following for you 1st off on the lion has it sold to win backing for her nomination to the european union commission presidency she met opposition lawmakers in brussels today and she said that if she's elected she will focus on fighting climate change and improving european defense cooperation. you're watching d.w. news up next d.w. business with janell's stick around i'm sure she would like your company. birth. home. of species. worth saving and. if those are big changes and must start with small steps. as tell stories of creative people and innovative projects around the world. like new secretary clinton used green energy solutions and reforestation.

well i had always been of the opinion that the european union that the european union commission has it's too hot has been too hot in negotiating with the u.k. but on the other hand i do not expect the nuclear the strategy the stance of the european union commission to change fortunately deal or no deal isn't it just time the whole saga was over or is that just me being fed up with reporting on it. well i think many investors in the financial markets would indeed prefer to have the saga to be over but on the other hand they are also aware that there are risks and they also like to know what these with their 4 there's no clear position on this. very much economist of comments bank joining us from frankfurt this morning thank you. thank you for what the u.k. does leave european union it will put an end to freedom of movement for fight all migrants that means the u.k. might be short on migrant workers very soon who have done many menial jobs like picking fruit in scotland for example farms benefit hugely from season to labor from eastern european countries. picture perfect scotland. the

stepped down as defense minister actually answers the final phase of the campaign to become european union commission president european parliament will vote tomorrow on whether or not to make her the 1st woman in. vicious v.w. up next china's economic growth drops to its lowest in decades used to trade for with the united states to play and brazil and the world discuss that and the rest of the day's business news in just a moment i'll be back at the top of the out of the day. earth. home. of species. worth saving. given those are big changes and most start with small steps to. tell stories of creative people and innovative projects around the world.

european union and she is now campaigning at full throttle. germany's defense minister ursula von der leyen is on a charm offensive in brussels in her quest to become european union commissionresident. on her agenda, fighting climate change and improving cooperation among europe's armies. reporter: it is ursula von der leyen's first public appearance as nominee for the eu commission presidency, the european union's top job. her priority is to speak with mep's first to clarify her standing and gauge the mood. she is meeting with european social democrats who are critical of von der leyen, a conservative. >> she was specific on some issues but in other areas she stayed quite vague, so that was definitely not the end of our discussions. reporter: von der leyen needs 374 parliamentary votes to get the job. it is not clear how much support she will get from social democrats, greens, and business-friendly parties. she can rely on the 182 votes from her own group, the epp, and possibly the european conservatives and reformists, or ecr. critics are hinging their decision on her stance on climate policy, rescue for migrants at sea, and the parliament's right of initiative. >> i am c

following for you ursula from the lion is seeking to win backing for her nomination to the european union commission presidency meeting opposition lawmakers in brussels today she said that if elected she will focus on of the rule of law climate change and improving european defense cooperation and germany's chancellor has been seen shaking in public again the 3rd time. as she's been seen this way in public in the months working concerns again about her health says she feels just want. to watch e.w. news after a short break i'll be back to take you through the day stick around for that. the fun. of forest area equivalent to the sucker which is cleared every month. our consumerism is causing a radical depletion of forests. obf 25. responsible. for a massive. forests and money. tragic reality behind the exploitation. starts july 24th w. is just back. from tulsa god. breathed love me i'm sure some response. based. on respect. you. a diplomat who dared to be honest is now the former diplomat who had to resign circum darry the british ambassador in washington quit today his honest assessment of a troubled

is looking forward to working with johnson there's also been reaction from the incoming european union commission president as well as from the french president today in paris. newly elected ursula for the lion and said that they are hopeful of a productive future relationship with boris johnson as prime minister there are many different and difficult issues to tackle together challenging times ahead of us i think it is very important to build up a strong and a good working relation because we have the duty to deliver something which is good for people in europe and in the united kingdom some looking forward to working with and just to deal with them i'm looking forward to working with him as soon as possible not only on the european issues and the continuation of the negotiations obviously link to breaks it but also on the international issues that make up our daily lives and on which we have closely coordinated particularly with the british and the germans whether that's the situation in iran or international security issues on this and i don't get it it was. but here are some of the other stor

