than that this century europe in the region is currently the growth of the european union our growth rate is much higher than the european the average everybody speaks about the german french cooperation when it comes to the issue of european competitiveness and bob if you look at the figures you see that the trade between germany and the countries is fifty five percent higher than the trade annually between germany and france which shows that the economy corporation between germany and sense or europe is extremely strong at central europe became kind of a backyard for the german industry which has all these been and which will always be i guess the bone of the european economy so actually the strong central europe is the interest of the. the european union because a strong central euro can contribute to european union being stronger as well that's why we we reject all kinds of these kinds of accusations you know against us on political basis that's the bottom line is the crisis right now so there is the eastern countries that want more independence in terms of making decisions there

core principle of european union and european union is based on principles of liberalism your country is and nation based conservative country which is not a good thing or a bad thing russia is the same way so. on the ideological level there are like just so many differences in the basics it's not about economics they why do you want to be part of the union so much that opposes everything that you guys stand for well actually. it's not everything is opposed if i think you know if you know if you look at the statistics for example how many infringement procedures are going on against us and others you will see that we are some they are in the middle so there is nothing extraordinary in this regard yeah we have definitely debate based on ideology as well for example you know when it comes to the fact that when an election is not won by the liberals then the system is immediately goes to do or does not a democracy which is totally unacceptable if the liberals do what we need to be a democracy of course so that's why what we what we are trying to build in hungary or what we are intending

we're like rests on the eastern members of the of the european union because european union must show unity. if you put into consideration why poland and why hungary are on their deuce constant torture let's put it this way well it's obvious we have the two strongest governments in the european union and the two countries there are a one party government has received. from the people who govern the country we have politically absolutely stable systems and you know many times it's not life by the to tutsi in brussels definitely on the other hand you know there's a big debate in the european union but there are two to go through one is sort of for the realistic way the further away stick way would end up in the united states of europe which we oppose their fiscal control. unified budget more integration that's what france and germany what you have i think it's a it's a viable throw you know. our position is that european union can only be strong if there are strong member states so we don't think that the concept. weak member states creating a strong european union would be realistic th

what do you see as the solution as to how the how the european union can overcome these risks to the union stability especially in the face of nationalist populism. i mean my answer that question is proactivity you know if we try to just maintain the status quo but to allow populists to promise the world even though they can to live for us to create fears on the back of you know genuine concerns around people security and terrorism radicalization and so on if we allow that type of populism to take hold then managing a politically is going to be very very difficult in the future for the european union so this is the time for the center to stand up in terms of politics to believes narratives and visions that can excite people in terms of what the european union could together as a collective can do as a power. to force not only for our improving quality of life across the european union but also to impact positively in other parts of the world that are going to impact on europe in the future if we don't become more proactive that is why in my view the european union establishmen

the social protection benefits of all these at the core of the discussion at the moment in the european union and of course in our priorities to transform these the carload of principles into reality and for doing that we need first of all european legislation to be put in place because fortunately there is still the possibility of having european law ruling labor markets and working conditions and making sure that we could have a level playing field but of ending social dumping to happen and also downward spiral wages and working conditions to happen this is really what we have to do to create a better future for our work is seeing europe and mr general secretary before we run out of time i certainly want to get your take on italy on your home country recently the italian finance minister is said that the e.u.'s no plan to leave the euro which has shot the markets up in recent days pretty good thing. what's your view about how the future will go with the new italian government well let's say the new italian government is a bit of a nigga in the sense that you have two parties that came toget

european union as a customs union yes. all europeans and all the people around the world are eager to do business but part of that we can see a huge disparity between the general populace. labor. general workers and elites business elites and this is going breaking down to and resonates with the populistic parties because we can see that some people in our society damage already the real majority is left behind. this is the main problem is that the political elites around the european union. live in a utopia and they are out of touch with the realities of the. common people so they are representing the big businesses the markets investors songs of all of which are crucial to well being of the nation states but of the same time those very corporate and cities what is their value without the common man ok so this philosophy doesn't hold the author and i think that this is the main problem if the political elites around europe will not grass their reality. they will find find them so. in a very nasty situation. pushing us to d

