[applause] solidarity cannot be an trs-european -- intra-european problem. our trust fund from for the has the possibility of jobs all over the african continent. while the budget of the eu is carrying the weight of the financing, the contribution of all of our member states is only at 150 million euros. the trust is now getting to its limits. ithave to know the risks of being a lack of financing. in 2015, many migrants wanted to get to europe when and because the food from the u.n. ran out. statesto remind member to ensure that the trust fund for africa does not suffer that fate. we are also going to work toward the opening of legal migration routes. onlyular migration will stop when migrants have another option from undertaking a .arentless journey we have refugees coming from turkey, jordan, and lebanon. there will be the reinstallation andther refugees from libya other countries. europe is a continent getting older. this is another reason for having a legal migration system, which is an absolute necessity. this is why the commission put forward proposals

union, european institutions.imes some accusations within eu member states. is that the case? it is notjust eu member states with whom you have an issue. you have an issue with global policy, un policy on migration for example. you are at odds with the united nations high commissioner for refugees, when he visited hungary he said you treat migrants like detainees. actually, i have met the high commissioner and explained our policy on migration. i have explained that i totally disagree with this position of him, that this happens in a democracy, that we disagree with each other. we look at illegal migration as a very serious security threat on europe. we think it is a huge problem that the eu was not able to divulges this phenomenon from the beginning, because now you see the consequences. more than 1.5 million illegal migrants entered the eu, uncontrolled and unregulated, that is unacceptable. we see the consequence as the most serious threat of terror and the serious situation regarding security in europe. when y

or european union. european economic area membership would mean the u.k.having to adopt at home automatically and in their entirety new eu rules, roles over which in future we will have little influence and no vote. such a loss of democratic control could not work for the british people. i fear it would inevitably lead to friction and a damaging reopening of the nature of our relationship in the near future. the very last thing that anyone on either side of the channel wants. as for canadian style free trade agreement, we should recognize that this is the most advanced free-trade agreement the eu has yet concluded, and a breakthrough in trade between canada and the eu. but compared with what exists between britain and the eu today, it would nevertheless represent such a restriction on our mutual market access that it would benefit neither of our economies. not only that, it would start from the false premise that there is no pre-existing regulatory relationship between us. precedent suggests that it could take years to negotiate. we can do so much better t

people here across the european union to be appealed regarding the european union ok let's hear some of what the french president had to say regarding terrorism. we have to strengthen our projects in order to fight against terrorism and to combat terrorist propaganda on the internet and we have to strengthen our cyber security and to create security and a common security and just displaying. other matters in paris tell us more about president proposals for combating terror. well we already saw in the way he structured hits his speech he really put terrorism and in a broader approach to security and the very heart of his european proposal saying that the condition for peace and everything else the foundation of the european union is security and there he came up with a quite strong proposal joint military intervention force in order to join and to cooperate more on the european level across the european countries so this is a strong proposal i think there is coming ground in the european union in the post practice that you and i think the french president and his entourage they were a

or best for the european union. european economic area membership would mean the u.k. having to adopt at home automatically and in their entirety new e.u. rules rules over which in future we would have little influence and no vote such a loss of democratic control could not work for the british people i think it would inevitably lead to friction and then a damaging reopening of the nature of our relationship in the near future the very nasty things that anyone on either side of the channel wants as for a canadian style free trade agreement we should recognize that this is the most advanced free trade agreement the e.u. has yet concluded and a breakthrough in trade between canada and the e.u. but compared with what exists between britain and the e.u. today it would never the less represent such a restriction on our mutual market access that it would benefit neither of our economy is not only that it would start from the false premise that there is no preexisting regulator the relationship between us and president suggests that it could take years to negotiate. we can do

and the european union. it was here more than anywhere else that the renaissance began. -- sawin history that is centuries of creativity and critical thought across our continent and which in many ways defined what it meant to be european. whose exampleory shaped the modern world. a time of history that teaches us that when we come together in a spirit of ambition and innovation, we have it within ourselves to do great things. that shows us if we open our minds to new thinking and new possibilities, we can forge a better, brighter future for all our people. and that is what i want to focus on today. a new anding through critical time in the history of the united kingdom's relationship with the european union. the british people have decided to leave the eu and to be a global, free trading nation able to chart our own way in the world three and for many, this is an exciting time, full of promise. for others it is a worrying one. i look ahead with optimism, believing that if we use this moment to change not ju

