in france ongoing anti government protests looks set to harm the economy rallies by the yellow vest movement left destruction in many parts of the country cafes and stores were looted many closed for fear of violence to the frustration of tourists and locals. were only in paris for three days so it's such a shame that we couldn't take advantage of that for holiday shopping. i think it's a shame for business owners because they're the ones who pay the price i understand that the yellow vests are angry i can respect that. unfortunately their actions are not responsible given the current economically difficult times. the government says the weeks of protest will cost the french economy around two billion euros this quarter. i think it's very bad news for the french economy very bad news for business owners very bad news for

very small small and medium scale businesses for artists and for all those who are counting on the end of the year sales to bring in higher revenues and maybe to pay their employees better that won't be possible. as. tourist attractions hotels and airlines are also taking a hit since the yellow vests took to the streets four weeks ago many tourists have stayed home supply chains in industry have also been affected president call made concessions announcing some wage increases and tax cuts but many yellow vests plan to continue their protests. british prime minister to resign may struggle this week to promote her toughly negotiated breath that deal she survived a confidence vote in her party but the parliamentary vote on the deal citing insufficient support for it. the country is deeply. divided over whether and how to

leave the e.u. breck's it in whatever form will have a profound effect on businesses like fruit and vegetable supplier not tura the british company buys most of its produce from france spain and other e.u. countries britain's looming exit from the bloc brings logistical problems if products take longer to transit or if. there is added bureaucracy in terms of moving product across because we're dealing with an incredibly fresh product or every every hour counts it is it is worrying in that respect. some britain still mind leaving the e.u. without an agreement and a hard break that others here the economic consequences. but whatever happens it's likely to get turbulent from a european perspective of course it would be best if brics had failed and britain remained in the e.u. but of course the current divorce agreement would have to fail to if it does fail

in parliament we don't know what will happen a new referendum which could be good for europe or a hard breaks it which would be very bad. the vote on the negotiated breaks a deal is now expected to take place by january twenty first and it's anyone's guess how it will end. italy's prime minister. offered the european commission a compromise in the dispute over his country's ballooning budget he proposed a deficit of around two percent of g.d.p. down from two point four percent. but it's not for me to first see now what the final reaction of the commission will be surely our proposal was judged important and significant we will continue to work i trust for a positive solution. would like to present a challenge with promised pension and welfare reforms but that something is

government may not be able to finance if brussels insists on lower borrowing now room seems to be taking a conciliatory tone to avoid disciplinary action by the e.u. . many italians want to see their government make a deal. it's all very messy but things may be moving maybe a little by little in a strange way will finally become europeans we've tried to form europe for so long even though we've not always been happy with it. but if the commission rejects the budget plan and sanctions italy that could trigger new elections next year and that would mean even more insecurity for italy citizens. it's been called white gold and a key resource for the twenty first century lithium used in batteries for electric cars the world's largest reserves of the element are believed to be in the new

uni's salt flat in bolivia. now german company a.c.i. systems has formed a partnership with the bolivian state owned company y l b to extract and process it with the support of the german government you know if everything is going to run on batteries then we want a considerable part of the batteries used in the world to be manufactured in europe in germany and in our partner countries. bolivia for its part wants to develop its industry and boost employment with the public private partnership some fifteen companies applied for the deal which has now gone to germany. germany is a country that has the necessary technology and is economically stable within the e.u. it's a country to be taken seriously that can be trusted and that's why a cooperation with a german company is important for us as a guarantee that this project will be successful. by twenty twenty two the joint

venture is expected to produce forty to fifty thousand tons of lithium hydroxide per year enough for up to a million electric vehicles. a german car maker dime there is planning to buy battery cells worth more than twenty billion euros by twenty thirty the move is part of its efforts to mass produce hybrid and electric vehicles within four years it intends to have one hundred thirty mercedes models with electric motors most of them hybrids but ten fully electric the company wants to increase its proportion of fully electric vehicles from fifteen to twenty five percent by twenty twenty five including electric buses vans and trucks. the european commission will not be allowed to raise nitrogen oxides emission limits for cars and e.u. court ruled against the commission on thursday the cities of paris brussels and madrid had suit against the planned amendment it would have more than doubled and x. emissions limits to one hundred sixty eight milligrams per kilometer the ruling could

leave drivers of newer diesel cars that exceed the stricter limits barred from european cities with driving bans. china will suspend additional tariffs targeting u.s. cars for three months starting next year that would see duties of fifteen percent instead of forty percent the move is seen as a sign of easing trade tensions between the world's largest economies earlier us president donald trump said he would leave import tariffs on chinese products at ten percent until a more permanent settlement is reached. among one joel chief finance. the officer of chinese telecoms giant huawei technologies was granted bail by a court in vancouver ten days after being arrested in canada at the request of u.s. authorities she now faces extradition to the u.s. over allegations that she was involved in violating sanctions on iran. mung heads a company with one hundred eighty thousand employees and nearly sales of ninety

billion dollars it's one of china's most successful firms and it's a red flag for donald trump so not surprising that many in china see her detention as politically motivated. i think there's a conspiracy behind this from the u.s. aimed at huawei after all five g. is coming next year it will have a huge influence on the communications industry so the u.s. wants to limit qual ways development the u.s. has repeatedly accused while way of using its equipment for espionage although the company has always denied the allegations several other countries have said huawei should be excluded from the development of the new high speed mobile network five g. including britain australia and new zealand germany hasn't followed suit in fact archie telecom is relying on hallways involvement because the network upgrade would be far more expensive without it. there are concerns that monk's case could be used as

a bargaining chip in trade negotiations between china and the us president onil trump has said he would intervene in the case if it was in america's interests. european union transport ministers want long distance truckers to take their mandatory breaks away from their trucks and a bag has been trucking for twenty four years he's seen all of europe riding high in forty ton juggernauts sleeping and living for weeks at a time in five square meters of cab now he'll have to sleep in a hotel. just truckers well but they probably haven't thought it through where is a driver supposed to stay there are thousands of trucks on the road in germany which have to put in a halt for the drivers to take a break on the weekend. but lack of hotels for drivers is not the only problem the e.u. wants truckers to be paid local wage rates where they're driving not the often

cheaper rates of their home countries berlin based transport company owner. calls that unrealistic he has a fleet of twenty drivers. structures would be helpful to us but it raises the question of who's going to check up on it which body which authority will be responsible for monitoring all that and a bag no drives and feels the pressure on a daily basis chockablock by midday no chance at all by evening i'd have to call it a day by midday and then i've got another five hours left. the driver is lucky there is one parking space available. now it's time to check his low. like it or not that's his way of life day in day out with another fifteen years till retirement. and finally this week saw an unusual fashion show in moscow featuring not luxury products but cuddly comfortable garments for

cold winter nights and the clothes geared to an older clear intel were also showcased by fifty plus models. rap this is my second time on the catwalk i participated last year so now i'm an experienced model you could say i like it it's great for the elderly to. use isn't everything and it seems the industry is starting to get that more and more fashion shows around the world are sending older models on to the catwalk in the end it's less about the clothes than about the people wearing them no consumer group worldwide spends more money on fashion than women over forty. and that ends our roundup of the expose news stories .

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