we are in full negotiations with the european union and those would be members of the negotiation. we want to continue to retain our corporation on matters relating to crime and counterterrorism. some of those reports are outside those arrangements with other european countries are arraignments went outside the european union here but we want to maintain that corporation because it's important not just for us but countries within the eu. >> will conversations in the prime minister have with leaders about the growing crisis on the korean peninsula? what does she see on the role in this and -- >> i am happy my honorable friend to tell you have had a number of discussions with other leaders on the issue what is happening on the korean peninsula and the activities of dpr k. particularly including with - because i think china's role here is an important role because they have the greatest leverage and north korea. and i tell them to exercise that leverage. >> -- >> the prime minister talks about she tells what discussion she had with other leaders about the open skies agreement which dep

this isn't a european union initiative. this is something that has been led by chancellor merkel at the g-20 and the united kingdom is playing its role. principles we have been using in our systems and giving development aid to these countries in africa already and we have a compaq with ethiopia which the united kingdom has put forward, which will create 100,000 jobs, including among those jobs jobs for refugees. by what weave shown are doing a commitment to these issues already. he talked about the issue of terrorist financing. what we discussed is that we are looking across the board all aspects of terrorist financing. that means as we look at the change and nature of terrorism that we don't just look at large-scale financing, we also look at the small funding. they are harder to trace and harder to identify but we can potentially undermined attacks that take place. that is where the communique clearly what a focus and that is a new initiative that has been taken. he talks about global slavery. i think it is important to

agreement with the european union.al london is the australian high commissioner to the uk, alexander downer. the prime minister was saying we move quickly, we do not muck around, we will move as quickly as possible. how quickly do you think that means there could be an agreement? we cannot conclude an agreement and to the uk has left the european union, but in the meantime we have set up a working group. it has had its first meeting and we will be looking to have further meetings of that working group to discuss the scope ofa working group to discuss the scope of a free—trade agreement before the point of departure. after the point of departure, provided britain does not want to put in place too many restrictions on trade, we really do meana restrictions on trade, we really do mean a free—trade agreement means free—trade and it should not take too long at all. we have a lot of experience of the source of agreements and it depends. some of them we have concluded very quickly. is that the approach you are using in the eu

so when we do leave the european union, where is our next meal coming from?negotiations have just begun, but the uk's divorce bill has to be agreed before we start to talk about trade. food and farming, which together make britain's biggest manufacturing sector by far, are ripe for discussion. so, i'm cooking up a traditional british lunch. smells good. i've invited guy smith of the national farmers' union, food and farming campaigner vicki hird and james cleverly mp, a brexiteer and trade committee member in the last parliament. what are their vital ingredients for a healthy exit from the european union? do you think this administration really values farming? any civilised country has to ask itself, do we want to become recklessly dependent on imports for ourfood needs? and i accept that is a political question, there is no easy answer to that. but i think that's the question that we have confronting us at this moment in time. what do you think, vicki, do you think this is a kind of fork in the road moment? it is a fork in the road. we're demanding a massive

iam trade agreement with the european union. i am confident we will get a good deal with the eu. just about the interest of the united kingdom, it is about the interests of the remaining 27 countries in the european union. it is in the interests of both sides to have a good trade agreement. i am also optimistic about the opportunities we will see around the rest of the world. some of the countries i have been talking to hear who have shown great interest in working with us on trade arrangements in the future, the united states, japan, china, india, they are all huge world economies. this is an important development for the united kingdom and i look forward to developing those trade deals as well. yes. what did you make earlier of donald trump talking about women's empowerment. is it ironic when you consider some of the sexist remarks he has made in the past and when can we welcome president trump to britain? we don't have a date yet. but on the first point we have done some important work on the whole question of women's empowerment. we launched the women's empowerment. we launch

simon: i think the official position is britain is leaving european union.sing the went to reopen the door to negotiate -- want to reopen the door to negotiate while maintaining the ability to put free trade agreements in place with other parts of the world, as well. that is what we would say in ireland as having your cake and eating it. i do not think the european union is going to accept a situation where britain can gain competitive advantage by negotiating its own free trade agreement on a bilateral basis with other countries around the world and expect they can have free, uninhibited access into the european market of half a billion people. you cannot have both, so if britain is determined to leave the single market and ing theally leav european union, i think there are consequences for that. from an irish perspective, the problem is our economy is so close to the british economy that we will insist on an outcome here that respects both. mark: can we talk about progress made so far? theresa may has put forward the idea of bright for eu nationals -- of r

