built in europe to emit thirty five percent less carbon dioxide by twenty thirty that's what european environment ministers meeting in luxembourg have agreed on. the rift between eastern and western europe germany backed by eastern states fiercely resisted the forty percent cuts which have been voted for by the european parliament last week luxembourg the neverland nordic states none of which has a car industry have pushed for even more ambitious reductions. the german automobile industry is furious they say the target of reducing carbon dioxide emissions by thirty five percent is totally unrealistic unfulfillable according to the d.d.a. automotive industry association they say manufacturers have already exhausted all available fuel saving technology now jobs and industry are in danger. in the negotiations some countries like ireland for example suggested reducing carbon dioxide emissions by half an easy demand when one has no domestic auto industry but even countries like france and italy with important car sectors lobbied for significant cuts. responding to the news german chancellor angela mer

makers that's right bryan the discussion in luxembourg was long and heated and at the end of it european environment ministers have agreed to a thirty five percent carbon dioxide reduction for new cars by twenty thirty at the ministers' meeting in luxembourg were essentially split between eastern and western europe germany backed by eastern european member states fiercely resisted the forty percent cut which the european. parliament voted for last week the target was reduced to thirty percent for bands luxembourg the netherlands and nordic states had pushed for more ambitious reductions the meeting aims to establish the u.s. position for talks at the un climate summit in poland in december. now let's get some more analysis on this deal with our correspondent banned riegert in brussels banned are the targets that you ministers agreed on in line with the demands from this week's un appeal to drastically address global warming the u.n. experts have also for rep it an unprecedented reforms and none of this is achieved by the agreement reached in luxembourg this night it's well the targets are now well i

industry's fleet to emit thirty five percent less carbon dioxide by twenty thirty that's when european union environment ministers meeting in luxembourg have agreed on negotiations showed a rift between eastern and western europe germany backed by eastern states fiercely resisted the forty percent cut which the european parliament had voted for last week luxembourg the netherlands and nordic states have pushed for ten much more ambitious reductions. the german automobile industry is furious they say the target of reducing carbon dioxide emissions by thirty five percent is totally unrealistic unfulfillable according to the d.d.a. automotive industry association they say manufacturers have already exhausted all available fuel saving technology now jobs in the industry are in danger. it's more than regrettable that the majority of member states couldn't find the strength to balance climate protection and employment security in no part of the world are comparable goals in sight it means that in international competition the european carmakers will labor under a heavier burden than their competitors. in the

about that later in the show but first welcome to the new edition of eco africa our european pan african environment man.

in environmental news, a a new report from the european environment agency finds air pollution causes more than half a million premature deaths in europe each year. this comes as the u.n. released another report monday finding that that 93% of all children live in areas with excessively high levels of fine particulate matter. in i italy, three quarters of fe city of venice were under water monday as strong winds caused heavy rainfall to flow over the raised walkways meant to keep water out of the city streets. other parts of italy are also experiencing flooding and strong winds, killing six people across italy. scientists predict that venice could be completely submerged by the end of the century if climate change continues at its current pace. back in the united states, former president jimmy carter wrote a letter calling for georgia republican gubernatorial candidate brian kemp to resign his role in as georgia secretary of state. kemp's democratic opponent stacey abrams and civil rights groups have accused brian kemp of putting 53,000 voter applications on hold by using minor discre

that's right brian after thirteen hours of heated discussions european union environment ministers have agreed to a thirty five percent carbon dioxide reduction for new cars by twenty thirty the ministers' meeting in luxembourg or essentially split between eastern and western europe germany and backed by eastern european member states fiercely resisted the forty percent cut which european parliament voted for last week this target was addressed to thirty percent for bands luxembourg and avalanche the nordic states have pushed for more ambitious productions the meeting aims to establish the e.u.'s position position for talks at the e.u. climate summit in poland. now here in germany a court has ruled in favor of banning diesel vehicles and parts of berlin the move could impact up to two hundred thousand cars potentially including models that are just three or four years old the aim is to improve air quality now fox wagons emissions gabble has thrust the impact of these all in to the spotlight and germany is one of a number of countries that have missed deadlines to bring down the levels o

the european parliament will consider proposals but it environment committee to cut carbon dioxide emissions by as much as 45% by 2030 compared to the 2021 level. that is far harsher than the

about that later in the show but first welcome to the new edition of eco africa our european pan-african environment magazine thanks for joining us i'm felicia n.t.s.b. in church.

