but we do see some results because we sold that in the new guidelines of the new european commission and it is future and quite put them in permanently. the e u and its institutions are often criticized for not being transparent enough in declaring lobbying activities a report by fossil free politics, analyzing the european commissions meetings, showed that fossil fuel lobbyist met with you. commissioner ursula funded lions team 900 times in the last 4 and a half years. that's nearly one meeting every working day. and according to transparency international, dis trevino's the abstract power of fossil fuel companies and their networks wheeled over at each requirement to policy making. yep, lobbying doesn't exist in a vacuum. external events, also shape of speed at which change happens. following the 1st climate agreement in 2015, there was a moment of view for you over a quick transition to cleaner technologies and investment in new infrastructure. but then everything changed, says bob mcnally, in felician is back after decades and is a top public policy concert interest rates, which

the new parliament has confirmed a new european commission and i'm going to mca published her long awaited memoirs which raises the question, is it will, i'm going to mackerel, thoughts pretend has warn you. crane the rise of the right. it's the same morning and with me here is judy dempsey and me to who the who is a defense analyst, but we'll start with you a duty. you've been quite a critic of the current government. but is it all under the back of fault? just been continuously ex.

i want to switch to talk about regulation, the european commission have said booking holdings has theper regulatory status under their digital markets act, and they were trying to crack down on some of the tech giants, google, apple, so how are you viewing this and what kind of solutions are you coming up with to comply? i've been through a whole bunch of regulatory issues that have come up recently that we have to comply with. that's the law. we are trying to create better services and better products for our customers. but it's slower because we have to divert the attention to make sure we are doing what is appropriate to meet the regulations. you know, i'm all in favour of rules and regulations, i would just like it to apply to everybody equally. the boss of booking.com. netflix says 60 million households worldwide tuned in live to see mike tyson take on jake paul in theirfirst live to see mike tyson take on jake paul in their first foray into live boxing. the event was free for subscribers and has been hailed as a record breaking night. it wasn't all good news for netflix, many vi

i want to talk about regulation, the european commission have said booking holdings has the gatekeeper markets act, and they were trying to crack down on some of the tech giants, so how are you viewing this and what kind of solutions are you coming up with to comply?— are you coming up with to coml ? �* , ., ., comply? i've been through a whole bunch _ comply? i've been through a whole bunch of _ comply? i've been through a whole bunch of regulatory i whole bunch of regulatory issues that have come up recently that we have to comply with. that's the law. we are trying to create better services and better products for our customers. but it's slower because we have to divert the attention to make sure we are doing what is appropriate to meet the regulations. you know, i'm all in favour of rules and regulations, i would just like it to apply to everybody equally. it to apply to everybody equally-— equally. the boss of book

they're against him getting such a prominent road as the weiss execute as president of the european commission. they have also been other issues coming up in this, in this process. and then in the end that has been some horse trading and to deal, and then this deal has spinning off. it was a deal between the conservative deliverables and the social democrats. it has been enough to push to days vote over the line, but this deal is also considered to be a good rake, and it is supposed to do, or i lay the foundation, how these 3 parties which call themselves the pro european party. so our quote that i'm going to work together in the future, but this of course will need to be seen how this plays out. and it's also supposed to say how they're going to work together this a hard drive. and the far right sir, this is still a bit rate, but it was enough to get the commission over the finishing line today. and now they can enter into the office at the beginning of december. okay, let's see. i think so much the officials in instrument times remind you about top story. this. our people are returning to th

reaching out to you and german officials responsible for migration to the president of the european commission. the use for an affairs representative and the european commissioner for home affairs. the commission responded that the you expect its partners to respect the human rights of, of my friends. but nobody had time for an interview, including the national leaders. we approached neither the german chancellor nor the vin, dutch prime minister, nor his counterparts from spain and italy. our interview chair remained vacant. nobody was prepared to talk on camera, including the members of the german cabinet. we asked, no matter who no matter when no matter which party but what about the investigation promised by the german government spokesman on the allegations against the tunisian authorities, which get financial backing from berlin? vegas, like what did the investigation reveal and what steps has the government taken the tool which i've gone along this can take my have a long memory, but not long enough to advise. i know that was an issue but, but it didn't come up in a question so we didn'

