that eu law trumps national decision-making. there's a picture of an overbearing ending that treats its member nations as provinces, disrupting powers and imposing values against the wishes of sovereign peoples. facing the threat of losing out on tens of billions of eu funds, because of his stance, he counters that poland will not act under the pressure of blackmail. this is the main issue on the table at an ongoing eu summit. we are in brussels following all of that. dave, energy was the focus of this summit originally. tell us what is emerging as we speak from thursday's leaders summit in brussels. reporter: well, the energy and discussion took a lot longer than we were eecting it lasted aboufive hours. they have just in the past hour moved on from the energy discussion to rule of law. the reason why they spent so much time talking about it is because energy prices are surging in europe right now. the cause is mostly the economic resurgence from the pandemic recovery, but also the fact that russia turned down the taps of gas s

and the eu.h sides agree customs checks in northern ireland simply aren't working, but they don't agree on the solution. is this a dispute about trade or politics? and couldn't risk the peace in northern ireland? this is "inside story." ♪ peter: hello and welcome to the program today with me, peter dobbie. both sides agreed to trade rules known as northern ireland protocol, good for britain to check at northern ports in ireland. the problem remains that you is a single market so trade can run freely across the land border with the republic of ireland. nearly two years after brexit, the u.k. says that arrangement is not working. the government wants a new deal and it doesn't want the european court of justice as agreed on the brexit to have -- under brexit have oversight. over the protocol the eu is offering some customs checks but is calling for compromise. first, this report from andrew simmons in belfast. reporter: as the uk's brexit minister prepared to speak in portable, there was a delivery

, _ be seen to continue the tussle with the eu, hut— be seen to continue the tussle with the eu, but _ the eu, but he has been in it for decades as a politician and as a journalist, _ decades as a politician and as a journalist, but i think he also got elected _ journalist, but i think he also got elected to— journalist, but i think he also got elected to office on a manifesto pledge — elected to office on a manifesto pledge to get brexit done and she's quite strange for his electoral coalition— quite strange for his electoral coalition he got together, particularly the brexit party voters who wanted him to get brexit done, who wanted him to get brexit done, who look_ who wanted him to get brexit done, who took at— who wanted him to get brexit done, who look at this five years on from the referendum and think, why are we still talking _ the referendum and think, why are we still talking about this? you know, we wanted — still talking about this? you know, we wanted no deal and yet we are still sort _ we wanted no deal and yet we are still sort of — we wanted no deal and yet we are st

how much of the concession is that by the eu?— is that by the eu?in . s are is that by the eu? the interesting things are going _ is that by the eu? the interesting things are going to _ is that by the eu? the interesting things are going to see _ is that by the eu? the interesting things are going to see in - is that by the eu? the interesting things are going to see in the last half an hourfrom things are going to see in the last half an hour from them things are going to see in the last half an hourfrom them is the eu commission is going to see for papers. customs and the role of northern ireland institution in business and how the protocol is going to be implemented and that is really a reflection of the time that he spent in september working with the devolved administration and the institutions but also businesses about how it's going to be impacted brussels is very conscious about the cycles with the solutions are and which will lead to the technical discussions which will take place in london as of tomorrow between lender and process for sup

and the eu markets. we want to make sure that the hard earned gains of the belfast agreement are protected while avoiding a hard border on the island of ireland and maintaining the activity of the eu market. >> joining us is our correspondent in belfast. how are officials in northern ireland reacting to all of this? >> pretty well. before making this announcement you just heard the representative of the eu came to northern ireland and talked to local politicians behind me. he talked to local businesses. these proposals are the result of his findings over here. the largest party here, the largest unionist party which was hostile to this protocol, the democratic unionists have welcomed broadly this -- these proposals. the leader talked to france 24 here. he said after weeksnd months of wrangling that brought this protocol and this implementation close to chaos, this was a resolution. the offer is for a cutdown of 85% of checks on goods coming from great britain into northern ireland. most unionists here wo