the european union was one of them, too much the european union seemed to crystallize that modern european openness, but of course it did so at the price of reducing the democratic voice. now, a lot of somewheres have stop voting in elections because they felt things that faked -- affected their lives were imposed from the outside without any -- one of the key differences actually is the way in which -- in trade negotiations, global -- all of these global negotiations, anywheres are starting -- the assumption of anywheres is some sort of deal to further open up trade and goods and services and so on, movement to people, must inherently be a good thing and we must come together -- a european argument -- come together in europe to negotiate and protect ourselves from the kind of global markets, and -- but i think to -- elites, even in my large definition of elites, the top 15%, 20% of the population, the understand that and see the rationale, and often benefits them, but to the nonelite, the cure is worse than the disease, or it's the same as the disease. poked around by browseles or -- bruc

relations with the european union are relations with the european union a re pretty relations with thety much at an all—time low between turkey and the eu, in particular germany. what exactly is the problem between you and chancellor angela merkel? do you personally believe that turkey is better in or out of the european union? what is your personal opinion? mr president, it sounds like you are saying you personally believe turkey would be better out of the eu. or, not... what about the united kingdom? because the foreign secretary boris johnson of course has turkish a ncestry johnson of course has turkish ancestry and he wrote very rude: about you. has he apologised about that and has that incident in any way damaged uk— turkish ties? no, iwasjust...! no, i wasjust...! i wasjust asking if he perhaps apologised to you for having a schleck did he apologise? talking about the united kingdom of course, post— brexit, your prime minister has said in talks that he had with theresa may, the british prime minister, in february but after britain leads the united union any bilateral deal, trade

now on bbc news, the negotiations have begun over the uk's departure from the european union. what is the future now that theresa may's election gamble failed to deliver the clear mandate she wanted for her brexit talks with the eu? the bbc‘s europe editor katya adler and economics editor kamal ahmed speak to major players on both sides of the table, in brexit: what's next? hello, i'm katya adler. and i'm kamal ahmed. for the next half hour, we'll try to bring you the essential, up—to—date guide on the big issue that 33 and a half million people in britain voted on a year ago — whether to remain inside or to leave the european union. that result — 17 and a half million for leaving and 16 million for remaining — was a majority for britain exiting the eu, what we all call brexit. but after an election result where no—one won a majority, what's changed? well, i'm heading to brussels to get some answers and to speak to those on the other side of the negotiating table. and i'm going the other way. to the north — to a town with a special place in my life and which helps to tell the

and european union will protest and say it's our business we're doing business with the russians we need the energy from russia and that america doesn't do very much business with russia so therefore it doesn't really affect you but it affects us the european union effected this because german is very german and italian companies also french companies are very keen to get back to normal relations with russia so they can do they can do business as before with russia but the americans the house of representatives and senate want to tie. president doesn't strike trump try and tie him down put him in a box so he can't really relax initiations on his own they're trying to in fact bring in legislation which really allow congress to decide on whether any thanks that's committed increased or decreased and saw and not the president and the president doesn't like that but all the evidence is that he will not in fact veto this deal that you have to go along with it i mean you know you mentioned one of the essential. points here in the us haven't been affected by the sanctions as much as eur

britain leaving the european union. today, brexit talks become tough talks.he united kingdom and european union started the second round of brexit negotiations. the issues most contentious are now top of the agenda. we will go to brussels where the talks are taking place. also, in an unusual move, south korea proposes talks with the north. will the offer with the appetite of pyongyang's unpredictable leader? in remembering the nearly 300 people when the malaysian airlines flight was shot down over ukraine three years ago today. and the lingering question -- why has no one and prosecuted -- been prosecuted? ♪ brent: i am brent goff. it is good to have you with us. we begin tonight in brussels, where negotiations about the united kingdom leaving the european union has entered a second more serious round. separation talks, now divorce proceedings. they were together a few weeks ago about discussing a timetable. but now the more difficult process of reaching agreement on major sticking points has begun. we have this report on the day 's events. reporter: for thes

