one's health. >> let's come back to france, the second anniversary of friends while on' -- of francois hollande's term. >> no cause for celebration. no gifts, even from the left-leaning press. this is usually a cheerleader for the president, they are saying two years after his election, hollande is still searching for himself. what has he actually achieved over the past two years? liberation says it is not three weddings and a funeral, it is one wedding and lots of funerals. the wedding is to legalize gay marriage. it says that is about it, otherwise it has been a lot of broken promises from the president. if we look at their editorial, harsh words for hollande. it says that his first two years will go down as a lot of missed opportunities, abandon projects, and wasted time. wasted time is the title. >> criticism not only form the left and the far left. >> the communist paper says hollande is his own worst enemy they blame him for his failure. they say he -- it is because of the social democrat turn he has taken since the beginning of the year, that is where he went wrong. the u-turn is tearing t

many people blame francois hollande. he held crisis talks with his cabinet on monday.er, speaking with french media, the prime minister and knowledge that many voters are concerned about their countries lays in the you. -- country cost lays in the eu. >> europe can be reoriented to support growth. it has not done that for years. >> a recent survey shows that only one third of the french now believe their country is benefiting from it you membership. >> our correspondent joins us now from paris. francois hollande, what has he been saying? >> it was a very short reaction to a dramatic decision. when he says that he hears this is a protest vote. the people of france are angry with the government. he said things like europe needs france and the future of france is in europe. he is sticking to the rhetoric. he said that economic growth is important. there are no big announcements. no surprises. his back is against the wall. >> how much influence will marine the patent -- marine le pen and her party have? >> they are 25%. they will have 24 seats in the parliament. as she sai

a very disappointed looking francois hollande here on the page. this is part of a wave of panic right now, and even though he is vowing to have the courts it is program, he is at an all-time low in opinion polls, so they wonder, can he actually hold on during his mandate and the analysis is that on top of his team and his political line, his character is in question these days, over the past few months it seems like everything has changed around him except for his job. >> here in france -- bring us some more optimistic news. >> you have the belgian singer -- he is on the front page, he is always a little bit more optimistic. he is going on tour in africa. he actually talked about his africa because his father was from rwanda, he was a tutsi who was assassinated during the genocide. he opens up about this personal tragedy, a lesson for humanity as a whole. if you want more news, look at the french version of "vanity fair." they have a french actor that they call the american. you may not have heard of him but he is a very famous actor -- and he sho

the changing tone from the french president as francois hollande says the offer for alstom has improved after spending the morning with ge ceo jeff immelt. >>> it prepares to defend its bid for drug giant allergan. >>> under investigation, the uk opens a formal criminal probe into gsk. as the drugmaker faces claims of bribery an corruption in countries from china to poland. >>> and in an exclusive interview with nbc, one of the world's most famous whistle blowers, edward snowden said he was trained as a spy and was not just a low-level analyst. >>> you're watching "worldwide exchange," bringing you business news from around the globe. good morning. welcome again to "worldwide exchange." let's get straight on with some of today's top stories. general electric's latest offer for alstom has been, quote, improved with notable changes on the company's commitment to job. the comments were made after a morning meeting between hollande and jeff immelt this morning. stephan is in paris. given these latest noises, who's most likely to do the deal here do you think? >> for the time being there's n

france, francois hollande remained in power. they made immediate push towards policies against the free movement of labor within thinkropean union, i there should not be expected a major setback on the free movement of people within europe. >> you think the antiestablishment parties could unite anyway? members from at least seven countries to form a new bloc within the parliament. to think they can unite in some capacity? they are a motley bunch, aren't they? some sorte and form of protest bloc within the eu parliament? >> at think it is likely that they will do that. even the national front and france will probably have 25 seats, both in the u.k. independence party, we have more than 25 seats in the parliament. they would be most likely able to form a group by themselves, yet, if they were joint forces they would be more powerful. i think some additional parties will join these two major parties within the european parliament. >> what do these results mean for the election of the president? the eu leaders are not required to ch

his opinion of francois hollande is that he is a weak leader without much vision for france. another blast from the past is in vanity fair this week. -- "vanity fair" this week. this is monica lewinsky perhaps the world's most famous intern. she has written a personal essay, it is called "shame and survival." she says it is time to burn the beret and burn the blue dress. this has caused a lot of reactions, people wonder why in the world she is breaking her silence now. >> and a familiar face on the cover. >> ladies, george clooney is getting married. you can see his fiancÉe, a human rights lawyer -- they are called the power couple but i think that men can also get other handkerchiefs. there are a lot of reactions to this upcoming marriage and one funny, different take on things said that a successful multilingual lawyer is engaged to a middle-aged actor. i wish them the best. >> who is the winner in this exchange? i don't know. thank you for watching "france vingt-quatre." we get the latest sports headlines, and the latest on the french title. >> they have won back-to-back f

