european union cannot. react to that we've called the new kind of reaction so really you need to introduce a settlement dispute. on that of the on the w t o. the you is considering in part judy's on us products such as much as cycles bourbon cranberries and oranges mexico and canada are also contemplating countermeasures. on george and i by our washington correspondent claire richardson and from brussels our correspondent. to both of you good evening clearly we start with you how has the commerce secretary from the u.s. defended the american decision to slap its allies and its biggest trading partners with these terror. the u.s. commerce secretary wilbur ross really tried to turn this on its head saying that european negotiators failed to convince washington not to extend i exempt into these tariffs either another temporary one or a more permanent solution now this comes after months of anxiety about what the united states was going to do here we saw personal lobbying efforts by french president and manual

you either stay pretty close to the european union or you move away from the european union. reflects the british version of american politics, particularly with the customs union. there is this entrenched, dogmatic, powerful minority within this conservative party that says there will be no customs union at all, there is no compromising. and yet you have this very large group who say, well, wait a minute, how do we actually navigate this without a customs union? what's the pragmatic approach, beyond cameras and some sort of 22nd century technology that is never going to actually exist? it does feel like we are, as david said, kind of modelling as david said, kind of muddling on with the hope that something will be dropped upon us that will actually resolve it. if you look at it and say, ok, how would that work? you see these entrenched brexiteers saying no, no, no. it is hard to see how we will do this. the european union is also muddling through with no government in italy, very weak government in germany. both sides are muddling through. the difference is that the european

helena: retaliation, not escalation from the european union.rwin from the jfk institute in berlin, good to have you and your analysis. and our correspondent sophie joining us from wall street. sophie, the u.s. commerce secretary wilbur ross trying to play things down, but investors do not seem to be buying it. u.s. companies already taking a hit. if we take a look at stocks, who is hardest hit right now? sophie: the american automakers, for example, are suffering because many of them are still importing auto-parts from the european union. so they are going to face higher costs, which eventually will lead it to american cars getting more expensive. then there are the food producers. they need aluminum for their cans. so they are facing higher costs and will have to charge higher prices, while european committee there's -- competitors can dodge the tariffs, because they can export them into north america. then the energy sector is going to be hit hard, as the demand for steel will stay the same, very probably. so the u.s. companies are going to h

european union cannot. react to that we've told you kind of reaction so really you need to introduce such a dispute. on that of the on the w t o level untrue knowledge in the next coming hours called the by the similar measures do you consider is in part to tease on u.s. products such as motorcycles whiskey cranberries and oranges mexico is also contemplating countermeasures. on george washington correspondent claire richardson and from brussels or course on that. to both of you good evening clearly we start with you now as the commerce secretary from the u.s. defended the american decision to slap its allies and its biggest trading partners with these terrorists. the u.s. commerce secretary wilbur ross really tried to turn this on its head saying that european negotiators failed to convince washington not to extend id exemptions to these tariffs either another temporary one or a more permanent solution now this comes after months of anxiety about what the united states was going to do here we saw personal

the european union. under the treaties of european union you must have a border judges goods moving across to eu to non-e.u. border. you have to have a way to put on tariffs. you have to have a way to control the movement of persons and services. more importantly for the uk, all of the regulatory issues that go along with the movement of a good. so the question becomes how do you put a border between ireland and northern ireland without completing upsetting the peace accords that came about after the result of the end of, as they call it the troubles. this is really the heart and soul of the problem. it is 310 miles of border if you look at all the craggs and crannies between northern ireland and ireland with 400 crossing points. nobody has been able to figure out how to get around that. what is on the table right now, the european put forward a withdrawal proposal, their tax or their way to fix it which effectively creates a border along the irish sea. treat northern ireland and ireland as one area and

