the european health insurance card, and the european union may grant in the future. there are three possible pages of this, the united kingdom at the republic of ireland and the european union itself. which paid for those rights? >> >> the question of things like the healthcare rights were covered in the joint progress report that was published in the united kingdom and the european union was exactly a big issue that has been under discussion in order to ensure citizens rights and making sure those arrangements could continue as they do at present. >> the right the european union decides, and the price tag and a good thing saying we have to consider who will pay them. in the future, the european union, given we have accepted those will continue as european union citizens in northern ireland, useful to knows who would be responsible for paying for consequential. >> the reference in the joint progress report, specifies the european house insurance card scheme, the uk and eu 27, a temporary stay eligible for healthcare reimbursement as long as residence or treatment con

the european union, next on great decisions. (triumphant music) - [man] great decisions is produced by the foreign policy association in association with thomson reuters, funding for great decisions is provided by price water house coopers llp. - [narrator] founded in the aftermath of world war ii, the european union had an ambitious goal, to end wars in europe. - one of the great and most positive historical events of the last several centuries was the creation of the european coal and steel community in the 1940s and 50s, that led to the common market, and that led to the european union and to the european currency and a linking of former adversaries, namely germany and france in constant union. - what began essentially as an economic idea, the basic idea was something that was called functionalism that is basically if you have economic cooperation and economic integration, that will lead functionally to other types of integration especially political integration. - most people in the u, most voters, the general public, have b

i think the twenty eight and the european institutions are rock solid. where we are with the joint plan of action the iranian nuclear deal according to the terms of reference of that deal compliance has been acceptable up to now. the i.a.e.a. is the central and the key organization that we're depending on but that they have i think eight times now come back and told us that the iranians are on track and that process is acceptable i think i know it probably is suggesting those that are deliberately overlooking parts of the agreement that robbie's interpretation the iranians should be living up to and then not how i'll go about because i'm not sure that's i'm not sure that's inside it correct i think that it's also the fact that shook there be any great eby ation we would be aware of it and we will be very very concerned we're all concerned about nonproliferation of any kind and we know very well apart from iran itself that the success of this deal is extremely important for the rest of the world and we don't need to mention north korea we all know that so

agreementfree trade with the european union. worse withde will be the u.k.. >> we need more vision, less bureaucracy. nejra: it has been a year of transformation. the buy word is long-term sustainability. >> we have not kept pace. nejra: it has been a year of transition for europe's central bank. >> we are not that yet there. nejra: it is all ahead on this special edition of "bloomberg best." nejra: hello, and welcome. i am nejra cehic. on this special edition of "bloomberg best," we will look back. let's start with brexit, the dominant story of 2017 in politics and business. negotiations over the uk's divorce from the european union not start until spring. leaders in britain and europe were staking out positions and anticipating the economic impact. in january, theresa may came to the world economic forum in davos. the message i brought here to outside ofat britain the european union, we want to build a truly global britain. i britain that is an advocate for free trade, free markets around the world, and a briton that is ensuri

parliament can sign off that part european parliament was sort of seen as the main protector of european citizens and their rights in the u.k. as so the money has been the big problem from the beginning on for months and months and then the end things turned around and northern ireland and ireland became the decisive point that it seems that they have found diplomatic wording to sort of push this to the side and sort of put. into the future saying we hope that we come to a deal next year and something we have to keep in mind here sorry which is important only see the outline of the deal next year the real deal will take several years after that that we could come to the deal between the u.k. and the european side that will then allow for the border between the two parts of violence to stay open so this is what it is really and barbara you know i just want to highlight you know some of that contention regarding that border there in ireland because you know a short while ago we actually heard on sky news that to you peter actually gave an interview and said the following that they have the

the european parliament. i have sought his permission to allow me to start with a professor from the university of maryland. right now, she has a fellowship working also with the fed as well as imf. i thought we could start with a bigger picture. and then finally, somewhere along the line, we will get to taspinar, my good friend and professor at national defense university. there is a puzzlement. the puzzlement is that almost every month we read in the papers how the turkish growth rate is creeping up. it keeps going up. the turkish government frequently uses it as a sign that against all odds, turkey is doing very well. but simultaneously we also read the way in which the inflation rate creeps creeping up, which my limited knowledge of the economy suggest this is the kind of relationship we would expect there to be. but yet then the third leg of the economy is employment. employment rates are not going up. if anything, unemployment is increasing. so how can we really square this circle, as the expression goe

