want to change europe but in a very different way from people here in berlin and other parts of europe thomas ferro in the streets of berlin thank you so much. something a little lighter now if you've got a beard belgium is the place to be right now hundreds of hairy men from around the world have descended on the $29000.00 world beard and moustache championships the wacky contest sees the well groomed competitors take part in 3 main categories. partial beard and full beer with each including several subcategories many spectacular show including majestic handlebars and swirling whiskers as competitors battle it out to become kings. you are watching news we'll be back with more news at the top of the hour stay tuned for shift living in the digital age with a look at fake news in the indian election that's coming up after the break. carefully.

want to change europe but in a very different way from people here in berlin and other parts of europe thomas sparrow in the streets of berlin thank you so much. if you've got a beard belgium is the place to be right now hundreds of hairy men from around the world have descended on for the $29000.00 world beard and moustache championships the wacky contest sees the well groomed competitors take part in 3 main categories moustache partial beard full beard with each including several subcategories many spectacular styles around show including majestic handlebars and swirling whiskers as competitors battle it out to become the facial fuzz came. and a reminder of the top story we're following for you austrian president alexander vander bell and as said elections for early september the announced the snap vote alongside chancellor sebastian curse it comes after a corruption scandal brought down curses far right coalition partner. you're watching the news on my globe who will be back at the top of the hour with more news as over and stay tuned for the bundesliga show coming up after the break. my 1

in favor of more europe and they want to make a symbol here sign here against nationalism in europe. thomas sparrow reporting for us in berlin thank you. let's get you a quick reminder of the top story we're following for you. it's the final day of voting in india's weeks long general election internationalists prime minister narendra modi is seeking a 2nd term bond poll suggests his party may lose seats in parliament. austrians chancers a bus and horse says pull the plug on his governing coalition called snap elections for september after his vice chancellor was forced to resign amid allegations of corruption. you're watching the news coming up next in world stories the weekend reports american f. in spain from me and the entire team here in berlin and thanks for watching. we're not here to judge but to eliminate prejudice and. we're not here to change your opinion. but to open some space for different points of view we're not here to speak on behalf of anybody but to let everybody speak for themselves. we're not here to give the right answers which are asking the right questions. we're no

still a long stretch to go before we can find out whether voters will support these vision of europe thomas ferro for the us thank you next to the interviews correspondents in warsaw budapest and london monica she writes no war so how is the evening shaping up. the interest for this election in poland seems to be very very high we just heard from the state election commission that the turnout at noon in poland was twice as high as 5 years ago this interest has many reasons one of them is the fact that this is the 1st time since the national conservative government took over the power 4 years ago the 1st time that the polish voters have the possibility to express their support or they protest against this towards this government which has been constantly conflict with the european commission. about the state of the rule of law in poland this conflict has divided poland. it seems today and we can already say that. this conflict also has immobilizing effect for many polish voters it will be a close race today tonight between the government candidates and the liberal european opposition monitor

ends meet they are in thousands of euros to carry babies for couples in western europe including from germany. i'm brian thomas a warm welcome to the show u.s. secretary of state mike pompei oh has played down the prospects of an immediate conflict with iran tensions between iran and the u.s. have of course attends a fide over the past week with the u.s. sending warships and aircraft to the gulf it also says that iran may be behind the alleged sabotage attacks on shipping in the region upon pale was circumspect of talks in russia after an intensive round of shuttle diplomacy. dorman and mike pompei was on a mission a mission that didn't go quite the way he planned pompei has been on the road for the past week rallying support for washington's iran policy last wednesday he abruptly pulled out of a scheduled meeting with germany's chancellor angela merkel instead he met iraqi leaders and warned them that iran's threat to american interests in the region was growing he then postponed a trip to russia to share iran intelligence with european leaders in brussels but they didn't offer him their backing. opinion insi

we knew that we need to change europe we would like another europe in europe that cares about people and most about business. so thomas interesting to hear from those voices there are a lot of support for matteo salvini the message that this is our man standing up for us in europe on the other hand we've heard from the tail salvini that he wants to reform europe from within so what does matteo salvini actually want what does you know his popularity mean for europe well he essentially wants to form an alliance with parties across the continent that could have similar views for example when it comes to immigration that's at least his stated goal he wanted to become as well the biggest political group in the european parliament the big questions to me is whether he will achieve those goals given the fact that many of the parties elsewhere do not share all of the same views when it comes to russia for example when it comes to the economy different parties described as populist across the continent have very different views so what might be has said he wants to do and he will probably do it as well with this result if you

