may be attached to aid for the member states worst affected by covid—19. 0ur europe correspondent, gavin leem brussels. they are still talking, but can they reach a deal, gavin? well, it's been 25 hours so far of talks, and ultimately what is at stake is that whatever they decide will affect the future of europe. the fact is, across europe, there will be a deep recession, affecting a50 million people. it comes down to the fact that 500 billion will be issued as gra nts to that 500 billion will be issued as grants to countries that need it. the dutch prime minister is saying they want that figure much lower, and he is holding out for now, so much so that the hungarian prime minister has said, if you want to blame anyone for what is going on, blame anyone for what is going on, blame the dutch guy. i think tiredness is affecting the normal decorum of diplomacy here. it is getting frayed and people are frustrated. suggestions that germany and france walked out yesterday. 25 hours and, no sign of a deal. white mcgovern, thank you very much. -- gavin, thank you very much. buckingham palace has rel

gavin lee, bbc news, barcelona.lying in state at the capitol rotunda in washington. he died ten days ago from pancreatic cancer. on sunday, the coffin of the activist turned congressman crossed the bridge in selma, alabama, where he was beaten by police when marching for civil rights in 1965. now his casket has made a final journey through the nation's capital. the bbc‘s laura trevelyan reports from washington. the hearse carrying john lewis passed by the monuments in washington today. a journey through the history of america and the civil rights movement. the procession paused at the memorial for doctor martin luther king, mentor whojohn lewis marched with at selma and in washington. the symbol of today's activism for racial justice, black the symbol of today's activism for racialjustice, black lives matter plasma, another pause. it was in the john lewis made one of his final public appearances. then it was on to the capitol rotunda, with a man known as the conscience of congress because of his moral authority beca

gavin lee, bbc news, barcelona.ns on travel to and from spain has led to calls for coronavirus tests to be conducted on people arriving in the uk as an alternative to quarantine. the british government says it's looking at a range of options —— to manage the risk of people importing the disease —— as our science editor david shukman reports. a sudden rise in coronavirus cases in kosovo. all over europe, there are local surges of new infections, but whether this amounts to a second wave is unclear. in germany, an outbreak at a farm in bavaria has led to a new warning. numbers are still relatively low, compared to many countries. still, the authorities say they are very concerned. so, german airports are offering testing for anyone arriving, to see who has the virus, and this may become compulsory. the problem, though, is that the tests are not always reliable. what matters is how well they're carried out. are they done by medical staff? does the swab used in the test actually reach the virus in the throat or nose? it

gavin lee reports from barcelona. sun, sea and social distancing on the gold coast. saloon. local so most of the tourist have stayed away from the worst affected region in spain. and it has left those whose livelihoods depend on tourism fighting for survival. it is a ca ba ret life for fighting for survival. it is a cabaret life for rodney piper, a club owner and magician who employs 100 staff. right now, there is only enough work for eight. the house of illusion is not just my life but eight. the house of illusion is notjust my life but it is my family because my glove, all my workers' like it is everyone who lives here, they have now lost theirjobs. we cannot survive with this. it's an absolute nightmare. at shaklee's bar, absolute nightmare. at sha klee's bar, helen absolute nightmare. at shaklee's bar, helen and her friend julie have come here for a week in the sun after they thought it was safe to travel. back home, helen runs a pub in wigan and says quarantine means more money lost. when we get home we are going to have to quarantine. so, what we have already l

gavin lee.ay's other news syrian state media says the country's air defences have intercepted a number of israeli missiles over damascus. a syrian military spokesman said most of the missiles targeted southern damascus suburbs which israel had hit in the past. it said seven syrian soldiers had been wounded. there was no immediate israeli comment. a man found dead in a car in new york state is being investigated as the possible suspect in the deadly attack on the family of a us federaljudge. esther salas was unharmed after sunday's shootings, but her 20—year—old son was killed and her husband was critically injured. the wearing of masks in, indoor public spaces, is now compulsory in france. there is a penalty of more than $150 for failing to wear a face covering in places such as shops, restaurants and banks. france has seen a slight resurgence of coronavirus infections, in the latest evidence of growing tension between britain and china, the uk has suspended its extradition treaty with hong kong