fair bit of us am in europe, 3 point one percent of the world's reserves, according to the european commission mining is going on on a feeling that sweep poland. and then of course the eastern european part of the main yearbook diarrhea, greece is some, i mean, some of the biggest on top to reserve. so or on the checked german border, austria, spain, and portugal and mining corporations are trying to get these deposits. wondering based savannah resources has proposed building several mines in portugal is close to but also region in spain with you might be area plans to launch an open pit mine in the rural area of kind of have it out where it's planning to operate for 30 years. and over in the czech republic, the scene of that project, brenda, european metals holdings, claims to be the largest hardrock lithium project, and e, u am of them all the project that we have now. cut them into operation, then this would be enough for the supply a few ropes. so what's holding them back? part of the answer is currently playing out in a country. more known to speak is time start then it's mineral deposits

meta, which owns facebook and instagram, has been hit with a fine worth $840 million by the european commissionplace classified ad service. the commission said that marketplace automatically exposes facebook users to ads whether they wanted to see them or not, giving it had an in—built advantage over competitors. meta said it will appeal the decision. apple is facing legal action in the uk for allegedly locking lto million british customers into its icloud service and charging them "rip—off prices". consumer group which says the legal claim could result in a £3 billion payout if it is successful, equivalent to £70 per customer. apple has rejected the suggestion its practices are anti—competitive, saying users are not required to use icloud and can use alternatives. european gas prices have hit their highest level in almost a year. it's because of concerns over the continuity of supplies from russia. this after its state gas company gazprom was fined more than 200 million euro in a dispute with an austrian gas trading company. that company has warned that gazprom could retaliate by curtailing su

as part of efforts to jolt you countries out of this complacency, european commission chief versa live underline is trying a new tactic. she's a point of the blocks 1st ever defense commissioner. he's from lithuania, a country that invest a lot in its own military and for which the question of whether europe can defend its own territory, couldn't be a matter of life or death. andrea is completely as gets it, he says, you present a plan of action within his 1st 100 days, all working together. we can build a stronger mode as he now. and mall told him was held up in defense and space system. so is that you is ready for the most, excuse me, the contingencies from what, what am i 0? come really as reminded lawmakers in response to their worried questions. those extreme military threats come from vladimir putin and not donald trump. he urge them to help simplify the or a p and markets such as removing legal and political hurdles to making joint weapons purchases and standardizing 155 millimeter artillery shells. so ammunition can be produced and used by multiple countries. former let be in p

and the european commission president ursula von der leyen will also be absent.ak to esme stallard — our climate and science reporter — who joins us live from baku. given these kind of high profile absences, what can we expect from this summit? figs profile absences, what can we expect from this summit? as you said, expect from this summit? as you said. they — expect from this summit? as you said. they are _ expect from this summit? as you said, they are noticeably - expect from this summit? as you said, they are noticeably not - said, they are noticeably not here, and the importance of the world leaders is to send a signal that they are taking climate change seriously. having said that, there are still 32,000 attendees including government ministers and civil servants who are part of the delegations here and involved in detailed negotiations. the leaders of all those countries will telling their delegates what they want on the table and that they want on the table and that they want on the table and that they want to be secure, so it doesn't mean things are not h

there was a very clear response and is the european commission. you can imagine that you could say i'm to give you a deal. you can also imagine that doesn't work. you do indeed get into this ethical eatery tit—for—tat dynamic. i think is a verse from demonstrated, all those a lot of damage that the us could bring to bear from that of the europeans, there was quite a bit of damage that europeans could actually bring to bear upon the united states. now, it is true and i think it is fair to say the question is always in europe will be that of remaining cohesive and united because there are some countries which are more exposed than others, so you can imagine that the leverage that the us can exert can actually exploit those differences. the uk? well, — exploit those differences. the uk? well, exactly, _ exploit those differences. the uk? well, exactly, the - exploit those differences. the uk? well, exactly, the uk - exploit those differences. the uk? well, exactly, the uk is| uk? well, exactly, the uk is also on the _ uk? well, exactly, the uk is als