it would appear the eu is making _ checks. it would appear the eu is making a — checks.ng a pretty good job today of saying that they have _ pretty good job today of saying that they have made great strides. equally— they have made great strides. equally they are not having much struck— equally they are not having much struck with lord frost proposals about _ struck with lord frost proposals about changing the european involvement or the european court of justice _ involvement or the european court of justice we _ involvement or the european court of justice. we should see what happens tomorrow— justice. we should see what happens tomorrow and they also think that frost _ tomorrow and they also think that frost prospect intervention in his speech— frost prospect intervention in his speech today was to use that lovely brussels _ speech today was to use that lovely brussels word, discourteous. and you want to know — brussels word, discourteous. and you want to know what _ brussels word, discourteous. and you want to know what habits _ brussels word, discourteous. and you w

not take precedence in the _ that eu law does not take precedence in the area _ that eu law does not future _ government a legal argument in future to— government a legal argument in future to ignore rulings from the eu's future to ignore rulings from the eli's tou— future to ignore rulings from the eu's top court, the european court ofjustice _ eu's top court, the european court ofjustice in _ eu's top court, the european court ofjustice in luxembourg, which of course _ ofjustice in luxembourg, which of course can— ofjustice in luxembourg, which of course can issue daily penalties against — course can issue daily penalties against poland for breaches of the rule of— against poland for breaches of the rule of law — against poland for breaches of the rule of law in this area. and if at the european commission last month asked _ the european commission last month asked the _ the european commission last month asked the court to indeed do that, to impose — asked the court to indeed do that, to impose daily financial penalties on poland — to impose daily financial penalties on poland for

starting with the eu, the eu and u.s. have already spoken there position on the same special recognition of critical infrastructure and also the history of cybersecurity cooperation. this collaboration is not yet effective and practical. we need to develop systemic cooperation between eu countries within the u.s. government on this particular topic. maybe, development with ed fraud -- within fraud between the u.s., india, japan, and australia. these four countries declared building a long-standing cooperation on cybersecurity and lodging new efforts to bolster critical infrastructure against cyber theft. by bringing together the expertise of their nation to drive domestic and international subsidies. another advantage of such a collaboration claim -- came one month ago with the u.s. declaration of a partnership for new challenges including cybersecurity aberration for a new era with three agreements that -- cooperation for a new era with three agreements that will expand why operation with regards to the financial sector,

not from the eu itself. i understand that but which country document?king or comparison between the brexit and me — i have nothing to do with these people. and i wantjust to tackle the problem and the anger and the feeling and the asking of my people and my country. and one point is that migration policy does not work in france or does not work in europe, so we have to change this policy. no, i understand you're talking about economic migrants coming into the european union from outside the eu. correct. and you want that number of economic migrants permitted to enter france to be something that the french parliament sets the quotas on. but the point i'm making is you're saying unless the eu does something on this, there'll be other brexits, so what made you say that? which other countries — �*frexit�*, maybe? france? because my responsibility is to draw the lessons of the brexit — which is not a small event, it is a very historical and serious event — and we have to take into account the social anger, also, the popularfeeling. don't confuse the popular

what you expect from the eu? i forjoining us. what you expect from the eu? , . . ., , the eu?e bit closer to — hopeful that we can get a little bit closer to achieving some stability, mainly— closer to achieving some stability, mainly for— closer to achieving some stability, mainly for the people in northern ireland _ mainly for the people in northern ireland but actually for all of us in the _ ireland but actually for all of us in the uk — ireland but actually for all of us in the uk who really want to get on and move _ in the uk who really want to get on and move on from this now. we have left the _ and move on from this now. we have left the european union and we need to resolve _ left the european union and we need to resolve these outstanding issues so that _ to resolve these outstanding issues so that we — to resolve these outstanding issues so that we can move on and stop having _ so that we can move on and stop having to — so that we can move on and stop having to hear about sausage was and what have _ having to hear about sausage was and what have you. is having to he

