e.u. meanwhile is using a variety of tactics to convince donald trump to abandon his plans from threatening retaliatory measures to requesting talks germany's new economy minister was in the u.s. on monday for talks with his american counterparts. with goodwill on both sides i see a chance of getting a positive response by the end of the week. on tuesday and wednesday the e.u. commissioner for trade cecilia mousetrap will continue the discussions in washington it's not clear what the e.u. intends to offer the americans but donald trump has frequently criticized the high import taxes on u.s. cars and foods like meat. now let's bring in our financial correspondent here journal the german economy minister is signaling the willingness to make concessions the chinese premier saying the country would be open to moves that would bring down the u.s. trade deficit with china what do people on the trading floor think is u.s. president donald trump's strategy working. well first of all it's important to note that the idea of seeking redress for a trade imbalance is not entirely wrong if you look at it

e.u. meanwhile is using a variety of tactics to convince donald trump to abandon his plans from threatening retaliatory measures to requesting talks germany's new economy minister was in the u.s. on monday for talks with his american counterparts. with goodwill on both sides i see a chance of getting a positive response by the end of the week. on tuesday and wednesday the e.u. commissioner for trade cecilia mao strong will continue the discussions in washington it's not clear what the e.u. intends to offer the americans but donald trump has frequently criticized the e.u. use high import taxes on u.s. cars and foods like meat. and should the european union not reach an exemption from a fresh u.s. import tariffs the block has announced it would strike back with levees of its own that as divisive as that would be hit is ten pages long and includes some of the most iconic products made in the usa we're talking highly davidson motorcycles for one straight out of wisconsin additional tariffs could hit the company just as it seeking to find new custom is. that sound is worth around thirty thousand

e.u. meanwhile is using a variety of tactics to convince donald trump to abandon his plans from threatening retaliatory measures to requesting talks germany's new economy minister was in the u.s. on monday for talks with his american counterparts. with goodwill on both sides i see a chance of getting a positive response by the end of the week. on tuesday and wednesday the e.u. commissioner for trade cecilia myles strong will continue the discussions in washington it's not clear what the e.u. intends to offer the americans but donald trump has frequently criticized the e.u.'s high import taxes on u.s. cars and foods like meat. let's bring in our financial correspondent generic do my lounge at the frankfurt stock exchange now genelle those tariffs yet to be implemented on a friday our european companies they're bracing themselves. yes but not just because they're afraid of the chair of spurs say in fact the european central bank chief mario draghi has sought to reassure the euro zone that to the potential fallout from steel and aluminum tarps would be manageable in the block but of course the

e.u. meanwhile is using a variety of tactics to convince donald trump to abandon his plans from threatening retaliatory measures to requesting talks germany's new economy minister was in the u.s. on monday for talks with his american counterparts. with goodwill on both sides i see a chance of getting a positive response by the end of the week. on tuesday and wednesday the e.u. commissioner for trade cecilia mao strong will continue the discussions in washington it's not clear what the e.u. intends to offer the americans but donald trump has frequently criticized the e.u. use high import taxes on u.s. cars and foods like meat. now let's bring in our financial correspondent. here general the german economy minister is signaling the willingness to make concessions the chinese premier saying the country would be open to moves that would bring down the u.s. trade deficit with china what do people on the trading floor think is us president donald trump's strategy working well first of all it's important to note that the idea of seeking redress for a trade imbalance is not entirely wrong if you lo

e.u. meanwhile is using a variety of tactics to convince donald trump to abandon his plans from threatening retaliatory measures to requesting talks germany's new economy minister was in the u.s. on monday for talks with his american counterparts. with goodwill on both sides i see a chance of getting a positive response by the end of the week. on tuesday and wednesday the e.u. commissioner for trade cecilia mao strong will continue the discussions in washington it's not clear what the e.u. intends to offer the americans donald trump has frequently criticized the e use high import taxes on u.s. cars and foods like meat. all right let's bring in our financial correspondent here general the e.u. japan china u.s. trade partners are showing flexibility in negotiations what do people on the trading floor think is donald trump strategy of pressure working. well that's hard for anyone here to say conclusively as the negotiations are ongoing and results are still up in the air but the hope is that the strategy of paying lip service to donald trump strategy is working now we're in a situation where i

