emmanuel macron didn't win.e over what happens here in brussels. first — as french president he's one of the most influential voices within the european council which represents the leaders of the eu's member states. second, his newly elected meps are going to part of the liberal bloc in the european parliament which has plenty of sway. here's why. this is the breakdown of seats in the european parliament. the liberal block known as alde is marked in yellow. it may well have over 100 seats — out of 751. that would make it the third—biggest bloc and so potentially a kingmaker. mireille clapot, represents en marche in france's national assembly. shejoins me from her constituency of drome in south east france. thank you for your time. what was your reaction when you heard that en marche has lost to marine le pen?|j have to tell you that emmanuel macron‘s party retains a good position despite that yellowjackets crisis. the yellowjackets crisis had a minor impact on the results. we remain on course and on track with

emmanuel macron's en marche will take 21.republicans and the socialist once dominated french politics, not at the moment. this is what marine le pen said after the results came through. translation: emmanuel macron has no choice but to dissolve the national assembly and make it a more democratic election that finally reflects the real opinion of the country's people. we have not heard from emmanuel macron yet but we have heard from the french prime minister. translation: i welcome these results with humility, with humility but also with great determination to continue to gather the forces of progress of our country. determination to prepare for the future of our country. i will be working to continue the project of the president and the majority. so emmanuel macron did not win this one but he still has plenty of influence over what happens here in brussels. first of all as french president he is one of the most influential voices within the european council. the council represents the leaders of the eu's member states, and th

she has the backing of emmanuel macron. it is a complicated picture. we are hoping that max hofmann can clear things up for us a little. good to see you. it seems like there is a lot of disagreement in the eu over this question. max: and like you said, it is extreme he complicated. we could not even talk about a 10th of what is going on if you think about all the different countries and interests. north, south, social democrats, liberals, conservatives. but the true frontline we have right now you mentioned it is between angela merkel and emmanuel macron. angela merkel is supporting this process which is called, and you explained it. i know it is a terrible word but it basically says that only those who have officially been lead candidates for the group in the european parliament and eventually be elected to become president of the european commission. and ththere are not that many there. notably manfred weber, the head of the group of the conservatives, the largest group in the european parliament. a lot of people said they could support him, especial

>> emmanuel macron is very tech savvy, he is a tech enthusiast.n he comes here, he's very excited. when he was the economy minister, he did a lot to boost the tech ecosystem. this tech show is also a way for him to pusush his political agenda. he's been trying to topple britain as the top technician, proving france can be effective in that manner. he's using the show to showcase what france can do and what europe can do at large. the digital minister spoke about his goal a day ago. they want to create more french unicorns, companies valued at $1 billion. there are 350 of them throughout the world, mainly in the u.s. and china. they want to find a way for these french startups to grow faster and go public like unicorns would do. we will talk about that in tech 24 about this unicorn race. from vivivaaking tech. revealing footage --m inside the warsaw ghetto he found footage dating back to 1941 and assembled it as part of an hour-long document rate -- documentary. it was just screened at the jewish museum in warsaw. >> warsaw, a c city divided. starv

it is emmanuel macron, i am just buying time. it is emmanuel macron, lam not just buying time.nota big fan, one thing he was spot on is when he said when we went craven league, humiliating me to ask more time, he's the one who said if we give you more time all you will is use it to have another row. and that is what has happened. as donald tusk said, please do not waste this time. the guardian. an amnesty that broke this morning, a new secretary trying to introduce an amnesty on historical prosecutions. under pressure from two areas. one is public thinking going back two or three years when they were successful prosecutions of soldiers who had allegedly and then work in the of so—called war crimes in afghanistan. so there is a big public idea here. the second one is parliament has quite a few men, i don't think there is a woman but there might be, people who have seen active service. johnny mercer for example. and the guy who has become mayor in the north—west. they are having an influence because they connect to the public. the public support the armed services and this is say

emmanuel macron feels that they should share the alliance's vision for europe. esident macron: i want these appointments to be gender-balanced, meaning that we have two men and two women. i want us s to have the best profiles p possible. and of course i want them to be balanced politically and geographically. >> earlier tuesday, macron -- frenchmark's negotiator, and kellerman as more ideal candidates. eu leaders said they hope to agree on the next commission president by next summer, on june 21, but still, filling all of the top spots could be a long, contentious process. genie: israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu could be facing an election one month after winning the last one in he has just hours left to form a coalition government, but there is one crucial holdout. hard-line lieberman is sticking to his guns in a stalemate over military draft exemptions for jewish seminary students. the conflict has only deepened the political uncertainty in israel. 's"e is more from "france 24 philip torres. lip: if you look at the results from the election, which took

