rules like this already in place and in fact what the european courts of justice have done is that they're essentially backing the ruling that is already in place in certain regions of belgium so i spoke to a rights activist singer roughly aamco she's from the animal rights group guy and they had a lot to do with this rule being implemented in belgium so let's hear what she had to say. you need to accept 2020 we have to do everything we can to prevent the most suffering and the needs are there the needs exist to reversable standing exist it has been proven that you can. move and standing will not kill it and this was the condition for muslims and jewish people so i don't see why are you going to be stubborn i mean this is it should this should be the end of the discussion and it's certainly not going to be the end of discussion around very different opinions there on how to proceed with this but at the moment that's what the decision has been by the european courts of justice life thanks very much for bringing that to us. you're watching it date over the news live from berlin up next our d

can imagine he will shout loudly about the fact that britain is no longer subject to the european court of justice. of course, on trade agreements, there was a little bit of ceding of authority. of course the european court of justice has a role to play. it is definitely a big change and one of the reasons you might see johnson so pleased today. seem to be very pleased. thank you to our colleague, david merritt, reporting from london. dan blanchflower is professor of economics at dartmouth and former member of the monetary policy committee from the bank of england. there is a lot to be discerned in this 500 page document. from what you have heard so far, is this good for the british economy, or not so good? damn: - saying it is not anything good. in economic terms, this is a disaster. i think the former head of the wto said it really well. this is the first free-trade deal ever that releases the amount -- reduces the amount of free trade. whatmovement of people is greases the wheels of the labor market. i don't know what the analogy is, but it does the opposite. it reduces mobility. it raises unce

european union it was essential to establish a mechanism to make sure that the future disputes can be resolved and of course from the european perspective it would be the best to have the european court of justice to play a role in all of that according to the u.k. there is no role for the european court of justice instead both sides seem to have agreed on our independent arbitration and independent panel that the woods in the future decide if there is a breach of the deal and if there has to be penalties or a compensation but of course please let me add that you cannot rule out that one of the parties or maybe a company can go to court if it's things that it's necessary. we'll leave it there thank you both alexander phenomena in brussels charlotta johnson pill in london well here in berlin chance of america has said she's confident the broccoli deal is a good outcome a cabinet will meet on monday to discuss germany's position in a statement the chancellor said with the agreement we are laying the foundations for a new chapter in our relations even from outside the european union the united kingdom will continue to be an important part of the germany and for the e.u. one of the parties that wil

deed or chose to do selves nor furthermore would there be any role for the european court of justice and for people at home who've zoned out while i've been talking about this. let me tell you this is a very very long day's march from where we were of a few years ago you remember robert when we were talking about basically having a common rulebook with the e.u. and having dynamic alignment with e.u. law so that the u.k. was forced to to keep step and that has gone from this treaty in so far as the e.u. wanted it and there is no role for the european court of justice or whatever so i think it's i think it's a great treaty and as your point about non-tariff barriers yes i think it's important to stress. what i'm talking about is barriers on the grounds of you know your plugs work won't work in our in our country that for their band or whatever. that kind of that kind of technical barriers to trade there's a lot in this treaty to try to reduce all that kind of thing make sure that doesn't that doesn't that's a good thing that's a good thing for businesses and consumers in that sense it's

avoided a future role for the european court of justice britain's prime minister boris johnson claimed he delivered the promises of the 2016 vote to leave this country no longer bound by e.u. rules european commission president who live on the line said e.u. rules will be respected by a balance deal which protects the interests of member states is at the end of the story not quite yet ambassadors from the 27 e.u. members will meet on friday christmas day to discuss it while british m.p.'s will be recalled for a vote next wednesday both list agree by midnight on the 31st for the deal to become official or a challenge has our report. finally breaks it is done 4 and a half years after the referendum almost at the end of the 11 month transition period the u.k. and the e.u. argues negotiated compromised and cajoled but they've done what many feared they couldn't and agreed to a future trading relationship it's a moment of reflection for the european commission president at the end of a successful negotiations generally i know many feel joy. but today i only feel quite satisfaction and frank

of voided a future role for the european court of justice britain's prime minister boris johnson claimed he delivered the promises of the 2016 vote to leave with his country no longer bound by e.u. rules up the european commission president lyon said e.u. rules will be respected by a balanced deal which protects member state interests as at the end of the story not quite ambassadors from the 27 members will be meeting on friday christmas day to discuss it while british m.p.'s will be recalled for a vote next wednesday both must agree by midnight on the 31st for the deal to become official at the end of a successful negotiations journey i normally feel joy. but today i only feel quite satisfaction and frankly speaking relief. i know this is a difficult day for some and to our friends in the united kingdom i want to say a park team is such sweet sorrow. but to use a line from t.s. eliot what we call the beginning is all from the end and to make an end is to make a beginning. so to all europeans i say it is time to leave rex is behind our future is made and europe. i think this deal means a