e.u. meanwhile is using a variety of tactics to convince donald trump to abandon his plans from threatening retaliatory measures to requesting talks germany's new economy minister was in the u.s. on monday for talks with his american counterparts. with goodwill on both sides i see a chance of getting a positive response by the end of the week. on tuesday and wednesday the e.u. commissioner for trade cecilia mouse strong will continue the discussions in washington it's not clear what the e.u. intends to offer the americans but donald trump has frequently criticized the e.u.'s high import taxes on u.s. cars and foods like meat. so let's bring in our financial correspondent jeannette joins me now from the frankfurt stock exchange genelle those tariffs are due to be implemented on friday are european companies they're bracing themselves. yes but not because of their afraid of the steel and aluminum per se it's actually thought that the direct impact of such tariffs on the e.u. would be manageable but rather they're afraid that retaliatory measures in response to these tariffs could inspire a ti

e.u. meanwhile is using a variety of tactics to convince donald trump to abandon his plans from threatening retaliatory measures to requesting talks germany's new economy minister was in the u.s. on monday for talks with his american counterparts. with goodwill on both sides i see a chance of getting a positive response by the end of the week. on tuesday and wednesday the e.u. commissioner for trade cecilia mao strong will continue the discussions in washington it's not clear what the e.u. intends to offer the americans donald trump has frequently criticized the e.u.'s high import taxes on u.s. cars and foods like meat. but what about the worst case of the e.u. doesn't reach an exemption from u.s. import tariffs it plans to strike back introducing its own tariffs the list of items that would be hit is ten pages long and include some of the most iconic products made in the u.s. a harley-davidson motorcycles for example there was constant based company. to get hit at a time when it's trying to find new customers. that sound is worth around thirty thousand euros and holly davidson's munich bra

time to waste a week from now increased tariffs on steel and aluminum are set to come into effect meanwhile e.u. officials have prepared in this of us produced items that could face levees in return. the u.s. economic hit list is pages long and includes american favorites like corn peanut butter whiskey tobacco jeans and motorcycles products worth in total two point eight billion euros in annual trade says brussels the list as a reaction to u.s. president donald trump announced tariffs on steel and aluminum that the european union says flies in the face of evil u.s. relations. with the tariffs that the united states has imposed are against these principles of the world trade organization and they want to change or solve these problems by discussion as possible. which is why germany's new economics minister pay to it maya is traveling to washington on sunday followed by e.u. trade commissioner cecilia mines through both hope they can convince u.s. officials to exempt european products from trump's terrace. earlier i asked our brussels correspondent bob or over his all about the likelihood of suc

meanwhile e.u. foreign ministers condemned the attempted murder of a former russian spy and his daughter they say they take extremely seriously london's assessment that moscow is to blame that's a skeptical weapons experts are in the u.k. to test the samples of the talks and used in the attack. i'm simply so misconduct good to have you with us let me put has been reelected to a fourth term as russia's president final results given more than three quarters of the vote his biggest victory yet many say putin's win was a foregone conclusion that's after his most serious rival opposition leader alexina volley was banned from the race. for the to. retake like a pop star the man who's dominated russia's political stage for years and she now has the mandate to stay here for more. special room i should thank you for your support. this victory demonstrates how much we've achieved in the last years under very difficult circumstances. to a rather subdued. once the head of the russian election commission confirm

moscow after they hand them his biggest victory africa will get reaction from the russian capital meanwhile e.u. foreign ministers condemned the attempted murder of a former russian spy and his daughter they say they take it extremely seriously london's assessment of moscow is to blame that's us chemical weapons experts are in the u.k. to test samples of the talks and used in the attack. plus mounting pressure on face .

