also coming up he's back after abandoning his bid to be italy's prime minister last week giuseppe conti will take the post after all this after the two main populist parties make a last ditch deal to form a government. i'm sorry kelly welcome to the program. the european union is waking up to an economic gut punch just a few hours ago the united states impose tariffs on steel and aluminum on the european union it's doing the same for canada and mexico negotiations in paris to avert the tariffs failed and now all three are vowing to retaliate with countermeasures against u.s. products the standoff has sparked fears of a global trade war. canada is the largest exporter of steel and aluminum to the u.s. both metals are critical for the american defense industry with applications in aircraft and tanks in canada could be considered a national security threat to the united states is inconceivable the northern neighbor says it will now impose proportional import tariffs on u.s. products as diverse as yogurt coffee washing machines and lawn mowers. to the south mexico has promised its own tarif

and every time we betray them we do damage italian prime minister giuseppe conti once an overhaul of the so-called dublin agreement under which asylum seekers must be processed in the country they arrive italy says that will ensure a more equal distribution across the e.u. and open the door for bilateral agreements on the repatriation of migrants and that's exactly what angle of merkel once she does not want to send refugees back to another each member state without that country's agreement after the talks merkel was optimistic. wherever possible of course we want to find european solutions and where this is not possible we want to bring together those who are willing and work out a common plan of action. every willing european partner strengthens michael back home in her dispute with her conservative c.s.u. sister party at the end of this week the chancellor must be able to show them what she has achieved. i'm joined now by the political correspondent max cautious so max the full you leader summit is taking place next week and america is domestic critics have basically given her unt

the concern about giuseppe conti, the newme minister behind the populist vote. you will see money go to the poor, cisco expansion to the tune of 120 billion eurosaccordi that will start to increase the pressure between the eu and those budget commitments. let's check out what is happening in terms of fx. i want to take a look at the great british pound. up 0.2%. we havee fuel of the u.k. economy doing better than expected, three-month high or services. see the british pound tick higher as the boe seems to be vindicated for that selloff. that issue with the overall gdp growth was just a temporary one. julie: let's check in on bloomberg first word news. >> the u.s. has quietly asked saudi arabia and other opec members to boost oil production. the trumpinion wants anonlln barrels a day to become. u.s. gasoline prices have hit their highest levels in three years. the trump administration has publicly complained about oil prices. the present tweeted that the russian witchhunt hopes continues because jeff sessions .id not tell him leaderu.k., labour party jimmy carter

and every time we betray them we do damage italian prime minister giuseppe conti once an overhaul of the so-called dublin agreement under which asylum seekers must be processed in the country they arrive italy says that will ensure a more equal distribution across the e.u. and open the door for bilateral agreements on the repatriation of migrants and that's exactly what angola merkel once she does not want to send refugees back to another member state without that country's agreement after the talks merkel was optimistic. we have a possible of course we want to find european solutions and why this is not possible we want to bring together those who are willing and work out a common plan of action. every willing european partners strengthens my coben her dispute with her conservative c.s.u. sister party at the end of this week the chance of the must be able to show them what she has achieved now to some of the other stories making news around the world the libyan coast guard says it has rescued several hundred migrants from rubber dinghies in a series of operations off the north afric

the phone we have our values and every time we betray them we do damage italian prime minister giuseppe conti once an overhaul of the so-called dublin agreement under which asylum seekers must be processed in the country they arrive italy says that will ensure a more equal distribution across the e.u. and open the door for bilateral agreements on the repatriation of migrants and that's exactly what angle of merkel once she does not want to send refugees back to another evil member state without that country's agreement after the talks merkel was optimistic. before him wherever possible of course we want to find european solutions and where this is not possible we want to bring together those who are willing and work out a common plan of action. every willing european partners strengthens michael back home in her dispute with their conservative c.s.u. sister party at the end of this week the chancellor must be able to show them what she has achieved. and let's get the latest on the soccer world cup in russia and emily gosh it's from sports is here to guide us through it said emily england star