he eu had a gun to the uk's head in 2019... ., , ., eu had a gun to the uk's head in 2019... ., �* euin 2019... .,, ., �* , 2019. .. he was our brexit minister? he was doing _ 2019. .. he was our brexit minister? he was doing the _ 2019. .. he was our brexit minister? he was doing the negotiating. - he was doing the negotiating. exactly and he still is, overseeing the relationship, but the eu would say to that that it was the uk holding a gun to its own head because they were desperate to get a brexit deal and perhaps sign up to things they did not like just to get the overall deal over the line. then you get is like tweets last night from dominic cummings, the former chief adviser to the pm, saying my intention was never to respect this protocol in full and that's why we introduced legislation like the inter nil market built to start and doing bits of it which now has led to accusations that the government was acting in bad faith with the negotiators in the first place —— internal market bill. what i should say, in the next few weeks, this stuff today trigger a couple of couple of we

revenge, it seems, for eu sanctions. soon, thousands were crossing into lithuania.the border. the guards here still catching dozens of migrants every day. lithuania says belarus is actively helping them to cross illegally. in some cases, the border is little more than a gap in the forest. we can see some belarusian border guards coming right now. until the crisis began, there was regular communication between the two sides. but after president lukashenko threatened to allow migrants into the eu, all of that cooperation stopped and people started to flood across this border. but thousands of migrants are now in detention. this, for some, is where hopes and dreams come to an abrupt end. they can apply for asylum, but most will not get it. after several days of silence, idris and his friends are back in touch, heading further into poland. he couldn't film the moment, but says belarusian soldiers loaded 50 migrants into a truck, took them to the border and showed them the way. out of the forest and into the eu, in cars arranged by smugglers, with the help of belarus and

in march 2016, the eu and turkey struck a deal. from then on, fewer migrants reached europe even though hundreds of thousands more fled their homes to escape violence. they remain effectively imprisoned inside refugee camps. at the same time, public dissatisfaction with brussels was mounting in britain. a growing chorus demded more independence and less dissatisimmigration. brussels the answer britain's exit from the eu brexit. in early 2016, prime minister david cameron pressed eu partners to grant britain special status -- ensuring its sovereignty, above all in migration policy. he got what he wanted in a deal strongly backed by angela merkel, who was fighting to keep britain in the eu. that decision was to be put to a referendum in june 2016 -- stay in the eu, or leave. the pro-brexit camp exploited public fear of refugees and immigration to whip up support for leaving. cameron's party colleague boris johnson was among those campaigning with nationalist rhetoric to end eu membership. on june 23rd, 2016, a narrow majority of brit

the answer britain's exit from the eu brexit. in early 2016, prime minister david cameron pressed eu partners to grant britain special status -- ensuring its sovereignty, above all in migration policy. he got what he wanted in a deal strongly backed by angela merkel, who was fighting to keep britain in the eu. that decision was to be put to a referendum in june 2016 -- stay in the eu, or leave. the pro-brexit camp exploited public fear of refugees and immigration to whip up support for leaving. cameron's party colleague boris johnson was among those campaigning with nationalist rhetoric to end eu membership. on june 23rd, 2016, a narrow majority of britons backed brexit. angela merkel was “not amused”. >> it is with great regret that we must note today the decision of the majority of the british public, to end the united kingdom's membership in the european union. >> for her, brexit was a very serious blow, remains a very serious blow, and you know, she tried everything she possibly could to avoid it.. >> nationalism triumphed ov

the eu needs to _ between eu the uk? no, not at all. the eu needs to see _ between eu the uk?russels—based, not—for—profit think—tank for european union policy, analysis and debate. you may have heard some of what's richard tice had to say. he thinks the eu needs to apply some common sense to the situation. what is your take on discussions that have been going on so far on the northern ireland protocol? i going on so far on the northern ireland protocol?— ireland protocol? i think it is a very difficult — ireland protocol? i think it is a very difficult situation - ireland protocol? i think it is a very difficult situation and - ireland protocol? i think it is a very difficult situation and i i ireland protocol? i think it is a i very difficult situation and i think the view— very difficult situation and i think the view from brussels is that boris johnson _ the view from brussels is that boris johnson and david frost are backing down _ johnson and david frost are backing down on _ johnson and david frost are backing down on a _ johnson and david frost are backing down on a de