and that i mean independent arbitration or arbitration by the european court of justice but subject an independent how they can if they really choose put on tariffs to protect their consumers and and their businesses and to give you an example of the kind of thing where that might occur for instance in the u.k. we want to do go further animal welfare standards and it might be that we do things for instance on how you how you really are pigs banning sokrates and so on that would encourage costs for our farmers. in might be that bacon coming from elsewhere in for him from the e.u. was it was a risk of death or of undercut as we might under those circumstances consider imposing tariffs i think it highly unlikely but we might consider it it would be have to be subject to arbitration it would have to be proportionate according to the arbitrator and under no circumstances would we be in any way constrained legally or otherwise by in the thing that the e.u. deed or chose to do the selves nor furthermore would there be any role for the european court of justice and for people at home who've zo

payouts to a country based on concerns about the rule of law and get the backing from the european court of justicems of the structure, it .eally, again, a push the central authorities have more say over what is happening at the national level, and i think that is the right direction of travel in a situation where so much joint money, e.u. money, is distribute it to all of these countries, where you cannot just distribute money to e.u. countries without strict oversight mechanisms, and we have gone a good step in the right direction if that compromise goes through. francine: longer-term, will we see -- will it expose the ability of the you to have influence on climate change if the block is uneven with this relationship, which is less than desired with certain countries? mean, look, i think the e.u. is not a state. that is very clear. the e.u. is a group of states, but it has in some dimension from some state powers, and when it comes to foreign policy, we still have unanimity rules, meaning every country can veto, as it is with the budget. but the relation and what we have learned from the budget

the member states that are affected can appeal at the european court of justice but what is essentialor member states is the text itself. the new tool in the toolbox of the european council has not been touched. that remains fully in place. brent: it also means the problems the european union has, those problems have not gone away. does this mean that the coronavirus relief funds -- are they ready to go where they are needed most to italy and spain? >> that is right. these are the criteria that money is destined to go to countries that have been hard-hit by the coronavirus. that is italy and spain. it is mainly grants. the smaller part, loans. in order to get that money, there is a conditionality. member states one to unlock that money from this fund and need to come up with a plan how they want to use that money and need to indicate how they want to reform their economies. brent: there is another unresolved issue. that is the post brexit trade deal. boris johnson met with the e.u. commission president to discuss the issue on wednesday. take a listen to how he described their meeting.

and from the european perspective, of course, it would be the best to have the european court of justiceplay a role. according to the u.k., there is no role for the european court of justice. instead, both sides seem to have agreed on independent arbitration and an independent panel that would, in the future, decide if there is a breach of the deal, and if there should be penalties or compensation. but please let me add that you can't rule out that one of the parties or maybe a company can go to court, if it thinks it is necessary. phil: will leave it there, alexandra in brussels and charlotte in london. britain's decision to leave european union was a hugely divisive issue that turn families against each other and brought down to prime ministers. how did it come about? here is a look back at a debate that has dominated british politics for half a decade. correspondent: june 2016. british people voted in the millions on a referendum for exiting the european union. it's brett the country down the middle. 52% voted to leave, 48% to stay. [people yelling] >> this means the uk's voted to lea

law, but overall, the framework of the agreement, this mechanism will be different to the european court of justice it will be 50-50 and then there will be some kind of other neutral institution and neutral set up to deal with any disputes which might arise after this overall agreement, but for individual companies, it matters what law they have agreed to in their contracts. correspondent: one thing that is not part of this deal is services. how significant is that? >> that is very significant. financial services, 7% of u.k. gdp will face severe restrictions in terms of accessing the eu market, which was compromised for fishing. i think the financial services sector in the u.k., it is still a big blow and they have to adjust, and that will come at some cost of the u.k. economy. correspondent: finally, what is your personal take on the deal? is it a good one? >> it is a good one because britain opted to be more free and more independent and not be linked to the eu, their biggest market, 57 percent of trade goes to the eu, but that was a political decision, so the deal is the best outcome in the circ

and that i mean independent arbitration or arbitration by the european court of justice but subject and then a pow they can if they really choose put on tariffs to protect their their consumers and and their businesses and to give you an example of the kind of thing where that might occur for instance in the u.k. we want to do go further animal welfare standards and it might be that we do things for instance on how you how you really are pigs banding sokrates and so on that would encourage your costs for our farmers. it might be that bacon coming from elsewhere in for him from the e.u. was it was a risk of death or of undercut his we might under those circumstances consider imposing tariffs i think it highly unlikely but we might consider it it would be have to be subject to arbitration it would have to be proportionate according to the arbitrator and under no circumstances would we be in any way constrained legally or otherwise by in the thing that the e.u. deed or chose to do them selves nor furthermore would there be any a role for the european court of justice and for people at home