national --of the you were saying this was a big punishment for the french president, emmanuel macron. le pen also called for a dissolution of the french parliament. if you talk to some officials and some people from macron's party, they actually think marine le pen failed to unrest.ze on the social in fact, the seats are pretty similar. the national rally will get about 22 seats in eu parliament. from 13%urprise comes of the vote. the republicans with just a percent of the vote. 8% of the vote. emmanuel macron will have to address issues such as immigration, not only liberal economic reforms, and also climate change in order to restore. league doubledhe its take from the last national elections. the five-star party falls behind the democratic party. the this change -- coalition likelihoods we will see in italy? >> good morning. you see it is pouring rain here. not enough to rain matteo salvini's parade. the league is clearly the top party in italy, the dominant force. the leader has acted like -- in politics the last several months, but now we have numbers to back him up. we are like

emmanuel macron is set to meet wiwith mark zuckererberg. fire fromomer regularsrs and lawmamars.hey look at some of the issues over the summit. >> they prepare to meet once more in paris. what has changed since their rendezvous a year ago. they will meet to discuss tackling hate speech online while balancing concerns of protections of freedom of speech. the findings will be presented friday. they have admitted the need for greater oversight. on the agenda, issues less welcome for facebook. the company is facing pushback's in europe. modeled after a german law that imposes a fine of 4% if illegal content is not removed. legislation is also likely up foror debate. >> a conontroversial reform m fm emmanunuel macronn hasas hit a setback. the constitutional council has given green light to a referendum over the privatization of the airport system.. the government thought to privatize the company in an initiative slammed by unions. privatization opponents need signatures from the electorate to move forward. the finance minister said they will delay plans as the voting process plays out

emmanuel macron and jacinda e hosting leaders -- and othering online platforms. is at 24's tech editor the palace where the initiative is being launched today. >> she will have lunch with emmanuel macron and the foreign minister. she will discuss the christchurch call to tackle extremism. two months ago, an australian radical extremist executed 51 people on facebook live. live-streamedas and shared on social platforms. it took 17 minutes for facebook to get rid of the account of the terrorist. other heads of state are joining this call to show how much they are dedicated to this cause. justin trudeau, theresa may, king abdullah of jordan and from senegal. zuckerberg was in paris a here.go and will not be he has said he was committed to this call. therere is one nation missing around this table and ththat is the united states. they have refused to sign the call and the reasons are vague. genie: how will it work if it is nonbinding? >> it was disappointing to hear it is supposedly nonbinding. we hear it is going to call for governments to strengthen the .egislation

emmanuel macron has said he's worried that a reluctant uk still in the eu could cause internal trouble clear that she said the uk would play a constructive role until the 31st... she's going. well, she's going, exactly. we'll have to wait and see what this means for the next prime minister. eu leaders, including theresa may, meet here tomorrow to discuss the "what next" after the european elections. our prime minister may feel a bit out of place. for the rest, the horse trading as to which political groups now get the eu's topjobs, like president of the european commission, is only just starting. nigel farage says his brexit party is on course forfurther stunning results in british politics following its victory in elections to the european parliament. the party was launched only a matter of weeks ago but in this election has emerged as the largest in the uk, winning 29 seats and 32% of the vote. mr farage says he now wants to be part of brexit negotiations with the eu. and what we're saying is, we got a mandate, we should part now of the government negotiations in brussels. in brussel

differences were immediately clear between angela merkel and emmanuel macron.major risk for the front runner, the 's officialt candidate who has failed to gain traction. emmanuel macron made his priorities clear. >> my priority is to have the most qualified people. those who share this european project are the most qualified. >> i am not like those who would only want someone who would not overshadow the head of state or governments. strong leaders with strong experience and legitimacy. let's get back to wei li. where the line is being drawn is all these implications leading to a more hawkish ecb chief. i am looking at a 10 year bond yield that -17 basis points. earlier, you were talking about how there have been powerful flows into u.s. government bonds . has that been matched by flows into bbunds as well? has not. a lot of it has been going into the u.s. rather than europe, also because of the relative yield you see not matched in europe. what we have seen in europe, there is -- it is quite interesting, investors are dipping their toes back into the equity sp