but start with the french press which is looking at francois hollande, taking him to task for what he has called a rosy future for the economy. >> that is right. he comes out of an interview hollande game over the weekend, talking about the prospects of a french recovery. the french papers are talking about this because it is not the first time he talked about a big turnaround. he is talking about an increase in consumer confidence, boosts to investments, and an overall increase to economic growth. he is saying growth rates as high as two point 25% in 2016. one paper says it all sounds quite positive, perhaps to positive, so they canvassed the opinions of economists. one of them says it has been such a long downturn for the french economy that, yes, we could very much be due for an upswing, but that is perhaps just as much due to the cycle as anything else and it might not be quite as positive as the president projects. >> there is an element of a bit of a crystal ball that francois hollande is looking into. >> that is right. the daily is also looking at this. we have a cartoon where

if they don't have approval, it will be difficult to get francois hollande who is in a more difficultition after election results. what does he do with this offer from ge? of course, siemens is also waiting in the wings. give me a clue here. siemens, what will they do? are they going to make a move? what is the thinking? >> there is a report out from reuters over the weekend that they are going to offer 7 billion in cash along with their rail unit, and then siemens would hand over that rail unit. they get the nuclear energy business and that is what siemens gets. we don't have a formal offer from siemens. >> ok, hans. up, a new president and a new path. will ukrainians benefit from a closer relationship with europe? we will discuss the issue of .kraine and emerging markets ♪ >> welcome back to "on the move." 30 minutes into the trading day, equity markets are finding it difficult to get an exact direction. it is going to be about what draghi says to the markets. today is about postelection examination. that is what the market is going to look for. let's get to john farrell and some st

ge's bid asfollow the ceo meets with francois hollande.h the rally for the top jobs at the european commission and beyond. another criminal investigation in the u.k.. the drugmaker has been accused of bribing drugmakers and hospitals in china. caroline has the details. what are they saying? >> this is the first formal confirmation have had that the u.k. is investigating. they face criminal investigation. we got a statement that the office has opened formal criminal investigation. there is no direct link he ain't drawn -- being drawn as to whether this is linked to china. time they at the same open this investigation, earlier this month we had things handed -- a 10 month investigation handed to a unit in china by chinese police. a ramp-up in concerns about the bribery investigations happening within china. alleged to have offered bribes to doctors in return for having used their drugs. it hasn't been said by the office this is directly linked to the chinese. they looked to be a reiteration of what you are already telling us from last night,

francois hollande from france comes top -- which is to say, worst -- in that category. r very different reasons than vladimir putin who ranks right up of hollande in that category. performer?best what's chancellor angela merkel -- >> chancellor angela merkel from germany, always ranks highly. >> when you are looking at the german economy. great talking to you. errkets magazine stryk maguire. >> let's talk more about the ball and the global economy. we have the chief economist at investec/ investors more more worried focus on china. saying china's economy in the worst shape since one 812. adjusting in light of the president xi's comments saying we must adapt to the new normal is slower expansion. are you feeling concern as many of our poll respondents are? i think i probably am, to be fair. there is a lot going on in china. clearly the authorities have got a multitude of bowls they're trying to juggle and trying to establish the new normal where they have an economy less geared toward massive infrastructure and investment to something probably more sustainable in line wit

meeting witht is french president francois hollande as well as siemens.each of them made their case to the french lawmakers last night. joins us.onnan >> it was a head to head battle last night between the usg and the french head of siemens. it is all in the papers today, and the french press. jeffrey immelt was not supposed to come today. it was supposed to be the french head of ge. he said he decided to come myself because he thought it was necessary to convince skeptical lawmakers about his $17 billion bid for alstrom's energy unit. he said he would give more precise numbers in terms of french jobs and alstrom would not be absorbed by ge. grow has committed to employment levels in france with a focus on high-value jobs, like manufacturing and engineering. this is in addition to the and gees that alstrom already have in france. i believe there is more we can do to develop small and medium enterprises that support the power industry. tried toy immelt also reassure, saying that he could its business to alstrom. that could be part of the package. of finall

president franÇois hollande has gathered the group to figure out a strategy.and representatives from the u.s. and u.k. are attending. mohammed, this attack in cameroon, this highlights again how active the threat is from boko haram and extremist armed groups in this part of the country. >> that's correct, martine. whereas the boko haram militants were confining their attacks to northern nigeria, now they are spreading thei and what is happg in cameroon and what happened last month in cameroon anything to go by since they are going regional. in cameroon last month they attacked the police and killed two in february. they kidnapped a french family from the north of cameroon. and yesterday they targeted a chinese plant where workers were working. they engaged the security forces who were guarding the chinese officials and th those working there. there was a gunfight, and they killed one person and took away up to ten. this is information that has been confirmed by the community. >> we'll bring you up-to-date with the latest work that is being attributed to boko h

