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emmanuel macron's warning we will have to live with covid-19 in the long term.e spoke following the eu summit on the coronavirus pandemic. an attempted coup d'etat in armenia. the prime minister faces growing anger over the troops from azerbaijan, described as a betrayal. violence in myanmar as demonstrators purporting to be -- demonstrators oppose the military junta and support aung san suu kyi. thank you very much for being with us. european leaders met this thursday to try to find ways to speed up the production and rollout of covid-19 vaccines. they acknowledge it is a race against the emergence of new variants, that some fear could bring a third wave of the pandemic to the continent. 15.5 million doses of vaccines have so far been delivered. 29 point 7 million administered with about 5.7 million citizens having had their first dose. >> [speaking french] mark: it's the same dilemma that comes over and over again, how to keep angst moving but stop things spreading. the english variant has been called the british variant. i think british is inaccurate. this va

joe biden also wanted to signal it was about style, even echoes of a slogan adopted by emmanuel macron when his presidency kicked off, france is back. here, america is back. let's take a listen. >> america is back. america is back. diplomacy is back. you are the center of all that i intend to do. you are the heart. we are going to rebuild our alliances. we are going to reengage the world and take on the enormous challenge we face dealing with the pandemic, dealing with global warming, and again, standing up for democracy and human rights around the world. >> our washington correspondent spoke to was earlier about some of the policy shifts we are going to see with joe biden. let's take a listen to her. >> donald trump was saying he was going to end these endless wars and bring back troops, and he started withdrawing u.s. troops from all across the world. joe biden is pausing especially the withdrawal of troops from germany. that was prett controversial when donald trump announced it, so he is pausing that withdrawal and ordering a review of all the other troop positions. he also announc

one contender was emmanuel macron, who attacked the u.k. for declining to share vaccines. part, mr. macron's model was to enter territory normally left for the scientists. the french president told us everything points to thinking it is quasi-ineffective on people older than 65. cue much scratching of heads. >> i'm not sure where he got that from. anchor: as emmanuel macron was busy criticizing the u.k., senior commission figure martin so meyer also commented, tweeting proudly, the has seen 12 million people vaccinated in three weeks, and then he told us , in africa, only 20,000 people have been vaccinated so far. when that sentiment was questioned, he tweeted back, some humility and more solidarity would be appropriate. humility has been in short supply. they wanted to emphasize the good the e.u. has done. >> europe invested billions to help develop the covid vaccines. to create a truly global common go and now the companies must deliver. anchor: why didn't the you tie those investments to guarantees of vaccines? the you also thinks astrazeneca guaranteed to deliver milli

emmanuel macron got involved saying what politics does great britain wish to choose? the best ally of the u.s., the eu, and this -- new singapore. it has to share. it briefly threatened the northern ireland part of the brexit deal. now, look at this. the times reports there is a center in berlin that uses the astrazeneca vaccine where each day fewer than 200 people are showing up for the 3000 daily appointments. across germany, only 14% of the doses have been used. the guardian tells us that 500 staff at a hospital signed a letter in protest when they found out they were getting the astrazeneca jab. one nurse said if it turns out we will be vaccinated with that vaccine, we will go on strike. the vaccine the eu got mad about not receiving is not being used as much as it could be. this may be in connection with the fact that last month while some were criticizing the supply, they were also criticizing the vaccine. emmanuel macron said everything points toward thinking it is because i ineffective on people older than 65 except everything doesn't point to that. it expects

vaccine access support nations has been raised by french president emmanuel macron.e has urged the united nations to hand over 5% of their current supplies to developing countries in africa. macron's comments came after the u.s. secretary-general denounced the uneven distribution of covid-19 shots. pres. macron: we must respond to what is a moral duty and the situation of glaring inequality, and to do so out of solidarity, but also if i may say so out of interest. if we do not eradicate this virus from the entire globe through an appropriate vaccination strategy and let it thrive on the african continent and elsewhere in the poorest countries and continue to circulate to make variants and variants probably resistant to the vaccines being deployed. hashem: let's have a look at other african nations that have started to roll out vaccines. zimbabwe is using the sinopharm jab that china has distributed to several african countries. senegal has received its first 200,000 doses jab from the same country, but there are concerns about the efficacy after a study found it prod

