twenty four and france twenty four dot com. yeah but it is welcome to live from paris world news and analysis from france. twenty four i'm margot in these are the headlines. europe decides last new names of europe's top jobs to replace to scan and you'll cut belgian shall michelle is set to become the new president. german first left on the land. first woman to be european commission president the question now is will the decisions be approved. the captain of the michael rescue ships see watches been freed and praised by an italian judge could doing shooting to save lives. it was far right deputy prime minister southie says you'll be porter.

beijing is asking for the protest is who stormed hong kong's p parliament face j just. this raises fears of a tough response to come as the demonstrations against the extradition built a set to continue . thank you very much for being with us let's bring you the latest and for the u. summit decisions have been taken. on who will be taking over the key roles in the european management structure the names that you president and the c. president. have been made public belgian prime minister j john the shohoe set to replace dole to squeeze the president of the european council. ireland's prime minister reacting by saying it's good news as michelle understands breaks it. meanwhile replacing jungle jim kerr as european commission president was love on the line.. she'ss got the not only one

abstention on her vote and that was like a miracle. german chancellor hinting that her move was tied to a cool disagreement in berlin let's say from the french president and then the german chancellor. circle six all the now this extraordinary conference that fall and was it with some important announcements and decisions. and as allowed us to reach a consensual and positive conclusion. on all of the nominations in whole or in part for the european council. in this regard i think it's very positive it's a requires that the young [inaudible] extra mobility. german and i'm in town. ladies and gentlemen we had a very long and very detailed discussion in the european council. yesterday i informed you of a highly complex discussion. and i can report today that we have achieved an outcome on all points of importance. in the from the door don't send. ordinance -- and of course it took a lot of effort and

commitment from all those involved. as well they great willingness to compromise i said today when we went in that everyone would have to move a bit. toggle mocha saying long and detailed highly complex manual mark on trying to be positive saying is all consensual and positive. you can read between the lines of s spring in our coastal from building to do a little bit more on that and expires joins us nick could even see you. that's not why i ask you this question who is a slow v vaughn. de lay inn. she's a sixty years old she's one of angle america'slosest confidence and she somebody who has europe and politics in her d. n. a. i. she's had threeee miministerial roles she's most recently been at defense minister -- she came under some criticism and during her tenure with many people many of her defenders will point out that it's basically a poisoned chalice germany's a armyas so many problblems with equipment. breaking down with there being

nonot being enough money -- that just to stay in the post is a success she grew up in brussels that's why i say she has europe in our dna where her father. was a high ranking european civil servant and he went on to be the governor of lower saxony hence thehe politics in her dna she because he's a an impressive woman i've actually met her interviewed her. a gynecologist phd studied at stanford ellis seaeat mother o f seseven and stillll manages to o all the stuff t that shehe does- she speaks english french and german relatively flawlessly and basically whehen she wasas inn e posted she has been it has always kind of lookok for europn answers -- to national park to look at ways of cooperating between european countries to create synergies to bring answers to problems that people have been thinking about nationally. looking at the question of brexit notice conclude on this as an opportunity for more european cooperation for instance that is interesting and she certainly has some interesting credentials nick.

now than i am why did i click merkel than abstain on the vote for her. to be president of the european commission. well she intimated that it was because of domestic politics and i think that is probably partly true she's in a coalition government as you'll recall with her christian democratic union allied with the social democratic party. which just seems to be going from failure to failure anything that is a success for the government merkel seems to get the glory for and they're still smarting from their score in the recent european elections where they gave up their second place in -- germans preferences to the greens falling to third place -- looking very hard to distinguish themselves. from anglo merkel's christian democratic union which they typically have done in the past looking for profile so a high ranking -- social democrat martin schulz said that -- and ursula von -- line was the weakest candidate possible but he's's a man who lost to angle e