jeremy corbyn is very committed to taking us out of the european union.o seem to be on the defensive. certainly on the conservative side there is unanimity that we need to negotiating britain's best interest and get that free trade deal and the best we can do is going to europe and make sure our opposite numbers, like the bavarian finance minister, getting their electorates and a national governments to make sure they make the case for free trade which helps that more than it helps us because we have a trade deficit with europe and we must make sure they put pressure on the european commission not to do anything foolish. 0n the referendum point, ithink not to do anything foolish. 0n the referendum point, i think if anyone we re referendum point, i think if anyone were to say we would have a second referendum at the end, it does fatally undermine our negotiating position because it rather incentivises the european union to give usa incentivises the european union to give us a bad deal in the hope it frightens us into staying so it is dangerous. reena jerem

the european union does have the option of taking its complaint to the world trade organization. this can be a lengthy process. >> this has to be music to the heirs of moscow. i want to bring in our washington correspondent. good evening to you. how is this playing out in washington? is this on washington's radar? >> to be honest, it is not. there is a lot in the news happening now. this vote did not go totally unnoticed. it did pass the house of representatives by a vote of 419 to three. it's unlikely to not pass the senate. these are vetoproof margins, which means even if president trump or to veto this bill, it would fly well again when it goes back to congress. the year pn version of events is not on the radar. this is something the congress can easily pass. >> we heard today from some german political leaders there had been no consultation with brussels about the sanctions. why is there no transatlantic coordination taking place? >> this bill came from an internal domestic push. a lot of americans were very concerned after the 2016 election about this russian meddling. this

on monday, he said that the european union had to be revived by a new generation of leaders.and germany would launch democratic conventions by the end of 2017, with the aim of re—founding europe. he insisted each member state would be free to sign on or not, but there is no longer time for quick fixes. german chancellor angela merkel has signalled her support for a change in europe. one day after the britain negotiations began, she told the federations of german industry she was open to a joint eu finance minister, but only if the framework conditions are right. and she said she would discuss the eurozone by the budget, as long as it is clear that this will truly strengthen structures and do meaningful things. the debate follows on from mrjuncker‘s white paper outlining five scenarios on the future of the eu — it was discussed at the rome summit in march. that ranged from the eu re—focusing solely on the common market to foster integration between nations and amid all that and the brexit negotiations, the uk will have to decide if it is still to join an eu—wide battlegroup wh

certainly german and european union politicians have been applying pressure. is it working and are they doing enough? antje: i'm not sure it's working. i'm not sure the european union nowadays has the leverage. behink what works can economic pressure. otherwise, i see the german troops have been forced to withdraw from the military base in the south of turkey, and the turkish government didn't even try to settle the problem. so they agreed to that. that means they are really up to having problems. that's very interesting, because this government started saying zero problems with other neighbors. now they are having a lot of problems with everybody. melinda: indeed, they said, ulrike herrmann, prior to the g20 summit that took twice here in germany, they said germany was committing political suicide. those where president erdogan's words in a newspaper interview, because germany would not allow him to speak to a rally of turkish citizens living in germany just prior to the summit. what is behind the german refusal, and is that kind of ra moree on kara -- anka l

or do we want to stay within the european union?n message rejected by voters at the election? sir vince thinks there is a mood for change. there is quite a high possibility i think that brexit will not happen. what will emerge over the next two years i suspect is a significant deterioration in the economy and i am very clear that the public did not vote to be poor. so i think when you add all that together, you see a picture which is very different from the one which we fought in the general election. the liberal democrats are the fourth largest party at westminster, but sir vince cable says politics is so volatile that it is impossible to predict what might happen in the next few months, let alone the next few years. he says no—one should rule out a lib dem breakthrough. but is he the man to make that happen? sir vince does have a higher profile than his predecessor tim farron. his passion for dancing led to this christmas tv appearance, but he will need more than fancy footwork now. friends highlight his experience. he seemed to e