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less carbon dioxide than they do currently and they've set a deadline of twenty thirty european union environment ministers how about the deal in luxembourg but then again stations showed a rift between east and west in europe germany backed by eastern states fiercely resisted a high a forty percent cut which the european parliament had voted for last week luxemburg the netherlands and nordic states had pushed for even more ambitious reductions. the german automobile industry is furious they say the target of reducing carbon dioxide emissions by thirty five percent is totally unrealistic unfulfillable according to the d.d.a. automotive industry association they say manufacturers have already exhausted all available fuel saving technology. now jobs and the industry are in danger. in the negotiations some countries like ireland for example suggested reducing carbon dioxide emissions by half an easy demand when one has no domestic auto industry but even countries like france and italy with important car sectors lobbied for significant cuts. responding to the news german chancellor angela merkel adop

the european parliament will consider proposals but it environment committee to cut carbon dioxide emissions by as much as 45% by 2030 compared to the 2021 level. that is far harsher than the initial 30% cut put forward i the european commission, and a world away from the 20% sought by the car industry. environmental campaigners say steep cuts are needed to meet the blocks overall climate goal of reducing pollution by over 40% by 2030 compared to the 1990 levels. european carmakers are warning of a risk tojobs. the european automobile manufacturers association says the sector currently employs more than 6% of the workers. even the 2021 limit was an average of 95 9 the 2021 limit was an average of 95 g per kilometre is a goal many manufacturers are saying they are in danger of missing. we have a new mount with us today, head of the greener uk unit at the green alliance. good morning. you were listening to all of that. some say very ambitious targets on the part of the european parliament assuming they vote in favour of it today. your thoughts? it is great to see the european parliament pushin

environment? that is something the european team has harnessed and certainly thomas bjorn has done that and we witnessedy they struggled to get to grips with this golf course but it is the talents of the european team, the way that they played and yes, they were the underdogs but they will be delighted to be winning that ryder cup back once again. the sixth successive time they have won the ryder cup on home soil. lewis hamilton took a big step towards what would be a fifth world championship after winning the russian grand prix but the brit got a big helping hand from his mercedes hierarchy. hamilton benefited from team orders allowing him past valtteri bottas as he extended his lead in the standings to 50 points over sebastian vettel. nick parrott was watching. commiserations rather than celebrations were the order of the day in sochi. lewis hamilton trying to consult valtteri bottas for giving upa to consult valtteri bottas for giving up a victory that should have been his. it has been called britain's wingmen this season and even starting from pole, he helped him, moving his caraway even starting fr

the human species joining me now is greg ajah clean vehicles director at the european federation for transport and environment joins me via skype from brussels greg thanks. inning us a time for celebration presumably there that even mainstream media finally awoke to the i.p.c.c. idea that policy needs urgent change if we are to be alive as a species i don't think it's a time of celebration but we've got twelve years same sequoias ocean but i think it's very positive that it was a good response more now and it sure is that there is a really constructive action from governments to make sure that they actually follow through and made sure that we really do start to prosecutions. the i.p.c.c. show the media already some people are saying there why is it the world wildlife fund in twenty seven said we had five years the u.n. climate boss for mcglone. for garrus last year said we had three years and then this week we have twelve years to understand that there is uncertainty. but it could be pointing in the same direction that we need to make incredibly rapid changes to our society because our use fossil fuels it wa

the human species joining me now is greg archer clean vehicles director at the european federation for transport and environment joins me via skype from brussels greg thanks for joining us a time for celebration presumably there that even mainstream media finally awoke to the i.p.c.c. idea that policy needs urgent change if we are to be alive as a species i don't. twelve years say sequoias asian but i think it's very. good response more now and is that there is a really constructive action from governments so much sure that they're followed through made sure that we really do start prosecutions. the i.p.c.c. show the media already some people are saying that why is it the world wildlife fund in twenty zero seven said we had five years the un climate s. to fire and so on. and they were legally entitled to do that because your group is making clear all these people are dying we're still talking about action and you're in the belly of the beast arguably in brussels what are these incumbent industries doing taking people out to european politicians of a dinner in michelin starred restaurants i mean how how does thi