she is on a charm offensive at the moment in brussels and she seeks to secure the role of european union commission president of the current. the german defense minister used to hearing at the european parliament today to spell out her credentials for the top job her priorities she said would be the rule of law climate change and european defense cooperation. pretty tough this year that is if it's funded lions 1st public appearance as nominee for the e.u. commission presidency the european union's top job her priority is to speak with any peace 1st to clarify her standing and gauge the mood she's meeting with european social democrats who are critical of fund a lion a conservative. and i didn't feel she was specific on some issues but in other areas she stayed quite vague so that was definitely not the end of our discussions . fund ally and needs 374 parliamentary votes to get the job it's not clear how much support she'll get from social democrats greens and business friendly parties she can rely on the 182 votes from her own group that p.p. and possibly the european conservatives and reformists o

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european union's political agenda finland has just assumed the use rotating 6 month presence. and ursula from the line has sought to win backing for her nomination to the european union commission presidency germany's defense minister said that if elected she would focus on the rule of law climate action and improving european defense integration . this is due to be news live from berlin coming up focus on europe looks at how ukraine's new president is raising hopes for peace in the east of that country and don't forget you can always get the latest news and information around the clock our website interview dot com i'm brian thomas with the entire news team thanks so much for being. i'm. searching for identity and recognition of. turkish citizens with african roots. their forebears were brought to the ottoman empire as slaves. even today their descendants are treated like outsiders. know they're demanding change. passed on to deal. with them how to be done because somebody has won the highest spying if i had known that the boat would be that small i never would have gone on a trip to cuba i would not have put myself and my parents on the dangerous lot of the theme of the open

the country's defense minister as she enters the final phase of her campaign to become the european union commission president the european parliament will vote tomorrow on whether or not to make her the 1st woman to have that job. you're watching the news live from berlin i'll be back at the top of the hour with more world news followed by the day i hope to see of it. after. allegations are serious. just turkey's intelligence agency carrying out of junctions across the globe. come . to men to tell their stories of. jail and torture. or the kidnappings of the heir to once beating. abducted. shows up next on the lead. where the real trial it resides. i come from there lots of people in fact know than a 1000000000 if you blood finance democracy give me that's one reason why i'm passionate about people and aspirations and they can sense. the truth and the mission the book is right here in berlin after the fall of the lenin born and i remember thinking at the time if the battle in vulcan forward anything can happen if people come together and unite for a cool. when i do the news are often confronted dif

argument and debate the european union is poised to find out whether the block has a new leader members of the european parliament voting on whether to approve a new european commission president germany's on the line is the only candidate that they seek to become the 1st woman to head the executive we will take you live to the parliament in the french city of strasburg for the results. so welcome to this special coverage of the vote for the european union next commission president you had said governments have nominated to germany's fonda lion she needs a simple majority of any piece to be confirmed in the position the commission is the executive proposing the new laws and implementing decisions the commission president plays a key role in deciding the bloc future and direction. fons alliance nomination has been the controversial anteater blues of brussels bureau chief knocks off one at the european parliament in strasburg and political correspondent simon a young here they're here to talk us through the arguments so welcome both so let's start with you max hoffman in strasburg i am told that the voting has now finished counting is underway how do you rate on the li

on the line germany's defense minister has now been confirmed as the european the european union next commission president of the 733 votes cast she took 383 giving her a majority of 9 she takes a job in november i were told that she is likely to celebrate with a glass. of water simon the. political correspondent she faced a lot of opposition from german social democrats people outside the country will find that our why were they so dead set against how well it is odd because obviously you know german politicians would be expected to support their woman in this top job even if not from the same party but the the reason those 16 s p d members of the european parliament been against it was because they felt that they had very clearly promised their votes is. that the one of the so-called spits and counted on the leading candidates either and for baber of the conservatives of france to months the the social democrat would would take this job and they even though that's not written into the european treaties they had told voters well you vote in the european elections and you'll get one of these 2 m