advantageset all the of being in the european union if you are not within the european union.age to fbi -- to fdi has it done? is it repairable in terms of the u.k.? philip: it is. i am not convinced there has been a big fall from outside britain. manus: if there hasn't been a fall, is it fair to asses? -- assess? -- assess? a call for investment, isn't there? philip: the uncertainty about the trading arrangement between the u.k. and the european union post-brexit is uncertain. that will be playing on the minds of ceos, how much capital to commit to the united kingdom. i think this is certainly the case with british companies. when i speak to our own clients domestically, it is something they wonder about, how much to expect within great britain and how much outside. you.: thank he stays with the daybreak team. coming up tonight, the interview with james gbullard. ♪ retail. under pressure like never before. and it's connected technology that's moving companies forward fast. e-commerce. real time inventory. virtual changing rooms. that's why retailers rely on comcast business t

the european union for them is something they've always considered the something of compliance is very submissive to their own requests the european union foreign policy if you want to call it that is really a baby i'm going it's it's really in an embryonic form and this is proof that what we really need is for and i think this will happen in this few weeks would need a stronger influences from france and germany to really find this to the table and start forcing federica model indeed to look at the plan b. option and there's a simple option which can be. so oversold much of it which we haven't really looked at which is the iran desk where his money just means money for restructuring for young people was an important book for education for training for preparing for the new new waves of the economy and the european could easily provide the nuclear needed it whatever you want to criticize it for the one thing it's good for you starting checks and giving money to countries all over the world to help them within the structure of the state and the eve could do that very easily it c

[laughter] say to the right honorable gentleman, we are leaving the european union. we are leaving the customs union, but of course for our future trade arrangements, trade relationship with the european union, we will need to agree customs arrangements that ensure we leave the customs union so we can have an independent free-trade policy so we can maintain the border and have trade with the european union. i will tell the honorable gentlemen what is crazy. what is crazy is the opposition who now has a policy would mean they are signing up with no say in it whatsoever. >> jeremy corbyn. mr. speaker, could the prime minister explain why she and her cabinet wasted weeks working on proposals that the eu said was unworkable, the foreign secretary described as crazy, and it does she agree with her business secretary who apparently faxed the crazy customs partnership proposal, but made it clear he does not back a technological alternative when he told the bbc that jobs would be at risk if we don't sort out a comprehensive customs deal? [laughter] saysy: what the secretary c

european union cannot. react to that we've told you kind of reaction so really you need to introduce such a dispute. on the on the. level and through the knowledge and covering all those. measures do you consider is in part due to use on u.s. products such as motorcycles whiskey cranberries and oranges mexico is also contemplating countermeasures. are everybody's trying to digest what this all means let's bring washington correspondent claire richardson and correspondent just to help us make sense of all this claire want to start also with you if i may how is the commerce secretary the senate the american decision to slap its allies and biggest trading partners with these tariffs. well when the trump administration first announced these tariffs back in march they said that the tariffs were essential for national security reasons that having strong u.s. domestic production of steel and aluminum was important for national defense now of course key allies see them as unfair trade practices and trump really has

s line from berlin fighting back the european union stands up to the united states over the iran nuclear deal the leaders move to ban european companies from complying with u.s. sanctions for a live at the leaders' summit in the balgair in capitals sophia also coming up a controversial referendum in boon to people in this piece african country votes on whether to extend the president's term for up to sixteen more years tensions are high in a nation that's no stranger to political violence and toward all wedding fever excitement builds among the fans of the british royals ahead of this weekend's big day right making marco meanwhile confirms that her father will not be attending her wedding to prince harry so who will walk her down the aisle. it's great to have you along i'm leyla rock the european union has sent a strong signal that it will keep the iran nuclear deal alive despite the decision by u.s. president donald trump to abandon it european commission president john kline juncker has said the e.u. will we activate a blocking statute it's used more than twenty years ago to counter u.

way back in january one nine hundred seventy three you saw the contribution of the european union in terms of massive peace programs which benefited the situation in northern ireland now what you've got is the first really retrograde step that reinvade reinvigorates a border which has long been unpopular. and finally a professor of law the prime minister has a divided cabinet the house of lords isn't revolt scotland and wales are not happy and the irish bar the issue is dominating all how long has the visa me got to come up of a solution well time is ticking i mean the e.u. want this solved by june this year i suspect the latest take the british government could push it back would be october. the government is getting defeated readily in the house of lords fourteen amendments fourteen defeats for the government within one week some of very serious defeats i think it will be difficult for the government to reverse all of those defeats in the house of commons even with the piece of pork frankly there are north conservatives who are pro membership retaining our membership of the customs