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the european parliament will consider proposals by its environment committee to cut carbon dioxide emissionsy as much as 45% by 2030, compared to 2021 levels. that's far harsher than the initial 30% cut put forward by the european commission and a world away from the 20% sought by the auto industry. environmental campaigners say steep cuts are needed to meet the bloc‘s overall climate goal of reducing pollution by 40% by 2030, compared to 1990 levels. european car—makers are warning of a risk to jobs. the european automobile manufacturers‘ association says the sector currently employs more than 6% of eu workers. even the 2021 emissions limit — an average 95 grams per kilometre — is a goal many manufacturers are in danger of missing. with me is stuart thomson, head of public affairs, government and infrastructure at the law firm bircham dyson bell. we'll hear in a few hours the decision in straws berg, but many will be impacted by this —— strasbourg. they are saying it is unrealistic. there is a big battle between the car industry and they are representing those they employ, and the european

european countries? o.a.t.'s, the environment generally -- it kind of depends on the italian situation.eeing anly, we are increase in core yields across the world. the ecb's big issue is inflation. mario draghi recently talked about we just picking up --orously test vigorously vigorously.rigorousl guy: thank you for spending so much time with us this afternoon. we covered a lot of ground this afternoon. what is happening in the united states and here in europe. vonnie: it is first word time now. emma: the u.s. ambassador to the united nations has resigned. nikki haley will leave at the end of the year. . she says she doesn't have anything else lined up yet. president trump met with her in the oval office, saying she has done a fantastic job. he hopes haley will come back to the administration in a different role. for the first time in my than two years, the international monetary fund has cut its forecast of global growth. the imf is projecting growth of 3.7% this year and next. the imf blames an escalating trade war and stresses in emerging markets. meanwhile, the imap index that infla

some very far reaching reform proposals for european union change that mr mccraw has not gotten the kind of response and the kind of cooperation for environment that he should have so there is a very clear point of difference and theoretically we might see him looking to buttress the european union more intensively than we've seen certainly during this government of merkel's beyond doubt on transatlantic politics hard to say what he might do differently from what we're seeing from this government but certainly he has the international experience he's been head of the atlantic the atlantic bridge which is a very important transatlantic organization so certainly he comes with a lot of knowledge in that area. what sort of competitions you facing he's definitely facing some competition one perhaps equally conservative member of the conservative party significantly younger might for that reason appeal to younger members of the party his name is young he's currently the health minister and then the chancellor is designated favorite a great come come of our she is definitely a centrist in the mold of the chancellor if she were to take over the party

do something here for the next generation the ideas for the environment series of global three thousand on t.w. and online. at. some european countries have been calling for c o two emissions to be cut in half by twenty thirty and that was a step too far for germany. its delegation proposed a more modest thirty percent after thirteen hours of negotiations they reached a compromise a thirty five percent reduction in c o two emissions by twenty thirty. meeting those targets will be an especially big challenge for makers of big diesel guzzling vehicles and that would include many german automotive companies so the issue is viewed as a tradeoff between jobs and the environment german environment minister spend your shows have found herself under pressure from the government to fight against tough emissions targets. that make i really hope it would have done more the german automobile industry is furious they say the target of reducing carbon dioxide emissions by thirty five percent is totally unrealistic unfulfillable according to the v.a. automotive industry association they say manufacturers have already exhausted all availab

