major address to the bonus dog since the general election pod months ago and will focus on the e.u. summit starting on friday the e.u. talks are expected to focus on how to plug the braggs it budget hole for the remaining twenty seven members it's thought britain's departure in twenty nineteen could leave a twelve billion euro annual shortfall shortfall machall admits will be very challenging. more of the chancellor's speech let's bring in d.w. political correspondent tola sparrow good morning told this morning terry the chancellor merkel regularly addresses parliament thomas what makes today's speech so significant that's correct she does address part of an irregular basis but as you mentioned this is the first time that she will do precisely that before the parliament after the election in september so it will also be the very first time that she will be confronted directly in the parliament to for example her most vocal opponents the elected members of the alternative for germany the act immigrant populist party so that's one reason why will be particularly important but it's also impor

policy speech to parliament since the general election she touched on a range of issues ahead of an e.u. summit tomorrow she spoke of the need for europe to have a stronger voice including in the ongoing conflict in syria during an address she condemned the syrian government's bombing campaign off a rebel held on klav outside the capital damascus here's what she had to say what we see want to know. the horrifying events come in syria this is the fight of one regime not against terrorists but against its own population. killing children destroying hospitals all these constitute a massacre which needs to be condemned we say no to this but at the same time it requires us to play a larger role in this making sure we can end such a massacre weir's europeans need to strong for that. and that was chancellor merkel speaking to the german parliament of the dire situation in syria of the bundestag is you to debate the crisis later today hundreds of civilians have been killed in syria's eastern guta a rebel enclave that pro-government forces have been relentlessly shelling and bombing for days the region

policy speech to parliament since the general election she touched on a range of issues ahead of an e.u. summit tomorrow she spoke of the need for europe to have a stronger voice including in the ongoing conflict in syria during our address she condemned the syrian government's bombing campaign of a rebel held on klav outside the capital damascus here's what she had to say what we see. the horrifying events that come in syria this is the fight of one regime not against terrorists but against its own population. killing children destroying all split us all these constitute a massacre which needs to be condemned we all say no to this but at the same time it requires us to play a larger role in this making sure we can end such a massacre and we as europeans need to strive for that. the german chancellor speaking a short while ago on the german parliament is due to debate the crisis in syria later today and also be on the agenda at the u.n. security council the un's syria envoy says he hopes the council agrees store resolution to end the death and destruction in eastern guta independent monitors sa

to give a key policy speech in parliament in just a few minutes she's expected to focus on the e.u. summit starting to morrow the e.u. talks will address how to plug the braggs it budget hole for the remaining twenty seven member states it's thought that britain's departure from the e.u. in twenty nineteen could leave a twelve billion euro annual shortfall which medical admits will be very challenging but we're looking at live pictures right now coming from the parliament we saw. live there just of moments ago he's now the new president of the parliament since last september's election there is the former finance minister just opening up this important session it's been five months now since the election and chancellor merkel is still seeking to form a new government but she's still serving as caretaker chancellor her. the party of course did the best in that election in september and is still trying to form a government right now they do have an agreement with the social democrats but as yet to be approved as medical heads off to brussels to morrow for that important summit our political

the e.u. summit you not even talk about numbers we do a quality for years on about the most respected want talking about a new summit you can never have only known and more respected than state leaders and ministers of foreign affairs of course indios we respect them but sometimes they depart from normality and they need to prove the doing their job properly and you've encountered plenty of condemnation from african countries just over a year ago in december twenty sixth in the african commission on human and people's rights i'm sure you're familiar with it they expressed serious concern about what they called the deteriorating human rights situation in the republic of sudan in particular constant harassment of human rights defenders by the sudanese national intelligence and security services arbitrary arrest and detention in secret places by the end i assess and the inhumane treatment meted out to human rights defenders so they don't believe your blanket denials that this is the african commission w