that is why tomorrow will have interesting discussions when angela merkel and francois hollande meet in brussels and look at the results of these elections. >> i would not mind being a fly in that meeting. let's turn our attention to italy and the anti-establishment party. >> the five-star movement. difficult to describe the five-star movement. it is anti-establishment. it wants to hold a referendum on europe. they got 21% of the vote. it is pretty good. the polls predicted they would get more, up to 1/4 of the vote. the big winner is the democratic party, the central left party of italy. prime minister of this was his first electoral test. he has massively won it. the center-right in italy is fragmented. you have silvio berlusconi with his party and the new center-right party. rienzi, youer is can see them on our screen. no one knows how the other winner will behave in the european parliament. the party did not exist in the last election in 2009. will they want to form an alliance with the anti-austerity party from greece? not sure because they don't agree on the euro. what will the

the remarkable thing is that sarkozy and francois hollande, i do not see much difference between thewo. i do not see much difference. they're very much pro-american. ofthink of the example durant. i would say that we have been perhaps even more tougher ---À-vis iran than the them then the americans. >> do you think they will make an agreement? >> yes, for two reasons. one is that the iranians have -- badly needs the agreement. if there is one it might be his clear success in foreign policy. the real question is will that agreement be a good one, particularly in terms of nuclear issues and the risk is that the position in error and is not so strong. the worst-case scenario would be that he will be overturned in air and. it is not totally impossible. element in a strong the body politic of durant. -- iran. ronnie -- rouhani. >> the election has been well in the sense -- all the were rejectedtes by the population because the regime is not popular today. acceptable wass rouhani. notide experts did understand it. conservatives are still very much of their. and holds some strong positions.

his meeting with francois hollande seems to have gone well.you will see what kind of tables in the city gets when he sits down at a bistro on the left bank. >> thank you, hans nichols. six years into office, president obama will outline a result of u.s. foreign policy, spelling out his vision for the use of american power to the graduates of the u.s. military academy at west point. peter cook has more on this. is this a chance for the president to respond to his critics? >> it absolutely is a chance for the president to respond to his critics who have been vocal and critical of his handling of russia with the ukraine, critical of china, and perhaps, most loudly, for his policy toward syria and what is going on there with the civil war. he will have a chance to spell out his own views on u.s. foreign policy in the use of force, following his announcement yesterday on what will happen in afghanistan, announcing that at the end of this year 9800 u.s. troops will remain in afghanistan, perhaps more than some of his buttocks on the left -- his crit

to meet with french president francois hollande tomorrow. he is seeking approval for a bid to snap up alstom's energy unit. ge said it would keep their energy unit in france. the world's largest hotel chain has hit an 11-year high. intercontinental rejected a takeover offer from a u.s. company. the identity of the bitter is unclear, but some say it was starwood hotels & resorts. really --s saakashvili said it was a blow to putin. >> that has never happened before in eastern ukraine. that is a new reality. , but a big blow for putin the west has to capitalize on that the -- on that. now they voted for freedom. >> that was georges former president -- that was georgia's former president. ryan joins us with a preview of what he will be talking about in kiev. >> we will have more from my interview with the former president of georgia and i will take a look at petro poroshenko and his tough talk on russia. he is upping the ante in the country's conflict with the kremlin as fighting rages in the east. ♪ >> welcome back to "the pulse." economic heav

. >> this is and a european election, but what about president francois hollande? >> this has been a very big blow for him and for his party. something he will have to take said just and le pen after the election result became know that the french public, that now is the time for them to pull together. place, that will take sufferingollande has a lot of defeats, and this is a big one today. >> thank you. let's turn to our brussels correspondent in the studio. the gains foreen marine le pen -- marie le pen. will these eurosceptics parties be able to coalesce and had any power in brussels? >> you might have one or two, with thee made up british eurosceptic, but there is no way that they will work with le pen because they see each other as tarnished. not only do you get more finance alongside these countries, lots of money which helps you campaign in the way for or against europe and begin speaking time on the floor, and you can, if you get a big group be a vice president of the commission. that gives you serious clout. this gives you present on the european parliamen

. >> those disastrous results already seeing francois hollande address the nation with televised -- a televised speech in the last hour. he will be heading to brussels for a summit meeting on tuesday. he will be telling the eu leaders that the priority must be a focus on growth, -- that the priority must be a focus on growth, jobs, and investment. >> this vote expresses distrust in europe. europe has become illegible, distant, and in comprehensible, even for states. this cannot continue. europe has to be simple, clear, efficient where it is meant to be, and scaled back where it is necessary. >> moving onto one of the other top stories we are covering this half hour ukraine, the first big challenge to kiev and its authority within hours of the presidential election. ukrainian war planes are bombing airport.und donetsk pro-russian militia seized the airport in the early hours of monday morning. the authorities in donetsk warning local residents to avoid going out this evening. rejecteddent-elect has negotiations with the separatists, calling them "bandits and terrorists." they are deman

