but e.u. membership also means integration in the common market business must be competitive and in many cases that's a long way off the most important yardstick for the economic strength of a country is its gross domestic product in albania g.d.p. per capita is only about three thousand eight hundred fifty euros per year in macedonia it's only a little bit around four thousand six hundred by comparison e.u. member states have an average g.d.p. of thirty two thousand seven hundred euros annually about eight times higher. then there's the widespread corruption coupled with organized crime and money laundering but what are the alternatives for the region russia turkey and china are all trying to build their influence in the balkans that's putting pressure on the e.u. to accelerate the accession process. so the pressure is on but auburn western balkans economically fit to join the e.u. well that's what i asked analyst to reget sht. well i think that most of the countries which previously join the

will share with the e.u. prime minister may: the proposals we have put forward, have always said -- [indiscernible] prime minister may: everyone is aware because we are preparing all contingencies. but the proposals we have put forward in the agreement are detailed in the white paper. there are plans for the future relationship on customs and certain areas of regulation with the -- for trade with the european union and have a border between the u.k. and other europe tates of the union. the irish economy, east-west trade between ireland and great britain is more significant element of our economy than the trade between ireland and northern ireland. [indiscernible] >> is that what you are telling us? prime minister may: if you look at the white paper and the agreement we came to, the proposal is no longer a member of the customs union and put forward a proposal in the specific area of industrial goods. thathe customs arrangement can go along side that which borders.de africaonous will decide a africa -- will de

e.u. policy on the jailing of demographically electric politicians on the day new spanish pm pederast sanchez meets catalonian counterpart we get the take of us by the european parliament. miti on foreign affairs jordy said that all the civil war coming up today is going underground but first on this day in one nine hundred sixty two singer bob dylan recorded the song that would make him a star blowin in the wind he introduced it by saying it was no protest song later though he said that the greatest protest song ever written was by someone we speak to today we caught up with the grammy award winning artist and film star known for you can get it if you really want harvey they come many rivers to cross i can see clearly now and countless others jimmy cliff speaks to us at a hotel in west london jimmy you're touring across europe across the world the big talk here across the world obviously terms america but here is after the injustice of the wars there is migration and that the moment the e

animals leave the e.u. by ship. to the e.u. rules only apply until the animals lead to e.u. or do they continue to be binding until they reach their final destination. this has been a contentious issue in courts for many years right up to the european court of justice. the trigger was a decision made by a veterinarian officer in southern germany. that's must approve every. animal transport which is why annex porter must submit a transport plan in advance the plan details to care and rest periods for the animals being transported. and export or applied to this veterinarian for approval to transport breeding cattle to his back to stop. the fall of night when i was preparing in the office i tried to work out how long it takes to go from kempton to goes back to stem him according to the checkpoints listed in the transportation plan it came to a journey of nearly seven thousand kilometers just like if one cannot see the tallest kilometer. the route would mainly be through asia six days without on loading the animals from the truck that's against you regulate sions that require ca

when it comes to the e.u. but the e.u. is obviously very well aware of trees have made tenuous position at home therefore you know trees are made before she even put a proposal for cheese been sending her deputies around the e.u. to make sure that they didn't shoot it down assoon as it was put on the table but the u.k. will have to make for the concessions to the e.u. the e.u. will see it as a starting point to start the conversation need now it's amazing to reason they have the linda head of the nato summit germany's chancellor angela merkel said that it's a good thing that we have proposals on the table now that remark was jumped upon by briggs it is as an encouraging sign a even a modest indorsement to what extent is germany key in allowing to resume a to secure this smooth and orderly briggs's that she's promised look it's very interesting that treason may had supposedly discussed her proposals with angela merkel before she even presented them to the cabinet of course germany will be key as will all the other european