president donald trump announces new tariffs against china triggering fears of countermeasures meanwhile the e.u. is granted an exception for now. and thousands of farmers in zambia are forced to leave their homes to make room for a large scale industrial agriculture will speak to some of the evicted families. it's time for business on d.w.p. and how are you going to get us welcome to the program it was an eventful day for white house trade policy president trump except at the e.u. and several nations from steel and aluminum tariffs at least temporarily a short time later he signed a measure placing sixty billion dollars in tariffs on a broad list of imports to the u.s. at the heart of both actions lies the same quote economic enemy in terms words china and a belief that trading partners must exist on a level playing fields the tariffs will hit more than a thousand categories of chinese goods the identities of which are to come later transactions follow a trade investigation into china's acquisition of technology and trade secrets through unfair measures the outcome was no surprise china has bui

meanwhile e.u. foreign ministers condemned the attempted murder of a former russian spy and his daughter they say they take extremely seriously london's assessment that moscow is the blue.

meanwhile the e.u. foreign ministers condemned the attempted murder of a former russian spy and his daughter they say they take extremely seriously london's assessment that moscow is to blame chemical weapons experts head to the u.k. to test samples of the nerve agent used in the attack. plus a day of drama in the bundesliga leipzig hosted runaway leaders by are going to go and beat the variance for the first time ever going to iraq. i'm sumi so much going to thank you for joining us latimer putin has been reelected to a forced term as russia's president final results given more than three quarters of the vote his biggest victory yet many say putin's win was a foregone conclusion that's after his most serious rival opposition leader alexian of only was banned from the race. was. russia's current and future leader vladimir putin was met by jubilant supporters when he made a brief appearance near moscow's iconic red square. should thank you for your support. this victory demonstrates how much we've achiev

waste a week from now these increased terrorists on steel and aluminum are set to come into effect meanwhile e.u. officials have prepared list of u.s. produced items that could face levees in return the u.s. economic hit list is pages long and includes american favorites like corn peanut butter whiskey tobacco jeans and motorcycles products worth in total two point eight billion euros in annual trade says brussels the list as a reaction to u.s. president donald trump announced tariffs on steel and aluminum that the european union says flies in the face of the u.s. relations. with the tariffs that the united states has imposed are against these principles of the world trade organization and they want to change or solve these problems by discussion as possible. which is why germany's new economics minister paid to it maya is traveling to washington on sunday followed by e.u. trade commissioner cecilia mines through both hope they can convince u.s. officials to exempt european products from trump's terrace. and it's not just the e.u. which is worried now the most influential business lobbying group

moscow after they hand them his biggest victory africa will get reaction from the russian capital meanwhile e.u. foreign ministers condemned the attempted murder of a former russian spy and his daughter they say they take extremely seriously london's assessment that moscow is to blame dancers chemical weapons experts are in the u.k. to test samples of the talks and used in the attack. plus mounting pressure on facebook after a whistleblower hands over evidence of a huge data only he says fifty million users had their profiles plundered to help create fake news and put donald trump in the white house. or and. i'm sumi so much going to thank you for joining us latimer putin has been reelected to a fourth term as russia's president final results gave him more than three quarters of the vote his biggest victory yet many say putin is one was a foregone conclusion that's after his most serious rival opposition leader alexina volley was banned from the race. i. was. going to show his current and future in the terror plot to me a person was met by jubilant supporters when he made a brief appearance nea

session of parliament the minister said china does not want a trade war and won't initiate one meanwhile the e.u. trade officials are calling for exemptions on u.s. import tariffs plan includes a twenty five percent tower on steel and ten percent on alimony and imports writes those are the headlines on al-jazeera produce stay with us people in power is coming up next thank you for watching. facing realities growing up when did you realize that you were living in a special place a so-called secret city getting to the heart of the matter why is activists to live in jail just because she expressed herself hear their story on talk to al-jazeera at this time. provoking one of the largest corruption investigations in south american history the car wash scandal has left its mark on countries from brazil to her. business leaders multinational corporations and politicians have been caught up in allegations ranging from bribery and money laundering to distorting the democratic process how do the case unfold we sent reporter gustavo courage to find out. the biggest corruption scandal in brazil and latin am