there strains even within the european bloc the new italian prime minister giuseppe conti has openly expressed support for president trump. with tensions rising and a possible trade war looming amongst close allies the future of the g. seven is hard to gauge many observers have said it's likely this summit will end without a joint communique signed off on by all its members. i'm now joined by having a greek from the think tank german council on foreign relations trump says he wants russia back in the g. seven fold why is he so keen on getting moscow back at the table here can avoid thinking that this might be an attempt to divert attention from the conflicts inside the g seven i think trump has understood that the g. seven is united against him in this case japan wanted to have closer relations with russia italy as has been said the new government might be open for that so he might have caused some some. discussions inside the g seven that stop people talking about the trade issues that go so in the direction of conflict and war now. it's too early to do that to take russia back in b

italian prime minister giuseppe conti once an overhaul of the so-called dublin agreement under which asylum seekers must be processed in the country they arrive italy says that will ensure a more equal distribution across the e.u. and open the door for bilateral agreements on the repatriation of migrants and that's exactly what angle of merkel once she does not want to send refugees back to another evil member state without that country's agreement after the talks merkel was optimistic. wherever possible of course we want to find european solutions and where this is not possible we want to bring together those who are willing and work out a common plan of action. every willing european partners strengthens michael back home in her dispute with her conservative c.s.u. sister party at the end of this week the chancellor must be able to show them what she has achieved. i'm joined now by the political correspondent max cautious so max the full you leaders summit is taking place next week and americans domestic critics have basically given her until then to come up with this you're opinio

the route that erupted almost led to emmanuel michaels meeting with new italian prime minister giuseppe conti being counseled after mutual accusations of not doing enough a phone call from president michael save the day and now they're promising to work hand in hand to find solutions. if you don't get local use in the case of the aquarius the risks start when the boat leaves libya this is at the heart of the initiative we want to take with our colleagues preventing the men and women boarding ships and making dangerous journeys before being rescued by n.g.o.s the risk starts right from the beginning not just when the boat arrives in european waters we must have an organization with countries of transit to avoid humanitarian situations that are unbearable. we have always said and would like to reiterate today the dublin rules have to change italy is firmly opposed to the current reforms to the dublin system and we are currently preparing our own proposals which we will share with our french friends and other european partners to develop them at the european level under the austrian presidency o

route that erupted almost led to emmanuel michael is meeting with new italian prime minister giuseppe conti being canceled after mutual accusations of not doing enough a phone call from president michael saved the day now they're promising to work hand in hand to find solutions. if you don't get local use in the case of the aquarius the risks start when the boat leaves libya this is at the heart of the initiative we want to take with our colleagues preventing the man and woman boarding ships and making dangerous journeys before being rescued by n.g.o.s the risk starts right from the beginning not just when the boat arrives in european waters we must have an organization with countries of transit to avoid humanitarian situations that are unbearable. we have always said and would like to reiterate today the dublin rules have to change italy is firmly opposed to the current reforms to the dublin system and we are currently preparing our own proposals which we will share with our french friends and other european partners to develop them at the european level under the austrian presidency of th

french president emmanuel macron and italian prime minister giuseppe conti are finding common groundespite their differences. one is a european cheerleader, the other the head of the eurosceptic government. but both agreed that the current rules for processing asylum-seekers are not working. >> the concept of a state entry must be reviewed. whoever set t foot in italy sets foot in europe. >> today the current system does not work. solidarity system is designed with quotas and did not deliver satisfactory result. we must find something so each state can bear responsibility for migrants on its territory but also allow for solidarity to the geographical situation does not result in an unsustainable political situationon. reporter: thehe meeting was almt upended by a spat over t the plight of migranants on board a rescue s ship. macron's spokesman accused italy of cynicism and irresponsibility forr turning the ship away. italy demandeded apology and threatened to call off the leaders' meeting. the migrants remained on board, heading for spain. there is fair conditions at the palace. cont

