the united kingdom is leaving the european union. e will no longer be the members of its single market or customs union. we understand that the single markets for freedom are indivisible for our european friends. we recognize that the single market is built on a balance of rights and obligations. and we do not pretend that you can have all the benefits of membership of the single market without its obligation. so our task is to find a new framework that allows for a close economic partnership but holds those rights and obligations in a new and different balance. but as we work out together how to do so, we do not start with a blank sheet of paper. like other external partners negotiating a free trade deal from scratch have done. in fact, we start from an unprecedented position. we have the same rules and regulations as the eu. and our eu withdrawal bill will ensure they are carried over into our domestic law at the moment we leave the eu. the question for us now in building a new economic partnership is not how we bring our rules and

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

. >> next on c-span, the annual state of the european union address. in strasburg, france, the european commission president talked about new proposals to create a european defense unit and cyber security agency. his remarks to lawmakers are just under one hour. >> mr. president, honorary members of the european parliament, when i stood before you this time last year, i had a somewhat a -- easier speech to give. it was plain for all to see that the reunion was not in a good state. it was battered and bruised by a shook our very foundations. we only had two choices. either come together around a positive european agenda, or retreat into our own corners. choice, i argued for unity. i proposed a policy agenda, a europe that protects, and powers, defense. empowers, and defends. worked withght, you an agreement on doubling the european investment. thank you for that. i want to thank 27 leaders of our member states, this after , and-- my speech last year the agenda that my summit in bratislava. together, we show that you can deliver for citizens when and wher

was were clashes erupted as the president elect to push forward changes to the european union now he focused on reforming european migration policies stressing the need to send refugees who don't have the right to asylum and one of their is major proposals is the creation of a continent wide european army well a common defense budget. was a hundred one national pork we are in need of profound changes i proposed to our counterparts to create a european army and i open this initiative towards the french army and all militaries coming from all european countries voluntarily that france has to possess a joint intervention force common defense budgets your common doctrine to act only a united europe can efficiently defend our borders secured what received goes with the right to asylum and help them integrate it all and send back those who don't meet the requirements for such protection as long as the procedure for receiving asylum seekers remains long and scrappy as long as we fail to organize migrants being returned without the right to remain we lose both inefficiency and inhumanity . ye

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

the opinion polls on the european union. 0h, opinion polls on the european union.re interested in the real polls with the elections. with a sceptical negative approach to what the eu does, when it comes to an assessment on whether integrationist ambitions of people like commission chiefjohn cudlin are realistic, —— jean—claude junker are realistic, as the east have the ability to block reform and it looks as though they will, see it again we are looking at a dysfunctional eu. it is precisely, if the eu is not to be an overarching empire suppressing national will, there will be always member states which will be able, if they want, to block certain decisions because it's not a dictatorship. this is all the beauty and the difficulty of constructing a european union. if you want my view, it will never be the united states of europe. i don't want it to be. will it be a multispeed europe? of europe. i don't want it to be. will it be a multispeed europe7m is already. i mean, it got several speeds but it could go to all sorts of different levels, on all sorts of different

so this is a much wider problem which does not simply concern the european union. cted, he almost explicitly set out to destroy european integration. you think? you think that was a motive for his? he largely said so he invited 0rban, farage. and his advisers said, well, one predecessor of ours, president reagan, was able to disintegrate, and that is true, the soviet union, with the help of europe, but he was very successful in disintegrating the soviet union. now perhaps it is the turn of the european union. one year, less than one yeaafter that, well, one year, less than one year after that, well, i'm afraid, he is quicker in disintegrating the united states of america. believe me, we spend plenty of time what is happening in the us. we have already alluded to the impact of brexit and we cannot end this interview without going into a little more detail. you are, if i may say so, very well—connected in european capitals, you talk to a lot of the current leaderships in europe. theresa may appears to believe that she can offer a certain amount of money, and it now se