single market and in the european union's customs union to do so requires a relationship with brussels which is too close for her own conservative party to accept so ultimately britain is not negotiating with the british government is negotiating with itself to work out what its own position is a new soon or is it going to work out what its own position is probably is going to present that to brussels and brussels goes sorry but that's not an option which we can accept and so it's all very well of the politicians talk about we want to make fast progress but the central contradictions of the whole brics it predicament a still not resolved and they were not there there was no resolution and saw it another spectacularly unusual situation in a world which is full of unusual situations don't work thank you for joining you dr you. are just over a month zimbabwe faces historic presidential election and the votes on the thirtieth of july will be the first in the southern african country since president mugabe was removed from power in november but the mugabe left the legacy lives on a

what do you see as the solution as to how the how the european union can overcome these risks to the union stability especially in the face of nationalist populism. i mean my answer that question is proactivity you know if we try to just maintain the status quo but to allow populists to promise the world even though they counter liveris to create fears on the back of you know genuine concerns around people security and terrorism and radicalization and so on if we allow that type of populism to take hold well then managing a politically is going to be very very difficult in the future for the european union so this is the time for the center to stand up in terms of politics to build narratives and visions that can excite people in terms of what the european union could together as a collective can do as a power. to force not only for our improving quality of life across the european union but also to impact positively in other parts of the world that are going to impact on europe in the future if we don't become more proactive that is why in my view the european union establishm

we begin the day with the united states playing a dangerous game that is how the european union today described u.s. president donald trump's decision to slap trade tariffs on european steel and aluminum europe warned that a tit for tat tariff attack could come later this month today the european union asked the world trade organization to get involved this is the closest thing that global trade has to a court of justice but it's wheels they turn slowly and there is no one foresman the european union's trade commissioner today refused to call this an all out trade war saying psychology and words matter a lot and she made her point by applying trumps winning campaign strategy to his tariff policy she said when they say america first we say europe united. they began this morning at six am central european time twenty five percent import tariffs on steel ten percent on aluminum the european reaction is clear. it is unfortunate because this is further weakening the transatlantic relations and it also increases the risk of severe turbulence is in the markets globally protectionism can neve

cheema the european union is set to deliver its response to u.s. targets knocked into effect today the u.s. has new duties and still not a minium from the european union canada and mexico after weeks of negotiations to avert them live to an announcement but the e.u. create commission. in brussels in just a bit but first a look at what many fear is the start of a trade war. european leaders responded to the reality of new tariffs with frustration and even exhaustion still we're angry concerned outraged because we've been in talks with the americans for months now they don't listen and they think they can belittle us but that's not possible. and the europeans are allies and that's not how allies treat each other. this finish. behind the frustrations or concerns over industry a glut of metal with nowhere to go means falling prices which could in turn threaten european jobs that would have broader consequences to the economies of european member states. the e.u. says it has no choice but to retaliate with proportional penalties on u.s. products like mo

is not specific to me and to us it's an t's a weakness of europe but i think it's not only the european union that is suffering from kind of treatment by the united states i think there are lots of grievances in russia there are also grievances in china and as you mentioned before europe was able to put forth a blocking law it also did that in concert with other countries for example ninety five there was also the u.k. mexico canada that passed similar legislation what are the chances of putting together such a call listen at this point of time not just the european unity but the european union joining forces with other countries who may be unhappy about the american practices. saul's of you know i'm not i'm not in charge at the moment so i absolutely don't have going for i don't know what is going on in the in the corridors of the european council so i don't think we have the end of the story. clearly that the meetings between the ministers have been talking . they've been talking to russians i'm sure by them all discuss it with president putin in simple terms will we have to try and find a