environment. you are also seeing wage pressures in north america. you talk about weakness in emerging markets and the european economies have been sluggish. they do not see wage growth. this environment of volatility, we see attractive opportunity in europe in particular. caroline: we will come back to that in a moment given the italian pressure. gina, i want to dig into emerging markets. -- have great reacher's research showing if sentiment is too pessimistic ahead of the china event tomorrow. gina: certain markets are showing signs of bottoms. earning estimates are showing higher. they're not the headline grabbers. this is not china, argentina, or south africa. these are mexico, brazil, and russian events moving higher. the risk is some of this is related to commodities. will it continue is the big question. the first time since april, we have seen earnings growth move higher. unnoticedeen largely by prices which continue to generally come off by a vast margin. meanwhile, corporate news. american express coming out with its numbers. it shows for years adjusted per share view beating analyst estimates. had b

italy's economy growth in a few years is the result of policies like the european ortral bank's qe program because of an environmenteurozone. not necessarily due to reforms the government does to make it more competitive. there are several external factors that have an effect on what the italian economy -- if the government starts funding money into the economy, there is room for growth. that is for sure. the big question is, what do you do with the next economic ?ownturn you find yourself with a very high deficit and little room for maneuver, and you may have to go back to the policies that in the the anger electoral right and brought the concerns up in the first place. you for bringing it all to us in terms of italy. the oaktree ceo says he is fine more buying opportunities in selling. where he is putting his cash next. this is bloomberg. ♪ caroline: howard marks has a message for investors. he recommends taking a cautious approach to the market right now. we spoke to him about his warning. >> i am calling for caution. to be an alarmist, and i do not think it is appropriate, but the economy has gone upward for al

environment series on g.w. . hold onto your seat global stocks slump is this the next crisis european economies also retreat asia sees the worst losses in years. and who's in the driver's seat now b.m.w. takes a majority stake in its joint venture in china the first to do so. i've been fizzling let's do business investors are panicking wall street had its worst session in a long time last night a trade war and interest rate hikes have everyone on edge including u.s. president donald trump this called the federal reserve crazy for raising rates. market turmoil on wall street followed by a massive slump in asia investors around the world are feeling the heat one issue weighing on their minds whether the u.s. fed is going to raise interest rates again it's already done so three times this year it's a measure of central banks take to put the brakes on a robust economy markets don't always like it because it makes it more expensive to borrow money. another person who doesn't like it u.s. president donald trump here's what he had to say about the fed on his way to a company in rally. hard to read that. make it everyth

so it studies what is happening from the sun in the bigger environment of mercury. the europeanter. we're really proud of our colleagues there. it is a brand—new x—ray telescope, that helps us to understand what mercury is made of. we will watch with interest and see where they come back with. it will tick a while, but we will find out eventually. stay with us, headlines coming up. good morning. welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. our headlines today: killed inside the consulate — after two weeks of denial saudi authorities admit the death of journalist jamal khashoggi. lift off, the european space agency begins a mission to mercury to try to uncover some of the secrets of the solar system. the duke and duchess of sussex unveil a war memorial in sydney as they prepare to open the invictus games. and in sport, england's cricketers are in action in sri lanka they're just about to go into bat — after sri lanka made 273 from their 50 overs. england looking for the series win, good morning. a glorious past few days for

european banks earnings are going to look like? do the big banks in europe tend to follow the likes of goldman sachs are morgan stanley? >> the same macro environment that is going to affect u.s. tanks has bearing on european banks. european banks, it's going to diverge. for example, italy closure or not. one trend is what analysts say is a revitalization of the value trade. across the board, u.s. banks and european banks fit the bill for value stocks because they are cheaper. if we get an overall value rally we might see u.s. and european banks similarly benefit. nejra: bloomberg's dani burger. we are minutes away from the open. we will take a look at your stocks to watch, including volvo after it announced a component issue. this is bloomberg. ♪ matt: welcome back to bloomberg markets. this is "the european open." we could see stocks on the continent rise. maybe it will be a different picture on the ftse. let's get the individual issues use and watch. looking at italian equities and annmarie hordern is with us on rio tinto. cali get theker, berlin office, benedict is here looking at volvo. nejra, you are looking at british american tobacco. itali

