e.u. decision to permit use of life or say it for another five years cannot be revoked whatever the possible dangers no one thoughts the efficacy of glyphosate when it comes to killing weeds the concern is that it could kill off any chance of germany forming a new government. in staying in germany in the bland christmas market targeted by an islamist attack a year ago has opened for the festive season twelve people were killed and many more injured when an attacker drove a stolen truck into the crowds on the nineteenth of december. for some course in the attack the memories of pain for. it's one of the german capitals most popular christmas markets last year it was also the target of a terror attack we're at berlin's by child plots. this is what the christmas season in germany is all about enjoying a glass of wine at one of the many christmas markets but can that be possible to enjoy when everything reminds you to those who lost their lives in last year's attacks let's find out. that any commercial survived last year's attack just he was selling mild wine to a customer when the truck smashed

e.u. decision to permit use of life is saved for another five years cannot be revoked whatever the possible dangers no one thoughts the efficacy of glyphosate when it comes to killing weeds the concern is that it could kill off any chance of germany forming a new government. staying in germany and chancellor merkel as expressed shock at a knife attack on a conservative amir known for his migrant friendly policies the attack took place in a kebab restaurant in the western german city of art and authorities say it's likely the stabbing was politically motivated local media say a man asked under the us hartstein if he was a mare and then stabbed him harshly and was taken to hospital but released later in two thousand and fifteen the man become known nationally for his welcome in policies towards refugees. news from the world of sport on the international olympic committee has banned five more competitors for the two thousand and fourteen saatchi winter olympics for life over anti doping violations the bans include dhimmitude and carver and alexei lego dialo two gold medalist on the four man bo

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e.u. decisions frozen or they make up their mind as artie's piece all of the explain i'm going to merkel missed an important e.u. summit in sweden on friday as she struggles to form a government while the excuse she gave for not being in attendance hasn't gone down well with across the continent as well angle of merkel is destructed here in berlin major projects of grown to an almost standstill. without chancellor merkel's full backing the ambitious pillar of social rights plan which was launched in sweden on friday hardly landed with fireworks. then this breaks it where there's little chance of trade talks that theresa may want so desperately getting under way before the government here in germany. the same goes for eurozone reforms that were put forward by french president emmanuel mccall it's worth noting that those the u. members would have had to wait for coalition discussions to start here in germany while the free democrats argued that they didn't want to have to sit next to an immigration alternative for germany in the chamber but when talks began they certainly haven't been plain saili

e.u. member states twice before fail to agree whether it's a life or say over extend its license no decision was reached because germany abstained both times. gemini social democrats environment minister wanted it banned you to suspicions that the weaker there is cost in the genic animates biodiversity the agriculture minister from the conservative c.s.u. favorite continued use of. the lack of cabinet consensus meant beilin abstained on the previous votes until monday when germany suddenly voted to extend the license. i spoke by phone with my colleague mr schmidt today at twelve thirty and made it clear that i was sticking to my no and that therefore germany has to abstain on this issue and cannot agree to the extension. this is and this is a serious breach of trust within the acting government i have to ask myself in light of this go it alone decision whether mrs merkel has her own people under control. with talks on a new grand coalition just germinating the time could hardly have been worse but the agriculture minister say he gained important concessions in exchange for his yes vote. i fe

e.u. decision to permit use of life has said for another five years cannot be revoked whatever the possible dangers no one thoughts the efficacy of life or say when it comes to killing weeds the concern is that it could kill off any chance of germany forming a new government. and following this story i'm joined by our correspondent christopher springeth chris a lot of impact could this dispute have on potential negotiations in forming a new government. it could have quite a destructive effect if there are no consequences coalition governments in germany . have very detailed coalition agreements and part of that detail are the procedural rules that they agree upon the internal regulations if you want and one key regulation is that if two ministries held by different parties within a given coalition disagree on a given issue then the relevant minister. who is responsible for a vote at the international level or at the european union must abstain so what christian schmidt the conservative agriculture minister did was a clear breach of those regulations and this comes at a time when chancellor