leave the e.u. in a smooth and orderly way in brussels where she attended the nato summit she said her brings it deal will protect jobs and british commitments to will the island the czech a steel plant has been put together it's been agreed government will be publishing our white paper this week which will set out more detail on it it's there because it delivers on the people gave them bricks it it delivers the fact that we will have an end to free movement that we would have an end to the jurisdiction of the european court of justice in the u.k. we went be spending vast vast contributions to every we ask the common agricultural policy out of the common fisheries policy we did that breaks it and we do it in a way that the tax jobs and livelihoods and meets our commitment and britain voted in what was billed at the time as an advisory referendum two years ago to become the first country to leave the european union then prime minister david cameron who called the referendum resigned in march last yea

are actually not fit to join the e.u. it's a process of catching up and for the countries of the worst some balkan starting point is not that favorable they had a huge wall behind them in the ninety's of the last century so the prime reason for the e.u. to engage with us in balkans is not of economic nature it's a both conflict transformation and about ensuring peace in the whole of the continent so this is the reason why the e.u. is highly interested to have the countries on board quite soon you just sit right at the beginning of your answer that most of the country certainly in the southern europeans would fit economically to join the e.u. is the u.s. strong enough to make the same mistakes all over again. i don't think that these are mistakes i think that this is a natural way to deal with something a story of problems the countries of southern eastern europe are already not deeply integrated into the use economies at the moment seventy five percent of the trade of the six of these european economies is with the e.u. c

market to sell their cars into the e.u. now that ten percent tariff is gone they'll be able to do that much easier now looking at it the other way round the e.u. wants to sell its consumer products like its agricultural products into japan at the moment for example there's a forty percent tariff on cheese going into japan it's a big opportunity for farmers in the e.u. to sell more of their stuff abroad the thing is quite interesting because of course the japan huge car exports are but then so is the european union that's right well we are seeing more of a comparative advantage there what what does japan do better than for example germany becoming a factor does well japan is very good at highly efficient production lowering the cost and they'll be able to sell the mid price and low price cars into the european union but what germany does really well as a massive common factor they make luxury cars which the world wants to buy so the likes of diamond b.m.w. they're looking forward to getting access to the japanese market so t

the e.u. is the u.k.'s most significant market but the value of u.k. exports the e.u. has stagnated in the last five years while export to the u.s. has steadily risen over the same period. london now has a very fine line to walk it has to redefine relations with two of its most important trade partners at a time when the e.u. and the u.s. are themselves at loggerheads over tariffs well for more on that i'm joined by callum pickering senior economist at bear a big bank in london i would like to start by asking you that britain needs to negotiate good trade relations with both the e.u. and the united states if you were at the negotiating table what would be your approach. well i'd certainly get my priorities straight and realize the u.k. exports five times as much to europe as it does the u.s. given the choice between boosting ten percent of my exports and damaging. fifty percent of my exports i think i'd prioritize limiting the damage on fifty percent and there you're referring damaging the imp

will end free movement of people when it leaves the e.u. from the start the e.u. has made absolutely clear financial services is off the table if the u.k. chooses to violate that key component of the single market so it's no surprise in a way the u.k. is simply realize that it cannot have financial services if it ends free movement of people and decide that the ending free movement of people matters more than keeping good access to financial services and they've brussels turns around and says well thank you very much for the proposal unfortunately it won't do will that open the door again for better negotiations with the united states. and i think on this case the e.u. case proposal to keep rigorous realize. in groups with some kind of customs arrangement in my opinion it's a customs union in all but name i think you will see that this is the first off the u.k.'s put forward that is a reasonable basis for negotiation so i don't think the e.u. will reject it although they me maybe some suggestions about how the u.k. may need to prove that the technology it aims to

when it comes to the e.u. but the e.u. is obviously very well aware of trees have made tenuous position at home therefore you know trees are made before she even put a proposal for cheese been sending her deputies around the e.u. to make sure that they didn't shoot it down assoon as it was put on the table but the u.k. will have to make for the concessions to the e.u. the e.u. will see it as a starting point to start the conversation needed after meeting to resume a and linda head of the nato summit germany's chancellor angela merkel said that it's a good thing that we have proposals on the table now that remark was jumped upon by briggs it is as an encouraging sign a even a modest indorsement to what extent is germany key in allowing to resume a to secure this smooth and orderly briggs's that she's promised look it's very interesting that treason may have supposedly discussed her proposals with angela merkel before she even presented them to the cabinet of course germany will be key as will all the other european countrie