public opinion polls on the european union...re interested in the real polls that come with elections. mr 0rban wins elections, with a very sceptical, negative approach to much of what the eu does. when it comes to an assessment of whether the integrationist ambitions of people like commission chiefjunker are realistic, one has to remember that the poles, the hungarians and maybe the slovaks and the czechs as well, have the ability to block reform and it looks as though they will, so yet again we are looking at a dysfunctional eu. it is, sir, precisely, if the eu is not to be an overarching empire suppressing national will, there will be always member states which will be able, if they want, to block certain decisions because it's not a dictatorship coming out of brussels. this is all the beauty and the difficulty of constructing a european union. if you want my view, it will never be the united states of europe. i don't want it to be the united states of europe. will it be a multispeed europe? it is already. well, it has got sev

body let's do it this way the number one decision making body of the european union is the europeancouncil which consists of you know the heads of state and government and heads of state of government and the government made the decision that they introduce a quota system on a voluntary basis and afterwards the council of the ministers of interior and justice which are definitely on the lower shelf in the structure than the european council they changed his decision and decided in favor of an obligate three quota system so that's that's not really a while a show of european regulations number one number two. that we have some very important treaties in the european union shango dublin and these treaties cannot be modified by a decision of a ministerial council these treaties can only be modified food the procedures of the parliaments of the member states of the european union the consensus all around the twenty eight members and such kind of a decision introducing an o.b. get three quota is basically the modification the amendment of the dublin treaty and because it takes away partl

in short, we want to work hand in hand with the european union rather than as part of the european union. that is why in my speech at lancaster house i said that the united kingdom would seek to secure a new, deep, and special partnership with the european union. and this should span both a new economic relationship and a new relationship on security. so let me set out what each of these relationships could will be like before turning to the question of how we get there. let me start with the economic partnership. united kingdom is leaving the european union. we will no longer be members of its single market or its custo s s union. for me understand that the free markets are indivisible for our european friends. we recognize that the single market is built on a balance of rights and obligations. and we do not pretend that you can have all the benefits of membership at the single margaret without its obligations. our task is to find a new framework that allows for a close economic partnership but holds those rights and obligations in a new and different balance. but as we work out togethe

or european union. if european economic area membership would mean the u.k. having to adopt at home automatically and in their entirety to eu rules come over which in the future we will have very little influence and no vote. such a loss of democratic control cannot work for the british people. i fear it will inevitably lead to friction and a reopening of the relationship in the near future. as for canadian style free trade agreement, we should recognize that this is the most advanced free-trade agreement eu has yet concluded. a breakthrough in trade between canada and the eu. compared to what exists between the british at you today, it would put a restriction on our mutual market access that it would benefit neither of our economies. it would start from the fourth premise that there is no existing regulatory relationship between us. it could take years to negotiate. we can do so much better than this. as i said at lancashire house, but is not seek to adopt a model already enjoyed by other countries. instead, let's be creative and practical in designing an ec

many european sources are taken advantage of by western european countries. of eu resources sent to hungary are... are there any benefits that western european countries... don't try to make me say what i didn't say. these resources a re say what i didn't say. these resources are not usable for us based on contracts. that has nothing to do with the migratory policy. if we speak about that, we have to speak about the fact that these resources a re speak about the fact that these resources are ta ken speak about the fact that these resources are taken advantage of by western european countries. we are very happy with the western european and american companies in our country. we are very happy with that. but if they both take advantage of this situation, don't make unfair treatment is about hungry. what do you mean by a battle? we will now have a debate with the european commission, as it has launched infringement procedures on hungary on many issues and i am pretty sure that this will continue. another area where the hon gerry government has received criticism

