process actually strengthens t e e. u. in some ways because it will send a signal to any other member state. at look don't try and leave the european union because it is extremely time consuming extremely complicated.. and political dynamite really. for sure and you could see that old school in the the position of the of the populace polity -- who will tend to to speak about? leaving the e. u. it was the case in france was the how some room on the *-*- out of me says the band who was tempted to speak about the flex it -- to we had some -- will come soon --

in an old shoe the netherlands - with next seat that set up but it's less and less the case because of the the the the populist also see -- hold difficulty tease -- to to leave the the that you and well it's nonot a sustainabable posisition of it's it's a first experiencece whihich shows clea. that you have so much interdepenendence between the te different member states and the u. when u. i. member. it is very very difficult to leave. hi sandy can thank you very muc. now president donald trump has announced that the us should recognizee israeli sovereignty over the golan heights. israel seized control of the terrace tree in nine in the nineteen sixty seven six day war in a tweets today trump said the golan was of critical strategic

and security importance to the state of israel. and to regional stability around twenty thousand israelis currently live in the area israel's prime minister responded by thanking trump. the president trump. as just made history. he did it again. first day of i can rise. jerusalem as israel's capital and move the us embassy here [inaudible]] then he pulled out of the disastrous wrongng treaty reimpe sanctions. but now he did something [inaudible] a vehicle. the stark importance. he rececognizes. sovereignty over the golan heights and he did so at a time when. iran. is trying to use syria as a platform. to attack and destroy israel. a semi circle is in jerusalem earlier he told us how trump statement is a huge departure

from long standing us policy on israel. now we're seeing a big shift in which the american president is adopting a netanyahu's their policy and israeli governments policy vis a vis the golan heights. and this is this is a really game changer. it is of course w wcome by other israeli pararties it has beeeen welcomomed by many guns and the body a yeah you love beads a at the two other andnd m mean it players here in the israeli elections. and it is we'llll have a long tm as as we've s seen w with the a recognizing jerususalemnd w we'e seen some countries in central and south america such as guatemala brazil. also i don't think the american position and i'm sure that there will be otother c countries that would follow these andnd dececin

by trump. anand now here in missououri ita perceived as a big boost for net dining out a ahead of the april ninth election it's presented here as a gift that. is a trump is giving to would have done you know and and no doubt this is yet another victory for prime ministeter netanyahuu. sam is off of t that in jerusal. now here in france the senatates has called on n prosecutorss t t invevestigate three top aides to president mac from their accused of trying to cover up the scandal involving the president's former bodyguard and ex on the band i laugh. he's already been charged with roughing up protested that lost his may day rallies where he was supposed to be attending as an observer. i think if it has the story. the within the president's closest circle. of friends schooool it's a now t to probe into their cases. of the three the strongest accusations from the senate are heaped on patrick's pull back. as emmanuel microns cabinet

director he's in charge of administration he's the one that gave alexander been a lap permission to go to the may first demonstration. anand also o the one who later dedecided his punishment. he s suspected o of giving false teststimony of f having l lied t the handling of the band i love fat elise. eight and on the question carrying weapons thanks so hisis license to cacarry a weapopon ws exclusively intended to allow him to carry. one the private trips. to the public. the hearings of two of the key figures will be handed over to the courts one of them alexi color the secretary general of the elysee i is microns closest aides the other is generally on a lever on the head of security at the elysee presidential palace. in the report senators accuse them of incoherence contradictions and emissions particularly when it comes the exact task delegated to alex on

globe in iowa. but he didn't to shore the presidency. i don't want there to be ambiguity around that issue according to documents they gathered. senators say this isn't coherence and alex on club and allowed did have a major role in the president's security. the french courts must now decide a false testimonies were given under oath during these hearings. a crime punishable by five years in prison and a seventy five thousandnd euro fine. why is a french politics have sent mock perelman with more on the french government's reactio? a reacteded by saying. that it's a political vendetta - all of them a spokesperson for the government the head of the ruling -- party and this is actually what the reaction was a month ago when -- the send commission came up with this -- reports we even saw a very and you mr get out of his office and tell the cameras that this was essentially a political attack

against executive -- brand so this is what we're hearing again today -- they're saying essentially that the senate is trespassing that this is the executive brandishes not get into this they should look into what alex on bennett all involve some costs -- had been doing but not what was going on that the it is a palace because this is essentially. executive -- privilege obviously dissenters back to disagree there saying well we need to investigate we need to look into this because this is about the functioning of the french republic and even if it's the it is a polished there's no reason why we should look into this. and there's no reason why the prosecutor should not look into this we'll see whaha the r respe from prosecutors will be in the coming weeks helen that now prevails ex preresident h has bn arrested a as part of a probe io corruption.. michelle ten not served for two years between twenty sixteen and twenty eighteen many politicians and b business leaders h have bn arrested as part of brazil's circled call of scandal.