most foreign direct investments come from the e.u. and remittances from migrant workers and parts of the e.u. are key of the law of the already in place there for instance in the aviation union the energy union so these countries are actually not outside of the e.u. they're swallowed by the e.u. but not fully. integrated at the moment. there is the population of the sufis europeans is going through its course it is three point five percent of the populace so they will not have the e.u. will not have a problem with full integrating this country it's a matter of political will and also whether the leaders of the sea risks the mess that political risks if they tackle enlargement foster i mean obviously there must be some risks because a and original date of accession which was twenty twenty five is a radio off the table when do you think would be a feasible date for the west balkans or at least some of those countries to join the e.u. . these are speculations and this doesn't help us very much. the problem is that type of the economic re

uk leaving the e.u. in a few months automatically will have 750 international - including an example. this guy is a public organization. came to land, came to take off. there is a combination for the pilots and certifications. we managed it together. the uk is leaving. so we must have an agreement for the british airlines to rise, land and take off in its country. we have to negotiate with each and every country. that is our proposal for the corporation and organizations. >> and looking at the way paper, it seems the uk has moved forward in its proposal. as we all know, the prime minister has gone a lot of criticism and heat at home for what is being termed a soft brexit. accepting harmonization of rules and trade - you yourself have said that up until now about 80% of what needs to be agreed has been agreed - leaving the 20%, which is probably the hardest 20%. in any negotiation, it takes two to move. do you see any flexibility on the e.u.'s part? >> just to avoid misunderstanding and confusion - in thi

when it comes to the e.u. but the e.u. is obviously very well aware of trees have made tenuous position at home therefore you know trees are made before she even put a proposal for cheese been sending her deputies around the e.u. to make sure that they didn't shoot it down assoon as it was put on the table but the u.k. will have to make for the concessions to the e.u. the e.u. will see it as a starting point to start the conversation need now it's amazing to resume a bill in a head of the nato summit germany's chancellor angela merkel said that it's a good thing that we have proposals on the table now that remark was jumped upon by briggs it is as an encouraging sign a even a modest indorsement to what extent is germany key in allowing to resume a to secure this smooth and orderly briggs's that she's promised look it's very interesting that treason may had supposedly discussed her proposals with angela merkel before she even presented them to the cabinet of course germany will be key as will all the other european countrie

japanese automobiles currently face ten percent e.u. import tariffs they will now be completely done away with for the europeans the food industry is the big winner of the deal it will now be much easier for e.u. producers to export cheese chocolate and me to japan a nation of prosperous consumers. expects food exports alone to jump by at least one hundred eighty percent that'll create new jobs and boost g.d.p. . the message to washington is loud and clear you build walls you lose and that free trade is a win win for all participants. of world's biggest let's get more from daniel windsurfer leader of the business welcome daniel. why they've done this well i don't know phil if you know the name of the elephant in the room but his name is donald trump and his protectionist policies as these two partners the e.u. and japan feel more and more strange from washington i'm worried about the protectionist rhetoric coming out of and in fact he adds dire now direct action from donald trump that clubbing together they're finding opportunities toge

to the signature of the e.u. economic partnership agreement is a landmark moment for go with the if we used together you call them is that the cone for the third of the world's g.d.p. and over six hundred million people. to talk start off to a difficult start and took a full four years but as u.s. president donald trump ratcheted up the protectionist rhetoric over the last one and a half years the negotiators set about sealing the deal in double quick time. money again they. are currently rising concerns about protectionism globally. within this context i believe it is extremely meaningful picture power and the e.u. are sending a message to the world i think about the importance of free and fair trade it all or more likely the. japanese automobiles currently place ten percent e.u. import tariffs they will now be completely done away with for the europeans the food industry is the big winner of the deal that will now be much easier for the new producers to export cheese chocolate me to japan a nation of prosperous