until the uk has formally left the european union, it will not be able to signoff any trade agreementhe us state knows what the transition we deal outside suddenly you will be, it cannot push either. it is really not until 2019 at the earliest that we will have a clearer understanding of where these talks can go. which area will they be able to make progress on most easily and where are the stumbling blocks? the financial, in london and new york, possibly you could do something there, the aviation sector. the eu has opened sky agreement with the us so has opened sky agreement with the us so they could be optional. they could grandfather the open skies dealfor the future. could grandfather the open skies deal for the future. but there are negotiations... the big free trade agreement between the us and union... exactly. in a small way, it was one of the reasons why the leader vote wanted to leave the european union because they were concerned it could lead to a big trans— concerned it could lead to a big tra ns— atlantic concerned it could lead to a big trans— atlantic agreement with th

the east—west split within the european union grows over poland's controversial newjudicial reforms.onight there are more protests in warsaw. a hospital in london says its staff are receiving death threats and abuse over the case of a terminally ill baby, charlie gard. also in the programme: a problem shared is a problem halved — so would you chat to a stranger about your mental health? psychologists in london want to find out. hello and welcome to bbc world news. president trump has insisted he has complete power to pardon people. it comes amid reports that he's been looking at ways of pardoning himself and his family should investigators conclude there was collusion with russia during the election campaign. next week, his eldest son and his son—in—law are due to testify before congress. but there was no mention of the controversy when the president spoke at a naval ceremony in virginia. from washington, laura bicker reports. donald trump hoped this week would be a celebration of all that is made in america, including this new state—of—the—art aircraft carrier. he is clearing the de

half million people in britain voted on a year ago — whether to remain inside or to leave the european unionult — 17 and a half million for leaving and 16 million for remaining — was a majority for britain exiting the eu, what we all call brexit. but after an election result where no—one won a majority, what's changed? well, i'm heading to brussels to get some answers and to speak to those on the other side of the negotiating table. and i'm going the other way. to the north — to a town with a special place in my life, and which helps to tell the story of a very divided britain. rotherham, in south yorkshire, is the area where my mother was born. it voted firmly for brexit. but after a year of turmoil, i want to find out if views there have changed. for years, rotherham was famous for steel and for coal, with factories and pits employing thousands. mostly gone now, along with thejobs. today, the forges are silent at what was once the biggest steelworks in europe. it's now a science theme park. but new industries have taken root. newburgh precision makes hi—tech steel components for markets at

and copy them into uk law on the day that the uk leaves the european union. government will then have powers to amend laws as it sees fit. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg has this report — a warning that it contains some flashing images. has nothing changed? still doing the handshakes, rolling out the red carpet for royalty — spanish, this time. still embarking on the task of taking us out of the european union. no, everything's changed. for the first time today, the prime minister explaining her shock at the election. ifelt, um, isuppose, devastated really, because, as i say, i knew the campaign wasn't going perfectly, but still, the messages i was getting from people i was speaking to, but also, the comments we were getting back from a lot of people, that were being passed on to me, were that we were going to get a better result than we did. devastated enough to shed a tear? well... yes, a little tear. yes. at that moment? at that moment, yes. and then you obviously have to brush yourself down. you have a responsibility, you are a human being, you hav

will she offer european union nationals in britain the same rights as they have now? >> in air! 4 -- here here! mr. corbyn: what proposals does she have and what discussions did she have an britain's membership? will she back germany's call to end the bombing in yemen? we have heard the prime minister talk about safe spaces for terrorist finance. so why is our government report into foreign funding on extremism and vital causation in the u.k. -- when will this report be released? and what new regulations is the u.k. bringing forward for u.k. companies and banks as part of a new global accord on terrorist financing? mr. speaker, keeping britain's global is one of our country's most urgent tasks. but the truth is, the country needs a new approach to foreign policy and global corporation. -- cooperation. the conservative government simply cannot deliver. responding to the grotesque levels of inequality within countries and between them is important to the security and sustainability of our world. in a joint report published in april, the world bank, the imf, the wto recognized what