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by the europeans in the coming months, because they are in the process of forming a new european union commissionill offer a fresh opportunity for europe to perhaps change some of their views and some of their positions as it pertains to iran and the iran deal. i can tell you, one of the optimistic things about the uk leaving the european union when they finally do in october, is that they will be able to have more of an independent foreign policy and a future prime minister boris johnson will be able to get more in line with u.s. policy because he won't have to worry about staying in line with the eu foreign policy, which is one of the lowest common denominator approach. david: let me just ask you, you mentioned that there might be some ambitious sea captain from the iranian side that takes matters into his own hand, causes a conflict. that happened back in the 1980s. when we were escorting tankers and we took out a couple of ships that were iranian ships and they stopped their monkey business for decades. would we have -- would we have the same effect now if in fact, it did get hot and we shot

european union is embarking on what sounds like a bit of an industrial policy summary to effective methods that we've seen used in china to promote the development of state of the art batteries the european commission's vice president is reportedly the made the point man on coordinating more than 100000000000 euros that the e.u. officials are working to direct into r. and d. and manufacturing president macaron is quoted that he cannot be happy with the situation where 100 percent of the batteries of my electric vehicles are produced in asia is this level of commitment enough to change the game and move markets well it could actually be a game changer it depends how things actually unfold right now every single battery is beholden to china they own all the mines whether it's neodymium cobalt lithium mercury and because they own all of those mines they get to control the industry and who gets what so they're looking in the thinking what can we do can we create a solid state battery which is a different type of battery not using rare earth minerals that come from mines that are owned by china if they're able to create something different not using those minerals or maybe a smaller portion of those miner

this is from berlin tonight history in the making as the european union gets a new commission president 8 madam president european parliament today elected the german conservative politician 1st love on the line making her the 1st woman to hold york's top job she says fighting climate change will be top of her agenda what else though she has been stored for the new.

and finally the european union's competition commission has fined sun rio the company behind the hello kitty brand 6200000 euros for blocking retailers from selling merchandise featuring their characters across borders within the with the case the top anti-trust regulator is attempting to keep the bloc of 28 countries as a single market competition commission our margaret investigators said of the fine consumers whether they're buying a hello kitty mug or a chuckle cat toy can now take full advantage of one of the main benefits of the single market the ability to shop around europe for the best deals some real avoided a larger find by cooperating with the case which was also brought up against nike and universal studio earlier this year night he was fined 12500000 euros while there has been no current decision against the case in university well you know we've heard about regulators going against powerful corporations but i mean margaret investigator is ready to go against. the stand we are stable of characters it's not just hello kitty carol karoubi other obviously very popular charac

this is g w news live from berlin tonight history in the making as the european union gets a new commission president a madam president of the european parliament elects the german conservative politician ursula from the alliance making her the 1st woman to hold europe's top job she says fighting climate change is top of her agenda we'll have one of the 1st interviews with fund a lion after the election that's coming right up also coming up tonight the fight to combat the spread of a child be a report from south africa on signs of progress in the battle against the disease. i'm brant goff it's good to have you with us today members of the european parliament made history by electing the 1st woman to be european commission president germany's outgoing defense minister ursula fund a lion one lawmaker's backing to take the job and the lion has promised a quote united and strong europe saying that she will work constructively to achieve it she will succeed. in the top job after winning by a very narrow margin. uncertainty until the very last minute. the members of the european parliament here i

total ban you're right would be officially against the law of the european union but you know ben i don't think that the new commission of the european union which is currently in the making in brussels that it's being assembled right now really at the very beginning of its reign want to oppose something as popular as the bad of this potentially cancerous weak or abusing force there at a very strange. u.s. lawmakers have urged facebook to halt its cryptocurrency plans they want time to investigate the risks libro poses to the global financial system it comes as regulators in europe call for closer scrutiny a senior official of britain's financial watchdog says the issues raised by deep thought and detail. introducing lead perhaps a new global currency design for the digital world facebook has promised finance for the future with its new crypto currency announcing its arrival mark zuckerberg said libra would empower billions of people even those without bank accounts will be able to send money around the world with these what's more facebook says libra will be what's called a stable coin meaning it will have none of th