stupid and tragic the european union has filed preliminary complaints but the w.t. was seeking to pressure the trumpet ministration by targeting u.s. goods produced in states that don't go into the white house you know we're talking about on holiday davidson bikes produced in response and you know whiskey from kentucky etc. it seems to be a very specific case of mixing politics and economics you know you try to pinch us economically we will try to hurt you when it hurts the most politically is that a fair game as far as europe is concerned because the europeans have long been very moralistic when russia tries to mix politics and economics what would you. trump is doing what he does he's doing what he does because it she'd into his electorate but i'm asking you do you think it's a fair game of course is a thing what's wrong with well i mean what's wrong when you subsidize got gas for your neighbor and expect a certain political outcome to happen there what's wrong with bad but apparently you know in your crane the european union didn't like russia having both economi

well the official position of the european union has always been that they won't make any concessions. under the threat of punitive tariffs but of course it's possible that behind closed doors deal might be reached which would include that there would be some concessions from the europeans but officially those would only be agreed and the u.s. says ok the exceptions for the europeans will be indefinite and then a few weeks after that there will be the official announcement of the agreement but i'm just speculating here but that of course is always a possibility and all the while of course china still feeling the sting of days terrorists call a sexual ross heading day this week the trade discussions is it too optimistic to think he might come back with some kind of resolution. today that he wouldn't go there feel wasn't hopeful that something might come out of it again the americans believe the u.s. administration at least believe that they are in the stronger position because they have a trade deficit with china china wants to sell its goods and so they can dictate the terms but that

france germany and the european union did it eight hundred iran's nuclear nonproliferation in exchange for the easing of economic sanctions around agreed to restrictions that were supposed to make it impossible for it to produce a bomb as well as regular inspections that would control tehran's compliance president trump has been a consistent critic of the deal he said that it does not benefit the u.s. and that it allows around to continue producing nuclear weapons secretly he reimposed all the sanctions that were lifted in twenty fifteen and added that america does not make empty threats. our cafe is director of gnosis british think tank that focuses on the crises in syria and the middle east very good evening to you so we've heard donald trump's announcement he was scathing of iran and their actions in the middle east he was scathing of how and basically incompetent that previous deal was a question is what happens next do you think. well overall we think that the will is in the european court and should the europeans follow suit or be forced to follow suit then we have a total breakd

the irish issue and the issue of the irish border which is transcending the negotiations the european union had three objectives when they started to negotiating process one was to make sure that britain paid its jews true was to protect the rights of european citizens they have been achieved and the third was to make sure there was no border and ireland i have no doubt two years ago when campaigning in delhi. was incompatible with a soft border and ireland and that chicken is no well and truly. perhaps not for the first time in british politics what chuck show called the steeples of tyrone have a man's to dominate the landscape because whatever else to these army has to worry about there is no doubt that that island beyond the island island of ireland now has the key cards in the negotiations. do not stance is not only enough they cannot be a part and. they have taken. the solution in this region to what is no listeners extremists in this region have been doing since and bravado demolition is a decisions and actions more than any time before moderates and people like me have been destroyed

it's our business on the w i'm here to get us welcome to the program the european union says there is no justification for controversial u.s. tariffs on steel and aluminum and that it wants a permanent exception the e.u. was responding to president donald trump's decision to delay the imposition of such tariffs just hours before a deadline was due to expire the e.u. says it has noted the move by trump but that the postponement is prolonging uncertainty for businesses. a sigh of relief for the steel industry at least for the moment for the next four weeks the e.u. can sell steel and aluminum to the u.s. without additional tariffs then negotiations will come to an end with says washington no more extensions in march trump announced plans to slap levies of twenty five percent on steel and ten percent on alimony i'm imports to the u.s. then two weeks later he granted the e.u. and six other countries a waiver that tends to day washington says it's been unfairly treated in trade with the e.u. it once concessions from brussels. a comparison of tariffs on five thousand products shows the euro

