yes, angela merkel... we supporting him? yes, angela merkel. .. we have supporting him?kel... we have seen this with kushner as well. the children and siblings of trump are tempering a lot of the rhetoric. there were lots of soccer mums that voted for trump, they are hearing a different kind of story. i think we need to step out of the bubble when we see these kind of the bubble when we see these kind of reactions. the global elite looking very uncomfortable about ivanka, but they keep getting it wrong. she said, she has certainly heard the criticism from the media, but it is notjust from the media. it's all out there, isn't it? calling them in bos? you can't spin it any other way. i am the last person to spin anything for donald trump. but i would spin a bit for her, because i think she is tempering him and we have to hang onto that. is interesting, the likes of angela merkel and possibly other leaders around... if they can cosy up leaders around... if they can cosy up to ivanka trump, then perhaps thatis up to ivanka trump, then perhaps that is a big boost for them. an

alongside her, global figures including the german chancellor, angela merkel.ps. unofficial foreign visit and this is before the president himself has made his first trip abroad —— and official. she is openly pushing the policy agenda back home. sadly the us is one of the only countries in the world, the only developed country, that does not have a paid leave policy for the benefit of families. first daughter ivanka trump takes to the world stage, making her first ivanka trump takes to the world stage, making herfirst big international trip... stage, making herfirst big international trip. .. back in the us, all of this is headline news. already an influential adviser to her father with her own office already an influential adviser to herfather with her own office in the white house, ivanka trump now and seems to be working to improve relations between the us and germany. when donald trump that the germany. when donald trump that the german leader angela merkel in washington last month, it did not appear to go well. but at one of the meetings, ivanka trump was

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reporter: officially, she was in berlin to join angela merkel in her bid to empower women. at the almost exclusively female audience didn't appreciate her praise of trump senior on that field. microphones failed to pick up the hisses and grumbling that followed this comment. ivanka: i am very proud of my father's advocacy. he's been a tremendous champion of supporting families and enabling them to thrive. >> you hear the reaction from the audience. reporter: from the german chancellor, it was mostly about diplomacy. during her visit to washington, she talked a lot with ivanka. merkel may have found a way to capture the u.s. president's ear. ivanka: thank you for your gracious invitation. i am humbled to be here with so many formidable leaders to engage in dialogue. to learn. to bring advice and bring knowledge back to the united states. back to both my father and the president. and hopefully, that will bring about incremental positive change. that is my goal. reporter: ivanka trump has emerged as a key player in some policy decisions. there was no mention of that role here.

this is about angela merkel. she isn't a happy bunny!chuckle and think, she should be focused on september! she may not even be in power. she's probably focused a bit closer to the next few days. we have the eu summit, one of the first eu summit is about the uk asa the first eu summit is about the uk as a departing member. it won't be attending. this is where the eu will make up its guidelines about the exit. they will start to decide how they will deal with the uk from here on in. so the translation i believe is something like, angela merkel warns britain for false expectations on brexit negotiations. i think angela merkel is still following the playbook of, number one, underscoring that there will be some underlying support that she has a lwa ys underlying support that she has always had for the uk, her relationship with cameron, not a bad relationship with cameron, not a bad relationship with cameron, not a bad relationship with theresa may. but she seems to be reiterating that don't expect an easy ride. the uk is the biggest car mark

the times shares that image of ivanka along with christine lagarde and angela merkel, but its lead story claims senior conservatives want to sideline borisjohnson during the election campaign. quite a nice mix of stories. rachel, let's kick off with the story in the telegraph. yet again, a story about how much potentially we will be going the eu or how much the unreasonable eu is demanding of us, and this time the key number is 8 billion, but we have had numbers in the millions and billions, this is not a particularly new story. what is new is that there are now reports that this is being considered as pa rt that this is being considered as part of the negotiation on the british side to help us get the transitional deal which i think will probably make some hard brexiteers very upset, that we will continue paying the eu bill until 2020. there isa paying the eu bill until 2020. there is a case that this is money we committed. the eu budget frameworks are seven years so committed. the eu budget frameworks are seven years so this is money that was allocated to these projects. it is definite

