>> this is france 24. time for 60 minutes around the world. manual macron laying out his program in iran -- rare joint session between france's senate and the national assembly. some saying they will boycott the speech today. ticking on a deadline for qatar.

those nations led by sunny river and have a ties series of demands including shutting down the al jazeera network. the newsump attacking media showing him hitting a man with a cnn logo for a face. up, and business a landmark interdigital -- energy deal being signed in i run -- iran. first, top stories macron said

to make a speech to parliament today. mps are criticizing that speech later today. you can see live pictures of the presidentting for macron to arrive. billed as aeing state of the nation style speech, emmanuel macron will lay out the objectives for his five-year presidency, but there will be absentees. macron is accused of taking an

authoritarian approach and of overshadowing -- onet is used as an serves purpose. it macron is saying i'm a boss. he wants to crush his prime minister. say helitical analysts is redefining the distinctions between the president and the prime minister. -- the president of the republic and prime minister have two different jobs in the acted --s both have has acted more like a prime minister than a president. >> he says he wants to make the in annual event.

>> for more come up with brendan -- >> if you are an outsider looking at this, especially in america and this committee say what is the big deal? even in france, this is not a first. what is interesting is presidents have always delivered . message to parliament it was usually through a messenger such as the prime minister of the government. since 2008, there has been a constitutional provision which -- ted to deliverl setting

a presidential message so was a message of the government and we saw twice it happened already. 2009 at the height of the financial crisis -- crisis and then you saw six years later alone do it three days after the paris attacks in november 2015. that is the famous address where he said france is at war. what is so different about this and why such a farce? the main thing that is irritating people is this right beforeming his prime ministers do to lay out the government roadmap tomorrow. he is preempting the prime minister. him. sort of upstaging he has a right to do that. and manual work on -- macron

says he wants to make this a regular exercise. he wants to lay out his priorities, set the tone, and give it roadmap. there are a number boycotting this. centrist boycotting, not many. they say it is also high cost. .hat is another issue there are things. they say macron is gathering too much power. he is trying to make himself like a king. he says no i just want to get the country the roadmap. you can see macron arriving. public.ut the general ? >> it's interesting because the

he is still in the honeymoon period. far than onave so his side and wanting to move things forward. they want to embrace his energy and optimism. while it is true that a lot of ,he french media is breathless the french are not -- are not so fast. maybe it does seem like he is being a little excessive with the power stuff, but if that is what it takes to move this country, we are willing to give him the benefit of the doubt. he has very tough reforms coming

up, notably regarding the labor laws in france. he doesn't have a free ride, but for now the french are saying give the guy a chance. we are willing to say he is not going for just yet. be covering that speech for you life a little later in the day. police and germany say 18 people have been killed in a bus accident in bavaria. 30 more people were hurt when that bus rammed into a truck on the highway and burst into flames. for arab states led by sunny river have extended the deadline for qatar to tuesday. they are accusing the country of supporting terrorism and have lifted -- listed demands that

need to be messed including shutting down the al jazeera news network. >> no end in sight for the worst in the arabsis states in decades. they dismiss this and say -- says it is ready to defend itself. country is not an easy to be swallowed by anyone.

i hope we don't come to a stage where military intervention is made, but we are always ready. we are here to defend our country. >> military action is possible. can is being led by sunny arena and being supported by the uae, bahrain -- raising the minimum wage by 50%. the latest wage increase is -- thehis year as called fortests have

the removal of the president. >> meanwhile, the president making headlines on social media. on sunday, he tweeted a mock a video of himself beating of a man with a cnn logo for a head. time he is the first attacked the news network, but critics say this is a new low. >> this is a momo video and it was posted online by the very real president of the united states. a joke or message, its -- ications the officialed on presidential on.