the plan to reconstruction is funded by the e.u. which is also and will as largest provider of development aid. yeah that much of the funding a potential fourteen million euros is earmarked for education but after brags that nothing is certain. kingdom i would say ninety percent of the people that i talk to or british so i have a clue that there's a place called ngo so you know i really think we have i don't think it would be a big on the agenda of the british government. as one of the issues that they speak about. the islanders are afraid that should london fail to secure the banks that deal it wants and needs and will or will be among the biggest losers they'll lose their development aid their e.u. passports and the open border to the neighboring islands. should have had a chance to participate in the backseat and that no other people should decide and go on state but then britain has been. increasing home micro-managing which i think it puts us in a precarious position because. economically we might be at his advantage but. it do

china and the e.u. also signed their first joint declaration since twenty fifteen the document mentions the need to address overcapacity on the global steel markets officials also discuss plans to reform world trade organization rules based on the same day that china filed a w t o challenge to u.s. tariffs on chinese goods. to june china and the e.u. are willing to talk about reforming and improving the w t o's on the basis that it maintains its core principles and continues to operate based on rules that foster free trade. changes. while china continues to post strong growth there are fears that a further escalation in its trade right with the united states could slow down the economy the latest figures show the chinese g.d.p. grew six point seven percent in the second quarter that's slightly less than in the previous three months the e.u. is a key trading partner for china and as relationships our elsewhere beijing is especially keen to maintain core deal trade ties with the bloc. of national correspo

e.u. and japan signed the world's largest ever trade deal. the agreement removes trade barriers at a time when global free trade is under threat. to the signature of the new japan you can only part of his agreement is a moment ago that the if we used together you call them is the calling for the first of the world's g.d.p. and home to over think summit meeting. that the talks got off to a rocky start requiring four years to complete it. but as u.s. president donald trump ratcheted up protection at rhetoric over the last year and a half the negotiators committed themselves to sealing the deal. but. there are currently rising concerns about protectionism globally. within this context i believe it is extremely meaningful to japan and the e.u. are sending a message to the world. about the importance of free and fair trade. and . japanese automobiles currently face ten percent e.u. import tariffs those will be completely done away with for the europeans the food industry is the big winner of th

and the e.u. move forward in tit for tat tariffs analysts say the e.u. needs reforms if it wants to survive the trade war. also on the show good news for chinese tech giant. the u.s. government will let the company do business with the u.s. again but only for a month. and a russian reform economists may like but older russians may not get ready to work a little longer. it's time for business on the w. ho you don't hear us welcome german media are reporting the u.s. ambassador to germany has offered to german car makers a solution to the ongoing tariff dispute it would imply both the us and the e.u. completely eliminating import tariffs for vehicles making it happen would require significant changes to existing policies but it's an unusual option earlier today german chancellor angela merkel expressed her concern about possible tariffs for the country's crucial auto industry. get it right now we're witnessing something felt which we've always considered a constant namely the role of multilateral organizations we now have tariffs on a limb in yemen steel a

welcome to do business the e.u. and japan today agreed a free trade deal which will create the world's biggest open economic area addressing the press after a signing ceremony in tokyo you counsel president on a task said to the deal sent a strong message against protectionism together the e.u. and japan make up almost a third of global g.d.p. now after five years of negotiating the two sides have reached a deal that creates the world's largest open economic area addressing the press after a signing ceremony in tokyo european council president donald tools kept this to say. graphically we are far apart but politically economically recruit hard to be in the close. we both firmly believe in open live corp rules based international order and free trade the two blocks are ready have a pretty balanced trade relationship last year the e.u. exported goods and services worth seventy eight billion euros to japan and imports are just a little less that trade volume is expected to increase substantially as a result of the deal