what do angela merkel, christine lagarde and ivanka trump have in common? they have gathering to close the gender gap. yep, some of the world's most powerful women take action on equality. but they have got a big task, because according to some, closing the gap between sexes could take 170 years. and how to get from a to b in a whirlwind, and avoid those horrible traffic jams. we are taking a look at the big business of choppers. welcome to world business report. i'm aaron heslehurst. some of the world's most powerful people from business and politics are meeting in berlin today. they also happen to all be women. it is part of an initiative called w20, set up by 20 of the world's leading nations. so who is going, and what is it all about? attending the summit will be christine lagarde, the head of the imf, angela merkel, the chancellor of germany, and ivanka trump, daughter and special assistant to the president of the united states. the group wants to highlight the issue of women's economic participation and empowerment, while reducing the gender employmen

you might tell us what angela merkel said and what we make of it.l said and what we make of it. i think what angela merkel sought to do, addressing her parliament, was to introduce some hard—headed clarity about what the eu side is prepared to agree to and also show a flash of frustration. she said a country that leaves the eu, when it is outside the single market and customs union, cannot enjoy the same benefits as it does as a member of the club. she said that was self evident and she thought to try to argue about that was a waste of time. they are worried about the messages they believe are being sent in the uk that a deal could be achieved by a leader taking a tough approach with the eu, and also worried i think about the impact on negotiations. interestingly, that was reflected here today by the vice president of the commission, deputy to jean—claude juncker, who was the commission, deputy to jean—claudejuncker, who was here for the ministers meeting, and he told me whatever happens in the uk election, will have little or no bearing on the sort

she was with the german chancellor angela merkel.he was defending her dad support for women and family, sheet or cement boots and hisses from the crowd. >> he has had tremendous support shown towards -- >> i certainly heard the criticisms from the media. that has been perpetuated. i know from personal experience and i think the thousands of women who have worked with and for my father for decades when he was in the private sector are a testament to his beliefs and solid conviction in the potential of women and their ability to do the job as well as any man. >> okay, this is obviously a controversial thing. she went to go speak and true the drew the hisses from the crowd. >> the leftists as they really respect women, they were given an opportunity to respect a woman like that and they boo and his spirit now they are treating us like it's a soccer match. i don't understand what is going on. i think ivanka is supposed to be the moderating voice for her father. i think people in europe should support that. i don't know why also saying th

alongside her, globalfigures including the german chancellor, angela merkel.trip abroad. she's openly pushing the policy agenda back home. sadly the united states is one of the only countries in the world, the only developed country, that does not have a paid leave policy for the benefit of families. first daughter ivanka trump takes to the world stage, making her first big international trip... back in the united states, all of this is headline news. already an influential adviser to herfather with her own office in the white house, ivanka trump now seems to be working to improve relations between the us and germany. when donald trump met the german leader angela merkel in washington last month, it didn't appear to go well. but at one of the meetings, ivanka trump was placed next to the chancellor and they seemed to strike up a relationship, leading to the invitation to attend today's summit in berlin. i definitely think that for angela merkel, it's a diplomatic move, very strategic, going via ivanka trump to improve relationships with the us. while that bene

coming up, bank of america vice chair will be meeting with german chancellor angela merkel and ivanka trump for a women's economic empowerment summit. we ask what's at the top of her agenda. this is bloomberg. ♪

join the discussion. >> ivanka trump joined german chancellor angela merkel and other women leaders at conference in bear-in to talk about women's -- in berlin to talk about women's argument be in the economy and female

we heard angela merkel addressing the parliament in berlin saying now is the time for the 27 other euests. she thought that some in the uk were still mistaken about what brexit would involved and there would be a dose of reality. similar sorts of words here, ministers going in saying there had clear priorities around citizens‘ writes, the money the uk is committed to pay, things like that. things they will be insisting on. angela merkel spoke about protecting eu citizens, avoiding damage to the eu, strengthening the cohesion of the 27. very much along those lines you have mentioned, presenting a united front, also warning britain against what she said was the illusion that it can have the same 01’ illusion that it can have the same or better rights than member states post brexit. pretty tough as this meeting begins. yes, i think what angela merkel would say and the ministers coming year would say is they would not describe it as tough as much but pretty logical. if the uk is inside the single market and the eu, it will have different right and access to benefits than if it is outside