. >>> now, the president of the european commission gives his annual state of the european union address to lawmakers in strasbourg, france. this is an hour. >> mr. president, honorable members of the european parliament, when i stood before you this time last year, i had the somewhat easier speech to give. it was plain for all to see that our union was not in a good state. europe was better and worst by the very foundation. we only had two choices -- either come together around a positive european agenda, or each retreat into our own corners. faced with this choice, i argued for unity. i proposed a positive agenda to help create, as i said last year, a europe that protects, a europe that empowers, a europe that defends. over the past 12 months, european parliament has helped bring this agenda to life. we continue to make progress with each passing day. just last night you worked to find an agreement on instrument and doubling our european investment capacity and you succeeded. thank you for that. i also want to thank the 27 leaders of our member states. this after my speech last year, t

so what they say is this is about stretching the remit of the european union and giving the european union who are tracking what expect nation states to have. political commentator thank you very much for your time on thoughts this hour thank you. that's where we leave the news for now under former is here in just over a half an hour's time with more global news from moscow which do you. know weary in. c.l. working thanks. this is the first fish to please. he asked me what i might do you know the us moments it's almost funny yes. i could introduce you eat it is home to bullets most powerful drug syndicates. why you grow marijuana and no tomatoes in that city yet people there's a big good deal of the public don't get what the market. for your money watch the people. the mob there. is enough. to keep them. oh oh we. must times the government knows what they do and they do nothing. oh. and with a day when we have time to meet and. the minerals. building will team take one thing as a team to him in the. name. of the mean looking north. east. north of you in.

the european council. i'm thinking in terms of decisions about value added tax, fair taxation of the digital economy, and the financial transaction tax. these can all be decided by qualified majority. europe needs to be table to take decisions more rapidly and more efficiently. we need to see a more agile economic and mob taker union. the euro area is more resistant to shocks than it was a few years ago. we have a european stability mechanism, which i believe should gradually be turned into a european monetary fund that needs to be anchored if the european union. there will be specific proposals coming from the commission in december of this year to that effect. we need a european minister of economy and finance, a minister to promote structural reform in our member states. a minister who can build on the work done in the commission but the special unit for structural reform support. the minister of european finance should coordinate all eu financing and step in whenever a member state is facing the threat

because the european union really were really stocked. since two thousand and fifteen really and they don't have any solution not lasting solutions for guarding the migrant crisis so this was i think a strong point made by the french president today after martin's in paris thank you let's turn now to the fallout from germany's election the chancellor faces a tough task in forming a new governing coalition and get a makeover is most likely to strike a deal with the pro-business f.t.p. and the environmentalists greens two parties that are far apart on a couple of key issues this is the so-called jamaica coalition with party colors blood for the c.d.u. yellow for the f.t.p. and green for the greens of course jamaica's national flag so how would this fit into german politics. they know how to stay cool in jamaica black yellow and green are the colors of the flag in germany these colors represent the most likely incoming coalition conservative c.d.u. the greens in the pro market f.t.p. people here aren't quite as cool as in the caribbean. but

we have a european stability mechanism which i believe should gradually be turned into a european monetaryfund that needs to be anchored in the european union. there'll be specific proposals coming in december of this year to that effect. we need a european minister of economy and finance. i minister to promote structural reform in our member state. a minister who can build on the work done on the commission by special unit for structural reform support. the european minister of finance should coordinate all financing instrument whenever a member state is facing the threat of recession. and here i am not calling for a new position for efficiency reasons. i believe the future commissioner responsible for economy and finance carry out this role. as well as carrying the euro group. the european minister of economy lesser course be accountable to the parliament. we do not need parallel structure. we do not need a separate euro budget, we need a strong budget line within the existing e.u. budget. nor do i see great merit in the idea of a separate euro parliament. the parliament of the euro area

next the president of the european commission gives the annual state of the european union address to lawmakers in france. he announced the official date that the uk will leave the european union, march 29, 2019. he called the departure tragic and said the european union will move on. this is about an hour. >> mr. president, honorable members of the european parliament when i stood before you this time last year i had a somewhat easier speech to give. it was plain folk to see that that the union was not in a good state. europe was battered and bruised at our very foundation. we only had two choices, either come together around a positive european agenda for each receipt into our own corners. faced with this choice i proposed a positive agenda as i said last year, a europe that are text, a europe that empowers, a europe that defense. over the past 12 months the european parliament has brought this agenda to life. we continue to make progress with each passing day. just last night you works to find an agreement on doubling our european investment capacity and to succeed. thank you for t

outside thel be european union. we can tackle the greatest social and economic challenges offace in this era globalization. questions for these is to not become isolationist. the economic problems of the west cannot be to turn our back on globalization. instantly the world for once again. worlds to lead the forward once again. economies inop our areas where we have a disadvantage. this is the great prize we can win from brexit. we can strike new trade agreements across the globe, including with the european union. is tem in which mperate and logical. fifth largestld's economy. achieving this will not be easy. need global businesses to global goaleve our s. sitting in this room. pedt invention has hel saved the lives of billions of people. i usually get the answer antibiotics or medical technology, the real answer is free-trade and capitalism. free-trade has delivered an unrivaled increase in prosperity across the globe. it has raised more people out of poverty been any or all of government initiatives put together.