the european commission president has already sent her congratulations.he result will probably be less welcome in moscow. during the vote, the moldovan president's national security adviser said there had been massive interference from russia. the kremlin has denied that. take a listen. translation: i don't know if there are any direct - accusations of russia interfering in the election. russia is not interfering in the electoral campaign of moldova. we resolutely reject any accusation that we are somehow interfering in this. we are not doing this. let's speak to professor robert english, director of central european studies at the university of southern california. maia sandu has claimed victory, she is to be remaining as president of moldova. your thoughts on what this means going forward. mr; thoughts on what this means going forward-— thoughts on what this means going forward. my thoughts are this is an important _ going forward. my thoughts are this is an important victory - this is an important victory but not a final victory. we have to be careful

european commission president has already sent congratulations.en said... the families of israeli hostages held by hamas have expressed anger after an israeli court disclosed that a leak of classified intelligence from the prime minister's serco may have compromised efforts to secure the release of their loved ones. they accused benjamin netanyahu's government of sabotaging negotiations and save a scandal is potentially one of the biggest deceptions in israel's history. mr mitton yahoo has denied wrongdoing by any of his staff. our correspondent injerusalem told us more about what the leaks were. , ., , ., were. these are documents that were. these are documents that were given _ were. these are documents that were given to — were. these are documents that were given to two _ were. these are documents that were given to two european - were given to two european newspapers, and they came out around september. they were seen as being very helpful to the narrative of israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu. the context in which this all happened, o

commission. it's something like a line you've got and they do what they think it's the right approach and they back us, it's nick. as we know, france wants to stall european union plans to find car makers who fail to make enough electric vehicles. how significant is this challenge from france to these u commission rules? could this be seen as france reversing its position because they have back tear everything has china which big players in the european automotive industry like bmw and b w. we're against oh yeah, i'm not sure he's got i'm not sure he's going to hold that. i don't think the front to get his way here. i think that from what i understand that talking about the funds for next year. so these are the top uh the top uh c o. 2 limitations that come into force in towards 252 gets to hit the target. it's under an average of 95 grams per let's see. i see it has been pub commitments or a c o 2 to hit those talk is comic a saying they've got to sell around a 5th of that total output needs to be electric. so they don't see the market for those in, in, especially in countries like for example, southern europe and it's late in eastern europe. some of tha

we heard from the european commission president ursula von der leyen illustrate minutes and she saidp and said she has some experience working with him and said it was importantly to working with donald trump and said she has some experience working with him and said it was important the two analysed together but their shared interests are at work on it. we will bring you the very latest from that sonnet and we get it. the bank of england is widely expected to cut interest rates again today. in august, the bank cut the rate for the first time in overfour years, by a quarter of a percentage point, to 5%. a further cut is expected as inflation — the rate at which prices are rising — slows down. australian prime minister anthony albanese says his government will introduce new laws into parliament banning children under 16 from social media. mr albanese described the legislation as "for the mums and dads" and said it was drawn up in consultation with social media firms and that the onus would be on the industry to enforce it. if enacted, australia would be the first country in the world

that's according to a report by the special advisor to the european commission president that also says that europeans better get their stockpiles in order food supplies and whatever else is needed in case of a war with russia. we do not have a clear plan on what you will do in the event of armed aggression against a member of state. the threat of 4 posed by russia to europe and security forces us to address this as a central piece of our preparedness without undermining the work to prepare for other major threats. this includes those connected to disruptions to the global economy. disasters driven by climate change, or another pandemic. queen ursula vander line ordered the 4 finished prime minister . uh sally. nice though. back in march, to draw a report on you military preparedness. um and she's basically made defense, her whole new obsession. and the block has even just created a new defense commissioner position. so there seems to be the slippery slope recently towards making the e u. a true super national state with re galion powers like warfare and spying events. this new report s

so is european commission in brussels to the man approved in the politic talk, influence the election with some establishment you. parliamentarians watching the ceo of the chinese company to get hauled into brussels to explain himself, record embassy, us to expect to come to speak in this house. and the twin size that from convicted to no infringement on the the se, rumania is one bit. but because he's ation and these information can happen or over, are you up with homes with consequences or? yeah, this information. you never ever get that been any normal political campaigns. all political candidates only tell the truth and only make promises that they would ever follow through with until take talk comes along. in this case, we're talking about a candidate who is literally just posting clips it himself on various shows. but apparently, the western establishment just can't figure out why romanians, particularly young ones, got off with a war next door and you pray, poverty, brain drain could possibly have seen this guy that could have naturally appealed to them. but also the clock plus

