i am. this is g.w. news live from berlin the long awaited european union q cake trade deal is done. leaders say it's fair and balanced but the british prime minister afforded a small christmas present also on the program. germany's president from palestine my essays there is light at the end of the tunnel we'll have more on what he had to say about the coronavirus pandemic in the east traditional christmas address. last christmas is usually a time for to give and especially the crow the barrister's proving

a challenge to churches we'll take a look at how christians around the world are coping. hello i'm christian wonderwall come to the program often months of uncertainty the united kingdom and the european get in have struck a last minute deal on they have proposed breaks a relationship a long negotiated the cream and means trade across the english channel will remain tariff free but despite the breakthrough not everyone is happy. much of the british press held it as a breakfast mous the deal itself more important than the details after months of missed deadlines intense talks the prime minister to try to reset the e.u. u.k. relationship i think this deal means a new stability and a new certainty in what has sometimes been

a fractious and difficult relationship we will be your friend your ally your supporter and indeed never let you be forgotten your number one market reactions to the new deal have varied from relief to despair it feels really good to live in an independent country again and then go for a break say i have really tried to not be part of europe anymore full of go i think we've got to be going to i don't know what with you obviously have kept it real with you right. dave is obviously deaf or no deal fishing rights had been one of the slipperiest subjects the final deal left the u.k. fishing industry disappointed european boats will still drop nets and british waters giving up only 25 percent of their catch quotas british exporters face new bureaucratic burdens with business groups saying they have little time to prepare

travellers will no longer roam freely facing the hassle of applying for visas and residency rights after 90 days across the channel and u.k. street ins will be cut off from a year's university exchange program erasmus the european commission president turned to shakespeare to express her mixed emotions i only feel quite satisfaction and frankly speaking relief. i know this is a difficulty for some. and to our friends in the united kingdom i want to see. is such sweet sorrow. the 27 e.u. governments and the u.k. parliament must now sign off on the deal by december 31st all right so for more on the steel we can cross over talk our spondon in london and in brussels big of mosse and max and of welcome to the both a few top of the morning big as so prime minister brice johnson has finally got

great sit down as he promised when he 1st took office how's he been selling this agreement well you told the british people in the video that you put out on social media that this is the deal is the ideal reading material for your post christmas lunch he said it's happy christmas tidings and he basically said that he was able to keep his promise that he is the one who delivers on the spreads the deal which he has promised all along was going to be doable. that britain will offer or take back control about the money the laws at the border and still be able to come to this agreement with the european union it's not quite the deal yet promise that wasn't quite as easy as he had said in the beginning when he was elected as prime minister it would be but still he made it happen and he has the deal with the e.u. and there was a big relief on his face. how much of

a win is it really for him to get off for all johnson had to back down on his demands of fishing for example. yes although he did he didn't get over obviously everything he had seen wanted for but i think a lot of people would say normal in a negotiation but generally for him passionately who became prime minister really on this promise of bread city the always said it was alvin ready now it's to take a long time and it has finally happened so it's past the early i thing it is a win for him and also we haven't seen of course we haven't seen the details and people haven't really had time to poor over it but there were no cries of a big sell out for example by the brits to tears in his own party even niger for raj who was there was always the one who fought for bricks of for decades and he's

the hard line breaks it in the country even he said it wasn't of the big picture it was fine say not that much resistance and business is relieved that there is a deal so i think overall a lot of british people are of sighing with relief that this has actually happened . max just coming to you in brussels the e.u. commission president as an underlying announce the deal with a more somber statement she called it fair balanced and rice is the e.u. happy. yeah normally if you ask me of course there that is the you have to it sounds very difficult to answer we have 27 e.u. member states usually have 27 different opinions on issues like that but in this case i think it's safe to say that most member states think that brics it was a terrible mistake it has the potential to hurt both economies even with it with a deal done one way or the other now this deal is going to cushion some of the