angela merkel has been adamant on separating the process first. about the divorce, and that is mainly the status of eu citizens in the uk and on the continent, but it is also about the money. somebody in berlin said to me this week, it is a question of trust. the british prime minister would have to give something very substantial in the beginning, and i wonder where you say she is strong domestically, but she will get a lot of grief about that. this did yourformer boss, david cameron, because he got his renegotiation, and everybody said, that is not very impressive, he had to give away too much. there is a willingness to give the prime minister a benefit of the doubt. the point about divorce first and trade second is those elements of the divorce that have been mentioned by michel barnier are all areas that we want to see progress on as well. he said that he wants to make sure that the position of eu citizens in the uk and uk citizens in the eu is settled, we want that as quickly as possible. he also said we don't want a hard border between north

alongside her, globalfigures including the german chancellor, angela merkel.as made his first trip abroad. she's openly pushing the policy agenda back home. sadly the united states is one of the only countries in the world, the only developed country, that does not have a paid leave policy for the benefit of families. your father has displayed in former times might leave one questioning whether he is such an empowerment for women. how do you relate to that? i know from personal experience and i think the thousands of women who have worked with and for my father for decades, when of women who have worked with and for my fatherfor decades, when he was in the private sector, are a testa m e nt to was in the private sector, are a testament to his belief and solid conviction and the potential of women. already an influential adviser to herfather with her own office in the white house, ivanka trump now seems to be working to improve relations between the us and germany. when donald trump met the german leader angela merkel in washington last month, it didn't appear

she was responding to comments by the german chancellor angela merkel, who said the uk had illusions would be. the eu says it has agreed its negotiating guidelines for the brexit talks and that the 27 other countries are united on their strategy, which will be adopted by eu leaders on saturday. from brussels, our europe editor katya adler reports. for the first time in a long time, the vexed eu is feeling bullish. reflected today in its most powerful nation, by its most powerful leader. speaking in the bundestag this morning about brexit, angela merkel painted the uk as confused, the eu as resolute. translation: to us it may seem obvious the form negotiations will take but there are some in britain who still live under quite some illusions. that is wasted time. in full election mode today, the prime minister seized on these comments, as much to target political opponents at home as to fire back at the german chancellor. we've heard her comments today, we've seen that actually there will be times when these negotiations are going to get tough. yet, our opponents are already trying to

theresa may has spoken to german chancellor angela merkel and other leaders about the decision. most public reactions have been positive, with officials saying they want stability for the forthcoming negotiations. donald trump has signed an executive order intended to curb abuses of a long—standing visa programme, which he says will encourage companies to "buy american and hire american". it is likely to restrict work visas for foreigners. police in california say three white men were killed and another wounded, when a black gunmen opened fire in a suspected racial attack. the local police chief said the suspect shouted god is great in arabic as he was arrested. all right. let's find out the latest happenings in the financial world. sally is here with world business report. the boss of the uk's biggest business lobby group, the cbi comic gives us her reaction to the snap election called for by the british prime minister. —— the cbi, gives. and we talk to facebook about policing violent material on the social media website following the suicide of murder suspect steve stephens. h

what eu leaders are most worried about is what angela merkel has called illusions on the british side what can be achieved in brexit negotiations. this process today is about injecting a bit of realism into the debate. the eu's red lines. so this is what the eu will demand. that the rights of millions of citizens affected by brexit on both sides are preserved. that the uk agrees to fulfil its financial obligations to the eu. that a way is sought to avoid new border controls in ireland. michel barnier is the man tasked with enforcing those red lines. everything ready for the uk negotiations? i think so. depends on the uk. and here they say the outcome of the uk election will make no difference to the deal they'll offer. if she wants to have a new election, it's her decision. i think it's an internal problem she wants to resolve in the conservative party to have not hard brexit or soft brexit but theresa's brexit, and so she needs support from the population. so the message eu leaders want to convey, they are united and determined brexit will meet their terms. 0ne one of the messages th