merkel and the party itself is facing a problem of f weakness d i think to a certain e extent whatever they may think deep in our hearts. they need to be seen as critical or so of on line and the other reason why i think i'm gonna merkel probably and status because germans are very averse to triumphalism of any kind and they've. basically won the jackpot here angegela merkel -- it t was officially supporting meantnt tt theyey were from the christian social union she's ended up getting o one of her very closet allilies thehe woman she was ses grooming to be her successors chancellor. into that top european job so i think she jusust doesn't wananto to to be seen to be gloating and she's got some domestic considerations as well. interesting stuff indeed us live on the line i am noting your pronunciation they can i will adapt to that. one the knowledge of german far greater the mind explains that our correspondent in berlin. let's get more analysis now but to amanda joins us an e. u. law professor at the h. e. c. business school here in paris operative good evening to you and thank you very much for

being with us. i'm.. is this a done deal are these. names going to be approved as a whole list of course but the top two all. of us in the vendor line and shelleled michelle is this all going to go. for well i think this is the question that many observers are asking themselves because desa outcome he somehow surprising he comes out to about be painful process that kept. beezy leaders of servers and even european citizens falling falling and now we ask but i'lll be reassured that those candidates in particular were set up on their late in we'd be confirmed by the european parliament. the major resestance against -- attended. might have to do more with the procedure that that's being followed to basing a third the fact that nolan leading candidate nor did mon for t they better ass the candididate fromy hey same parties as it was our company then as being retained. nor the sociales at the moment and said being everything nor delivered on monday the stock in the candidate for mister mccall

had been retained are. today really questioning whether she might be the right candidate and whether that package she comes with would be the right kind of well we have an an oldies in two weeks the european parliament the new european parliament it met. today we'll have to decide whether to give a joint the at two will sort of monday late in and of course to the package that follows that he's part of these procedure i have two majo. concerns first of all the problem might say well who knows it was set up on their late and she has never been a prime minister she has never been running for the european parliament you should never be nasty think on the dock and so what's your agenda. what what you can bring to the european commission she didn't have the chance unlike the other candidates to share with european citizens which are or political priorities? in these circumstances it would be very difficult for the socially and also for the greens to say we'rere going to support her and perhaps e en some of the liberals that might not be fufuy convinced that what the european

council agreed on might be the right. package for the futurure five yeyears of the european commissn so there are many agreements many. arguments that might be used against such an agreement in these would be the fact the first opportunity for the parliament to flex his muscles and to say well you head of state and government you didn't listen to us. you didn't put forward one of the candidates will be voting in there for representing therefore we're going to seizeze the chane to send back these candidates we want to have another name we want to have another the state and government which is the direction what. where is the center of gravity of these new european parliament what the direction that the european head of state and government have to respect me that the the parliament in the future i'm is all this going to heal? the difference is the rift between france and germany we

heard from michael michael and the michael michael the language click cape three micron certainly more so. the medical but will the suspicions help bring the two countries together or will they still be this kind of friction. there is a clear friction there's been a friction scene said day one night in the aftermath of the european elections -- angle americal somehow supporting -- candidate or official candidate monster they've been in mr micron at questioning the rules of the gagame so they were not speaking the same language and today the fact though the ball rolls because it neither are the liberals a nor the conservatives and the socially. they really have what they wanted the reason why we're sort of came out today is simply because the music about the notably the country in the central european countries led by mr audubon. said it also up on the late could it be a good candidate she comes from the european popular party certainly but she certainly more oakridge she

certainly. less at let's say strict on the rule of little bit does being also -- representing one of the major dividing line between the west and the east. over the next few months so the friction between these two countries there to stay but you might also be an opportunity for both countries to say well let's listen to the european parliament and this. makes some updated but in some adjustments as a result. how to on the model of the s. h. u. c. business school here in paris you little professor thank you so very much indeed for tha- bluewater analysis of the situation of course what you fool development said coming from all sides. i hear in the queue. next the house arrest of the female captain of the micro rescue vessel c. watch has been lifted by the town in court the judge said the corolla rocket. to carry out her duty to protect human life when she plucked forty one migrants out of mediterranean anticipate militia orders that's from the italian military. not to enter the portrait