e.u. decisions are put on hold as german parties their deadline to form a governing coalition. and i broadcast live direct from our studios in moscow this is our to international john thomas glad to have you with us now thousands of people have taken to the streets of paris to voice their anger over president social policies. it. was. the crowd was blocked by police on their way to mock wrong's official residence we are safe alice now this follows days of protests in towns and cities across france against labor reforms aimed at spring growth and cutting unemployment that critics say that the plans will defend the rich and reduce job security. president has also been accused of violating civil rights with a new anti terror law. now saying in paris crowds gathered outside the libyan embassy on saturday calling for action against the growing slave trade in the war torn country. was. was. was. there was a tense of standoff a with a heavy police presence according to the u.n. migration agency libya has seen a surge in slave options over the past year with people traffickers taking a

e.u. decisions now. i think we have a very important role to play in the water we're not doing so because we are getting weaker and weaker and we are not driving the whole process we are focused participating in it but we are not the decision making party in the near east or anywhere else in the wall we are just we have just one or two steps behind and i think germany should play a role but we are in a week where we are in a weak position and we don't have i don't want to have even germany influencing even the the european union with the visions of our chancellor we want to have someone in place who has visions who wants to change the system of the european union how it works how it functions and then take a more responsible role but not the chancellor so the european press is losing it over merkel's failure to form a government with headlines and columns claiming that here a p and unity itself is in danger. that the european project has become synonymous with the merkel's persona. is it in danger now wh

e.u. decision get hard the european union decision to extend the license for the controversy zero weedkiller glyphosate could end up complicating chelsea on america's efforts to form a new government here in germany germany's agriculture minister now he's a conservative party ally of machall backed the move but it was opposed by the environment minister now he's a social democrat and according to current coalition guidelines that difference of opinion meant that germany should have abstained in that european union vote social democrats are crying foul saying the go alone decision will make talks to form a renewed coalition between the two much more difficult let's take a look at that. when i spoke by phone with my colleague mr schmidt today it's been thirty and made it clear that i was sticking to my no and that therefore germany has to abstain on this issue and cannot agree to the extension of this kind of behavior is not designed to promote trust between negotiating partners. sockless i can only say that i made this decision based on the fact. and in this bird of our own the standing of st

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time in the last ten years at oxford language school there's little sympathy with the decision to break with the e.u. . you need to have been. people think that bracks a decision is absolutely wrong it's bad for us that our you know he said yeah and it's bad for the british and i think nobody was thinking about the consequences when they were voting. on a bill that if you got there a lot of particular take on breaks it because i think the work that is actually really clumsy stupid mindless word and it kind of reflects it's a good reflection of what people were thinking before they voted it was clumsy and mindless you know thoughtless. director. has been in business for seven years he's worked hard but attendance hasn't been so low since field first opened i'm not optimistic about the future of this country leaving europe i have to say but in terms of our business i'm optimistic because we have to find other ways to move on so although english schools are yet another victim of britain's bret's it bode the hope here is that demand for the country's still sought after language will eventually recover.

time in the last ten years at oxford language school there's little sympathy with the decision to break with the e.u. . you need to have been so no. people think that bracks a decision is absolutely wrong it's bad for us at our you know he said you know and it's bad for the british and i think nobody was thinking about the consequences when they were voting. and i believe if you got there a lot of particular take on bragg's it because the i think the word that is actually a really clumsy stupid mindless word and it kind of reflects it's a good reflection of what people were thinking before they voted it was clumsy and mindless you know thoughtless. school director cardwell our band has been in business for seven years he's worked hard but attendance hasn't been so low since ox field first opened i'm not optimistic about the future of this country leaving europe i have to say but in terms of our business i'm optimistic because we have to find other ways to to move on so although english schools are yet another victim of britain spread vote the hope here is that demand for the country's still sought a

time in the last ten years at oxford language school there's little sympathy with the decision to break with the e.u. . you need to have been so no. people think that bracks a decision is absolutely wrong it's bad for us at our you know he said yeah and that's bad for the british and i think nobody was thinking about the consequences when they were voting away in the senate but already forgot deploy a lot of particular take on breaks it because i think the work that is actually really clumsy stupid mindless word and it kind of reflects it's a good reflection of what people were thinking before they voted it was clumsy and mindless you know and thoughtless. school director cardwell our band has been in business for seven years he's worked hard but attendance hasn't been so low since field first opened i'm not optimistic about the future of this country leaving europe i have to say but in terms of our business i'm optimistic because we have to find other ways to to move on so although english schools are yet another victim of britain's bret's it vote the hope here is that demand for the country's stil