it's in the european union. how does that fit?ere applying to become a member of the european union today, would it be exempted? >> i very much doubt that, because of the reasons i just told you. that would be probably rather a no, or he would be an information, you have to very much catch up with the rule of law or balance of power. so, this of course a big no. as soon as we are in the european union, they are not really strong enough sanctions that can make a country accord or state according to be given rules. i think what poland is doing now, they are really trying to reshape the european integration according to their visions and according to their needs. they are going towards a way of government -- governing the european integration, which means the other states that are deciding -- limiting the role of the european commissioner is going to be an instrument of the state, something may be like the league of nations and between. we know what happened was league of nations, it just didn't work at all. this was a good instrumen

but setting up pa rt the european union.ut setting up part of it aside, for talking about negotiating options, is it possible that we could indicate to the eu negotiators that we are willing to show flexibility on our side if they show flexibility on our side if they show some on theirs? well, as i say, the eu has set the negotiating guidelines. there are very, very set in these four freedoms. they don't want us to mess up freedoms. they don't want us to mess up their single market. they would rather we had a clean break and studio like canada. i call it a super canada deal, began better than canada. rather than actually trying to gain favour within the single market. as quite a big economy, the fifth largest in the world. that is where they're coming from. mr blair says he is not saying this just on the basis of the whim. another was, duplication was that he has had conversations with, we do not know who, to give him the impression that this may a possibility. it is notjust a kite flying exercise on his part. do you think h

the european union the new. the u.s. house of representatives threatens the block's energy independence. is returning home leave authorities in europe struggling for a coordinated way to deal with them. whatever reasons why they went if we can get them back. but i think they. should be no difference to the child. already ruled. by the government why do we need. and an undercover operation exposes how the pentagon gave way more than a million dollars worth of military equipment to fake police. it's three o'clock am in moscow and you're watching all t. international live from a studio with me and welcome to the program. we start with breaking news this hour the european commission president has voiced concern over the possible haul the united states new russia implemented could do to the european energy sector. the u.s. bill could have unintended unilateral effects that impact the e.u.'s energy security interests america first kind of mean that europe's interests come last. peter all of the news in berlin at the moment for

ifa or the european union going forward. if a talking shop?ng without any real substance? being seen to be doing something without any real substance ?” being seen to be doing something without any real substance? i think it is one criticism of it but what he hopes to achieve with these democratic conventions is to focus minds in europe but more soundly and given mrjuncker‘s white paper earlier this year when he suggested there were different methods the eu can pursue coming forward for reform, one of which was do less but more effectively, i think macron's convention tends to stick to that, to ask the people what they want them to focus on. what about the new generation of leaders. he's new, but who else? have the irish president who else? have the irish president who is now the youngest in the eu, andi who is now the youngest in the eu, and i think we have, what he is speaking about more generally rather than just humouring his speaking about more generally rather thanjust humouring his neighbours is the idea of rejuvenating the eu project w

when these sanctions or if these sanctions come into being the european union could decide to impose sanctions of their own on the united states now this could take the form of a bank suspending u.s. companies ability to take out short term loans but let's be realistic this would be a nuclear option from the european union i'm not sure if the european union you know has the courage to to take action against the u.s. . on their. frankly i'm worried that the u.s. will be able to impose these sanctions notwithstanding the e.u.'s opposition to it the ball right now is very much in president donald trump's court and whether he signs that are not could change what type of reaction we get from here in europe to these new sanctions from the united states on russia's energy sector russia's patience has also weighed president putin the week says moscow can't tolerate offensive actions anymore. so the news of these sanctions are completely illegal they go against international law and the rules of the world trade organization is that we're being very patient and very reserved and we can'

ifs, buts and maybes and preliminary deals, can't strike a deal until we leave the european union.uestion is, how likely is it that this will get done? i think at some point it will be, but for these talks, the focus is very much laying the ground work, scoping an exercise of where the trade deals might be done. also providing continuity and certainty to us and uk businesses. there are a number of regulatory and technical agreements that could be pa rt technical agreements that could be part of the discussions, whether it's with regards to data flows and also air transport for example. we talk there about what needs to be done, certainly business wants some certainty. what is likely to be the sticking blocks? if you take a look at the trade negotiations that have been going on since 2013, lots of sticking points will likely emerge, so concerns about sticking points will likely emerge, so concerns about the importing of us chlorinated chicken, beef and also the question about financial services regulation i think could likely resurface. so where do you think the areas of perhaps eas