impact of preg said and we'll have to see what the springs come january 1st and in the next coming months in the next year it has put some strict rules in place that's right to make sure that there is no disadvantage no unfair competition this was one of the big worries of the e.u. and if this works out and this plays out well next year then the e.u. perhaps can be happy or perhaps less disappointed all right that's in london and max sunday in brussels thank you. let's take a look at some of the other stories making headlines british authorities have sent extra personnel to help clear a backlog of trucks waiting to cross the english channel thousands of drivers from main strength is as 2 days off to france native would allow travel if they presented and negative the test france abruptly closed the border last weekend off to a new coronavirus variant was found in britain. to new zealand coast guards have recovered

the bodies of 20 migrants off to a smuggling boat sank in the mediterranean sea or she's say they've rescued 5 survivors and all searching for up to 20 others still missing the boat capsized state near the coastal city of specks on its way to italy. syria says israeli jets attacked its military positions early friday and repelled by air defense systems the un confirmed reports came off to witnesses in lebanon which lies between israel and syria said they saw israeli jets flying overhead israel has struck it commented on the alleged attacks. the 1st case of the new coronavirus ferry and spreading rapidly in the united kingdom has now been identified here in germany the infected person flew into frankfurt airport from london 5 days ago and fell ill at home in southwestern the.

german president from my has delivered his annual christmas day address to the nation choosing a message of hope and solidarity he emphasized the challenges brought on by the coronavirus but also how it's brought germans together christmas time to pause and look back at the past year this year the german president's address was only about one topic the pandemic a tiny virus has taken hold of our lives and haunts and has shown hopeful noble we are. there no. forget let us ensure the many dark sides of this year do not make us forget the positives particularly at this time we are seeing that the virus does not drive us apart on the contrary it draws us closer together as. the president conceded that those who deny the virus's dangers are especially loud but the majority are more sensible he praised people in germany for pulling

together to shoulder the burden of the crisis in i not cite their phones at a time of uncertainty we have learned that we can trust our democracy. we have argued about the right course of action and then joined forces to implement decisions. steinmeyer remembered those who have died and those fighting to save lives and hospitals and clinics he spoke about the economic hardship experienced by many germans the exhaustion of families and the young people whose education has been hindered by the pandemic and for the coming year hope offered by the vaccine for. we still have a long and difficult road ahead. but now we are seeing that the long awaited light at the end of the tunnel is starting to shine more brightly we will now move closer to the end of the crisis step by step it is us who decide how long the journey will

be. for the longer term future presidents don meyer have these encouraging words next year christmas will be celebrated in the manner germany prefers together. and here's a look at some more developments in the pandemic south korea has seen its biggest stage increase in corona virus infections since the start of the pandemic with over 1200 new cases israel is set to impose its the nation wide lockdown off the case numbers rose dramatically 2 weeks off tightened restrictions will begin on sunday and the u.s. is the latest country to impose restrictions over a new variant off the virus spreading in britain from monday or passengers traveling from the u.k. to the us will need to present and negative covert $1000.00 test to fly for many of the world's christians christmas is a special time to reflect on their faith millions of people normally attend crowded masses and ceremonies sitting shoulder to shoulder in the pews but with coronavirus

restrictions preventing gatherings churches have faced a tossed off reinventing their christmas celebrations to bring people together while keeping them apart. there is no audience in the south korean church yet they sing is make their christmas carols heard even through their mosques. it's a coronavirus means that no tightly packed pews but the church allowed people to tune in and clap along from the safety of their harmes. it's a problem many churches around the globe face how to bring christmas cheer to the masses without aiding the spread of coded 19. here in the philippines many catholics still preferred to attend morning mass in person but they were met with assigned seats and contact tracing forms.

by the number of mask over his coming every day and specially during this christmas day we can see that the quality takes seriously and know that their spiritual needs are essential needs that we want to fulfill. at the vatican a scaled back christmas eve mass started 2 hours earlier to comply with the tally and coronavirus restrictions in faith should a much smaller congregation. pope francis urged people to help those in need this christmas. when they be more came among us in poverty and need to tell us that in serving the poor we will show our love for him. many of the services around the world face similar limits on a 10 days including bethlehem's famous midnight mass at the catholic church of st catherine. but the church in france