ever since the beheading of a school teacher last october, french president president emmanuel macron pillar of that project has passed its first hurdle. the lower house of parliament has approved a new bill to combat extremism stop new measures would include tougher over sighted masks. tougher controls on homeschooling and band posting private details online to danger others. —— and danger. it has been met with criticism from both sides of the political spectrum. conservatives argue it does not go far enough. the terror attack still fresh in the french psyche. translation: when you see the cowardice in the state, preventing the wearing of the valve for young girls, not tackling question of immigration, when you see the did not prohibit the financing of foreign cults, it is already a collaborator. fin of foreign cults, it is already a collaborator.— a collaborator. on the left, critics argue _ a collaborator. on the left, critics argue the _ a collaborator. on the left, critics argue the bill - a collaborator. on the left, critics argue the bill vilify l critics argue the bill vilify i

the french president, emmanuel macron, says europe and the united states should send up to 5% of theirur paris correspondent lucy williamson joins us now. what's prompted this idea? a couple of reasons behind this idea. 0ne a couple of reasons behind this idea. one is timing, the eu has a programme to fund vaccines for developing country and it has ordered 2 billion doses but it will take until the end of this year for those doses to arrive so this is a way to get doses into those developing countries more quickly. tonight we heard that if france was my own orders arrive as planned it should be able to meet its contribution without slowing down its own vaccination programme, and the other reason that is driving this idea is what france is calling vaccine diplomacy, by countries like russia and china which are rushing to plug the gap in those developing countries, and emmanuel macron has been keen that the west stand up for its global influence and stand together but there has been more than one tussle over the strategy and the moral high ground when it comes to vaccination programmes s

french president emmanuel macron had a virtual summit with five countries in africa where the threatrror is growing. they are struggling to contain a violent insurgency by islam insurgent groups. they bolster troop numbers to more than 5000, and the french president hopes that additional forc from other european alliesill allow his country to reduce its contingent in the future. however, he ruled out an immediate reduction in the number of french troops stationed there. that said, germany remained skeptical about troops in the region. here is the german foreign minister. >> we must strengthen government institutions so that they are able to assure the security of the people, which means strengthening the police and, above all, the judicial system. it is also clear that only when governments are functioning again in a tangible way can the citizens have the prospect of development and a better life and be able in the long term to eradicate terrorism. brent: for more now, i am joined by a research fellow at the german council on foreign relations with a focus on conflict prevention and

pam emmanuel macron at the atlantic council discussing transatlantic trade, the nato alliance, climate change and working with the biden administration. the >> it afternoon everyone i am john rogers and i served as the chairman of the atlanta council and notwithstanding the pandemic requirements we do this virtually and to kick off the official launch of the atlantic council with a generous participation of our guest his excellency president of the french republicia my crown

the leaders of germany and france friday afternoon, the first meeting between angela merkel and emmanuel macronince joe biden took office. the leaders have been pushing differing solutions toward worsening relations with russia. both condemned russia's actions. here is angela merkel -- >> during our meeting, we were also informed about the expulsion of german, swedish and polish diplomats from moscow in connection with demonstrations related to mr. navalny. we consider these expulsions unjustified and believe this to be another expression of what we are seeing in russia. it is far from the rounds of the rule of law. phil: bruno is a senior fellow specializing in defense. welcome to dw. east germany -- is germany's response likely to go further, telling the russian ambassador off? bruno: the eves today were t a incidence, it is russia showing its muscle, telling the e.u., look what we can do. we can expel members, even though the top foreign affairs chief is in town trying to appease relations. this was pouring oil on the fire and a significant provocation from russia to europe. there are two op

emmanuel macron's warning we will have to live with covid-19 in the long term.wing the eu summit on the coronavirus pandemic. an attempted coup d'etat in armenia. the prime minister faces growing anger over the troops from azerbaijan, described as a betrayal. violence in myanmar as demonstrators purporting to

emmanuel macron has rolled back comments that the astrazeneca vaccine was partially ineffective, saying he would take the jab himself. the leaders have agreed for vaccine certificates that could allow for vaccinated people to travel without restrictions. >> in germany, we decided to develop a national vaccine certificate. such a certificate is defined by the european commission. the german health ministry got a procedure and they need about three months to create the required conditions. reporter: brussels on thursday was the venue for two separate meetings, both of which have a role to play in the way the pandemic will be managed going forward. eu heads of government are discussing the next step. three specific areas top the discussion. the first has to speed up the production of the vaccine to get more vaccines into the arm of europeans across the continent. they spoke about the need to facilitate production, but it -- but they did not go into much detail. the second discussion was about vaccine certificates, how people who had the vaccine may be able to go beyond social distancing ru