angela merkel hopes the uk is too. translation: unfortunately i get the feeling that some people in britain still have illusions — that would be a waste of time. syria has accused israel of causing a huge explosion near damascus airport. we'll talk to bbc arabic about that. and we'll be live in philadelphia to discuss donald trump's first 100 days in office. about an hour ago this newswire came in from reuters telling us the inspector general of the pentagon has launched an investigation into whether michael flynn, trump's former national security adviser, accepted money from foreign entities without the required approval. you may remember the story as we have covered it many times on outside source. michael flynn left the trump administration earlier this year after it was revealed that he had misled the vice president about his communications with the russian ambassador. this is the leading democratic on the committee that exercises oversight for the federal government. i honestly do not understand why the white hous

alongside her, globalfigures including the german chancellor, angela merkel.mself has made his first trip abroad. she was asked in what capacity she had come to germany but would not be pinned down. i am rather unfamiliar with this role as well, it has been a little under 100 days but it has just been a remarkable, incredible journey. first daughter ivanka trump takes to the world stage, making her first big international trip... back in the us, all of this is headline news. already an influential adviser to herfather with her own office in the white house, ivanka trump now seems to be working to improve relations between the us and germany. when donald trump met the german leader angela merkel in washington last month, it did not appear to go well. but at one of the meetings, ivanka trump was placed next to the chancellor, they seemed to strike up a relationship, leading to the invitation to attend the summit in berlin. i definitely think that for angela merkel, it is a diplomatic move, very strategic, going via ivanka trump to improve relationships with the

brent: german chancellor angela merkel has told the german parliament that some people in the united kingdom are still under the illusion that they will be able to keep the rights of they have now even after leaving the european union. merkel also says of that germany host to conduct negotiations openly and fairly but she is stressing she expects of the same in return. >> the main issue is to avoid any damage to the european union which could result from an unsuccessful transition of great britain to its future status as a 3rd country. i sprint doors want to know if they can bring their products to the other market -- entrepreneurs want to know they can bring their products to the other market. it's important to create legal certainty regarding the consequences of withdrawal from the outset. >> this applies to the joint fight against terrorism and organized crime or the cooperation on security and defense policy. at the same time, we will always be keen to preserve the achievement of european integration. brent: the german chancellor who came before angela merkel, the chancellor who

angela merkel came through the front. ivanka is currently on this panel at the w-20 women's summit where they are discussing among other issues women in the workplace, empowerment, gender equality. she's on the panel with christine lagarde imf and the footballs minister of canada. so this is a very important big global stage for ivanka trump. really her first time representing her father's administration officially abroad. she was invited by angela merkel to attend this event in march when she visited the white house. she is, again, dipping her feet into policy. obviously it's not her first time as a business leader being abroad but it is her first time representing her father. the german newspaper yesterday here in berlin called her the first whisperer and questioned whether she might be the conduit to her father's ear and whether she can bend and perhaps be helpful to world leaders such as angela merkel moving forward in the administration. however, back home there was a recent poll that said 61% of americans disapprove

her visit at the invitation of german chancellor angela merkel comes just weeks after a rather chillyouse. the invitation and an offer perhaps to warm relations with germany where media has deemed ivanka, quote, the first whisperer to president trump. >> thank you for having me here. >> reporter: the international spotlight followed as ivanka played the role of chief diplomat touring a deck logical school where she joked about coffee. >> you may need to pour me a cup. >> reporter: ivanka who converted to judaism before she married her husband jared kushner then toured the berlin holocaust memorial. a delicate visit taking place while president trump spoke at a holocaust rememberance back in washington. the president spoke with angela merkel on the eve of her trip and she will cap the day by dining with the german leader, an opportunity, no doubt, to make an impression on her father's behalf just as he gears up to visit europe next month. now, whether or not this trip from ivanka trump has helped smooth things over with angela merkel and the german people for her father and his witt it

the second part a relationship with an gloig merkangela merkele a couple awkward moments when angela merkelashington last month with president trump, it is possible that chancellor merkel sees ivanka trump as a way to create an ally essentially to create a partnership with somebody close to president trump who can help potentially influence him on topics important to germany. >> a strategic invitation potentially. jonathan, you know, look a lot of people have been critical about the -- and used the word nepotism here but in the broader picture we saw valerie jarrett represent the president in this way as an adviser to barack obama, and like ivanka, although not a blood relative arguably the person on his staff closest to him, is this any different? >> with well that's a great question, and valerie jarrett is a person who would push back fence the comparison of her to ivanka trump but let's look at it this way. you know, the power that valerie jarrett had in the west wing and in the obama presidency was that she knew both the president and the first lady, before they ever got into politics a