tim and i denenies any wrongdoig catholic if it has small. another giants of brazilian politics is in the cross hairs of anti corruption investigator. michelle thomas arrest as part of operation car wash the sweeping probe that has rocked brazil's political class to the core. the former president's arrest is linked to an investigation into the construction of a nuclear power plants. he's denied any wrongdoing. but it's not the first time the man who campaigned on an anti corruption platform has been targeted by investigators. time i was already hit by corruption charges during his two yearar presidency. in twenty seventeen prosecutors a ting justice and racketeering. he was accused of receiving millions of euros in bribes from the boss of a giant meat packing firm which he denied. but the lower house of congress voted against putting him on trial in brazil charges against a sitting president must be approved by lawmakers. that's what happened to ex

president dilma rousseff's he was impeached and replaced as president by tama in. twenty sixteen were set for self was brought down after lawmakers accused her of deliberately fiddling accounts. but perhaps the biggest victim of operation car wash to date has been her predecessor lula da silva the former president was hugely popopular in office. but his reputation has been severely tarninished since he ws sentenced to twelve years in prison last yeyear. new zealaland iso o impose a ban on assault weapons in response to last week's massacrcre in christchurch fifty people died when a suspected white supremacist opened fire into mosques. the response from new zealand's prime minister has prompted calls for similar band to be imposed in the united states andrea has more. it took less than a week. new zealand's response to the massacre in christ church has been swift. a ban on assault weapons. proponents of gun control in the us were quick to react praising

use it as a model for washingto. democratic congresswoman alexandria -- castle cortez cold the action to get assault weapons off the consumer market an example of real leadership. while democratic senator and presidential hopeful bernie sanders tweeted this is what real action to stop gun violence looks like adding that the us needed to stand up to the national rifle association. the powerful gun lobby is a fierce opponent of gun control in the us. it holds a huge sway over decision makers in washington and regularly use its cloutut to push its own policy. in a tweet thehe nra spokespersn cited the second amendment of the u. s. constitution saying the us is into new zealand. chevy that the u. s. on like new zealand has an i inalienablele t to bear arms. bonus of gun control in the us have repeatedly trying to pass legislation aimed at limiting on sales. they say it's the best way to prevent mass shootings.

but until now those efforts have been blocked repealed by cocongress. let's get some business days now brian could is with us in the studio had either brian are you talking about the chinese president's visit. to italy and how that is so pretty awkward timingng isn't indeed he so youe just as a brussels is holding a summit dedicated not a just to break that puts a rainy in it chinese influenence the italy of course. s signened a non binding memorandum of understanding that it would make it to the first g. seven nation to join chinana's gargantuan belel and road infrastructure project. comes as e. u. leaders are actively seeking wayss to lilimt continenent brussels is worried that china is using its growing economic powerer to control thee terms of global commerce. beijing foreign investment risk putting countriries like itata into onenerous debtt traps. one indicator of how chinese infrastructure investment in europe could work f f the f fure is already in place in greece.

where privatization push amid the country's sovereign debt crisis resulted in a chinese from taking over one of europe's largest ports? and again kay and our colleagues and friends television's take a closer look. it's the fastest growing port in the world. and soon set to become the largest in the mediterranean. the historic port of piraeus just a few kilometers away from athens. the nasusus quinn is has been working here for over thirty years he says the board has never been as busy as it is now. a we have a second -- for the man down in an credit for the historic ports on president to gross is largely ode to china. the chinese company cosco all but purchase the port. the shipipping giant acquired a majorityty stake inn p paramus r it was privatized three years ago. china is striving to make the greek port the self styled dragon head of its belt and road initiative.

a new silk road into europe. an estimated 80% of the trade between china and the e. u. is conducted by seat. greekk business leaders insist it's a win win relationship. development of the container i mean i'll created for the two thousand you working positions - and that and this is a very important. the us -- this is wes meant that implemented took place during the y year so financial crisis a release for the job opportunities have convinced many residents that chinese influence works in their favor. it's a good company now thousands of people out of jobs. others are more skeptical. pay and salaries have decreased. the work is harder there if you will work as a team and the small what place in security. china now controls about 10% of all european port capacity. it's the bank of england has decided to keep interest rates steady as brings its affecect on the u. k. economy remains mired

in uncertainty. members of the monetary policy committee voted unanimously to hold benchmark rate to three quarteters of a percent there se level since last august. the central bank says british firms have boosted their preparations for a no deal brings it in recent months with around 80% of companies in judging themselves ready. that's up from 50% in january those companies that like knowledge and there are limits to the degree of preparation even possible. germany meanwhile is among the eu members making preparations for the possibility of an idea breaks it. the german state of north rhinee westphalia is especialllly depependent on the u. k. iss a market for i its expororted goo. vehiclcles chemicals and mechanical chief among those the bertelsmann foundations as an unregulated u. k. exit would cost germany some ten billion euros annually with north rhine westphalia losing out. to billion euros an export sales most recent study says all of europe is likely to suffer in an ideal scenario.