leaves the european union. e.u. citizens have made important life choices on the assumption that the united kingdom was a member of the european union. brexit created great uncertainty for those citizens and for their families. today, we bring back the certainty. the negotiators have made sure the choices made by the e.u. citizens living in the u.k. will be protected. we have made sure that their rights will remain the same after the u.k. have left the european union. this is the case for e.u. citizens' rights to live, work and study. e.u. right to protection of the rights of e.u. citizen children and the right to health care pensions and other social security benefits. we made sure procedures will be cheap and simple. his is an issue the commission will pay particular attention o. the same goes for u.k. citizens living in the e.u. 27. the prime minister said in her florence speech that the united kingdom would honor its commitments. including beyond 2020. this was detailed, a line by line process. she has been good

withmonday, i also met european probably -- european parliament representatives. cooperation between european parliament and the commission and our position closely aligned. these negotiations can only be successful if we take an inclusive approach. that is exactly what we did. without going into the details, allow me to touch on what these agreements mean in practice. later today after 9:30, michelle barney eight will be available to explain all of the details of these agreements we reach today. -- we reached today. on citizens rights, in this negotiation, citizens have always come first. it has been of great importance for the commission to make sure will beens and the u.k. protected after the u.k. leaves the european union. eu citizens have made important life choices on the assumption that the united kingdom was a member of the european union. brexit created great uncertainty for those citizens and their families. today, we bring back the certainty. the negotiators have made sure the choices made by the citizens leaving the u.k. -- living in the u.k. will be p

a vote in the european parliament this week seeking to ban phosphates from european meat fell just shorts did their way to lee bit to save kebabs. was a flavour of the debate. instead of saying the eu is banning kebabs, that's not right, the media and companies should be asking the commission why the commission is making our food less commission why the commission is making ourfood less healthy and worse, because that is ultimately what the story is about. the greens and social democrats are simply spreading panic. the reason why that is not the case is that phosphates are allowed in many foods, but they are allowed in many foods, but they a re naturally are allowed in many foods, but they are naturally present in many foods. if they were such a great risk to human health, we would all have been ill long ago. i'mjoined by the founder of the british kebabs awards. are you relieved? we are. it was “— awards. are you relieved? we are. it was —— we welcome the decision to allow ke ba bs was —— we welcome the decision to allow kebabs to be made in the way they have been made. what phosphates

want less european union my party wants to leave the european union we believe that we can only be sovereign and the judge of our own front door when it comes to immigration if we outside the european union and become a strong sovereign nation again so as you will see our party is called the party for freedom and you talk about freedom all the time but at the same time i mean you're suggesting closing mosques elo or netherlands and making an attractive how does this go along with freedom that you're promoting. well that's a very good question actually i believe that and freedom incompatible look to all the countries in the world where islam is dominant today you see a total lack of freedom a lack of civil society a lack of rule of law and the let lack of both individual and collective rights so i believe that the more we finds islamization of a free societies the more re preserve our freedom so i'm fighting for freedom and i told my body to body for freedom because i want families our children our grandchildren also in fifty years to be free citizens and if we would become one day more as th

union and you've got this problem for the european union you've also got the the east and central european countries that have been lots of different conflicts on legal issues with the european union at the moment so as it stands what is coming out is an interesting name from a speech by. by sure i mean that was criticized by its potential coalition partners the c.d.u. as being far too radical because now you've got the nitty for deutschland that's on the right flank of the christian social union the bavarian part of the c.d.u. the c.d.u. and they are very very sensitive now to these types of pronouncements and you have to also. ask why didn't shows push this idea more in the election campaign and the result for shorts in the election campaign was quite poor anyway so. i think there's a lot of work to go forward on that and i think that for the euro zone to get greater integration into it to stay relevant in the future then there needs to be a german franco motor but the problem there is that when the french say something about euro zone reform it means something completely different to wh