which the european parliament voted for last week luxembourg the netherlands and nordic states had pushed for even more ambitious productions. it was a difficult missing for german environment minister spaniel choice to find herself under pressure from the government to fight against tough emissions targets evidently against her own convictions. and we hope we have done more. well some countries have been calling for c o two emissions to be caught in half by twenty thirty that was a step too far for germany it's delegation proposed a more modest thirty percent after thirteen hours of negotiations they reached a compromise a thirty five percent reduction in c o two emissions by twenty thirty. missing those targets will be an especially big challenge for makers of big vehicles that would include many german automotive companies so the issue is viewed as a tradeoff between jobs and the environment. the government in berlin is clearly trying to protect the german carmakers which have a little problem its competitiveness if it is comes through reduction of emissions and so it's more surprising that the german minister actually gave in to the thirty five percent target she was ob

from the european parliament voting through a european union ban on strollers and other plastic disposables to protect marine life and ease of environmentcommittee wants to see the list of prohibited products extended to include light weight to carry a bags and polystyrene says the plan includes recycling quotas for plastic bottles and fishing nets pending approval from the european commission and member states it could come into force in twenty twenty one. max hoffman has the story from stress but listening to the radio this morning in my bathroom when his story was using a cotton bud and thought what i'm not going to be able to use it anymore. well i hear paper clips work pretty well but i do not recommend that to anyone here this is not official recommendation but of course it's all about alternatives you know and already big companies have started moving even before the european parliament did this for example replacing plastic drinking straw is with paper versions of that and i understand that's probably going to happen to your to your utensils as well that you use but remember this is not over yet so what we have at the moment is

environment series on t.w. . the. german chancellor angela merkel announces she won't go for a fourth term as the news emerged the euro slip spots european stock market investors seem overjoyed we'll tell you what. brazil elects far i've put this in a bowl so naro us president is he really that tropical trump can he make brazil great again. most emerging economies have very little in the way of public. since we take a look at how pakistan's streetside dentists fill the gap. this is it of a visit some as a berlin welcome bureau briefly dips to a low of one dollar thirteen when chancellor angela merkel announced she would be seeking reelection in twenty twenty one and stepped down as party leader by the end of this year but european stock markets had a different take as the news broke germany's dax put on a immediate two percent spurt it was a pretty clear statement of the market that's we can considerably in recent weeks so why were markets so buoyant after america's announcement a little earlier i asked our financial correspondent koeppen fracture where the. person. who under point the really. been going on in the grand coalition. also.

the use environment committee wants to see the list of prohibited products extended to include lightweight carrier bags with just seen and . takeaway boxes pending approval from parliament european commission and the e.u. member nations the bans could come into force by twenty twenty one. but will they so let's bring in. brussels who is following this story for us max how likely is it that this ban will come into force. first of all the parliament has to approve it which will probably do within the hour the majority to do this is there as you just mentioned there's still some haggling going on which items should be included on the list for that band for example those very lightweight plastic bags that you used to pack up apples for some for example in the supermarket also cigarette filters that can do huge damage but apart from that parliament is expected to approve it and then it goes to the member states the ambitious plan is to have this in a legal. form before the elections the european elections next year in may but of course as you know it's in the member states that the plastic industry is expected to do most of his lobbying nevertheless most experts think there will be a

and you have very mature regulatory environments through most of the members of the european union.work that we were doing there was, frankly, to try to harmonize the regulatory side of our relationship more so than it was dealing with tariffs. so i just think it's a very different negotiating challenge when you're dealing with countries that have like-minded economies in terms of maturity and like-minded regulatory systems. liz: ron are, i remember you being here and several others coming on and saying the right way today this -- president trump is right, there's an unfair playing field, but the way he's going about it isn't right. well, don't you think that sort of banning together with allies to pressure a country that is not behaving properly and that is conducting unfair or trade is the way to go? and is it that maybe president trump might have done it a little backwards, that first he attacked them and then said, hey, join us in this fight against china, but in the end the ends should justify the means and get china to behave properly. >> well, liz, to prove i can be brief --