it is fromom donald trump's appearance on a world wrestling show. version comerked of a man's face has been covered with a cnn logo. behavior that cnn says is unfit for president. responding, saying it is a sad day when the president of the united states encourages against reporters. >> i think no one would perceive that as a threat to my hope they don't. >> i do think that he has a right to respond to. of bothrs of congress

sides have asked the president to stop publishing tweets. >> it is time now for our business update on france 24. >> let's start with a major energy deal from iran. -- it is the world's largest gas field in the contract is worth roughly -- deal highlights the deepening differences between the rep in the u.s. the u.s. has just approved a raft of new sanctions a month

ago. >> president emmanuel macron will be addressing a joint session, but on the economic front, things are not quite smooth sailing. ambitious misses during the campaign, mainly reducing taxes. >> emmanuel macron's ambitious economic plans may are to be at risk. macron will now have to push back his reform created one key pledge throughout the campaign was to extend up to 80% of the french population from the housing tax. other reforms have been pushed back such as a proposal to focus

the solidarity tax on wealth. play beforeput into 2019. the government's plan has also ran around. it would cost the state's 20 billion euros and would all caps be impossible given the governments finances. >> today marks another seven china opening its market to international investors. >> for the first time, foreign fund managers can trade in china without opening mainland accounts. china is the world's third-largest that market with nearly $9 trillion. officials are using hong kong's

are ready established positions as a major financial help to ease access to the market. let's take a listen to hong kong's chief executive. in theher new chapter mainland and hong kong. we are allowing overseas investors to allow access for the first time through infrastructural connection established between the mainland and spawned markets. newsenty of good economic in europe. europe's unemployment figures holding their lowest level since 2009. oil and gas performing especially well. the frankfurt dax up over 6/10. let's take a look at more of

business headlines for it teslas new model for he has passed all regulations for production according to ceo elon musk. in 2016, the company produced just 85,000 vehicles. numberys he expects that to reach 500,000 in 2018. discount cursory chain is set to spend 5 billion overhaul its stores around the world. seeking underwriters offering.ic dropbox was married at $10

billion in 2014. >> and business, some eastern european countries are up in arms on what they feel is a raw food --the process broad deal on the processed food dealt -- broad --while the same brandon auster contains real sugar. products werehe sold at higher prices despite having cheaper ingredients. >> thank you for that much --

that look. time now for our press review. >> julia star with record number of migrants coming to its sure. >> yesterday, the in town and interior minister met with the french and german counterparts in a meeting to discuss that situation. you can read about india tying press. france and germany both pledged ofir support to italy ahead a summit that will take place later this week, but the figures are quite astounding. in the past week alone, over 10,000 migrants have been very to italy after being saved in

the mediterranean. rome -- media is that what should the role be? >> that is what they are focusing on today. a time authorities have accused some of these ngos is collaborating -- collaborating with human traffickers. let's take a closer look at this code of conduct that italy wants to push for. it is a real headache. it is hard to reconcile several things. it is hard to combine that with the obligation to fight against

human trafficking and for now it seems like those -- those two issues -- >> the washington post has an in-depth report of for is happening in libya. >> according to the washington post, libya is no longer just a crossing point for migrants. it is now home to a thriving trade in humans. you can see in this quote, they are not even treated like humans. intoare being forced prostitution. i think it is mandatory reading when it comes to this migrant crisis. inmates lining up for lunch. they are giving only a six-inch loaf of bread for lunch. >> lots of focus on the french president who is sent to give a big speech today for a rare

joint session of the upper and lower houses of parliament. this thatad about talks about the fact that my crohn's initiative to organize this congress and speech surprised everyone because congress is a very rare in france. here he is organizing this big speech in versailles. .> some papers are thrilled >> piquancy their front page going all-out. you have to understand that essentially the french media have compared mccrone to jupiter, the king of all gods.

you can see they're talking about the fact they are concerned about this all-powerful president. they are afraid that public .ebate is going to be atrophied several french lawmakers have decided to boycott this speech and if you want to understand why, you can read the communist that explains why. likening macron once again to a king. >> many french people are gearing up for the big summer holidays. most legal take about a month.

left on summer vacation without her children? a new trend. it is more more french are going to summer clubs or hotels for adults only. there was a study carried out of may. 46% of people want to get away for a romantic holiday or spend time with their friends. and theythey want rest get stressed out when they bring their kids on vacation because there is one sentence they fear ."more andi'm bored more people

are doing good, but some say they feel a little guilty. >> thank you so much and think for watching france 24. you can get a closer look at our .ebsite france 24.com we have a cooking segment coming up for the next half hour. they tuned. -- stay tuned.

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