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

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

translation: on march 29, 2019, the date when the united kingdom will leave the european union, thisbea leave the european union, this will be a very sad and tragic moment in oui’ be a very sad and tragic moment in our history. we will always regret this, andi our history. we will always regret this, and i think that you will regret it as well soon, if i might say. applause translation: nonetheless, we have to respect the will of the british people. but we are going to make progress, we will keep moving, we will move on, because brexit isn't everything, it's not the future of europe, it's not the be all and end all. jean—claude juncker. iceland's foreign minister joins iceland's foreign ministerjoins me now. jean—claude juncker‘s comments saying britain will regret leaving the european union, iceland applied tojoin in 2009, formal negotiations began in 2010 but access and talks we re began in 2010 but access and talks were suspended in 2013. is that something iceland regrets? no, not at all. but of course there are no guarantees, if you look at europe you can see some are doing well

he called the departure tragic and said the european union will move on. this is about an hour. >> mr. president, honorable members of the european parliament when i stood before you this time last year i had a somewhat easier speech to give. it was plain folk to see that that the union was not in a good state. europe was battered and bruised at our very foundation. we only had two choices, either come together around a positive european agenda for each receipt into our own corners. faced with this choice i proposed a positive agenda as i said last year, a europe that are text, a europe that empowers, a europe that defense. over the past 12 months the european parliament has brought this agenda to life. we continue to make progress with each passing day. just last night you works to find an agreement on doubling our european investment capacity and to succeed. thank you for that. i also want to thank the 27 liters of our member states. after my speech last year they welcomed my agenda at their summit. in doing so they chose unity. they chose a common goal.

so there was a strong reference to germany and furthermore he pointed out that europe if the european union really wants to be more efficient they really need a european asylum office where this pretty procedures can be managed in a coherent way so this is something i think very interesting father european union countries i think there are is a strong political ball that there is more than words that they can really create such a strong corporation. because the european union really were really stocked. since two thousand and fifteen really and they don't have any solution not lasting solutions for guarding the migrant crisis so this was i think a strong point made by the french president today after martin's in paris thank you let's turn now to the fallout from germany's election the chancellor faces a tough task in forming a new governing coalition and get a makeover is most likely to strike a deal with the pro-business f.t.p. and the environmentalists greens two parties that are far apart on a couple of key issues this is the so-called jamaica coalition with party colors blood for the c.

he says that would undermine the principles that forged the european union together. i've heard from the european commission who says they want a deal that is good for both sides. we have to see how that language goes down. mark: thank you. let's stay with the speech. let's bring in a cheap eurozone economist at pantheon. reaction.t the market clearly, the tone, disappointed some market participants. would you go as far to say that it was rather thin on exact details? >> i think actually it was quite significant. in some sense we are back on track in so far as, we are back on the eu track. conceded to the fact that there are obligations that have to be paid, that have to be honored. we also got a lot more details on transition agreement. it's important to understand that if you are a hard-core we also got a lot more details on transition agreement. brexitier, you are shaking your head and thinking, we are staying for a couple of years. whereas if you are against brexit, you see these two years of transition as sort of a way to prolong it further. tiptoe may is trying t

the ruling says that the process is through which the interior ministers of the european union made theabout this was in line with the european regulations, period. that is why they said that the debate, the legal debate, it has just started now. the european court ofjustice said that the decision was according to european regulations. i don't want to make it too complicated, the fact is you are in violation and the european court ofjustice said you are not in your rights to do this. the figures are quite startling, you're supposed to take 1300 asylum seekers from italy and greece, italy had 180,000 people come to its shores last year, greece, 50,000. how many did hungary take last year, asylum seekers? 15a, that's the answer. we have received 400,000 illegal migrants, marched through hungary in 2015. last year i am talking about. we have to put this phenomenon into consideration. we made it clear that we have to protect ourselves. we have spent 800 million euros on protecting the schengen area. you know how much support we received from the eu? zero. when the big eu member states, spea