is the top party in britain so it's really france and england it is a sign of a europe which is changing. did obvious thomas sparrow is in milan he spoke to us earlier about how the results might affect italy's political landscape. exactly was around 1 in the morning when salvini stormed into this room here in the party headquarters and without accepting any questions he spoke about a moment of responsibility in italy about historic mission to defend its release interests into these values and he once again demonstrated that for him this goes well beyond it to these borders it is something international and he spoke about the results in france and the results in the united kingdom for faraj and spoke about a sign that that means that europe is changing as far as the internal politics in each of the concerned because again there has been speculation about what the results could mean for each of these governing coalition he said that he will be back to work in rome tomorrow and he does not see the coalition partners as enemies but that his adversities are on the left side of the political spectrum for so for

is the top party in britain so it's really france and england it is a sign of a europe which is changing. did obvious thomas sparrow has been following the italy vote for us from milan and he gave us this reaction too much of a nice post results press conference. it was around 1 in the morning when salvini stole into this room here in the party headquarters and without accepting any questions he spoke about a moment of responsibility and it's really about historic mission to defend it's at least interests and it's of these values and you once again demonstrated that for him this goes well beyond it to these borders it is something international and he spoke about the results in france and the results in the united kingdom for faraj and spoke about a sign that that means that europe is changing as far as the tunnel politics in each of the concern because again there has been speculation about what the results could mean for each of these governing coalition he said that he will be back to work in rome tomorrow and he does not see the coalition partners as enemies but that he's a verse or is there on the left

europe. for more on that let's go to d.w. correspondent thomas thomas salvini spoke a short while ago what exactly did he have to say exactly was around 1 in the morning when salvini stormed into this room here in the party headquarters and without accepting any questions he spoke about a moment of responsibility in italy about historic mission to defend its release interests into these values and he once again demonstrated that for him this goes well beyond it to these borders it is something international and he spoke about the results in france and the results in the united kingdom for faraj i spoke about a sign that that means that europe is changing as far as the internal politics in each of the concern because again there has been speculation about what the results could mean for italy's governing coalition he said that he will be back to work in rome tomorrow and that he does not see the coalition partners as enemies but that his adversities are on the left side of the political spectrum so for him back to work tomorrow after this result t

europe. big mover in london today, thomas cook, shares up 9% today.share it will cost you over 11 p. this time last year it was 100 and 30pa p. this time last year it was 100 and 30p a share, in the last four sessions shares for the company down 60%. let's get all of this in perspective, there is day last year it reported a loss of one half billion dollars. another move at peppa pig, you can buy shares but you can get the company that owns it, entertainment one, 40 3% fall in annual profits today was the announcement, so annual profits today was the announcement, so peppa pig, entertainment shares on the move, hit by a one—off charge. and michelle fleury has the details of what's ahead on wall street today. more and more us companies are speaking out against donald trump's escalating trade war with china. last week we heard from walmart which warned its prices would go up and with the administration considering more products to slap tariffs on, watch out for comments from department stores like coles and nordstrom which are due to report quarterly ear

eye brian thomas thanks so much for being with us 28 countries and 400000000 voters people from across europe go to the polls between may 23rd and may 26th to decide who represent them for the next 5 years of the european parliament now here's how it works the number of seats each country gets is roughly proportional to its population europe's most populous country germany of course with nearly 82000000 people getting $96.00 seats now which is the smallest country in europe the. to get that one in the u.s. malta it will have 6 m. e p's as they're called to represent its population of less than half 1000000 now once elected the members of parliament join transnational groups with similar views at the moment there are 7 such groups representing the far right socialist greens euro skeptics and others the m.e.p. is vote on new laws and they also approve importantly the e.u. budget they also help choose the powerful president of the european commission the current president is this man you'll know him of course claude younger many of you will at least all the favorites to replace him are the germa