1st woman to be nominated to lead the body that oversees the affairs of the european union she will head the european commission this decision comes off the days of wrangling. going to go to hong kong where it could cost close to $1300000.00 to repair the damage at the legislature building it was ransacked by protesters and vandalized on monday police have cordoned off the area as a crime scene a massive cleanup operation is underway and sarah clarke has the latest from there . well the chief government offices have reopened on wednesday simply because the government wants to try and get business back to normal however the legislative council meetings have been canceled for the next 2 weeks and on tuesday hong kong's chief executive kerry lamb was forced to have a cabinet meeting at home a government house in central this area has become a police crime scene as a pool the police pursue the investigation the prosecution of those protesters who were involved in monday night's smashing of the council building they've also set up a special task force to try to get the various rallies all the way back to june 9th to

this is g w news live from berlin tonight history in the making as the european union gets a new commission president a madam president european parliament today elected the german conservative politician for. making her the 1st woman to hold your top job she says fighting climate change will be top of her agenda what else that she has in store for the e u. m it's good to have you with us today members of the european parliament made history by electing the 1st woman to be commission president that woman germany's outgoing defense minister ursula fun. now she will succeed john called younger in the top job after being voted in by a narrow margin of just 9 votes underly and will be as we said the 1st woman to ever serve as the commission president in the european union. of underlined as promised a united and strong europe saying that she will work constructively and pragmatically to achieve that we want to go live now to our brussels bureau chief rex hoffman he is standing by at the european parliament in strasbourg and i think i understand he has the newly elected president with a mass. tha

european union. and also in the european commission. our former ambassador to germany in his book, recent book burning rules, states that the eu is and will remain a german your. nine of -- nine of the 28 european commissioners have german leaders of the cabinet. there are six german directors general. he said it is a germany's you that -- before it acts and by other member states before the decide by majority vote behind close doors. is this not a grave concern and is it not a reason why we should leave the european union by the 31st of october? >> can i say to my honorable friend i'm a little disappointed. germany has not had presidency of the european commission i think for something bike since the 1960s so i think it's a little bit childish attempt to suggest we should start over for german commissioner and can also point out actually ursula was born in brussels. that might make it worse for my honorable friend, the fact she is from germany but i also say to him i think what is important when that'll be seen gender balance, we see a

to use winds from berlin tonight history in the making as the european union gets a new commission the president a madam president european parliament has elected to the german conservative politician ursula fundal i and making her the 1st woman to hold europe's top job she says fighting climate change will be top of her agenda we'll talk with the president elect in just a moment also coming up. the world marks 50 years since apollo 11 the white stood off on a mission to put a man on the move. and the fight to combat the spread of each i v a as we report from south africa tonight on signs of progress in the battle against the disease. i'm burnt off to our viewers on p.b.s. in the united states and all around the world welcome to today members of the european parliament made history by electing the 1st woman to be european commission president germany's outgoing defense minister ursula fund a lion is now president elect of the e.u. commission will succeed. in the top job after being voted in by a very narrow margin of just 9 votes. will be the 1st woman to serve as commission president.

the european union gets a new commission president. ropean parliament has elected the germans conservative politician. she is the first woman to hold europe's top job. she says climamate change will e on top of her agenda. we will speak with her in just a moment. also, the world marks 50 years since apollo 11 blasted off on a mission to put a man on the month. the fight to combat the sprea ofof hiv-aids. we report from south africa on signs of progress in the battle against the disease. to our viewers on pbs in the united states and around the world, welcome. today, members of the european parliament made history by electing the first woman to be european commission president. germany's outgoing defense minister is now president-elect. she will succeed jean-claude juncker after being voted in by a very narrow margin of just nine votes. she will be the first woman to serve as commission president. she has promised a unified and a strong europe saying she will work pragmatically to get things done. >> i feel so honored and i am overwhelme

dues why vote from berlin tonight history in the making as the european union gets a new commission the president a madam president european parliament as i like did the german conservative politician ursula fund and making her the 1st woman to hold europe's top job she says fighting climate change will be top of her agenda we'll talk with the president elect in just a moment also coming up. the world marks the 50 year.

idea of who they wanted to see as president of the european commission the problem is it is the leaders the heads of government in the european union who nominate the president of the commission and not very many of them like the idea of handing power to the european parliament in that way and so when they met the name then nominee a couple of weeks ago the various candidates that have been proposed as part of this is them one by one were rejected and they ended up with as i say this frank a stitch up and live on the line currently the defense minister here in germany proposed as president of the commission. thank you very much that was a very concise explanation. certainly geographic blocks were a big part of this backroom power deal eastern european leaders did all they could to torpedo one of the lead candidates why 1st of all we should not group comprising poland hungary to republish the lucky is not the old eastern europe or new member states but they are the ones that are the organize themselves and they didn't like propose candidate who was beaten counted out of the socialist group from 3 months because they told he's too di