identical to the ones in the european union. indeed, we helped set some of them, so that's straightforward in terms of the free trade agreement. and the other way around, not just about the british population. we sell, the last numbers we have, it's bigger now, but the last audited numbers for trade with the european union, we sell 230 billion euros, think dollars, to them. they sell 290 billion to us. now, both of thoefz numbers have gone up. so who has the interest in a free trade agreement? us or them? the answer is, of course, both. and there are parts of europe which are very, very concerned about the free trade agreement. will it have a big impact on all of what we think of as the literal states, the north sea, france, belgium, holland, denmark, they want serious trade agreements. rotterdam, one of the biggest container ports in the world, is going to be very concerned that we have a decent free trade agreement. it's about doing what's best for the both of us. the special relationship, people talk over these, first thing,

after we leave the european union we will not be engaging ina european union we will not be engagingo the bottom, that will mean lower global standards for consumers and poorer prospects for our workers. an independent britain after brexit has the opportunity to lead to a race to the opportunity to lead to a race to the top on quality and standards across the globe. acting as global leader, raising standards across the world, focusing on the high quality, high elevation, high value—added sectors, where the developed world can compete, we and you can compete, to the benefit of workers and consumers to the benefit of workers and consumers at home and abroad. shared standards can lay the foundation for new trade deals. they can build trust between companies in different countries who want to start to trade with each other. they can also help develop better more efficient products which protect the consumer. take the automotive industry as one example, an industry where the safety of the consumer is paramount. the un economic commission for europe recently established a new safety standa

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

our goal is to achieve a successful future partnership with the european union. one that delivers a seamless and frictionless trade as much as possible. i said to my european counterpart, the optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty. i am a determined optimist in this. fundamentally, i believe that a good deal is in both the interest of the 19 and the european union and the in -- of the united kingdom and the european union. many want clarity over our approach. you, the businesspeople, you don't start a negotiation knowing the exact conclusion. on areas as diverse as customs, data, all those things, we have begun to navigate our way towards the and i am confident --torwards them. i want to step away from the details for a moment and look beyond the next few years. the u.k. will be outside the european union. we can tackle the greatest social and economic challenges we face in this era of globalization. the answer for these questions is to not become isolationist. the economic problems of the west cannot be to turn our back on globalization. instantly the worl

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

where she wants to take away she once would like to lead the european union in which direction there will be more to come but we haven't seen anything yet you know one of the reasons for america is numbers dropping and only now recovering the us are opened or migrant policy which later reversed by striking a refugee deal with turkey has this flip flop on policy brought her points or further damage her position i think the migrant policy or as i said earlier already and in two thousand and fifteen has been very critical and it has been strongly criticised all the time through and still is under criticism nowadays the question of migrants isn't solved the chancellor tried to find similar agreements as was turkey with tunisia was and was morocco but they haven't borne fruit so far the trade conditions under which the european union is trading with these countries have to be changed because the. the strength of the european union was very detrimental for the development of local and regional economies and only if these economies are developed and. recreate a livelihood for the people the

patna in the european union this is what you will he ever so often in the present discussions but one has to see that the european union even if england is leaving now the great britain is leaving the us still twenty seven populous left who all want to have a say in the decisions of the european union and in spite of the fact that germany is politically strong in europe is economically strong and europe we still have. to heed what the other one to say and what their contribution in the decisions of where europe wants to go. post for exit here politicians have been talking about era form and merkel herself sat she wouldn't mind going down that road while the new term of hers be the time of change for the european union. the european union has to change i think everybody is convinced of that and that is again not a controversial issue among all the traditional parties in the german bund as on the other hand again it needs the agreement with twenty six of the populace and where this will come down the general agreement on the further development of the european union is not visible the c