translation:- current eu leaders.tion: she is someone who. for 16 _ translation: she is someone who, for 16 years, _ translation: she is someone who, for 16 years, has - translation: she is someone who, for 16 years, has really i who, for 16 years, has really left her mark on europe. she has helped all 27 of us to make good decisions with a lot of humanity at times but were difficult. i humanity at times but were difficult. . . humanity at times but were difficult. .. :: :: difficult. i recalled in 2020 jul . difficult. i recalled in 2020 july. very _ difficult. i recalled in 2020 july. very prompt - difficult. i recalled in 2020 july, very prompt the - july, very prompt the discussion on the financial framework, resilience fund, and in critical— framework, resilience fund, and in critical moments, angela was that lady, — in critical moments, angela was that lady, that madam who intervened and helped us to find — intervened and helped us to find a — intervened and helped us to find a solution.— intervened and helped u

the eu.est emitter of c02 gases worldwide. but it has a plan to change that. the european commission�*s green new deal — this is its promotion video — wants the eu to be carbon neutral by 2050. even though the finish line is 30 years away, the race starts now. targeting all the sectors of the economy and trade, it�*s an ambitious world first, but there�*s actually no enforceable road map in place. so in the end, is the green new deal the big deal the european commission would have us believe? there are a lot of issues with the green deal, but maybe the main ones are that the targets are not binding and they are not enforceable and it has been green washed and watered down by the fossil fuel industry and their lobbying. the eu denies that, but lobbyists are familiar faces in the corridors of brussels, their activities listed in the eu�*s transparency register. using a mixture of money and meetings, subsidies and sponsorships, five oil and gas corporations and their lobby groups are estimated t

across the eu.that they need to protect them at the borders to the external market, but for the uk the external market, but for the uk the government is arguing that this is preventing us trading freely between one part of the country and another and specifically for unionists in northern ireland, they say it is putting the constitutional position of northern ireland within the uk under threat, so it was a bit of a mess over all but both sides agreed to it in 2019.— of a mess over all but both sides agreed to it in 2019. what does the uk want now? _ agreed to it in 2019. what does the uk want now? wholesale _ agreed to it in 2019. what does the uk want now? wholesale change i agreed to it in 2019. what does the uk want now? wholesale change in agreed to it in 2019. what does the i uk want now? wholesale change in a coule of uk want now? wholesale change in a coople of words. _ uk want now? wholesale change in a couple of words, and _ uk want now? wholesale change in a couple of words, and there _ uk

-eu cooperation? >> i think what is important in all cooperation on the political level, it is also trying to involve the private sector. there is a big difference from the point of view from every administration and the people who are really in the business. the involvement from the private sector is really crucial for the success of the corporation. this is one thing. the other thing is i think what is also important, to create the same or similar standards or understanding of certification standards on the eu and u.s. side. from the private sector perspective, creating different kind of certification standards in eu or u.s. will be a difficulty, because sometimes you need to be certified in eu for some standard, nus for a different standard, and so on. so the same or similar standards or even creating -- on a national level will help is this to provide services across the globe. >> thank you. we need to remember, and all of you have touched on the point of maturity. the internet itself was only com

for eu sanctions. thousands were crossing into lithuania. we went there to see the border for ourselves. the guards here still catching dozens of migrants every day. the thing when he says belarus is actively helping them to cross illegally. >> in some places, the border is a little more than a gap in the forest. reporter: we can see belarusian border guards coming. until the crisis began, there was regular communication between the two sites but after president because shane got threatened to allow migrants into the eu, all of that cooperation stopped and people started to flood across this border and you can see how easy it was. but thousands of migrants are now in detention, more than 700 in a former prison. this, for some, is where hopes and dreams come to an abrupt end. they can apply for asylum but most will not get it. after several days of silence, he and his friends are back in touch, heading into poland. he could not film but says belarus and soldiers loaded 50 migrants onto a truck, took the

-- the eu.t in terms of how this story h like this -- the eu. rachel, 'ust in terms of how this story is h like this -- the eu. rachel, just in terms of how this story is being i terms of how this story is being reported in the morning, it is very striking, the guardian talks about in all of branch. it is not soaked similar to the coverage on the telegraph either. but the 90 government seems to be putting, ending is quoted in the speech on the front of the guardian from lord frost, is the role of the european court and the institutions northern ireland creates a situation where there appears to be no discretion about how provisions in the particle implemented. the inflation is he thought, with a nod and a wink, maybe some of the race in eyebrow, he thought there was an understanding that, yes, it will say this on paper, but the reality is we won't be running any checks or the lightest of checks. there won't be any disruption of the border. we don't want that anymore than you do, we have to find.

