union peace and security council is demanding that there has to be a plan to was the establishment of. transitional authority ok we'll maybe read. a little later in the program we are having a sound issue here but thank you so much for talking to us so far talks within the u.s. and mexico of the trade in migration have wrapped up for the day in washington president trump has a good chance they will reach a deal but the white house is pushing ahead with a plan to impose a 5 percent tariff on all mexican goods as of monday and it says that could increase in mexico doesn't stem the flow of migrants over the border mexico has

promised to deploy thousands of national guard troops talks as you to resume on saturday. he legal notification he goes forward today with a plan to implement tariffs on monday but i think that there is the ability of negotiations continue to go well that the president can turn that off at some point over the weekend but there has you are going to affect money it has to be noticed today so you shouldn't dissipate that have. holeman is in tapachula next to the mexican border with guatemala john yesterday the foreign minister was talking about sending 6000 national guard members to the border are they there yet. they're not is the short answer to that because we're on the border now where the talk about what you can see behind us what the immigration officials in mexico are doing on the border with what mother at these gentlemen here have been detained coming through. from there actually from sri lanka we're just hearing now but these

migration officials you can also see that there's army personnel there's also federal police here are at checkpoints in southern mexico and they're trying to do what president trump's asked for to clamp down on migrants coming for many of them not from sri lanka many of them from central america daughter so salvador and guatemala trying to get through mexico many of them to the united states now to get back to what you were asking about 36000 members of the national guard it was the big promise from yesterday we now hear we haven't seen any of them we've been in touch with mexico's public security ministry which controls that and they say that they're only going to be sent if there is actually a deal between the united states and mexico that's what people within that security ministry telling us that's quite different from what the mets can foreign minister said he basically indicated that they were on their way that they were coming here and it's quite an important issue because it's the major thing so far that mexico

has put on the table with the united states to further reinforces southern border and john as far as the central american migrants are concerned not perhaps people from outside the consonance such as the the lankans that you were showing us there i mean are they aware of the situation they are literally walking into now. i think they must be because you probably. we heard about the caravans of people that been passing over the last year and a hopeful sort of large group together. to try and force a way through mexico one of those with the will start just this week. a few 100 people many of whom are in detention right now and that's been a recurring theme that the mexican government's been cracking down on them but other people seem to be unaware there was a phone during family of a mother and their 3 young children. being detained at this very checkpoint just an

hour or so ago and i asked the father why they come from honduras and he said those mottos that's a particular gang in honduras that's in our neighborhood playing politics got anything so what are you going to do now as they were put in that truck and he basically didn't have any idea what was next he was in shock and that really brings across i think the human cost of it is high political events and negotiations going on in washington but there are a lot of people from honduras el salvador and guatemala that feel they don't have a lot of choice but to leave their homeland and try to head north and clearly john there's a bit of a disconnect here because for the trumpet ministration their basic line seems to be look trade tariffs are a win win but everyone else is saying trade tariffs for every.