the bbc‘s europe correspondent, gavin lee explains what the sticking points are on the deal.in element is that 500 billion euros is to be given out as grants to countries worst hit by covid—19, so italy and spain, but the dutch saying, no, there have to be stricter conditions, we have to sign off on it. effectively, give a veto to every, any and every country who is, saying, 0k we sign up for this trench of cash. now, boyko borisov, the bulgarian prime minister, reportedly said that mark rutte is acting as the policeman of europe. so tensions last night. there is a new proposal on the today in which the eu council are saying, slash 50 billion of this grant fund, let's say it's 450 billion in grants, the rest in loans, to make up, as you say, 750 billion, and, if you've got a problem with italy or spain or who else asking for this cash and wanting reasons, raise it with the european commission, it's not a veto, but it helps. now, the dutch have said that is a significant step forward. my only take on this, ijust had a message from one senior eu council official, and she has sa

gavin lee, bbc news, barcelona.triggered calls for coronavirus tests on people arriving in the uk, as an alternative to quarantine. 0ur science editor david shukman now, on how the government is trying to manage the risk of people importing the disease. a sudden rise in coronavirus cases in kosovo. all over europe, there are local surges of new infections. but whether this amounts to a second wave is unclear. in germany, an outbreak at a farm in bavaria has led to a new warning. numbers are still relatively low, compared to many countries. still, the authorities say they are very concerned. so, german airports are offering testing for anyone arriving, to see who has the virus, and this may become compulsory. the problem, though, is that the tests are not always reliable. what matters is how well they're carried out. are they done by medical staff? does the swab used in the test actually reach the virus 00:11:55,070 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 in the throat or nose? 00:00:00,048 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 it could miss an

gavin lee, bbc news, barcelona.n travel to and from spain has led to calls for tests to be conducted on people arriving in the uk, as an alternative to quarantine. the government says it's looking at a range of options to manage the risk of people importing the disease, as our science editor david shukman reports. a sudden rise in coronavirus cases in kosovo. all over europe, there are local surges of new infections, but whether this amounts to a second wave is unclear. in germany, an outbreak at a farm in bavaria has led to a new warning. numbers are still relatively low, compared to many countries. still, the authorities say they are very concerned. so, german airports are offering testing for anyone arriving, to see who has the virus, and this may become compulsory. the problem, though, is that the tests are not always reliable. what matters is how well they're carried out. are they done by medical staff? does the swab used in the test actually reach the virus in the throat or nose? it could miss an infected area

gavin lee with the latest in majorca. across europe could be driven principally by young people, according to the world health organization. it says that several countries in europe have seen a higher proportion of new cases among young people, in what borisjohnson said yesterday was a sign that a second wave was developing in some parts of europe. our science editor, david shukman, looks at the latest evidence for suggesting a new wave is on the way. the coronavirus has been suppressed effectively in many parts of the world, but it is still circulating and we are now in a phase with a lot of flare—ups. so, first of all, what is happening with the virus in the uk? oldham is the latest in a series of towns to be hit by a spike in infections. new restrictions have been imposed. local outbreaks like this were always predicted. the sudden increase is worrying, particularly because we had several weeks of prior to that. it's absolutely an area of concern, and thatis absolutely an area of concern, and that is why we decided to

gavin lee, thank you.has announced its imposing quarantine measures on people travelling from luxembourg, due to a recent rise there in cases of coronavirus. the requirement to go into quarantine for 14 days after arrival in scotland from luxembourg will come into effect at midnight tonight. new figures show that england suffered the highest rate of excess deaths in europe between the end of february and the middle ofjune. the office for national statistics compared the number of deaths with the five—year average. the death rate in england was 7.5% higher than in recent years, followed by spain and scotland. it comes as people who test positive for covid—i9, or show symptoms of the virus, are being told they must now self—isolate at home for ten days, rather than seven. the change was agreed by all four of the uk's chief medical officers. here's our science editor, david shukman. it isa it is a time of growing concern about a resurgence of the coronavirus and of all the ways to fight it, keeping away from