e.u. has a three million euro budget for funding eighty four projects that aim to strengthen its social and political cohesion and the blocs active attempts to challenge euro skepticism started off of the u.k.'s decision to leave the e.u. david told us that creating a european superstate is not democratic. i don't think it's a good idea to give propaganda in schools they want to brainwash people young people into being european well they're not european they're french they're when they're british they're not european and it's no point in trying to create history that never happened european union is an economic organization it's not a country nothing ever happens in the european union that doesn't have a purpose of sole purpose is creating a european superstate which is not democratic a european superstate run by bureaucrats controlled by bureaucrats with a sort of modicum of parliamentary governance this is not just me not wanting a part of it or britain don't want to go part of it is not fair to all the other nations of europe more or more the french are getting upset about it the germans are getting upset about it more and more people are getting upset about the european union and i think that high

e.u.'s entire refugee policy. before a recent immigration decision in the european parliament soros was meeting with the rapporteurs on the subject as well as five different e.u. commission is i'm not a conspiracy theorist but this holds some clues now soros denies the allegation calling it a deliberate lie and the third reason soros has been very outspoken in his criticism of the hungry and government. all of that courageously john kerry and people have resisted. and corruption of the mafia state that all but as established. because of all that orbit has a personal battle against soros launching a nationwide television and billboard campaign against him back in july and his opponent was quick to respond accusing the hungry and prime minister of anti-semitism. the campaign is rym in this interview ups darkest hours the n.g.o.s there are some good ones but there are very many of them that act as a fifth column to undermine the stability and integrity of the countries they act as sort of an internal intelligence agency that it is always there when the time comes to overthrow a government you can count on it that ther

for now then it's full steam ahead but the decisive step in britain's exits from the e.u. . pill is in brussels for us charlotte why did paris win as the host city for the banking agency. well something that we're going to have to ask the individual ministers who took part in this vote this evening failing that we're just going to have to speculate at the moment i think a lot of people really are wondering why frankfurt wasn't the winner for the e b a it had been a front runner in a lot thought that it was going to take the lead it didn't though it was knocked out it did reach the final three alongside dublin then came down to dublin and to paris and then in a tie break vote names were picked out of a hat and paris was the winner so something of a bit of luck for paris with dublin left incredibly disappointed but that does not do it down paris of course is something of a financial hub it's already home to the european security markets agency that might played a role ultimately though any winner of this had to prove various criteria one of which being that they were ready to

e.u. army in fact talk about stepped up following the united kingdom's decision and twenty sixteen that it wanted to leave the e.u. they had been firmly against an e.u. army but one particular leader that is where very much in favor of an e.u. military is a manual micron. we are in need of profound changes i proposed to our counterparts to create a european army and they open this initiative towards the french army and all militaries coming from european countries voluntarily not that france has to possess a joint intervention force common defense budget this year common doctrine to act so the french president on board with an e.u. army but when it comes to this military shamed an agreement or pesto there may be a few wrinkles to iron out between two of the major architects that's france who want to see a smaller force that fits within france's current tree current military objectives and also want to see a force that would be able to intervene abroad where is germany or they want to see a larger more inclusive pescado agreement critics of which though say well it could become quite cumber

decisions. officialse e.u.g equivalency to alternative trading systems here in the u.s., for instance. i am curious what your stance is on that? you had several of your colleagues write in, warning against granting that equivalency. in asia, are some of these trading venues going to be granted that equivalency by january 3? currently working on those equivalents decisions. i cannot comment on a detail of each decision. extent aim is to the possible, by december. curious, you mentioned you moved the deadline once already. you are working with partners to make sure everyone is ready for this. shove, would to there be willingness to move the deadline again? valdis: they are currently not moving the deadline, since it is set in e.u. legislation. we want to work closely with industry to make sure it is a smooth transition. we are able to react if some difficulties arise. plenty -- paul: there are plenty of other e.u. considerations. are you confident a deal on the exit bill and the irish border can be reached by nex