session of parliament the minister said china does not want a trade war and will not initiate one meanwhile e.u. trade officials are also calling for exemptions on the u.s. imports you see is key u.s. trading partners have warned that trumps tariffs which come into force in two weeks could massively backfire trump's plan will see a twenty five percent levy on steel and ten percent on our many i'm imports paul brennan has moved from brussels. this is a meeting that had been put in the diary several weeks ago to talk about the root cause of the industries the steel industries where as and that is overcapacity but president trumps announcements on tariffs have put new impetus into that part of the discussions that have been taking place here in brussels and the opportunity for the european union trade commission and the japanese trade minister to have face to face time with robert light hisor the u. s. trade envoy is very valuable at the start of this two week period before president trump's tariffs actually start to be imposed there are going to be intense negotiations over this next two weeks to

meanwhile the e.u. foreign ministers condemned the attempted murder of a former russian spy and his daughter they say they take extremely seriously londons assessment that moscow is to blame chemical weapons experts head to the u.k. to test samples of the nerve agent used in the attack. plus a day of drama in the bundesliga light.

meanwhile the e.u. foreign ministers condemned the attempted murder of a former russian spy and his daughter and they say they take extremely seriously london's assessment that moscow is to blame that those chemical weapons experts are in the u.k. to test samples of the talks and used in the attack and. also coming up the mounting pressure on facebook.

session of parliament the minister said china does not want a trade war and won't initiate one meanwhile the e.u trade officials are calling for exemptions on u.s. import tariffs plan includes a twenty five percent tax on steel and ten percent on alimony and imports writes those are the headlines on al-jazeera but do stay with us people in power is coming up next thank you for watching. facing realities growing up when did you realize that you were living in a special place a so-called secret city getting to the heart of the matter why is activists to live in jail just because she expressed herself hear their story on talk to al-jazeera at this time. provoking one of the largest corruption investigations in south american history the car wash scandal has left its mark on countries from brazil. business leaders multinational corporations and politicians have been caught up in allocations ranging from bribery and money laundering to distort.

e.u. and its title that's a first never taken such priority. meanwhile he's been waiting patiently for a german partner before forging ahead with his own plans for europe french president . the eurozone to have its own budget and finance minister germany hasn't taken a final stance but is prepared to spend more money. in the past germany and france have achieved a great deal working together family kind of doing so in the future as well. the new government is also facing challenges on the domestic front with initiatives on education pensions and digitization including a major expansion of broadband internet. one of the toughest tasks ahead is not spelled out in the coalition agreement but looms large. germany's new government is determined to prevent a trade war with the us. and we'll be covering the chancellor speech to parliament coming up in the next hour here watching the debut news still to come south africa's wine producers are praying for rain a catastrophic drought threatens one of the leading whynot in the world. chris that story coming right up

meanwhile the e.u. foreign ministers condemned the attempted murder of a former russian spy and his daughter and they say they take extremely seriously london's assessment that moscow is to blame that those chemical weapons experts are in the u.k. to test samples of the talks and used in the attack and. also coming up mounting pressure on facebook after a whistleblower hands over abbott and seven huge data leaked he says fifty million users had their profiles plundered to help create fake news and put donald trump in the white house. in the bogus legal light six score of victory to remember they beat the runaway leaders byron munich for the first time ever. a unique exhibition here in germany tells a story of a club or a culture rather braver robin merrill will be here to tell the future. i'm sorry someone's going to get to have you with us let me put in has been re-elected to a fourth term as russia's president final results gave him more than three quarters of the vote his biggest victory yet many say

e.u. and its title that's a first euro has never taken such priority. meanwhile he's been waiting patiently for a german partner before forging ahead with his own plans for europe french president . the eurozone to have its own budget and finance minister germany hasn't taken a final stance but is prepared to spend more money. on the pos germany and france have achieved a great deal working together your family committed to doing so in the future as well. i think. the new government is also facing challenges on the domestic front with initiatives on education pensions and digitization including a major expansion of broadband internet. one of the toughest tasks ahead is not spelled out in the coalition agreement but looms large non the less germany's new government is determined to prevent a trade war with the us. every day all over the world people suffer discrimination because of the color of their skin their nationality or their ethnic origin racism and xenophobia and intolerance affect millions to draw attention to the problem the un has declared today interna