when angela merkel was here she was seated, german business leaders seated next to ivanka trump and people photographs of chancellor merkel's face saying she's rolling eyes and looks uncomfortable. you can't say that and look at those -- ivanka trump was roundly mocked by many in the press because she was seated next to chancellor merkel. >> i wouldn't mock her, maybe her father because it was out of protocol. as a leader, sometimes situations that are less political driven. i saw her face. she was quite pleased with the lady sitting next to her. dagen: my point is -- >> so much about chemistry. [laughter] >> you remember the situations in life where you meet somebody that you really expect that you're not going to like and when you do have some common ground and you do meet in the middle somewhere, you feel it's a lot better because you expected it to be so bad. i know what you're saying. it's not like tun believable chemistry but to him it's unbelievable in his mind that it went as good as it did. >> she's not one going into meetings with already carved in stone expectations, she's profe

german chancellor angela merkel, there were efforts to have informal talks.y have all been revolved -- rebuffed. at the moment, the eu speaks as one. mark: simon kennedy joining us from brussels. vonnie: you want to keep it right here. we have coverage with people like the ceo of nasdaq and andrew liveris of dow chemical. this is bloomberg. ♪ tually hold your business back? say goodbye to slow downloads, slow backups, slow everything. comcast business offers blazing fast and reliable internet that's over 6 times faster than slow internet from the phone company. say hello to internet speeds up to 250 mbps. and add phone and tv for only $34.90 more a month. call today. comcast business. built for business. hey you've gotta see this. cno.n. alright, see you down there. mmm, fine. okay, what do we got? okay, watch this. do the thing we talked about. what do we say? it's going to be great. watch. remember what we were just saying? go irish! see that? yes! i'm gonna just go back to doing what i was doing. find your awesome with the xfinity x1 voice remote. mark: wi

much the same way that he hurled at angela merkel in the way she was running her country.et him. it is absolutely the case that if he is then going to do these u—turns on his policy, it does throw into question the point of these lines of diplomacy in the first place. he obviously doesn't hold them in much regard. jeff, what happens now? are we going to move into a more serious presidency? no. i don't believe that. i think we are starting to discover that swagger doesn't work. that's clear. perhaps it is too much for us to be reading into television images and photographs. he just looks like he doesn't want to be there. when he is in the real white house, in washington, not the fake one in florida, he's like a lion in a zoo in his cage pacing back and forward with cnn. reacting and tweeting at what he sees. there's no precedent for this kind of world leader. i don't think we should assume that we are going to see inconsistencies. is he dangerous? he's certainly dangerous. there was an interesting part of this wild erratic february press conference he gave where at one poin

angela merkel, the chancellor is speaking.the comments we had a blast couple seconds -- we have had over the last couple of , angela merkel's view on all of this. she seemed in bold and by what is happening in france. but next we're going to continue the results roundup. the ceo.u.k. time matt miller in frankfurt, ecb is a big story but also deutsche bank. the cfo of deutsche bank, that conversation at 9:00 a.m. area this is bloomberg. ♪ guy: we are nearly 15 minutes into training. numberske a look at the and stacking up. softer than we were at the down by .5%. -- verythe main markets much up on the week after the massive rally we saw. one stock that is a performing the market is the drugmaker. numerous and scum of the world's biggest maker of oncology therapy. affecting so the older selling products. what happens next? with theto switzerland company's ceo. good morning to you. congratulations on the numbers. market seems to be taking them pretty well this morning. i read the notes coming into your report this warning. one thi

angela merkel speaking there. ters from the eu's remaining 27 countries met in luxemburg to finalise their negotiating stance on brexit. our europe correspondent damian grammaticas was there. i think what angela merkel sought to do today addressing her parliament was to introduce some hard—headed clarity about what the eu side is prepared to agree to and also show some frustration. she said a country that leaves the eu once it is a third country outside the single market and outside the customs union, cannot enjoy the same benefits as it does as a member of the club. she said that was both self—evident and she thought that to try and argue about that was a waste of time. i think that's for two reasons. they are worried about the m essa g es reasons. they are worried about the messages being sent to the uk that a deal could be achieved via leader taking a tough approach with the eu and also worried about the possible impact on the negotiations. interestingly, all of that was reflected here today by the vice presiden

