. >> just at the moment as he sort of hugs and greets the eu commission president, ursula von der leyent me bring in my colleague nic robertson, who is in brussels. nic, we've been talking about this summit all morning long. give us a sense of what zelenskyy is hoping to accomplish here with this meeting of eu leaders. >> yeah. >> i mean, i think what we're going to see in a couple of minutes, maybe less than is zelenskyy walk up the red carpet here. and perhaps what you can't see out of eyesight over there about 50 yards away from where he is now, a group of journalists, a large group of journalists, and they'll all be asking him questions. that's the expectation. this meeting, though, is being led by ursula von and antÓnio costa. you see, they're talking to zelenskyy. it's, in essence, what has happened here is von der leyen has put forward a proposal and costa, if you like, as president of the council, is hosting the 27 leaders to look at that proposal. and the proposal is about how you raise the money. ÷800 billion. they're talking about approximately to increase defense spending in

eu leaders back an ■k7800 billion plan to boost. >> defense spending. >> but opposition from hungary blocks a unanimous show of support for ukraine. commission president ursula von der leyenays the continent is stepping up. history is being written. >> we are coming. >> out of. >> this. >> european council. >> very determined to. >> ensure europe's security and to act with the scale, the. speed and the resolve that the situation demands. >> germany's dax pulling back from record highs. >> after industrial. >> orders come in way short of expectations. >> the ecb's. >> mario centeno sounds the alarm on the. >> potential impact. >> of tariffs. >> as the bank cuts by another 25. >> basis points. >> tariffs are a tax. >> they are. >> a tax on both consumption and production. and we do know that taxes have. >> a very clear. >> impact on the economy. no one will end up gaining. >> and nonfarm payrolls. >> are. >> expected to. >> tick higher today. >> as traders. >> bet whether they'll get a repeat of. wednesday's shock adp miss. a very. >> warm welcome. >> to the program. our top story. >> this morning once again tariffs. us president trump. has again backtracked on. >> his trad

cars and vans sold in the eu to not emit carbon dioxide by 2035, even as it eased rules for automakers to comply with those emission targets. commission president ursula von der leyenthe relaxation of rules would allow breathing space for automakers to comply with the rules, as she announced they would have three years instead of one to comply with emission targets. in the last few hours, stellantis has said it shares president trump's objective to build more american cars and create jobs in the country, thanking the president for the one month tariff reprieve. europe joins me now. group managing director of stellantis uk. thanks so much, sir, for being with us this morning. quite a timely interview to be having. so appreciate the time. let me kick off with the latest tariff news. we're seeing quite a strong reaction in stellantis shares, as well as some of the other european auto names. can you shed any light into the conversations that took place between stellantis and the other big automakers in the trump administration? >> no, no, i can't. >> of course, my responsibility. >> is. >> for stellantis here in the uk. >> all i could. say is that. >> of course, what w

president of the eu commission ursula von der leyen has rallied european leaders calling for nation stateso back donald trump and ending ukraine's war with russia. european leaders met in brussels yesterday as eu nations were encouraged to boost defence spending following ongoing pressure from the us president. this is what ursula von der leyen had to say. >> we all want a peace through strength, a just and lasting peace, but a peace from a position of strength. and this is also in the interest of president trump to have a peace through strength. and if he wants to achieve this, it is only possible, with the support of the european union and its member states. >> well, the us president, donald trump, has insisted that the us will not defend nato allies who refuse to increase their spending, as peace talks between the us and ukraine are set to take place in saudi arabia next week. >> well, i've said that to them. i said, if you're not going to pay, i said, if you're not going to pay, we're not going to defend. i said that seven years ago. and because of that, they paid hundreds of billions

well, it comes as eu commission president ursula von der leyen has rallied european leaders calling foration states to back donald trump in ending the war. >> we all want a peace through strength, a just and lasting peace, but a peace from a position of strength. and this is also in the interest of president trump to have a peace through strength. and if he wants to achieve this, it is only possible, with the support of the european union and its member states. >> six climate activists jailed for their roles in various direct action protests have had their sentences reduced at the court of appeal. a total of 16 activists, including the founder of just stop oil, roger hallam, were sentenced last year for their roles in four protests in 2022. they included climbing on gantries over the m25 and throwing soup over vincent van goghs sunflowers, painting lady chief justice baroness carr ruled that six of the 16 should have their sentences reduced, while dismissing the other appeals. >> we have decided as follows the sentences imposed in the m25 conspiracy case were quashed, and the following

so far, ursula von der leyen and the european commission president, she spoke to journalists, talked about a meeting on thursday of the european council of eurward increased defence spending. same with the european council president. he also spoke to us costa, but otherwise we're waiting to see what what these leaders say to their domestic audiences because the people are paying for this will be their taxpayers in their own countries. many countries have stretched budgets. germany can is having is in a bit of a, of a, of a, of a slough of despond in terms of their economy, how can they afford it? lots of countries will be having difficult conversations with their own electorates about how to fund this. and as you say, with, with ukraine, we're giving them more missiles to protect them. what about our troops? but of course, the question of the war question was one which was raised earlier to sir keir starmer. and he says he wants to preserve the peace. but as sir keir starmer left the conference here, i shouted out some personal questions about the timeliness of what is announced. >> chris billam—smith chris billam—smith. >> prime minister.