european union it was essential to establish a mechanism to make sure their future disputes can be resolved and of course from the european perspective it would be the best to have the european court of justice to play a role in all of that according to the u.k. there is no role for the european court of justice instead both sides seem to have agreed on or are independent arbitration an independent panel that awards in the future decide if there is a breach of the deal and if there has to be penalties or compensation but of course please let me add that you cannot rule out that one of the parties or maybe a company can go to court if it's things that it's necessary. i will leave it there thank you both alexander phenomena in brussels charlotta johnson pill in london. britain's decision to leave the european union was a hugely divisive issue that turned families against each other and brought down 2 prime ministers so how did it come about here's a look back at it but a debate that has dominated british politics for a decade. q 2016 the british people voted in their millions in a referendum on exiting the european union it split the country down the middle 52 percent voted for leave 48 percen

late and once it's there these days the member states that are affected can appeal at the european court of justice but what is essential for member states and member body make that clear tonight is the text itself so the true that the new tool in the toolbox of the european council has not been touched that remains fully in place yet and it also means that the problems that the european union has with hungary in poland those problems have not gone away as he does this mean the budget mean that the coronavirus relief funds are they ready to go where they are needed modes to italy and spain for example. that's right these are the criteria that money is destined to go to countries that have been hardest hit by the corona crisis and that is among them italy and spain it is mainly the ground's outfit grounds. for some of the smaller part loads but in order to get that money there is a conditionality member states want to unlock that money from this fund and need to come up with a plan how they want to use that money and need to indicate how they want to reform their economies as well. and there is of c

avoided a future role for the european court of justice 3 countries in latin america are now in the early stages of mass vaccination programs and intensive care nurse receive the 1st approved dose in mexico argentina will start administering russia's sputnik vaccine from monday tens of thousands of pfizer and bio untag vaccines have also arrived at hospitals in chile syrian state television says the country's air defenses have shot down several missiles launched by is really war planes in the northwest the sun a news agency says the airstrikes were carried out in the musty off area there were also reports of blasts in the coastal city of targets. iran's top general has dismissed claims his country was behind a recent attack on the u.s. embassy in baghdad president donald trump has blamed iran for sunday's rocket attack and threatened a military response if quote one american is killed the u.n. security council has approved a temporary deployment of more troops to the central african republic ahead of sunday's presidential elections earlier women marched to the whole headquarters of the un

european union it was essential to establish a mechanism to make sure their to future disputes can be resolved and of course from the european perspective it would be the best to have the european court of justiceto play a role in all of this according to the u.k. there is no role for the european court of justice instead both sides seem to have agreed on or are independent arbitration an independent panel that would in the future decide if there is a breach of the deal and if there has to be penalties or compensation but of course please let me add that you cannot rule out that one of the parties or maybe a company can go to court if it's things that it's necessary. we'll leave it there thank you both alexander phenomena in brussels charlotta jones until in london. here in berlin chancellor merkel has said she's confident the braggs a deal is a good outcome cabinet will meet on monday to discuss germany's position in a statement the chancellor said with this agreement we are laying the foundations for a new chapter in our relations even from the outside even from outside the european union united kingdom will continue to be an important part. we can get more german reaction from political corr

the freedom of movement has fallen by the wayside now if there is no longer tied to the european court of justice who and how will this will train be resolved in the future. yeah the sort of different mechanism to sort out disputes between the e.u. and the u.k. so on the individual level you still agree to a set of rules and a set of laws which will apply so i think for the individual companies it doesn't change that much that depends on that contract but i think we all german all french or not but i think overall the framework of the riemann this dispute settle mechanism will be different to the european court of justice who it will be $5050.00 and then there will be some kind of other neutral institution and neutral sat up to to deal with any disputes which might arise out of these overall individual companies it is still a matter to what kind of role that how the great in that conflict now one thing that isn't part of the deal of course and 3rd the says has significant is that. that is very significant if we look at financial services 7 percent of you kenny g. e.p. which will face severe restr