it is likely emmanuel macron will reassure the libyan prime minister regarding his support to a politicalolution, after italy and france, he is expected to go to germany and maybe the u.k. to seek as much european support as he can get and to seek a united europopean positin on the ongoing crisis around tripoli. this might be the reason why emmanuel macron won't make any public statement after this meeting, probably because he wants to talk to european counterparts and try to find this united position. one crucial question remains. strongmanibya's react to this potential european support? will he e be ready to make concessions? or retreat from his positions around tripoli? from the time being, it is the opposite we have been hearing and seeing on the ground in libya. just before the trip to europe, halifa called his troops to wipe out the enemies in tripoli. he has support from countries like the united arab emirates and egypt. again, for the moment, we have no idea whether european support him tohim -- could force change his position. >> thank you indeed. turning to other news. win again

alison: on the move to build a european alliance, french president emmanuel macron met with socialist prime minister pedro sanchez. ahead of the lunch in brussels where they will be joined by antonio coast and conservative dutch prime minister marks rutha. with socialist and some center-right parties and even the green. gathered around macron's own centrist group. g groups need us to form a majority, which means that we wilill have a colosossal power in the e.u. parliament, and at the h heart of our group, the leading delegation is ours. pararty,hrough his macron h hopes to weigh heavilyn the choicece of the e.u. president. a real contest this time around with power no longer split along five artisan lines. -- along bipartisan lines. to the french president have already come out conservative,an the candidate favored by angela merkel. capable of action as a european union. the we make the decision, the better it will obviously be for the future, even if the new commission takes office at a later date. alison: differing views on the e.u. commission's next president could be a source of

far—right national rally led by marine le pen came just ahead of the en marche party of president emmanuel macron the uk, the brexit party wins most seats but pro—remain parties also make big gains. and in greece, the government fares so badly the prime minister calls a snap general election. welcome to bbc news. over the next hour, we will bring you right up to date with all that's happened in the european elections. a huge democratic exercise across 28 nations that has seen some fascinating trends and it tells us as much about attitudes towards the union as it does about what's going on in each of those countries. this is the projection, the large slice of loo is the european people's party. still the largest party but a much smaller slice. on the left, the s&d, the socialist and democratic party, the centre—left grouping, a large party but with reduced seats and the key thing to notice is that they might be the two large parties, but they have lost their overall majority if the projections are correct. that will mean interesting power play going in the coming months. looking at turnout, this w

e >> it willteresting to see how long they will be in the european parliament. >> emmanuel macron hashe is worried that an reluctant ll in the eu could cause internal trouble. are you concerned about that? >> prime minister may was really clear when she said that the u.k. would play a constructive role -- >> she is going. >> well, she is going, exactly. hiwe will have to see what means for the next prime minister. katya: eu leaders including theresa may meetomorrow to discuss what is next after the european election. our prime minister may may feel a bit out of price. for the rest, horsetrading as to who gets the eu's top jobs, and it is only just starting. eltya adler, bbc news, bru laura: as you heard there, the far right had much to celebrate in this year's elections. but the good fortunes did not last long in austria, where chancellor sebastian kurz was ousted after he lost a confidence vote in parliament after a corruption scandal. that's all heinz-christian strache standout and his entire far right freedom party withdrew from the rulinwecoalition last . the crisis erupted after

but french president emmanuel macron does not like this lead candidate system, and wants change.erhaps even this woman, eu commissioner margrethe vestager. >> t the german government is committed to the principle o of the lead candidate. however, the parties represented in the coalition have different views as to which candididate is best suited. >> if everyone just stays with their preferred names, we will be stuck because none of the groups have a majority all alone. and even if two of them work together, we still don't have a majority. we need three or four groups to do this. reporter: some believe merkel is behind the curve on this because she herself will soon be leaving her own job. >> there is a kind of missed opportunity between france and germany. the germans were at one point more european than the french. there's too much of an economic discrepancy between france and germany. germany is the first economic power in europe, so europe is less vital for germany than it is for france, and that is quite sad. reporter: it is now down to another eu chiefef, donald tusk, to try

democratic, friendly, more representative of the real opinion of the country. >> reporter: it was emmanuel macron'sirst test since his stunning victory, and redrawing of the political landscape. the result has confirmed the left and right, traditional parties are a thing of the past, the two forces now are emanuel macron and marine le pen, and big gains for the greens as well as we saw across other european countries, 13% which is a historic high in france. >> melissa bell in paris. >> now let's go to atika shuba. they were try up fanlt in germany -- triumphant in germany. they did exceptionally well. what's behind the surge in popularity? >> reporter: they did really well. they have almost as many as the cu, the christian democrats. they did much worse than previous elections, and the greens surged ahead to win 20% of the vote. the number one issue in germany was climate change. the failure to tackle the climate crisis is what drove a lot of voters to the polls, particularly first time voters. you could call it the greta effect, the swedish teen activist has been mobilizing tens of thousands of cl