— from the eu? i think there is frustration _ from the eu?ation here. _ from the eu? i think there is frustration here. bear- from the eu? i think there is frustration here. bear in - from the eu? i think there is l frustration here. bear in mind, we're talking about member states, we're talking about member states, we're talking about commissioners who say there might be a wide variety of views but broadly, there has been some concern about the uk but this particular demand that you highlighted before but the removal of the european court ofjustice from oversight of the treaty. the european union view on that is if northern ireland is to have access to the farmers market, the single market is governed by the arbiter of those rules and that is the european court ofjustice. and as you probably know, the european union put a lot of stock in its rules and its laws and so it really seems to be a redline for brussels although interesting earlier, when they were talking at the press conference, they're quite keen to move away from rat lines but ult

the eu is threatening punishment connecting to a court ruling that the eu argues challenges the supremacyan law. we will explain what that matters. let's begin with the president of the european commission. >> this is the first time ever a court of a member state finds the eu treaties are incompatible with the national constitution. we cannot and will not allow our common values to be put at risk. the commission will act. the options are all known. ross:oland's prime minister was listening and the s -- and this was his response. >> it is unacceptable to talk about financial penalties. [applause] we have worse language in other memory states. i reject the language of threats and the fee to complete. i will not have politicians blackmail poland. blackmail must not be a method of contact with member states. ross: let's look what's behind this dispute. the european union says it undermines courts in poland. it escalated further when poland's top court made a ruling that its constitution. they're ruling effectively rejected a core principle of the european union, that european law takes preced

several eu member states accuse poland of accepting eu subsidies while rejecting its values. let's go right to our correspondent in poland. poland is calling this blackmail. tell us more about the reactions in warsaw. corrpondent: there are many. one of them is the former prime minister, she wrote this is clear proof that eu institions want to put pressure on poland instead of entering into dialogue. th will badl affect levels of trust. later on, t ruling party said it should be like that, that: has to decide what to do with its justice system, how to organize it, and on thothers, the opposition is laming the ruling partyor what is happening. they are saying today that we are sinking lower and who knows where it will end. anchor: theuling was aboua disciplinary mechanism for polish judges that the eu says strips judges of independence. will this mechanism be removed? correspondent: it was promised many times, but the opposition is claiming today that they have not seen a paper with a project something like that to -- to make it not work anyre, the disciplinary chamber, and on

_ johnson come out and totally panned the eu proposals or is he going to leave _ the eu proposals orny manoeuvring within _ leave any room for any manoeuvring within the _ leave any room for any manoeuvring within the sort of framework they have _ within the sort of framework they have set — within the sort of framework they have set out. within the sort of framework they have set out-— have set out. let's go to the ex - ress have set out. let's go to the express because _ have set out. let's go to the express because the - have set out. let's go to the l express because the question have set out. let's go to the - express because the question of global supply shortages and housing and christmas which is what we want to know. the express says get your skates on for a happy christmas. shoppers are being urged to buy their christmas presents early. we don't want to spark off panic buying, but there is some concern especially about supplies of toys. absolutely. the tabloids are usually complaining about elephants but this year it is elf on the shelf and apparently they have a problem wi

starting with the eu, and even the eu and the u.s. have focused their attention on the same type, with special recognition of threats for critical infrastructure and they also have history of cyber security cooperation. in the view of many in experts, this collaboration is not in that and practical. we need as soon as possible to develop cooperation between eu and countries with the u.s. government on the particular topic. maybe transfer the latest developments and gathers, and u.s., india, japan and australia. and this is declared building on longstanding collaboration, against cyber spread by bringing together the expertise of their nations to drive domestic and international practices. that's the quote. another good example of such an enhanced collaboration, a month ago with u.s. singapore again declaration on the partnerships for new challenges, including cyber security cooperation for a new era with three agreements that will expand to cyber security cooperation with the financial sector, and engagement and -- there is a lot of e