about an army in fact talk about stepped up following the united kingdom's decision and twenty sixteen that it wanted to leave the e.u. they had been firmly against an e.u. army but one particular e.u. leader that is were very much in favor of an e.u. military is a manual muck around need of profound changes i proposed to our counterparts to create a european army and they open this initiative towards the french army and all militaries coming from european countries voluntarily from pull in well foreign affairs ministers have started arriving in broke any news comes out of brussels of course the step in the wrong direction because this has taken place in the cracks and definitely something which should be seen as some kind of or in time nato i would not directly see it as aggressive move but of course i see it quite critical first of all germany with its history should not be more than that defensive military structure and with this germany suddenly is also having the possibility to do actively some military action i think it will how to play always the current good cop and bad cop the good cop is then the european a

decisions here. and nevertheless some projects will have to wait for a new german government e.u. council president donald tusk wanted to get the ball rolling on reform but those plans are now on hold. well it's a landmark day for zimbabwe emerson has been sworn in as the country's new president after nearly four decades of rule by robert mugabe tens of thousands of people and the ips for across the continent gathered at the national stadium and harare to witness the ceremony the new president promised to introduce democratic reform and kick start the country's ravaged economy. i'm assuming one guy was inauguration ceremony went off with a bang and a massive military salute his fearsome reputation earned him the nickname of the crocodile and after he was sacked a month ago by ousted president robert mugabe he has snapped back to take power his inauguration comes after the sudden end to make up a thirty seven year rule but he paid tribute to the man he replaces. is doing. things through. to run the house and groom to serve run for the foundry in front of. the whole nation. comrade

e.u. says undermines democracy and the view of know all of these include new legislation the appointment of judges and moves towards greater district sions on the media any firm decision to impose sanctions and put it might mean that poland loses its voting rights in the e.u. . and i've been a draw in detail because one of mac's soft money has been following the debate and joins me now from strasbourg max what are the m.p.'s been saying there. debates over and they already voted on the resolution and there was a large majority in favor of the reserve lucian meaning that the european parliament has cleared the way to doris what you just talked about an article seven procedure which in the end might strip poland of its voting rights that's why it's called the nuclear option before that we had a very heated debate talking about nuclear with most of the moderate party saying that this was not against the citizens of poland that they all thought poland was a great country but against the government of poland where they feel that the government is stripping the citizens of their rights is not following the rule of law of course that started some controversy especially with

e.u. the european union handles immigration specifically the way the german chancellor angela merkel has handled it in her decision to open the border to those one million plus syrian refugees that's what a lot of people say he's really talking about is when he talks about europe's mistake he's talking about the decision by the german chancellor. yeah i think i think that's absolutely right although i see what is happening here in the us as looking for reasons to stop immigration altogether and to use the argument of terrorism and of security in general against immigrants not only from the middle east or from central and south asia. especially against immigrants coming from coming from latin america the problem in europe is a totally different one and i think unfortunately the president president trump is right about german policies in two thousand and fifteen the uncontrolled influx of refugees from syria iraq afghanistan and north africa has detail has led to a. deterioration of the security situation in germany but that i think has nothing to do with what is happening in the us and that is why i think that all

the decision to leave the e.u. is already hitting supply and trimming the pace of expansion.ange, meaning the u.k. can only grow 1.5% a year without stoking inflation. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am paul allen. this is bloomberg. thank you. looking at the asian market this morning, let's see this with sophie kamaruddin. nikkei mixed bag, the going down and the cost be going up. -- the kospi going up. japan's trade surplus with the u.s., that will be on the agenda during abe's sitdown with trump. auto and machinery dominating exports to the u.s. in a year that has lost 26% against the ring back this year. that has been a boon for japanese exporters, and it is still edging further above the 114 level, down 0.2%. looking at what is moving the dow in tokyo, carmakers looking mixed. is susan is -- isuzu is climbing on a report that it should grow 2%, but mazda is pretty sluggish, particularly to the united states in sales. holding aave sapporo three day rise after it was cut to neutral. o's san miguel

e.u. the european union handles immigration specifically the way the german chancellor angela merkel has handled it in her decision to open the border to those one million plus syrian refugees that's what a lot of people say he's really talking about is when he talks about europe's mistake he's talking about the decision by the german chancellor. yeah i think i think that's absolutely right although i see what is happening here in the us is looking for reasons to stop immigration altogether and to use the argument of terrorism and of security in general against immigrants not only from the middle east or from central and south asia. especially against immigrants coming from coming from latin america the problem in europe is a totally different one and i think unfortunately the president president trump is right about german policies in two thousand and fifteen the uncontrolled influx of refugees from syria iraq afghanistan and north africa has detail has led to a. deterioration of the security situation in germany but that i think has nothing to do with what is happening in the us and that is why i think that all