took the highly symbolic option of broadcasting a concert from inside the fire ravaged not true dom cathedral. sporting protective gear the quad performed the 1st concert in the church since it was engulfed by fire in april last year. the performance tried to off the hook after a year of upheaval from the pandemic. but inside it. well it's safe to say that christmas brought and present christmas surprise for the paris st john coach thomas to show he's been sacked on christmas eve despite winning his last match for no to show what 6 trophies of p.s.g. and get them to the champions sneak a final season that was last season his team all currently 3rd in the french top division just one point to drift off 1st place to shell is expected to be replaced

by former tottenham boss florists tino. and you have to date up next my colleague chris caldwell with your business taking a closer look at what breaks that agreement means for the economies on both sides seen except the bank. why are people forced to hide in trucks. there are many reasons but. there are many answers. and there are many stories.

make up your. mate for mines. the deal is sealed after 4 long years britain and the european union agreed on a provisional divorce agreement the news means a decades long relationship will end on a friend of note than feared and major trade chaos can be avoided and we'll introduce you to a restaurant owner in germany who is confidently surfing the 2nd infection wave thanks to a new business model. i'm chris cuomo welcome to the program it's an agreement for

and i have years in the making a no deal breaks it averted at the last minute some call it a christmas miracle in the end what did britain win sovereignty including freedom from e.u. courts though they'll still have to follow its regulations for the most part if they want to sell to the single market they can independently make their own laws and they'll still be able to easily travel on holiday to the e.u. but all this freedom comes at a price no longer any you member the u.k. turns back on trade without customs borders its banks have a lot more uncertainty of whether they can sell services to their european neighbors plus coordination and energy trading will become more complicated and cost this deal is just the beginning of what could be a long post bragg's a journey for the united kingdom here's more on the road ahead. the deal is done

a crisis of it's a relief for both sides after all half of the u.k.'s trade is with its european neighbors and the u.k. is the e.u. use 3rd largest trading partner the talks were painful but the alternative was worse pushing the begrudging neighbors closer together never has the european union offered to so much to a so-called 3rd country the u.k. has enhanced its decision making at home. am but still has access to the e.u. market whereas the e.u. has kept a key customer for billions of euros of goods selling british wares freely in the e.u.'s marketplace is the 1st big step but britain still has a monumental task ahead of it before the brics it britain had access to scores of deals now it's on a shopping spree buttering with partners to snap up trade pacts worldwide. the u.k. has already signed up $59.00 countries to continue trading under the same conditions as with the e.u. plus a fresh deal with japan that's $220000000000.00 euros worth of trade still there

are noticeable absences the u.s. would be the big prize but president elect biden has voiced concerns over bracks it which could signal tough negotiations ahead canada has agreed a temporary deal while talks on a permanent trade pact continue negotiations with australia started in the summer and are still ongoing whether the u.k. will do a trade deal with the world's 2nd biggest economy china is an open question the u.k. isn't part of the heavyweight economy anymore which could weaken the u.k.'s hand in these trade talks the new deal will be a relief on both sides of the channel but for britain the toughest times may lie ahead experts predict economic growth to slow living standards to drop after all city is dreamed of gaining sovereignty but to buy that they've given away their country's international influence. right now the u.k.

needs good news for its economy as with every wet the pandemic has eaten away at growth hastening the decline of thousands of small towns and cities getting trade humming through britain's ports will help mitigate those effects but will the opportunity cost of brecht's it leave the u.k. fall weaker in the world than it could have been or will britain confound critics and build itself into a single pull on the english channel the olds a stacked against them but by getting a deal with the e.u. done britons have looks beyond that island and taken the 1st important step. that's good more in the words d w correspondent big mosque in london very good your leaders are praising the deal the british prime minister is praising the deal how have businesses in the u.k. been reacting a big sigh of relief because stuff bought it big bought because the british business knows that it's the 1st radio in history that doesn't take down barriers

but actually erect barriers so business in the u.k. on the whole was not for braggs it they know it's knocking several to sound off the u.k. economy and even with this deal will make trade between the u.k. in the e.u. more difficult there will be more paperwork there will have to be export declarations there will be origin checks so it's not the seeming this trait that the u.k. bret's it is boys had promised but it's besa and the absolute chaos at the borders that would have been pretty soft and if there was no deal. speaking of the u.k. economy the financial services sector is hugely important to it but this deal doesn't cover services so what happens there and is the city of london ready. financial services have really been largely left to fend for themselves and i imagine it's a 2000 page paper and i imagine that people in the financial services industry will