european chocolate industry he teaches the work. that has doubled the u. it fetches high prices and protects the people and the environment and the pay is fair. when we see faith in our system of production we respect ecology we respect their health for farming and we pay them more premium to be able to send the children to school if we are the highest premium. organization care and you know in this part of the world. i think just because we're from when i started talking about my idea people said i was crazy but once it looked like it would work after all i had a whole network backing me up my best friends my family my wife to help me get off the ground. so that. harvesting cocoa is a cumbersome process lasting from september to march. for four decades his income depends on volatile world markets in the past it was too little so his children forced to work. poverty is the root cause of child labor. but never. before we never had anything like a premium we couldn't send our kids to school. with. and the training he offers we now have more money. the children go to school and that's a big improvement meant. cocoa is grown

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european countries governments are already thinking about restricting diesels in cities or banning them altogether. make sense of all this is within the story and i didn't really go from the german environment association now thank you very much for joining us in the studio do you think from your board a few from your organization's point of view do you think this is a viable agreement do the government's plans go far enough no i wouldn't say this is definitely not a breakthrough i mean the agreement consists on two pillows first of all car owners can get a discount for if they exchange the old car into a new one but we had that in the past and it didn't work out what we need and that is what all the experts including the german e.p.a. the says we need a retrofitting of hardware in the consisting cars but this is only a little part of the agreement we saw today is this all is still in a teacup we heard about germany's most polluted cities that just give us an idea that the scale of the problem of people in these cities wearing nast's to be able to breathe at schools of children dying i mean how big is the problem you know it only in germany about twelve thousand people are prematurely died

environment series of global three thousand on t.w. and online. this is day the year's live from berlin the european leaders say a deal albrecht six can be duck commission presents don't call you says he's now more optimistic that any deal would probably require a longer post frex the transition phase not going down well with tears in the u.k. also on the program took its media uppish new images in the case of a missing saudi journalist speyside the photos show a man with close ties to saudi arabia's crown prince entering the saudi consulate in istanbul on the same day jamal.

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the european union wants its car industries fleets to emit thirty five percent less carbon dioxide by twenty thirty that's what e.u. environment ministers meeting in luxembourg have agreed on. showed a rift between east and western europe germany backed by eastern states fiercely resisted the forty percent cost was the european parliament voted for last week luxembourg the netherlands nordic states none of which has a car industry has pushed for even more ambitious reductions. the german automobile industry is furious they say the target of reducing carbon dioxide emissions by thirty five percent is totally unrealistic unfulfillable according to the d.d.a. automotive industry association they say manufacturers have already exhausted all available fuel saving technology now jobs in the industry are in danger. it's more than regrettable that the majority of member states couldn't find the strength to balance climate protection and employment security and no part of the world are comparable goals in sight it means that international competition the european carmakers will labor under a heavier burden than their competitors. in th

european parliament voted through an e.u. wide ban on cotton buds strolls and other plastic disposables in an effort to protect marine life the news environment committee wants to see the list of prohibited products extended even further to include light weights carrier bags such as these and. styrene takeaway boxes the plan also includes recycling quotas for plastic bottles and fishing nets pending approval from the european commission member nations it could come into force in twenty twenty one. that's all your business you're watching the news live from berlin there's more news coming at the top of the hour thank you very much for tuning in. germany little rich country in the economy still firing on all cylinders. all is not well with infrastructure and education. struggling schools. housing shortages sluggish broadband expansion luxury crisis or is germany about to miss the progress . made in germany. w. all morose duramax europe's find most popular come face to face it. britain's unchallenging little island for young and old. the must sees for the masses. on the bottom nukes in france. another positive europe every day this week. on top