avoided a future role for the european court of justice britain's prime minister boris johnson says he's delivered the promises of the 2016 vote to leave his country no longer bound by the rules i think this deal means a new stability and a new uncertainty in what has sometimes been a fractious and difficult relationship we will be your friend you our ally your supporter and indeed never let it be forgotten you will number one market because although we've left the e.u. this country will remain culturally emotionally historically strategically geologically attached to europe. are the headlines this hour 2 new strains of the coronavirus have emerged in africa with separate mutations recorded in nigeria and south africa a new variant in south africa is believed to be more infectious contributing to experts of called an alarming rate of spread countries total number of cases is rapidly approaching $1000000.00. thousands of truck drivers were main stranded at the english port of dover for christmas day waiting on negative coronavirus test results so far only 3 drivers have received positive

courts. and the jurisdiction of the years -- european court of justice will come to an end. we will be able to set our own standards, innovate in the way that we want, rich new frameworks for the sectors in which this country leads the world, from biosciences to financial services, artificial intelligence and beyond. we will be able to decide how and where we are going to stimulate new jobs and new hope. with reports, new green industrial zones. we will be able to cherish our landscape and our environment in a way that we choose, backing our farmers, backing british food and agriculture production. sincer the first time 1973 we will be an independent coastal state with full control of our waters. with the u.k. share of fish in our waters rising substantially from roughly half today -- from half today to closer to 2/3 in five years time. after which, there is no legal limit on the quantity of our own fish that we can wish in our waters. of that, for that moment, the fishing communities will be helped with a big 100 million pound program to modernize your fleet and the fish pr

and not even pa rt of political structures and not even part of the legal oversight of the european court of justiceoversight of the european court ofjustice. but as neighbours and partners. let'sjump back to the telegraph which has a similar brexit story and a quote from borisjohnson, similar brexit story and a quote from boris johnson, who similar brexit story and a quote from borisjohnson, who for many yea rs from borisjohnson, who for many years worked there. we now open a new chapter in our story. is it a case of the 1st of january where we start again and we throw out all the old diaries? 1st ofjanuary, after he prime minister would say, is independence day. we should celebrate it like i suppose if you area celebrate it like i suppose if you are a brexiteers like the americans celebrate july the 4th. but frankly... brexit independence day! so sorry is resented in this way because the paper is strongly for many years calling for us to leave the eu but what we are witnessing here in the very interesting political gain because the prime minister having won the election on the basis that he got an

european union it was essential to establish a mechanism to make sure their to future disputes can be resolved and of course from the european perspective it would be the best to have the european court of justice to play a role in all of that according to the u.k. there is no role for the european court of justice instead both sides seem to have agreed on or are independent arbitration an independent panel that would in the future decide if there is a breach of the deal and if there has to be penalties or compensation but of course please let me add that you cannot rule out that one of the parties or maybe a company can go to court if it's things that it's necessary. we'll leave it there thank you both alexander phenomena in brussels charlotta johnson pill in london well here in berlin chancellor merkel says she's confident the braggs deal is a good outcome in a statement she said with the agreement we are laying the foundations for a new chapter in our relations even from outside the european union the united kingdom will continue to be an important partner for germany and the e.u. the german cabinet will meet on monday to discuss the country's position. we can get more german reaction from p

they use highest court has backed a belgian ban on how kosher slaughter of animals the ruling states livestock must be stunned before they a killed the european court of justice says its ruling balances animal welfare and the religious freedom of jewish and muslim communities but the ruling has been condemned by religious leaders who are calling it an attack on their traditions and religious liberties. and for more on this i'm joined by data. how low does this ruling from the. main a total ban on how well i'm cautiously no it doesn't actually what it is the european courts are allowing kosher. kosher method of slaughter which is essentially that's most of the time a deep cut to the throat of the animal and then they're essentially bled out we'll say but only if the animal is stoned 1st so that's what the ruling is doing it's also backing up a similar ban which is already in place in several regions within belgium that the current ruling allows countries to introduce similar bans like the belgian legislation so it gives them sort of legal backing will say if they do decide to follow the path of those regions in belgium so it's not forcing countries to do to in

the freedom of movement has fallen by the wayside now if there is no longer tied to the european court of justice who and how will this will train just to be resolved in the future. yeah sort of did it do for a mechanism to sort of disputes between the e.u. and the u.k. so on an individual level you still agree to a set of rules and a set of laws which will apply so i think for the individual companies it doesn't change that much that depends on that contract but i think we all judge all french or not but i think overall the framework of the reman this dispute settlement and this will be different to the u.b. court of justice it will be $5050.00 and then there will be some kind of other neutral situation and neutral sat up to to deal with any disputes which might arise out of these overall for individual companies it is still a matter to what kind of role that how the grades in that conflict now one thing that isn't part of this deal of course and therapist says has significant is that. that is very significant if we look at financial services 7 percent of you keiki e.p. which will face severe re