the president of the european council done a task meanwhile tries to calm emotions between the united states and the e.u. saying the last thing we need is a trade war but will that calm investors' nerves over to the frankfurt stock exchange cannard what's the mood like at the moment. i have to say monica all this talk about trade wars is casting a very dark shadow over the markets which without those fears would have really reason to be upbeat many companies are reporting strong earnings like for example i did us today here in germany and we haven't seen as many i.p.o.'s in a long time or announcements of i.p.o.'s at the end of this week siemens will go it's health care technology department it's a big i.p.o. a big deal reason for traders to be partying but i can tell you nobody here on the trading floors is in the mood to party right now but at least we have the german government in place now if you think berlin will be able to help revive the e.u. and us trade talks. well that's what everyone here is hoping for now now that argument has been confirmed as chancellor she has the full power and the full

e.u. and japanese officials in brussels for talks but neither side announced a result meanwhile in the complaint speech in pennsylvania u.s. president donald trump has defended his decision to put tires on stephen elop million imports and singled german comic has as a special target european union they kill us open up the barriers at get rid of your carriers and if you don't do that we're going to tax receipt these bans we're going to tax the m.-w. you want to have fun look you want to have money come into our country. we heading for a trade war and what can europe do to avoid it i asked the chief economist of germany's command spunk york if europe should prepared to fight back i thought so one of the have rigs to go but then i found out that the the european union is even more protectionist than the united states your opinion travis i usually higher than those imposed by the united states they are far and i think a policy of retaliation is not the right approach the european union should should show to show talk to trump and indeed to talk trump has offered the possibility is there to come to a

e.u. and its title that's a first never taken such priority. meanwhilehe's been waiting patiently for a german partner before forging ahead with his own plans for europe french president . the eurozone to have its own budget and finance minister germany hasn't taken a final stance but is prepared to spend more money. on the pos germany and france have achieved a great deal working together. committed to doing so in the future as well. the new government is also facing challenges on the domestic front with initiatives on education pensions and digitization including a major expansion of broadband internet. one of the toughest tasks ahead is not spelled out in the coalition agreement but looms large nonetheless germany's new government is determined to prevent a trade war with the us. many are concerned about the prospect of a possible trade war global jitters there with trolls planned import tariffs looming that's right those levies on steel and aluminum are set to go into effect on friday now members of the world trade association have been meeting in in

e.u. in its title that's a first never taken such priority. meanwhilehe's been waiting patiently for a german partner before hoarding ahead with his own plans for europe french president emanuel wants the eurozone to have its own budget and finance minister germany hasn't taken a final stance but is prepared to spend more money. in the past germany and france have achieved a great deal working together your family committed to doing so in the future as well because. the new government is also facing challenges on the domestic front with initiatives on education pensions and digitization including a major expansion of broadband internet. one of the toughest tasks ahead is not spelled out in the coalition agreement but looms large non the less germany's new government is determined to prevent a trade war with the us. chancellor merkel is kicking off her fourth term today in parliament with a major policy speech let's bring in our chief political editor michela cuffed on what to expect. chancellor merkel and her government have their work cut out also on t

meanwhile the u.s. trade on voice says some countries including members of the e.u. will be temporarily exempt from steel an element of judy's. u.s. president donald trump has announced that the former u.s. ambassador to the u.n. john bolton will replace make mast.

meanwhile the u.s. trade on voice says some countries including members of the e.u. will be temporarily exempt from steel an element.