european union cannot. react to that we've become the reaction so really you need to introduce a sort of a dispute. on the. love of country knowledge and that's covering all those called the balance sheet measures do you consider is in part to tease on u.s. products such as motorcycles whiskey cranberries and oranges mexico is also contemplating counter-measures. well now that everyone has had time to digest the news let's find out what it means with washington correspondent claire richardson and correspondent. in brussels good evening to you both clare want to start off with you how has the commerce secretary defended the american decision to slap its allies and biggest trading partners with these terrorists. the u.s. commerce secretary wilbur ross has essentially said that the european union failed to convince washington to extend an exemption on these tariffs and if you remember back in march when they were first announced to there was an outcry in the united states granted these exemptions to some of it

well as you mentioned a moment ago she will be meeting with other european union foreign ministers and iranian officials at the beginning of next week to talk about what next steps could be and we're told that the european countries that were signatories to the agreement are looking into how they can protect european business interests in iran going forward any sanctions now imposed by the u.s. would be in relation to new business with iran the recent investment that has occurred as long as the agreement was fully enforced that would not apparently initially be affected but the u.s. law has a very long arm u.s. sanctions are extraterritorial as it's known and apparently european union officials and european union foreign ministers of the signatory countries are looking into whether they could in some way protect european businesses going forward when they do invest in iran because clearly if european union if european investment dries up iran will have very little incentive at all to stay with the agreement now there has in the past been occasional resort to by the european union and o

will impose penalty tariffs on imported steel and alum in your products from the european union will come into effect on friday along with tariffs against canada and mexico steel will face a twenty five percent tariff on the minium ten percent after hard negotiations at the o.e.c.d. conference in paris e.u. negotiate is unable to get the u.s. to reverse its position the e.u. has already put together a list of u.s. products which will now also face retaliate import tariffs they range from agricultural produce to famous motorcycles or business ties across the atlantic are now at a new low but u.s. commerce secretary will ross makes it sound like european leaders are just blowing the whole situation out of proportion take a listen the church of your for our room. for a. beer. soft during super because it's all but a fraction of a pony each of those in terms of when order moved it's also a frog should move one bruce. for there come in the overall it's a very small fraction of one bruce remember we were in a trillion dollar economy now and our correspondents a few months he joins us now f

not allowed to sell products into the european union. thes hard to sell cars into european union. germany has its mercedes and bmw's and cars pouring into the united states with no barriers. they pay a tiny tax. the european union charges a massive tax. they do not even want the product. 151 billion dollars last year dealing with the european union. they can call me all sorts of names. if i were them, i would call me names, because it is not going to happen any longer. thank you. >> please exit out of this door, right now. journal", "washington live every day. coming up this morning, nebraska republican congressman jeff fortenberry talks about rural health insurance. discusses the russia investigation. be sure to watch "washington journal" at 7:00 eastern this morning. join the discussion. >> sunday on q and a, university of virginia history professor, william hitchcock on the age of eisenhower. disciplined the presidency. eisenhower, the way he carried himself and the way he was, he was a disciplined man, and methodical.n, he was extremely organized. john kennedy criticized eisen

when european union behaves turkey that on the turkey needs european union turkey needs european union and european union needs turkey we are everywhere of this but some european countries unfortunately don't see the fact so why so you don't leave you a new man or you said you want to believe you'll turn trees in the european union actually against turkey's membership may be my shirt off the e.u. countries you member states actually are in favor of turkish. you know one membership anymore he said and you struck not us last year as it were the reaction to this is the reaction of the country who has been waiting at the door for sixty years ok sixty years so as a way that it is turkey's mistake so why do you say yes so why threaten europe in march last year when the democratic president what can what kind of threaten in march last year when there's a sematic route with germany was at its height your president said that if europe continues this way no european in any part of the world can walk safely on the streets that's what he said. that's a threat that's a direct threat no it is not a

they put the word twit european union cannot. react to that we've called and you kind of reaction so we immediately introduce a set of a dispute. on that of the on the w t o level and through the knowledge in the next coming called the balance in measures of what they can do we are able to do exactly . the same it's totally obvious at the bit that it can't we use impose unilateral measures when it comes to its. credit. let's go live now to our white house correspondent can really help get it to me is this it then or is there still some room for maneuver. well according to the commerce secretary wilbur ross who held a call with reporters and making this announcement he was in paris when he made that. this is not the end what this is in the eyes of the united states is something that can still be ongoing in terms of discussions now does that mean that the united states is not expecting retaliatory measures it certainly is and it says that it is already particularly when it comes to farmers another big port part of donald trump's su