in france, this vote can be seen as a referendum on president emmanuel macron.lection. he comfortably beat marine le pen — winning 66 percent of the vote. but a couple of years later and his approval rating is at 30 percent. mr macron is a true believer of the european project. look at this quote. he's said several times, "never since the second world war has europe been so essential." this week he said "on currency, on digital, on climate action — we need more europe." he also said the eu is in existential danger. in line with a more trans—national europe, mr macron has also called for a european army. i sat down with sandro gozi, an italian mp who's actually an mep candidate for mr macron's en marche party, en march interview, sandro gozi it is absolutely that we have an air force we must learn to work together and on national issues like climate change. it is effective. this is what we want. who is asking for this? is there anyone here saying that i want this level of european integration? has he just that i want this level of european integration? has hejust

we reconvene in the early hours of monday as a result of the european election, so may yes, if emmanuel macron further away because macron is saying no more extension and medical is sane, more extension and medical is sane, more extensions, they might change their mind. even if they don't, at least there will be an ordinary brexit and it is not so chaotic and expensive. if they are weakened, that could change the dynamic among the member states. on the subject of exploding the will is a so chaotic and expensive. if they are weakened, that could change the dynamic among the member states. 0n the subject of exploding the wells abroad person is the will is a broadcasting, whilst talking to the radio for six o'clock news, where you imagine the person reading it out is in a bow tie and dinner jacket! reading it out is in a bow tie and dinnerjacket! they are, or a cocktail dress. i was talking about the runners... and a cigar, without the runners... and a cigar, without the nicotine. sorry. iwas the runners... and a cigar, without the nicotine. sorry. i was wondering what you are going to say! stop

they do not agree over euro zone reform other which is that emmanuel macron is talking about.ct very much out of this summit. so they don't want to make theresa may feel awkward but they do wa nt to theresa may feel awkward but they do want to focus on the commission presidency, but it's hard to believe they are not sitting in brussels having at least some conversations about what's happening back in britain and the leadership contest. what are you hearing from them about their views on the runners and riders in the conservative party? they want to know that person they are talking to is serious about doing a deal and is not going to see —— say one thing in brussels and something else back home. they are not convinced by these candidates at the moment, they are worried about somebody like borisjohnson, the moment, they are worried about somebody like boris johnson, they think he is a populist in the sense that he may say something one day, changes mind the next and might be tempted to play to the gallery. this is the big concern with brussels, they want to do a deal and move o

the french president, emmanuel macron.ng news today: the united nations children's agency, unicef, says education in afghanistan is underfire. the report suggests the number of attacks on afghan schools almost tripled last year compared with the previous year. more than 1,000 schools are closed because of the threat of violence from groups such as the taliban and islamic state. a court injapan has refused to pay extra damages to two women who were forcibly sterilised a0 years ago, under a law that was abolished in 1996. the eugenics law was designed to prevent the birth of what the government considered inferior children. lawyers for the two women in the sendai case say the compensation is insufficient. nepalese authorities say they have retrieved ten tons of rubbish from mount everest as this year's climbing season comes to an end. global warming means that glaciers are melting and revealing waste, including plastic bottles, empty cans and discarded climbing gear. as a grim reminder of the dangers facing mountaineers, fou

emmanuel macron has said he's worried a reluctant uk still in the eu could cause internal trouble, arek would play a constructive role until the 31st... she's going. well, she's going, exactly. we will have to wait and see what this means for the next prime minister. eu leaders, including theresa may, meet here tomorrow to discuss the what next after the european elections. our prime minister may feel a bit out of place. for the rest, the horse trading as to which political groups now get the eu's top jobs, like president of the european commission, is only just starting. and you can find more information on the european elections on our website. let's take a look at some of today's other news: a woman has appeared in court in sheffield, charged with murdering two of her children. sarah barrass, who is 34, is accused of killing 14 year—old blake barrass and 13—year—old tristan barrass. she appeared before magistrates alongside 37—year—old brandon machin, who also faces two counts of murder. they were remanded in custody and are due to appear at sheffield crown court tomorrow. newcastle

emmanuel macron has said he is worried that a reluctant uk still in the eu could cause internal troublenister may was very clear that she said the uk would play a constructive role until the 31st... she's going. well, she's going, exactly. we'll have to wait and see what this means for the next prime minister. eu leaders, including theresa may, meet here tomorrow to discuss the "what next" after the european elections. our prime minister may feel a bit out of place. for the rest, the horse trading as to which political groups now get the eu's topjobs, like president of the european commission, is only just starting. israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu says there's —— it's been four weeks since the easter sunday attacks in sri lanka in which more than 250 people were killed. the attacks were followed by a wave of anti—muslim violence that swept parts of north west sri lanka. it has now subsided — but many in the country are worried that communal tensions that have erupted after the attacks could once again lead to deep divisions in the country's complex ethno—religious structure.