our europe correspondent gavin lee has more on this. fter 19 hours of talks, this has become the se longest eu summit in its history. leaders are talking about this being historic because they have agreed to a package of 750 biion euros to help shore up economies around europe that are suffering from t effects of the covid-19 pandemic. a recession we are seeing with gdp's, on average, contracting 80%. spain and italy,0 percent and 11%. higher unemployment. countries want access to the funds. italy, spain, portugal want access by janry. the fren president, banging his fist against the table, all leaders claiming different victories for different parts of this complicated agreement. ♪ laura: black lives matter protests take place around the world and statues of world leaders are often a target. that has led to a debate over the uk's colonial history. bnston churchill is revered as the man that ledritain to victory in world war ii. in london, he stands tall. from millionsst here, w churchill is a hero and one of the greatens brif all time.

here is gavin lee in parcels with more details. >> they believe this cou be the one they agree to. proposalf 390 billion euros, much less than the 360 billion euros in the form of load. this is considered quite a victory, so they have not agreed optimism they could agreeme tonight. >> heading into the talks, this was the take -- we are not here so we can go to each other's earth day's for the rest of our lives. prthe minister of the netherlandsaid we are here to defend the interests of our own countrie the swedish premised or appears to be taking a slightly softer approach. >> everybody isd, intereste so that is good. >> are you compromising? >> we are negiating, yes. >> will thisge be the lonst summit in history? >> don't know, really. >> the european commission president was promoting unity. >>e need a solution. european citizens need a solution. the european union needs t an agreemen overcome this crisis and prepare europe for the future. ve for the day we are not there yet but ang's are moving in the right direction. is it justified? cautious note. >> it is a question of trust.

gavin lee, bbc news, barcelona., and with every cancellation, its importance has magnified. but, for the past few hours, the united states attorney—general william barr, has been taking questions from the house judiciary committee. he's been defending himself — denying, among many other things, accusations that he has abused his power to help president donald trump's associates and to boost mr trump's chances of re—election. in opening remarks, the housejudiciary chair, jerry nadler, also accused william barr of supporting a heavy—handed response by federal agents towards anti—racism protesters in portland, oregon. under your leadership, the department has endangered americans and violated their constitutional rights by flooding federal law enforcement into the streets of american cities against the wishes of the state and local leaders of those cities to forcefully and unconstitutionally suppress dissent. in response, william barr said the use of force by federal agents in portland was justified. in the wake of geo

gavin lee, bbc news, majorca. a similar situation here on the balearic islands and the canaries that... we have had a statement from jet2 saying that they can guarantee the flights up to and including monday, they say they apologise to all those customers who had a longer holiday for the inconvenience caused and they say they can reinsure them they will be in touch to tell them what the situation is. in other news, india has seen a record rise in new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours. the surge of more than 52,000 cases takes the national total to more than one and half million infections. that means india has the third highest number of cases in the world after the united states and brazil. the swiss authorities have launched criminal proceedings against the president of fifa, gianni infantino. a special prosecutor has been appointed to investigate meetings between the football boss and switzerland's attorney—general. the meetings took place at a time when the attorney general was in charge of investigating

gavin lee s s more is what stake in this summit. gavin:an there are complications in this summit.sizee recovery fund at the back of it. the coronavirus pandemic. the budget, the next seven years of funding. all of the european countries means leaders have to put more money into the coffers, more fr their pockets but getting into that building behind me. it is the first time leaders have set around the table together. they came in 50 shades of different masks and colors and zes. when they did sit down together, it is the first time they've had people in a room. usually these rooms have about 500 people in them, angela merkel choosing to be here on her birthday. the importance of trying to sort out this collective fund to get the economy back going again. ♪ laura: large protest are w expected thikend in the far east of russia in support of the local governor who was arrested on murde charges and fled to moscow. the city has seen a week of unprecedented presentations against president putin. steve rosenberg traveled 4000 miles east of moscow to find out what's going on. steve: it is