speaking after two days of talks on the german coast, angela merkel and franÇois harland -- franÇois hollandeaid it is crucial to stabilizing ukraine, and they called on all sides to avoid violence. they also condemned the disputed referendum in eastern regions this sunday, which is being held by pro-russian separatists seeking to break away from kiev 's control. >> we have agreed to cooperate very closely and stay in regular contact because the next two weeks leading up to the election on may 25 will be a very dairy -- a very delicate period. we want to make clear that the russian president needs to make a greater effort to send signals of de-escalation so the election can take place. there have been some initial signs of that, but it needs to be reinforced so that the message given through to the eastern and southern parts of ukraine that everyone wants to see a free and fair presidential election. clinicalief correspondent melinda crane has been following those talks. melinda, the wording of the statement that they will be -- there will be appropriate consequences if the election does not

. >> more bad news for francois hollande. according to a right-leaning said he and they his inner circle are fearful about what is going to happen in the upcoming european elections. they will be held sunday. they say he is worried about another setback after local elections. it is looking like the socialists could come in third after the opposition and far right national front. he was going to speak out on monday on some of his reforms, the monday following the elections. he may delay that now according to them. >> the leader of the national front has made interesting comments about vladimir putin. >> she's always outspoken and has done it again. these comments were made in an austrian newspaper. they have been picked up and translated by the french daily. she has been praising vladimir putin. she has hailed him as a patriot, a man looking out for the sovereignty of his people. she also said they have similar values. i am not sure putin is aware of that. she said he is courageous, frank, and highly respected. whether that is

antiestablishment parties in the presidente -- french francois hollande went against his normal colleagues for a stronger at large europe, saying they should not add things when they are not necessary. the socialists got a drubbing in the vote, along with the main opposition conservatives. was thewinner in france far right party. marine le pen is in brussels for a large group -- but she needs s and we cover mp' her visit to brussels. what is her chance of forming a group when she is there? >> she still leaves 25 from different projects -- and if you look at her allies for the far right in the anti-islam group in the netherlands -- the austrian freedom party as well. -- one ofhe delete the people who will be coming in from the north flew over this morning, he was very supportive because she pen, had a legal him -- she was supporting illegal immigration and islamic extremism. she has been clear that she does not want the word extreme link to her. this connotation is something of the past she is wanting to change. she does not want to create any sort of bond with these groups, over in hungary

you have francois hollande which is weaker an weaker. in march, they lost new possibilities for election. after this blow, it will be very, very difficult for francois hollande to implement what has been announced but not yet implemented, which is 50 billion of consolidation and structural reform. in the next three years there's a risk nothing will happen. >> i think it's interesting the reaction in the markets yesterday is they ignored the people that were punished, the likes of the uk and france. they celebrated spain and celebrated arenzi in particular. he said we're not going to have elections, this government will remain until 2018. do you buy into that? >> in italy, we have seen a drop recently. it is coming back. our strategy for peripheral bond is coming back. we'll have further news on the 5th of june, we think italy, spain, it is probably the right thing to do. the expectation is not incredibly high. now the yield is obviously much lower than six months ago. >> yannick, great to get your thoughts as always. yannick naud, managi

francois hollande is on the cover of a french magazine, and he is being seen from the perspective of his former ministers. look too happy on the front page this week. these are former ministers that were kicked out during the last cabinet reshuffle. you can understand they might want to lash out at the president. they described him as a loner, impatient, tactician. he will cut you down to size. they are not too bitter, but maybe not comments you would like to receive. manuel valls is on the front page of -- "le point." cut out he has his work for him. lots of people are out to get him. a lot of people in the socialist party think he is a little too right-wing for their liking. who are his real enemies? that's what "le point" tkakes a closer look at. shirac has had poor health since he suffered from -- chirac has had poor health since he suffered from a stroke in 2005. says his wife is facing her husband's illness with courage and staying by his side. >> a lot of changes at the top of two major newspapers. >> within hours of each other, "the new york times" made big changes at the top

. >> francois hollande address the people monday night after his party this report -- disappointing resultsin the european elections. he says he will not change his mind about france but it is time to perform europe. theurope in the past to viewer years has managed to overcome the eurozone crisis, -- there are austerity merit austerity measures that discourage citizens. i will reaffirm our priority of growth, jobs, and investment. merkel also wants to change europe but in a different way. for the german chancellor, austerity measures have nothing to do with the rising popularity to the far right. up to us to gain back the trust of voters. here in germany and in france. the best way to do that is to focus on europe's competitiveness, growth, and the creation of jobs. across the channel, the party won 27% of the vote. they want britain to leave europe. faced with such skepticism, david cameron also promised change. for mychallenges now party to demonstrate that we have the plan to deliver that change, to renegotiate written's place in europe, to get a better deal for britain, chained britain,