forever deeper european integration. don't you agree that they would actually leave on a bigger scale? the important thing is they are leaving course i'll be up to the -- 27. be a matter of you 27. will be out of that and not part of that. response to comments he made about the guidelines being issues by the commission staff face to the, these are the starting point of the negotiations. will be robust through that is a no, we're looking at how to hunt the service service become more helpful with exit. how confident can you be set the coordination and leadership across the whole of government of day one of brexit on that these directions are being effective? >> there's a number of ways that you can ensure that is taking place. we can look at all of the remic vocations of brexit. the key issues in terms of ensuring individual departments are operating in doing what they need to is the direction that comes not just the permanent secretary but the secretaries of state. the that is brought together within the committee struct

to have a european layer of integration makes sense.vid cameron spent a lot of time trying to get concessions from the eu and spent most of his time talking to mrs merkel because that is where it is. and with that we'll have a goodbye to our guests. are doners almost goners? a vote in the european parliament seeking to ban phosphates from frozen from the meat fell short. there were 3 votes and the british meps did their bit to save the frozen vertical meat spit, or kebabs as they are known by us. instead of saying the eu is banning kebabs, that is not right. the media and companies should be asking the commission why the commission is making food less healthy and worse because that is ultimately what the whole story is about. the greens and social democrats are simply spreading panic. the reason why that is not the case is that phosphates are allowed in many foods, but they are naturally present in many foods. if they were such a great risk to human health we would all have been ill long ago. ibrahim dogus, the founder of the british ke

amnesty international says the european union is complicit in the abuse of refugees in libya it says european governments ignore rights violations and violent tactics used by the libyan coast guard so will this report help refugees this is inside story. hello welcome to the program i'm so ho rahman the mediterranean refugee crisis was the top story on every channel was full out of the spotlight in recent months and that may be because refugee and migrant deaths are down significantly but amnesty international says many refugees are actually better off as migration routes to europe closed down hundreds of thousands have been forced back into detention centers in libya where they're often facing physical and sexual abuse amnesty says the european union hasn't just been aware of these abuses but it's been complicit in them will get to our guests in a moment but first this report from in the hours that these images sparked outrage around the world african migrants at risk of being sold at auction in libya the accusation of modern day slavery triggered international concern and you pledge

want less european union my party wants to leave the european union we believe that we can only be sovereign and the judge of our own front door when it comes to immigration if we outside the european union and become a strong nation again so as you will see our party is called the party for freedom and you talk about freedom all the time but at the same time i mean you're suggesting closing mosques elo or that the lens and making an attractive how does this go along with freedom that you're promoting. well that's a very good question actually i believe that and freedom incompatible look to all the countries in the world where islam is dominant today you see a total lack of freedom a leg of civil society a lack of rule of law and the let lack of both individual and collective rights so i believe that the more we fight the islam is ation of a free societies the mall preserve our freedom so i'm fighting for freedom and i told my body to body for freedom because i want our families our children our grandchildren also in fifty years to be free citizens and if we would become one day more as that

well how many problems are keeping european union leaders awake at night while the top three are top of the agenda as e.u. leaders meet in brussels for a final face to face for two thousand and seventeen tonight it's brags that borders and bombs go off in berlin this is the day. i. actually the withdrawal bill is making good progress through the house of commons and we have on course to today on the praxis of the every out this stuff. would be the second phase of the but should. we should not put these british citizens because they decided to leave european union but we should not punish also the other countries because when these believe me i welcome the initiative to strengthen the unify in the fence i believe it will be good for to opinion for europe on for nato illegal migration but we have to solve this problem bringing this on have it be put the euro promising them the the future which will not hurt them. also coming up putin faces the media the russian president's one man show you here is views on trump ukraine and his political opponents. the government has never been and sti

i don't believe in selective solidarity among european member states and the countries are fly on the e.u. border have a great responsibility and that's why we also need e.u. wide solutions. yes to solidarity no to quotas that's the message from some eastern european countries they would rather pay to protect their borders to the tune of thirty five million euros that's solidarity according to hungary and prime minister viktor orban we got four countries are ready to contribute with a considerable sum of money to help to defend the border of outside border of european union and to contribute to the actions of european union initiated in the territory of libya austria's leader says countries buying their way out of bothersome e.u. resolutions should not be tolerated it's consistent is human it's unacceptable that someone bows out when they disagree with the union european cooperation doesn't work like that the. british prime minister to reason may knows all too well what bellowing out feels like she's hoping for brussels to greenlight talks on a future trade deal with the u.k. it's sti