but emmanuel macron has his own preferences for the next eu leaders. is that the people in the most sensitive positions to share our project should be the most charismatic, creative and competent. that's all, i don't have any other criteria. a time when the people of europe are increasingly politically divided, the leaders are keen to find unity, as parties on the far—right and far—left also gain ground. the president of the european council, donald tusk, says, despite division, brexit had brought people together. i have no doubt that one of the reasons why people of the continent voted for pro—european majority is also brexit. as europeans see what that means in practice, they also draw conclusions. brexit has been a vaccine against anti—eu propaganda and fake news. the eu has committed to balancing gender, geography and political affiliation when it fills its top jobs. but, before that, the 28 leaders will need to find balance amongst themselves if they want to secure the future of europe as they've known it. gareth barlow, bbc news. the release of t

france and italy in france, emmanuel macron, this is almost a referendum on his pro—eu vision. of marion le pen's national front. in italy, matteo salvini, he's leading the polls hoping to lead an anti—eu alliance of far—right parties from across europe. but the anti—eu forces have always struggled to unite. in hungary, viktor orban, the prime minister, and in poland, the ruling law and justice party, both hardline on migration and refugees, might not wa nt to migration and refugees, might not want tojoin migration and refugees, might not want to join salvini's new gang. and these eurosceptics might have a third of seats in parliament but might still be split and weakened. the big old pro eu centre parties are shrinking. angela merkel‘s conservatives and their centre—right allies across europe. keep the ce ntre—left allies across europe. keep the centre—left socialists real pressure in france. but together they might still dominate, though it's likely to be the other parties in the middle, macron, the liberals, the greens could be the kingmakers stopping the balance in europe i

emmanuel macron equally clear he does -- he is lobbying hard for michelle barnier.t that balance of power correct, we will not move on to the european central bank and that is a concern because mario draghi has to leave by the end of november. tom: are they looking at the bond markets are all? are there any discussions with politicians about what we are witnessing in the bond markets? maria: they do not. this is very much a political situation. they would happen name already and move on to the european central bank. this is very much a political situation. until you get the political hurdles cleared, they do not want to go there. when you see two factions that compete as germany, angela merkel, and emmanuel macron and what he think should be a much more commission president. francine: thanks so much. joining us now is commerzbank global equities economist. a million questions on the back of the ecb and these negative yields. what do you think will determine how the market functions? is it who the next ecb president is or negative yields? >> i think it is negative yi

emmanuel macron has said he is worried that a reluctant uk still in the eu could cause internal trouble she said the uk would play a constructive role until the 31st... she's going. well, she's going, exactly. we'll have to wait and see what this means for the next prime minister. eu leaders, including theresa may, meet here tomorrow to discuss the "what next" after the european elections. 0ur prime minister may feel a bit out of place. for the rest, the horse trading as to which political groups now get the eu's topjobs, like president of the european commission, is only just starting. you are watching newsday on the bbc. still to come on the programme: we will hear how conservationists in australia brought these rare turtles back from the brink of extinction. also on the programme: what may be the clearest footage of queen victoria still in existence discovered in new york. in the biggest international sporting spectacle ever seen, up to 30 million people have taken part in sponsored athletic events to aid famine relief in africa. the first of what the makers of star wars hope will be

emmanuel macron has his own preferences for the next eu leaders.n the most sensitive positions to share our project should be the most charismatic, creative and competent, that's all. i don't have any other criteria —— translation: the key for me. a time when europe is increasingly divided, the leader is keen to find unity. as parties on the far right and far left also gain ground. the presidents of the european council, donald tusk says despite division, brexit had brought people together. i have no doubt that one of the reasons why people of the continent voted for pro— european majority is also brexit. as european see what that means in the practice, they also draw conclusions. brexit has been a vaccine against anti—eu propaganda and fake news. the eu has committed balancing gender, geography and political affiliation when it feels its top jobs. geography and political affiliation when it feels its topjobs. the geography and political affiliation when it feels its top jobs. the 28 leaders will need to find balance amongst themselves if they want

but emmanuel macron has his own preferences for the next eu leaders.nslation: the key for me is that people in the most sensitive positions to share our project should be the most charismatic, creative and competent, that's all. i don't have any other criteria. a time when europe is increasingly divided, the leaders are keen to find unity as parties on the far right and far left also gain ground. the president of the european council, donald tusk, says despite division, brexit had brought people together. i have no doubt that one of the reasons why people on the continent voted for pro— european majority is also brexit. as europeans see what that means in the practice, they also draw conclusions. brexit has been a vaccine against anti—eu propaganda and fake news. the eu has committed to balancing gender, geography and political affiliation when it fills its top jobs. but before that, the 28 leaders will need to find balance amongst themselves if they want to secure the future of europe as they've known it. gareth barlow, bbc news. this is the fourth—wo