giuseppe conti, a law professor with biblical experience.st didn't happen at all. the fierce critic of the euro was rejected by the time present. desperate talks, mice in the shape of a moderate academic who now will oversee italy's finances. an end to uncertainty. but perhaps the drama has onlyjust begun. the new government already controversial. its promise to deport half a million migrants to lower taxes, spend more on welfare. one thing to keep in mind that the italian government has hardly ever —— entanglements hardly last the five—year legislature and there no reason to believe this to be any different discussion because you have two wildly different parties in this coalition. the far right league which has a very tough stance on immigration with the five star movement which has a little bit more left green said today. so that is an issue between them. translation: at the new government will be fine. we must change. at least we must try. translation: i hope this government will start well. we are living in a rather special moment sol w

this drew an angry response from italy's prime minister, giuseppe conti, who said the centres could be set up anywhere, including france. bill hayton reports. this is how european leaders want their political problem with migration solved. 300 people trying to cross the mediterranean found by libyan coastguards and returned to africa. and this is what some politicians are trying to stop: a ship run by the german organisation sea watch, bringing over 200 people ashore in malta. they were picked up at sea and that, say the governments of italy and malta, is encouraging more migrants to attempt the dangerous crossing. these maltese protesters do not want any more to arrive. pressure from some voters is causing some leaders in italy and germany to do more to stop illegal migration. and 1000 miles away in brussels, leaders thought they had a europewide deal. translation: we were able to build - and i think i can say this — and significant agreement, which is one step forward based on a full agenda as we requested. this was built on three components: the external aspect, border protection, a

confidence vote in the upper chamber of parliament the government led by a political unknown giuseppe conti was sworn in on friday it followed three months of political turmoil some of the good reports from. the votes were cast and a government now approved by the senate ahead of the vote in the lower house thank. you prime minister outlined his government's vision for the country. to do not simply should not be this is not a simple novelty the truth is that we have bought radical change of which we are proud. this is the new anti establishment force an unconventional union between the more left leaning five star movement and the far right anti immigration leg up party the aim is to do away with the politics of the previous government.

day after the country's first populist government was sworn in earlier the new prime minister giuseppe conti attended a military parade marking the founding of the italian republic he leads a cabinet formed of the anti establishment five star movement and the anti immigration league party well those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after inside story that's watching. the first populist government in western europe kennett so it's nice problem is the coalition of the far right and on ties tabish and bodies and months of political uncertainty but is it a threat to the european union this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program. a very unusual coalition government has come to power and it's leaders of the anti-establishment five star movement and the right wing on thai immigration league audie have been sworn into office ending three months of political deadlock they want to revive its least sluggish economy by rejecting austerity and increasing spending proposals which have worried the european union because of its debt so what will this government led by law p

after months of political turmoil there in that country former law professor a novice in politics giuseppe conti set to be sworn in as prime minister later friday along with his new cabinet let's talk about them one of the coalition leaders who promised to expel thousands of migrants will head the interior ministry the new head of the labor ministry has plans for a basic income for struggling citizens and then another name polis of honor will serve as affairs minister after his nomination as finance minister was rejected for being too euro skeptic that caused a lot of controversy last week now while italy's new government then is managed we think to end the stalemate let's check out spain it's now brace for a political shake up this man's face very familiar of course the country's prime minister mariano rajoy faces losing his job a motion of no confidence has been fired by the main opposition socialist party it's now possible the replace the prime minister with his own leader a majority of already back that vote the move was prompted by a long running corruption scandal and the prime ministers a

leaves euro skeptics go about forming a government and ministerial positions already being filled giuseppe conti is a fifty three year old academic a law professor who is known to have a disliking for bureaucracy and he's already vowed to slash as he puts it useless laurels. you're with are to a huge migrant resettlement programs underway in paris right now and it means that former president nicolas sarkozy get some new neighbors among our stories when we come back. we see that the more and more people even more and more political leaders understand that letting you know these migratory influx is a two year old definitely does not serve to target the about the future of the european union. italy's recent elections again demonstrate the e.u. smeal liberal agenda is under continued pressure even under threat where is his grand historic project going how should we understand the italian elections the german elections and drags it in to. come back a journalist working for a russian news agency in ukraine who was arrested last month on charges of treason has told a court hearing that he wants to surr

