this is jean claude juncker again and check out how he says hello to this guy. this part has sound. the first part is in english. watch. >> the dictator is coming. dictator. >> "the dictator" is coming. whap. then he slaps the dictator upside the head. the man the president of the european commission is calling a dictator in that video is the prime minister of hungary and when they march against him in the streets of hungary they actually call him not the dictator, they call him the victator because his name was victor. he started an anti-communist movement in his country. by the time he was 35 years old he was the youngest every prime minister of his country. he was elected prime minister

here is a key quote from jean—claude juncker. but the brits know very well how they can tackle this. they could promise country capital avis, country b and 20 c something else, and the aim would be a united european front. that will be the big challenge for the remaining countries. they are part of this bloc that requires a certain amount of compromise are working together, but they have their own individual demands and desires as well. another reminder of the unprecedented scale of the challenge coming from the uk and the u, as we are nowjust weeks away from the brexit process beginning. —— the uk and eu. indeed, thank you. at least six people have been killed, and 20 more injured in a car bomb attack the capital of afg hanistan‘s helmand province. afg hanistan‘s helmand province. a car loaded with its close its was driven into a group of soldiers outside a bank. they have been —— they had been queueing to collect their salaries. the taliban have taken this possibility for the attack, having previously targeted the same bank. ca

the president of the european commission, jean claude juncker, has said he doubts whether the remaininghe eu can maintain a united front as they negotiate britain's exit from the bloc. speaking to a german radio station, he said britain could offer separate deals to each country, which would make it hard for them to negotiate collectively. our political correspondent chris mason explained how mrjuncker‘s remarks gave a different perspective on the brexit process. so often inevitably refocus on the conversation here in britain on the forthcoming brexit negotiations, the excitement of that and the fear is well but this interview is an insight into the hopes and fears on the other side of the channel and jean—claude juncker acknowledging a vulnerability for the european union. there is a block of 27 sitting around a table there will inevitably run the risk of being divided. he says britain could attempt to offer something to country a, something else to country band country a, something else to country b and country sea and there is a positive sense in brussels that up to now, there has be

jean claude juncker is the former president of luxembourg. it's possible everybody in luxembourg is like this. i don't have any reason to know that. i don't think so. but what's clear is that he enjoys his work as president of the european commission. he maybe enjoys it too much. also when he's happy and in a good mood he likes to slap people. here he is shaking a politician's hand at a big eu summit in latvia, all very normal until thwap. smacks him upside the head. here he is walking up to another man. he slaps him, too. why not? i'm the president of europe. smack you upside your head. the president of the european commission also likes to compare ties. here he's tie touching with one gentleman. here he is with another foreign leader doing the same thing. this is the eu summit that happened in latvia last year. everybody had the same idea about what kind of tie to wear. he didn't let them forget it. but it's this next interaction i want you to watch. this is jean claude juncker again and check out how he says hello to this guy. this part ha

jean—claude juncker says he doubts that the remaining 27 members of the european union can maintain ay negotiate britain's exit. in an interview with german radio, to be broadcast tomorrow, the president of the european commission said there could be divisions in the bloc over the future relationship with the uk. he also reiterated that britain could not negotiate trade deals as long as it remained a member of the eu. 0ur political correspondent chris mason is here. i appreciate this interview is tomorrow but what do we know he said? it has been reported by reuters this afternoon, this interview. he expressed publicly his concerns about how negotiations might go from the perspective of the european union and 27 remaining member states. what quite interesting is that inevitably here in the uk, we look at the forthcoming negotiations through the prism of what the british governments may or may not be able to achieve, the excitement expressed by some about the possibilities and fears expressed by others. why this interview is interesting is imagining it from the perspective of brussels o

united front during brex nit notions according to the president, of the european commission, jean—claude junckerions, the stilt of some and the fears of others. he says britain could attempt to offer something to one country and something else to another. there is a positive sense in brussels that up until now there has been an attempt to keep brussels and the eu together as one bloc and that has worked. but they fear that may no longer be the case. what of the reaction? nothing specific for the department of exiting the european union. they talked about a positive and strong relationship. there is a reminder, not like we needed, of the scale and significance to calm. just weeks to go until the uk triggers article 50 and the process of brexit begins. 50,000 people have signed a petition urging the government not to - a bringing the the children. minister is that there are thousands of unaccompanied child refugees in europe, who are suffering terribly from greece and italy. we should ta ke from greece and italy. we should take some of them. the government should not arbitrarily close its doors. a