now if it is no longer tied to the european court of justice who and how will this will train to speed be resolved in the future. yeah sort of did it do for a mechanism to sort out disputes between the e.u. and the u.k. so all individual level you still agree to a set of rules and a set of laws which will apply so i think for the individual companies it doesn't change that much that depends on that contract but i think we all judge all french or not but i think overall the framework of the room and this dispute sample mechanism will be different to the u.b. court of justice who it will be 5050 and then there will be some kind of other neutral institution and neutral sat up to to deal with any disputes which might arise out of these overall including for individual companies it is still a matter to what kind of role that how the grades in that contract now one thing that isn't part of this deal of course and 3rd offense has significant as that. that is very significant if we look at financial services 7 percent of u.k. g.e.p. which will face severe restrictions in terms of accessing the

out of the european union that there is more sovereignty free or for example the european court of justice critics are saying that he is not clear about the trade offs that he's not explaining to the country that yes there is more certainty but economically there are trade offs and even though there is a deal a trade deal with the e.u. that there will be extra trade barriers for example for manufacturers there'll be much more paperwork when they want to deal with the european customers or clients and that boris johnson and his brick city years have never made it clear and obviously on a day like this they are not talking about it either. all right big a boss then now has a look at developments in the coronavirus pandemic in the united states more than 3900 people died from over 1000 on wednesday that's a new record for dany fatalities and that's according to the nation account by john hopkins university china has approved its 1st corona virus vaccine for conditional use the drug was developed by an affiliate off state back to pharma companies sign a form which saves the vaccine is around 8

the freedom of movement has fallen by the wayside now if it is no longer tied to the european court of justice who and how will this will train to be resolved in the future. yeah sort of did it do for a mechanism to sort of disputes between the e.u. and the u.k. so on individual level you still. a set of rules and a set of laws which will apply so i think for the individual companies it doesn't change that much that depends on that contract but i think we all german or french or not but i think overall the framework of the even this dispute settle reckon this will be different to the european court of justice who it will be 5050 and then there will be some kind of other neutral institution and neutral sat up so to deal with any disputes which might arise out of these overall individual companies it is still a matter to what kind of role that house agree to in their contract now one thing that isn't part of this deal of course and 3rd offense has significant is that. that is very significant if we look at financial services 7 percent if you keiki e.p. which will face severe restrictions in term

out of the european union that there is more sovereignty free or for example the european court of justice critics are saying that he is not clear about the trade offs that he's not explaining to the country that yes there is more serving tea but economically there are trade offs and even though there is a deal a trade deal with the e.u. that there will be extra trade barriers for example for manufacturers they'll be much more paperwork when they want to deal with the european customers or clients and that boris johnson and his bricks of tears have never made that clear and obviously on a day like this they are not talking about it either. at least 22 people have been killed and dozens wounded in an attack at aden international airport in yemen the blasts went off just as members of the new unity government return from saudi arabia so far no group has claimed responsibility it was followed by another explosion near the presidential palace several hours later. it was meant to be a moment to celebrate. a newly formed government disembarking their unity a symbol of their promise to end yemen'

out of the european union that there is more 70 free or for example the european court of justice critics are saying that he is not clear about the trade offs that he's not explaining to the country that yes there is more certainty but economically there are trade offs and even though there is a deal a trade deal with the e.u. that there will be extra trade barriers for example for manufacturers there will be much more paperwork when they want to deal with the european customers or clients and that johnson and his bricks of tears have never made it clear and obviously on a day like this they are not talking about it either. let's take a look at some of the international stories the u.s. says it will increase tariffs on a range of goods including winds from the european union it's the nation's development in a 16 year battle of the subsidies paid by the 2 sides to boeing and airbus further charges are placed being placed on airplane pots as well as brandy's from france and germany. to protest as were killed in clashes with police in peru during demonstrations against a new goal raising the

the member states that are affected can appeal at the european court of justice but what is essential for member states and member body make that clear tonight is the text itself so the true that the new tool in the toolbox of the european council has not been touched that remains fully in place yet and it also means that the problems that the european union hands with under in poland those problems have not gone away does this mean the budget mean that the coronavirus relief funds are are they ready to go where they are needed most to get only in spain for example. that's right these are the criteria that money is destines to go to countries that have been hardest hit by the corona crisis and that is among them italy and spain it is mainly the ground's outfit grounds. the some of the smaller part loans and butts in order to get that money there is a conditionality member states ones to unlock that money from this fund and need to come up with a plan how they want to use that money and need to indicate how they want to reform their economies as well. and there is of course another unr