statement saying that the french presidency man or mark or spoke to the italian prime minister giuseppe conti or wednesday evening and in that statement it says that mark or told concede that he didn't mean his words to offend the italian people or it's only now it seems like an apology even if the french are not using that is certainly a conciliatory tone but there is no doubt that french officials will be quite relieved the tensions will become somewhat ever since emanuel mark hasse sparked a diplomatic route on tuesday because he said then that the italian government had acted irresponsibly and cynically in its blocking of the aquarius boat now that seem to put france on the moral high ground that influence italian officials were quick to point out that france has not volunteered to take in that boat that is in fact full and to spain and also the italian interior minister. lashed out at emmanuel michael saying that france has not done enough to help with the burden of the a number of migrants arriving in the e.u. it has not shared the burden with italy it's not taken in the thousands of mi

refugees must claim asylum in their arrival country as he left brussels on sunday prime minister giuseppe conti tweeted his happiness at the way the talks had progressed when this meeting was first called it was with the hope that sixteen member states might be able to iron out some of the problems and then present solutions to the twenty eight member state meeting that takes place on thursday and friday this week the question is will there be any kind of compromise acceptable to the full e.u. summit dominic kane al-jazeera brussels. a group of jewish and muslim leaders have staged a joint protest in the german city of berlin against rising islamophobia and anti semitism the protesters rode tandem bikes through the city many wearing white vests that said jeans and listens for respect and tolerance dozens of people joined the interfaith bikers as they toured the city's downtown area. saudi arabia has intercepted a ballistic missile over the capital riyadh that's according to the defense forces there who the rebels in yemen say they launched the rockets targeting the saudi defense ministry who se

refugees must claim asylum in their arrival country as he left brussels on sunday prime minister giuseppe conti tweeted his happiness at the way the talks had progressed when this meeting was first called it was with the hope that sixteen member states might be able to iron out some of the problems and then present solutions to the twenty eight member state meeting that takes place on thursday and friday. this week the question is will there be any kind of compromise acceptable to the full e.u. summit dominic al-jazeera brussels and e.u. foreign ministers are meeting in luxembourg ahead of that summit in brussels on friday migration is migration isn't on the agenda for monday's gathering but is likely to come up during informal talks the e.u.'s foreign policy chief is urging member countries to put more money towards the bronx african trust fund it has proven to be useful it has growth results and this is why we are asking for more money from member states to the trust fund africa and i believe yesterday the exchanges were positive in this that action i hope that member states will put money in

refugees must claim asylum in their arrival country as he left brussels on sunday prime minister giuseppe conti tweeted his happiness at the way the talks had progressed when this meeting was first called it was with the hope that sixteen member states might be able to iron out some of the problems and then present solutions to the twenty eight member state meeting that takes place on thursday and friday this week the question is will there be any kind of compromise acceptable to the full e.u. summit dominic kane al-jazeera brussels. boxes of aid to support separated migrant families have been delivered to the town of mckellen on the us mexico border the sheer number of donations as overwhelm the charity run sent to managing the crates forcing it to rent additional storage space every day dozens of people are sent from federal facilities to a processing station in the town. a lot of things you need first of all hygiene items to go ahead and get take a shower. and so all those items are given to them so that they can go wash their hands and get things up and then all of a sudden they started get

refugees must claim asylum in their arrival country as he left brussels on sunday prime minister giuseppe conti tweeted his happiness at the the way. talks had progressed when this meeting was first called it was with the hope that sixteen member states might be able to iron out some of the problems and then present solutions to the twenty eight member state meeting that takes place on thursday and friday this week the question is will there be any kind of compromise acceptable to the full e.u. summit dominic kane al-jazeera brussels well saudi arabia has observed today ballistic missile over the capital riyadh according to its defense forces who the rebels in the evidence say they launched the rockets targeting the society defense ministry who to use have stepped up missile attacks in retaliation against airstrikes by the saudi and the rotty coalition. fighting in the yemeni forces the data has moved closer to the city center forcing even more residents to flee most to heading to the capital city or hoping to find sanctuary there the port has been bombed for the past twelve days in the saudi e