we can now speak to our europe correspondent, gavin lee. gavin, where is the vow?od is better today than it was from the crusty cover irritable, tired atmosphere of yesterday, according to the dutch prime minister who said he felt lonely in the room, but the other leaders were clea n the room, but the other leaders were clean comp alone eyes including the other three of the frugal floor, —— he never compromise including the other three of the frugal four, the austrians, the danish and the swedes. 0ver austrians, the danish and the swedes. over 500 billion euros is to be given out as grants to countries worst hit by covid—19 so italy and spain but the dutch are saying no, they have to be strict conditions, we had to sign off on it, effectively give a veto to any and every country who say what are the reasons? 0k, we willsign every country who say what are the reasons? 0k, we will sign off for this crunch of cash. the bulgarian prime minister reportedly said that the premise of the netherlands was acting as a policeman in europe. there were new tensions today in whic

gavin lee said this update from barcelona.r pedro sanchez has made it clear he feels this decision is unjust and he spokein feels this decision is unjust and he spoke in a late—night tv programme here in spain and also spoke about incidence rates in the balearic islands, the ca nary incidence rates in the balearic islands, the canary islands, hot spots lots of british tourists go to, saying they are lower incidence rates than most of the uk and therefore you could say safer than on average most parts of the uk, that this is a regional issue. it is the likes of when i am here in barcelona, catalonia, and also madrid, aragon, saragossa, and these are the places of big concern for spain. the reality shows in the figure there is a bit concerned. we have gone from around 200 or 300 cases a day just have gone from around 200 or 300 cases a dayjust a month ago, a steady rise, to this week more than 2000 cases a day. it dropped to about 855, but that incidence rate has been on the rise and it is about three times higher in comparison

gavin lee is in majorca — he sent this report.he first to break. they've seen just 2000 cases in five months and we are told that many businesses that only opened a week ago have no close again because of a quarantine rule and advice on the travel here. in the side streets of the capital, the tourism ministerfor the balearic islands and says money from british holiday—makers has provided the backbone to the economy for decades. translation: no one in the uk seems to understand quite how much economic damage these quarantine measures is causing. in terms of the health risk about someone terms of the health risk about someone coming here will be far safer than in the uk. across spain, covid cases are still rising. the majority in the northeast of the country. but the wish you were here appealfrom country. but the wish you were here appeal from politicians of these islands now appears to have been in vain. these shores are likely to be quiet for some time. gavin lee, bbc news, in majorca. next to brussels. here's nick beake. here in

gavin lee, bbc news, barcelona. in the uk, ministers said they have no choice to act rapidly. with different reasons and territories of spain, david shukman looks at the relevant evidence. since the very dark daysin evidence. since the very dark days in spain earlier this year, authorities have clamped down on the virus successfully. and they say it's under control, but there are new spikes of infection. so, why did the uk government change its rules for travellers coming from spain? well, health officials noticed a rise in cases in a series of different regions in the country. they haven't released their assessment, but no—one wants to repeat the way the virus reached the uk back in february. trying to stop an introduction of new chains of transmission, given what happened back in february half—term, with less travellers coming back, i think it's a very prudent step to act very quickly. so, after the change of policy on spain, where next? what other countries might be added to the quarantine list? in theory, any country with a rise in infections could see new rules imposed on

as she put it — there was "a lot of good will but also many positions". 0ur europe correspondent gavin leea it is a political remix keep at the moment. it matters because, with 450 million people across europe, which is going into deep recession. in spain, about 8% this year and recession. the decisions in the building by me over the past 48 hours is going to affect the future of the economic recovery. the big issueis of the economic recovery. the big issue is part of the recovery fund, 750 billion euros, 500 billion of it is argument about it being given out as grants to countries that need it. they will not have to pay it back. they will not have to pay it back. the frugal four are saying they want to reduce that amount and add conditions to that. the club med countries of spain, italy and greece are saying that is not fair. these are saying that is not fair. these are countries that have been affected by the financial crisis in the past and this is nothing to do with their own doing. the dutch prime minister, they say he has been keeping a stiff leg. basically keeping a stiff leg. basic