even under francois hollande, this is the conservative magazine so they have asked philosophers and religiousholars, what are the keys to happiness? my favorite one is from the comedian jerry lewis. he said the key to happiness is to marry a nymphomaniac. maybe they can find some inspiration in the press this week, they are focusing on the lourve and are trying to reveal secrets of these treasures, and some people may find happiness in living vicariously through other peoples happiness. maybe you would be interested. a french actor is on the front page, this week, he is very happy with his new girlfriend, they are inseparable. if you want to live work -- vicariously, and there. >> that was the weekly press review. stay with us for sports results coming up right now. >> atletica madrid will meet real madrid after upsetting chelsea. it was 1-0, just before halftime. diego costa put them 2 up and then they completed the mission. >> the 1-1 halftime was the goal that changed everything. we went to the second half knowing that chelsea had to score and they only had 45 minutes ahead, and this will

support for the far right in eastern france, in part out of protest against socialist president francois hollande one of the biggest in -- issues for people here is the demise of the steel industry. they had pinned their hopes on him to protect the remaining manufacturing plants. instead, they are being bombarded with headlines about his love life. as a result, the national front did well in local elections. the former trade unionist turned far right politician fabian engleman became town mayor in april. it has done little to dent the new mayor's confidence. >> he just wanted to make a statement and make himself a kind of revolutionary who wants nothing to do with the front national, but there was no real connection to speak of the twin the two partner towns anyway. >> the mayor believes france would be better off without the eu. >> people constantly claim that europe has brought peace. that seems to be the magic word, but instead, we are seeing the middle class reduced to nothing. unemployment is rampant. everything has become more expensive, and people can no longer pay their bills. >> even her

where are the new jobs that francois hollande promise?e promised to reverse the unemployment curve by the end of last year. it says france is paying a high price for the fiscal policy. let's look at another article in the paper. a scathing piece. it says hollande's optimistic forecast created doubt and a sense of irony everywhere except in the government itself. other parties are able to garner support but as the socialist artie is asking for voters toward -- to turn out they have little to offer in concrete results ahead of the european elections. offact, no concrete results the socialist party can point to. it says this is a dangerous time for hollande to be writing checks that he is unable to cash. turkey and talk about an image that is really causing shockwaves. to the turkish prime ministers seen kicking a protester. >> this image was originally published by turkish media. one paper spoke to one witness -- witness at this mourner was hit three or four times by the advisor to the prime minister. was visitingrdogan with the tragic mini

francois hollande and the prime minister and several other ministers are meeting, the list has not beene public, but probably more with the economic minister as part of the meeting looking to discuss alstom's future. officially there's no preference hollande says that all offers will be treated the same way. it's also at what the ceo of alstom said recently, but it's no secret that the prime minister would like a deal with siemens. he would like to favor the european option rather than the american option. and last week you remember the french government voted to pass a decree allowing it to block any potential deal from a foreign company on the french group in some strategy sectors. it's basically the extension off an existing low so only the defense sector and the nuclear activities are where the government can put its veto on energy, water, transport and health care. so it's not clear if the government wants to use this new low to block a potential deal with general electric or if it wants to put the pressure on general electric to sweet up the original offer by, for instance, propos

officials in the office of the french president francois hollande have said the factories will be opened. there is a bit of a toss up for this one. a german firm is also interested in the power turbines business and said yesterday on tuesday they hope to make a formal offer by june 16th. again, something else we're keeping across on bbc business. >>> what about this one? take a look at it. there you go. would you be seen dead in that? a stop and go -- i shouldn't say that, should i? a stop and go button for a car with no controls, no steering wheel. not even any pedals. something science fiction movies are made of. but something i have to tell you that google wants to turn into reality. the search engine plans to start building its own self-driving cars instead of -- look at him. going like the wind. it only goes about 40 kilometers. google wants to build their own instead of modifying other vehicles because they believe it will be a lot safer. there you go. it's even got cup holders. lots going on on twitter. get me @bbcaaron. how many cup holders in your car. >> three. >> how many kids

. >> reporter: french president francois hollande's socialist party came in a distant third. he said the national french popularity signals the public distrust of the eu and his party. in britain, the uk independence party appears to have won the most votes. its leaders want the country to quit the eu. >> but as members of this union, we can't run our own country, and crucially we can't control our own borders. >> reporter: supporters say eu membership is a heavy burden on the country. >> because we feel that the old parties have not provided for the british people. and so, we need to have a fresh change. >> reporter: predictions by the european parliament indicate centrist parties will lose ground in the 751 seat assembly. but keep their majority. members of parties opposed to the eu say they plan to form their own bloc in parliament. analysts say the tie-up could affect issues ranging from free trade negotiations to the selection of the european commission president. chee yamaguchi, nhk world. >>> dry weather in northern china is kicking up sand for east asia. our meteorolo