the european union is now going through several crisis at the same time if at the same time we're not able to tell the american you know you call and do this we need to be respected then the crisis in europe we continue to escalate and you can start worrying about the future of the organisation i do the only way we are going to convince voters next year we have a european election that this whole thing deserved the repacked it and i believe it deserved what they did but the only way you're going to do to convince people is that makes it's relevant right you can put the ball those against migrants you can put take europe against american or chinese behavior you can have a policy that you russia and ukraine don't go really so yes you need to beef up what's supposed to be the european union mr lish we have to take a very short break now but we will come back in just a few moments. to yourself to. put themselves on the line to get accepted or rejected. so what you want to present. some want to. see going to be for us this is what the book for three of them will be good. i'm interested in

behalf of france but he is creating the relationship i passing the uk, which is now out of the european unioncture that he is to build. what about for prime minister malcolm turnbull. what more would you like from the french? turnbull is as worried as the europeans about the effect of the us tariffs, like eve ryo ne effect of the us tariffs, like everyone and he has also signalled his firm intention and commitment to free trade. they both already have put on the table the fact they are going to be talking about free—trade and again, it's notjust about franco australian relations, it is about the european union. malcolm turnbull will read it in that way. what kind of impact would it have on the australian economy and french economy? again, it will have an impact on the european economy. the broader issue is what is happening to free trade. but then in what direction does it go? there is an important sense that it needs to be stopped. this kind of trying to highlight the points of multilateralism. that was coming to the next ally. charlotte epstein now from the university of sydney. in other bu

in the united kingdom from the european union. and for those that will come here through the european era. if they want to be worried about policies. does my right honorable friend recall that the possibility of dealing with legacy cases. would be included. does she accept that that is an legitimate option for consideration. this is the very important issues that he raises. the armed forces personnel put their eyes on the line. they now work and law enforcement. in the piece we see today in northern ireland is a very much do to the law enforcement and northern ireland. we've an unfair situation at the moment. the situation we had is that the only people being investigated for things that happened on the past are those in our armed forces or those who served in law enforcement and northern ireland. terrorists are not being investigated terrorists should be investigated and as what the government wants to see. thank you mr. -- mrs. deputy speaker. my constituents his initial claim was reduced. he then waited 56 weeks for an appeal.

european union cannot. react to that we've called that the kind of reaction so really you need to introduce a sort of a dispute. on that of the on the government would love a new country or knowledge in its covering all those caught up by the similar measures the e.u. countries impart to you to use on u.s. products such as motorcycles bourbon cranberries and oranges mexico is also contemplating counter-measures. well today germany's chancellor called the trump illegal and the american also warning that the terrorists could spiral of retaliatory moves leading to a global trade war german economics minister peter auld wired called the american decision wrong and harmful to both the u.s. and europe he said the e.u. countries would take appropriate action and he did not rule out counter measures germany's foreign minister also criticised drugs decision. just to get on top of the right answer to america first is you know european i said this didn't catch us by surprise when i was at the same time we don't think

trade war the united states has decided to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from the european union canada and mexico u.s. commerce secretary will the ross says the twenty five percent tariff on steel and a ten percent tariff on a million imports will come into effect at midnight on thursday but he says the door remains open for negotiations but he didn't specify what measures could be taken. over production of the oil. city throughout the world. so we needed to deal with the in a very global. you can't just deal with the dealing with one country. what's going on now shaun white house correspondent kimberly committee is this it then was that a room for maneuver well there seems to be some room for maneuver but the position of the commerce secretary is that there are prepared the united states have is is prepared for retaliatory measures that they expect and anticipate the fact that there have been steps to mitigate that but at the same time there was a frustration on the part of the united states with discussions with its allies when it comes to canada and mexico as there were negot