gavin lee, bbc news, barcelona. just briefly for you, a round—up of some of the other main news.ve urged the congress to block the trump administration sending more federal law enforcement agencies to their city. signatories include the mayor of portland where they have been violent clashes between federal agents and antiracism protesters. israel's military says they have failed that backfired on hezbollah militants in the prime ministers going a serious incident. it happened in the israeli—occupied golan heights. ina israeli—occupied golan heights. in a hezbollah statement, they say they have not been involved in any clashes and blames a nervous anomie. ukraine's military has claimed pro— russian separatists violated a ceasefire in the east shortly after came into force. russia denies the act legations. ukrainian and russian presidents gave the joint support to the ceasefire in a phone call on sunday. in brazil, the pandemic is one of the most severe. health workers they have urged the international criminal court to investigate the president's government, accusing them of crime

our europe correspondent gavin lee explained what the main sticking points were.a50 million people across europe, a continent which is going into deep recession, some economies shrinking by about 11%. in spain, overall, about 8% this year. the decisions in the building behind me over the past 48 hours is going to affect the future of the economic recovery. the big issue is part of the recovery fund, 750 billion euros, 500 billion of it is argument about this being given out as grants to countries that need it. they will not have to pay it back. the frugal four — the dutch, the austrians, the swedes, and the danes — plus finland are saying they want to reduce that amount as low as possible and add conditions to that. the club med countries of spain, italy and greece are saying that is not fair. these are countries that have been affected by the financial crisis in the past and this is nothing to do with their own doing. that's part of it. the dutch prime minister, they say he has been keeping a stiff leg. basically keeping his cards close to his chest. he is not co

. —— europe correspondence gavin lee.g on the golden coast — the costa dorada. there's more room on the beach now here at the town of salou. locals say most of the tourist have stayed away from the worst affected region in spain. and it's left those whose livelihoods depend on tourism fighting for survival. it's a cabaret life for rodney piper, a club owner and magician who employs 100 staff. right now, there's only enough work for eight. the house of illusion is not just my life, but it's all my family's life, it's all my workers' life, it's everyone who not only lives here, they have now lost theirjobs. we can't survive with this. it's an absolute nightmare. at shankly‘s bar, helen and herfriend julie have come here for a week in the sun after they thought it was safe to travel. back home, helen runs a pub in wigan and says quarantine means more money lost. when we get home we're going to have to quarantine. so, although we've already lost a lot over the last 3—4 months being locked down, when we get home we will have t

to stop the need for quarantine because the virus can develop over time. 0ur europe correspondent gavin leejorca. this is the street that is legendary for millions of british partygoers in magaluf — the strip, wall—to—wall with pubs and bars, all closed now. the club reps have no clubs to represent. at least 10,000 people normally. at least 10,000 people a night at this place. and now it's like a ghost town. jodie and christian from london come to work here every summer season. so i actually worked here, crystals bar, magaluf. i also lost myjob, obviously. there's about 20 other people that have lost theirjobs too now, people with kids, people that live here permanently, everyone, and now the british government have brought out the new two—week quarantine, which has completely destroyed it for everyone. it's even quieter this week than it was last week. we've literally looked forward to it so much and then we've come here and it'sjust been taken away again. after we've waited, it's gone. the stuart family spent £5,000, hoping for a post—pandemic week in a deluxe villa. they were told the da

our europe correspondent gavin lee joins us now from brussels.t staggering sums of money here, some countries willing to be pretty generous, others are being called the frugal countries. they don't want to hand over quite so much cash. austria, sweden, denmark, the netherlands and finland now, it is all about the main issue, the money given out as gra nts main issue, the money given out as grants rather than loans. 750 billion euros they want to race on the financial markets between the 27 countries to basically in the short term survive the recession from covid—19, 8% term survive the recession from covid—19,8% on term survive the recession from covid—19, 8% on average term survive the recession from covid—19,8% on average gdp contraction across europe, spain going to see 11% contraction so what do they do to try to boost the economy, bizjobs, get people working again? it comes down to really the leader of the pack, they say in dutch, he is keeping a stiff leg, not budging an inch on this because the dutch want to see a smaller amount given in g