lampedusa. the reaction from italy's far right deputy prime minister matteo salvini. he says he expected a tough response and he's going to deport cata. jc mccann has more now from rom. the judge has decided not too validate the arrest warrant -- that meaeans that cholera cases now free and see what she's national has reacted immediately by saying -- it's with great relilief they haveve heardrd th. and they saidid t that there was absolutely noo groundsds to kee- the ship's captain underer arret because her o on a call and was reallyly defendingng human righ. the interi ministeter on the other h hand the tassel beanie s really come out fighting he's indidignant and disgusted by ths confusion. and he's also ready to try and egg. in forcece -- color becausese hs removal who returned to herr repatriaiation to germany as son

as possible. soso he's out regime talking ab- returning easily dignity because he came under attack from comedy different political leaders -- around europe on he's -- intransigence regarding this particular issue. to city mckenna joined the side of the house from rome. next austria is on track to be the first europeaean country to bank like the site. the controversial weed killer is suspected of causing cancer deputies in the vienna parliament to taken. this measure as a precaution on although the jury is still out on black estate the w world heah organization is gone as far as saying that it probably is carcinogenic. present among american francis set that up front so it's divided in three years me by the manufacturer by. says the substance will still play a m major part in its products. hong kong is assessing the aftermath of a nice unprecedented anti government protests chief executive carrie lam. spoke in the early hours of tuesday to condemn the protest

is. stressed the need for the rule of law justitice stitill d dismr as an agent of beijing. since one honong kong lawmakers spoken of her fears the china may start to flex its military muscle. holmes restored in hong kong but the damage and the message remain. as the streets were cleaned up citizens reflectcted on mondays unprecedented scenes of unrest hi i'm calling because i live in the u. home come should be a place were peaceful and sensible protests take place. i don't like yesterday with the violence in the clashes. a decision hong kong is self governed. mainland china has no right to any legal interfere. in whole. the twenty second anniversary of the formerr british terror trees returned to china was marked by a huge pro democracy mulch. then anger spilled over. in groups of young protesterss stormed and occupied the

legislative council before being forced ounce by police. carrie lam the city's chief executive cool the clashes hans breakiking and shocking with the violent acts that we have seen. it is right for us to condemn it i hope. this site will be tied to norma. beijing is backing a criminal investigation into the violence and cold it's a blatant challenge to the one country two systems agreements. hong kong is governed under its own laws and with special rights like freedom of speech but the millions who have joined demonstrations in recent weeks fear these rights are rooting. carrie lam has postponed work on the proposed extradition bill which initially sparked the unrest the need that this more police tear gas has ended cools for her resignation. and we'll watch for developments on the situation in hong kong. tom this is kate moody's joined

us coming back here to the decision on the ease at top jobs and a familiar face being nominated to lead. the european central bank you would have been my choice but they chose to somebody else i'm glad to escape to have to say hey mark. this of course a very familiar face on the domestic european and international stage we're going that christina gal who's been the head of the international monetary fund since two thousand and eleven our term was due to continue for another two years. now she says she'll be temporarily stepping down from that i am f. position while this nomination process continues we'll be heading to the european parliament for approval. the gal described himself as honored by the choice. shows that one has been looking at her career. when asked if she would like to become the european central bank's next chief cristina girl told thehe financicial times? no six times but that was in september. now the managing director of the international monetary fund for the past eight years is set to take on a new positition.