when we talk about the cohesion policy, we are looking at this from the european union perspective. we want to implemented through the development of infrastructure to increase competitiveness of our countries and increase the competitiveness of the entire european union. i hope we will be able to do that in cooperation with the united states according to the win-win principle that this will be beneficial for the united states and poland. once again, welcome. i am hugely delighted with your visit to poland. thank you very much on behalf of the entire polish people and thank you mr. president. the unitednt of states come mr. donald trump, the floor is yours. president trump: thank you president we have had a wonderful stay and it's been quick but the people of poland have been fantastic. polish americans cannot and rose and voted in the last election i was happy with the results would want to thank you and i want to thank them. it's a true honor to be here in poland. it's a majestic nation, it really is. it's a spectacular place, some of the most beautiful sights. i just saw coming o

clearly taking a stance or split between the european union and the u.s. in the geopolitical i think they have a good chance to to find a compromise that benefits all the european union the u.s. and also russia and the rest of the world thank you so much for sharing your insights with us but we have to end it there that was our folk are hell mayor of germany's brummer bank thank you sir for joining us here. there is no magic solution to the refugee crisis are going to italy's interior minister european officials met in tunisia to discuss the problem on monday it's always been the most vocal over the migrant issue but the country receiving the brunt of all refugees coming by sea from africa interior minister marco minutes he stressed the need for a common strategy there is no magic solution no nation can alone deal with the migratory flux a new nation is shielded from it this year alone almost one hundred thousand refugees have reached a telling coast that's eighty five percent of all migrants who journeyed by sea to europe our days in the apartheid go has

is it fair to describe viktor orban‘s government as being one of the more eurosceptic in the european union no, hungarian people, including the hungarian government, are very pro—europe. but what i can tell you is the following, that we are absolutely pro—european, we want strong european union because hungary can be really strong in a strong european union. 80% of our trade goes on with the eu countries. so we are interested in a strong european union. but we have a serious debate with brussels, with some other member states, about how to get there. so we say that the federalist approach will not work out. so we are rather on a sovereignty path, saying that strong european union must be based on strong member states. how does brexit look from budapest? you know, to be very honest, we regretted the decision. why? because it's a big political and economic loss for the european union, because you had a very strong voice in the debate about the future of europe. and we were on the same side. so, we will miss your voice. so this debate will now be unbalanced because the leader of one camp, or t

the problem is the european union are about rules.at they must stick to it and this is what is making things difficult because the uk are saying, we want this, we want that, can you show flexibility here and there. whereas the eu which must keep 27 other countries happy is saying, these are the rules, this is what you must do. it makes it difficult when they see eu law must be upheld by the ec]. where do you go from there. the next negotiating round next month will be difficult to try to move that obstacle. the guardian has picked out one issue, it is agreement on tra nsfera ble out one issue, it is agreement on transferable rights. those uk citizens who live, say, in france, perhaps they have retired to france, they would not, at the moment be able to move their rights to germany. and some people in britain might say, hang on, if eu citizens in the uk will have exactly the same rights why would that apply to uk citizens abroad. both sides from the beginning has said said, we want citizens in the eu and the uk to be treated the same a

what about the future trading relationship with the european union?t be to the economy going forward? there are whole sets of policy decisions that would affect the long—term growth of the economy. as you rightly say, the sort of amounts of money that people been talking about for the divorce bill, some of them are very big and if that happens it would be politically very contentious and a highly visible number but it is a one—off payment and once you have paid it that it. i think greater importance to the health of the public finances over the longer term would be whether whatever deal we end up doing with the european union and with other trading partners is something that is going to be good for the long—term growth of the economy or bad for it. a relatively small change in the amount of economic growth you get in every year, you run through a number of yea rs year, you run through a number of years and a number of decades that it mounts up into a much larger sum than you would be talking at in terms of the divorce bill. in terms of public sector p