european commission. the problem is it is the leaders the heads of government in the european union who nominates the president of the commission i'm not very many of them like the idea of handing power to the european parliament in that way. and so when they met the name that nominee a couple of weeks ago. at the various candidates that have been proposed as part of this system one by one were rejected and they ended up with as i say this franco german stitch up. and us live on the line currently the defense minister here in germany proposed as president of the commission. thank you very much that was a very concise explanation milan of is certainly geographic blocks were a big part of this back room power -- deal eastern european leaders did all they could to torpedo one of the lead candidates why. visible on michigan a group comprising poland hungary czeze repupublic slovakia is not t thd eastern europe or new member states. but they are the ones that out the dead that organize themselves. and they didn't like propose candidates who was she could think on that out of the social is group from three months be

news live from berlin tonight history in the making as the european union gets a new commission president a madam president the european parliament elects the german conservative politician ursula from the alliance making her the 1st woman to hold europe's top job she says fighting climate change is top of her agenda will have one of the 1st interviews with fundal lyon after the election that's coming right up also coming up tonight the fight to combat the spread of a child be a.

1st woman to be nominated to lead the body that oversees the affairs of the european union she will head the european commission who comes after days of wrangling in the united nations special investigator examining the murder of journalist jamal khashoggi once world powers to reconsider holding the next g. 20 summit in saudi arabia agnes announced her findings last month telling al-jazeera she wants the u.n. to investigate further she wasn't able to determine who authorized the killing or did find credible evidence pointing to crown prince mohammed bin sandman's involvement. probe aging politicians in hong kong say it could cost around $1300000.00 to repair the legislature building which was ransacked by protesters police have declared it a crime scene as the cleanup continues a special task force has been set up to look into mass protests most of which were peaceful and were triggered by a controversial bill which would allow extradition to mainland china. headlines its inside story next. the hunt for whales japan has resumed commercial whaling in its waters despite global outbreak but is the practice commerc

the european union's competition commission is also launched an antitrust investigation into amazon.or more on the fight against amazon, we're joined now by two guests. here in new york, we're joined by angeles solis, lead organizer on the workplace justice team at make the road new york. she helps s lead the group's beyond amazon coalition and was -- and joining us from portland, maine, stacy mitchell who testified about amazon on tuesday before a house judiciary subcommittee. she is the co-director of the institute for local self-reliance and author of "big-box swindle: the true cost of mega-retailers and the fight for america's independent businesses." last year, stacy mitchell wrote a cover story for the nation titled, "amazon doesn't just want to dominate the market -- it wants to become the market." we welcome you both to democracy now! talk about as prime day is offered all over the world and explain what that is, what people did on the ground. >> prime day is essentially amazon's black friday in the middle of the summer. it is a made up holiday to sesel products that many of

european union leaders have agreed on the person they would like to see as their new chief executive or some of germany's defense minister she has won the european union's backing and could now become the european commission's 1st female president but she is a compromise candidate and was certainly not the 1st choice we'll get the latest from brussels.

european union by the end of october. the incoming new head of the european commission — ursula von der leyen said mrjohnson faces "challengingy different and difficult issues to tackle together. we have challenging times ahead of us. it is very important to build up a strong and good working relation because we have the duty to deliver something which is good for people in europe and the united kingdom, so i am looking forward to working with him. our europe editor, katya adler, says it's very uncertain how the new prime minister will fare with the european union in any new moves on brexit. there were messages of congratulations from across europe today. the european commission is said that he hoped to work constructively with boris johnson and in these times of them and us emmanuel macron reminded the new prime minister that eu — uk relations stretch beyond brexit. whatever happens, when it comes to iran or russian sanctions, the eu still sees the uk is a close ally on the world stage. that said, those warm and welcoming words which are diplomatic, of course, should not be misconstrued as the eu taking a new line just becau

european union german defense minister. is due to become the new president of the european commission and christine that god currently head of the i.m.f. will become the leader of the european central bank if the european parliament agrees to both candidates. china has condemned what it's calling gross interference by outside countries in hong kong's affairs following the storming of the hong kong parliament by pro-democracy protests as the.

