with international media foreign governments human rights groups the un and the e.u. have condemned the arrests we expect from me a mouth or it is to ensure the food production of their rights and to release the journalists as quickly as possible freedom of the press and media is the foundation and the corner store the cornerstone of any democracy me on all starts he say police have almost completed that probe of the two journalists after which a court case against found wealth again. had been busy one is up next with business stick around for that. is no. monitors do not go to day nothing could change you know the banks. and so was the language of the bank money. for

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tech firms business model taxi drivers claim a social big trade. let's do business there is talk today about a break to delay and that a detailed trade deal will take a lot longer than thought of brussels a signal that the u.k. is transition period must end by december twenty twenty timetable is tight. independence from brussels that was one of the core demands of britain's when they voted to divorce their country from the european union. but according to the e.u.'s chief negotiator the united kingdom will still have to play by brussels rules during any transition period. sure britain will keep all the advantages all the benefits but also all the obligations of the single market because tim's union and the common policies during the transition period. i mean british prime minister to resign may had backed plans to hammer out

a trade deal by october of this year something brussels has signaled is likely to take much longer. than a nod to skeptical members of her own party she also said the british government may be willing to delay breaks it under certain circumstances. but i can assure my own with friends and the house we would only use this power in exceptional circumstances for the shortest possible time and an affirmative motion would be brought the house vote may fail to define what those circumstances could be but time may be running out if the u.k. wants to prevent long term damage to its economy the international monetary fund warned today that the british economy would continue to like behind the greater euro zone as long as the brics and uncertainty continues. and let's get a take now from frank daniel coppa standing by for us in the frankfurt stock exchange daniel what do you think about his comments today and how did he reach that december twenty twenty deadline. well remember ben and we just also heard

it in the report that the united kingdom was already in the past always calling for a more flexible transition time flexible for them of course means more time but now barney has been very clear he is talking about this death plan of the end of the summer twenty twenty why is that the case because just like a normal country or just like a company of the european union also has sort of a financial plan that is already planned many a years ahead and after this deadline they are not counting anymore the united kingdom and they would need to have a new financial plan so that's why he has been very clear he says the transition time in general is good because the things that the wrote after breakfast is going to be very bumpy for the e.u. and also for the united kingdom but that after this date the united kingdom really needs to stand on its own feet but what about before that because the transition deal has to be set in stone along with the orderly withdrawal deal by october

twenty eighth seen i'm sure of you was following us on this that's less than a year from now and i bet there's a lot still to be worked out well many experts already now are calling this deadline not realistic and immobile have to remember how long all of this discussions were taking throughout the last weeks and months regarding that breaks the bill also regarding the rights of u.s. citizens or u.k. citizens and the topics that will be discussed from the march on will be even more intense because then they're going to talk about how trade is going to be done in the future if there is going to be a free trade agreement between the u.k. and the european union and the experts are saying that those talks are not going to be easy at all. from frankfurt. critics are warning of a break the bottleneck on the border between the e.u. and u.k. they say if a deal is not done all the added paperwork for truck drivers could lead to daily

traffic jams twenty kilometers long you don't get must reports everything runs like clockwork in dover as many as ten thousand trucks pass through the port every day there are a few formalities as most of the traffic involves the european union that could all change after bricks it john surely has been a holy here for twenty years his office is right next to the port he specializes in shipments to and from eastern europe. or moldova. we could do it for sure we don't have a car we don't want the facilities in the parking space for five trying to get. to. this is we're calling it is the economic suicide john's big worry is that if customs documents are needed again waiting times could massively increase this trucker knows his boss in that

case would simply avoid doing business with the u.k. . and. customs paperwork for nonnie you can trees is processed in a small hotel at the moment that makes up a small portion of the overall traffic less than one percent about five hundred trucks a day customs broker alfie matthews processes the documents by hand an elaborate computer system would be needed to get through more. we could have a deal with europe that all european trucks don't need examinations so they don't have to stay here they could drive straight through paperwork could be done electronically there wouldn't be any queues but as things stand there's neither a sophisticated computer system nor a deal with the e.u.

britain urgently needs a solution there's nowhere to park any more trucks. is there room for a. lot of heavy trucks. fifty or sixty ten thousand a day. you see in the cliffs. but. without a clear way forward over will become a bottleneck in the absence of a better computer system or a deal with brussels the traffic jams could stretch over twenty kilometers in britain and on the continent. has hit its biggest roadblock the european court ruling it's not just a digital app connecting drivers with passengers but that it constitutes a transportation company and needs to follow the rules a few clicks with an app is enough to find a quick ride at a reasonable price that's the hallmark of right handling giant goober the company's

drivers own their cars and riders can choose their service provider but goober will have to give up his business model in europe if authorities get their way europe's top court has ruled that guber should be regulated as a transportation company that means the right handling service will be treated like a traditional taxi company professional taxi drivers across europe say the ruling was long overdue. has been a thorn in their side because it has not had to comply with taxi regulations that has led to repeated protests throughout europe. the ruling could put an end to what the taxi drivers believe is unfair competition. it cannot be the case that the industry the professional industry has to abide by the rules and there is another part which is offering exactly the same service who have a different light there are no rules at all but representatives of the computer and

communications sectors say the ruling is a step in the wrong direction and they fear it could weigh heavily on cross border innovation. right now after this judgement what might happen is that we would have more legal uncertainty. on that innovators might face more legal uncertainty with respect to their business model as transportation services the ruling means goober and many other private firms are likely to face higher costs. the german business sector is calling on lin for tax reform in response to trump's plan it says europe's biggest economy will need a competitive boost to head off industry moving to the united states house of representatives is holding a second vote on the one and a half trillion dollar overhaul this hour after procedural violations mother first critics say the package is a deficit bloating giveaway to the super rich republicans argue the tax cuts for corporations small businesses and individuals. to economic growth raise

german business representative is also calling for attacks over a hole at home but he does say the u.s. tax cuts are beneficial for firms on both sides of the atlantic. we see the u.s. tax cuts as a positive reform comes as a break for germany in the u.s. they've invested more there than in any other country besides germany we're talking about seven hundred thousand jobs now that number stands to growth the tax cuts could spur investment and give the american economy a boost. even. europe's shellfish industry has produced a bumper crop of scholarships this year where the conditions have been great demand is growing and scalloped the selling especially for us this week as many europeans especially the french stock up for the holidays. when brittany's fishing boats

return to port with their catch a lot of them a carrying scallops on board the exquisite muscle delicacy is in season between october and april but it's especially popular just ahead of christmas. but i would rather buy fresh scallops starting from october it's very much in demand it's a christmas meal in high demand in the month of december. but the popular scallops don't come cheap a forty gram scallop costs around two euro's a lucrative commodity. this season delicatessens have been offering a. one research institute says the industry is in for a record. by next april brittany's fishing fleet expects to land full times its normal scallop catch. so.

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