e.u. parliament has decided that must come to an end from a twenty twenty legislation will guarantee equal pay for all and travel and housing will have to be paid by the employer. you will you'll make can't be asked anything you want to establish a clear political line saying that wages must be fair equal pay for equal work that means we have equality and justice for european citizens that is what we want to bring about yes it just he still at the end of. the law aims to protect around two million people who come from poorer you countries to work in wealthier ones in germany alone that's around four hundred thousand people with the majority coming from poland but not everyone is in favor of the new rules criticism has come from german employers among others who say they're concerned they won't be able to afford hiring workers. more refugees are finding jobs in germany two hundred sixteen thousand migrants are now in work the need for skilled workers so great that some employers a giving experienced refugees a job even without the official training certificates you might think so what but t

e.u. parliament has decided that must come to an end from a twenty twenty legislation will guarantee equal pay for all and travel and housing will have to be paid by the employer. you will you'll make can't be asked anything you want to establish a clear political line saying that wages must be fair equal pay for equal work that means we have equality and justice for european citizens that is what we want to bring about yes it joost he still won't be any good news to a cure. the law aims to protect around two million people who come from poor e.u. countries to work in wealthier ones in germany alone that's around four hundred thousand people with the majority coming from poland but not everyone's in favor of the new rules criticism has come from german employers among others who say they're concerned they won't be able to afford hiring workers all right hi take doesn't prevent sholto water shortage that was what i want exactly i mean this is really fundamental problem right that you know we have to come up with maybe a really basic solution for in fact because the indian city of bangalore

e.u. parliament thanks so much for coming in thanks for analysis just back from malaysia . well the bundesliga season is over but not before it brought fans some remarkable highs and some real lows of course byron munich were nearly blown off course but righted the ship with plenty of room to spare homburg on the other hand couldn't find a cure for their holes they were relegated to the second tier for the first time since a bonus league as inception in one thousand nine hundred eighty three will talk to use next meryl from the sports desk about that a moment first let's take a quick look back at the season. it was a season of high emotions. still full goals. and very special moments nicholai miller scored hamburg's first goal of the season and then torn ligaments while celebrating the start of a nightmare campaign hamburg were relegated out to fifty five years in the foot in this league carlo ancelotti got off to a bad start by munich his replacement returning hero your pike has turned things around by and won their six straight league title as though they had never been a

e.u. parliament leaders privacy concerns and hearing on tuesday the meeting comes as facebook admitted last month that it had improperly share the personal data of millions of users. paraguayan has opened its israeli embassy in jerusalem the second country to do so after the united states. president order this an israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu attended you know gratian ceremony the u.s. relocated its embassy to jerusalem a week ago. the democratic republic of congo is launching an ebola vaccination program today to try to stop a new outbreak of the disease health workers have shipped four thousand doses of the vaccine and more is on the way the first wave of the program will target health professionals treating ebola patients. and one person has been severely injured by molten rock in hawaii as lava continues to flow from the killer whale volcano it began erupting more than two weeks ago and has burned dozens of homes and forced thousands of people to flee the hawaiian national guard has warned of mandatory evacuations of lava makes any more roads impassable italy is inching clos

parliament who said that. while if you want to call them punitive tariffs will only be hof of what the e.u. could actually do at least that is what the european parliament has recommended so there is this list of tariffs and then there are the e.u. will also trigger a dispute settlement case at the w g o this will rather be a symbolic act to emphasize again that the e.u. would like to see a multilateral solution to this crisis all right cleansers i want to put the same question to you but you've got twenty seconds each claire want to start with you is this what the beginning of a trade war looks like it's a little bit too soon to say that's definitely the major concern that this is going to escalate tensions with the united states key allies and create a major trade conflict but it's going to remain to be seen how the e.u. actually does indeed go ahead whether it puts in retaliatory tariffs that are effective or if it takes any other candidate measures. it's a day it's a dark day for the european union but they've made clear over and over again that they do not want to see a trade war and so

europe sixty days to confirm the status of its international nuclear treaty he iranian parliament's website says the e.u. must pledge the treaty will remain in force even after the u.s. withdraws iran also wants the european union to uphold all economic agreements but that may be difficult due to u.s. sanctions against companies that do business with iran this will be a topic at talks tomorrow between iran's foreign minister and his e.u. counterparts in brussels legally european business is not bound by american foreign policy but ignoring sanctions could affect their business interests in the u.s. . the e.u. resistance to the new u.s. sanctions on iran could hit european companies where it hurts and that's because most large european enterprises have some sort of business with the united states and are likely to be punished if they continue to cooperate with the run but european policy makers say they won't permit washington to dictate e.u. trade policy. it will show. you i think there is a true realisation a realization among all european states. that we cannot keep going in the direction that we are