policy speech to parliament since the general election she touched on a range of issues ahead of an e.u. summit tomorrow she spoke of the need for europe to have a stronger voice including in the ongoing conflict in syria during the address you condemn the syrian government's brutal bombing campaign of a rebel held on klav outside the capital damascus here's what she had to say. we're currently seeing terrible events in syria a regime fighting not against terrorists but against its own people the killing of children the destruction of hospitals all of that is a massacre that deserves to be condemned and which must be opposed by us with a clear no but it also calls upon us to play a larger role so that we can stop massacres like this. so that was chancellor angela merkel speaking to the german parliament on the dire situation in syria the bundestag is due to debate the crisis later today and hundreds of civilians have been killed in syria's eaten quarter of enclave that the pro-government forces have been relentlessly shelling and bombing for days the region has been under siege for years the u.

approach to the next stage of the breck that negotiations is based on pure illusion speaking the e.u. summit in brussels is a britain still trying to cherry pick its future relationship with the blog and that follows reports that the british prime minister to resign may's divided cabinet has finally reached a common position reports suggest that senior ministers are now backing a plan that they call managed divergence and this would mean the u.k. accepting some e.u. regulation after bracks it mr tosk however dismissed the plan. government seems to be moving towards a more detailed position. however if the media reports are correct. i'm afraid that. today it's based on. it looks like the loss of life. from the very start it has been a key principle of ten to seven that can be no cherry picking. single market a la carte this is and will continue to keep principle i have no doubt that from the war in syria to the plight of mammals or him millions of people have been forced to leave their homes across the world their plight is a major theme at this year's but in film festival it's only. in recen

approach to the next stage of brecht's it negotiations is based on pure illusion speaking at an e.u. summit in brussels he said britain was still trying to cherrypick its future relationship with the union it follows reports that the british prime minister to resign may's divided cabinet has finally reached an agreed position reports a senior ministers are backing a plan call management divergence this would mean the u.k. setting some e.u. regulation after a break said double tusk however rubbished the plan. the u.k. government seems to be moving towards more details but says sion. however if the media reports are correct. i'm afraid that to get position today it's based on pure illusion. it looks like the cake for those of you still alive. from the very start of it's been a key principle of your turn to serve and that can be no cherry picking. and slow single market the lock out this is and will continue to be a key principle i have no doubt. well still ahead here on al-jazeera why the puerto rican government's push to bring investors to be brought to the island time's residents concerned

is approach to the next stage of brakes in negotiations is based on pure illusion speaking at an e.u. summit in brussels he said britain was still trying to cherry pick its future relationship with the union it follows reports that british prime minister to resign means divided cabinet has finally reached an agreed position after a session of talks at a country residence checkers reports a senior ministers are backing a plan called managed divergence this would mean the u.k. accepting some e.u. regulation after leaving the union donald tusk however has rubbished the plan. the u.k. government seems to be moving towards a more detailed but vision. however if the media reports are correct. i'm afraid that position today is based on the pew illusion. it looks like that cake philosophy is still there life. from the very start it has been a key principle of ten to seven that there can be no cherry picking and slow single market a la carte this is and will continue to to to be a key principle i have no doubt well still ahead on al-jazeera find out how the white house hopes the largest set of sancti

approach to the next stage of brecht's in negotiations is based on pure illusion he was speaking at an e.u. summit in brussels and he said britain was still trying to cherrypick its future relationship with the bloc and it follows reports that the british prime minister to resign may's divided cabinet has finally reached a common position reports suggest senior ministers are now backing a plan that they're calling managed divergence and that would mean the u.k. accepting some e.u. regulations after bracks said donald tossed dismissed the plan the u.k. government seems to be moving towards a more detailed position. however if the media reports are correct. i'm afraid that position to do is based on pure illusion. it looks like the cake for those of you still alive. from the very start it has been a key principle of you to serve and that can be no cherry picking. slow single market a la carte this is and will continue to be a key principle i have no doubt. conjunction has begun on the afghan section of a major gas pipeline linking four countries in asia the project is backed by the us pakistan and e