in the european parliament so people don't care and therefore the european union as such it's not a given we have to fight for every day and so let's talk and bodies with a and we're going to do that as a strong opposition party we don't give that to the airflow in the lake glad about that you gave it what will be the future we'll see but let's talk about europe it is you europe wide phenomenon that nationalist and populist parties are having increasing success like albany in hungary or kaczynski in poland or struck then amok no way how do you explain that. that is what compared to germany to the if kenya and also to four not so no but also to the trump ism in the us but in hungary and poland these people even govern right they influence every decision in europe and the objectional is racist right and they've changed their basic law our situation look if you look at the constitutional court in poland. the government now is destructing it which is and should not be allowed by the european union i'm very glad to mention that the european parliament is strongly against it or one is supportin

say they of europeans want the european union, to remain members of the european union, only 34% of them think europe is going in the right direction. this is across the board in eastern and western europe. challenges lot of facing the leadership. i think this is where chancellor merkel recognizing that recognizes that the next phase of powers going to be her most difficult. >> i take all of these divisions seriously. i think berlin should take them seriously. at the same time, i would say there is also some enthusiasm and on it -- in unexpected places for further integration. all three countries are quite gung ho for deeper integration. they became members of the eurozone at a time when that was, shall we say, and unfashionable thing to do. painfult through austerity measures to do so. that had a larger political rightlynd, and they saw europe as a political project of signing up. the other country that is more enthusiastic than you could possibly know because they never turn up at international conferences is the spanish. spanishyou see a diplomat to washington, they talk the integrati

from the european partner. so we haven't mentioned yet which is quite interesting since they are masters of social media and russia has played a very active role in the politics of the u.s., sort of looking ahead over the four or five year period, is there a possibility of sort of leveling off european russia relations or are we likely to see a continuation of tension and sort of a cold war of sorts between the two. what does the geopolitical picture look like? what is vladimir putin role and how does turkey play into that. we just mentioned there event that we are going to have between turkey and russia. papers had come out. >> the way i look at it is that theoretically you would think that turkey would be deeply uncomfortable with the policies that vladimir putin has been following in its neighborhood including the annexation of crimea and what's going on in syria. the reason for it is that turkey is a country to traditionally deeply at attached to integrity yet what we see is 2 liters are getting closer and

you mentioned the european free trade association and the european economic area.anisations that iceland is part of. are they serving your country well? yes, we are very pleased to be in both of these eea and efta, three countries are a number of the eea, switzerland has a special relationship between them and the eu, but viceland this has served us really well and we are very pleased with that. what do you think of what jean—claude juncker said about trying to make the european union even more integrated and have a finance minister and an overall president and get more countries to join and more countries to be part of the eurozone? well, i think it will be a challenge, to say the least, but of course this is just the decision of the european union. what they do when it comes to political integration. as we know, it isa political integration. as we know, it is a challenge for them to do so in the past but we will see how it goesin in the past but we will see how it goes in the future. water about iceland's relationship with the uk after brexit? rash what about. ho

but european union as well. jason? >> what would you say to those people who voted to leave last year and through those who believe we should've left already, turned off the direct debit, we should stop free movement straightaway and tell european judges to get lost. they have a right to feel a bit betrayed today, don't they? prime minister may: what the government is doing is ensuring that we deliver on what the people who voted to leave wanted, which is leaving the european union. if we are going to ensure that we do that in a way that is -- has little damage and disruption to our economy and to people's lives as possible, we need to do that in a smooth and orderly way. when we are very clear about is the implementation period will be time-limited and crucially that we will leave the european union in march 2019. that is what the process of withdrawal asks for, that is what will happen. tom? your section on security, you said that the u.k. is unconditionally committed to securing europe's security. that therefore mea

