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the first word published in the book. rico is in germany to learn german why not come with them simple online on your mobile and free to suffer from d w z learning course nikos speak german made easy. happy new year will be a happy one for the u.k. once it leaves the e.u. i miss the tories amazes britain can turn a corner if parliament just backs hope breaks a deal. for many of its accuse their government of backtracking in the fight against corruption as it is used the rotating e.u. presidency. happy birthday you wrote today twenty years ago the european single currency was born bringing both success and challenges to the block. and

europe is hot for a whopping trade deal with south america but some of the countries are distracted with problems at home. i'm been physical and let's do business twenty eighteen is history but briggs it isn't twenty nineteen will be telling here are the key dates to look out for or avoid this year the first comes up in mid january when m.p.'s vote on prime minister to resign may's controversial breaks a deal that will determine what kind of breaks it it will be come march twenty ninth the date britain leaves the e.u. the american ambassador to the u.k. says a quick and massive trade deal with the u.s. would only be possible in the event of a no deal breaks it that's what would happen if parliament rejects mase deal and no deal breaks it would be a nightmare for european businesses well if parliament accepts mase deal it would

mean an orderly breaks it with a transition period starting after march twenty ninth to allow britain and the block to sort out that you trade relations the transition would end on december thirty one twenty twenty and breaks it would then be complete plenty of time for more drama along the way perhaps even an exit from brakes it will see well looking further afield some asian nations a looking forward to signing post briggs's trade deals with britain we asked our asia correspondent in britain andrea hang if they're excited. they are already you can bet china and japan are talcott to be the biggest when it is for bread deals and this is of course following behind hong kong which was once colonise and run by and managed by the u.k. so they already have a very long standing strong investment process procedures from the

u.k. tourism is very strong in financial a deal as well. all these fields of between hong kong and the u.k. are just going to increase china and japan are falling closely behind but it will take years before we see any action all of these implementations all play and all the real results and outcomes of the deal. and praying for in singapore now is romania up to the job it's taken over the use rotating presidency but european commission president. has voiced doubts about its ability to do the job the opposition is also criticize the government for backtracking in the fight against corruption in a tweet today european council president told tusk wished romania all the best with its first e.u. presidency saying he is confident the country will deliver. romania joined to

thousand and seven and is subject to special monitoring by brussels. and the rule of law. these protesters say they've had it with corruption and nepotism so they gather at noon every day in front of the governing party's buildings in the city of sydney you in the region of transylvania. they're calling for politicians to respect the rule of law. that's a good concept exist and what's clear is there is corruption at all levels of society that's why we're standing here on the streets to send a message that we cannot look away any more all the politicians should know that we're watching them very closely. adrienne champion is the mayor of charity it is seuss a town in the car pay theon mountains he is frequently confronted with corruption allegations connected to his plans to revive an old gold mine close to the nearby

city of dave with the help of a canadian mining company. he says his plans are all about bringing employment to the region but. this project could create hundreds of jobs and thereby help significantly reduce unemployment in our town the whole region including neighboring villages could benefit from the mine but the project requires getting rid of four hundred hectares of forest so far opponents of blocked the mine through the courts. in the town hall the mountain of files on the mine is growing. corruption is something the mayor doesn't want to talk about he presents a document from the government's anti corruption agency it says he has not profited

personally from the five hundred million euro project. yes and n.g.o.s cuse me of illegal dealings but the anti corruption agency investigated everything and now i've been officially exonerated. down in the miners' settlement former employees are hoping for new jobs there are uncertainties once again up on the mountain new allegations of corruption against the mayor the n.g.o.'s mining watch accuses him of illegally signing over the forest to the mining company. it says the mayor was in cahoots with the firm then after just one month the think the home the mining company they think being investigated by and the corruption director right and the mayor directly involved.

for now corruption is bringing anger to remain it's hindering investment and keeping investors and jobs away european union officials called the euro a symbol of unity sovereignty and stability but they stressed the need to strengthen its resilience against future crises. turns twenty today it was originally if. nations now it's used by. states. the euro was launched on january first one thousand nine hundred nine with a huge parsi the european central bank that the exchange rates with a national currency but europeans could only pay with the euro using checks credit or debit cards coins and notes were released into circulation three years later. initially financial markets were skeptical. the euro fell to a record low of a c.

five cents to the dollar on october twenty sixth two thousand. things improved two years later when the currency was launched as cash in paper and coins that confidence the euro climbed reaching a record high of nearly one dollar sixty but the two thousand and eight financial crisis shook the global banking system. the euro also took his within a couple of months it lost a fifth of its value. times remain turbulent for the common currency the twenty ten greek debt exacerbated the situation and in danger of the euro the european central bank jumped in to support this and the currency lost significant value in twenty fifteen amid another debt crisis in greece and the conflict in ukraine but it started rising steadily afterwards. the euro is now the world's second most important currency more than three hundred forty million people use it

in europe but times have still remained stormy for the common currency. a new trade commission. besides dealing with briggs it and a trade war she aims to negotiations for a major trade deal with south america. deal with argentina brazil. will give european companies direct access to one of the world's biggest economic alliances in a big company used largest trade deal but it's been in the works for years now one reason is that nations have plenty other priorities brazil as it prepares to swear in a new government it's a wash and it. this is paolo gadget is the man in charge of turning brazil's economic fortunes around a u.s. trained economist he's pledged to introduce a host of free market reforms here he is back in october telling the media about

his plans to boost investment by lowering interest rates and reducing bureaucracy. he also wants to sell off state enterprises in order to reduce public debt which skyrocketed during the previous administration so just how big of a challenge will that be let's take a look at the numbers. back in two thousand and fourteen brazil's government debt amounted to fifty eight percent of total economic output by two thousand and eighteen is has surged to seventy six per cent the world bank has warned that the figure could rise to one hundred and forty percent of g.d.p. in the next decade if no drastic measures are taken one measure that's being discussed is the privatization of state owned oil company petro brass it's brazil's biggest firm and by far its most valuable asset. parts of those have already been

sold off that decision came in response to a major corruption scandal that broke in twenty fourteen. but the prospect of the entire company ending up in the hands of private investors is a step too far for many including apparently for president paulson narrow himself sealing the face of the oil giant is therefore one of many pressing issues on the agenda for the new finance minister.

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