throughout her career let god steered to the top of institutions dominated by men. first as a lawyer she took the head of us law firm baker and mckenzie in. nineteen ninety nine six testing the old management methods are fading away i believe they're part t of yesterday'y's world. i hope that tomorrow society won't abide by those sexist principals. six years later christine lagarde became trade minister of agriculture and fishing minister. for nicolas sarkozy me. finance minister in. two thousand seven the first woman to hold that job in any of the g. eight countries. after france the world. in twenty eleven christitina g d took over the home of the imf replacacing domominique straussn embroiled in sex scandals. lelet god is regularly ranked as one of the world's ten most powerful women by forbes

executive board -- only known misstep was during her ministerial years she was convicted of negligence in failing to contest a state pay out of four hundred million euros to businessmen. donna the p.. a ticket on the day's trading action now wall street fairly modest for most of the session at the s. and p. five hundred rallied in the last h hour of trading. to notch up its second consecutive record close there investors focusing on the hope of progresss in the us c china trade talks. that rather r than the threat of more american tarariffs on european products will prices dropped sharply despite opec's agreement to extend itsts production cuts for furtrther ne months. earlier the major european indices closed a slightly above the flat line one in fifty one hundred was up eight tenths of 1% despite data suggesting that construction in the u. k. is seen its sharpest dowownturn ina decade. us economy is on its longest ever cycle of expansion. the national bureau of economic

research says the economy has been growing since june two thousand and nine marking a record breaking one hundred and twenty one months. our service has the details. his own praises donald trump wants the world to know that the us economy is reaching new high. the economy is the best it has everer been eveven muchf the f e news is giving me credit for that. as of july the united states ended its one hundred and twenty first consecutive month of growth. this period surpasses the one hundred and twenty month great cycle recorded between march nineteen ninety one and march two thousand and one despite breaking this record to the rate of growth over the last ten years is that just two point 3%. far behind the rates achieved in previous decades. in the last two years the trump administration has stimulated the us economy by drastically lowering taxes especially for businesses. it is also convinced some manufacturers to keep production on american soil. yet the effects of these actions

could soon wear off. the two thousand nineteen the imf is predicting a a growth rae of one point 9%. and this decline it could accelerate in two thousanand twenenty especialllly if t the s trade war with h china contntin. has been trump who is vyingg for reelectition remains optimisticc and says that the rates could increase 25%. they said on the condition of the federal reserve agrees to lower its key interest rates something that so far has refused to dave. not everyone has benefitted from the economic boom that despite a low rate of unemployment many americans worked two jobs while nearly forty million live beneath the poverty line. certainlyy growing market for hw lolong known a as welll someoneo will know when it happens you and you bring it to us i know kate thank you much of a cat meetings all the business. great to see it. the other side of our studio wrapped up right go to the media wawatch james creed nowow i s sd one mark great to see you -- too started with the e. u. top jobs the new names to succeed among

others to speak and your card. that's right so that there's a lot of a lot of chatter going on in i suppose the ural crock community today on what i'll spare you some of the crime yes yes your price was within the u. structures also. they said it. was for you some of the more a kind of an intricate tweets because i don't think we need to see them we know the result know when you're showing let's just say there were live blogs -- there's all sorts of stuff going on tracking at that this three day long process that hide. and eat you know e. u. leaders micron others clearing their diaries at times are getting very annoyed infant microphones and what not and we you know we were keeping the shorts donald was getting closer and closer and closer he was sort of hints were being dropped on his twitter. account amongst others that things were moving toward some sort of a conclusion and then we got the the results at t that tt the compromise sort of and it's pulls a jolt. and then of course it was a whole can we went on the robert old who gets the imf job now that we have. chris in the garden view over from at the imf to the european central bank she sang kate to do

it that's right whether you're shopping. for a lot worse okay. so in any case. the comments on the word who's going to get the initial part of it if i can because you see the way our new book okay are no title for ever. in the minds of everyone there was a i don't have to play it again b but that's just remind viewers that ththere was an awkward moment between the two of them at the g. twenty summit were christine lagarde appear to be glaring. and the troops of if i could from in the middle of a conversation. she seems like a perfectly sensible choice as as one person and i think at the read the book anyway there were quite a few comments -- m. a. above about said about yvonne k. kind of creeping and even look at this west wing reports imf chief christine lagarde last seen ignoring of uncle trump. we can from osaka has been nominated for any more professional i find it interesting that in one two you have almost equivalent importance been given. to a moment of body language and a huge shift in position between two major at a job depends on depends on the position of who's writing this not thrice that's probably not the most important