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environment series on t.w. . shui. to welcome to a special edition devoted to plastic to listen and us plastic waste is not just an african problem or a european problem i'm fairly certain this baby creates a new job and a big odds my charming partner in nigeria i can see hello felicia i'm glad to be presenting this edition of a panic and european show with you classic pollution why plastic why pollution quite simply because our cities are sinking and plastics as our beaches and soon it may be killing all the fish in our water what are some people doing about it here's what's coming up on the show today. in ghana was the company making pavements out of the cycle of plastic. in the netherlands he said always streaming down is being turned into running shoes. i mean can you one year about a country band single use plastic bags to see the effect of that back. as one of the top industry allies countries in west africa ghana have a significant problem with plastic pollution it's estimated that the country generates about twenty two thousand tons of plastic waste an early so far only two percent. about amount is recycled the rest clogs up the guts o

financial crises i want to ask you about how you see the environment today because starting off the year you would have thought we're in the midst of a european 2% and yet banks are not enjoying any love from the investor committee. what is going on >> what's going on why people don't love european banks? >> yes >> that's pretty easy. because i think really the issue is that the european financial system is just not in really good shape yet just too much volatility in it if you'll look at certain banks in certain countries, they're doing extremely well there are some banks that are trading above book most of them are noncross border banks. you look at banks that are located in spain but only have foreign business outside of europe they do a lot better than those banks that tried to create and played the game on european convergence. that should give a really good story to european politicians. >> that's going to be a major focus for the market in the next 12 to 18 months. >> no, i don't think we'll see them i don't believe in them. i don't think they make a lot of sense. there might be something going on between france and italy, but that has

european regulators. what do you make of tech right now? >> that's the question, are they facing a tougher environment.venue there, we had a bit of a bounce from netflix, wasn't enough to change the sentiment about markets, but maybe something big from these two would shift the dow and give investors the push to move into equities. cheryl: we've got futures higher right now. the dow, s&p and nasdaq higher on friday. we eeked out a higher close. nasdaq is up 28.5, a lot to watch as far as economic reports. lauren: setting the tone today seems to be that as we just talked about with chris the big jump in the shanghai composite in china, those gains did bleed into the european markets can and we're seeing some relief right now for our futures markets. there's europe, up half a percent for london. cheryl: looks like the fears about any complications with brexit are easing a bit. the italian economy, they have -- i don't want to say they have a debt crisis but they've got debt problems when it comes to italy. asia the biggest story, the stimulus that the chinese are coming out with, this plan is a little in

european commission want them to do. exactly, so you have big challenge on what is the right way to get yourself out of a week growth environmentin the last ten years. but it is very much live for them at the moment. you will be back later in a programme. see you later. still to come... has this british company stolen a march on coca cola in putting a cannabis extract in drinks? it‘s botanic lab, whose boss joins us live. you‘re with business live from bbc news. britain will "pay the price" of a no—deal brexit because complicated new border controls may not be ready in time, a government watchdog has warned today. but the government says it‘s confident of striking a "good" deal with the eu for as frictionless trade as possible. our economics editor, kamal ahmed, joins us now. this is interesting, a reference to the complications involved at the border in terms of queues and spot checks. and how that will impact daily life. i suppose you only really notice a border when it stops working. the national audit office says that if there is a no deal, and as you say the government does not wa nt as you say the government does not want

environment series of global three thousand on d w and online. either welcome to another year or next special all this week we're showing you around the most popular european countries to visit and today it's really is what's coming up. city of romance exploring the nation's capital rome. latin lover of venice museum pays tribute to casanova. fans mama mama mia the city of naples is the birthplace of pizza. i will this week we've been starting off in the capital cities of our featured countries and today it's rome a city positively teeming with history and culture ten million tourists visit it to have enough the eternal city every year sites like the kosi i'm drawing huge crowds but we're going to beat the queues shun the usual sights and show you a different side of the capitol after all when in rome do as the romans do. the historical heart of rome is world famous and a favorite with tourists. but feel make it here to the old working class neighborhood of test stop show in the south of the city on a spacious piazzi was the romans are left pretty much to their own devices. to start to show lives on the tiber river once home to the old city for its old gas