e.u. are on track for the end of march? tina: we need concrete results out of the brussels summit in march. e.u. its are not the kind of signposts that traders and currency speculators tend to focus on. they are kind of news nonevents. that will be crunch time, which is why we're seeing the prime minister launch this series of speeches to put meat on the bones of what the u.k. wants from brexit. nejra: elsewhere in europe, will be the greatest political risk for you? would it be germany or is it more italy? fidelity are said to be buying more italy, and those spreads are said to be tightening. tina: certainly, u.k. risks around brexit are one of the most uncertain around europe, but hurting the u.k. more than any of the parts of the european union. i put italy next, with elections coming up in the next couple weeks and no clear scenario likely emerging. five-star movement in the lead, but with an important caveat -- the five-star movement and euro skepticism in general is no longer a big risk. government inweak italy, a hung parliament or some other suboptimal outcome, but we will not face the pr

stage of corrective negotiations is based on what he called pure illusion he was speaking at an e.u. summit in brussels and he said that britain was still trying to cherry pick its future relationship with the block come this fall as reports that to resume a the british prime minister's cabinet has finally reached a common position the reports are suggesting that senior ministers in the cabinet and now backing a plan that they're calling managed divergence now this apparently means that the u.k. would accept some form of regulation after bret's it well donald tusk ravish the plan. and russia has been celebrating as annual defender of the fatherland holiday it's a century since its red army was founded the day celebrate servicemen and more recently the resurgence of russia's armed forces journal how many polls are from moscow. it's a hundred years since the first volunteers signed up to serve in the brand new red army almost immediately that was to defend the october revolution in a civil war against anti communist forces. the red army would later succeed in fighting back hitler's invading n

this is before the e.u. summit on friday. we need a new start for europe.e lady with the purse strings for europe. the u.k. heads towards the exit. there is a moderate-sized h ole in the e.u. budget. this is the lady that will make your pay and cut costs to get there. she says we must take advantage of europe's economic growth, which is the strongest and 10 years, it has to be said, with the euro trading just below 125. messages from merkel for europe. ahead of the summit this friday. stock stories to watch, and anne-marie martin is with us. a full suite. where do you want to start? >> full-year revenue meets estimates. the year is off to a good start. to bank boosted its dividend 6.5 pence per share. many saying that is a sign of confidence. are on share buybacks the table. here is jes staley speaking to anna edwards. >> hopefully, our shareholders will take comfort from the fact that we are going to increase our dividends as planned in 2018. a significant amount. we are going to be talking about, as we generate excess capital, given we are over our number

in brussels barbara visa is across the summit and joins me now hi bob or first of all why is the e.u. focusing so much of its foreign policy attention africa region. because the european union has understood and rita that what happened since the hill affects europe it has understood this since the streams of migrants were crossing for instance nigeria or going to libya and then going from there to italy so that is one aspect but they also know that this is a political black hole this whole huge region full of desert and scrub land that is more in this uncontrolled because there is no governance or bad governance there is extreme poverty and there's just nobody to control again self off criminals organized crime smuggling everything from from people to drugs to weapons and it is also an area where. islamic fighters and all kinds of terrorists and groups find shelter because they can just disperse there and wait for two to come back forward and do the techs either in northern africa or even in europe and so this is really a crucial political area for the europeans i mentioned the e.u. s

e.u. council summit less than any of those arrangements of settled out dealt with and it's impossible then to move on to trade and that's where the british government wants to be good to get your thoughts on this new back of their life or as a westminster. italian place have clashed with protesters in rome angry at turkish president type erdogan is meeting with the pope around one hundred fifty may need kurdish protesters staged a demonstration close to the vatican which turned violent after an attempt to break through police lines there unhappy at the turkish military action against the kurds in syria and on the street is the first by a turkish president to the vatican since nine hundred fifty eight the two men discussed their opposition to the u.s. decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel russia's capital moscow is buried under snow falls after more than a month's worth of snow in just two days flights have been delayed and one person was killed by a falling power line the army has been called in to help clear the snow schools are being closed a highly unusual occurrence