francois hollande now supports juncker.wrapped up quick plism maybe at the end of next month and junk err still has slidification to do. he still needs consolidate his power. this has to happen quickly. olivia? >> where does merkel stand on all of? you said she offered lukewarm support. she is the most powerful politician in europe. is she really a key maker here? >> it depends on when you get her. heading into dinner or out of dinner. heading into dinner she said he is our candidate, that we support him. coming out of dinner, she sounded less commital. we have to look at a broader tableau of suitable persons. if you hear angela merkel say she is looking at a broader tableau, that is a clear indication that he has more work to do to get this job. >> thanks so much, hans. people are usually feeling a bit more friendly or softer after a nice meal. >> are you implying something to do with alcohol here? >> new york city i wasn't. i was just saying -- no, i wasn't. i was saying one mark barton could be a little bit crabby if he

percent of votes that matteo renzi's party got in italy from the people in italy. 14% is what francois hollande caught with his party in france. that put him in a distant third. they're taking different approaches to unemployment in their own countries. renzi is talking about new but mostly voters are appearing to give him a little more time to implement his reforms. when you look at the surprises in this election, a lot of polling indicated that far right parties and even in the left-wing party would make great advances. but no one called was that matteo renzi would be validated in this vote. that is what he has received. he got a little more time. if you look at what italian yields are doing, the markets sure seems to like what -- how the vote went in italy. that is the most lasting story. the national politicians will respond and then we are in a different ballgame. hans, thank you very much. >> billionaire chocolate tycoon petro poroshenko has claimed victory in the race for president. ryan chilcote has been speaking with him. ryan, large parts of the country did not vote here. you said 1/7

french president francois hollande says ge's did for -- is notd for alstom enough. panel to investigate ge's offer. the chief executive is adding mines at a time when his peers are shutting down operations. finally, coca-cola plans to -- thethe comp controversial additive from its drink. bv oh.redient is it is used as a stabilizer in drinks to prevent other ingredients from separating. coming up in just over a month, the entire world will be watching one specially crafted ball. who will have a look inside the german the operation and how they manufacture a world cup football. >> welcome back to "on the move." this is what we are watching. one stock that is on the move is adidas. the strength of the euro impacted sales. meanwhile, rival nike has been making inroads in western europe area and adidas is the official partner of the world cup. with less than one month left until the start, we were shown how to build a ball worthy of the world's biggest sporting event. world cup also very personal and very emotional. it is a symbol of the event area let's talk about the o

fake because there's no way of littering the vote and while condemning the vote on saturday francois hollande and uncle a muckle spoke of potentially imposing more sanctions against russia if it disrupts the upcoming presidential elections and the e.u.'s top diplomat catherine ashton she said that those who organized the referendum have no democratic legitimacy now that democratic is very interesting head because the protests in lie down in kiev that overthrew the former president viktor yelling they were a democratic in the eyes of the u.s. and the e.u. what happened in kiev has been referred to as pro-democracy protests throughout this crisis so from that point of view the progress in forces in kiev are struggling for democracy and everything outside of that script is illegitimate and undemocratic india's form of foreign secretary while saddam believes the international community is purposely ignoring the reality of the situation in ukraine. expressing their political which is in eastern ukraine and they have a right to do so it's an internal process so i can see why the europeans or the am

it is going to put even more pressure on francois hollande. he is trying to overhaul the economy. he is trying to spur growth. he is trying to bring down the unemployment rate. i will be back in a few minutes to give you the details of why we see this contraction. >> ok, david. we will get into that breakdown shortly. to allurn our attention things online and property. daily mail. >> celebrity hunting, house hunting, job hunting, they had assets in it. sales are up 2%. profit also up 16%. that is a nice takeaway. they are trying to manipulate their portfolio. they are disposing of the significant chunk of zoopla, the second-biggest u.k. property search company. some say it might be down, but secondly it is online looking at property. daily mail up 6.3%. >> we will talk about that story later on. euro/dollar is down a quarter of one percent. that is a shocker from france on the pmi. >> plenty for the ecb to think about. early this morning, futures were higher with a little optimism in this market. i am in the dark. hopefully someone will put the lights on and you can see me. equity

francois hollande is hosting prime minister abe. it is the latest leg of his six-nation tour of europe. they are said to focus on trade talks with tokyo. the visit comes as japan deals with china. we will talk about that as well. and a new gauge shows china's manufacturing contracted for a fourth straight month. the hsbc purchasing managers index dipped below analyst estimates, a further sign of the slowdown in china. coming up, russia's next move. president obama and chancellor merkel set a trigger date for more sanctions. ambitionsstop putin's in ukraine? we will discuss that next. ♪ >> at a time when we are trying to prove that yes, it is possible, we can deliver growth and jobs, and then this happens. this is not because of the connections of russia and ukraine economically to the rest of the world. and thecause of tension possible implications of somebody making a mistake under these conditions. oecd secretary-general speaking about the crisis in ukraine. somebody making a mistake. i think we are getting into that point now. le