democrats say only the wealthy will benefit we'll get analysis from washington also coming up the european commission follows through on its threat to punish poland over judicial reforms in the country that the e.u. says are undemocratic but poland's president is defined signing into law the reforms giving the government more control over the country's core. and that europe deals a big blow to the right hailing company the top court in europe says it is a taxi service not just an out and that difference is huge and will tell you why. it's good to have you with us in the united states the house of representatives has given its final approval to a sweeping overhaul of the u.s. tax code it had already been approved by both chambers of congress but an embarrassing procedural error force the senate to send it back to the house for a revote the bill which includes permanent tax breaks for corporations and temporary tax cuts for individuals is the biggest. shake up to the system in the country in more than thirty years and it's the first major legislative victory for the trump administration. our

the european parliament is putting massive pressure on them. mep's voted in48 favor of the european commission triggering that recommendation to set up article seven. that was put into law when the lisbon treaty was signed. >> in london today, the british house of commons is holding its eighth and final debay of debate on brexit. gave a lawmakers already heavy defeat to theresa may last week in parliament over brexit. they have now signaled a possible compromise to avoid another fight today. clashes over the government's desire to fix the planned date of departure could be averted. some rebels say they will agree to the date if a proviso is inserted into the bill allowing the date to be changed. ever since britain voted to leave the eu, there's been a spike in hate crimes against european citizens. people from poland and other eastern european countries have been particularly targeted in the u.k. as the latest episode in the brexit effect explains. ♪ it is a busy day at this polish church in the east of england. after mass, saint nicholas is ha

hello and welcome to quadriga this week's summit between the european union and the african union was officially dedicated to the future of africa's youth but it's the troubling present that was largely in the spotlight catalyzing that focus once again images of suffering and despair like that of the would be migrants from sub-saharan africa who land in detention camps in libya where they are mistreated abused even sold into slavery those images reinforce the pressure on european politicians to stem both the flow of migrants and their suffering pressure that has severely tested even the end of medical. she sees a common interest on both sides can europe and africa truly work together to give young africans a future on their own continent are they not only neighbors but truly equal partners that's the question we want to pose today on quadriga and here are the guests so after it it's a pleasure to welcome christine wondered why she is a business journalist who's reporting focuses on southern africa she says africa is changing rapidly but much of the way the west approaches the continen

now if the european council agrees, and following the european parliament‘s resolution next week, thes the governance of our agreement, or, for instant... there are more others to take. we will need to have the final version of the withdrawal agreement ready by october 2018. less than one year. but at this turning point i want to pay tribute to the dedication of all members of both our teams, our coordinators, europeans, and on my side, all of the members of my task force tea m. side, all of the members of my task force team. and also on our side, i wa nt to force team. and also on our side, i want to personally thank president jean—claude juncker and his cabinet, the secretary—general, the legal service commissioners, and their cabinet. we have all worked very ha rd over cabinet. we have all worked very hard over the last few weeks, days, and nights, to achieve this. this first result was also made possible by our very close work with the council team. with the 27 member states. on the eu side we have all worked together every single week since negotiations started. on wednesday the

we have agreed on a clear pro european course with the goal to strengthen the subsidiarity in the european union a european union which should be stronger in bigger questions but takes a step back and small topics. this pro e.u. stance marks an about face especially for the euro skeptic freedom party according to insiders austria's green leaning president alexander found better than was crucial in getting this policy point on the new government's agenda both members of austria's new coalition have been outspoken in their desire to end illegal migration freedom party leader hines post laid out the government position at saturday's press conference. when it comes to immigration we have clearly defined that we want to stop illegal immigration but also stop immigration into our social security system so the benefits for asylum seekers will be reduced to three hundred sixty five euro. and with the interior ministry and with that the control over austria's police going to power eighty it's expected that the new government will move quickly to crack down on illegal migration is already announced

