german police are searching for a man who slipped lethal poison into food products on sale in southern germany including baby food police say the alleged perpetrator sent an e-mail threatening to poison more products across germany and elsewhere in europe unless he was paid millions of euros. welcome all business update european union leaders have been holding discussions in stoniest capital tallon on the future of the e.u. the day's agenda focused on adapting to the digital era and remaining globally

competitive and the estonian capital is just the right place to look to a high tech future. the two youngsters don't know what's wrong they're using the commands their teacher is showing them so far the lego robot just isn't moving. i'm trying to connect better about the computer. robotics classes like these are part of school curriculum in this town though they're supposed to give the kids a head start for what's already here the digital age i mean everything is turning digital now so it's it's kind of a good first step towards the art side computers and stuff because as we were all young we like to play with play with lego so this is basically you know playing with lego at the same time learning something. good thing that europe needs exactly

what these kids are learning. these are the most important internet companies in the world and they will have more and more weight in the future the top ten are all from the u.s. or china none are from europe. tiny a stone you know is trying to change that its capital city tommy might have a medieval face but it's got a digital heart and. this is how it's don't you know worse everybody has a card to access public services online but credit history real estate ownership child benefits it's all there declaring taxes takes three minutes on the company takes twenty thanks to the digital society there's very little red tape. when you don't have to do the mission things you actually have more time for some added value things like believe the government should change and use more technology so they can be more efficient. this way the government also

knows more about its citizens to many in europe this idea of an all. knowing state is a big worry they're concerned here though is that the rest of the e.u. is lagging so far behind when it comes to digital. i think the case is certainly not lost for europe but if you see the big numbers the big numbers of who is good who is investing in the latest technologies who is getting the top talent what are the biggest internet companies and by market cap the reason no european company top twenty in e-commerce you see a lot of chinese and american companies dominating the market so in that sense i would be rather worried. the stone year at least is trying to stem the tide a few true top talents are honing their skills. for the country and for these kids

. the lego robots are finally moving. the digital world the new head of the right hailing service nuba darra he is on his way to london on tuesday fighting for his firm's survival and europe's biggest city the capital's transport agency says it will not renew his license with a expires this weekend citing the company's poor record of corporate responsibility on wednesday hundreds of activists marched through london calling for evil to grant basic workers' rights to its drivers has about forty thousand drivers in london and over three million customers and sophie szymanski is on wall street for us now so we are we seeing a major culture shift from silicon valley after all it's not just google who's been asked to change with the times. yeah right i mean many of these innovative

silicon valley companies are trying to disrupt industries and that usually means they don't play by the rules from the very start and they different their founders think differently and they have to otherwise they wouldn't sound disruptive companies think about every need for example the platform has been facing multiple regulatory issues and in various cities because it is hard to define a completely new business model that is clashing with the traditional one take the taxi industry and risk case and hotels in every in these case another interesting shift that has to be made in order to stay in business as being faced by facebook right now they have evolved to promise social network to an opinion forming medium so they have to play by new rules so the disrupt is being disrupted sophie now moving on september is usually seen as a bit of a cost money for investors now or at the end i was

a big. not cursed at all that any out for kember twenty seventeen was different that out jones actually gained around four hundred points or passing the record level of twenty two thousand points and there have been incredibly resists and patiently waiting for their march along the tax reform this stuff performance is even more remarkable when you think about all of the historical realities of the stock market stocks typically have performed during the month of september and the stock traded elman egg for example reports that on average september is the month when the stock market usually is really performing the poorest in all three indices seems this year it's bucking at the trend so fisherman ski thank you very much for that have a good weekend. pro independence catalan say that spain takes too much from the region and gives too little in return when it comes to trade to business no one is

suggesting catalonia throw up physical borders if independence happens yet some fear turmoil if the region does opt out the pope don't know district of barcelona where the startup temp water has its offices its team has developed a compact water filter that it hopes will soon dominate the market force alone has been a great place to set up business but now there are doubts. that barcelona is a cosmopolitan city teeming with top talent. if the city becomes less cosmopolitan as a result of the referendum that will be really difficult for us. companies have been leaving for years new businesses are arriving but not enough to compensate for the losses industrial baker and independence opponent who is a boy who thinks things will only get morse. if independence goes through it will unleash an exit it companies want to be in europe or in the capital

. for catalonia that would mean a drop in economic output rising unemployment and higher taxes. lonia would collapse economically. i mean even so many employers support catalonian independence this company produces detergents the owner feels the region would do better on its own then as part of spain but he's nervous about the referendum. we should be concerned with what's coming but be ready to take this courageous step i think there's no way around this crisis and action needs to be taken. in an attempt to cover its bases the company has taken a more international approach to reduce its dependence on the rest of spain. we have prepared a crisis plan even though we're a small company we put our heads together and thought long and hard about how we

can best prepare for the challenges we might expect in the future. but after many business owners are taking a wait and see approach this is also true in germany in spain more german businesses have set up branch offices in quetta loney and then any other region some have set up plants. but there's a mixture of suspense and anxiety and if you believe the process will be orderly. if an independence claim is pushed many companies would probably relocate that tap water they'll cross that bridge when they get there my advice and if. no one knows what'll happen if there were no more euro or membership in the e.u. we'd have no other choice. spain is in turmoil but both opponents and backers agree on one thing uncertainty will likely continue well past the referendum vote.

and to another independence referendum except this one has actually happened at almost ninety three percent it's an overwhelming victory for the come back independence but could cut a stand afford to go it alone. supporters of the referendum celebrate the results as if an independent kurdish state were already a reality kurdish leaders have asked the central government in baghdad to respect the will of the people and to start negotiating. this is the area in northern iraq that the kurds are claiming and it would be the capital for the population of five point five million the region already has a great deal of autonomy almost all revenues of the regional government come from rich oil reserves which rival many countries the kirkuk fields as one of the largest oil fields worldwide. what's more the kurds are also sitting on other

valuable natural resources the region has large deposits of iron copper chrome gold and platinum so the government in baghdad is fearful of a strong kurdistan neighboring countries are putting on the pressure to iran and turkey fear that the kurdish minorities in their countries would want to join the newly formed kurdish nation. we have to prevent the iraqi kurdish regional government from making even more serious mistakes. it's important that the international community take sides with iraq's territorial integrity and political unity. and the iraqi government has refused to negotiate the results of the referendum but the kurds get more confident with every passing day. and that wraps up our business update thanks for watching have a great weekend. each

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