the baltic states of estonia latvia and lithuania and decisively turned their backs on moscow and were on their way to becoming members of the e.u. and nato. the other successor states are often referred to by moscow as the near abroad reflecting an ardent desire for them to somehow still belong to russia but many of them were also now looking to the west. in most of the newly independent states the hoped for economic upturn hadn't materialized in russia reform had largely failed a few people had made themselves very rich while many went on great but it wasn't only social divisions that rocked the country ranch. this is where we used to live . there was an apartment block here. there was a table underneath this tree and the men were always playing dominoes there. the windows of my apartment directly face this intersection. you have to cry now. we were all really friendly and had good relations our children grew up here and suddenly this disaster befell our house. for twenty five years this building was the center of tatiana buddha told us live. on off street residential complex number nineteen moscow with all of us. it was the e

e.u. bodies in one place as possible is the way to go. a lot stay with this decision not only does it help shape the landscape of the bracks it but when it comes to the e m a medical experts say nothing less than the future of public health is at risk if its staff aren't happy with the choice it's fit many could refuse to leave london so the importance for us will be that the business continuity of the agency is ensured and that access to life saving treatments is not delayed or reduced for the patients in the u.k. and in europe so will it be beaches bikini's and banking the sun sea and science labs that's what e.u. leaders will have to decide later today. top stories at this hour in germany preliminary talks on forming a new government coalition have collapsed they ended after the business friendly free democrats pulled out the party sided irreconcilable differences with merkel's conservative alliance and the greens. could now try to form a minority government or face new elections. and zimbabwe's president robert mugabe has defied the pressure from his party to step

e.u. bodies in one place as possible is the way to go. a lot stay with this decision not only does it help shape the landscape of the bracks it but when it comes to the e m a medical experts say nothing less than the future public health is at risk if it stars aren't happy with the choice it's fit many could refuse to leave london so the importance for us will be that the business continuity of the agency is ensured and that access to life saving treatments is not delayed or reduced for the patients in the u.k. and in europe so will it be beaches bikini's and banking the sun sea and science labs that's what e.u. leaders will have to decide later today. and of course we will tell you the result and it's now back to gerri. thanks christine. foreign ministers from asia and europe are meeting in myanmar as international concern grows about the plight of real hinge or refugees from the country although the focus of the asia europe meeting is security ministers are expected to pressure on sochi on the violent persecution of beyond mars muslim minority use top diplomat frede

e.u. bodies in one place as possible is the way to go. a lot stake with this decision not only does it help shape the landscape of the post breck's it but when it comes to the e m a medical experts say nothing less than the future public health is at risk if it stops on happy with the choice it's paid many could refuse to leave london so important for us will be that the business continuity of the agency is insured and that access to life saving treatments is not delayed or reduced for the patients in the u.k. and in europe so will it be peaches bikini's and banking sonthi and science labs that's what easy leaders will have to decide later today. and of course we'll tell you the result u.s. citizens are facing new travel restrictions to cuba this month as the trump administration adopts a more hawkish stance on opening up to its communist southern neighbor travelers will now only be allowed to move around in groups and hotels they can stay and are being restricted to new policies are a blow to cuba's fledging tourism sector which was gearing up for a bonanza from the y

this small but mighty square mile this year the decision has taken on a special significance in light of brags that as britain prepares to leave the e.u. businesses are worried about their future some companies have already moved thousands of jobs abroad the newly installed lord mayor charles bowman is doing his best to calm nerves. in london's financial district known as the city has welcomed the six hundred ninetieth lord mayor charles bowman the office is largely symbolic but the festivities aren't lacking in pomp and circumstance the city one of the most powerful financial centers in the world is usually very buttoned down but this year the may oral celebration seemed especially phonetic perhaps they were something of a release valve for london financiers facing an uncertain future because of bracks it. boman accepted some blessings a little help from above can't hurt the same is true for networking and. often the caricature is somebody sits in a gold cake she was frills and a tricorder but in reality that in a cancer cell five percent of my children most of my time is missing with business with regulations with this thing heads o