introduce but this time the majority of the public didn't have a say because parliament simply ratified it island the only e.u. member which stuck with the referendum rejected in this been treaty but that was old didn't go down well with brussels but i believe we should not rush to conclusions believe the truth is a lie and we should now try to find a solution and despite a clear fifty three percent no vote the irish will back at the polls just sixteen months later for what must have felt like day finally the e.u. got the answer it was looking for yes you are supposed to jump for joy what about greece the mediterranean country drowning in a sea of its own it's a vote is decisively rejected the terms of an international bailout in two thousand and fifteen. i would like to say that the greek people made a historic and brave choice they respond to the existing dialogue in europe but democracy worked in an unexpected way despite the greeks saying no to a sturdy government a venture did agree to a painful bailout plan but what about the dutch who rejected plans by the e.u. to sign an association agreement with ukr

britain's upper house of parliament has voted against any deal with the e.u.hich could bring back controls along the irish border house of lords heard that a so-called hard border would violate the peace agreement that helped end decades of conflict in northern ireland impasse more pressure on prime minister theresa may was facing a revolt from within her own party present regs it m.p.'s oppose any customs partnership with the e.u. one of the options may is considering they don't want the u.k. to have any links to e.u. laws after it leaves the bloc john howard has more on the debate in westminster. well talks in the so-called war cabinet on brics is unlikely to go past wednesday of course but they begin in earnest today on britain's customs relations with the european union after brigid and what position the government decides to take into negotiations may well determine the nature of britain's exit from the european union why because well if it goes in with a position that would require some sort of border to be set up between northern ireland in the u.k. and

parliament. staying with the e.u. thousands of people have rallied in march organized by the anti immigration alternative for germany party over a counter protest by left wing activists through even bigger crowds it's all of a. supporters of the anti immigration alternative to chile party gathered just behind the iconic brandenburg gate behind me on all sides you might be able to hear coming from over this way from the round here this and around it by thousands . thousands of counter-demonstrators. that come from germany's politicians from migrant groups from both ends at night club seats being taking part in something they call the base away the a if they all say trade unions represented in amongst you coming out to say no to racism stop racism nuts of course what they think alternative for germany stand fulton for germany themselves they say yes they want to close the borders but that's because they say the policies of angle of merkel when it comes to immigration on right but germany what we are seeing from the larg

introduce but this time the majority of the public didn't have a say because parliament simply ratified it island the only e.u. member which stuck with the referendum rejected this bill treaty but that was so didn't go down well with brussels but i believe we should not rush to conclusions believe the truth is a lie and we should now try to find a solution and despite a clear fifty three percent no vote the irish will back at the polls just sixteen months later for what must of felt like day finally the e.u. got the answer it was looking for yes. suppose to jump for joy what about greece the mediterranean country drowning in a sea of its own that its voters decisively rejected the terms of an international bailout in two thousand and fifteen silly business i would like to say that the greek people made a historic and brave choice their response will alter the existing dialogue in europe but democracy worked in an unexpected way despite the greeks say no to a sturdy government a venture did agree to a painful bailout plan but what about the dutch who rejected plans by the e.u. to sign an association agreement

introduce but this time the majority of the public didn't have a say because parliament simply ratified it island the only e.u. member which stuck with the referendum rejected then there's been treaty but that was old didn't go down well with brussels but i believe we should not rush to conclusions believe the truth is a lie and we should now try to find a solution and despite a clear fifty three percent no vote the irish will back at the polls just sixteen months later for what must have felt like day finally the e.u. got the answer it was looking for oh yes you are supposed to jump for joy what about greece the mediterranean country drowning in a sea of its own it's a vote is decisively rejected the terms of an international bailout in two thousand and fifteen. i would like to say that the greek people made a historic and brave choice responds well to the existing john logan you.