the french president, francois hollande, is hosting japan's prime minister in paris as we speak. latest leg of his six nation tour of europe focuses on a free-trade packet with the eu. china will certainly be on the agenda, as well. washington got together to celebrate itself over the weekend. it does that so well. it is the annual white house correspondents association dinner. hans nichols has been to a few of these things. we explained to us how this works and what we need to know about it? guy, it is not that hot ticket. the after parties are about the only thing -- still nothing more humiliating than begging for ticket is talking about it on tv in europe. we will come -- we will could take the president's comedic chops. we will get what he has to say about his own mediocre year. >> of course, we rolled out healthcare.gov. that could have gone better. [laughter] in 2008, my slogan was yes we can. in 2013 my slogan was control alt delete. clean, thecome president does have some help writing those jokes. he as a speechwriter and they have outside joke writers who usually do it f

there is no improved offer from general electric as was requested by the french president francois hollande. separately, the french website reporting that siemens would decide not to make an offer for alstom because the board would be opposed to the plan. that's a report from that website. there's no way for the time being to confirm that piece of information. but for now, there is only one offer on the table, the one from general electric. it will take alstom a month to look at this offer. over to you. >> all right. you've just spoken with patrick. we'll be hopefully hearing more of that interview fairly shortly. can't wait to hear what he has to say. stephan, good stuff. thank you. that's coming up, the interview with patrick kron that was just finished. >>> this is on the back of the release of a five-year plan that we got yesterday. cnbc is in milan with more. clara, very ambitious plans, sergio marchionne laid out. why is there skepticism about it? >> ak as y >> of course, as you were mentioning, it is a very ambitious plan. it is down by 8.5% here this morning. and this is probably mo

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like franÇois hollande, and david cameron. >> we need change.ach that recognizes what matters on growth, jobs, and not try to do so much. we need an approach that recognizes that brussels has gotten too big, too bossy and interfering. >> reporter: talking about who will head the next e.u. commission, not a popular body with euro skeptics. >> we just had an election with skeptical passes. massive spectrum from the center, to the left and to the right, yet i just sat in a meeting that you would have thought nothing happened at all, and it was business as usual. >> several of these e.u. leaders are determined that it should not be business as usual, and they're facing tough challenges at home. focusing on job creation and investment. even want to go talk about national borders and immigration. more and more e.u. leaders want less europe not more. >> reporter: sunday's election shows the number of people unhappy with the e.u. in it's currently form is rising. the question is can leaders fix the big problems at home while obeying the e.u.'s rules and

. >> german chancellor angela merkel has met with french president franÇois hollande, and both said thatsunday's referendum in ukraine is illegal and will carry no weight. >> we consider the referendum scheduled for sunday as illegitimate. it would leave to further destabilization to the country. we're ready to take further sanctions against russia. >> paul brennan is live in donetsk. it looks like the referendum is going ahead on sunday. tell us more on what they hope to achieve by holding this referendum. >> well, the chairperson, the chairman of the commission of the self proclaimed donetsk republic, the ballots are being assembled and they will be ready. the aim of the vote, a yes vote would mean that we have the majority, and the right to change things. it would not necessarily mean that yes vote automatically means annexation to russia. if the result is positive, it will make them legal in the eyes of global society. well, i think we can see from angela merkel's comments that that is certainly not going to be fulfilled. despite the russian president urging the separatist leader her

countries, nigeria's neighbors will all be at the summit in paris hosted by the french president francois hollandering to discuss fresh strategies for dealing with the threat posed by boko haram and other terrorist groups in west and central africa. they're gathering to discuss this brought about by this action of the mass abduction of those 200-plus girls over a month ago now. the question really is whether this will rise above being a talking shop or whether anything will emerge from this gathering. for the nigerians we've spoken to and people around the world, they will really be looking to see if a concrete plan emerges to bring those girls safe by back to their loved ones. >> isha, it appears that many other nations have offered help. there is an international awareness of the problem in nigeria. but goodluck jonathan will need to take charge and take the lead as it's happening within his borders. is the government strategy? we've had a difficult time this week knowing what the president is and is not doing. there was a report he was going to head to chibok and that was quickly reversed i thi