be poring over the details to see what it actually means financial services act is that conceives wife spoken to all deeply worried mostly about whether they will still be able in the future to sell their financial services across europe and under what circumstances that we will be the case how difficult will it be for them and i think the jury is that out still negotiations to be had but for the financial services industry as a whole breaks it is not a good thing and we know that over a trillion pounds of assets have already been transferred from the london to other u.k. the e.u. economies say all together financial services are losing out deal or no deal. of course there's a room and is better than no deal however seems seemingly the worse for the u.k. economy than just staying in the e.u.

how can westminster justify that that's quite easy it's not an economic project as a political project this was all about symbolism about regaining control about britain the idea of britain being this independent coastal state and this is how this dream was sold and it's not because of the economy but almost despite the economy this is this is very very clear and this is how the deal is also not now sold in the u.k. and finally we mentioned new trade deals need to be done there for britain what happens next. well now the bread city is and prime minister johnson was one of the leading wrecks of tears of the leading brics india they need to prove that this acrimonious divorce that this whole procedure was really worth it and that actually breaks it does open up new opportunities and one is which trade is will they be

able to conclude one was always the one inside was with the u.s. how will that actually really happen so i think a close eye on trade deals will be kept by by many people who are watching for exit if you don't use big muslim woman thank you. time now for a quick look at some of the other business stories making news alitalia has restarted daily flights to and from london after receiving clearance from italy's health ministry the carrier said passengers traveling to italy must be residents or have urgent reasons for the term negative coverage 1000 test is also required flights were suspended earlier this week because of the new virus berrien spreading in the u.k. some 850 cargo staff at british airways are to begin a weeklong strike on friday over a pay dispute the unite union says workers face pay cuts of up to 25 percent shipments to and from britain have already been disrupted by border closures

following the discovery of the new coronavirus variant. aires a study of the hospitality sector here in germany showed that around 20 percent of restaurants could be in serious threat of going under because of the impact of the coronavirus and demick now we met one restaurant owner who was robbed of his livelihood livelihood by the 1st wave of the virus but he surfing the 2nd wave with confidence thanks to a new business model. there's nothing like a juicy beef steak with grilled vegetables chef yosh yobs and his son pamper their guests right where they live so he prepares the food outside in the customer's yard in freezing december temperatures. as we come to have imagined it would be so popular that's nice but it's always a real challenge every customer's different theater individual wishes and you can see how cold and windy it is. they used to take care of their guests here

a small restaurant located at berlin city limits outside they had enough seating for 80 and inside 50 more just 10 months ago yop simpler more than 20 staff it is steakhouse but the restaurant and. didn't even survive the 1st wave of the coronavirus. we had to declare bankruptcy and close the restaurant we had very high overhead the monthly rental loan was 15000 euros was then of course we have to pay your electric bills we ran a very high quality steakhouse. fares were cancelled vacationers stayed away not even the local berlin customers were there to get them through lockdown and then yobs had an idea corona compliant cooking life at the customer's home today their catering a birthday party. that's in the government's trying to tie it off why it's not really looking forward to it and now it's almost ready it's

a nice event at home during the pandemic if you don't get out much then. so this is just great and so. looking forward to this all day instead of heated plates the food is being served on heated platters a measure to help prevented getting cold sweet potato soup beef steaks chicken and even salmon something for everyone the families happy. it takes them excellent to my birthday present was delicious. the keytar vo cost the family around $250.00 euros this father son team might not be striking it rich but at least they'll survive the coronavirus financially. and before we let you go it is christmas for which you need the proper outfit and the spite of all the despair that's been causing the coronavirus pandemic could not stop one cherished tradition

at the new york stock exchange keeping social distancing protocol traders got together for their annual rendition of wait til the sun shines nelly a song song for a song on the trading floor during the great depression tells of hope and better times ahead fitting for this year's christmas. and on that note from the entire d.w. business team happy holiday. the .

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