. >> french president emmanuel macron talk about ways that will leaders can address the economy. he spoke at the road economic forum. >> it is my great honor to welcome president macron. generally, we meet endeavors. nevertheless, i am happy that we are able to have this digital dialogue instead. in my opinion and in the opinion of many, you had this long-term vision. i would like to talk about questions relating to how we should be building the post-covid world. let me start with the first question. in your opinion, what would be your vision to rebuild a more green economy? a more resilient economy, more sustainable, what is your vision for the long-term? do we need a new vision? >> hello professor. i am pleased to see you also through this digital conference. thank you very much for organizing these virtual discussions that are so important. i wanted to talk about today's world. in all of our countries, societies are transforming through these experiences we are going through. i think we have to remember a few things through what we have been experiencing over the last year. th

mark: french president emmanuel macron.t's claimed that russia's vaccine, sputnik v, has a two-dose effectiveness of over 90%, according to "the lancet." it seems to contradict the skepticism that surrounded the heralding of the jab by president vladimir putin in august. back then, of course, he was saying it was the first worldwide. putin says russia can produce 500 million doses of it a year. with the shortage of the first properly approved and tested vaccines here in europe, the question is asked, should france think about using it? at this vaccination center in paris, everything is in place. the only section currently of any use is the waiting area. though three vaccines have been approved in france, supply problems at european producers means doses are rare. so attention is turning to other horizons. russia, for one, says it's ready to send the e.u. 100 million doses of its sputnik vaccine. russia says sputnik v is 91.4% effective 28 days after the first injection. the country has indeed submitted its authorization req

had we do the prime minister, boris johnson, who has had a conversation with french president, emmanuel macrons discussed the fight against coronavirus, emphasizg the important role world leaders will play in making sure vaccines are rolled out effectively and also agreeing a succesul vaccination program will require collaboration between governments. boris johnson, also outlining the uk's priority regarding g7 and its presidency. including working together to build back from the pandemic. and also, climate change, tackling climate change, ahead november. going on to say, the prime minister come also welcoming the agreement of the eu trade deal in december, saying the department from the eu offered a huge opportunity to deepen and widen bilateral relationships with france and the leaders are looking forward to working together to realize that particular opportunity. finally, also discussing international issues, including iran, yemen, libya, and russia, green european leadership from the u.k., france, and others continues to be instrumental in making the world safer. and more secure. finally,

the problem ayou have had the likes of emmanuel macron publicly suggesting this sort of skepticism thato have struck a cord with a lot of people in germany and france and we have heard from dr. saying people are turning up for their vaccine appointment or not turning up saying can i have another one, is there a better one, despite the evidence that says it is a good, efficient jab. ros: we bring you the biggest story from around the world. we're going to turn to armenia because the fallout from its military defeat from azerbaijan continues. these two are neighbors and the armenian prime minister is attempd coup hours after the military called on him to resign. his supporters have been out on the streets. you can see the prim minister surrounded by supporters and plenty more joined him. in republic square, an estimated 20,000 people turned out and the prime address them. >> as an elected prime minister, i'm ordering all generals, officers and soldiers to do your job of protecting the country's border this is my order and no one can breach it. ros: the prime minister has been facing growi

atlantic council's europe's center with generous participation of our special guest, his excellency, emmanuel macron. i was fortunate to meet president macron in april of 2018 at the white house. how things have changed since then. as this audience knows well, the relationship with europe is at the very heart of the historic mission of the atlantic council, as we look to shape our collective future, tackling the global challenges and issues that affect us all in lock step with our closest strategic allies. as we embark on 2021, a storied year already, in its own right as the atlantic council celebrates its 60th anniversary, we find ourselves in the midst of a historic moment where countries and societies the world over face simultaneously a health crisis, an economic crisis and in some cases an identity crisis while grappling with sweeping technological changes, climate imperatives and strategic rivals growing increasingly assertive, such as china and russia. against that backdrop, i think most with us today would agree this is also a pivotal moment for transformation. a unique opportunity for those