certainly had to to make substantial concessions one example on lead the you wanted the european court of justice to decide over future disputes that's not going to happen instead both sides agreed to establish an independent betray ssion tribunals but overall i would say that the european union was able to achieve its main goals it remains united to doing this very difficult negotiation process it's stood up for a small member state our learns who had most to lose from the u. case departure and it made clear that axis to the european union single market concept of prize with obligations the u.k. has to agree had to agree to binding constraints and this is definitely good news for the european union or a united during the negotiations you said but how have member states been reacting to the deal. overall know very positive way i would say the german chancellor angela merkel described this deal as a deal of historian comportment. german cabinet is going to decide on the agreement in the next day next may days next monday and merkel said that she is very confident that they would have a good result

the commission will not use this mechanism until it has issued guidelines and still the european court of justice has decided on this nichols now this of course takes time but well 1st of all we have to see how the commission reacts to the ball is now and it feels and they have to act very very quickly this is all the handwriting of the 2 or one who is one of the most corrupt heads of government in the opinion and gives questions trying to fill his pockets and pockets of these care as long as possible. you said that this will take time and if you look at the reality you mention viktor orban and hungry right now hungary's already saying that's going to launch a case to a novice rule of law regulation ask the court to check whether it is in line with the u. treaties and that this could take 2 years so again can this really ever be effectively implemented. well i hope that hungary and oracle and all whoever is going to ask they do can go to the justice to decide upon this because we need territory and then they can hide. behind any kind of propaganda or whatever because then we have a verdict by the

the commission will not use this mechanism until it has issued guidelines and still the european court of justice has decided on this and it's now this of course takes time but well 1st of all we have to see if how the commission reacts to the ball is now and if feels and they have to act very very quickly this is all the handwriting of the 2 or one who is one of the most corrupt heads of government in the opinion and he has questions trying to fill his pockets and pockets so it's clear as long as possible. you said that this will take time and if you look at the reality you mentioned viktor orban and hungry right now hungary's already saying that's going to launch a case to an old this rule of law regulation asked the court to check whether it is in line with the u. treaties and that this probably could take 2 years so again can this really ever be effectively implemented. well i hope that hungary and or poland or whoever is going to ask the court of justice to decide upon this because we need territory and then they can hide. behind any kind of propaganda or or whatever because then we have a v

avoided a future role for the european court of justice but its prime minister forrest johnson says he has delivered the promises of the 2016 vote to leave this country no longer bound by the rules i think this deal means a new stability and a new certainty in what has sometimes been a fractious and difficult relationship we will be your friend your ally your supporter and indeed never let it be forgotten you will number one market because although we've left the e.u. this country will remain culturally emotionally historically strategically geologically attached to europe. in are all the headlines to new strains of the corona virus of emerged in africa with separate mutations recorded in nigeria and south africa the new variant in south africa is believed to be more infectious contributing to what experts have called an alarming rate of contagion the country's total number of cases is rapidly approaching $1000000.00 meanwhile thousands of truck drivers will remain stranded at the english force of dover for christmas day waiting on negative coronavirus results so far only 3 drivers rec

fishing industry is unhappy about this outcome there's no role seen for the european court of justice which was a major issue for the u.k. and instead disputes will be settled by an independent panel and will be an end to the freedom of movement of people between britain and the e.u. with new conditions for residency in travelers will face restrictions. come january 1 citizens from both sides of the channel are going to have just 90 days of travelling in the other its territory before they can have to start applying for visas and so forth and these negotiations are really came down to the wire what would you say are some of the major downsides of the deal we just because we have a deal doesn't mean there won't be disruptions and in fact british exporters face major hurdles now trying to get their goods into europe that is going to be new paperwork new procedures possible border checks and business groups in the u.k. say that they are not prepared for this also financial services are not included in this deal that's going to be a huge issue for the u.k.'s very big financial services se

avoided a future role for the european court of justice i think this deal means a new stability and a new certainty in what has sometimes been a fractious and difficult relationship we will be your friend your ally your supporter and indeed never let it be forgotten you were number one market because although we've left this country will remain culturally emotionally historically strategically geologically attached to europe at the end of a successful negotiations journey i know many feel chilly but today i only feel quite satisfaction and frankly speaking relief. i know this is a difficult day for some. and to our friends in the united kingdom i want to say part team is such sweet sorrow bernard smith is in paris and he says the e.u. has made it clear that the u.k. will no longer enjoy the advantages it did as a member. no triumphalism from europe remember that the 27 other member states of the e.u. never wanted bragg's it to happen nevertheless irish premier michel martin he has said that while we'll miss the u.k. we can focus on how we manage our future relationship angela merkel s

would also fall side the wayside because britain rejects european rules adjudicated by the european courts of justice don't want anything to do with the european court of justice or european rules. they want to make their own rules alone. that of course means british standards become completely incompatible with european standards. there could be lower environmental standards, lower labor protection standards. they could fire standards and other areas, or they could be subsidizing. alternatively, eu firms could be subsidizing or undercutting britain. what the european union once is a code of practice everyone understands, not just with existing regulations but future regulations so there is fair competition and free trade between the two. tradenot really have free without fair competition. that is a difficult area yet to be resolved. david: which is well laid out. this appears to be the largest issue. this is sort of sovereignty both ways. both want their own standards but this is the part i don't understand. that we willis start with the same standards. if they diverge, there is a remedy to adjust t