the irish issue and the issue of the irish border which is transcending the negotiations the european union had three objectives when they started to negotiate in process one was to make sure that britain paid its jews to was to protect the rights of european citizens they have been achieved and the thought was to make sure there was no border and island and i had no doubt two years ago when campaigning in delhi. was incompatible with a soft border and ireland and that chicken is no well and truly. perhaps not for the first time in british politics what chuck show called the steeples of tyrone have a man's to dominate the landscape because whatever else to these army has to worry about there is no doubt that that island beyond the island island of ireland now has the key cards in the negotiations. i can tell you i have killed thirteen people with missile strikes and there are one thousand six hundred and twenty six unnamed enemies that were killed in all the missions that i completed and i know that i know that for a fact and i know each of these persons was a human being they had a family

way back in january nine hundred seventy three you saw the contribution of the european union in terms of massive peace programs which benefited the situation in northern ireland now what you've got is the first really retrograde step that reinvade reinvigorates a border which has long been unpopular. and finally professor of tone the prime minister has a divided cabinet the house of lords is in revolt scotland and wales i'm not happy and the irish border issue is dominating all how long has to these or me got to come up with a solution well time is to.

for instance is looking at southeast asia but for the european union or rather in the eyes of the european union of course only a sustainable solution can be put on the table right garrick matters for us in brussels plastic fantastic thank you now italy remains in limbo the country's political stalemate is nearing three months and it is driving financial markets that they cheered on the president's refusal to appoint a euro skeptic as finance minister you would think that naming an economist cut out a need to leave the country until new elections would be sentiment even further and not say. italian drama might be good in the movies but the market is not a fan of it after initial gains in the beginning of the day political uncertainty in italy caused the leading italian share index to lose over two percent by the end of it. yeah whatever the markets don't know who will end up governing italy more likely they will be a temporary technical government but we don't know for how long we've had many of them a very in length but the markets need just one thing certainty. new elections won't be cal

it also most importantly has to pass the european union. we're talking about negotiations going on here. there are no negotiations essentially between britain and europe happening. all the negotiations are inside of britain and not just inside of britain, they're inside london. not just inside london, but inside the conservative party between people who don't like each other, don't trust each other, who think theresa may is worst leader possible except for all the others. that is the kind of climate we're talking about. matthew can give a more authoritative answer to that question. >> to that point - >> and jennifer. >> let's talk about may for a second,because it sounds like no one really loves may. no one wants this job, at least until after exit day. so, how safe is she between, you know, over the next 330 days? but give us a sense of her range of manueverability. let's talk about continuities, if she was to go, jacob mogg, is he a real possibility? >> according to all reports of the cabinet meeting on wednesday which was, of course, whe

is the only way you can read this because these sanctions are imposed unilaterally without the european unionolved. when the europeans in the u.s. together had the sanctions in place, now these sanctions are also directed when i are imposed in 18- days against -- in 180 days against european companies doing business is. these are secondary effects of the sanctions. this is -- frederico marguerite he has vowed she will protect these interests and there are some ways you can build workarounds to the sanctions and maybe protect these interests. but of course this will harm iranian interests as well because many german companies, banks, will not be reluctant to go into iran and do business there. so this is a real conflict of interest here. but still, paris, london and berlin have declared tonight they will stick to the deal and continue to work with iran is nobody knows what donald trump is up to, how he will have the leverage to force iran to go back to the negotiation table and to prevent them better from now not to build nuclear weapons. brent: bernd reigert and clare richardson, thank you. i

sanctions if we can meet in the european union will have to protect our european companies and in particular the small and medium sized enterprises it is and we will work so that we can maintain the framework of the twenty fifteen points of the american decision we will ensure that our companies can stay in. business leaders however have struck more of a pessimistic note the c.e.o. of all giant total is ready to pull out of a multi-billion dollar project and less given away for it's not possible to run the global company in this world today we've just. as a us system that's all of us all here if you have the world and other european companies accosting major doubt you know there's a plan i see political system and if your premise is that this is what you're going to do that's exactly what you're going to do they you house decided to activate a law that will ban european companies from complying with the u.s. actions against iran but there's a snag the statute has never been used before and this seen by european governments as more of a political weapon than a regulation because this was a di