they put an e.u. law into education to stop illegal black hole opening up after brexit and giving ministers the chance to change those laws. r the simple aim of the e.u. withdraw bill led to a arliamenttary -- parliamentary struggle. >> but when it got to the lords, they took the bill inflicting deceit after deceit on the legs. in total there were 15 votes against the government's plan on everything from a future customs union to environmental protections and the date of brexit. coming back to the commons, concessions and compromises were reached but there was still one big sticking point. after secured a vote on the final deal, there was a call for parliament to have an even bigger say with the power to direct the government on what to do if we left the e.u. without any deal at all. the m.p. leading the battle explains why it was needed. >> we cannot allow a situation in which there is no mechanism for dealing with no deal. >> the minister intervened several times to try to offer a compromise until t

when it comes to the e.u. but the e.u. is obviously very well aware of trees of mace tenuous position at home therefore you know trees are made before she even put a proposal for chief been sending her deputies around the e.u. to make sure that they didn't shoot it down a soon as it was put on the table but the u.k. will have to make for the concessions to the e.u. the e.u. will see it as a starting point to start the conversation need now it's amazing to resume a bill in a head of the nato summit germany's chancellor angela merkel said that it's a good thing that we have proposals on the table now that remark was jumped upon by briggs it is as an encouraging sign a even a modest indorsement to what extent is germany key in allowing to resume a to secure this smooth and orderly briggs's that she's promised look it's very interesting that treason may have a supposedly discussed her proposals with angela merkel before she even presented them to the cabinet of course germany will be key as will all the other european countrie

can be e.u. when a trade war with the united states tit for tat tariffs mean neither side is backing down so who really has the upper hand. plus angling to break the world cup penalty . the three lions were in their first ever world cup penalty shootout beating colombia in dramatic fashion by climbing the last place in the quarter so. i'm phil gayle welcome to the program. ty authours is a giving diving lessons to a young football team trapped in a flooded cave system the twelve children and their coach have been stranded for an eleven days but the floodwaters rise they could be stranded for months or even drown and the rescue efforts going to be extremely challenging for the non-swimmers amongst them the latest footage shows them in reasonably good health. weak but in good spirits the boys receive medical treatment and food after more than a week underground they are now being cared for by the tiny the seals the video footage has reassured their loved ones officials are working to install a cabl

e.u. hasn't it. yes very much so it's been in some ways for the chinese government a gateway into the e.u. that's something they clearly want to preserve and to expand upon if possible hence coming to this country hence signing deals and seeing courage in the growth in deals and that sort of thing and so you have the sense very clearly that from the chinese perspective and from the german perspective it's very much about growing their mutual relationship it's a warm relationship here and the important thing to remember is that it's a relationship that they think is a sign of how things can be done specifically when they compare that with the way that they believe the white house has been behaving doesn't it came alive in their lane thank you. still to come here at al-jazeera warnings of extreme danger after at least a hundred people are killed interventional rains and flooding in western japan. on counting the cost call warns the world's biggest exporters attempt to steer away from a damag

and the e.u. progress has been made on some things to be fatter both sides but clearly there's a lot left to negotiate and agree in the remaining months ahead i mean they've been negotiating and fighting with themselves they have been talking to brussels much and that's that's the shambolic aspect of it is it's not just that it's difficult it's just that they can't agree on what they want which is pretty shameful isn't it this is. the future of this country in the future of this country's economy hinges on what kind of breaks the u.k. gets well i think you think they're more responsible attitude from the prime minister and the government wouldn't you what i think is you just said this is incredibly important these negotiations for the future of the united kingdom and particularly of the for the shape of our economy ok there have been things have been agreed with the e.u. relation to the draw agreement on the amount you paid on citizens but the import of the matter is that well look i go about sequ

products while the e.u.still try to convince trump to change its mind the president the president will decide we had an exchange of views on the current state of affairs of the negotiations we have to deal with common global challenges regarding of trade regarding. so important security issues it's impossible to make any trade war but it was all in bahrain on june first the u.s. also introduced tariffs on european steel and on the menu the e.u. commission's response came swiftly this is a better day for the work which untreated unknowns in the next coming hours counterbalancing measures what they can do we are able to do exactly. the same on june twenty second the e.u. put levies on jeanne's peanut butter whiskey and motorbikes trump in turn is now considering whether to impose have to levies on european vehicles so can the president of the european commission find an exit door from an all out trade war i asked any you expert i don't think that you should try to go shoot with mr trump i don't think this is t

