e.u. commission is set to propose all member states do the same.bout 50 minutes or so ago. the e.u. commission will propose in close coordination with member states to activate the emergency break to stop air travel from the southern african region due to the variant of concern b 1529. the new variant discovered in south africa is markedly different because it carries as discussed at the top of the hour, a number of mutations. it can evade immunity and transmissible. hence we are seeing reaction from europe and elsewhere. >>> now, the rise in cases and the new variant are rattling stock markets right around the world this hour. i will show you the picture here in europe. markets opened about an hour ago. if we stay on that, ftse down, gone down quite a bit, about a percent since i last told you 45 minutes ago. ftse down 2 over 2.5%. same picture with the dax in germany. not a great picture to end the week here in europe. if i showuous us markets, they are expected to open lower as well when trading begins in a few hours. you can see red arrows righ

e.u. commission. this is up to the national competence to deal with.t doesn't sound like there's going to be a lot of political will that's at that time level to try to sort out how you handle people at the borders, right? >> well, i'm not so sure, to be honest. of course, when i comes to bored protection that's corrects is a national competition and it should stay in national competence. i don't think we need like a big bureaucracy or anything else. i don't think they could do much fun frankly. but what the european union can do is for example tackle this trait aspect of this particular crisis, the fact that all the airlines are transporting people from the middle east to -- to europe. and you see a hardening of the stance. austria was one of the more doveish member states to belarus. and they have no harden in their stance. i think we have to make a distinction between sanction that is are intended to punish them because those sanctions are not very successful. and other kind of measures that are needed to sort of protect the integrity of the -- of t

e.u. commission to stop vaccines being -- [inaudible] in this country is something that is illegal within the bounds of the protocol. >> jen thomas. >> thank you very much, mr. speaker. i recently visited -- [inaudible] what is the government doing to engage children and students from all backgrounds toen encourage them to inspire them to become an mp and even the prime minister in. >> prime minister. >> my honorable friend -- nothing that is said or that takes place in this house, i know none of the rep party, the the occasional abuse to which we subject each other should seek to dissuade anybody. it is a privilege, and we are all very lucky to be here. >> thank you, mr. speaker. in my constituency of edinborough, numerous people coming to us with delayed dwps in pension if benefits -- and benefits and the delays others are facing over passports and -- [inaudible] can the prime minister tell us amongst the many jobs being done at the moment, who is making sure the department of government are running smoothly and quickly? >> prime minister. >> i think, actually, that the department welco

e.u.. let me give you an update, the european commission president, ursula von der leyen, just released a statementdemning what is happening, saying that belarus must stop putting people's lives at risk. she is calling on e.u. countries to extend the sanctions that are potentially being prepared. we know that foreign ministers from the european union are going to talk about increased sanctions against the regime of alexander lukashenko on monday. she has also outlined the suggestion that they should explore potentially blacklisting airlines which are taking people into minsk, that that e.u. believes are being taken to the belarussian border and pushed across into poland to create this crisis. finally, we also know that she will send two of her two brass, the vice president and the foreign policy chief, countries of origin and transit. so we are thinking probably they might go potentially to iran, to iraq, maybe even ethiopia, the horn of africa and other countries in east africa where people are coming from. it is the most recent update that has just come out of the commission president. brent: wha

e.u. may ease restrictions on state aid for the semiconductor industry. the eu commissionree to a new policy when it meets on wednesday. a draft of the policy paper -- the french calling for more intervention to overcome the global supply crisis. boris johnson has said it would be perfectly legitimate to suspend parts of the brexit deal with the eu and the u.k. is demanding -- is demanding a major overhaul due to the impact on northern ireland. suspending the deal risks to be a retaliation from the eu but the prime minister says his government still wants to negotiate a solution to the escalating trade disputes. global news 24 hours a day, on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. tom, francine? tom: the u.k. jobs market tightens in october bringing 160 thousand more people into employment and absorbing workers on the government furlough program during the pandemic. it has given a lift to the pound this morning which may be playing into some underperformance for u.k. equities so far

meanwhile, the european commission warned against growing travel restrictions, and called for all 27 e.u. members to observe the same rules on vaccinations. >> ( translated ): in today' recommendation, we are saying that anyone who has received a booster should be considered fully vaccinated. there is an obvious risk that differing approaches between countries could endanger confidence in the covid certificate system, and harm free movement in the union. >> brangham: europe now accounts for nearly two thirds of new covid infections globally, with around a million new cases reported every two days. russia is insisting it's had no involvement with the so-called“ havana syndrome” that's been affeing u.s. diplomats overseas. the kremlin's denial followed a "washington post" report that c.i.a. director william burns has warned moscow of potential consequences. u.s. officials and family members have reported unexplained brain injuries, hearing loss and other ailments, with the first starting in havana, cuba, back in 2016. a fire inside a coal mine in russian siberia triggered a major tragedy t

e.u. and u.s. have punished lukashenko with multiple rounds of sanctions. and, at the white house today, european commissionrying migrants. >> this is not a migration crisis. this is the attempt of an authoritarian regime to try to destabilize its democratic neighbors. >> schifrin: today, e.u. and polish officials tried to show a united front. but, for years, migration has threatened to rip the european union apart, and today's crisis is designed to exacerbate internal tensions. >> such type of hybrid activity one can create big tensions within societies, could also undermine the governments from within. the only language that probably he would understand is indeed the more pressure and more sanctions. >> schifrin: but so far, there's no sign lukashenko-- backed by his main ally, russian president vladimir putin-- will respond to more sanctions. and, as the politics play out, innocent refugees are the victims. for the pbs newshour, i'm nick schifrin. >> woodruff: in a recent pbs newshour survey, in partnership with the generation lab, kids and young adults said they exct climate change to have major implica

commission outlined a law aimed at preventing the import of commodities linked to deforestation. the proposal named the soy,, wood, coal and coffee industries in particular. they could face hefty fines. the e.upes the scheme could save three point 2 billion euros in carbon emissions every year. the proposal also includes tighter oversight of this result of corporate waste. . take a listen. >> our new rules will boost the economy and ensure that the e.u.'s waste stops polluting third countries. it is about time we learn that trash is cash, rather than a problem. all year obama companies exporting waste outside the year obama should ensure that the facilities seeking their waste, is in an environmentally sound manner. kate: amazon is to stop accepting payment on visa credit cards starting next year in the united kingdom. the e-commerce giant said it was because of high transaction fees, and argument it is also used in singapore and australia, were customers using visa credit cards, have to pay a surcharge. visa debit cards will still be accepted. both visa and rival mastercard have raised fees on transactions between the u.k. and the european union since brexit, although both amazon and visa s

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