they are both skeptical of international organizations like the european union and also nato. however, in just a few hours' time, president trump once he has held these bilateral talks with president duda, he is expected to deliver a speech on his transatlantic policy, focusing in particular on nato. everyone will be listening to hear if he says anything about that mutual defense clause, that crucial clause in the nato alliance, which means that an attack on one is an attack on all. president trump of course in the past has been slightly disparaging about nato. once calling it obsolete, and then saying it no longer is obsolete, but certainly all of the nato members are very, very close to watching everything that president trump has to say and of course all of the body language between these two leaders. poland very proud, though, that the u.s. president has decided to stop off in their country before then heading off to hamburg, germany for that g20 summit. melissa bell joins me live from warsaw with the latest. remind us why the wording of donald trump's speech is just so cr

and there you have your second conflict the italian government has even threatened the european union that it could issue temporary travel visas for the migrants which is of course going to be a thorn in the side of the e.u. now this of course leads to a lot of confrontation between officials in brussels and rome we need a unity of purpose you need it international regional effort and this is why the european union continues to work with the quartet for libya to die and that there is a unitarian approach the only thing. europe is to we. should we are continuing to push in europe you know particularly to actually in general the only thing that. ever since january italy has received more than eight hundred thousand migrants and refugees and this is just the official figure the real one could be much higher among the president measures that could be thrown in now restrictions against n.g.o.s who are helping the migrants. and also even setting down the ports we ask the people in the streets where all of this is go and i believe that welcoming people is the right things but the european un

and if the european union has not changed its habits they are going to exploit that weakness as best as they can. they will try to have the best deal they can from a european point of view. all the charm and niceness thrown at britain, all the sense that there might be some flexibility, i would be careful with that, because they also sent weakness and the possibility that britain might in the end not leave the european union. and that weakness, polycom is the fault of british voters, because they took away theresa may's majority. there was this announcement that we would leave the agency come hell or high water and some backbenchers kicked up a fuss that they might have some sort of agreement and carry on in parallel. that is a demonstration of the problems theresa may faces. it is a terrible problem, because the british people were lied to about how wonderful it would be to leave europe but also, underneath it all was real anger at a very bad economic situation where half the population have had no increase in their pay for ten years, housing costs have gone through the roof, and so

inaudible times the european union and the united states have been enacted there positivism sanctions if sanctions. pose a threat to the interests of the european yoder and jet of many as i said indicates of the north of the stream gaz by pliant they're out of bond to take action and i think the americans might just might listen however out of the house of representatives has taken the decision of sanctions it we have to are we have to see with that of the senate we're also approve it and then we would see what the action the european union with a it but in general sanctions usually don't work they did not bring it on and they will not break north korea so to that extent i think they mostly feed. indeed as we know and if you join solve my foot is rolling over to political will and i really appreciate your insights into member solavei international economist thanks for joining us on r.t. . next an i.t. consultant and aide to some of the most high profile congressional democrats in the u.s. has been arrested on bank fraud charges while trying to leave the country and run work for the ho

microphones european union is not. no strap european union it's not our european union and is so clearly that a lot of anger because press buttons on social media in italian here in english infuriating. to see michael unholy spanish leader talk about solidarity and defend the u. n. at the same time reject any possibility to manage. migration something love italians hoping for practical solutions quick solutions and they're not. necessarily iconic at junker merkel michael on their idea of helping it to me with the migrants tsunamis tough talks about us. italian navy needs to stop and dealerships when the big flash points is that you have. ngo ships there pick think that they're trying to drop off these migrants and there has been a debate initially but whether or not those ships should be turned away. i am what would happen to the migrants made them i just. drove around and that's what i'm misty and. doctors the borders have been saying on that and on their traditions it's interesting mark if you see people talk about t

and if the european union has not changed its habits they are going to exploit that weakness as best as they can. they will try to have the best deal they can from a european point of view. all the charm and niceness thrown at britain, all the sense that there might be some flexibility, i would that there might be some flexibility, iwould be that there might be some flexibility, i would be careful with that, because they also sent weakness and the possibility that britain might in the end not leave the european union. and that weakness, polycom is the fault of british voters, because they took away theresa mays majority. there was this announcement that we would leave the agency come hell or high water and some backbenchers kicked up water and some backbenchers kicked upa water and some backbenchers kicked up a fuss that they might have some sort of agreement and carry on in parallel. that is a demonstration of the problems theresa may faces. parallel. that is a demonstration of the problems theresa may facesm isa the problems theresa may facesm is a terrible problem, because the bri