e.u.'s post reg's it finances all the tables a possible increase in contributions to plug a budget shortfall after britain leaves the bloc next year before that summit the e.u. commission will be hosting high level talks on biting terrorism and stemming migration through africa's hell region the e.u. is looking to boost support for the so-called g five held joint force that's security initiatives set up by more attain ia burkina faso mali and chad those countries have been plagued by jihadist groups and criminal networks. well for more on this let's bring in our brussels correspondent barbara basal she's standing by for us there barbara why is the e.u. focusing so much of its foreign policy attention on africa's hell region. because the e.u. has recognised terry about two years ago that not too far from its own shores there is a big political black hole and those that it is those five countries that you just showed the problem is that the region is sort of hidden by. governments or bad governance extreme poverty and criminal networks that smuggle anything from people to drugs to weapons and also food to food shortages no jobs no prospects it is just

and before that you summits got underway the e.u. commission hosted high level talks on fighting terrorism and stemming the flow of refugees through africa sahara region one of the poorest in the world and the e.u. pledged to double its funding for a joint military operation set up by five countries in the region you can see them now on the graph where the security situation is fragile because of extremist groups and criminal networks helping the sahil has become a european priority because of the high number of refugees and migration from the region to europe this is the front line in europe's bid to stem migration from africa thousands of migrants travel through it before they can take their chances crossing the mediterranean for years the sahara has been plagued by jihadist groups and criminal networks smuggling weapons drugs and humans across borders it's become a breeding ground for terrorists and a big worry for the e.u. . in brussels boosting development was a key topic at the meeting with leaders from the african region but t

and before that you summits got underway the e.u. commission hosted high level talks on fighting terrorism and stemming the flow of refugees through africa sahir region one of the poorest in the world and the e.u. pledged to double its funding for a joint military operation set up by five countries in the region you can see them now on the graph where the security situation is fragile because of extremist groups and criminal networks helping the sahil has become a european priority because of the high number of refugees and migration from the region to europe. this is the front line in europe's bid to stem migration from africa thousands of migrants travel through it before they can take their chances crossing the mediterranean for years the sahara has been plagued by jihadist groups and criminal networks smuggling weapons drugs and humans across borders it's become a breeding ground for terrorists and a big worry for the e.u. . in brussels boosting development was a key topic at the meeting with leaders from the african region but t

e.u. yes certainly tough questions for tourism may at this summit what alpha our we expecting today from the conference caution. the turkish prime minister been i'll yield to the misspeaking now where his love of the policies of his governments particularly when it comes to the military operation which is taking place in the field we're also expecting to hear from the. russian foreign minister and this comes against the backdrop of mysteriousness we've heard about the last few days particularly from the ukrainian president asking the russian government to stop interfering into internal affairs of his own country and also asking for the international community just sends united nations peacekeeping forces into. eastern ukraine also the foreign minister of germany stigma gabrielle has been saying that. if the. of washington's accept the idea of dispatching united nations peacekeeping forces into the eastern ukraine that could pave the way for gradual defeating of the sanctions against russia however the ukrainian foreign minister said that he had on the sidelines a meeting with the. with his a

e.u. council president doll tusk says the u.k.'s approach to the next stage of brecht's in negotiations is based on pure illusion speaking at a summit in brussels he said britain was still trying to cherry pick its future relationship with the e.u. it follows reports that british prime minister trees the maze divided cabinet has finally reached a position reports say senior ministers are backing so called unmanaged divergence a plan meaning that the u.k. except insofar as some e.u. regulation after breaks it. the u.k. government seems to be moving towards more details but. however if the media reports are correct. i'm afraid that position today is based on pure illusion. it looks like the loss of a still life. from the very start of it's been a key principle of ten to seven that there can be no cherry picking. and slow single market a la carte. this is and will continue to be a key principle i have no doubt now lebanon has signed some of its first offshore oil and gas agreements but one exploration area is being disputed by neighboring israel has more from beirut gas and oil reserves are believed to be underneath these waters lebano