i might add that while 70% of europeans say they want european union and they want to remain members of the european union only 34% of them think that europe is going in the right direction and this is across the board in eastern and western europe. there are a lot of challenges facing the leadership and i think this is where chancellor, merkel recognizes that. the next phase of her tenure in power will be her most difficu difficult. >> thank you. constanza, do you want to -- i think all these divisions are very serious and they should be taken seriously. at the same time, there is also some real enthusiasm in unexpected places for this kind of further integration. the poorer countries, all three of them are gung ho for deeper integration. they became members of the euro zone at a time when it was an unfashionable thing to do and underwent some really quite painful national authority measures to do so. that obviously had a larger political background which is the threat they feel and it is a political project of signing up. the other country that is more than you could possibly know

champion the heir to a european champion on the rails thank you. in a new study the world economic forum warns robots the said to replace vast numbers of jobs worldwide and that we're not ready for this next wave of automation i don't know if they're any better at making pizza research is that oxford university reckon every second job is a risk in the long term but the institute for competition economics and just love says there's no reason for panic pointing to the highly automated german car industry which has seen no significant decrease in factory stuff in recent years gemma joins us now from cook around the international federation of robotics is in frankfurt joe can we put a number on job losses we're talking about job cuts today other robots going to take away that many jobs. it's certainly a good point and it's one of the things that people do talk about however as you heard earlier the automotive industry in germany is a good example of the actually the opposite in the united states in fact in the last three or four years in a row we have

and france's president calls for more european unity among well not calling says the e.u. is too weak he wants a joint budget of the eurozone and a shared military intervention force but how will that go down elsewhere in the e.u. . and sarah harman welcome to the program german chancellor angela merkel is coming under increasing pressure as she works to cobble together a new government her bavarian sister party the c.s.u. insists that policy changes are needed and lessons must be learned at the conservatives major election losses but the chancellor already has her hands full as she seeks to build a coalition with the pro-business free democrats and the environmentalist greens two parties with little in common. two days after the election news paper headlines showed just how difficult it will be to form a government. has to fight chancellor looking for her course for the conservative bloc c.d.u. c.s.u. finding the right course will be a major issue but anglo-american doesn't see flaws in her party's priorities if. you can see what we now need to change. from actually build

of the european commission.t britain will regret leaving? and brexit will leave empty seats in the european parliament. what should the remaining 27 countries do with them? so, all that to come and more in the next 30 minutes. joining us today are journalists toby young and anne mcelvoy. first up, here's our guide to the latest from europe in just 60 seconds. jean—claude juncker took centrestage in strasbourg with his state of the union speech this week. but meps also discussed diesel gate, the volkswagen emission scandal, debating new testing regimes in germany and austria introduced earlier this month after a parliamentary enquiry made recommendations. 1.2 billion euros in eu aid was given to italy to help repair damaged caused by recent earthquakes. the massive pay—out is the biggest ever under the eu solidarity fund. and meps approved a motion calling on norway, a member of the european economic area, to give up commercial whaling off its coast. away from the european parliament, protests took place across f

at all but the european union is not europe and europe is not the european union. wants to force the european union to become a single state yet we know that the euro is not a success story we have extraordinary levels of unemployment and social instability . the commission chief apparently didn't take this attack on his vision of europe too well as the euro skeptic i rang him got up and left the room also during the address income made the surprising statement that he'd like to see the positions of the president of the european commission which he currently holds and the president to do. it one. see. the future it would make the european landscape clearer and more understandable if the european ship was steered by one and the same captain at the helm. what do you think of that idea was a man having so much power in the e.u. is that a good idea or not we are three separate the institutions of an institutional balance which is very important and i don't agree with the idea of mr young go to have only one president this means that we are going to have a unit that is

european spirit is alive to struggle european companies leading the way. joining forces and country together in a meaningful way and that's a powerful message. message. which are matched by populist. nationalism social and political rights even after the new firm is founded the pressure on the europeans will increase siemens had considered canadian company. but the deal was reportedly derailed by bomb body a's shaky finances now the competition authorities need to approve the deal. walters who through this now i'm joined in this studio by you again and that from the business and in frankfurt off financial correspondent quantified booze and welcome to you both york firstly to you these companies were bitter rival so why are they getting together well they're joining forces in order to match their chinese rival to fend off their chinese rival the state owned c r r c company is by far the biggest manufacturer or in the world and they are going global recently they have gone they have won contracts in britain and in the czech republic and you've got to remembe