and the european union which would mean customs and then custom times barriers and that would be a thatwould have a tragic really tragic effect on the european economy among them the central europeans because because the u.k. is a very important trading partner and economy partner and investment partner for the central european countries that's why i say that very good the decision because a huge economic and political us how committed is to hunger is hungry to staying in the euro zone absolute that it is up to the e.u. you see is there regarding you absolutely you know we have been members of the european union and we'll be members of the european union that's not a question of no one raises this question there is another concern that many particularly in the e.u. and to a lesser extent here in the u.s. have about the freedom of speech about the freedom of people to participate in civil society the recent back and forth over central european university number one is an agreement going to be worked out with new york state on the future of c e u yeah that's what we are working on and i r

but in the european union as well. so i see jason here yes. i just goes in the early mail what would you say to those people who voted last year to leave saying we really we should have left already we should turn off the direct debit we shouldn't we should stop free movement straight away and tell the open judges to get lost they've got to feel a bit because they're trying to tell him you know what i what the government is doing is ensuring that we deliver on what the people who voted to leave wanted which is for us to live in the european union but if we're going to ensure that we do that in as a way that is has lit as little damage and disruption to our economy and to people lot of people's lives as possible we need to do that in a smooth and orderly way but what we're very clear about is that the implementation period will have it will be time limited and crucially that we will leave the european union in march twenty ninth that's what the process of withdrawal allows for and that is what is going to happen at all. thank you promise it's o

and the european union. ere else, that the rene sounds began.-- the renaissance which in many ways to find what it meant to be european. of history his example shaped the modern world, a period of history that teaches us when we come together in a spirit of ambition and innovation, we have it in ourselves to do great things that shows us -- to do great things. that shows this we can forge a better, brighter future for all of our futures. we are moving through a new and critical period in the history of the 90 kingdom's relationship with the european union. the british people have decided to leave the eu and to be a global, free trading nation. they want to chart our own way in the world. this is an exciting time, full of promise. for others it is a worrying one. i look ahead with optimism, believing if we use this to. beginningan union is a new chapter in the story of its development. just last week, president junker sat down and laid out his future for the european union. the eu institutions and the directio

in scotland they have actually a situation where they want to be a member of the european union and the discussion of the break said on the scottish question could be an actually very interesting one in the future it might destroy the union itself of the great british islands and therefore we are looking like seriously threats as you mentioned poland and hungary but also separatism movements in different countries i don't see belgium right now as a critical part of the gender the e.u. even it's critical for sure if this situation better or worse than. well it's better because we haven't had war and v. if you compare to the voice situation i mean historian and when we better give every opportunity to build europe on every construction site we can build it up and talk about stronger thank you very much for being our conflict zone it was a pleasure thank you very much as well. good. palin's off the wall street punk band. just to mess up on the bills this compared to other jobs maybe it's a bit underpay are but it's a lot of work for applause but we love it with. the feet and let's get you

the people here really think the european union is over that.specially in the commission, a lot of people now think it has become an opportunity because the u.k. blocked decisions about the eurozone, closer integration and all that. people have now realized the other countries come except the u.k., that brexit will not necessarily be a good thing, the trump is not a good thing, that the european union maybe is not a bad place to be. at least that is what we're getting from the polls. there is a wind in the sales of the european union also because of brexit. the commission understands his now as a window of opportunity that was also open through brexit, and that now has to be used. sarah: the message is very clear -- time to move on. it is all about the future. thank you. let's get a quick check of some other stories making news around the world. in the u.s. a top republican lawmaker has said that his party wants to pass a tax reform bill in the coming months. house speaker paul ryan says he was confident for the donald trump would work with repu

accusations of a power grab in great britain, a bill to repeal the european union law has been tabled. critics say the government wants to strip the british of protections guaranteed by the eu without parliament approval. and pope francis delivers a message to columbia, unite around the historic peace deal with farc rebels and heal your country. ♪ brent: i'm brent goff. it is good to have you with us. tonight, the atlantic's most powerful hurricane ever recorded is moving with deadly force through the caribbean, decimating entire islands in its wake. now it is moving northwest toward the united states. at least 10 people have been killed. and in the u.s. state of florida, tens of thousands of people are evacuating. irma is expected to make landfall this weekend, but there was no escape for isolated communities on islands like st. maarten and barbuda. correspondent: the fiercest storm on record has brought near total devastation on barbuda. almost every home on this tiny island has been damaged or destroyed. >> we just did a flyover and i have to tell you my heart sunk. this has been o