today three of those captured meeting with french president emmanuel macron expressing gratitude for the sacrifice to save them. one of them saying, "all our thoughts are for the families of the soldiers that lost their lives to free us from this hell." but french officials indirectly chastising the tourists, urging french travelers not to be so reckless. the area under a french travel advisory warning of a resurgence and islamic extremism. still no group claiming responsibility. on the heels of the incident, the u.s. state department now issuing its own urgent advisory for the park warning tourists "extremist groups have carried out attacks," adding that "attacks may occur with little or no warning." >> and erielle joins us live on set, and erielle, sources are telling us those french commandos were told they had to go in because of intelligence they were getting and still so little known about the american. >> reporter: that's right. security sources tracked those kidnappers to the border with mali, and they were worried they could transfer these hostages to jihadists there, making

>> this is like a midterm election for emmanuel macron. ahead on sunday, this will give him the green light for the next economic including's planning, pension reform and a jobless benefits reform. the problem is if you look at what is on the top of mind of the mind of french voters, it's not the economy anymore like it was in 2014 during the last eu election. on the top of the minds of the french voters is immigration. that is clearly serving the candidate of -- is trying to put all of his energy in these next few days. today he's giving an interview to all regional newspapers saying i am a european patriot and warning of the danger of the influences of u.s.-china-rush on europe -- russia on europe. matt: thanks very much. mike bell from j.p. morgan asset management is still with us. how do you -- how important do you think these european elections are? clearly they are important for the future of europe, but how important are they for markets in the near-term? mike: not very, to be honest with you. you see amongnity the various popular p

emmanuel macron once more of a rule of the elite, and that brussels will pick who the leader is. morning. that was the idea in principle. of ther, the winner election that took place on sunday should become the next .ommission president that is what angela merkel said yesterday. we cannot just give up on the concept now. emmanuel macron made it clear he never agreed to this system, and someone with more experience should get the job. he thinks the christian democrat who won the election is not up to the job, and he is pushing for michel barnier to get the commission. this is a whole package, nothing can be agreed to until it is agreed. without a commission, we cannot move forward to the european central bank. what is clear, macron and angela merkel are not seeing eye i. -- not saying eye to eye. be more to could talk about brexit anyway. let's talk about what is going on in italy, concerns voiced about the italian debt load again. that was very much a story that played out yesterday. it has to do with the repercussions from sunday's election. the election was win by a big result.

emmanuel macron has said he's worried that a reluctant uk still in the uk could cause internal trouble would play a constructive role until the 31st of... she's going. well, she's going, exactly. we'll have to wait and see what this means for the next prime minister. eu leaders, including theresa may, meet here tomorrow to discuss the ‘what next?', after the european elections. 0ur prime minister may feel a bit out of place. for the rest, the horse trading as to which political groups now get the eu's topjobs — like president of the european commission — is only just starting. katya adler, bbc news, brussels. and you can find more information on the european elections on our website. plenty of analysis. bbc.co.uk/news. let's take a look at some of today's other news. a woman has appeared in court in sheffield, charged with murdering two of her children. sarah barrass, who is 34, is accused of killing 14—year—old blake and 13—year—old tristan. she appeared before magistrates alongside 37—year—old brandon machin, who also faces two counts of murder. they were remanded in custody and are

emmanuel macron has said he's worried a reluctant uk still in the eu could cause internal trouble, arek would play a constructive role until the 31st... she's going. well, she's going, exactly. we will have to wait and see what this means for the next prime minister. eu leaders, including theresa may, meet here tomorrow to discuss the what next after the european elections. our prime minister may feel a bit out of place. for the rest, the horse trading as to which political groups now get the eu's top jobs, like president of the european commission, is onlyjust starting. let's go live to brussels, and katya is there. you mention at the summit taking place tomorrow with theresa may attending. what kind of hearing will she get in the wake of these election results? i think on a number of accounts, huw, it is going to be an awkward meeting for the prime minister coming here to brussels to meet the eu leaders. awkward on two fronts. all the eu leaders know that she will soon be leaving herjob, leaders know that she will soon be leaving her job, and leaders know that she will soon be leavin