e.u. and japanese officials in brussels for talks but neither side announced the results meanwhile in the complaint speech in pennsylvania u.s. president all trump has defended his decision to put tariffs on steel and other medium imports and singled out german car makers as a target european union they kill us open up the barriers at get rid of your terrors and if you don't do that we're going to tax receipt he spends we're going to tax the w. if you want to have been accused want to have money come into our country. now are we heading for a trade war and what can your of do to avoid it i asked the chief economist of germany's commands from your camera if europe should prepared to fight back. i thought so one and a half weeks ago but then i found out that the european union is even more protectionist than the united states european union travis are usually higher than those imposed by the united states therefore i think a policy of retaliation is not the right approach the european union should should have to show talk to trump and indeed talk trump has offered the possibilities are to c

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meanwhile u.s. allies are scrambling to seek exemptions from the tariffs that trump wants to impose germany's economy minister is currently in washington for talks the e.u. trade commissioner will join tomorrow and the clock is ticking new u.s. import tariffs on steel and aluminum could be imposed as early as friday. the new tariffs come into force on friday and in some ways the german and european steel industries could simply sit back and relax after all steel and aluminum make up only a very small proportion of european exports to the us and yet the e.u. will be the trading partner to be hit hardest by the new taxes. the e.u. as a whole all twenty eight countries would have six point five billion dollars worth of steel and aluminum exports affected by the new tariffs it's followed by china with an export volume of around three billion dollars germany would pay taxes on a total of one point seven billion dollars worth of such exports each year that makes it the country most affected from within the e.u. . some experts warn that the new tariffs might herald the beginning of a cascade of others which will spread across further sectors and countries and

e.u. come to a pause and japanese officials in brussels for talks but neither side announced a results meanwhile in the companion speech in pennsylvania for the steelworkers u.s. president donald trump has defended his decision to put tariffs on steel an element of imports and singled out german comic because as a target lets the. european union they kill us open up the barriers at get rid of your terrors and if you don't do that we're going to tax for sadie's fares we're going to tax the m.w. have you want to have on a review want to have money come into our country market. so more hardening of the rhetoric the rhetoric that are we looking at a real trade war on the horizon let's bring in your claim and he's chief economist for german linda come out spunk york one of the options here for the e.u. do you think playing hardball is the right thing to do. i thought so one and a half weeks ago but then i found out that the european union is even more protectionist than the united states european union travis are usually higher than those imposed by the united states therefore i think a policy of ret

the president of the european council done a task meanwhile tries to calm emotions between the united states and the e.u. saying the last thing we need is a trade war but will that calm investors nerves over to the frankfurt stock exchange conrad what's the mood like at the moment. i have to say monica all this talk about trade wars is casting a very dark shadow over the markets which without those fears would have really reason to be upbeat many companies are reporting strong earnings like for example i did us today here in germany and we haven't seen as many i.p.o.'s in a long time or announcements of i.p.o.'s at the end of this week siemens will go it's health care technology department it's a big i.p.o. a big deal reason for traders to be partying but i can tell you nobody here on the trading floors is in the mood to party right now but at least we have the german government in place now if you think berlin will be able to help revive the e.u. u.s. trade talks. well that's what everyone here is hoping for now now that has been confirmed as chancellor she has the full power and the full backing of a

meanwhile the european union has joined canada mexico australia brazil and south korea in winning exemptions to u.s. tariffs on steel and aluminum it comes as e.u. leaders gather in brussels for a two day summit expected to focus on trade and competitiveness. a cease fire has been agreed in principle for series and play of eastern and should come into effect at midnight local time on friday the deal was made between the rebel groups in the united nations with the aim of stopping civilian suffering schoolchildren in nigeria's northeastern borno state are being kept at home due to fears of more mass kidnappings by boko haram as follows a series of attacks by the armed group in the kidnapping of one hundred ten girls from neighboring state last month donald trump says he's open to testifying before special counsel robert mueller who's investigating russian interference in the election u.s. president spoke just hours after his key person a lawyer announced he was resigning john doubted reportedly clash with trump over his handling of miller's investigation and just in the last few minutes donald trump has tweeted that he has appointed john bolton a