outside the european union but in the customs union britain could strike a unique deal but it's only the right wing hard right very very extreme capitalists like the j. j. mugs and the liam fox as in the david davis is on the rest that are preventing that happening in holding their prime minister and the country to ransom that's what i object to what happened thank you after the break hypocrisy and donald trump is weapons of mass destruction with rolling stones matt taibbi as britain prepares for a controversial visit from the so-called leader of the free world well this is more important to him going underground. join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to us from the world of politics or business i'm show business i'll see you then. well there's lots of yes of course so i saw the trend. before the game numbers so i can say. i call and i said listen you should get the special or. the creation amount from the broken up part of my bill the team. after the success so now they feel the confidence right now and that they control it. usually when we have brough

and unless the european union also changes the particular sticking points especially for southern european discipline rule and the way that europe has not handled the flow of migrants and refugees, we are in trouble all around. so brexit is just part of that, agnes, but do you think this particular conflict this week tells us anything about how the two sides are shaping up ahead of that eu summit? there will be a cast of new prime ministers not least the new leader in spain and also in italy. well, brexit. so we learned a new word, backstop. and barnier, the irony was not lost on him. he said backstop means backstop! unless it is a stopgap. look, this is all about the irish border. the border between the european union and the uk. that is to say between ireland and northern ireland. ok, so no hard border between those two. it means that border there but ireland will be in the customs union and will be treated differently —— northern ireland. and that is not acceptable. to have the sort of crisis just before the summit, that sort of pantomime, it has been happening for two years since the r

the european union has announced that it will start pursue to. things against the united states i mean to china of the w t o unfair trade practices a new trade commissioner says he said that new types of steel are aluminum i'm not inspired by u.s. amounts to protectionism. i don't forget you can always get d.w. news on the go with you can get access to all the bases to news from around the world as well as push notifications on the phone from you breaking news and also use it to send us your photos i'm videos you can download it from the google play i will still. have more for you at the top of the hour in the meantime of course there's always the website that's d.w. dot com have a good. story the people of the world over information they provide the opinions they want to read stressed g w on facebook and twitter up to date and in touch.

is outside the european union but in the customs union britain could strike a unique deal but it's only the right wing hard right very very extreme capitalists like the j.p. . morgans and the liam fox as in the david davis is on the rest that are preventing that happening in holding their prime minister and the country to ransom that's what i object to thank you after the break paul chrissie and donald trump is weapons of mass destruction with rolling stones matt taibbi as britain's prepares for a controversial visit from the so-called leader of the free world well this is more in part two of going underground. so what we've got to do is identify the threats that we have it's crazy confrontation let it be an arms race off and spearing dramatic development the only really i'm going to resist i don't see how that strategy will be successful very critical time time to sit down and talk. welcome back you gave political leaders dres a may and jeremy corbin traded statistics and new liberal taxation accusations of this week's prime minister's questions over the public health care crisis but t

with regards to the european union, a little variety. guest: i could not disagree with you more, respectfully. your opinion is precisely a model of adversity. denmark, youin know you are in denmark. you don't think you are in latvia. when you are in italy, you do not think you are island. our language, our cuisine, our way of life -- we believe we can reconcile that with cooperation together, having meetings in conference rooms rather than clashes on the battlefield, and in the case of a single currency it makes more economic sense. respectfully, you could have 50at diversity here and have different currencies in the united states, but it would not make sense. having a dog is not undermine the diversity -- having a dollar does not undermine the diversity of this great country. there is no risk of homogenizing the european people, our histories, cultures, languages are far too rooted in many years of history for that to ever happen and nobody is trying to do that. host: berkeley, california. independent line. david. i had two questions. i

european union exports to the united states cannot be seen as a threat to their internal security to see your trading partners impose tariffs on your motorcycle industry and your bourbon industry on your jeans industry to the polish of america's closest allies risks setting off a tit for tat treaty disputes. for its business oafish move by president trump for the. mexican selfish and it's also stupid and we must not stand for that because we all know what happens with bullies if they get their way they keep on harassing . also coming up tonight today italy finally got a new government three months after the election the word on the street in rome watch out you're. it's not true that they want to distance us from europe. i think they want to fundamentally reshape europe. i think they've made promises that they won't keep. what chaos i hope they really are united. we begin the day with the united states playing a dangerous game that is how the european union today described u.s. president donald trump's decision to slap trade tariffs on european steel and aluminum europe warned that a