actually jeopardize the whole idea of showing and will these two leaders emmanuel markhor and giuseppe conti have been. listing the problems that have been created for their own countries in the last two years since twenty fifteen when that huge a flow of migrants really started so the blame game has in fact subsided for now but they've been saying nice things about each other's suffering over the last few years emmanuel and michael recognizing that the dublin agreement as he puts it must be changed because it places a heavy burden on countries like italy and greece the countries of first arrival where migrants are first processed in the dublin agreement says that that is where they need to apply for asylum so the french government busy right now saying we have every right to send people back over the border into italy or wherever they go because they've already been registered somewhere else it's the system that needs to change but they also referred to quotas all of the countries are agreed to a certain number back in twenty fifteen that's really gone nowhere because of course certain the

refugees must claim asylum in their arrival country as he left brussels on sunday prime minister giuseppe conti tweeted his happiness at the way the talks had progressed when this meeting was first called it was with the hope that sixteen member states might be able to iron out some of the problems and then present solutions to the twenty eight member state meeting that takes place on thursday and friday this week the question is will there be any kind of compromise acceptable to the full e.u. summit dominic kane al-jazeera brussels. all u.s. president all trumpet sharpened his call to deport people who enter the country illegally saying they should be sent back to where they came from immediately and without a court case i have. no doubt. he made the comments after protesters tried to block a bus carrying migrant children have a u.s. border with mexico police will call to disperse the protesters and enable the bus to proceed policy to separate children from their parents as far as an outcry are around the country without is there much more still ahead for you nine police officers have been arr

won a confidence vote in the upper chamber of parliament government led by political unknown giuseppe conti was sworn in on friday that followed three months of political turmoil so to get reports from rome. the votes were cast and the government now approved by the senate ahead of the vote in the lower house thank you. new prime minister outlined his government's vision for the country. this is not a simple novelty the truth is that we have radical change of which we are proud this is the new anti establishment force an unconventional union between the more left leaning five star movement and the far right anti immigration leg up party the aim is to do away with the politics of the previous government with a promise to provide a basic income for poor italians and redefining its immigration policy and we will stop the business of immigration which has been growing disproportionately under the montreal of fake solidarity and this is the issue that's going to put more pressure on the european union the refugee crisis has placed enormous burden on italy and people here are resentful that bruss

prison meanwhile italy's first populist government has been sworn in little known law professor giuseppe conti leads a coalition made up of politicians from the anti establishment five star movement on the far right party and ceremony ends three months of political deadlock since the election in march and baba has more from rome. well italians do know now who's going to be in the new government italy's first so-called populist government but what they don't know is what scope there is for the new alliance to push through the far ranging changes that they promised in the campaign running up to the march election the new interior minister matteo salvini heads the league and he has been known for his anti immigrant rhetoric he's advocated sending hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrants out of italy as well as detaining asylum seekers luigi demaio his rival who's the labor industry minister and he who heads the five star movement has talked about guaranteeing a basic universal income but at the same time lowering taxes so lots of people are wondering where the money's going to come from as

prime minister of italy's first populous government has been sworn in little known law professor giuseppe conti will lead a coalition of the anti establishment five star movement and far right lead party to bring an end to three months of political deadlock that has more from. handing over to the new prime minister. professor. marking the first time italy's so-called populists have been in government. i swear to be lords of republic to faithfully respect its constitution and its laws and to exercise my role in the exclusive interest of the public. the financial markets have reacted positively to the new government with shares in italian banks gaining more than three percent on friday but this is unknown territory for italy and the new administration is promising big changes the incoming interior minister matteo salvini head of the far right league wants to expel hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrants he's recently talked about setting up detention centers across the country while he's equally ambitious rival five star leader luigi demaio who the labor and industry minister has promised

day after the country's first populist government was sworn in earlier the new prime minister giuseppe conti attended a military parade marking the founding of the italian republic on his first full day in office cantelli leads a cabinet formed at the anti establishment five star movement and the anti immigration league party riot police in mali have five tear gas out opposition supporters during a banned rally ahead of next month's presidential election authorities in the capital bamako have said saturday's march couldn't go ahead because of a state of emergency at least sixteen people including two candidates were injured in clashes with security forces rising violence across mali has cast doubt over the planned election in some parts of the country especially the north now puerto rico's health department is being sued everett's refusal to release data on the number of people who died following last year's hurricane maria the families of those killed of held a vigil to highlight the discrepancy between the government's official death toll of sixty four and the latest estimate from a study