the status of the nuclear treaty and guarantee they'll stick to its terms the iranian parliament's website says the e.u. must confirm that the treaty will remain in force even after the united states withdraws iran has asked for a pledge from the european union that economic agreements will be upheld but that may be difficult because the u.s. also sanctions european companies who do business with iran. u.s. president donald trump says he is negotiating with the chinese president to ensure that chinese telecom giant said he isn't affected by an american technology sales bad writing on twitter from said he had issued instructions for officials to come up with a rescue plan saying too many jobs were at stake trump tweeted president of china and i are working together to give massive chinese phone companies the way to get back into business fast said to you close eighty thousand people and said last week that its major operations had seized after being banned for seven years from buying critical american technology raising the possibility of its total collapse. that's another erratic move from the u.s. pre

status of the nuclear treaty and garo guarantee they'll stick to its terms the iranian parliament's website says the e.u. must confirm that the treaty will remain in force even after the united states withdraws iran has asked for a pledge from the european union that economic agreements will be up held but that may be difficult because the u.s. also sanctions european companies who do business with iran. continued trouble with tehran let's get the markets take on it and talk to down at the frankfurt stock exchange daniel what are you hearing are investors worried about this fresh bit of uncertainty. s. are actually not so surprised about this one trader was telling me actually on friday that iran will want something in return because one thing is clear germany the e.u. they all want iran to stick to their nuclear agreement and now they want their e.u. partners to deliver but this commitment from e.u. partners will be very difficult pro or even impossible to get on the e.u. level yes they are saying that european companies should say should stay inside off with iran but just very few believe that this is

introduce but this time the majority of the public didn't have a say because parliament simply ratified it island the only e.u member which stuck with the referendum rejected in this bill treaty but that was old didn't go down well with brussels but i believe we should not rush to conclusions believe the truth is a lie and we should now try to find a solution and despite a clear fifty three percent no vote the irish will back at the polls just sixteen months later for what must of felt like day finally the e.u. got the answer it was looking for yes. suppose to jump for joy what about greece the mediterranean country drowning in a sea of its own.

e.u. lawmakers streamed live online separate purpose due to respond to parliament leaders' privacy concerns and a hearing on tuesday the meeting comes as facebook admitted last month that it had improperly shared the personal data of millions of users. paraguayan has opened its israeli embassy in jerusalem the second country to do so after the united states paraguayan president this and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu attended the inauguration ceremony the u.s. relocated its embassy to jerusalem a week ago. nicolas maduro has won venezuela's presidential election he beat his nearest rival on refiled colon by a wide margin by little called his victory a triumph over imperialism but the opposition boycott of the poland said it wasn't a fair vote the u.s. says it will not recognize the outcome and is considering new sanctions against the socialist government. for nicolas maduro and his supporters the celebration with few surprises. it's a second six year term for the venezuelan president who won over two thirds of the vote. thank you for overcoming so many aggressions so many rise. t

from inside the german parliament now with the debate set to get underway shortly german chancellor angela merkel is confronting a host of forty issues with debt defense and e.u.

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introduce but this time the majority of the public didn't have a say because parliament simply ratified it island the only e.u. member which stuck with the referendum rejected in this bill treaty. that was so didn't go down well with brussels but i believe we should not rush to conclusions believe the truth is a lie and we should now try to find a solution despite a clear fifty three percent no vote the irish will back at the polls just sixteen months later for what must have felt like they finally got the answer it was looking for yes though he were supposed to jump for joy what about greece the mediterranean country drowning in a sea of its own that its voters decisively rejected the terms of an international bailout in two thousand and fifteen. i would like to say that the greek people made a historic and brave choice to respond to the existing dialogue in europe but democracy worked in an unexpected way despite the greeks saying no to a sturdy government a venture did agree to a painful bailout plan but what about the dutch who rejected plans by the e.u. to sign an association agreement with ukraine back

e.u. the scottish parliament is expected to reject theresa may's flagship brexit legislation.an upset could that be to her plan? larry hatheway is still with us. we cannot really figure out where to go. the ideal solution would be a transition period which gives enough time to find a solution, what it is difficult to see what kind of solution would keep the house of lords onside, pro-brexit onside, and keep everyone happy. you cannot please everyone. larry: you cannot. it is a thorny issue and there is no tenable solution. people are looking for ways to postpone things. ,he e.u. is not interested certainly not on any kind of a repeating basis. we are trying to buy time without necessarily having the ability to buy too much time. it seems that the prime minister is dealing with that quite well and juggling competing demands and pressures on her government fairly well, for the time being. there will not be that much longer until she will have to make a decision. francine: let a bring you to my euro-pound chart. beat in the uk's three on three-month employment change, but some of