design isn't thehe first f factr at makes products and services more expensive these tariffs and trade barriers to suck the fleecing shows the prices rise and that peopople can and laced with the incomes in the ibm cut the second factor is competitio. with brexit competition becomes weekend the battle for the best products and services i is dedecreasing sustenance.. whatever check now on the markets wall street with significicant gains thursday despite some woworries over u. s. federal reserve decidedhe wednesdayy not t traise rates at all in. twenty nineteen levi strauss shares surged some 32% is the gene's giaiant returns to the stock market a after thirty four years in private hands. apple leading the way for the tech sector the d dow finishing the day up over two hundred points as all major indexes closed well into the green. european indexes ending the day mixed as banking shares slid on those interest rate decisions from the f fed and the bank of england. deutsche bank in commerzbank each following several percent as their mergerr talks continue frankfurt dax and the day d down around halal percent character n

here in pararis jusust under the flat when it closed. one in twenty one hundred the soul gaininers shares in uk exporters rise on a weakening pound. speaking of which sterling takiking another beating on the currency markets thursday as fears of that no deal brings it mounted on for the day. about also heard by a strengthening dollar it's trading just above. one thirty boeing says it will make a previously optional sasafety features statandard eqequipment on all at seven thiy seven max series jets. he still called angle of attack indicator could alert pilots to faulty information from key sensors that suspected as a factor in two recent crashes. on wednesday u. s. lawmakers called for the plane makers fight about this crashes questions are also being raised about the way the us aviation regulator the faa approved the model. is boeing's working on a software update to get the grounded fleet flying again was incarnatate reports. u. s.. federal investigators are seeking answers following the

crash of two boeing seven thirty seven max aircraft less than five months apart. officials from the transportation and justice departments as wewell as the f.. i. have been looking into the faa's approval of the aircraft software. the investigation began shortly after line air flight six one oh crash in indonesia in october. the enquirer has focused on the maneuvering characteristics augmentation system or m. casts and casts as a stall prevention measure that officials believe may have contributed to the line err and ethiopian airlines accidents. a lot of suspicion has focused on the m. caste system which is a device that basically adjusts the plane in flight automatically. if it senses that the plane is going into a stall. at least one faa official was contacted in the weeks following the liner crash to ask how the and cast software was certified. the seattle times report published on sunday revealed the faa delegated much of the plains safety assessments to boeing itself but the investigation is also focused on why pilots were mostly unaware of the system.

us andnd european manuals for te seven thirty seven max include no information about and cast. analysts say it is unlikely to be the sole reason behind the crash insufficient training or inadequate crew procedures may also be to blame. both d. u. n. canadian regulators have said they would be conducting their own inquire he's into the seven thirty seven max. the aircraft is an upgraded version of the boeing seven thirty seven the best s selling aircraft in historory facecebook says it's fix the security lapse that left hundreds of millions of user passwords readable b by employes for years. the passwords were stored in plain text on internal servers where outsiders could n not accs them still. thousands of company employees could have search that log in data though facebook says ththere's no e evidence they di. the last was revealed after security re online it't's just e latest in a stringg off embarrassing instances of facebook mishandliling user dat. and finally for business the us

spirits industry has a bit of a terrorist hang over. the data shows exports of american whiskey dropped sharply in the second halalf of twenty eighteen is the u. s. is trading partners and acted retaliatory tariffs.. afterr donald trump's laps dutis on steel and aluminum imports china canada the e. u. and mexico all imposing tariffs of 10225% on n american whiskey and bourbon sending us exports of the liquor down 11%. total us whiskey exports were still up five point 1% in twenty eighteen at nearly one point two billion dollars worth. that is slower growth in twenty seventeen but still not too bad. urban is not actually not that much of a bourbon drinker myself may not. sacrilegious for an american sense we all right. scott stick to this girlfriend thanank you vevery much indeed n queen that we're gonna take a short break out when we comee back we'll be finding out what is happening in brussels as that you summit continues ut this. are trying to agree on how long an extension or if to it and we

had extension to told to you the british prime minister theresa may. has come out next

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