james ransley, bbc news. 0ur europe correspondent, gavin lee is in brussels, and has been giving us moreur have become the frugalfive, austria, sweden, denmark, the netherlands and finland now, and it is all about, the main issue here is about the money that is given the money that is given out as grants rather than loans. so 750 billion euros is the part that they want to raise on the financial market, between the 27 countries, too, basically, in the short term, maybe survive the recession from covid—19. 8% on average gdp contraction across europe. spain, for example, have seen an 11% contraction. so what do they do to try and boost the economy, boostjobs, get people working again, and it comes down to relieve the leader of the pack, mark rutte, they say in dutch... he is keeping a stiff leg, that means he is not budging an inch on this because the dutch want to see a smaller amount given in grants. around 300 billion euros, not 500 billion euros as is planned, but the italians and the spanish, they don't want to see that part being reduced. they want to see money without these conditio

james ransley, bbc news. 0ur europe correspondent, gavin lee is in brussels, and has been giving us morehe talks. the frugal four have become the frugal five, austria, the frugal four have become the frugalfive, austria, sweden, denmark, the netherlands and finland now, and it is all about the main issue, the money given out as grants rather than loans. 750 billion euros is the pot they want to race on the financial markets between the 27 countries to basically in the short—term survive the recession from covid—i9. 8% on average gdp contraction across europe, spain 11% contraction, so what do they do to try to boost the economy, bizjobs, get people working again, and it comes down to leader of the pack, mark rutter, they say that in dutch, he is keeping a stiff leg, which means he is and budging an inch on this. the dutch want to see a smaller amount given in grants, around 400 billion euros not 500 billion euros as planned. the italians and spanish don't want to see that pot reduced, they want to see that pot reduced, they want to see money without these conditions of having to pay it b

here he is speaking to gavin lee earlier. everybody is interested in getting a deal.his be the longest summit potentially in history? i don't know, really. and the european commission president was promoting unity. here's ursula von der line. we need a solution. european citizens need a solution. the european union needs a solution and to prepare europe for the future, i'm positive that today we are not there yet but things are moving in there yet but things are moving in the right direction. so a positive, if cautious, note. is it justifed? here's some analysis from politico's florian eder. it isa it is a question of trust and those frugal countries would say trust is like money, you need to earn it before you can spend it, so that what they want is a mechanism in place to have a say on how italy, spain and other recipients of these gra nts spain and other recipients of these grants will spend the money and also because they say a lot of money has been spent and not the best man in these countries so it's an active responsibility vis—a—vis the taxpayers in the countr

gavin lee, bbc news, barcelona. is quickly round up some more of the manias.rged the democratic party have urged the us congress to block the trump administration sending more law enforcement agents of the city. it includes them a report on what happened violent clashes between federal agents and antiracism protesters. israel's military has said that it has played hezbollah militants in what the prime minister has called a serious security incident. it's alleged to have happened in an area pa rt to have happened in an area part of the israeli—occupied golan heights. he says it is not been involved in any clashes —— hezbollah says, blames a nervous enemy. the ukrainian military has claimed pro— russian separatists violated a ceasefire in the east shortly after it came into force. russia denies the accusation. resident volodymyr zele ns ky accusation. resident volodymyr zelensky and vladimir putin gave a joint support to the ceasefire in a phone call on sunday. in brazil, the pandemic is one of the world's most severe. health workers they have now is the interna

to stop the need for quarantine because the virus can develop over time. 0ur europe correspondent gavin leend of majorca. this is the street that is legendary for millions of british partygoers in magaluf — the strip, wall—to—wall with pubs and bars, all closed now. the club reps have no clubs to represent. at least 10,000 people normally. at least 10,000 people a night at this place. and now it's like a ghost town. jodie and christian from london come to work here every summer season. so i actually worked here, crystals bar, magaluf. i also lost myjob, obviously. there's about 20 other people that have lost theirjobs too now, people with kids, people that live here permanently, everyone, and now the british government have brought out the new two—week quarantine, which has completely destroyed it for everyone. it's even quieter this week than it was last week. we've literally looked forward to it so much and then we've come here and it's just been taken away again. after we've waited, it's gone. the stuart family spent £5,000, hoping for a post—pandemic week in a deluxe villa. they were to

