>> this is french 24. these are the headlines. the eu says it will not renegotiate the brexit deal after theresa may postponed the british parliament vote. she is looking for support from germany and the netherlands to change the deal. toanuel macron promises raise the minimum wage in france. he made that and other financial

announcements to try and calm the yellow vest movement. french high school students are joining the protest, holding a black tuesday rally today, angry over plans to change the system and end of school exams. up, we will look at how much the new measures promised by the french president for the yellow vest movement will cost. thousands of protesters turn out copenhagen, angry over a movenment plan to immigrants to a remote, uninhabited island. more, coming up next.

in under four months, the u.k. is meant to leave the european union. the brexit situation is getting more chaotic. on monday, theresa may postponed a parliament vote as she knew she didn't have the votes to pass it. the prime minister will bring the deal back for a vote before january 21. she is holding emergency talks with the german chancellor. she is trying to see if she can help put pressure on the eu to change the deal, something the eu says it will not do. >> there is no room for renegotiation. enough to give her the clarification and further interpretatitions without alterg the agreement. this will not happen.

click small reaction from the european union. let's go live to brussels. the eu has been categorical. they're not letting the u.k. renegotiate brexit. russell'sy will be in later. what does she think she is going to get? a busy day.ng to be for something the eu canan give h her that she can take t to the britishh parliamet to g get them to pass her deal. she is fininishing the m meeting with angela merkel l right now d meetill c come here, jean-claude junckcker behind me. befofore that, she will memeet h donald tooth. that m may be the m more importt memeeting. he will determine how much he wants to put this on the agenda

for thursday. that was an already scheduled summit in which leaders were coming here to brussels. he has stressed they cannot reopen this deal. what is possible? that is what she would have been discussising and that t is whate will continue discussing this afternoon. they have been trying to see what might be possible. eu affairs ministers are meeting across thehe street. they are trying to see what might be possible. what could happen is they issue a statement or conclusion saying the u.k. is not expected to remain in perpetual customs union with the eu as a solution to the irish border issue, the

backstop the u.k. would eventually get out of that structure. what the u.k. wants, a promise the u.k. could end the backstop deal. there is little chance of the eu offering that. wholeld invalidate the principal of the backstop. the end of, by today, it should be more clear what might be possible at the summit on thursday. >> theresa may met with the dutch prime minister, meeting with the german chancellor. what came out of those meetings? >> nothingng concrete. given some indication of when this vote might be scheduled. it is not an indication.

she only said before january 21. in terms of the leaders she has met with, we have not heard too much. same lines saying the -- the deal cannot be reopened, but maybe there is flexibility in terms of the eu being able to backstopassurances this arrangement will not last forever. jean-claude juncker suggested as much in his address to parliament this morning. we are hearing the same noise from eu leaders. they are from that no legal guarantee could be given. that is a problem. are is what brexiteers calling for. is looking unlikely theresa may will walk out of here with something that will placate .rexiteer members

theresa may coming out of her car in berlin. in theitain's future air, families and businesses are worried about supplies running out. toy are trying their best prepare. cap in north trench -- catherine noris trench found out more. >> some are taking matters into their own hands, stocking up on goods and case supplies run low. my no deal brexit stockpile. i decided to get this in now peoplechristmas, before

think about this and start panicking more. concerned british authorities have not got a grip on what would happen if the u.k. does not seal a trade deal with the eu. is embarrassing. we have come across as being so poorly prepared. prepappers groups -- groups are sprouting up on social media with thousands of members. >> a flower seller receives his products from the eu.

>> it will disrupt our trarade n a daily basis. france.ng comes from >> his concerns are shared by this food supplier. theants certainty among political chaos. >> it is all up in the air. the deale can accept or not, we just wait. warning thes are country is not ready in the case of a hard brexit. the governor predicting the gdp could fall by up to 8%. have beence, things rough for emmanuel macron. he went on television to offer concessions to the yellow vest

protesters who have been rocking the country. it pushed the president to raise the minimum wage and get rid of taxes on pensions. >> i acknowledge the anger. we have not been able to respond quickly and strongly enough in the last year and a half. i take my part of responsibility in that. >> more than 21 million people turned into watch resident macron last night. others slammed the gestures, calling them crumbs. >> no comfortable night in front of the tv. they gathered around a screen set up to watch emmanuel macron's speech. for many, it was too little, too late.

increases minimum wage, but couldn't he have done this earlier? it might have satisfied some people. >> the protests broke out across france over the last month over the cost of petrol and the rising cost of living. setcost to the economy is to be one billion euros. the run-up cold and to christmas, when most would be out shopping for presents, the yellow vest movement is still going strong. not convinced by president macron's attempts to put kate them. >> i feel someone will say we increase, i will start now.