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e.u. commission says it is time that's changed proposal still need the approval of the european parliament and individual member states the new rules would prohibit plastic straws cutlery and plates among other items although difficult to recycle and frequently appears litter it would also encourage countries to reduce the use of plastic food and drink containers and producers of fishing gear would have to contribute to waste costs many non-plastic alternatives are already on the market commissioners emphasized although they said nothing to differences in price the proposals were instead framed as a moral imperative that outweigh the limited business impact. there will be extra cost. but that the extra cost is much lower than the benefits for society plastic bottles would not be banned under the new rules but the minimum recycling rate for member countries would be raised to ninety percent of all bottles produced by two thousand and twenty five commissioner said that would address a common complaint by the bottle industry that there isn't enough recycled material to meet demand for new bot

introduce but this time the majority of the public didn't have a say because parliament simply ratified it island the only e.u. member which stuck with the referendum rejected in this bill treaty. that was salt didn't go down well with brussels but i believe we should not rush to conclusions believe the truth is a lie and we should now try to find a solution and despite a clear fifty three percent no vote the irish will back at the polls just sixteen months later for what must have felt like day finally the e.u. got the answer it was looking for yes you were supposed to jump for joy what about greece the mediterranean country drowning in a sea of its own that its voters decisively rejected the terms of an international bailout in two thousand and fifteen. i would like to say that the greek people made a historic and brave choice responds well to the existing john logan europe but democracy worked in an unexpected way despite the greeks saying no to a sturdy government venture did agree to a painful bailout plan and what about the dutch who rejected plans by the e.u. to sign an association agreement with ukrai

e.u. lawmakers streamed live online. is due to respond to parliament leaders' privacy concerns and a hearing on tuesday the meeting comes as facebook admitted last month that it had improperly shared the personal data of millions of users the democratic republic of congo is launching an ebola vaccination program today to try to stop a new outbreak of the disease health workers have shipped four thousand doses of the vaccine and more is on its way the first wave of the program will target health professionals treating ebola patients. para why has opened its israeli embassy in jerusalem the second country to do so after the united states paraguayan president this and israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu attended the inauguration ceremony the u.s. relocated its embassy to jerusalem a week ago. and the u.s. department of justice will investigate whether the f.b.i. spied on donald trump's two thousand and sixteen election campaign in a tweet to trump said he demands to know whether any such requests for spying on his campaign were made by the obama adm

e.u. summit america made the pledge today in the german parliament the book is talk during a debate on the budget but not all lawmakers are in favor of that magic and they don't like the idea of contributing more german money for brussels. it was money time for. this talk. discussing her proposed budget talked about both how much she wants to invest in germany and whether her government is willing to fork out more for the e.u. france's president in one remark call once additional investment in the block but merkel is cautious though it is nearly all of it would be pretty difficult to put more in the e.u. budget and more in the eurozone budget while still maintaining a used ability kriti area will be talking to france about dilemma in obvious effects and. for the far right populist if the there is no dilemma they say merkel is simply wasting german money. so you will. celebrate president in manama cos plants don't oppose a massive transfer of german tax money or the creation of an e.u. finance minister so on the contrary you seem to be in a hurry to shift responsibilities to paris and bruss

given your sixty days to confirm the state is over the nuclear treaty and the iranian parliament website says the e.u. must pledge the treaty will remain in force even off of the u.s. withdraws iran also wants here opinion to hold all economic agreements but that could prove difficult the u.s. has also promised sanctions against companies doing business with iran. and that will certainly be a topic up for discussions at talks tomorrow with the wrongs foreign minister and his e.u. counterparts in brussels and legally european business is not bound by american foreign policy but ignoring sanctions could affect their business interests in the united states. use resistance to the new u.s. sanctions on iran could hit european companies where it hurts. and that's because most large european enterprises have some sort of business with the united states and are likely to be punished if they continue to cooperate with iran what european policymakers say they won't permit washington to dictate e.u. trade policy. that it was just yeah i think there is a true realisation a realization among all european states.

e.u. says that has to change the proposals still need the approval of the european parliament and the individual member states in the meantime one grocery store in the german city of mine is wasting no time in leading the way. everything you would expect to find in a supermarket but nothing that is packed in plastic. instead customers bring their own containers. this store in the western german city of mine's open three years ago and since then the customer base has tripled. they bring in their own jars they've had to reorganize things a bit i would say they've evolved and this evolution has happened quickly. this pretty much nothing i'm missing and i've stopped up on everything i need for the next week or two for that nichole of pollution through plastic waste has reached dramatic levels especially in the oceans prompting the european commission to act. a new directive aims to prohibit single use plastic straws plates and cutlery e.u. member states than expected to turn the directive into law but a great part of this initiative is to initiate a discussion about plastic mice that we end up burni