we are getting out of the european union because we ca re out of the european union because we care aboutirst step to taking control of our own destiny. the victory that we strive for is to launch our country on a path to being a global invention, a trading nation, a secure, prosperous and optimistic and confident nation. and optimistic nation that is also considered as a supporter of its friends, allies and commonwealth abroad. and is proud to be called british. across the uk, however, people see their communities changing. and they have little or no voice in the way that those communities are being shaped, that are j are are :,,.;. j'f‘are rarely f’i‘gi‘ when they are, it is a matter of and when they are, it is a matter of procedure, rather than care for their opinion. construction and housing developments are given the go—ahead without anyone being interested in what the local community thinks or how they are affected. doctors surgeries are being closed, police numbers are being closed, police numbers are being cut and crime is increasing, multiculturalism is swamping or displacing our

it is going to hit european economies too. it will hit european economies too.ctor. so there are big stakes for other countries. part of reason is to flag that up. we have an enormous amount in terms of history and in terms of our future. just looking at some of the advanced briefing from the speech, she is going to talk about the profound responsibility of eu leader to get a deal. in effect saying is it is not just down to us. you guys too, it is in your interests to make this work. and maybe that too willjust help to give everyone a bit more room to ta ke give everyone a bit more room to take a step back and to try and get the talks go again. she has had a reshuffle this week, key personnel have been brought into no 10. she is saying she is driving from the front. as important as this speech is, it may be she has to do more within those european council meetings. she is in estonia next week. and there is a big one coming up week. and there is a big one coming up in october. she will have to carry it? that is true. there was some surprise that she had left to i

citizens to trigger a real european debate with the europeans as citizens about the do's and downs in the european union so this would mean a change in the european decision making not any more a top down approach with heads of states making decisions without the citizens but a bottom up. approach integrating european citizens and so he wants to reach out to your septic. people across the european union to be appealed regarding the european union ok let's hear some of what the french president had to say regarding terrorism. we have to strengthen our projects in order to fight against terrorism and to combat terrorist propaganda on the internet and we have to strengthen our cyber security and to create security and a common security and just displaying. other matters in paris tell us more about president proposals for combating terror. well we already saw in the way he structured hits his speech he really put terrorism and in a broader approach to security and the very heart of his or european proposal saying that the condition for peace and everything else the foundation of the europ

union to join the eea, wouldn't suit britain or the european union tojoin the eea, the european uniontoo much control. she ruled out emulating the relationship can that is negotiating with europe. mrs may said the uk was well placed to get a better deal. the uk is the eu's largest trading partner, one of the largest economies in the world and a market of considerable importance for many businesses and jobs across the continent. and the eu is our largest trading partner. so it is in all our interests to find a creative solution. and the eu has shown in the past that creative arrangements can be agreed in other areas. for example, it's developed a diverse array of arrangements with neighbouring countries outside the eu, both in economic relations and injustice and eu, both in economic relations and in justice and home affairs. further more, we share the same set of fundamental beliefs. a belief in free trade, rigorous and fair competition, strong consumer rights, and that trying to beat other country's industries by unfairly subsidising one's own is a serious mistake. so there is no nee

is minister for european affairs sandra garth c. welcome to the show great to have you with us and as you got to the euro experiment has failed at least that's what noble economist joseph stiglitz s so are it stays number no i disagree seeing that you will experiment you are always in reality and i do not think it is certainly the eurozone and the government of the eurozone must be must be shaped up or about we have to go into you know towards their action not going backwards. now you were talking about reform right every time i heard you talk and gave interest to talk about reform but every year a zone state has its own interests at heart so why is anybody going to listen to what rome is saying right now. well i mean it is it is it is true that the debate on the eurozone and the debate on how to reform the eurozone as being postponed many times but i do believe that in the second half of this year the time will be ripe to open the debate to be after the french elections have to be after the german elections and i do believe that ev