>> there are some european challenges which required european responses, like migration, like security are national responses which are insufficient. we need to integrate them with a higher level of policy. yousef: there is a lot more work that needs to be done in order to slow down that trend we are seeing for further autonomy. these are structural problems. >> there is a window of opportunity to deal with them because the european economy is growing at a healthier rate, and there's lots of job creation. this is not enough. we must reform our institutions and make them more flexible. ♪ nejra: much more ahead as we revisit the top coverage on bloomberg in 2017. up next vladimir , putin and his relationship with donald trump. later on, conversations with executives at europe's most prominent banks. >> like the rest of the industry trading in the markets business was muted. nejra: this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ nejra: you are watching a special edition of "bloomberg best," highlighting conversations from 2017 in finance. i am nejra cehic. it was a busy year on the global stage for vladimir putin

several others are injured the cause of the crash is not known also coming up the leaders of the european union's twenty eight nations are meeting in a final summit for two thousand and seventeen european council president warns them to prepare for a bruising battle plus. britain holds a memorial service at st paul's cathedral for the victims of one of the country's worst peace time tragedies at least seventy people were killed in the grenfell tower fire in central london six months ago. and ending net neutrality in the united states internet providers there will now be able to throttle speeds to individual websites critics say it's a death sentence for a free and open internet. i bring coffee it's good to have you with us we begin with a fatal accident in the south of france where a train has collided with a school bus the interior ministry says at least four teenagers were killed after the train hit the bus splitting it into the crash occurred in the village of me last. some fifteen kilometers west of peping young of the french prime minister we understand is now at the crash site. we w

and the european union. if i may, just there will be areas where i said right at the beginning of this professicess,e not going to give a running commentary on every aspect. as we go into negotiations on these matters -- >> but will there be physical infrastructure? >> we have said there will be no physical infrastructure at the border, no hard border between northern ireland and the republican of ireland so people will be able to move across that border as they do currently. >> how that can be achieved in a number of ways and i'm not going to sit here at the moment and say precisely how we are going to achieve that because we are going into a negotiation. >> okay. that's also baffling. on process, now thatme amendmen seven is in, can you confirm there will be a vote on a statute before the withdrawal is ratified? >> what we're talking about in terms of process with the withdrawal treaty is that there will be a vote in parliament which we already said will be a meaning fu iningful vote on the withdrawal agre

if you are a citizen of the european union, any european member state, on anything to do with europeansays it's ultimate place of recourse, when the uk leaves, eu says its citizens who are living in this country should also have some form of recourse to the ecj, but brexit supporters here say that is one of the reasons why we left, to rid ourselves of the overview of the ecj, so that is a problem. again, this is something which is difficult to phage, legal jurisdictions are black—and—white, but many of these other areas are searching for the grey areas and jurisdictions don't have many grey areas. in terms of what might be a cce pta ble areas. in terms of what might be acceptable to both sides, i'll we talking about a third entity? —— are we. it is whether you could have indirect recourse to the ecj, you could have a legal agreement on citizens rights which is written directly into uk law so much more difficult to change, and then if there are elements of european law within that agreement british courts might have to pay some heed to the european court of justice, might have to pay so

citizens living in europe in european citizens citizens living in the u.k. and on the northern ireland border what's going to happen after breaks it between northern ireland and its neighbor island which is still going to be in the in the e.u. so very complex issues it's been a very difficult road several attempts to reach an agreement on this failed in fact they were meant to reach an agreement here at the last summit in october and failed so big sighs of relief here today that finally they've done it. david charter joins us here in the studio he is the berlin correspondent of the british newspaper the times has written two books on bragg's it david thank you for being with us so we're hearing enough progress to move to the next stage tell us more about what that next stage will look like we're hearing it's going to be even tougher than the first the e.u. is saying that it will be tougher than the first because well for two reasons really both sides the butchers saw it on the european union side have yet to agree on what they would like to achieve in this n