o'clock in the afternoon here in moscow you're watching r t international now the french president emmanuel macron is found himself in the firing line after failing to secure supplies of a french vaccine before the u.k. britain stepped in after his government refused to fully fund the jap they believed straight away in our inactivated vaccine they took all the risks and immediately forwarded 96000000 euros to use before the end of december well it is the latest in a series of controversies over vaccine supplies involving the e.u. with more now from paris his shot at the big. punts already feeling a little dejected after attempts by former su tickle company sanofi and the pastor institute failed to find a viable vaccine for cold feet 19 now officials must be weeping with anger. that french well never has developed a vaccine but will sell the 1st doses to the u.k. of a manufacturing factory. consider a very quickly by united kingdom was very important so. we will deliver those to. the u.k. 1st the e.u. is already in a state of panic over what many deemed to be a catastrophic rollout of its vaccine p

emmanuel macron on friday was saying that if the british and the americans and the europeans don't gives now to help health workers in africa, the african countries will look to china and russia and they will get vaccines that way and any confidence or faith they have in the western way, if there is such a thing, will be evaporated. and that is already happening. we have heard for weeks now about vaccine dealsl that china is striking with, first starting with regional| players near china but of- course china has been giving vaccine, offering big vaccine deals for several weeks- now ever since they were able l to announce that they had three workable vaccines. there are some - challenges with those vaccines and there have been questions about the release i of data from phase three trials from those chinese—made - vaccines but of course - vaccine diplomacy is alive and well in beijing. what is interesting are some. of the countries that have said look, we're not going. to bother with vaccines. we know we won't get them for quite some time. - vietnam was one of those i countries that has d

and while emmanuel macron was too busy criticising the uk for not sharing vaccines the ones that he wasat sentiment was questioned, mr selmayr tweeted back "some humility & more solidarity would be appropriate." but humility has been in short supply. indeed, the eu has sounded indignant. ursula von der leyen told us of the good they've done. europe and invested billions to help develop the world of�*s verse covid—19 vaccines. to create a truly global common good. and now, the companies must deliver. but didn't the eu tie those investment to guarantees of vaccines? the eu also thinks astrazeneca has promised to deliver millions of vaccines by the end of march — but astrazeneca doesn't. and either those guarantees aren't in the contract — or it's cut a deal that the other side has misunderstood. neither explanation reflects well. peter tiede is the german tabloid bild... the european union takes pride in competence. but faced with the greatest crisis for decades — it hasn't got the vaccines it needs to save as many lives as possible. worse, some of the reasons why are of its doing. and th

a person to emmanuel macron says that they could grant an equivalent that will allow the sector to doiness in the single market. they said the single idea could happen by middle of the year. myanmar facing increasing opposition with facebook banning posts, pages and ads. they had asked to limit communication and planning by protesters. they say allowing the army to remain on their platforms and the risks are too high. and opposition to president putin has been move. alexi navalny was moved to thursday, but neither his family or legal team have been told where he is. he lost an appeal last weekend on charges from 2014. global news, 24 hours a day on air and on bloomberg quicktake powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am vonnie quinn. this is bloomberg. rishaad: coming up, emerging market currencies taking a hit as u.s. yield search. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ >> global bonds around spreading into equity markets in asia. we are off the lows of the day, and at one point, the msci asia was down, it's biggest loss since march. but still on track for a

resident emmanuel macron says that should happen straightaway, with 5% of the stockpiles that countriesdonate them when there is sufficient supply further down the line, and that is a view shared by borisjohnson as well, so there is not unanimity there be president macron will make his case at the virtual g7 later, his argument so we are witnessing accelerated global inequality because of this, but also political instability study he says china and russia are filling the gap with their vaccines he says "it's paving the way for a war of influence over vaccines." the way for a war of influence over vaccines. "— over vaccines." and that is concerning _ over vaccines." and that is concerning him. _ over vaccines." and that is concerning him. and - over vaccines." and that is concerning him. and the i over vaccines. " and that is - concerning him. and the covax scheme we had so much about? we scheme we had so much about? - discussed how countries can give stockpiles of their own vaccines that they have purchased. the other ways they could find a parallel scheme by giving money, which as you