gavin lee reports from majorca.e awaits for these british tourists leaving majorca this afternoon, but for hundreds of holiday—makers across the spanish islands, the journey has become even more complicated. "unfortu nately, following the latest government advice, your planned return flight is no longer going ahead." a message to come back early for the fordy family from carlisle, who've just started an 11—day, £3000 holiday in magaluf. they're angry with jet2. it's been a bit stressfuljust worrying like how... well, when they're going to get in touch with us because the rep's not been in the hotel either. so, i guess you're just waiting for a phone call to find out when you're going home. so it's put a bit of a dampener on the holiday because you're in the middle of your holiday enjoying it. it's the uncertainty. do we need to pack our cases today to fly home tomorrow and what length of notice will we be given? have you tried to contact the company, jet2? they said not to. we would've — it said don't, that they wer

whether the money should come in the form of these grants, rather than loans. 0ur correspondent gavin leere many complications in this summit. the size of the recovery fund off the back of the coronavirus pandemic, the budget, the next seven years of funding all the european countries means leaders have to put more money into the coffers, more from their pockets. but first of all, just getting into that building behind me, is the first time leaders have sat around the table together, and they all came in 50 shades of different masks and colours and sizes. and when they sit down together, if the first time they've and when they did sit down together, if the first time they've had people in a room. there were about 30 or so. usually these rooms have about 500 people in them, so the leaders distanced themselves. actually, a note as well. angela merkel, the german chancellor, just had her birthday today, choosing to be here for the importance of trying to sort out this collective fund to get europe's economy back going again. she was swapping presents with antonio costa, the portuguese prime

the bbc‘s europe correspondent, gavin lee explains what the sticking points are on the deal.uros is to be given out as grants to countries worst hit by covid—i9, so italy and spain, but the church are saying they have to be strict conditions, effectively giving a veto to every country. the bulgarian prime minister reportedly said that the dutch were acting as the policemen of europe. there is a new proposal on the table today in which the eu council are saying take 50 billion off this grant front, so a50 billion in grants, the resting loa ns a50 billion in grants, the resting loans make up 750 billion, and if you've got a problem with italy spain asking for cash, wanting reasons, raise it with the commission, it is not a veto, but it helps. the dutch had said that is a significant step forward. i've had a message from one senior eu council official and she has said they are going to go through plenty of face masks and hand gel if there is going to be any white smoke here. the headlines on bbc news... russia's ambassador to the uk rejects allegations his country has interfered

our europe correspondent gavin lee has this report from the island of majorca.his is the street that's legendary. legendary. partygoers in magaluf, wall—to—wall with bars, all closed. the club reps have no clubs to represent. 10,000 people normally. at least 10,000 people a night in this place. how geordie and christian from london come to work it every summer season. i work here in crystal's bar in magaluf. i lost myjob, obviously. about 20 people have lost theirjobs, people with kids, people who live here. the british government have brought out the new to the quarantine which has completely destroyed it for everyone. it is even quieter this week than last week. literally looking forward to it so much and then we have come here and it has been taken away again. after we have waited it has gone. this family spent £5,000 waiting for a post—pandemic week in a deluxe villa. they were told the day before they arrived the hotel had closed and the alternative was a theme park hotel. why are you disappointed the fact he could not go on the holiday you booked? we have

gavin lee there in barcelona. let's go over to the islands. let's go over to the islands.er of sami's pub. what you say about this that all but essential travel is not advised by the british government?” think it is absolutely ridiculous myself —— sammy's pub. the lock then we went to was so stupid. allow to go out to my hours a night, after being locked down. it is stupid. —— the lockdown we had was stupid. you centre saying tourists are safer in majorca than they would be in the uk? -- majorca than they would be in the uk? —— are you saying. majorca than they would be in the uk? -- are you saying. oh, yes. we have people out to second homes and they are saying they are safer in majorca that they would be in the uk. but that argument has been made and the government is adamant it is and the government is adamant it is a blanket ban on spain and its islands so what do you think the impact in terms of cancellations of holidays is going to mean for, well, for the island and indeed for your business? well, for the island itself i mean, i can look round now and there are four