the eu, were producing their proposals to sort— eu, were producing their proposals to sort out— eu,t the problems that have arisen _ to sort out the problems that have arisen there and they're producing those _ arisen there and they're producing those on _ arisen there and they're producing those on wednesday and so, lloyd frost _ those on wednesday and so, lloyd frost a _ those on wednesday and so, lloyd frost a setting office demand at head _ frost a setting office demand at head of— frost a setting office demand at head of the proposals and brussels is basicallyjust trying to come to the conclusion that actually, there is an_ the conclusion that actually, there is an issue — the conclusion that actually, there is an issue and it is accepting that there _ is an issue and it is accepting that there is— is an issue and it is accepting that there is an — is an issue and it is accepting that there is an issue there. the so-caiied _ there is an issue there. the so—called sausage wars and the government and the press. but actually— government and the press. but actually the light—hearte

but talking about eu i would refer to was achieved by eu, u.s., trade.'m during the first meeting in saint petersburg the declaration was signed on the 29th of september, so just quite fresh document. i document of ten working groups and cover circular supply chain for us. and of course information technology and security services. some regulations and -- i believe in outcomes for these working groups can create a good foundation for close cooperation. but talking about cooperation, i think it is a case by case basis as well. we talk about colonial pipeline but there are many other situations where the polish team worked with dhs on information on how to mitigate the drivers for microsoft. we share the first analogies and the proposal on the problem, even when the information from microsoft was not published yet. another stories that there were attacks on infrastructure in the u.s.. we share information on a daily basis. just weeks ago we had discussions with our dhs colleagues. and we are working on this because it is not so important to analyze the art

in the eu, allowing them to cross into one of the three eu countries on its borders.adams has been to meet one group of people trying to make the journey. trapped in the forest in poland on the eu's eastern frontier, a group of syrians, exhausted and afraid. "we're absolutely shattered," the voice says. "we've been walking since four in the morning." but how do they get here? two weeks earlier, their journey starts with a tearful farewell in northern iraq. an optimistic selfie at the airport in irbil. "we're leaving for belarus," says idris. we went to irbil ourselves. the city is full of travel agents catering for would—be migrants. the first step — a visa. murat isn't doing anything illegal, but he still doesn't want to be identified. if you have passports, i will send it to the belarus tourism companies, and they send us invitations. so when people come to you, you know they're not going to belarus for a holiday. of course. you know they're going to europe. yeah. by now, idris and his friends have reached the bela rusian capital, minsk. the airport is jammed with p

the eu has set out its proposals, what now?— the eu has set out its proposals, what now?uk and eu _ what now? what now really depends on how far the uk and eu are _ what now? what now really depends on how far the uk and eu are willing - what now? what now really depends on how far the uk and eu are willing to - how far the uk and eu are willing to bend. they both say they are in listening mode and they both say they would like to come up with a mutually acceptable way forward on the northern ireland protocol but their positions at the beginning right now seem pretty far apart. if you listen to lord foster, he says you listen to lord foster, he says you are going to need a real rewrite of the protocol to make it workable and he insists on removing the european court ofjustice oversight role. the eu says, yes, it will refine the protocol but it will not redesign it. we have heard its proposals today, it wants to make daily life in northern ireland more workable but it will not get rid of the european court ofjustice's role, it says, as long as northern ireland follows the

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said one eu leader. step forward viktor 0rban.er statesman, declared "the polish are right". yasmin, poland's constitution is not the first to say we are not happy about eu law, the german court said it about the ecb and the european court ofjustice saying... these are 27 nations. trying to make it. work is never easy. but, you know, i do not give up on good liberal values. - look at ireland. for the longest time, - the irish law was actually a direct kind of- repudiation of what all the other eu countries, - most of them, not all of them, look what happened next. the liberal people pushed the liberal law that was i absolutely needed, and... isn't the point that... that's exactly the point, that came from the nation state, not from brussels saying no this is not european. the ecj is a very important institution which is why- it is resented. because people don't - like itsjudgements and often they are based on things that are above nations . and all of that. one of the things that. needs to be remembered is that there is a younger