i'm brian thomas thanks so much for joining us we start here in europe where a massive vote gets underway next week with 28 countries and 400000000 voters people across the you will be deciding who represent them for the next 5 years of the european parliament here's how it works the number of seats each country gets is roughly proportional to its population germany of course is the most populous and has about 82000000 people it will be getting $96.00 emmy pieces called while the smallest country in the e.u. guess which country that is a small to well be getting 6 m.p.'s for it's just less than half a 1000000 people now once elected the members of parliament join trans national groups with similar political views at the moment there. 7 such groups representing the center right socialist greens euro skeptics and others the m e p's will be voting on new laws and they will approve importantly the e.u. budget they also helped choose the president a very powerful position of the european commission the current president is this man called younger the favors to replace him are the german conser

parliament and its institutions so is it too late to save europe or to save it from itself. r.t. paris. shown thomas will take over in the round for tea minutes with more world updates so to stay. i am reluctant to give credit to the president trying for just about anything but by action in a way when he said at the beginning of his presidency that he'd be open to a 21 state or a 2 state solution whatever these rising balloting is going to agree on i think that was actually a smart thing to say given the legacy of american for some support for israel the expansion essentially over the decades given the kind of political culture and political system that israel has developed there really isn't a way to negotiate something between palestinians and israelis. to make this manufacture consent to step into public wealth. when the ruling classes and protect themselves. with the flaming. lips and the one percent. we can all middle of the room say. to leave room for the new. yorker are her. 3rd thing. after the redacted. this is a congress you know where americans in america covering american news are called

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i'm dr thomas very warm welcome to our special ongoing coverage of the european parliamentary elections well europe's mainstream political parties have suffered big losses as greens liberals and nationalists have gained ground in brussels the usual actions have also seen the biggest turnout in 20 years we'll get the latest from our correspondents plus analysis after this look at the outcome. an electorate of over 400000000 had its say after counting began it soon became clear that voters had spoken out against the solid center of european politics. be a facing a shrinking center of the european parliament the center of those parties who believe in the future of europe wants to thank c. europe wants to have an officious approach for the future of europe that is will be a face in a shrinking center that trend gave german mainstream parties their worst ever e.u. election results. while boosting the europeans are right. in france naveen lappin again beat the french president's party. hungary's viktor orban spelled it out for icing good the migration issue by itself and the reaction of the people only bel

this comes at the same time that europe is transitioning from chancellor angela merkel to her successor. chad thomasg editor. michael kraus berg are a blackrock and peter dixon of commerzbank are still with us. when we look at germany we often think about the stability of europe. we have a huge generational shift with angela merkel possibly stepping down and her successor coming in place. do you worry more about the political vacuum or the fact that the companies we are mentioning are trying to spin or become much more comprehensible for investors? >> as someone who has lived in germany for a long time what is interesting is that these transitions are happening at the same time. you have this transition playing out very slowly but away from chancellor merkel. no one knows how that is going to end. you have the political stagnation that is happening. you have all these companies that seem to be in turmoil. that is something fairly new for corporate germany. have activist you investors stepping in and saying we want change. look at what happened with -- it was unheard of at the ceo would lose a boat l

europe or to save it from itself. ot see paris what does information thomas this hour all be back in about 34 and a half minutes with you are watching our 2. i am reluctant to give credit to the president trying for just about anything but by action in a way when he said at the beginning of his presidency that he'd be open to work to one state or a 2 state solution whatever these rising dolphins going to agree on i think that was actually a smart thing to say given the legacy of american false some support for israel the expansion essentially over the decades given the kind of political culture and political system that israel has developed there really isn't a way to negotiate something between palestinians and israelis. with this manufactured consensus of public wealth. when the ruling classes protect themselves. with the famous. one percent. we can all middle of the room sick. in a world of big partisan. lot and conspiracies it's time. to dig deeper to get the. that mainstream media refuses to tell more than ever we need to be smarter we need to stop slamming the door on the bath and shouting past each other it's tim