president emmanuel macron�*s flagship project is meant to nurture republican values and has militantuslims in general. it includes closer scrutiny of religious associations, tighter controls on home schooling and a new offence of posting personal details online to endanger others. the senate will debate the measures next month. the night—time curfew in the netherlands could be in doubt after a court ruled that the government hadn't shown why it was necessary to stop coronavirus spreading. the challenge to the curfew was brought by an anti—lockdown group, although the government has appealed the decision as paul hawkins reports. protests which turned to riots. this was a reaction when the nighttime curfew was introduced in amersfoort and geleen. only last week, the nighttime curfew was extended to march, the government saying it was necessary to stop the spread of coronavirus but one anti— lockdown group was so enraged that government to court and one. . , ., ., y one. the curfew is not only unsubstantiated _ one. the curfew is not only unsubstantiated but - one. the curfew is not onl

tonight the french president emmanuel macron offered his backing to the astrazeneca vaccine, saying herope correspondent jean mackenzie reports. none of the queues they planned for. inside, chairs sit empty. belgium's largest vaccination centre finally opened last week, but there's barely a person in sight. they have the capacity to vaccinate 5,000 people a day, but today they say they've only done 200, and in the hour that we've been here, we've seen just one person arrive for their vaccination. no, it's a pity that there are not many people. this afternoon it is very quiet, because there are not enough vaccines at this moment in time. it is quite shocking to arrive and see such a huge vaccination centre, and to see it totally empty. is that not disappointing for you? yes, of course it is, but what do you want me to say? of course it's disappointing, but i cannot do anything about it. there has been a shortage of vaccines, but now some countries are struggling to roll out the supplies they do have. many have decided not to use the astrazeneca jab on older people because of a lack of e

french president emmanuel macron got involved saying...th. now though — look at this. the times reports that there's a centre in berlin which uses the astrazeneca vaccine, where each day fewer than 200 people are turning up for the 3,800 daily appointments. across germany, only 14% of the available astrazeneca doses have been used. then there's austria. the guardian tells us that 500 staff at a hospital in vienna signed a letter in protest when they found out they were getting the astrazeneca jab. and in belgium, one nurse told a newspaper: "if it turns out that we will be vaccinated with the astrazeneca vaccine, we will go on strike." so the vaccine that the eu got very angry about not receiving — is now not being used as much as it could be. which may be connected with the fact that last month while some leaders were criticising the delay in supply of this vaccine — they were also criticising this vaccine. right in the middle of the row — emmanuel macron said of the astrazeneca jab... except everything doesn't point to that. the european

but now, the french president emmanuel macron has offered his backing to the astrazeneca vaccine, sayingd gladly have the jab himself. our europe correspondent jean mackenzie reports. none of the queues they planned for. inside, chairs sit empty. belgium's largest vaccination centre finally opened last week, but there's barely a person in sight. they have the capacity to vaccinate 5,000 people a day, but today they say they have only done 200, and in the hour that we've been here, we've seen just one person arrive for their vaccination. no, it's a pity that there are not many people. this afternoon it's very quiet, because there are not enough vaccines at this moment in time. it is quite shocking to arrive and see such a huge vaccination centre, and to see it totally empty. is that not disappointing for you? yes, of course it is, but what do you want me to say? of course it's disappointing, but i cannot do anything about it. countries are struggling with a shortage of vaccines. many have decided not to use the astrazeneca jab because of the last of evidence causing some, including health

president emmanuel macron�*s flagship project is meant to nurture republican values and has militant doesn't go far enough while those on the left—wing argue it risks stigmatising muslims in general. it includes closer scrutiny of religious associations, tighter controls on home schooling and a new offence of posting personal details online to endanger others. the senate will debate the measures next month. you may remember the story of anna sorokin, a german woman who posed as a wealthy new york socialite named anna delvey, and scammed more than $200,000 from banks and luxury hotels in the process. she spent nearly four years in prison but that's doesn't seem to have reformed her. in herfirst interview she branded her incarceration as "pointless". the reporter who got that first interview is jacob shamsian, legal reporter at business insider. good to talk to you. she is not exactly repenta nt good to talk to you. she is not exactly repentant than?- exactly repentant than? what was that? _ exactly repentant than? what was that? she _ exactly repentant than? what was that? she is _ ex