just give in mind that emmanuel macron has said at the very least that the u.k.should be a list of potential presidents. then once we get the name, it is up to the european. it will be a balance of power tween the french and the germans. is whoever gets the european commission will have to be counterbalanced by a perhapst nationality, the most hawkish voice by the european central bank. great work. thank you so much to both of you. joining us is head of equity strategy out of copenhagen. political commentator, welcome to the show. thank you for joining. sigh of reliefa that the populist backlash has been successfully stymied? willthink a lot of people be doing just that across european capitals this morning. there is a big narrative that the populist revolt will show that people want a democracy closer to home. it is worse than four years ago. they have 25% of the parliament. four years ago, they had 33%. they have done worse. in the unitedty kingdom has done very well. angela merkel has the biggest party in the european parliament. the overall trend, the fear th

what kind of europeans who want to come to the with the further integration being promoted by emmanuel macron28 nation states to co—operate together on certain issues. such as matina selby is making the case. —— matteo sal vini. the turnout will give us a clue into which europeans connect with and engage with the eu and its institutions and its processes . and its institutions and its processes. all three in their different ways matter in an awful lot. to understand these european parliamentary elections, you cannot stay in one place because the campaign is totally different from country to country. on saturday, i was in milan at a rally in support of the populist leader, matteo salvini. yesterday i was in warsaw, in poland — tomorrow we'll be in paris before ending up in brussels for a special election results programme on saturday. all the way to sunday night once the voting is finished, and election special and take you through what we have learned. but today, we're at the mall of berlin. germany is one of the founding member states of the eu and shares its border with nine other countries

emmanuel macron is in paris. he is really k.g.sus how washington is reacting to foreign adversaries. is very clear that the president went on the offensive with the two-pronged assault on china. it is worth remembering that when we speak to a lot of experts in europe they say it is much more difficult for europe because in the u.s. you don't actually need huawei to build the 5g technology. in europe it would be a significant delay to 5g if you were to cut off china and huawei. the base of the conversation is different which is why you have much more of a -- >> for our global audience i would -- limitation of apple products in china. up at techcron fired in paris and a quick guest from paris in a moment. first word news in london he is sebastian salek. sebastian: the european union of fined five banks a total 1.2 billion dollars for taking part in foreign-exchange cartels. the banks include barclays. says it will engage with the u.s. on concerns of product security. the president had a resected of order that would restrict the chin

there's no doubt this is a setback for emmanuel macron.backow much of is it for his economic reforms? guest: well, we're very close to call it a real set is -- setback is exaggerating. we're definitely second, but by a very small margin. of course, we're going to analyze what happened and draw conclusions about that. but the real important move in this election is the green party. the young people have really sent us a message about ecology -- so this is going to be the major force that we are going to have to analyze and think about. this issue is going to be a major issue in france after this election. manus: good morning to you. the prime minister edvard philippe says i greet this with humility. what policy change, if any, will macron be forced to make to perhaps make up for the ground that he's lost? we're all, you know, growing party, a new party, so we're going to have to learn from every election. now we're going to sit down and analyze where we lost, where we disappointed, some of the people that voted for us in the election. but w

that includes emmanuel macron's in en marche mps.p to decide the direction of the eu they will come in conflict with the eu leaders who will see that as a power grab. the other thing that will unfold here over the next few days is there kickstarting a process of selecting and appointing those top jobs a new president of the eu commission and a new policy chief because those are meant to reflect the results of the parliamentary elections. is the parliament going to call the shop or will it be the presidents and leaders of the member states that do that? that was adam fleming rounding off our coverage of the european parliament elections. let's get some of the day's other news now and president trump has once again held out the possibility of direct negotiations with iran. he made the comments during his state trip to japan. he's been meeting with prime minister shinzo abe. they're expected to focus mostly on trade and north korea — but mr trump was asked by reporters about his attitude to tehran. ido i do believe that iran would like

the won in italy and france, a step back for emmanuel macron.ut the big picture if they were actually contained overall. the pro-european majority in the parliament is still very much holding the light, and that explains the market reaction .oday matt: who is poised to take the most important job in terms of the people that you talk to every day in brussels, the people who are running this union? maria: the election is now an old story to read and a lot of composition today is who will become the next commission president to replace jean-claude juncker. if you look at the election results, european leaders look like they will stick to those results. weber, the christian democrats who is linked on the marco needs a majority to become the next commission president, but a lot of people i speak to say that it is not clear that he will become the next president. the christian democrats did not have a good night yesterday. it was not a good night for the cdu in germany. so you could get a compromise candidate. his opponent made clear yesterday that sh

dprench president emmanuel macron has held talks with the e.u. council president donald tuchk in paris ahead of the european elections in a tweet tusk said they looked ahead to the u.n. council summit and will make appointments to key positions like e.u. commission president now, sylvia has all the latest from brussels. good morning, sylvia it's closure from the meeting that we saw yesterday between president macron and donald tusk, the president of the european council this discussion, though, are being kept very secretive. one official explained to be here yesterday, but next week when the 28 leaders gather here in brussels to have the first discussion on who gets these top jobs, we'll have no advisors in the room the discussion will really be up to 28 heads of state to indeed decide who gets these four top jobs at the e.u. level the big elephant in a the room next week is going to be brexit, though the prime minister theresa may will have a say in these discussions. naturally, because the e.u. is still a full member -- the u.k. is still a full