day after the country's first populist government was sworn in earlier the new prime minister giuseppe conti attended a military parade marking the founding of the italian republic he leads a cabinet formed of the anti establishment five star movement and the anti immigration league party well those are the headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera off the inside story that's watching. the first populist government in western europe kenneth sole bts problems a coalition of the far right and on ties tabish and months of political uncertainty but is it a threat to the european union this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program on. a very unusual coalition government has come to power in its city leaders of the anti-establishment five star movement and the right wing on thai immigration league already have been sworn into office ending three months of political deadlock they want to revive its least sluggish economy by rejecting austerity and increasing spending but polls.

in italy after being sworn in by president sergio in grove of friday prime minister designate giuseppe conti will lead the cabinet made up of members from the anti establishment five star movement and the far right league party the coalition deal and three months of political deadlock more jobs and lower food prices are being demanded by anti-government protesters in argentina they have in their infuriated at the government's latest appeal for help from the international monetary fund has to rise above reports from one of us. thousands of people from all around the country went to the presidential palace to demand jobs and then emergency budget to help the poor he said. we've seen the situation deteriorate since machree took office we see it in a soup kitchens we walk the slums and there is need in the last month argentina's currency devaluated around thirty two percent and that has already had an impact on inflation which is one of the highest in the world after the peso currency hit an all time low earlier this month the government of my return to the international monetary fund to get hel

the route that erupted almost led to emmanuel michel is meeting with new italian prime minister giuseppe conti being counseled after mutual accusations of not doing enough for a phone call from president michel save the day and now they're promising to work hand in hand to find solutions. if you don't get local use in the case of the aquarius the risks start when the boat leaves libya this is at the heart of the initiative we want to take with our colleagues preventing the man and woman boarding ships and making dangerous journeys before being rescued by n.g.o.s the risk starts right from the beginning not just when the boat arrives in european waters we must have an organization with countries of transit to avoid humanitarian situations that are unbearable. we have always said and would like to reiterate today the dublin rules have to change italy is firmly opposed to the current reforms to the dublin system and we are currently preparing our own proposals which we will share with our french friends and other european partners to develop them at the european level under the austrian presidenc

his minister giuseppe conti may cancel a meeting with emmanuel macron as a row over a migrant rescueship escalates. pulled finance of a meeting with his french part -- counterpart after paris recommended room over its refusal to grant access to the ship aquarius which is carrying around 600 people and was rescued in the mediterranean. they had been schedud to meet tomorrow. glal news 24 hours a day o air powered by more than 2700 journists and analysts in me than 120 countries. this is bloomberg. guy and matt. matt: thanks very much. it is repo that u.s. tariffs on billions of dollars of chinese goods could come as early as tomorrow. we will talk global trade. there is an interesting nafta world cup burrowing in north america -- brewing in north america. that is next. this is bloomberg. ♪ matt: absolutely gorgeous day as usual in tokyo, looking at a live shot at the palace. gorgeous day in riga my latvia as well, where we are for the ecb meeting happening later on, 12:45 p.m. u.k. time you get the decision and press conference and we will be giving that to you live as it happens. the

three days after being sworn in,pproval will be saw thisek ft of prime minister giuseppe conti , a law professor with no political experience. the five-star movement and the anti-immigrant league currently hold a majority. says russia is using from spies toted wage a covert war on western countries. putin'svladimir government considers nonmilitary methods of attack more powerful than warfare. global news, 24 hours a day on air and at tictoc on twitter -- twitter. you can find more stories on the bloomberg at top . le check in on market action in asia. we have japan leading equity gains. tif,te a u.s./china trade deutsche bank says never mind the trade sanctions. why chinese stocks. hong kong shares are set for the best run in three weeks. let's check on some movers across the region. bio techs are going down. kong, chinese solar stocks are sinking after the government unveiled new policies. in tokyo, up for a third day. you had goldman's bullish outlook. stock to buy.he thank you very much. the president of united states headed for a showdown with american allies. says allhina comm