when these sanctions or if these sanctions come into being the european union could decide to impose sanctions of their own on the united states now this could take the form of e.u. banks suspending u.s. companies ability to take out short term loans but let's be realistic this would be a nuclear option from the european union expect a lot more strong words than those type of actions but the ball right now is very much in president donald trump court and whether he signs that or not it could change what type of reaction we get from here in europe to these new sanctions from the united states on russia's energy sector. so where's all this heading let's talk to virginia state senator richard blacks and as a black welcome back to our to international in terms of the sanctions per se what do you make of them are there clear cut winners and losers. well there definitely are wenders and losers the the gist of the american science shows has been to block the nord strain to pipeline which came from russia and bypassed ukraine and then it would feed. natural gas to the net alliance to

when these sanctions or if these sanctions come into being the european union could decide to impose sanctions of their own on the united states now this could take the form of e.u. . bank suspending u.s. company's ability to take out short term loans but let's be realistic this would be a nuclear option from the european union i'm not sure if the european union you know has the courage to to take action against the u.s. . on their. frankly i'm worried that the u.s. will be able to impose these sanctions notwithstanding the e.u.'s opposition to it the ball right now is very much in president donald trump's court and whether he signs that or not it could change what type of reaction we get from here in europe to these new sanctions from the united states on russia's energy sector. russia's patience is also weighing president putin says that moscow can't tolerate offensive actions anymore. so the news of these sanctions are completely illegal they go against international law and the rules of the world trade organization we're being very patient and very reserved and we can't en

that is the chief negotiator from the european union.en away from antarctica. and help your selfie — the chelsea pensioner who needed a bit of help for his snap withjohanna konta is delighted with the result. i could see the opportunity only comes once and i i could see the opportunity only comes once and i was i could see the opportunity only comes once and i was very happy to have been able to taken to taken the photographs. good afternoon. welcome to bbc newsroom live. damian green is standing in for theresa may at today's prime minister's questions. mrs may is attending a welcome ceremony for the king and queen of spain, who are on a state visit to the uk. let us take you live now to the house of commons where prime minister's questions has started. we are waiting for it to start, we can bring in norman smith. a bit ofa a bit of a different feel to things today, with too few people standing in. many people thought she did very well last time. she asked six questions on one subject. she may talk about brexit again and pick up on these

is there a sense from the spanish as well that with britain leaving the european union, there may beof an emphasis now on france and germany, perhaps ruling the roost? i think that's an important point. one of the things that potentially happens with brexit is that you lose a big player in the case of the uk and already, the french and german governments have been starting to make noises about their plans for the future of the european union. spain is one of those countries that has looked that the uk as an ally to balance against that potential franco— german leadership within the eu. that is one of the things the uk will press on and stress quite a lot that particularly on the financial side, is important. this is one reason why the eu and the uk should remain friendly. with the close relationship between the countries, whether through trade or tourism, spanish businesses being here and british businesses being over there, this is an important relationship that needs to end —— in due beyond brexit. it does and an interesting question for spain and the uk is what is the bilateral re

donald trump has made no secret of his frustration that the european union, negotiating with 27 countriesuropean commission negotiates on behalf of all 28 eu member states, 27 soon to be. it is a bilateral negotiation between the us and eu and the us administration is increasingly coming to that understanding that it isa coming to that understanding that it is a bilateral deal, not multilateral. again, given the complexities of coming to one single decision within the eu, adding just the uk to deal with united states will make negotiations quicker.” don't know if you are betting woman, but if you were, how long are these talks going to take? quite some time, i don't expect anything to bear fruit time, i don't expect anything to bearfruit in time, i don't expect anything to bear fruit in the next 3—5 years. years? yes, official negotiations can't start until 2090 months the uk has actually officially left, then, for the us negotiators to be able to assess how valuable access to the uk market is, they need to know what the uk and eu trade relationship is going to be and given the recent sta