, and she did, but emmanuel macron, and she did, but emmanuel macron, with his fervent europeanvery different, geographically. emmanuel macron clearly based in the big cities and marine le pen in the small towns around the country. it isa small towns around the country. it is a new reality. what france has, at least the political situation reflects that now. thank you very much. now it's time for a look at the weather. things are pretty mixed this bank holiday monday. no great surprises there. for some there have been sunny skies, but for others this guy has been looking quite threatening. you can see the show is quite widely spread across the chart. some particularly heavy once drifting out of northern ireland. some of the showers continue through the night as well. some outbreaks of rain across the eastern side of scotland. winds easing across scotland so it will turn a little bit chilly. not as cold further south where it stays fairly breezy. tomorrow they will still be sent showers around. the odd thundery one across the south—east of england. further west, not as many showe

i think we are growing. >> you attended the tech summit with the french president, emmanuel macron, lastparis. what is your take on macron's approach on tech and making tech better? >> i really admire him, because he brings people together. he has big convictions for technology and also topics like diversity and diversity in technology, which i work on a lot as well. i really admire him. i want to give a critical note that i think working together also counts for political leaders. they need to make sure that they work together to have unified rules and regulations for the tech industry as well, because that makes it easier for companies to operate incontinence like europe. >> a 3% tax on income giants -- how much of that is going to impact? are you concerned about all the countries, u.k. imposing a 2% tax on giants? >> booking follows a traditional effect model that has been out there for retailers in europe for a long time. we are not against -- we are actively helping to make sure they put a different situation for the future in individual countries taking action. double taxation will

france,f that, you have the prime minister of libya is due to visit emmanuel macron. there is supupport for h him, be does not have the international support he wants or needs to move forward to try to win back the lost territory, who is pushing forward towards tripoli and has made it clear he continues to push forward during the muslim fasting month of ramadan paired -- of ramadan. genie: they were enemies o of qaddafi, but it was not enouough to put them on the same side. >> they have met on several occasions and have pledged to move or work towards elections for the country and to work towards a cease-fire. they pledged to hold elections by 2017. another series of talks in june is likely the talks will continue to go ahead. is theic bottom line general accuses the government of he has vowed to rid libya islamic state. it can explain in part if france is supporting him, that is why france is doing so because france does not want another round of terrorist attacks. genie: the mayoral race was one fiveposition candidate weeks ago. here is more from the mayoral elect.

mark zuckerberg met with president emmanuel macron on friday. ago and tried to come up with some kind of regulation. for seven months, french regulators were allowed into the face of offices in paris, dublin, and barcelona to observe facebook's extremist, sexist, and homophobic content online. french experts or not convinced and say that new legislation needs to be put in place. something similar they say to the banking system, one measure could force social media to delete unlawful content within 24 hours or face heavy fines. the french president wants to take the lead in what he calls the tech for good initiative, something he says could empower other countries in europe and the rest of the world. this comes at a very critical time just two weeks before the european elections, which have been the target of a series of fake news. it is, of course, another critical time for facebook, as well, just one day after the facebook co-founder called for the break-up of facebook and said mark zuckerberg's drive for growth sacrificed security for clicks.

. >> it is the first time emmanuel macron pays tribute to fallen soldiers. it was special because you can see families, there was a long chat between the president, his families leaving twocourtyard behind the coffins. they were brought into the courtyard. in the courtyard, we could not film the faces of the other special forces soldierers they n atattendance from all kinds of military units. the e french president gave a 20 minute speech in which he placed them within a long line of heroes. and doingey had died so had saved lives of hostages. french president growing lyrical, d describing the operation, said because this was , ththey could not hihide. they had to go and attack the encampment where the hostages were held and they could not protect themselves. a result,t, two soldiers werere .illed by the kidnappers the french said this was what they were taught to do by the special forces, the equivalent of the u.s. navy seals. pompeo is meaning sochi.r putin today in it comes after trump voiced optimism about improving relations with moscow. pompeo and the