court ofjustice the judgments of the european court of justice and the judgments of the european courtnswer was, in a word, yes. we will no longer be members of the european union and won't technically are legally be any cost and universe and market, but we will honour the agreement we have made this week to creating an environment which will effectively replicate the current status quo. —— we won't technically legally be any single market or customs union. we will continue trading our partners in the european union as we do now, borders will operate as they do now, and financial services and businesses it will be able to carry on conducting their business across borders as they do now. of course, you heard him say that despite all that, britain will be leaving the single market and customs union brexit day, but if they accept all this, nothing much will change for at least a couple of years after that. thank you very much. the billionaire founder of canada's largest drugs firm, barry sherman and his wife honey, have been found dead at their home in toronto. police described the deaths

european court ofjustice.nt not happy that. they continue for eight years to have some role in theirjudgment of britishjudges over the some role in theirjudgment of british judges over the rights of eu citizens. interestingly, michael gove said he could live with it. 0thers gove said he could live with it. others i have spoken to off—camera have said as long as that is the time limit, we can live with it. it is not what they were as being a couple of years ago during the referendum campaign. 0n the issue of the irish border, you feel it has been deferred rather than sorted out. the british government view was a lwa ys out. the british government view was always you can decide this without knowing what our future relationship will be with the eu. it has to be decided in the next phase. they seem to have got to that. it is interesting that the dup came out and said they were not entirely happy but that is open to interpretation. already we have seen dublin, brussels and the dup interpreting things in different w

guy: have a great chart showing how your socks just how european stocks -- how european stocks versus you believe in tech, you buy u.s.. of -- the the lack overweight to financials. i think the valuation gap is also there because it europe doesn't do his own share buyback. your prefers to return money through dividends. we see in the u.s. much more whether companies. maybe the credit to buy back shares in the u.s. is going to come to an end. matt: i wonder -- you see rates rising. how do you see the shape of the curve playing out? we also have the short-term rates rising. does that mean flattening? neil: we would expect global bond markets to see flattening as the fed yanks short-term rates higher. as we have seen in 20 -- in 2017 come what that means, your lost money in the seven bond markets. they have been yanked higher by correlation to the u.s.. guy: can i go back to thing you brought up early on that as politics in oil and the price of crude and you get long oil stocks -- this year, the ftse 100, there are a lot of miners and their. -- a lot of miners in there. the reason for th

prime minister to resume and european commission president. said that agreed of key issues such as the rights for e.u. citizens in the u.k. and guaranteeing no hard border between northern ireland and the republic of ireland then move on to negotiations about future trade relations we get an expert view in just a moment but first this report both sides are calling it a brics a breakthrough capping off a week of drama purchased prime ministers to resume a arrived early at the european commission her goal saving the talks on her country's exit from the e.u. a short meeting with european commission president followed and then the two emerged to make the big announcement. we've been able to make sufficient progress to ensure that we can now move into the second phase of the negotiation between the united kingdom and the european union of twenty six. that. may and june to say there's been progress on a major stumbling block how to manage the future border between the u.k.'s northern ireland and the ease republic of ireland has been a particularly t

elaters meeting in brussels are heading for an showdown over the issue of migration european council president called a mandatory quota for refugees quote highly divisive and ineffective but germany's angela merkel has responded by saying member states can't just pick and choose when it comes to burden sharing and solidarity migration crisis is not the only controversial issue on the agenda one other difficult topic as. this was the happy moment of the summit leaders celebrated the start of closer defense cooperation which might lead to something that a few years ago it seemed unattainable a real defense union today this dream becomes a reality we are launching permanent structure of cooperation so-called. which is a practical expression. to build a european defense but right after the happy moment the german chancellor seemed to have a word with two sgt nobody said what it was about but one thing seemed certain medical wasn't happy about comments on a mandatory refugee quota the council president had called the quota divisive and ineffective some agreed but the chancellor had a rath