1st woman to be nominated to lead the body that oversees the affairs of the european union she will head the european commission the decision comes off to days of wrangling. now european foreign ministers say they're extremely concerned after iran's announcement that it had breached a limit for low enriched uranium set by the 2050 nuclear deal despite this britain france and germany say they won't seek to impose un sanctions for now but the french president the mineral micron has urged terran to immediately would use its rich uranium reserves. well in a tweet iran's foreign minister mohammad jahvid zarif head back of the european signatories to the nuclear deal saying that iran is committed to the full implementation of the j. c.p.o. a as long as the eat 3 you implement their economic commitments so moving forward iran will comply with its commitments under the j c p o a n exactly the same manner as the e.u. eat 3 have and will comply with theirs fair enough question marks. or has more from paris. now according to european diplomatic sources britain france and germany the 3 european signatories to the 2015 iran

leaders have decided on the most important jobs in the european union german defense minister len is due to become the new president of the european commission and christine the guard currently head of the i.m.f. will become the leader of the european central bank if the european parliament agrees to both candidates. china has condemned what its.

european union. which would be the biggerjob. european commission, even. thank you, nina. bout the appointments within the european union. let's brief you on some of the other stories making the news. up to a0 african migrants have been killed by an explosion at a detention centre in libya. officials in the united nations—backed government have blamed an air strike by planes of the rebel libyan national army. the lna denied that its aircraft attacked the detention centre — and accused a pro—government militia for shelling the site. the united nations' refugee agency says it's very concerned about the bombing. a us navy seal accused of fatally stabbing an isis detainee in iraq, has been found not guilty of the killing at a court martial. eddie gallagher was convicted of taking photos of his platoon members with the dead prisoner but acquitted on all other charges. final preparations are being made for president trump's new—style 4th ofjuly celebrations in washington, dc. the first group of battle tanks and other armoured vehicles arrived in the capital by rail on tuesday. th

it would be unprecedented frankly for a commission nominee in a position approved by all of the leaders of the european union but then rejected by the european parliament and almost certainly would lead to significant policy chaos a summer of institutional paralysis there is no obvious plan b. candidate they'd have a month in theory the leaders of the e.u. to come up with another name but as a no plan b. candidate who would satisfy the delicate sort of balance of power of geography of gender among the so-called package of 4 top jobs the commission president the council the central bank and the foreign affairs portfolio so her rejection could well lead to one of those other jobs being torpedoed nobody frankly at this point knows with a series of big decisions and crises not these bricks it at the end of october it could be deeply unsettling all right to turn the whole there and strasbourg turn up thank you. for breaking out as they are when we come back. if you had it is that the deal has. avoided that you haven't developed a nuclear weapon to use top diplomat says she's committed to the 2050 nuclear deal and

ok she's the woman it would also be the 1st woman in the history of the european union to be at the top of the european commission so we should give it a chance and we should talk about her plans what does he goes on to fund and i plan to do as a commission president with a team the next 5 years and on the basis of this debate on content m.e.p. colleagues should take a decision if we want to vote for or not i don't know why some colleagues already refusing to vote without even having spoken listen to. right back so she certainly has david mcallister's vote and it looks like a she will be there today to try to get other conservatives to rally around her as well but what about where there is more dissent among the greens on the social democrats tend to get then to vote for her to. the european people's party is definitely the easy part in all this but it was a lot of fun to lie and it will be much tougher with the greens they haven't categorically close the door we interviewed one of the senior members of the greens earlier philip numbers and he said it all depends on what she proposes for example on climate change

ok she's the woman it would also be the 1st woman in the history of the european union to be at the top of the european commission so we should go. even a chance and we should talk about her plans what does he. plan to do as a commission president with a team the next 5 years and on the basis of this debate on content m.e.p. call it should take a decision if we want to vote for or not i don't know why some colleagues already refusing to vote without even having spoken listen to. so not a line is due to visit the european parliament based afternoon to make. do you think she can convince a palm and terence that she's the right person. as she's already here she's been here for quite some time now and we hear she made her introduction to the e.p. p. so that that political group here in 3 languages you know she's fluent in french in english and of course also in german that is that's a pretty good pitch in the european union we've had candidates before who only spoke one language so she's really trying to show that she might be the perfect european that she's a good fit for the job and what we've been hearing at least