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i'm brian thomas welcome to our special ongoing coverage of the european parliamentary elections well europe's political mainstream parties have suffered big losses as greens liberals and nationalists have been gaining ground in brussels the elections have also seen the biggest turnout in 20 years we'll get the very let the very latest from our correspondents live plus analysis after this look at the outcome. an electorate of over 400000000 had its say after counting began it soon became clear that voters had spoken out against the solid center of european politics. here facing a shrinking center of the european parliament the center of seuss' parties who believe in the future of europe who wants to thanks europe wants to have an impish his approach for the future of europe it is will be a face in the shrinking center that trend gave german mainstream parties their worst ever e.u. election results. while boosting the european far right. in france naveen lapan again beat the french president's party. hungary's viktor orban spelled it out for the icing good the migration issue by itself and the

i'm brian thomas a very warm welcome to our special ongoing coverage of the european elections europe's mainstream political parties have suffered huge losses as greens liberals and nationalists have made gains in brussels now the elections have also seen the biggest voter turnout in 20 years we'll get the very latest from our correspondents plus some analysis after this look at the outcome. an electorate of over 400000000 had its say after counting began it soon became clear that voters had spoken out against the solid center of european politics. be a facing a shrinking center of the european parliament the center of seuss' parties who believe in the future if you wants to think see europe wants to have an officious approach for the future of europe it is obvious facing a shrinking center that trend gave german mainstream parties their worst ever e.u. election results. while boosting the european far right. in france naveen lapan again beat the french president's party. hungary's viktor orban spelled it out for icing good the migration issue by itself and the reaction of the people on

vibrant jewish community that's right after the break i'm brian thomas for the entire news team thanks so much for being with us. for. europe a big idea. but what's become of it. will it look like tomorrow. camping for a better future isn't enough europe requires our culture sufficient. here's the elections 2019 may 26th on d w. it's 2 in the morning and when chicago is getting ready to go to iraq. he's a jewish north london with a point to prove. who is going to even believe that there were jews in iraq. i can no longer carry on living as if the thing has happened and tell my son that he was born in finchley and this was where his us a story started. with both the possible of iraq and i will not let go. edwin wants to buy a house north of baghdad. it's so that he can say the iraqi jews still have a stake in their home. because the dollar is a move like this is being taken as long as our house is being bought it was over iraq. we are still there. and that gives me the sense of belonging. for decades baghdad has meant violence. and the last place most people would want to call home especially the jews. but it wasn't always s

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this is either beaners live from berlin i'm brian thomas for the entire news team thanks so much for joining us. europe big guy jr. but what's become of it. what will it look like tomorrow. being for a better future isn't enough europe requires our purchase of a shell of. your questions 2019 may 26th on g.w. . nestling between the slopes of the bomb can and this thread now go to our mountain ranges well gary is a rose valley is a sweet smelling national treasure. it's climate and fertile soil offer perfect conditions for the cultivation of the damascus grounds. precious or oil extracted from bulgaria and roses is sourced by the world's leading perf you makers from the poorest country in the european union. but increasingly people here are finding ways to claim a share of the money that can be made from their valleys fragrant resort. was. planned. it's 5 o'clock in the morning right custom is setting off for her job in the flower fields. her husband and 2 children are still asleep. it's a half hour walk from her home in the small village of stiletto vault to the rose field where she works as a picker. a

the main attraction the man casting himself as europe's salvation at his back a rising tide of anger and resentment. let's go to jordan. thomas sparrow welcome thomas how. the league looking at this point. it is still a bit early to say phil because polls close at 11 o'clock at night so italy is actually the last country where polls close but from surveys that have been published in advance of this election it seems that my party will have a very big improvement compared to the election results in 2014 when they had around 6 percent of the vote and now they look as though they're going to be the top party in italy with around 30 percent but again it is still a bit too early to say and we have to see whether. those are the promises matters are being use of proposals right here in milan have actually found support from the voters who are still going to the polls here in italy. but i will let's take a look at how opinion polls before the election put the populist strength. as we can see 13 percent that's nearly a 3rd of all the target of voters tend to vote for a right wing populist party in the country thomas along populist par

stalin tried to cut that city off from the rest of europe to look back at the so-called candy bombs on the anniversary of the berlin airlift. by brian thomas a very warm welcome to the show this weekend saw thousands of people turning out for climate change protests in london brussels and paris the demonstrations following those launched by the extinction rebellion movement which shut down much of central london last month it is advocating civil disobedience to force governments into declaring a climate emergency. blood gushing on the steps of a parisian landmark a graphic warning about the dangers of climate change these demonstrators know how to raise awareness you must 1st get attention climate protests are getting momentum in europe after the extinction rebellion movement wants to complain of civil disobedience in the u.k. the movement has now spilled across the channel if it is that we need to carry out such actions as they do in england where london was brought to a standstill for some 10 days we must follow their lead. in such a low value no compromise the. hundreds of mothers and the children took part in protests. among the demons