but it is clearly the most ambitious european case that has been brought forward by the european commission, that is currently being investigated. analyst: thank you for your insight from brussels. major u.s. stock indexes are breaking records this monday. our global financial markets have also spent the day rallying. across to frankfurt in a moment. first, the reason for all the excitement. congress is expected to pass trump's tax bills this week. there are reports company profits could search by 30% under the cuts. reporter: red suit or not, u.s. president donald trump seems to play santa claus this year. pres. trump: we have tremendous spirit for the tax reform. this is going to be one of the great christmas gifts to middle income people. reporter: but trump's tax or form gift is a main at -- is aimed at large corporations. it shrinks their tax burden from 35% to 20%. midsized companies, less generous. meanwhile, texas for ordinary employees will hardly change at all. allowances for low earners might be as high as was originally planned. perhaps the greatest blemish on the tax reform is

what do our european partners make of us now? road ahead when it comes to this next phase of negotiations? our political editor, nick watt, reports from brussels. it's a season of peace, a season of goodwill. and, apparently, time for a generosity of spirit. but in brussels, there are limits to that christmas munificence. the atmosphere at this summit is completely different to the last gathering here in the autumn. eu leaders have developed a grudging respect for theresa may and they've decided to offer her a small helping hand. so the prime minister has been given a breathing space to allow her to formulate an agreed cabinet position on the uk's future trading relationship with the eu. but on the fundamentals, the eu is not going soft. the uk's decision to leave the single market means that the eu is saying, your future relationship will be that little more distant. the hope is that the breather will allow the uk to shape the uk's guidelines for the future trade negotiations and the prime minister does want to press on with tho

and european nationals living in britain. now this seems to be a point where they really did make some progress it appears that the ukase willing to accept jurisdiction of the european court of justice over the e.u. citizens living in the u.k. that was non-negotiable for the european parliament which is very important in this whole process also it appears that you citizens in the u.k. will keep their status after the u.k. no longer is part of the european union they can even bring their families over to the u.k. and there are more details like that but it appears when we talk to some politicians in the european parliament that they are satisfied with what they have seen which is important because the european parliament announced that they would be very strict on this matter and those we talked to so far as said ok this seems to be enough and they will have a vote on that next week in their plenary session in strasbourg so that the silk would break through allows the next phase of talks to start a big that talks and that a fo

that is not leaving the european union, that is being a vassal state of the european union andi vassalropean union and i would be surprised if this is government policy. we have already seen divisions laid large this week in the parliamentary conservative party. adi remain supporters, as we still call them, similarly alarmed at this prospect? no, first let's talk about what the prime minister says. she says despite what is in this document britain will be leaving the single market and the customs union and brexit day. if they accept what the eu is saying, at least during the transition period they will be leaving those two bodies in name only. trade discussions are imminent, formal trade negotiations cannot start until after britain has formally left the european union. those arguing fora left the european union. those arguing for a soft brexit, the remain supporters, people like ken clarke, this it is in the interests of business to have continuity well the trade discussions take place. of business to have continuity well the trade discussions take placem would be disaster it because

that is putting pressure on european leaders. european leaders in turn are pressuring their african counterparts to stop the migrants. let's take a look. a of blurry photo is -- blurry photo is all she has left. 90% of refugees risk their lives using this route. >> my friend who came showed that -- >> now he is in a detention camp in niger. the government set up the camps under pressure,'\ and with support from the european union. chad,d, mauritania and burkina faso have been called un to o keep themn afri, if necessary bforce of arar. ishis what partnership between the eu and africa should look like? you have said in your opening statement europe is misusing african leaders as bouncers. politiciansropean have a point when they say both sides have an interest in ensuring people who have no chance of obtaining legal residence don't wind up as victims of libya's lawlessness? >> that is correct. let's wind back. see the situation i ilibya, the european union signed an agreement with the libyan government. nobody knows which to gover

yes absolutely so the european commission is proposing today in the proposal a european monetary fund and indeed it is the set the same function and a new label at the bottom line remains the same to assist financially in member states in need but the real difference would be here for the european monetary fund and there is risk of the kind of institutionalization of something which already existed with the european stability mechanism and now it's called the european monetary fund but basically same function new labor what else is going to change will there be full european finance ministers. well indeed there is in this proposal today there is this idea of a pan european economic and financial minister one who would be at the same time president of the european commission and chief offer your euro group not sure of the member states will like that but be it so this minister would ensure a kind of supervision regarding structural reforms and in terms of more accountability more transparency regarding the euro zone. briefly as you can what about the proposed expansion of the euro zone