our correspondent gavin lee has more from brussels. years of funding, all of the european countries means the leaders have to put more money into the coffers, more from their pockets but first of all just getting into that building behind me, it's the first time leaders have set round a table together and they all came in 50 shades of different masks and colours and sizes. when they did sit down together, it's the first time they have had people in a room, there were about 30 or so. usually, these rooms have about 500 people in them. so the leaders distance themselves and actually a note as well, angela merkel the german chancellor had her birthday today choosing to be here for the importance of trying to sort out this collective fund to get europe's economy back going again. she was swapping presence with antonio costa the portuguese ——presents prime minister as she gave him an old map of goa, he gave her a book about being in quarantine. i think she was also given some rose water oil by the bulgarian prime minister too. but onto seri

gavin lee is in majorca.our with people in a similar situation here. they anxiety that this causes. we've also had a statement from jet2 saying they can't guarantee flights now up to monday. they apologise to all the customers who had longer holidays and say they can reinsure them they will be in touch to tell them they will be in touch to tell them what their situation is it —— reassure them. next, let's look at belgium. the government there says a second lockdown may be needed to prevent a resurgence. the most recent data shows 673 new cases recorded in a day. nick beake is in brussels. antwerp makes up about half of all of the new cases in belgium and that's why they've introduced a curfew which came in overnight. it means that no one is allowed out in the street unless they're going to work. that something they haven't taken lightly because that's the first on the been a curfew since the second world war. also they are bringing a new social distancing measures. some things have been relaxed in the last co

gavin lee is in brussels for us. finally, this is a massive bailout fund? minutes longer was the nice summit 25 years ago. the takeaways from it, given they have had this amount of time, this was meant to be a fund that helps those countries worst affected like spain and italy in the south aside the interest rates to pay back on these loans will be too high so they wanted a grant. the idea was to give two thirds of this money as a grant that they would not have to pay back. there will be grants, 390 billion, and the so—called frugal four, austria, sweden, the netherlands and denmark, they have driven that amount down. in terms of its significance, with deep recession is coming, the average of 8% contraction of gdp across europe, it helps with unemployment levels, countries can get access from january, but we have had different responses. we have had the commissioner and former italian prime minister saying, this is on a par with the euro in terms of its importance, it hails an historic the day by man u macron. the netherlands said he will not describe it as

gavin lee is in brussels and says there is still some hope they could reach agreement.m the austrian camp. because sebastian kurz has tweeted this morning that after some tough negotiations, he is happy with where this is going and suggestions that they could conclude by this afternoon. it is already the longest european summitfor20 years, go back to nice 2000 when they were expanding from 15 countries. this is about money, this is about trust, this is about the idea that these frugal four, the self—proclaimed frugal four, austria, sweden, netherlands, denmark plus finland in this circumstance, they are not budging, according to the others. they have been saying we don't want to give 500 billion euros in grants. we don't trust enough that the money will essentially that'll be it and it will be spent on the right things and the furthest is the dutch leader, mark rutte, who wants a veto for the dutch to be able to say, we don't like the spending let's stop it at this point. so it's basically been a back and forth between the council, putting new proposals on the table wit

new measures being announced on friday for an initial period of 15 days. 0ur europe correspondent gavin leeby those places in lockdown. because of the spread in the last few days, to give you a sense of the numbers for the whole of spain back on wednesday, there were just over 300 cases of covid—19 in 24 hours. by 300 cases of covid—19 in 24 hours. by thursday, 580 across spain. yesterday, more than 1000 casesjust for the catalonia region alone, and here in brussels the spanish prime minister is talking of the coronavirus recovery fund, discussing with the french president to shut the spanish french border. that is a possibility. all those people in and around barcelona, around 4 million people are being told for the next ten days to stay indoors, do your shopping indoors. they have close to gyms, cinemas, nightclubs. they are not closing bars and nightclubs. they are not closing bars a nd restau ra nts nightclubs. they are not closing bars and restaurants at this stage. but given the speed and scale, this appears to be a second spike, certainly in catalonia, these are the highest figure si