moscow this is our international and sean thomas glad to have you with us as we recap the week's top stories the vote count is now underway with polls closed across europe as the e.u. picks up its next parliament there has been plenty of attention focused on this election in fact turnout has been the highest seen in 2 decades and that is due to the perceived threat posed to the traditional parties by anti-establishment movements. well this parliamentary election seems to have caught the public's attention i've just seen it flush open the official e.u. parliamentary feat there saying the official turnout as it stands at the moment is 50.5 percent if it stays that way or goes up at all it will be the largest turnout since 1994 so the big this certainly grabbed the attention of people just time around what we have seen is wins for anti establishment parties in or from the anti establishment parties on the right we've seen them win hungary where viktor orban spot is doing very well it's really where. these parties seem to have picked up quite a few votes as well in poland in greece as well in greece actually gone bad for electricity prices so it's a party t

europe. the fiancee of the first person killed in the london bridge attacks two years ago, xavier thomas, has attack on the day he died. the inquest has begun examining the circumstances of each of the eight people killed. 0ur correspondent richard lister is at the old bailey. just talk us through what was heard today? this was a day that was focusing purely on the first victim, xavier thomas, the first to be killed when he was struck by the van on london bridge and thrown over the railings into the water. we heard from a very collected but ultimately quite emotionalfor a smack, his partner, who arrived with him on the morning of the attacks a0 weekend —— a very composed but quite emotional christine delcros. they had arranged to go for cocktails at the shard but she was reluctant to go because she had premonitions about a terror attack but she ultimately did not wa nt to attack but she ultimately did not want to disappoint him and so they walked across london bridge and they we re walked across london bridge and they were aware of the van behind them and next thing she knew she was lying inj

and thomas cook, the british travel agency, in trouble with brexit because people have stopped booking holidays to go to europesoftness in consumer spending, in retail, does suggest this is a big uncertainty. the other thing we should of course mention, productivity has gone negative the last three quarters, and investment continues to decline. so you are right. there is a softness, but it might be this is as good as it gets, because once stockpiling stops, with more uncertainty, we will see greater weakness. forecast growth in 2019, 2020 of about 1.3%, very poor growth, assuming a reasonable brexit takes place. so hard to see much good news. caroline: if some clarity arrives, whether it is a hard brexit or a soft brexit or none at all, could we start to see businesses investing? there was a fascinating chart on the bloomberg today that shows the irony. many who voted for the exit from the e.u., to stop migrant workers taking their jobs, actually a lot of investment has been done in labor rather than robots, and there are fewer robots invested in in the u.k., about 85 per 10,000 workers, much less than the mor

europe. nejra: great to have you with us. european consumer reporter corinne gretier in zurich. more breaking news, on thomas cook.. it sees challenging summer trading impacting full-year ebit, and it has had multiple bids for its airline. the two red headlines to break from thomas cook. marketseck in with the in asia. juliette saly, good to see you. juliet: a little mixed in asian markets. upside in china, but the stronger yen weighed on the nikkei, down 0.6% on the close. some weakness in the indonesian market, and watching india with the polls expected to come through. i want to show you the currency board, where most of the action has been today. australian unemployment going up to 5.2% in april, showing the aussie dollar hitting a fresh four month low, one of the worst-performing g10 currencies, tied with the kiwi today. you have also seen yields in australia falling. watching closely what's happening with offshore yuan, a little weaker against the greenback after some studying -- steadying. interestingly we are seeing the yuan weakening against all other peers for a record 12 session in a row. manus? manus:

europe is where north america was 10 years ago. we are consolidating. you see this morning thomasere will be those and a few others that will disappear this winter. in the market, pricing will return. meanwhile, ryanair continues to have the lowest cost in the marketplace. we've demonstrated our confidence in the business financing a 700 million euros share buyback. david: is thomas cook a buying opportunity for their airline? the airline is, i would describe as dog. they have very old aircraft. there's no traders. david: as you describe the aviation market, things have got to shake out. you got to lose some competitors. why does ryanair have more staying power? michael: because in any price war, the lowest cost operator wins. there, by some distance, lowest cost operator in europe. the numbers are all pricing. andlook at our unit costs, the aircraft has a huge role in that. we've ordered those. they have 16% level fuel consumption. they will transform our business , but the consolidation will play out. it would have happened last winter except spot oil fell to under $50. it is ba

thomas cook and tui all showing deepening losses. rya nair‘s chief financial officer says pricing has been a big issue for his airline, and the industry as a whole. pricing remains soft across europety at this point in time. so our customers enjoyed an average fare of 37 euros which was down 6% on last year. at the same time however they are continuing to spend money on axillary products like reserve seating, priority boarding, car hire and hotels which helped offset that a little bit. costs increased about 5% minus fuel la st costs increased about 5% minus fuel last year and that was up 440 billion. that was the chief financial officer of rya nair talking to us earlier. it's a business model which it can get out of. prices and costs going up. when you see a maturing business model, that's why everyone went with ryanair, it wasn't as unique selling point but it was its major selling point, we are cheap and cheerful, a bit nasty, they are trying to get away from the nasty image and stay with cheap and cheerful but for how long can you do that when fuel prices are going up, costs are going up, there is overcapacity? they had 139 million passengers in the past 12 months and they stil

europe. and australia the final votes are being tallied following saturday's general election prime minister scott morrison is conservative coalition won another term overcoming predictions are a major loss to the opposition labor party as andrew thomas reports from melbourne it's still not clear whether morrison will have an outright majority or need the support of independents. he wasn't supposed to be the winner of a strike he has election opinion polls consistently had prime minister scott morrison and his rights of sense and liberal policy behind the labor party rivals he and they defied expectations side friends were going to work to do. we all work to do and we're going to get back to work we're going to get back to work for the a strategist that we not go to work every day. if i started struggles and trials every day they're looking for a fair go and they're having a go and they're going to get a guy from our government the way in the sydney hotel hosting young expected the tree party the world's euphoria the good gone she won the liberal party once again have profiles magnificent body scott morrison i said i'm not going to see job how do the liberal party and let's enjoy the next 3 you think it's ultimately about the least i

markets here in europe on the equities front are performing as you can see, the answer to that question is not particularly well. the ftse 100 is below the flat line those numbers from thomas nor those from burberry in germany, trading a third of a percent down, in part thanks to the auto sector there. and in italy, where we once again add that focus on the spread, that market trading down let's take a look at the currencies the dollar has been strengthening and strengthening, involved in these trade discussions. but today, it looks like it's weaker against the japanese wren the pound weaker against the u.s. dollar. it seems like the efforts to find a brexit agreement is out the window we'll be watching to see whether the prime minister can get that deal passed in june, when her government tends to bring it the euro trading stronger, so consistency in terms of dollar weakness u.s. futures ahead of the market open there, after a relatively positive close on wall street. the dow jones looking to open higher all eyes on the white house once again, following on from those decisions from the trump administration, both to postpone auto tariffs, national security pretext in terms

speaker bercow to the stage for his remarks, and after that thomas right, a brookings senior fellow and the director of the center for the u.s. and europe at brookings will moderate a conversation with the speaker and amanda sloat, our robert bosh senior fellow at the center for u.s. and europe. questions and answers will follow the discussion. a final reminder, we are very much on the record and streaming live. for those of you coming in over the internet, we are most grateful for your attendance. so with that, ladies and gentlemen, it is my great honor and pleasure to welcome to the bbti stages speaker bercow. i look forward to his remarks and the subsequent conversation thereafter. sir, please join us. [applause] president allen! it has a certain ring to it. by observingbegin my friends, ladies and gentlemen, that having heard myself introduced, i can hardly wait to hear myself speak! [laughter] whether you will feel the same way at the end of my remarks is a matter of legitimate speculation and conjecture. but in the interests of inclusiveness, of intelligibility, of ensuring that everyone here present can genuinely attend to and fe

