copernicus, horizon europe. it may be sabre...- programmes. copernicus, horizon europe. ... yeah. the front of the mail on _ europe. it may be sabre... yeah. the front of the mail on sunday is - europe. it may be sabre... yeah. the front of the mail on sunday is about l front of the mail on sunday is about people who don't get their booster jabs and what that might mean for them. the suggestion is if you don't have your booster, we go back to the old system _ your booster, we go back to the old system of _ your booster, we go back to the old system of when you didn't have your vaccination, — system of when you didn't have your vaccination, you could face quarantine or extra testing. at the moment, — quarantine or extra testing. at the moment, i— quarantine or extra testing. at the moment, i would've thought this is not moment, iwould've thought this is not about— moment, i would've thought this is not about idea. we've got variants out there — not about idea. we've got variants out there that we don't want to get into this _ out there that we don't want to get into this c

horizon? ms. lagarde: it is related. we are in a situation where vaccination matters enormously. on that front, europe has done quite well. we have over 70% of the adult population that is completely vaccinated in the euro area, and some countries are in excess of 80%. that has been a significant boost for growth and has helped governments not go back to these stringent containment measures we had seen previously. david: during covid, were you working remotely, running the bank from one of your homes or from a home somewhere, or were you going into the office? ms. lagarde: i spent quite a few weeks stuck in my frankfurt department during the first wave of covid. the very sizable package we put together for monetary policy purposes was engineered around my kitchen table. subsequently, when things were more flexible and we could move out, i went to the office a bit. but the by default solution is remote working still today, and probably until the end of january, and then we will see. david: you should take that kitchen table and move it to your office. it was very productive, right? post-covid, do you e

horizon? christine: it is very closely related. we used to say that the best policy was an accelerated vaccination rollout. we are still in a situation where vaccination matters enormously. europeas done well. we have more than 70% of the adult population completely vaccinated in the euro-area. that has been a significant boost for growth, and it has helped governments not go back to the stringent containment measures that we had seen previously. david: during covid were you running the european central bank from one of your homes or from a home somewhere or were you going into the office? christine: i spent quite a few weeks stuck in my frankfurt apartment during the first wave of covid. actually the very sizable package we put together for monetary policy purposes was engineered around my kitchen table. when traveling was more flexible and we could go out i went to the office a bit, but the by default solution is remote working still today, and and probably will be until the end of january. then we will see. david: you should take that kitchen table and move it to your office! obviously it was very productive. [laughter] david: post-covid do you expect europeans will go back

horizon next year. we thought about it in europe as well to the point some market participants were saying would we see a rate next year, you can see we've moved deep and negative, minus 3.1 as the flight to safety moved to global bond markets sectors, similar to what ahead of market in the states. markets just reassessing what they thought around the margin expansion story, banks down 4.8% down the travel and leisure sector the worst performer was iag, down 20%, it claimed back some of it, down roughly 10%. oil and gas too, what a week it has been to tap strategic petroleum reserves around fears of the escalating price. so we have a pullback in energy stocks here, similar to the spot price in brent and wti health care, tells you about the refocussing around the pharmaceutical names a challenging session here delivery stocks, remote working stocks and gold are in favor today. back to you. >> karen, thank you very much. joining us right now is greg branch, a cnbc contributor the reaction this morning seems to be sell now, ask questions later. what's your reaction >> right and so, my reaction is that loo

we've opened up travel effective yesterday and europe is seeing its highest covid percentages that it has seen almost in a year. there's a storm in the horizon mandates for masks, especially in children at this point. when will it be safe? your guess is as good as mine but would i say hopefully a year, maybe two. >> wow. so, you know, whether it's masks or vaccines, one of the biggest challenges all along in overcoming this pandemic has been all the misinformation and it is information that's influencing people's behavior. a new kaiser family foundation poll finds 78% of americans aren't sure or believe some aspect of covid-19 misinformation. this pertains to concerns about per filth, approved treatments and even whether the vaccine contains a microchip. too many people aren't sure about the science. your reaction? >> it's very sad, you know, to me, but i think this is a unique situation in the fact that america and the world is basically seeing how the scientific sausage is being made, right? usually in the past when we've had a scientific dictum it's because it's been tried for years, and now we know that this is what is the truth scientif

horizon. during the renaissance, migrants were actively encouraged to settle in livorno and its reputation as a free-thinking big-hearted city by the sea... >> tucci: oh yeah, nice. ...drew people from across europejust one thing. known as 'the cake', it's a pancake made from chickpea flour. the torteria is a local institution, serving up 'the cake' in, what else, a huge hunk of bread. >> tucci: this is good, i like this. it's absolutely delicious. and he says that he makes it because he loves it. he makes it at home but he can't make it as good as this. >> fabio: yeah. after that little appetizer, we head up to the house of one of fabio's friends in the hills above the town. he's gathered together the ingredients for a livornese classic. he's making a fish stew. >> this is a fake cacciucco. >> it's a fake. i need to keep my voice down so the neighbors don't hear but if you're not from livorno, you're not supposed to be making this stew. >> tucci: there's always this, sort of, battle between whether you're from here or from there, or from there. whatever you're making. right? you can make the same thing but you can't call it the thing. >> but, but... >> it is maybe a little bit different. [choppi

our europe correspondent, nick beake, is at the border between poland and belarus — he has more about the situation there. this is the main road to belarus. the border is just over the horizonn to the border and trying to push them into the european union, that they are being weaponised, the civilians. the european union, that they are being weaponised, these civilians. he denies that but the european union and nato is backing poland who are using very strong tactics not letting people through. and actually, the polish prime minister has accused president putin of russia of masterminding all of this. he denies that. but in terms of what happens now... sirens wail ..it is hard to tell, just as we see more police coming back from the border, the operation here, the security operation continues. but in terms of finding a solution for the thousands of people who are now stuck in the cold, we are still nowhere near to finding that and as i say lots of people are concerned for them and what will happen to them in the coming days. nick beake reporting. prince harry says he warned twitter bosses about potential political unrest in the us — just a day before the capitol riots in jan