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avoided a future role for the european court of justice. mexico has started its coronavirus vaccination campaign with an intensive care nurse receiving the 1st approved argentinos repairing to roll out a russian made vaccine from monday thousands of pfizer by on doses have arrived at hospitals and. syrian state television says the country's air defenses have shot down several missiles launched by is really war planes in the northwest news agency says the airstrikes were carried out in the must see if area there were also reports of blossom the coastal city of. iran's top general has dismissed claims his country was behind a recent attack on the u.s. embassy in baghdad president donald trump has plame duran for sunday's rocket attack and threatened retaliation of quote one american as. of today 2 of all the latest headlines on al-jazeera more news after my chin is you. know i only have one but i'm. the 1st time. i did. this. my opinion i mean i have become very positive and stop thinking about the negative sides. in egypt. concision jones has

whether it's left to the european court of justice, issue. he european court ofjustice, whether there is an independent system, and how each side would potentially act if the other was to go against some of the rules there. those are the three things that haven't been solved. and the truth is, the reason they've not been solved is because they've not been solved is because they are the hardest things to get over the line. the big question now is whether there is a political will and a political way of compromising on them, and if borisjohnson and ursula von der leyen meet in brussels later this week, they can figure out something that the negotiators haven't been able to. while we are speaking, as he would expect, laura kuenssberg has been tweeting about what's been going on. she's tweeted some information on the call from the commission president, ursula von der leyen, as viewers can see, with borisjohnson, took stock of the negotiations, the conditions are —— for an agreement are not there due to remaining differences on the critical issues.

i think borisjohnson had a major win keeping the european court of justice i'd have anything to do withn it came to fishing asjoe said, it only makes up fishing asjoe said, it only makes up 0.1% of our economy and yet it's so symbolic of our sovereignty and everything that brexit was meant to be about. so the kind of deal he struck, i understand why fishing leaders don't like it. but the kind of deal he struck seems to me a reasonable compromise given that we have got some wins in other areas. 0k, have got some wins in other areas. ok, let's go to the express and i know we are rattling through them but the future is in our hands is their headline, still on brexiteer. or rather brexit is done and dusted now, butjo taken away. or rather brexit is done and dusted now, but jo taken away. is that your tradition, request that? we will not be talking about it anymore next year? i take that back, go on then. this is from lord frost britain ‘s chief negotiator. there is a lot of speculation whether the hard—line brexiteer tories will back the government on this as nigel said and he did not tell

avoided a future role for the european court of justice i think this deal means a new stability and a new certainty in what has sometimes been a fractious and difficult relationship we will be your friend your ally your supporter and indeed never let it be forgotten you are not the one market because although we've left the e.u. this country will remain culturally emotionally historically strategically geologically attached to europe at the end of a successful negotiations journey i know many feel joy but today i only feel quite satisfaction and frankly speaking relief. i know this is a difficult day for some and to our friends in the united kingdom i want to say parting is such sweet sorrow. south korea has recorded its biggest daily increase in corona virus infections since the start of this pandemic and reported more than 1200 new cases and that includes a large outbreak at a prison in seoul the country rolled out its toughest ever restrictions this week robert bride has more from the capital. many people this christmas morning woke up to the depressing news that once again the cou

by the way, for the rest of the united kingdom, the european court of justice the rest of the united british policy. given that, we feel we have got to make it quite clear that we do not agree with the terms of the agreement in relation to northern ireland. sorry to interrupt, this is the deal that decides the relationship going forward , decides the relationship going forward, this is how the future is going to like. if you do not like it, why do you think brexit is still the right thing? exit is the right thing, brexit was the right thing for the whole of the united kingdom, not part of it. northern ireland has been given a different style of brexit and the different position than the rest of the united kingdom. 0ur message to the government is that you promised that in these negotiations he would try to undo the damage which was done in the withdrawal agreement this time last year to stop you have not succeeded in doing that, you have mediated some of the impact, we will accept that and that is good, but we still do not believe that this is the deal which you promised to the people