but now, the french president emmanuel macron has offered his backing to the astrazeneca vaccine, sayinggladly have the jab himself. our europe correspondent jean mackenzie reports. none of the queues they planned for. inside, chairs sit empty. belgium's largest vaccination centre finally opened last week, but there's barely a person in sight. they have the capacity to vaccinate 5,000 people a day, but today they say they have only done 200, and in the hour that we've been here, we've seen just one person arrive for their vaccination. no, it is a pity that there are not many people. this afternoon it's very quiet, because there are not enough vaccines at this moment in time. it is quite shocking to arrive and see such a huge vaccination centre, and to see it totally empty. is that not disappointing for you? yes, of course it is, but what do you want me to say? of course it's disappointing, but i cannot do anything about it. there has been a shortage of vaccines, but some countries are struggling to roll out the supplies they do have. many have decided not to use the astrazeneca jab on al

. >> french president emmanuel macron talk about ways that will leaders can address the economy. he spoke at the road economic forum. >> it is my great honor to welcome president macron. generally, we meet endeavors. nevertheless, i am happy that we are able to have this digital dialogue instead.

french students are still having to queue for food aid despite president emmanuel macron, seeing thems, which include basic food supplies and hygiene kits which have been organised by an ngo. at the moment, it says it is distributing around 20,000 meals a week. and stators have taken to the streets of young gone for a fifth day protesting against last week's una amata —— yangon. earlier, security forces were reported to have raided the headquarters of young son sergei's party in the national party. national league for democracy said police force their way into the building after dark. the authorities in indonesia are expected to publish a preliminary report today into last month's deadly aircraft, of 62 people onboard the flight were killed when it plunged into the senior jakarta. it isn't clear why the boeing 7117 came down shortly after take—off. jakarta. it is not clear why the boeing 737 came down the boeing 737 came after takeoff. stay with us on bbc news, lots more to come, including the texas lawyer trapped by a cat filter on a zoom call with a judge. there's mr mandela, mr nel

look at emmanuel macron, he is not doing well and in the polls and then we have the german elections. wolfango: two issues. certainly, having draghi around the table in europe will be beneficial for everybody around, especially when you know angela merkel will be out and mccrone is facing a tough election in the spring. -- macron is facing a tough election in the spring. what italy could do for europe? it could try to diminish the risk and the crisis was the is over. growth is wishful thinking. anything that draghi can do to boost italy, economic recovery, i think will go a long way to minimize the risk of some sort of debt crisis once the pandemic is under control. francine: wolfango, how damaging -- i was shocked at some of the words coming from the commission about the vaccines. we went as far as talking about article 16 for northern ireland. does that mean -- two people in europe think -- do people in europe think, what is the unit we are in? wolfango: there are still looking at the government, what the initial government is doing in terms of rolling out the vaccine and so on. wh

thatjust give 5% of what you have now, and america uk and france to give 5% now straightaway —— emmanuel macronvocate may become a political football he says that by waiting supply those countries, it is paving the way for war of influence and indicating that china and russia will fill the 93p- china and russia will fill the gap. suggesting that something will be given in return for helping out. will be given in return for helping out-— will be given in return for helinu out. , , helping out. very interesting. there is a _ helping out. very interesting. there is a stockpile _ helping out. very interesting. there is a stockpile issue - helping out. very interesting. there is a stockpile issue but| there is a stockpile issue but the other parallel political pickle, this is the official co—ordinated action through covax. remind viewers what this is and is it working? ilentil]! is and is it working? will talkin: is and is it working? will talking about _ is and is it working? will talking about you - is and is it working? ll talking about you could give doses that you have in the country but you co

emmanuel macron saying look, we agreed on all those shared interests. sometimes the priorities might be a bit different, he said, but we can work together. that is the clear message emerging. the president for president abide sn not all european nations are perhaps going to go along with him as easily as he would like, specifically on china and russia, too. so not plain sailing, but tides, president joe biden back on the world stage leading as he wants to. nick robertson, cnn, london. >> thanks, nic, for that. >>> the united states says it doesn't anticipate taking any actions against iran at the time, but it does repeat the offer to open up champs of communication if iran is interested. biden's national security adviser said this might be the best chance of striking a deal. >> one of our concerns right now is iran is threatening to move even further out of compliance, to refuse to operate with the international atomic agency in the work it's trying to do to ensure nothing in iran's program is being used for weapons purposes. so i think the first order