i don't believe either option would be best for the uk or the european union.e agreement might work. before that can be agreed there are sticking points to overcome, firstly the rights of eu citizens living in the uk.” overcome, firstly the rights of eu citizens living in the uk. i want to incorporate our agreement into uk law and make sure the uk courts can refer directly to it. and when there is uncertainty around underlying eu law i want the uk courts to be able to ta ke law i want the uk courts to be able to take into account the judgments of the european court ofjustice with a view to ensuring consistent interpretation. the uk is due to leave in march 2019 but time is tight and the prime minister confirm she wants in effect an extension of membership. a period of implementation would be in our mutual interest and that is why i propose they should be such a period after the uk leaves the eu. clearly people, businesses and public services should only have to plan for one set of changes in the relationship between the uk and eu. the uk's relationship with the

is the biggest disappointment that you had in collaboration with the europeans europeans?what is the biggest disappointment from the europeans that you had while working with them? and last question for the president, and you also. what is the greatest fear and the greatest hope that you have in regards to the european union for the next ten years? thank you so much. >> i would have liked to react much more speedily to the annexation or effort to annex donbass and we were able to. recognizing what those green men were, getting more pictures out, more support out of various kinds. i think we could have blunted it earlier. i think the greatest mistake that we made together, the community, is when we began negotiating the implementation of the minsk agreements. we did it in parallel rather than doing it as a single negotiating structure, u.s. and europe. we had pushed for that as you know but for a variety of reasons it didn't come together and that just allowed space for those who didn't want to deal to get out of the way. i think the biggest, the thing that my heart still b

as a european country some people are continually talking about a european germany and this was a this was a famous line that thomas mon said he wanted the european german in north german europe and i think that's very much the the consensus of german politics the only party that's really not in that consensus is the f.t. . so i think it clearly will get into parliament but it's not going to be a very strong protest well it's interesting you say that because in one of your recent articles you actually suggested that angle and merkel may be trying to remake europe in germany's image and not in an imperial sense of the world but to impart some of the best labor traditions about germany has to offer so in a sense there is a driver in germany a mainstream driver driver in germany to. create the german eyes to europe well i think you have to differentiate between the different styles of work to what you could call a german one to europe if you're thinking about better labor relations or training programs for workers i mean those are things that are part of the german economic model i mean t

just house or european house here you can get all kinds of information about the european union why not you know it's a kind of a new ambassador to germany he shows me around the exhibition and around some european cities at least are actually. ok i mean i don't feel sponsored it's available in all twenty four european languages so every spaniard portuguese greek or fan who comes by can listen to it in their own language and even so how many of them do you speak. well of the german even if i am an austrian i do my best french and english of course as you know and i speak possible italian and spanish. europe that's first and foremost its people the european house introduces some of them. and all seven hundred. fifty one members of the european parliament you can even send them a message or ask them a question if you have one. the help of our main attraction is a three hundred sixty degree theater where you can watch the european parliament in strasbourg actively debating and you're in the midst of this movement you can take a seat like a european representative and want european democrac

french president emanuel markhor has laid out his vision for reforming the european union in a speech to students at sorbonne university in paris he said the e.u. must work more closely on the fence immigration and intelligence he called for a stronger euro zone budget funded by a dedicated tax as well as a joint defense budget and a shared military intervention for his proposals also included a european asylum agency and standard identity documents to improve migration flows . and manuel mock wrong laid out his vision for the european union calling for some dramatic changes but can he sell the german chancellor and the rest of europe on his vision or are germany and france now when a collision course i'm sarah harman in berlin this is the day. i say took the european leaders to all parliaments in europe to all the peoples of europe for the look at how times look at in the face and you see we have no choice but to hold kind of the europe we know is too weak or too slow too inefficient. for you to call something instead of concentrating on wasting energy on internal divisions might kno

europeans.ear talk of the bespoke arrangement it sets alarm bells ringing because you are going to come back to the rooted determination, the one thing that really unifies the eu, which would stay as united as it is now for ever. the one thing that really ties them together is that you are not going to be better off out of the eu than you were in it and you are not going to be able to have your cake and eat it. a politician in warsaw says, do the parent yourself. get a piece of cake, eat it and see if it is still there. you don't still have it. that will be what they are looking for in theresa may's speech. an attempt to make leaving the eu better than staying in it. speaking of cake, there will be comment on twitter saying, look at all the bbc crews there. it is an important speech and i know that because i am looking around and there are european cruise here. everybody sees this as an important occasion. european cruise here. everybody sees this as an important occasionm european cruise here.