the eu cruises -- accuses the belarusian president of using the migrants has upon to attack the eu in revenge for sanctions against him. poland has erected a razor wire fence along the border and declared a state of emergency, banning journalists and aid workers from the area. it denies forcing the migrants back and says they are not legitimate refugees. >> they arrived with tourist visas from belarus, at their invitation so they are not migrants, they are not refugees, they are not asylum-seekers, they are migrants provocative is being used to have th hybrid war attack against them athe same time. >> as winter appaches and the temperatures drop, poland and belarus will face mounting pressure to stop the standoff before more lives are lost. phil: let's take a closer look at this with people get he, the director of amnesty international's european institution office from brussels. welcome. your organization accused poland of violating human rights for migrants. >> thank you for having me. amnesty has followed the situation of a group of 32 afghan asylum-seekers who have been trapped at

the eu also stumbled about 14 years a-o the eu also stumbled about 14 years ago when _ the eu also stumbledmin thank— reaping some of the quandary. henry, maria and yasmin thank you _ reaping some of the quandary. henry, maria and yasmin thank you all - reaping some of the quandary. henry, maria and yasmin thank you all very i maria and yasmin thank you all very much and thank you for your company on dateline london, we will be back next week looking ahead to what is coming and the cop26 summit, goodbye. hello. quite a mild weekend in store for most of us. a little on the breezy side and not completely dry. i think most of the time it's just going to be cloudy with a few glimmers of sunshine. let's have a look at the satellite picture, because there is a big low pressure in the north atlantic. you can see it here swirling around and its weather front is approaching the british isles. it is quite a wet weather front. you can see all of that rain here towards the west of our neighbourhood, but the good news is that as the weather front crosses the country, it is going to be fizzling away to j

for the most staunch unionist, the eu - will kill the union.t. staunch unionist, the eu proposals do not go far enough. the? staunch unionist, the eu proposals do not go far enough.— do not go far enough. they still have full short _ do not go far enough. they still have full short of _ do not go far enough. they still have full short of what is - do not go far enough. they still. have full short of what is needed do not go far enough. they still- have full short of what is needed to make the _ have full short of what is needed to make the fundamental change that is required _ make the fundamental change that is required. we recognise that as a negotiating process that will happen now. negotiating process that will happen now it _ negotiating process that will happen now. , ., ., now. it is threatening the fragile power-sharing _ now. it is threatening the fragile power-sharing government - now. it is threatening the fragile - power-sharing government here. sinn power—sharing government here. sinn fein says the uk should implement the deal it a

this looks like a pretty major proposal from the eu, and we have to remember the eu is a very large singleates, it has a common external border to the rest of the world, so it can't simply abandon all its own rules or punch a hole in its own border. it's taken months to get here, and eu member states see it as a big offer, but some question the uk approach. what kind of partnership is it with someone who says, - yes, and then says no? we need to have trust. we need to build something. we need to provide citizens, businesses with visibility, i predictability, and so that they can rely on their political— decision—makers. he's the one in charge of the uk's effort to change the protocol. lord frost wants a more radical overhaul of the arrangements governing northern ireland. downing street believes that by going further now, you solve problems down the line. it is incumbent upon us as a government — and i think it's incumbent on the eu — to make sure that we have a sustainable future arrangement, and it is not working at the moment. it is in both our sides' interests to get on that stable foo

eu leaders have threatened further action against belarus over migration at an eu summit in brussels.eep up the pressure on the lukashenko regime. we have already proposed targeted measures to reverse visa facilitation for its regime and its proxies and we are ready to explore options for further sanctions not only for individuals but also for entities or companies. second, we agreed that we need concerted action. belarus as we are observing now is looking at opening new routes, it is offered further visa waivers to additional third countries it has offered further visa waivers to additional third countries and we will continue our engagement with these countries to limit the state sponsored smuggling. the row with belarus stems from the european union's decision to introduce sanctions against the country, after its contested presidential election last year. the eu says minsk has retaliated by issuing tourist visas to people who in fact want to claim asylum in the eu, allowing them to cross into one of the three eu countries on its borders. 0ur correspondent paul adams has been to mee

