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discover. subscribe to the documentary. the deal is sealed off for 4 long years now the european union agree on a bracks a divorce agreement we take a closer look at what is and isn't in the deal out what will change for businesses come january 1st. coming up when the going gets tough the tough get going german state has its cards i got a lot of time. this is the business i'm craig ferguson thanks for joining me it was an agreement that was. more than 4 years in the making where the key

deadline just days away britain and the european union have reached a deal that will govern the future off their trading relationship both sides are calling us of a fast bust what has actually been a great news don here explains. you could call it a christmas miracle both sides certainly appear to be pleased with their last minute deal or more. we've taken back. and did we need to do that. joy to. complete. that to prove to the us that we are so close and. see the walking through schulman so. called into question by the judge judge he didn't use a cool. jurisdiction you really didn't do justice. to that competition

or a single market will be fear and remain so the e.u. rules and standards will be respected we have effective tools to react if fair competition is distorted and impacts our trade. the deal goes into effect on january 1st britain will leave the european single market but both sides will still have tariff free access to each other's markets. the 2 sides also found agreement on what they call a level playing field by agreeing to adhere to similar regulations on workers' rights the environment and state subsidies in order to protect the e.u. single market from dumping. but citizens of britain and the e.u. will no longer have the right to live and work on the territory of the other. new formalities could mean problems at the borders though at least temporarily. authorities and the affected businesses only have

a few days to adapt to implement the agreement. let's talk more about this deal with a hop a head of the german british chamber of industry and commerce in london welcome mr hopper tell me what can businesses expect from january 1st business can expect that there will be formalities to be dealt with at the borders so even if we have to do you we just avoid it and so on but the formalities will still have to be . so trade across the channel will become more difficult and also if we look at services calls for the services that will be difficult as well in terms of people doing work in the u.k. . to the u.k. to do this work that will no longer be possible event it's because of. the freedom of movement has fallen by the wayside now if there is no longer tied to the

european court of justice who and how will this will train just to be resolved in the future. yeah sort of did it do for a mechanism to sort of disputes between the e.u. and the u.k. so on an individual level you still agree to a set of rules and a set of laws which will apply so i think for the individual companies it doesn't change that much that depends on that contract but i think we all judge all french or not but i think overall the framework of the reman this dispute settlement and this will be different to the u.b. court of justice it will be $5050.00 and then there will be some kind of other neutral situation and neutral sat up to to deal with any disputes which might arise out of these overall for individual companies it is still a matter to what kind of role that how the grades in that conflict now one thing that isn't part of this deal of course and therapist says has significant is that.

that is very significant if we look at financial services 7 percent of you keiki e.p. which will face severe restrictions in terms of accessing the e.u. market and that was in no way a compromise to actually grow a point one percent of g.d.p. which is fish so i think for the financial services sector in the u.k. that is still a big blow and of course they have to adjust and that will come at some cost to the u.k. economy and u.k. economic woes and finally what the oppressed will take on this deal in the government. it is a good point in the circumstances because britain opted for more severe energy so they wanted to be more free and more independent and not be lead to the e.u. their biggest market 50 percent of the trade goes through the e.u. a lot was a political decision based on the referendum so the deal is the best outcome in the circumstances and will to some extent minimize disruption but the disruption on the

1st subject me in any case i think happened from the german british chamber of industry and commerce thank you very much my pleasure thank you. time now for a quick look at some of the other business stories making news germany's agriculture minister has signaled government support for her country's fisheries a suppressive pact limits e.u. access to british fishing grounds the cuts could be painful almost all of german herring catches and over a hot of the muck hole in the north sea our course in british waters. area is set to receive deliveries of natural gas from azerbaijan from january 1st under an agreement between old guard gas on the other bridge on the companies so car 1000000000 cubic meters of god's will be delivered. by next october the gospel be connected to the greek pipeline system. some $850.00 cargo

stop british airways are to begin a week long strike on friday over 8 pages the unite union says workers face pay cuts of up to 25 per cent shipments to and from britain have already been disrupted by order closures following the discovery of a new coronavirus variant in england. has restarted daily flights to and from london after receiving clearance from its news health ministry the carrier said passengers traveling to italy must be residents or have urgent reasons for the journey a negative covert 19 test is also required flights were suspended earlier this week because of the new virus or it. a locust plague is threatening the food security of some 13000000 people across east africa it's the worst infestation in 70 years and has wiped out a 5th of the region's vegetation now a team of researchers and farmers in kenya have developed an effective method to

kill the pests. there is a sense of impending doom wherever the huge swarms of locusts appear that it's too late that the insects can no longer be stopped that they will devour everything. everything except the stones the little creeps are really horrible. most. but new technology combined with local knowledge means drones can spot the local swarms early on the grasshoppers can be destroyed before they take flight and destroy the fields one of the ones that is we have that drop we have a higher duty because of the flight that the locals. so far these drones in kenya have managed to destroy nearly 300 swarms local involvement is crucial as they detect the insects early and raise the alarm so is the right equipment.

if you go to we know how to use the phone on the phone's camera so we call the surveillance team and then they come in kill the insects. who are you. close cooperation is key to the project success it means the drones can be deployed in an effective and targeted way. these banks have a beautiful picture of collaboration with other local communities are do the best they can to fill the official bit of the low cost you have sophisticated technology you have to assist them with a whole ecosystem of people of different backgrounds using different tools for trad dockum but this will cost. the next step is for neighboring countries to join in the fight because locusts don't recognize borders and there are fears in particular of insect swarms from somalia and ethiopia. the food and drink industry has been one of the worst affected during the pandemic here in germany a study find that some 20 percent of restaurants are at risk of going under and our

next report we'll meet a steak house owner whose business was devastated string the country's 1st lock time but since then he's managed to bank back by carving out an entirely new nice. 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. to have imagined it would be so popular that's nice but it's always a real challenge every customers different 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 yups employed more than 20 staff at

his steakhouse but the restaurant 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 was 15000 euros 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. then yaps had an idea corona compliant cooking live 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 about oneself. 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 family's happy. it takes them excellent to my proof they present it was delicious. the keytar d.-o. 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 not that for me thanks for watching and if you're celebrating christmas.

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in the height of climate change. africa's most of. what's in store. for the future of. comics african medicine. the answer to that of. the attlee. the last. hello and a warm welcome to focus on europe i'm a large it's nice to have you with us today twas the night before christmas and all through the house not a creature was stirring not even a mouse the classic tale has taken on a new meaning this holiday season as a pandemic brings europe largely to a standstill streets are empty.