summit later this year and discuss the regional role of iran. the u.s. and the e.u. have repeatedly called on the blockading countries to negotiate its first intervention happened just after the blockade when donald trump appeared to back the blockade in a series of tweets about qatar this was countered by u.s. defense secretary james mattis and secretary of state rex tillerson who both called for calm by july rex tillerson visited the region in support of kuwait's mediation efforts to bring all sides together during that trip he signed a memorandum of understanding with cutler on countering terrorism and in november the first bilateral counter-terrorism dialogue was held in washington between the us and cutler then last month qatar in the us held their strategic dialogue washington pledged to work jointly with cup of to deter any external threat to cut those territorial integrity and cut announced it will expand the other day of air base which is host to some eleven thousand u.s. military personnel let's now get the thoughts of our guests joining me here in studio m

e.u. is doubling its funding for an african military alliance aimed at combating armed groups across the south held region leaders of five african countries are in brussels for a security fund raising summit they need to raise more money for a joint military force that works alongside french and u.n. troops the so-called g. five sawhill group is made up of soldiers from mauritania mali but kenya faster. and chad north korea is sending one of its highest ranking generals to the closing ceremony of the pure china winter olympics former intelligence chief kim young child is believed to have plotted several attacks on south korea president trumps daughter ivanka will lead the u.s. delegation. india's prime minister narendra modi has met the canadian prime minister justin trudeau in new delhi mr trudeau arrived in the country six days ago but only met mr modi on friday on wednesday canadian diplomats withdrew an invitation to a former member of a band seek group to attend an official dinner. in india have accused members of trudeau's cabinet of supporting sikh separatism in india inside stories next. amnesty international slams what it calls trump lead politics of fate for eating away at human

e.u. foreign policy chief frederica murray made the announcement as she arrived in brussels for a fundraiser raising summit leaders of the five west african countries are hoping to raise two hundred fifty million dollars for the force. when i did a premier i invest in. european union with the first to believe in and invest in this union with the fifty million euros about sixty million dollars we gave them last july today the european union will double that amount to the joint chief i fool says and also receive other contributions from other members and other partners china's government to seize temporary control of one of the country's largest insurance companies the founder and chairman of the bank group is facing charges of fraud and embezzlement in shanghai australia's deputy prime minister about to be joyce is stepping down after weeks of pressure the conservative leader who campaigned on family values but he's come under fire since it was revealed he had next or marital affair with his press secretary right you have today those are the latest headlines from us here at al-jazeera i'll be back in about

e.u. it is like shale it's a dam which should never crack that is why security is so important for them to be . the summit raised the five hundred million dollars targeted by the force of the european leaders promise to double their contribution the e.u. hopes that improving security and development in the soil will help stop the growing refugee crisis in the region stem human trafficking and reduce what they call the threat of terrorism then. premier the e.u. contributed first of all back in june with an initial figure of fifty million euros about sixty million dollars that's money was made allies for the creation of the chief five cell group today we announced a doubling of that figure to help increase its strength but the most important figure which i am pleased to be able to share with you today is that we've been able to mobilize support worth four hundred fourteen million euros or five hundred ten million dollars which goes well beyond expectations. the g five joint military force was launched last year by the leaders of burkean a fast so chad needs jail mali and mauritania to combat growing filings

e.u. foreign policy chief federica mockery made the announcement as she arrived in brussels for the fund raising summit. when i did a premiere i invest in just year after year peon union with the first to believe in and invest in this union with the fifty million euros about sixty million dollars we gave them last july today the european union will double that amount to the joint chief i for says and also receive other contributions from other members and other partners australia's every prime minister van to be joyce is stepping down after weeks of pressure the conservative leader campaigned on family values but he's come under fire since it was revealed he'd had an extramarital affair with his press secretary. china's government to seize temporary control of one of the country's largest insurance company as the founder and chairman of the bank group is facing charges of fraud and embezzlement. india's prime minister there under muti has met the canadian prime minister justin trudeau in new delhi on wednesday canadian diplomats withdrew an invitation to a former member of a band seek group to attend a