i am worried some will never be satisfied by these crimes. beenesident macron has humbled by a leaderless grassroots movement and it looks like they are not done yet. >> french high school students have joined the protests, holding a blalack tuesday rally today. educationngry about overhauls, including plans to change the end of year exams. more blockades and violence. reached boiling points last thursday with around 700 arrests made. of paris, footage of

students being forced to have -- being forced out of their house spark outrage. is a government for the rich. they do not care about ordinary people. emergedtreet in protest shortly after the yellow vests. people feel -- >> we feel like the government is going in the opposite direction. >> students demands include canceling plans to reform the end of school exams. ending proposals for stricter and anity selection, increase in --. the number of schools affected fallen.sts had

it looks like the calm before the storm. >> thousands of protesters turned out in copenhagen monday, upset over a plan to move migrants to a remote, uninhabited island. we have more on the move. thousands rallying against a proposal to send migrants a way to live on a desert island. have grown up on stories dealing withe --.mpting to

government, is think this government does not like us. concerns migrants found guilty, but who cannot be riskted as ththey risk at -- execution. it takes less than five minutes to walk from one end to the other. it is not just the location that has them up in arms. for sick k animals infected witith swine flu u virs raeses. alliesliberals and their have made no secret of their wish to make denmark less attractive to unwanted migrants.

they are set to vote on the issue later this month. >> the european union says it will not renegotiate the brexit deal after theresa may postponed the parliament vote. she is trying to change the controversial deal. manual macron promised to raise minimum wage by 100 euros a month. he is making that and other announcements to calm the yellow vest movement, with some protesters slamming his proposal as crumbs. some protesters are calling the measures crumbs. others are wondering just how much it is going to cause. france's junior budget

minister saying the estimated total cost of the package was between eight and 10 billion euros. changes,previous tax we can estimate how much some of the individual taxes will cost. reversing a hike and social security payments living on pensioners is around 1.5 billion. macron is asking companies that can afford it to pay their employees bonuses that are tax-free. is going to be applied through tax cuts and bringing forward an increase in a supplement that was meant to be spread out. >> how does the french government plan on paying on all of this? >> they will have to find a way to do it without increasing the

deficit. macron will meet banks this afternoon, asking for their contribution to this. it does not leave them much room to maneuver. 2.8% of gdp, just under the, juu 3% limit. those predictions, based on growth of 1.7% is not guaranteed . governments must stick to targets once they have announced them. there will have to be cuts to pay for these tax reductions. >> some companies are ready to pay the bonuses. french advertising giant said it would pay the end of year tax bonus if it is tax-free. it will give 1000 euros to all staff earning less than 2.5 thousand euros a month.

it is one of the businesses damaged during the recent protests. the purpose is to give something back to low-paid workers. did they welcome the changes? >> this supermarket has 50 employees. 40 are paid the minimum wage. the stand to benefit from bonus by president macron. >> in the short term, of course i will say yes. myonus, great, but i want job to last. trouble, sony is in is my job. >> the owner would be happy to pay the bonus if she could afford it. flourishingmpany is

and we can give a bonus, everyone is a winner. >> the president said he was scrapping taxes on overtime. these employees are for the measure but point out they can only do overtime at christmas time. >> if there are no customers, how will we do the extra hours? >> not all companies can. >> a majority have supported the yellow vest movement since they began. markets, currencies first, the pound sterling tumbling after theresa may delayed the vote on brexit. somewhat of a recovery today, but only slightly. on the stock market, carmakers

atting big boosts after report china is moving towards cutting its tariff on imported cars made in the united states. volkswagen will go up 4%. good news on the stock market for advertising giants. >> goodyear is shedding its operations in venezuela. >> many have taken that step in venezuela. workers are to be given 10 tires on top of a financial payment because tires are highly valuable on the black market. inflation is as high as 1,000,000% in the country. >> thank you for that.

>> let's start with the french press focusing on emmanuel speech last night. leaning, theft movement is not over yet. macron has partially understood the call to protesters. the headlines, i have understood you a little refers to a quote said in 1958 in regard to the war in algeria. macron did not treat the issue lightly and did what was necessary, which is the opposite of what the paper is saying. they cannot predict whether or to macron, his attempt create a new contract, will

work. the paper says it has to. best in the nation interest. >> much of the press is focusing setow president macron is on paying for these big measures. he raised the minimum wage for french workers. came early for french workers. macron did not divulge how he plans to pay for it all. the political costs of the yellow vest movement is being felt. not only from macron, but in regard to france's standing in europe. a german paper says that while it is a step, it is foreseeable it is not enough. the paper wonders whether the

expensive measures will push france past the 3% deficit line. has ticked upaper on one sentence where he said there could be a bright side to the anger we saw. >> the anger expressed could be a chance to shake things up. something he says he is working to fight for. vest unlikely the yellow people will want to join the team of a man who has become their enemy. , theresa may's decision to postpone the parliamentary vote. many are saying it is a cry for help. >> there is not much sympathy for theresa may in the press. the wall parallel street journal picks up on.

as for how she is being treated in the british press, it is scathing. it is all over the british press. even asking the prime minister to abandon ship or abandon the vote. is beingng the vote cavalier about such a serious issue and she is playing politics with the nation half civility. she is putting self interest first and not the united kingdom first. is a somber outlook that can be found in the new york times. world to pay for the brits. living brexit is like being in a black death hell. >> we are looking at science

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