one euro to each of the four groups while the court reviews other potential steps president emmanuel macron's government might be asked to take. the u.s. has extended the new strategic arms reduction treaty, or new start, with russia -- the only remaining nuclear treaty between the two countries, which was set to expire on friday. the agreement limits the number of deployed strategic nuclear warheads for each country as a deterrent to a new arms race and nuclear war. the biden administration reaffirmed its recognition of venezuelan opposition leader juan guaido as the country's president, ruling out talks with president nicolas maduro, who was elected by the venezuelan people. this is state department spokesperson ned price. >> i would expect that our dialogue will be with our like-minded allies and partners, as well as with the national assembly juan guaido is a leader chosen by the national assembly. i would not expect any direct contact with maduro, who we consider to be a dictator. amy: the biden administration has said it will continue to impose sanctions on venezuela, which have cripple

then french president emmanuel macron speaks to the world economic forum. ♪ >> the 1971 spring offensiveilled more than two weeks. it began with the arrival of a few antiwar veterans. it began with no great expectations of success or impact, but it moved sometimes any serious rush of events. the supreme court became involved in the camping permit. the capital became a space for the leader. the final stages brought confrontation and vandalism in the name of peace. thousands of people in the name of order. host: lawrence roberts that is a cbs news report, max robinson's voice, the longtime journalist now passed away telling the story of may day 1971 which you have captured in a recent book by the same name. in a nutshell what is the story of may day? mr. roberts: the book focuses on one season of dissent you see in washington in 1971. it is the most intense fusion of dissent in washington's history given how many protests there were and how long they were sustained. they were about antiwar movement's effort to force president richard nixon to bring an end to the war in vietnam which had be

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emmanuel macron did an interview with the financial times yesterday, but let me read part of what hender of european sovereignty. strategic autonomy because i'm against nato or doubt our american friends because i'm lucid to the state of the world. no one could tell me today's nato that in its foundation is still pertinent. what do you think about that having led on that front? >> i think nato is still pertinent and still highly relevant. look, we've just had a major russian cyber attack on the united states and the u.s. will be stronger in responding to that with all of our nato allies. we still have russian pressure in eastern europe in poland and that is why president obama and president biden have had trooped in the baltic states. we have to contain russian power and we have to react to china. we hope to a consistent united policy on 5-g with china. i think it is highly relevant. most european leaders do. i hope that the french and the german government will agree to spend more on the united states. that's what the united states has wanted for many years and president biden is sp

emmanuel macron, the french president saying, look, we agree on those shared values and shared interestsmes the priorities might be a bit different, he said, but we can work together. that's the very clear message emerging at the end of the munich security conference. the message also for president biden is not all european nations are perhaps going to go along with him as easily as perhaps he would like, specifically on china and russia too. so not plain sailing but the united states, president joe biden, back on the world stage leading as he once did. nic robertson, cnn, london. >>> new york governor andrew cuomo's administration is being investigated for its handling of covid-19 deaths in nursing homes. the state's attorney general saying those deaths were undercounted by as much as 50%. we'll talk about that next. urane for members like kate. a former army medic, made of the flexibility to handle whatever monday has in store and tackle four things at once. so when her car got hit, she didn't worry. she simply filed a claim on her usaa app and said... i got this. usaa insurance is mad

i was happy to see emmanuel macron very clearly calling out the human rights issues in china.eally think that is what also a german chancellor should be doing. in that sense, i am disappointed that the german chancellor takes too weak of a stance against china. but we also have to find a way of coexisting with china. china is not going to disappear. china is economically important. we have to find ways of economically engaging but at the same time, putting pressure on china when it comes to human rights issues or climate policy issues and so on and so forth. guy: guntram wolff, thank you very much for your timely input. a quick look at where european markets have settled. we are done with the week and these are the final numbers. generally a positive week. the dax, the main exception, but certainly a more positive day today delivered by european equities. this is bloomberg. ♪ when you switch to xfinity mobile, you're choosing to get connected to the most reliable network nationwide, now with 5g included. discover how to save up to $300 a year with shared data starting at $15 a