in july, the court of justice, they eu supreme court, said the disciplinary chamber violates eu princieseping politics out of the judiciary, and said: must omit -- dismantle it. the government flirted with ignoring the ruling and said we will dismantle it. they have not done so or started the legislative process to do so. last week, the polish prime minister towed the european parliament they are going to do it but the commission said if you are going to do it, you need to do it now. this was the commission asking the easy jake to make poland what it said it would do and we need to see if this is enough and it starts dismantling the chamber as they promised. if they ignore the ruling, the commission can get this money. it has not been done before but they can withhold the daily amount from poland's eu funds from teh budget. host: i recalled our conversation at the time with the news about interference within the judicial system and poland. that recent alarm where you are and brussels. on the back of this, is there a possibility of another brexit scenario, poland seeking its way out? davi

and this is the eu argument, ou sinned 2019. and this is the eu argument, you signed up _ 2019. i you signed up to this in the first place, he went along with it, why are you trying to reopen this can of worms now?— worms now? yes, but i also think there is another _ worms now? yes, but i also think there is another dimension i worms now? yes, but i also think there is another dimension to i worms now? yes, but i also think| there is another dimension to this and that is when you are looking at the limitation of rules regarding freedom of goods, business basically once continuity, certainty about it and what wanted is a clear sense as to who is actually going to be taking decisions to resolve disputes and i think we had that in a very clear system here under the protocol. 0k, it does not mean a pure brexit for the uk because the court ofjustice will still have jurisdiction over certain legislation applicable in northern ireland, but it is very difficult to see the eu moving away from having the current arrangement under the protocol. i5 the current arrangement under the protocol

sure. the eu has to take seriously. sure, but aaain the eu has to take seriously.the eu has to take seriously. sure, but again i think what _ the eu has to take seriously. sure, but again i think what critics - the eu has to take seriously. sure, but again i think what critics would | but again i think what critics would say is at the unionists have made it perfectly clear they didn't like this arrangement right from the start, it was somehow going to leave them less british, as they felt, less part of the uk because of these regulatory checks. at point, some might wonder why unionists were in favour of brexit — but i suppose you could take the view that all of that is history, what is the problem now? undoubtedly there is a problem, but one community in particular in northern ireland, the protestant prounion community does feel very unhappy about the protocol. so the question is, what do you do about it? of course, critics would say that the british government should not have stirred them up in the way it has. we not have stirred them up in the way it has. ~ not h

it really does come down to how theological the eu wants to be about issues like whether the eu courtice does have to have oversight in northern ireland, since it does still follows in the market rules. to be fair, the u.k. tone was at times quite conciliatory. i asked lord frost directly, and he said we see many opportunities where we can pull back from the brink, so it does feel like we are perhaps heading towards some kind of comfort my territory -- some kind of compromise territory. guy: the eu deputy prime minister saying that most of the demands are "hard to accept." hard to see how another court could rule on the sigel market. in terms of the -- the single market. in terms of the timing, we've got the cop conference coming up. i assume nothing is going to happen before that. joe: that is a fair assumption. they want a final decision on article 16 mid-november, so i don't think they will burn any bridges while cop is going on. they will need the support of the eu to get anything through there. alix: joe, thanks a lot. we really appreciate it. not at all confusing. thank you so m

the eu is also due to put its own proposals forward. brexit, devolution and the ni protocol at the institute for government. a very busy time for you. what has changed about what britain once compared with what they were saying earlier in the year? in compared with what they were saying earlier in the year?— earlier in the year? in july, the uk government _ earlier in the year? in july, the uk government published _ earlier in the year? in july, the uk government published its - earlier in the year? in july, the uk. government published its combined paper, which propose some quite major changes to how the protocol operates. at them moment, any goods can between great britain and northern ireland are subject to checks, paperwork and models those aren“t checks, paperwork and models those aren't being fully implemented at the moment because of the grace period. what the uk once in the future is to ensure that only good going from great britain into northern ireland and then on to the eu are subject to those cheques, and are put forward tho