. >> among those calling for change and even a scaling back is french president francois hollande.there assessing the scale. >> reporter: this is the invitation that herman van rompuy sent out to the heads of state and government in the days before this vote took place. at this dinner tonight here at the european council in brussels, he wants to discuss the outcome of the elections and the look at what they can learn from its results. there is menity to talk about. they will arrive outside this building in the evening, walk up the red carpet here and they already knew even before this vote took place that there was likely to be a large portion of voters deciding they wanted at least a change reforming the eu if not to take their countries out testify union altogether. it's not just the two in britain, there's also the danish people's party, greece, many other national groupings that are arguing. it represents a challenge for the leaders of the 28 members of the european union. it represents a challenge for the other institutions of the eu because they have to decide what they're go

fake because there's no way of monitoring the vote and while condemning the vote on saturday francois hollande and muckle spoke of potentially imposing more sanctions against russia if it disrupts the upcoming presidential elections and the top diplomat catherine ashton she said that those who all denies the referendum have no democratic legitimacy now that word democratic is very interesting because the protests in my down in kiev that overthrew the former president viktor yellow they were democratic in the eyes of the u.s. and. what happened in kiev has been referred to as pro-democracy protests throughout this crisis so from that point of view the pro western forces in kiev are struggling for democracy and everything outside of that script is illegitimate and undemocratic or at all to the political life in london thanks for that. well international affairs expert sort of we spoke to him he says the violent tactics being used by kiev against civilians in the east only deepening people's. what they have in common is actually going to call rejection of the legitimacy and legality of the regime

spent two months walking around europe to draw attention to his case and is asking president francois hollande to intervene. >>> more than 35,000 exhibition spaces right around the world are celebrating international museum day. special events are held to try to attract people who wouldn't normally visit. we have more from london. >> reporter: it's 5:15 early evening, and a body discovered in london. who committed in murder is a mystery, and the clues are hidden in the egyptian collection. >> you see things are better for me than to read things. >> reporter: young adults are noticeably absent under the museum population and they try hard to get them through doors. once they were once full with glass cases and silence, now there's often music with bandwidth technology and even live habitats. about 5.5 million people visit the museum every year. that's about 22,000 a day. despite the crowds here and at museums around the world, it's still hard to keep them interested. >> we have a free museum. you don't have to pay. >> reporter: britain's government sponsored some museums so they're free to visi

french president francois hollande said the eu must become more efficient unless interfering. on the british front david cameron said the eu is too bossy, adding it could no longer be business as usual of the european parliament. >>> leader of pro-russian separatists in eastern ukraine says he doesn't know the whereabouts of four missing monitors from the european security organization. osce say they hope the monitors will be allowed to return to their base as soon as possible. >>> u.s. state department has warned american citizens in libya to leave the country immediately, saying the situation there is unpredictable and unstable. the u.s. has already announced it's deploying an amphibious assault ship for any possible evacuation of american embassy personnel. >>> stay with us here on bbc world news. still to come, a pregnant woman in pakistan is stoned to death by her family for marrying for love. ♪ show 'em the curve. it's beautiful. it's more than that... ...it's perfect. introducing curved ultra high definition television from samsung. >>> you're watching "gmt" with me, ti

into powerful for its own good that's the french president his words now in a televised speech francois hollande said brussels and his thirst for influence is driving people to euro skepticism and in berlin the german chancellor called the people's choice both remarkable and regrettable peter all of the reports on the european parliamentary elections have sent the continent's political elite reeling . after the parliamentary elections much has been made of right wing parties taking more seats the numbers speak for themselves in some countries around a quarter of voters put their cross next to right wing or euro skeptic parties just how has this popularity come about a group of scandinavian journalists claiming that it's people's fear of multiculturalism it's a road in the identity of europe i see it. as a combination of the left and the far left and islam. aided and abetted by the european union they're really trying to undermine the cohesion of the nation states because for some reason they think it serves their purpose it's easier to. rule over. population stalin and no longer a cohesive they

we had francois hollande saying yesterday the offers were not sufficient, not acceptable.ch government mean by saying that? i talked to the friends -- to the french find -- the french finance minister. against not about going it. the french government is not here to counter any offer. it is here to check whether french strategic interests are respected. you have the jobs, decision centers, and what happens to production, especially in the energy business. it also in regards to french public orders. >> the french government wants to see three things. protect teen -- rejecting the the jobs,rotecting they employ about 18,000 people. make wind turbines that are used in nuclear reactors. nuclear represents about 75% of france's energy needs. he is accused the company of going behind the government back. --has suggested that ge said would noteo create any synergies. we will hear more from them in about half an hour. >> thank you very much. >> south africa voted today. the president is widely expected to win another term. what does his party need to focus on to revitalize the com

>> reporter: well, that's going to be a tough challenge for people like david cameron, francois hollande, and the dan niche prime minister and others. for examp frankly they have suffered a rise in these countries in these elections of parties who are anti-euro skeptic and call them what you will. they want less europe and not more. it was interesting to note as the leaders arrived they've been sitting out in the last 24 hours since the results became apparent to them. i am sure there's interesting exchanges around the table behind me somewhere in the bowels of this building, felicity, of people demanding change and reform. they're going back to their electorates to say, i told you can fix europe. here i am. this is what david cameron said earlier in evening. >> we need change and an approach on what happens on growth and jobs and not try to do so much. we need an approach that recognizes that brussels got too big and bossy and interfering. >> there is also this first floor battle for the eu commission presidency. >> reporter: yeah. on the surface it's a technical inside baseball issue,