e.u. foreign policy chief frederica murray made the announcement as she arrived in brussels for a fundraiser raising summit leaders of the five west african countries are hoping to raise two hundred fifty million dollars for the force. and i did a premier. european union with the first to believe in and invest in this union with the fifty million euros about sixty million dollars we gave them last july today the european union will double that amount to the joint chiefs of forces and also receive other contributions from other members and other partners china's government to seize temporary control of one of the country's largest insurance companies the founder and chairman of the bank group is facing charges of fraud and embezzlement in shanghai australia's deputy prime minister about to be joyce is stepping down after weeks of pressure the conservative leader who campaigned on family values but he's come under fire since it was revealed he had next or marital affair with his press secretary right you have today those are the latest headlines from us here at al-jazeera back in about thirty minutes or so a

e.u. is doubling its funding for an african military alliance to combating armed groups across the region believe is a five african countries are in brussels for a security summit that's raised one hundred fifty million dollars they need five hundred million for a joint military force that works alongside french and u.n. troops for the so-called g. five somehow made up of soldiers from mauritania mali faso and share and chad. north korea is sending one of the highest ranking generals to the closing ceremony of the winter olympics former intelligence chief kim young children is believed to have plotted several attacks on south korea and president trying to daughter ivanka will be leading the u.s. delegation on sunday. india's prime minister in that interim or he has met canadian leader justin trudeau in new delhi trudeau arrived in the country six days ago but only met morty on friday well on wednesday canadian diplomats withdrew an invitation to a former member of a band. to attend an official dinner with trudeau some have accused members of trudeau's cabinet of supporting sick separatism in india and china government to seize temporary control of one of the co

e.u. will be a very positive development in the future kiran cannon good to talk to you thanks very much thank you very much indeed now an international summit for iraq's reconstruction was held this week thirty billion dollars was pledged to rebuild the country after the defeat of eisel but the iraqi government has estimated that reconstruction will cost a lot more than that i doubt that hammy to breaks down the numbers force. for fifteen years conflict has laid waste to iraq roads schools hospitals industry even entire cities are now in ruin millions of people live in poverty the government of iraq worked with the world bank to assess all this damage and count the cost of rebuilding the country they concentrated on the areas that were most affected in recent years of conflict they came up with a staggering figure one hundred four billion dollars in total losses since the u.s. led invasion in two thousand and three damage from the war against isis alone is estimated at forty five billion now to breakdown seventeen point four billion is needed to rebuild homes this is a priority as about three million iraqis are living in tents about ten bil

e.u. is doubling its funding for an african military alliance aimed at combating armed groups across the whole region leaders of five african countries are in brussels for a security fund raising summit. they need they need to raise more money for a joint military force that works alongside french and u.n. troops now the so-called g. five sile group is made up of soldiers from. mali became a faster chad and mischa. related with a little your city is it what i said that there was this very close link between security and development and in combating terrorism in the short term we need a military victory but in the medium and longer term the important thing is of course development because it's poverty that is then the feeding and breeding ground for terrorism. the united states has confirmed that it will open its new embassy to israel in jerusalem in may the opening will coincide with the seventieth anniversary of israel's founding but it's much earlier than expected as vice president mike pence that suggested the move wouldn't take place until two thousand and nineteen u.s. decision to move its embassy to jerusalem from tel aviv in december sparked angry protests in palestine and sol