the e.u. is very much present in our economies two thirds of our but i mean almost two thirds of our banking system is owned by the e.u. banks our trade exchange and see in great percentage three poorest like eighty percent with the european union during their millions of woken born citizen that leaving the european union and our lows are the lows of the european union that we are transposing are in our legal background so basically we are already in your of the fact of we don't have access to many you found but we have been a very valuable our ally in protecting europe south and flank we shouldn't go further than the migration grows in two thousand and fifteen it was because also because we stopped we were very restricted at the border so that we contributed to a solution of this crisis. are to have sky joining us from tehran thank you very much. global sales of smart phones have been falling last year they dropped to zero point three percent as most markets become saturated most markets but

they need to close relations with their e.u. neighbors but none of the islanders knows for sure what the future will bring that only they don't have a city don't get an explanation of what's happening so they completely get a living and when you add in the people they are always will take back and actually . the action more and more and williams would like to take his independence if they had been able to a majority would have voted to stay in the e.u. now many would rather be part of the e.u. than a britain. or from one coast to another on the coast of montenegro attracts visitors from across europe it's truly one of the poles of the adriatic right on the border with croatia and the beautiful coastal town of cotler is a unesco world heritage site but it's become the backdrop for a brutal mathy a war that has cost dozens of lives and it doesn't stop there the people of montenegro's competent podhoretz are also concerned about what the violence there means for their country's prospects of joining the european union. late march tw

that was the e.u.meeting with president trump, agreeing -- it is a new day in trade and an effort to ease relations with the u.s. and avert a trade war. someone who is no stranger to getting the e.u. straightened out is european parliament member, he is nigel farage. he joins me now. you've been saying trump pressuring the e.u. was a great deal all along. great to see you, looks like what he's doing is working. >> this is remarkable. even i can't believe it. the european commissioner is not elected, so he's got no threat of being removed. i'm guessing now that the pressure that came on from german car manufacturers must have been absolutely enormous. what is even more remarkable is over the last few months the global media have portray trump as bad guy, e.u. good guys. the truth of it is the protectionist european union has now been forced by trump into taking an approach that is more towards free trade and fair trade. it is not only an extraordinary day, but a massive, huge victory for president trump

will and free movement of people when it leaves the e.u. from the start the e.u.is made absolutely clear financial service is off the table if the u.k. chooses to violate that key component of the single market so it's no surprise in a way the u.k. is simply realize that it cannot have financial services if it ends free movement of people on the side of the ending free movement of people matters more than keeping good access in financial services we have about half a minute left and perhaps you could enlighten us if you happen to know what donald trump advice to reset may to do in terms of break said she said she gave her advise and she didn't take it. all i think donald trump's advice would have been just out very much all right kellan pickering their senior economist at bear in bed bank in london thank you so much for your time. and here's a reminder of the top story we're following for you protests mark this is a top u.s. president on a tramp to britain earlier trying to set a british american free trade deal may be impossible if the u.k. government's plan to l

so is the e.u. ineffectual and bogged down a visit to athens might suggest otherwise after years of financial crisis greece with the e.u.'s help has turned a corner or so says the european commission or pm must give each. receive. on two feet. and with it's you who's sitting in. those european partners now have three other economic headaches to deal with first italy which is sitting on a mountain of debt some two point three trillion euros worth saving italy might prove an even tougher job than greece could this mean and. then there's grex it britain is waving goodbye to the e.u. but what this will ultimately mean is anything but clear how much of a handle does brussels have on the situation and its costs. and last but not least donald trump he's threatening tariffs and the e.u. is vowing to strike back with levies on some two hundred fifty billion euros worth of u.s. exports joining forces against trump for the e.u. that could be a show of solidarity and strength. my colleague humphries spoke to mi