the united kingdom is leaving the european union. we will no longer be members ofa union.ur european friends. the single market is built ona friends. the single market is built on a balance of rights and obligations and we do not pretend that you can have all the benefits of membership of the single market without its obligations. so our task is to find a new framework that allows for a close economic partnership but holds those rights and obligations in a new and different balance. but as we work out together how to do so we don't start with a blank sheet of paper like other external partners negotiating a free trade deal from scratch. in fact we start from an unprecedented position. for we have the same rules and regulations as the same rules and regulations as the eu and our eu withdrawal bill will ensure they are carried over to our domestic law at the moment we leave the eu. so the question for us now in building a new economic partnership is not how we bring our rules and regulations closer together, but what we do win one of us together, but what we do win one of us

truckman scotland they have actually a situation where they want to be a member of the european union and the discussion of the break said on that scottish question could be an actually very interesting one in the future it might destroy the union itself of the great british islands and therefore we are looking like seriously threats as you mention poland and hungary but also separatism movements in different countries i don't see belgium right now as a critical point but the general he gets critical for sure if this situation better or worse than. well it's better because we haven't had valar and if you compare to the voice situation i mean historian and when we better give every opportunity to build europe on every construction site we can build it up and talk about stronger thank you very much for being our conflict zone it was a pleasure thank you very much as well. she read between the nudes. where does her intensity come from. the secret to her passion for playing music. the way that you the more. piece of my song. fifteen. she's long been a symbol of hope in syria. people. does

a stronger and more protective for european union so he will pressure over ten priorities including more integrated euro zone a deepened tupin defense strategy and also a more reinforced european migration policy but the president is expected to put in the very heart of his proposals more integrated euro zone which means in his understanding as europol you meant a euro common budget and one european finance minister for the euro zone so this is maybe really troubling among the european member states because not every member of the european union will be keen to see the birth of a two speed europe and nevertheless of the timing here is very important the french president is talking just two days after the german election and this might have some backlash as this is so unsure and has to be seen but it could be interpreted that the french president is keen to set part of the german political agenda as well coming up now with his proposal for the european union all right catherine of looks like there are a lot of proposals on the table there and daniella you know asking you about that w

is questioned there are all the political statements but on the field between turkey and the european union there are a lot of troubles which can only be solved if the dialogue continuous if there is not dialogue how can we solve this problem from this perspective i will say. p.n. . the union side has to think twice before somehow. put sanctions or punish turkey it has a lot of problems for the future of both sides if there is no country ational for political economic and scientific dialogue so from this perspective i will see the european union's critique towards turkish president and the turkish government could be justified in several towns but the migration issue is one of the key issues where two sides have direct domestic political and psychological effects from this perspective i will see the union should continue to improve the conditions of migrants in turkey and to prevent the new wave of my grounds why are turkey. contrary to. what turkey has done on till now once again can be criticised to a certain degree about turkey is the only kountry rich has more than three point five mill

have coverage for you that last minute push for votes also on the program may be leaving the european union but we are not leaving the euro britain's prime minister setting out her vision of future relations with the european union it was a speech long on rhetoric but short on detail will it be enough to revive stalled brags that negotiations. hello and welcome my name's christopher spring eight good to have you with us now. voters here in germany. gearing up for federal elections on sunday both candidates for the post of chancellor have been making a final push for votes today the latest polls. courage ng for martin schulz and his center left social democrats they are trailing chancellor angela merkel's christian democrats by a wide. margin surveys suggesting her conservative block is likely to take about thirty six percent of sunday's vote. and as the campaigning draws to a close the w.'s michela coup has been monitoring events in munich in southern germany where chancellor merkel has been delivering a speech earlier today we asked her about the choice of venue. well this isn't to decide