the european commission said the way the company linked facebook marketplace within the social mediameta says it plans to appeal against the decision, and that there is no evidence that its practices harmed competitors. early trends indicate that the coalition of new sri lankan president anura kumara dissanayake is leading in the snap parliamentary elections. his left—wing national people's power alliance is ahead in the counting of postal ballots from several constituencies. the alliance previously held only three seats. elected in september on a promise to combat corruption, a big majority would strengthen his power as the nation works to recover from a severe financial crisis. the opening of the asia pacific economic cooperation summit was met by protests earlier in peru's capital, lima. demonstrators clashed with riot police near the venue where asia—pacific leaders were preparing to kick off the first day of the apec summit. us presidentjoe biden and chinese president xi jinping are among the world leaders in attendance as host, peruvian president dina boluarte, presides over th

widely criticized by journalist press freedom organizations and even ukraine's allies at the european commission. because it's severely limits, opposition, voices, and ukrainian journalists working outside of the tele marathon, mostly with smaller and more independent outlets. have to be careful. and there is no black and white picture in ukraine. what used to be all position media was brand a task pro russian, so actually banned the auditors and the owners who are squeezed out of your credit and criminal cases. we're open to gaze them. the main strapped drawing this pricing is not true. they are going to prison or get to interest at the very simple thing. the 3rd is, can do a true mail. drawing list is sense. keep my draft notice exception to the front. so this has to be in used as a tool against your cranager on this junior bring in your landscaping generally is very dynamic and is speaking about or issues. one of the questions and both the end of the war out to indeed and so on. on this question is your brand new jobs? this is not, i don't think that is not the document. sometimes yes, there

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that's your film has already had, you've been at the european commission. what, what is the, the, the mission you have and away with this, with this film. and what are you hoping to achieve going for? what we hope to achieve is that the word become active. a lot of guns that are not reactive and not wait until something happens, then the other, the only solution we have is conducting another war. it's happened in the past and it didn't work. and the moment what's being uh, what's happening with this do is, you know, that's kind of done. that's where the whole reward is dealing with it in a way that just apply sanctions and not doing the other thing. and this what happened in the past and its just the 911. i hope there would be something that happened at this time. and also we hope that the west understand specifically the us and then a 2 countries will have participated in making the word that they're, they're dealing with. i've gotten his son is not based on a charge. if it's an obligation, more to obligation for the years you've been there and the promise

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even the european commission presidents are so the underlying center warm congratulations, despite lambaste things from earlier. the new british prime minister also praised the drums victory, ready to defend what he calls freedom democracy, and at a price along the us alongside the us president is really prime minister netanyahu rather cordial message describing the election result has. history is great as come back and his relationship with trump as a true friendship was aging though, when asked whether it will can offer congratulation. instead, it will continue the approach of peaceful coexistence without commenting on from seeing directly in the course, even more and more. alright, let's discuss the latest now with nelson, long vice chairman of the shanghai center for rem pack and international studies. nelson good, have you on the program with us trump has declared himself the next president of the united states. so given what we've seen with the trajectory of the election results, do think that this is over now for harris to up . well, yes, we are watching quite closely about the elect

so we are in communication with the european commission and we've become the procedures to request aid from the european. so out there to find out what the use of, of the community support resources from the european union. the government says, all the resources of the state will be directed to valencia to help people rebuild the shafted lives. but many here, angry at the slow response to the disaster and trust is in short supply, victoria gates and b l g 0 for counting. the cost of joining us now from munich has talked to the sheriffs chat of environmental and climate policy at the technical university of unit continue with this. miranda was climate change while the regional government in valencia to blame for this, the shift scale of this disaster, or maybe even the national government in madrid. how the 3 into linked. certainly climate change played a big role. we've had years of drought in spain followed by a years worth of rain in a day and saw, you know, that just couldn't absorb that water. but at the same time, governments need to be prepared for what's coming with climate chan