of integration on the ground through our members and so there is a clear position from the european trade union movement but unfortunately we cannot say the same when it comes to the european institutions and mr general secretary you've written pretty eloquently recently about how do you obs can create better social economic justice explain that to us well you know let's say a decade ago we were the best benchmark in europe even in the global arena i mean as the european union because we had a fantastic social model in place we had a lot of cohesion very low inequalities and so on but then the crisis came and the crises destroyed thirty twenty three million jobs in our continent. unemployed people are still unemployed unfortunately and the european economic strategy that was put in place by the european nations institutions was not able at all i mean to address this incredible crisis and so now we have a very i level is not only full of unemployment but also of inequalities a socialist collusion an enormous on rest and discontent among orcus and people regarding this situation that's why we thi

outside the european union but in the customs union britain could strike a unique deal but it's only the right wing hard right very very extreme capitalists like the j. j. mugs and the liam fox as in the david davis is on the rest that are preventing that happening in holding their prime minister and the country to ransom that's what i object to what happened thank you after the break it's all chrissy and donald trump is weapons of mass destruction with rolling stones matt taibbi as britain prepares for a controversial visit from the so-called leader of the free world though this is more important to him going underground. when a loved one is murdered it's natural to seek the death penalty for the murder i would prefer it be to the death penalty just because i think that's the fair thing the right thing research shows that for every nine executions one convict is found innocent the idea that we were executing innocent people is terrifying there's just no way that doesn't mean that we're even many victims' families want the death penalty to be abolished the reason we had to get help h

rights in europe, the top court says a american, has, an the right to work and move within the european union. live from top story paris. ♪ anchor: a general strike is on today and jordan, trade unions calling for the strike after demonstrations broke out in the capil of amman. the prime minier resigned two days, against a new tax law is growing. the protests have bsm an those seen elsewhere around the world, but they are still the first time any mass to mr. sheehan have rocked the country in five years -- mass demonstratns have rocked the country in five years. reporter: their pockets are empty, but their demands are clear. the resignation of the prime minister is not enough to keep protesters from pouring into amman. there have been many in the past years. the latest was appointed by the king this week, he is the eighth prime minister in 10 years. >> e-government shuffle is not enough. we are not asking for different people, but for a different economic policy. is, do not push on the people, do not push. suffering from this crisis, they are suffering from many problems, so do not push more.

so we cannot let any country european union. so we cannot let any cou ntry force european union.ay this knowledge —— to simply give away this knowledge when you cross a border, and that is something that goes against the rules of the wto. so if players in the world do not stick to the rule book, the system might collapse, and thatis book, the system might collapse, and that is why we are challenging today both the us and china at the wto, and it demonstrates we are not choosing any sides. we stand for the multilateral system for rule—based global trade. so the eu's trade commissioner cecilia malmstrom speaking in the last few minutes. the high street cosmetics chain lush has become embroiled in a social media storm after launching a campaign which appears to accuse police officers are being paid to lie. critics have accused the company of being anti—police, and some customers have been tweeting that they will boycott the chain. lush says the campaign aims to highlight the abuse that people face when their lives have been in full throated by undercover police. our correspondent si

hello and welcome to quadriga this week's european union summit was said to be dominated by a deepening political crisis over immigration whether a compromise can be found and its outcome could decide the fate of germany's governing coalition and ultimately of the european union itself but there was little that the member countries agreed on going into the summit to save one point that stronger measures are needed to tighten europe's external borders and to strengthen the coast guard frontex a new government in italy says it will no longer be europe's refugee camp and is turning away boats carrying exhausted refugees is the e.u. throwing its longstanding humanitarian principles overboard. migrant crisis time for fortress europe that's our topic here on quadriga here are our guests monica is the director of the german section of the international organization for migration in berlin and she says arrivals are drastically lower across the mediterranean get the sense of panic in crisis is at an all time high now is the time to go beyond a crisis footing and forge a long term humane policy w