their next major summit if no progress is made though there is no hope of moving on to the next crucial step talk about trade exactly how britain's economy will survive when it leaves the e.u. . israel has given deportation notices to thousands of african refugees and threatened those who refused to go with imprisonment they've been told to leave for the first for an unnamed african country in exchange for three and a half thousand dollars and the plane ticket in one can report from tel aviv it's a common sentiment among asylum seekers here in israel who are being issued with deportation notices ready to stay in a prison more leave behind gabriel is another man who think for his future he's twenty seven and from eritrea after a four year journey which involved prison time in egypt in israel he's now been handed a deportation noticed he says yes raids have dismissed his asylum claim out of hand he's being held at the whole lot detention center well jazeera interviewed him they don't even read me i don't know why they given your rejection i just played them that. i came to him. you know i'm not going to get in search of. well you know the government called out. the governmen

e.u. nations will have to pull together he says but it seems there's a long way to go before that will happen. are expressed as correspondent gary is covering this informal summit friskier good evening i believe just on one miracle addressed the press earlier. exactly and we just put the question to her about this conditionality and her onset was she quoted the swedish prime minister and basically said that he explained there. the countries who do a lot for refugees spend a lot of money provide a lot of help should also receive more money from the budget and said look this is also a way to look at this conditionality in a more positive sense of course in a negative sense this would mean less money for those who countries were not willing to take up refugees for instance in the east of a europe but and that is what a german position paper suggested so i would say today she backtracked a little on that position how did that go down that the proposition to link link funding to receiving migrants. of course it's a huge challenge that there is less money because of the whole of almost a ten billion euros is there to block and there's a number of ways you could see c

e.u. will be a very positive development in the future kiran cannon good to talk to you thanks very much thank you very much indeed now an international summit for iraq's reconstruction was held this week thirty billion dollars was pledged to rebuild the country after the defeat of eisel but the iraqi government has estimated that reconstruction will cost a lot more than that but add that hammy to breaks down the numbers force. for fifteen years conflict has laid waste to iraq roads schools hospitals industry even entire cities are now in ruin millions of people live in poverty the government of iraq worked with the world bank to assess all this damage and count the cost of rebuilding the country they concentrated on the areas that were most affected in recent years of conflict they came up with a staggering figure one hundred four billion dollars in total losses since the u.s. led invasion in two thousand and three damage from the war against isis alone is estimated at forty five billion now the breakdown seventeen point four billion is needed to rebuild homes this is a priority as about three million iraqis are living in tents about ten bi

e.u. is doubling its funding for an african with a tree alliance aimed at combating armed groups across these to hell region leaders of five african countries are in brussels for a security fund raising summit they need to raise money for a joint with a tree falls that works alongside french and u.n. troops the so-called g. five so how group is made up made up of soldiers from our cheney molly. and chad correspondent is live in brussels for eyes so will the meeting raise the target of five hundred million dollars natasha. well we heard a bit earlier from the foreign policy chief frederica more green and she said thirty year pin the european union leaders had agreed to double their contributions to this g five sales force by sixty million dollars now if that's the case it's certainly a boost but it doesn't necessarily mean that the g five force will reaches five hundred million dollars target now that's the amount of money it says it needs to be fully operational so far the money that has been raised has been used to build a headquarters and command center for the force in mali and to conduct or two operations with g five force mali and soldiers alongside french troops earlier this year but

e.u. that means doing more to develop bilateral cooperation between european nations as i was pleased to do with president macron at last month's u.k. france summit it means building the ad hoc groupings which allow us to counter terrorism and hostile state threats as we do through the thirty strong intergovernmental european counterterrorism group the largest of its kind in the world it means ensuring that a reformed nato alliance remains the cornerstone of our shared security. and critically it means both europe and the united states reaffirming our resolve to the collective security of this continent and to advancing the democratic values on which our interests are found it. taken together it's only by strengthening and deepening this full range of partnerships within europe and beyond that we will be able to respond together to the evolving threats we face. so what does this mean for the future security partnership between the u.k. and the e.u. we need a partnership that respects both the decisionmaking autonomy of the european union and the sovereignty of the united kingdom and this is fully achievable the e.u.'s common foreign policy is dis