as a matter of fact, angela merkel has already welcomed the victory of the crew three and so has schultz merkel. we will have our own mrs madan —— merkel. we will have our own elections at the end of this year supposed bank offer partner in paris, only with the german— french motor the year will be running even after the brexit. we have another 13 days before we know what is going to come from the second round. what is that going to be like? do you have an idea what the main issues are going to be, will be very european focused? they are so opposed on every single subject, it is really two divisions of france. marine le pen yesterday said she wants to put france back in order and some people think it is in order. she was extremely sort of like a general talking to an army, you heard her yesterday and macron was different in style, you couldn't get to so opposed and such a stark contrast. also, it is going to be very interesting because marine le pen didn't doa interesting because marine le pen didn't do a good campaign and that's how she finds herself in second place. so it'll be interes

you mentioned what angela merkel said about allusions in the uk. e she made those remarks after jean—claude juncker was at downing street. he spoke to mrs merkel in the aftermath of that meeting on downing street and i did detect talking to officials yesterday, that the expectations in london are very different to the expectations in many other european capitals. they know there is an election going on in the uk and people say during election campaigns differently, but i think there is genuine concern, particularly on the financial settlement, but things are growing. thank you for the moment, chris. eu officials are stressing that as well as the unity that we have been talking about, their real aim is damage limitation, to do as little damage limitation, to do as little damage to the whole brexit process. both to the uk and the rest of the eu, the remaining 27 eu states. damage limitation is one of the watchword here as well. as chris was saying, unity is what they have been talking about. an indication of that is showing how brief the summit is goi

of the world's most powerful women, including imf head christine lagarde and german chancellor angela merkelshe was the president of the women's summit in 2015, and told me her thoughts on ivanka's contribution. first of all, it was a lot of excitement about ivanka trump coming, ivanka trump's knowledge about women's issues and her background — can she represent the american woman, kind of issues. and we heard there would be demonstrations about her arrival, and while she was speaking. but still, it we talked about various issues, was aware of the terminology, she made a good picture out of it, i think. you say she made a good picture out of it. when she was booed, was that justified, in your opinion? i don't know whether it's justified or not, but it's president trump that wants to build walls, that wants to do this, and this is her daughter. she is a businesswoman, and she mentioned the right words, legitimisation, women's need to help women, and there's going to be a fund raised now between the us, canada and germany, with angela merkel asking for it, and trump agreeing, and hollande agre

see spoke to, as you say, the german chancellor, angela merkel.european council, donald tusk, and jean—claude juncker, president of the european commission, and end a brainy, setting out this will go ahead and the general election won't be changing as it comes to the negotiations across the eu —— and kenny. it was a surprise across westminster for journalists and politicians because theresa may had been saying that she didn't want to have a snap general election because that could create uncertainty. the unpredictability of an election campaign while all the brexit negotiations are going on. now the government is saying, actually, a general election will create certainty, and theresa may hopes it will give her a stronger hand going into those negotiations. politicians will still get a chance to have a say because they are still voting on this, although they will likely vote for it. theresa may will go to the house of commons and she will ask mps to vote on whether there should bea mps to vote on whether there should be a general election. it is be

with that, i share with what angela merkel wrote but i think it is clear that the eurozone must be completedeveral times in the last month, lastly with do roam speculation on the 25th of march —— rome. we say yes, we must completed and better shape it. there has to be an election in italy before the end of early 2018 and who is topping the polls? topping the polls at the moment is the five star movement who want a referendum on italy's membership of the euro. well, it is folly. can you imagine a month of a referendum campaign on whether italy should remain or get out of the eurozone? this means that they are totally unfit to rule the country and it showing they are totally unfit to rule from the capital of italy, rome, where the disaster of the 5—star campaign is totally wrong. it is clear that this must be avoided. it depends on us. it depends on how effective we are with our government and how convincing and persuasive we would be in the general election. i wouldn't look at the opinion polls. at the moment, it's too soon. instead of bringing the debate to this, i mean, in a way it is bette