of the eu law ceases to apply at 11 o'clock tonight. european courts ofjustices at 11 o'clock tonight. european courts of justicescourts ofjustices have written all of that stuff goes. in practical terms are transposed almost all of eu law to uk larkham is the influence will still be there. at the option to diverge kicks in from a leather tonight. i think we are broke to getting some legislative and officer of the government almost immediately on what they hope to do with those powers. but with those freedoms comes some changes, as you have been hearing about it the way that business is done. those rules underpin seamless, frictionless entirely free flowing trade with our main trade partner the european union. we are being phased in a terms of the uk, but they want to be there in terms of trading and that means some friction, what's known as nontariff barriers, checks, and the like to commend the question is whether we can change our business model somewhat from being dependent on that seamless flow of trade with europe that won't now exist towards a more freewheeling, buccaneer ring global britain. that will tak

certainly had to to make a substantial concessions one example on lead the you wanted the european court of justice to decide over future disputes that's not going to happen instead both sides agreed to establish an independent betray ssion tribunals but overall i would say that the european union was able to achieve its main goals it remains united during this very difficult negotiation process it's too doubt for a small member state arlen's who had most to lose from the u. case departure and it made clear that axis to the european union single market comes at a prize with obligations the u.k. has to agree had to agree to binding constraints and this is definitely good news for the european union well the united during the negotiations they said but how have member states been reacting to the deal. overall know very positive way i would say a german chancellor angela merkel described this deal as a deal of historian comportment. german cabinet is going to decide on the agreement in the next day days next monday and merkel said that she is very confident that they would have a good result the frenc

the game of football was enormous the belgian challenge football's transfer system and the european court of justiceruled he was right players should be allowed to move clubs for free at the end of a contract was. bozeman paid the price risk court action club shied away from signing him and legal costs left him with financial and then personal problems today he says he just wanted footballers to be treated like over employees. secured using read years earlier minutes on the from 995 players could leave their clubs because they were seen as workers. horsemen ruling represented freedom full stop. for. he opened the door for a host of big names to move clubs for free was probably the most famous bosman signing being robert let under. the left bought one for buy in munich at the end of his contract in 2014 and has never stopped scoring since the former general secretary of world player union 5th row says football owes bozeman a huge debt. the freedom at the end of the contract for a player was of course for all the players in the world. a gift and that was only because john marbles one had the guts to s

and important signal for the european union front and center of this compromise system promised that the mechanism would not go into action before the european court of justice has ruled on its legality and that's of course a concession to hungry and poland it could delay the whole mechanism but it seems that there are no significant changes in substance and that is of course very important important here to say the mechanism could be delayed to take us through what happens next will it be implemented eventually. it will be implemented if all you leaders will approve this compromise it will be delayed maybe by one year but i think what's important here is that eventually the european union the will have for the very 1st time a mechanism of the rule of law linked to e.u. funding and that's why we're hearing from many politicians in the parliament that this is a victory and that poland and hungary have lost our bureau brussels bureau chief alexander reporting thank you. now britain and the e.u. have given themselves on toll sunday to decide if their brakes of negotiations are worth continuing a 3 hour dinner on wednesday seen as a last ditch attempt failed to

tariffs, zero quotas, a lot of freedom, lord frost saying that there is no more role for the european court of justicethe european court ofjustice, no direct effect of eu law, no alignment and we're out of the single market and customs union. so, how different do you think this is compared with where we were heading before under theresa may? i think that's true. clearly there is the ability now for the uk to divert from where it once but it will come at a price and we've seen that through the agreement. there's a lot of things that businesses in great britain will have to do if they wish to continue exporting to the eu. they will have to fill in a lot of paperwork to prove for instance that the product they are trying to export meets eu rules and has been produced and manufactured according to those rules. they will have to fill in custom decorations which will be checked on the borders and there may be some health and safety checks as well. those delays and extra paperwork will be costly and it might be something we see producers passing on in terms of cost to the consumer. but you're right the uk, i

of void a future role for the european court of justice britain's prime minister boris johnson says he's delivered the promises of the 2016 vote to leave this country no longer bound by the rules i think this deal means a new stability and a new uncertainty in what has sometimes been a fractious and difficult relationship we will be your friend you our line your supporter and indeed never let it be forgotten you will number one market because although we've left the e.u. this country will remain culturally emotionally historically strategically geologically attached to europe or in our other headlines this hour to new strains of the corona virus have emerged in africa with separate mutations recorded in nigeria and south africa a new variant in south africa is believed to be much more infectious it's contributing to the expense of called an alarming rate of contagion countries total number of cases is now rapidly approaching a 1000000. and then thousands of truck drivers will remain stranded at the initial force of dover for christmas day waiting on negative coronavirus results so far 83