angle i could have chosen. for for covering the online aspect of events today in brussels but there you go it's it was just too all of it was just very fast okay -- the president the embassy breaks it was a big issue today yes that's right so the in the protetest meanwnwhiln at meanwhile in -- in at that the european parliament's you had this -- this very dramatic moment effort to talk about kind of you know photo photo -- all moments -- and image the house where he selected for the brakes if party right now taking them these out and see -- brussels antiti e. youou r rush politicis right -- who get paid by the us coast like i don't know if any the mechanics sent back k e sasalary and you will learn abot than coming days i don't think they are causing nigel farage hasn't in the twenty years and he's been a european politician? although we criticize. but that's a protest against -- base to being in the business that's right a visit the the ode to joy was being played in that they turned their backs on of course and it became for a folder that went completely viral which was clearly. part of the plan because the images now as we saw with the

fine control people thought one was unintentional they speak -- it but this is kind of the stuff that that -- feeds as social media massively i'm if of course it it really fed the anger and the discourse of people who are very much against what the brings a party represents. and this is one oxford at political it does political scientist jennifer cassidy calling is a disgusting disrespectful and juvenile move and you can seeee that it really irked her how darare you she sa. as swear something well actually you're still gonna be in the kinds of european when when when break this happens where the old to joy is a also part of at the council of europe which has forty seven member states state. there was some i saw her as well news comp which is a british prevent of the onion breaks apart in the pieces to give you time to wait. i structure waitresses begin serving the checks it's a reference to niger frosting showered in a milkshake on the street will be closed which isisn't big innocent planetary

milkshake operation. and then there were those of course you want to stop exited liberals and liberal democrats meps apps as sporting their particular sort of symbolic where as well mark's option. i believe it is and if in fact that was even his twitter account so. making this a he he e was happy. to to to i still supports stop particular sentiment case of knowledge of faraj in the gang turn theheir backs on the to joy exactly. right funny cartoons to caricature donald trump has been fired in canada. that's right no this is the cartoon in question -- you can see here that it depicted to him on a golf course famously of course he likes and owns golf courses like sculpture and it showed him sort of these available gulf than any other docsis present i think that's that's a that's a fact because i realize a bomb. for playing golf what's being president rushed on chopper spent i'm sure okay will not in agreement that more time than any other u. s. present on a golf course in history spike been critical of obama for the same so it certainly i think it's a symbol of people. props not taking at the president all that seriously and here you have at the image juxtaposed with at that office on scene on the u. s. mexico

border not age one of a play through the whole like is if is royce gone and actually waters and so. of course that image became politicized this was a kind of an ultimate example of hope became politicized but actually i am he just so when we get back to her what a cut come comparisons but it later but this is the cartoonist himself. he got fired he's canadian cartoonist and he was working for new brunswick plane hicks who have a whole series of newspapers. that dates and if that's indicate that these cartoons he noticed over previous months than any guy t trump. kerr cartoons that he d dw fefeaturing trump or not being published and this is his theory let it be said that it's not. fact but it is a pretty. haunch i suppose and the the prime you're all done i would first media of his former irving oil executive in any cartoon a true that slightly was critical of off trumpy means here was systematically axed. so this re awakens mark i suppose at the at t. reset it again in the past two weeks i drew three from cartoons to win far on the third when supernova. anand a day later i was let go o it it does wi we can debate

about the new york times international edition and whether or not they were. sort of the silencing applique cartoons of a fear of increasing push back from for example example donald trump. and is so this is at the latest example i think of politica

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