of the world's most powerful women, including imf head christine lagarde and german chancellor angela merkelnellists gulden turktan. she was the president of the women's summit in 2015, and told me her thoughts on ivanka's contribution. there was a lot of excitement about ivanka trump coming, ivanka trump's knowledge about women's issues and her background of presenting american women's issues and there we re american women's issues and there were demonstrations around her arrival. inaudible... were demonstrations around her arrival. inaudible. .. we were demonstrations around her arrival. inaudible... we talked about various issues. she made a good picture out of it i think. you say she'd made a good picture out of it, when she was booed, was that justified in your opinion?|j it, when she was booed, was that justified in your opinion? i don't know whether it's justified or not but it's president trump that wants to build walls and wants to do this, and this is his daughter, she is a businesswoman and she mentioned the right words, needing to help women and their need to be a fund raised now

angela merkel spoke about illusions in london this week.onald tusk suggests you have not had a serious british proposal on the issue of the rights of citizens? and secondly, was anything in the debate today between the 27 which surprised you? or is your unity so absolute that there were no surprises at all? the only surprising thing was the unusual pace and timing it to decide about our guidelines, after four minutes. we were ready. that is something very promising. i think it is the first time in our history. and we have discussed about serious things. one of the most important european councils in my political life. at the end of the day, it was much easier to keep all of them united than i expected. today we saw a very strong mandate for the commission and michel barnier. i have no doubt that our unity is also what we need to achieve the final goal, to reach agreement with the uk. if someone expected some divisions amongst the 27th and that would help create something better for them, that is a pure illusion. the only possible way to ach

what about something like what you called the headless policy of chancellor angela merkel, allowing in successful? well, i think, first of all, it was a noble gesture, so i'm still working with the chancellor — this was a noble thing to do, but it wasn't a thought—through thing. it was done very quick decision, wasn't thought through. you're working very closely with her at the moment, you speak to her, you tell her it was a mistake and she says what? she's reversed the policy — i don't need to tell her it was a mistake, she's reversed the policy. has she acknowledged to you that it was a mistake? of course not — politicians don't use words like mistakes, do they? but she changed the policy, right? 180 degrees. something like less than 5% of the syrian population is in europe, but something between a third and a half of all syrians with university educations are now in europe. and your argument that it's a tragedy is because, ultimately, they're needed back in syria. they're the very people who will be needed to rebuild the country. i do a lot of work on post—conflict countries. the re

what eu leaders are most worried about is what angela merkel has called illusions on the british sidet can be achieved in brexit negotiations. this process today is about injecting a bit of realism into the debate. the eu's red lines. so this is what the eu will demand. sometimes i have the impression that some in britain, i do not mean the government, do not understand the process of phased negotiation. there is no conspiracy, nobody is going up in britain. but the eu is being farmer. the desire by theresa may of talking about a trade deal early on will not be entertained. —— the eu is being farmer. eu citizens in the uk and eu citizens in britain —— british citizens in the uk number 4 million people. the eu believe that citizens rights will not be straightforward. he is prepared to give guarantees that he's not sure about the uk. we have already prepared a text that could be adopted immediately if a british friends were prepared to senate that will probably not happen. that is just one stumbling block. money could be another before talk about trade deals could start. earlier my coll

angela merkel said she was laying out what she thought was or be asked and she said that was that theand it will be a third country and will not have the same benefits. what she meant by those in illusions was addressing the idea the uk can negotiate a deal with the same kind of access as it currently enjoys. that is also what we have heard today in luxembourg. the 27 ministers have quickly signed off on medical shielding guidelines and said that certain core things mattered in that, there would be no single access to the single market, no deals for sectors like banking, and the bill, the liabilities the uk has built up, would have to continue to be paid beyond even brexit. the deputy to jean—claude juncker, the vice president of the european commission, said on the way in what happens in the uk election will have no influence at all and be you's side on their negotiating position it is adopting. he said even the size of a majority of the new government would have no bearing. he said it would be determined by the eu's interests determined by the remaining countries. these will be sign