thomas, thank you for joining us. let's take a look now at work futures are trading. we've got 11 minutes to go until the start of trading across europe here in the u k and we are looking at gains in futures. ftse 100 futures up 0.25%. 0.4% -- 0.04%. we do see investors to some extent selling off sovereign debt, as well. we are still at -16 basis points. up next, we will take a look at your stocks to watch, including axel springer, the german publisher that is in talks with its founding family and a private equity firm, kkr, about taking it private. this is bloomberg. ♪ all right, just under seven minutes to go until the start of cash trading across europe and here in the u.k. let's get your stocks to watch. annmarie is looking at axel springer. paul is governed first group. what is the story? >> they have announced the results this morning. they have taken the opportunity to announce plans to break the company up. its is something that activist shareholder has been actively calling for for the last month or so. today's plans are not exactly in line with what they have been demanding. first of all, the company says they plan to contin

thomas cook. we had a falling stock prices for metro bank. we have other companies in continental europe an environment where you want the tide of central bank liquidity does not lift all the bolts. some of the weaker bolts are still down. ask if you own a jamie oliver restaurant. chris turner, in the foreign exchange market is it an interest rate market are based on capital flows? if you want to not lose money, are you watching flows were rates -- or rates? the rates determine the flows, particularly in the global fx space. dollar rates are high. in have got to have a hike conviction level that the dollar is going to selloff. otherwise it is difficult to sell dollars because if you are european you might pay 3.5% to hedge dollar sales. the dollar is in the ascendancy at the moment until uncertainties in european growth resolve themselves. the market will continue to favor the dollar. francine: what does it mean for other currencies? is there is -- an unloved currency now? not yet. we are in a negative mode. going back to china, if there was a surprise agreement ahead of the g20 towards

i'm brian thomas a very warm welcome to our special ongoing coverage of the european parliamentary elections europe's mainstream political parties have suffered big losses as greens liberals and nationalists of all gained ground in brussels the evil actions have also seen the biggest turnout in 20 years we'll get the very latest live from our correspondents after this look at the outcome. an electorate of over 400000000 had its say after counting began it soon became clear that voters had spoken out against the solid center of european politics. be a facing a shrinking center of the european parliament the center of those parties who believe in the future of europe wants to strengthen europe wants to have an officious approach for the future of europe it is a via face in a shrinking center that trend gave german mainstream parties their worst ever e.u. election results. while boosting the european far right. in france navin lapan again beat the french president's party. hungary's viktor orban spelled it out for the icing good the migration issue by itself and the reaction of the people only real will

from a to b in europe, and probably more pressure for people to go to rail. , but theyikes lcc's are under pressure. look at lufthansa. they are talking about snatching up part of the thomassted probably in the charter carrier, condor that used to be part of the lufthansa group. i think it is probably their euro is not the lcc working out and condor is the more loved brand. francine: we have to go back to the top traveler awards. they are great fun. you have the classics, the leading european hubs, but the best uniforms for greeting, and you have a hotel in paris. how did you pick these questions? tyler: we do not want to use the normal metrics. brands that spend so much on digital and how they will engage, and the first experience is absolutely key. reon, with a high profile ,cquisition, they nailed it going from a standard uniform company. first impressions, and the hotel business more than ever are absolutely essential. tom: one final question. you will not like it. where is british airways? british airways i think is in a bit of a model. here is an airline, the world's favorite airline. people are certainly going other places. finnair as a good example. people will ch

growth story in europe, in your poll as senior economist, is there anything you saw in the results that's going to move the dial on growth in italy, greece, or is it too early to say? thomass with regards to brexit. i think there's still a risk. i think there's a rising risk of a hard brexit in october. the new deadline is by the end of october. they need a new deal or the u.k. will get out of the european union without a deal, and that would be potentially really disastrous for the u.k.'s economy, and also for the european economy, because those two economies are really intertwined, right? and what you saw in the u.k. is that the brexit party actually did quite well. yes, it is true that the renamed party did overall better than the brexit party, but the problem remaining is they are really divided, and i think that's the problem number one. problem number two is that the tory party could be galvanized by the farrage brexit, and i think that could veer the tory party toward a more tougher stance with regards to brexit, and the new leader of the tory party could go towards a hard brexit as a way to deliver on the brexit referendum. i think that's a key risk to the europea