well meanwhile the part the power point slides have been revealed which form the basis on which the u.s. and half of the e.u. backed britain's expulsion of russian diplomats the six pages of slides focused on accusations against russia without providing any proof of guilt so-called evidence includes accusations of previous men i like to vittie by moscow such as cyber attacks alleged interference in international lections and what the presentation calls the occupation of crimea russia's foreign ministry has described the claim to speculation and branded it an organized political campaign without any evidence and not even presenting any concrete snorri of what's happened london accused russia of poisoning its own citizens speculated about a chemical substance never used in russia and organize an extensive political and media campaign it inspired the expulsion of russian diplomats from a number of countries and international organizations and a range of other sanctions are lawful requests to provide samples of the substance use there were ignored we discussed the situation around the exposed dossier with polit

e.u. and japanese officials in brussels for talks but neither side announced a result meanwhile in a complaint speech in pennsylvania a u.s. president on the trump has defended his decision to put tariffs on steel and element imports and singled out german carmakers as a target. pennsylvania's steel industry has hit hard times and employees on the hof the workers it used to president donald trump wants to win over voters here with proposed tariffs on steel and alum minium steel country is also home to a congressional election set for tuesday trump came here to support the republican candidate and to underscore his own accomplishments isn't your government protects your own steelworkers so we just want to same thing our government should protect our steelworkers you talk to number one country in the world he's going to be irrelevant to the united states keeping campaign promises seems to be trump's new motto he owes this election victory in a large part to voters like these in the midwest now he's promised to protect the domestic steel industry and penalize countries that take advantage of amer

e.u. expects to be fully exempt from the tariffs without conditions. meanwhilea major newspaper backed by the communist party pushed back against the u.s., calling the country the true breaker of wto rules for the soybean dumping. we are back with peter dixon and colin pickering. it's really difficult to put any kind of price impact on the kind of trade discussions we are having. can we do that whether it's potential inflationary impact or trade. begin. plainde wars are just bad. any arbitrary increase in prices reduces everyone's real income eventually. the numerical impact of the steel and aluminum tariffs is very small. it probably will not show up in economic data. the risk is any escalation or even if markets here of escalation, that will hit confidence and europe has to worry about that more than in the u.s. we are much smaller economies on average and much more exposed to global trade. with a little look, the response by either the e.u. or china will be proportionally less than the initial tariffs by the u.s. and its congress manages to rein the trump in,

meanwhile trump seal in our opinion tariffs are on the agenda at an e.u. summit in brussels been revealed the e.u. and other u.s. allies will be exempt from them. and the syrian opposition fighters have surrounded one of the last rebel enclaves near the capital damascus in an evacuation deal with the government. now and other stories we're following facebook c.e.o. mark zuckerberg says he's happy to testify before the u.s. congress if asked over revelations that a u.k. political consultancy firm misused information from fifty million uses in a television interview also promised stronger privacy measures for facebook users he admits his site made mistakes after accusations that cambridge analytical improperly accessed user data in an attempt to influence the two thousand and sixteen u.s. presidential election a former bosnian serb commander has appealed against his convictions for genocide and war crimes law to treat sentenced to life imprisonment in november by a un backed international tribunal in the hague the judges found him guilty for his role in the

meanwhile the european union has joined canada mexico australia brazil and south korea in winning exemptions to u.s. tariffs on steel and it comes as e.u. leaders gather in brussels for a two day summit expected to focus on trade and competitiveness. in our other top story school children one jerry is northeastern borno state are being kept at home because of fears of more mass kidnappings by book a rum government closed all boarding schools in rural areas and definitely last week it follows a series of attacks by the group and the kidnapping of one hundred ten girls from. a state last month hundred five of them were freed on wednesday and have been taken to a jephthah medical checks syrian opposition fighters have surrounded one of the last rebel and near the capital damascus in an evacuation deal with the government thousands of fighters and civilians are now leaving the town of harasta in eastern guta other rebel factions are still holding on to two separate pockets of territory one of the groups has just agreed a cease fire and donald trump says he's open to testifying before a special council is investigating russian interference