will be giving responsibility of our union trade deal to brussels on not being a member of the european unionch would mean they would have no incentive at all to negotiate trade deals in our interest. we need to have that independent trade policy and that means being outside of the government union. thank you, mr. speaker. has given commitment to women and girls and extends to women suffering disproportionately. ms. may: i'm very happy to do so. not only have we --n e united kingdom are committed to doing more in relation to this issue. as i said in my statement, we have had success in working with tech companies and other issues that would look to to do so on this issue as well. this is something that should be addressed and we take simple positions that if something is wrong off-line, it iong online. we need to ensure that is being enforced. minister, is e e minister disappointed or of thed the president united states did not have the time wit for a meeting with her. ms. may: i have a conversation that i had a conversation with him earlier in the week and a conversation with him on a range

european union has extended its economic sanctions against russia for a further six months the system was taken at year in an e.u. summit in brussels now the sanctions will stay in place through until january twenty ninth teen until then companies in the european union will remain subject to restrictions on business dealings with russian banks and energy firms the sanctions are in response to russia's policy on the ukraine conflict in particular moscow's an exception of the crimean peninsula sometimes our worst enemies are all so-called friends that's what us president of donald trump said at a rally in fargo north dakota earlier this week he argued that the european union is taking advantage of the u.s. attacking the piggy bank referring to the trade deficit has with the e.u. in front of the six thousand people attending the rally he promised to address the issue of trade and fix the deficit by playing hardball let's take a listen. last year with the european union we lost one hundred and fifty one billion dollars on trade we had a trade deficit of one hundred and fifty one billion b

european union goes on the offensive against us terrorists. so fortunate because this is for the weak you mean the transatlantic relations and it also increases the risk of severe turbulence in the markets globally. they used trade chief says the bloc will challenge u.s. terrorists at the world trade organization is this the beginning of the trade also coming up there are rumblings that german cars could be the ones to bear the brunt of tit for tat tariffs will america's love affairs with beetles isn't mercs enjoy. while some go up others come down china lowers tariffs on some imported consumer goods. this is your business update on how to humphrey in berlin thanks for joining me washington's moves have been deemed illegal by europe the e.u. trade commissioner society of munched them saying the bloc will not take america's actions lying down of vowing to challenge the tariffs in the case of the world trade organization and the u.s. government but it certainly didn't waste a moment in following through on its threats. they began friday at six a

the european union is waking up to an economic gut punch just a few hours ago the united states impose tariffs on steel and aluminum on the european union it's doing the same for canada and mexico negotiations in paris to avert the tariffs failed and now all three are vowing to retaliate with countermeasures against u.s. products the standoff has sparked fears of a global trade war. canada is the largest exporter of steel and aluminum to the u.s. both metals are critical for the american defense industry with applications in aircraft and tanks in canada could be considered a national security threat to the united states is inconceivable the northern neighbor says it will now impose proportional import tariffs on u.s. products as diverse as yogurt coffee washing machines and lawn mowers. to the south mexico has promised its own tariffs on u.s. products like lamps pork and flat steel. across the atlantic representatives of europe strongest economy and export leader germany reacted with similar frustration . to. the decision by the us government is wrong it is harmful for europe as well a

world, any of your countries can access the single market through a free—trade agreement with the european unionthe same as being part of the european economic area which gives you full access and you participate in that framework of rules. can you do both? support the cross—party amendment tabled in the house of lords, one of those amendments coming before the house of commons to be debated next week, which stipulates that britain should be part of the european economic area, the eea. you want to support that as well as the new amendment? can you do both? they are different. they are different but not inconsistent. the objectives set out in the labour front bench amendment, the only way to achieve them are by means of the european economic area in the cross—party amendment. you can have do both those things. i don't want to bore your viewers with the intricacies and drama... no, not too much process. but basically unless you can put forward a piece of legislation or an amendment that commands support on both sides of the house so notjust the opposition but some government mps taking a different