emmanuel macron, the paper has an exclusive with the french leader. compared to eu nations when it comes to buying and procuring the vaccines. he calls for rich countries in the eu to _ he calls for rich countries in the eu to give — he calls for rich countries in the eu to give vaccine to poorer countries, _ eu to give vaccine to poorer countries, and quite a lot of public support— countries, and quite a lot of public support for— countries, and quite a lot of public support for this kind of movement. it support for this kind of movement. it makes _ support for this kind of movement. it makes complete sense from the point _ it makes complete sense from the point of _ it makes complete sense from the point of view of actually wanting to -et point of view of actually wanting to get back— point of view of actually wanting to get back to normal as soon as possible _ get back to normal as soon as possible. we cannot have a situation where _ possible. we cannot have a situation where some — possible. we cannot have a situation where some countries are vacc

pam emmanuel macron at the atlantic council discussing transatlantic trade, the nato alliance, climate change and working with the biden administration. the >> it afternoon everyone i am john rogers and i served as the chairman of the atlanta council and notwithstanding the pandemic requirements we do this virtually and to kick off the official launch of the atlantic council with a generous participation of our guest his excellency president of the french republicia my crown one - - meeting him at a dinner at the white house and how things have changed since then. is this audience knows well the relationship with europe is that the very heartkno of the historic mission of the atlantic council as a letter to shape with a close a strategic allies. as we embark on 2021 a story deari already as atlantic council celebrates the 60th anniversary we are in the midst of a historic moment where they simultaneously have a health crisis, economic crisis, and in some cases, and identity crisis with sweeping ecological changes, climate imperatives and strategic rivals growing increasingly assertive

emmanuel macron of france and angela merkel of germany pushed back somewhat on that phrase. concern with the white house decision to withdraw 12,000 troops in the country. macron of france announced that he can't continue to be dependent complete arely on the united states -- completely on the united states, has to focus more on china which the president says that country does continue to be a problem. listen. >> competition with china is going to be stiff. that's what i expect. and that's what i welcome. finish because i believe in the global system, europe and the united states together with our allies and the indo-pacific worked so hard to build over the last 70 years. we have to push back against the chinese government's economic abuses and coercion that undercut the foundations of the international economic system. everyone, everyone must play by the same rules. >> reporter: and on to iran, the biden national security team made the announcement late this week it does plan to engage in talks with iran, possibly rejoining that 2015 nuclear deal. the deal then-president tr

french president emmanuel macron joined the heads of state of burkina faso, chad, mali, mauritania, and niger this week via video link for a summit on the mounting crisis in the sahel. france said it is seeking to avoid an infinite war but did not have immediate plans to draw down its 5100 troops in the west african region. meanwhile, chad says it plans to deploy 1200 troops to combat armed groups associated with the islamic state and al-qaeda. according to one tally, 7000 people were killed due to the sahel conflict last year, while the u.n. warned over two million had been displaced. in spain, the arrest of a rapper over his song lyrics and tweets has sparked protests and fierce scrutiny over the government's control on freedom of speech. pablo rivadulla, better known as -- barricading himself inside a university to avoid serving a prison term for "glorifying terrorism" and insulting the royalty. hasÉl referred to former king juan carlos as a drunken tyrant and showed support for the basque separatist group eta, among other charges. this is hasÉl speaking from inside the university wh

trump pulled turnbull into the ultra secure communications hub, with the new french president emmanuel macron. >> norma, i'm curious your assessment of how other world leaders viewed donald trump, were they amused or to tim's point, were they concerned? >> they were certainly concerned. this guy didn't play by the rules they had been used to playing for quite some time, but these are the moments we start to get, we had no idea about that story until malcolm turnbull told us about it. it's the moments you weren't expecting. here was the prime minister of australia trying to get a moment alone with trump to raise a serious point about tariffs and all he wants to do is show off his new toy, which is a very secure facility. and worse for the poor australian prime minister, he thought he had him alone but suddenly the president of france, and i think a few other prime ministers as well, were tagging along getting into his facetime with the american president. and that's what we tried to show always, what it's like inside the room when these really important people who you think of as serious leade