he didn't care about the courts ruling he can how can such a country still be a member of the european union not accepting the decision of the supreme european court still being there no consequences no sanctions nothing happen well the nothing is not right first of all here you see the last of the constructing of the european union we have not thought and considered even that in particular hungry but also part of who were actually the breeding grounds for democracy for eastern europe in particular polland supported us with a round table in east germany wouldn't have a peaceful revolution if you would have had pollan as a model there is no one said no and now it is true now this time of the of the reality right and the reality is that it wasn't constructed into the situation that countries could cause so far out of that regard or this evening don't you did the evening didn't and don't. try to take a decision or you can try hungary there is not an official decision against well this iteration is the following that we have article seven. you can bring these countries into a more difficult situ

they want to unlock what they say is the digital potential of the european union and they're askingthey're calling for a fifth freedom you know the european union is based on four freedoms and they want a fifth one which would be data and information to be able to cross borders without any kind of obstacles but that might be hijacked here today a little bit because germany italy and france want to talk about something else they want to talk about the taxation of digital of the digital economy for now those companies like amazon and google are taxed where their headquarters are but they want to tax them where the revenue is which with course would be better for them because the headquarters are all in the united states but companies like amazon and google are making money in the european union as well ok so digitalisation getting a new prioritization on all sorts of levels this summit does come as we pointed out straight after the french president laid out his vision for a more integrated future for europe and i was a topic of debate at a dinner last night what sort of reactions to i

post-war chancellor conrad adenauer signed the treaty of rome that led to the creation of the european union european integration was designed to contain germany's power it would turn the country into the most powerful economy in europe your chance falling from the second world war and continuing with anger america will have had this trend where they want to protect german interests through the vehicle of the e.u. and focus on trade and also on kind of democratic liberal principles that you almost become the beacon of germany so-called economic miracle began under chancellor ludwig erhard he forged ties with the us a soviet russia tightened its grip on communist east germany. later chancellors willy brandt and helmut schmidt try to improve ties with east germany in the soviet union while supporting nato and the european community. as the cold war thought the burning wall dividing west and east germany. merkel entered politics later joining the christian democrats she seemed became chancellor helmut kohl protege a woman and former east german she symbolized a new united country in two thousan

has for paying into european union programs long beyond twenty. twenty one of the big arguments is how long into the future should the u.k. have to pay and watch should it have to pay what happens to the pension contributions for example british officials who work for the european union institutions how does he deal with that that's another big headache the difficulty is going to come is whatever number she tries to put on that is going to sound like a lot of money for the u.k. and her members of parliament in the british newspapers are not going to like it whatever number she tries to come up with today that's so far this is being very little which is come out from downing street on this address why we know a few little bits and pieces we know that she's going to talk about citizens' rights we know that she's going to talk about the budget the big the big head headline issue which which we know nothing about is what is she going to say about northern ireland. bear in mind that this speech is has been prepared so is the british government can see

my own belief is we are walking out of the european union halfway through their 7—year budget. a big hole in their finances if we just leave. and if the european union is going to deal constructively with us and reach a sensible agreement — there are reasonable political and diplomatic reasons why we should help them meet their budget commitments and not create a great deal of disruption. jonathan portes is from kings college london where he works on their uk in a changing europe programme, which focuses on brexit. thank you for coming in this morning. listening to the night jenkins, somebody who campaigned for brexit, to hear him say, yes, 0k, for diplomatic reasons we need to meet some of these bills that the eu is asking for, does that signify more of a progress in towards concession and compromise? more of a progress in towards concession and compromise ?m more of a progress in towards concession and compromise? it means theresa may has concluded one round of negotiations reasonably successfully. that is the negotiations within her own cabinet and party. it takes us a bit f