jean—claude juncker says he doubts that the remaining 27 members of the european union can maintain aexit. in an interview with german radio, to be broadcast tomorrow, the president of the european commission said there could be divisions in the bloc over the future relationship with the uk. he also reiterated that britain could not negotiate trade deals as long as it remained a member of the eu. the headlines on bbc news: president trump says he may rewrite the travel ban on people from 7 mainly muslim countries, after his initial attempt was blocked by the courts. labour issues formal written warnings to front bench mps who defied jeremy corbyn in the commons brexit vote. lord dubs delivers a petition to downing street, calling on the government to accept more unaccompanied child refugees after it closed a resettlement scheme. and in sport, arsenal have beaten hull city 2—0 in the day's early kick—off. both goals for arsene wenger‘s side. in rugby union, ireland had just beaten italy by 63-10 in ireland had just beaten italy by 63—10 in the six nations. wales host england later but

the president of the european commission, jean—claude juncker, says he doubts that the remaining 27 membersont as they negotiate britain's exit from the eu. in an interview with german radio, he also reiterated that britain could not negotiate trade deals as long as it remained a member of the european union. hundreds of people in taiwan have been marking the end of the annual lunar new year festival by writing wishes on lanterns before releasing them up into the sky. the pingxi sky lantern festival has been held after chinese new year for 19 years, but has been criticised recently by environment groups who say they are concerned by the amount of plastic waste that ends up in the mountains nearby. conservationists in new zealand say more than 200 hundred pilot whales, that had been stranded on a beach on the south island, have re—floated themselves overnight and are back in the sea. only a few remain. —— on sand. hundreds of animals died the previous day when they became stuck in the waters near farewell spit in the south island. doing whatever they can to help before it's too late. these v

this interview is an insight into the hopes and fears on the other side of the channel and jean—claude juncker the european union. there is a block of 27 sitting around a table which will inevitably run the risk of being divided. he says britain could attempt to offer something to country a, something else to country b and country c and there is a positive sense in brussels that up to now, there has been an attempt to keep brussels and the eu together and that has worked but they fear that may no longer be the case. what of the reaction here? nothing specific. the department for exiting the european union has pointed to the prime minister saying a strong and constructive relationship with the eu when we are on the outside but a reminder, not that we needed, of the scale and significance of what is to come and there is just weeks to go until the uk triggers article 50 and the process of brexit begins. a group of conservative mps has written to the home secretary to suggest the government makes the uk more welcoming for commonwealth citizens after brexit, starting with the re—organisation of bor

the president of the european commission, jean claude—juncker, has said he doubts whether the remainingintain a united front as they negotiate britain's exit from the bloc. speaking to a german radio station, he said britain could offer separate deals to each country, which would make it hard for them to negotiate collectively. proposals for new official secrets legislation could see journalists and whistle—blowers jailed for publishing leaked material, including brexit documents. under the plans — which were drafted for the government by the law commission — people who disclose official information that could harm the uk's economy, would face prosecution. joan lynam has been looking at the proposals. they said this 365 page document they published is the start, a fact—finding mission. basically, there are four official secrets act dating back to 1911, they are completely out of date in some opinions because they do not ta ke some opinions because they do not take into account the way information can now be moved instantaneously across borders and photographs and sensitive data coming m

this interview is an insight into the hopes and fears on the other side of the channel and jean—claude juncker the eu, that a block of 27 sitting around the nation will inevitably run the risk is as being divided. he said written could offer something to country a, something else to b and c. up until now there has been an attempt to keep brussels and the eu together as one bloc and they fear that the case. they point to what the pm has said in the past about a positive and strong and constructive relationship with the eu once we are on our side. a reminder of the scale and significant of what's to come. it is just weeks to go under the uk triggers article 50 and the process of brexit begins. 50,000 people have signed a petition urging the government not to scrap a scheme which allows unaccompanied child refugees into the uk. last week the government announced the programme, which has so far brought in 200 vulnerable children, would end in march because it encouraged people trafficking. but religious leaders have warned children would die as a result of the move and the labour peer lord dubs, a

the president of the european commission, jean—claude juncker says he doubts that the remaining 27 memberstain a united front as they negotiate britain's exit from the eu. in an interview with german radio, to be broadcast tomorrow, he also reiterated that britain could not negotiate trade deals as long as it remained a member of the european uunion. the polish prime minister beata szydlo is said to be in a stable condition in hospital after her official car hit a tree in the south of the country. a spokesman said she would remain in hospitalfor a spokesman said she would remain in hospital for tests but to carry out all her duties as the head of the government. at least six people are reported to have been killed in a earthquake in the philippines. the 6.5 magnitude tremor struck the southern island of mindanao in the middle of the night. the worst affected area was around surigao — where more than a hundred people were injured. ben hennessy reports. family members watch on as emergency workers pull a body from a collapsed home. many had been asleep when the magnitude 6.5 earthquake struc

courtney: european commission president jean claude juncker warns the u.s. -- u.k.ve to pay a hefty bill when it leaves the you. he said the british people must know they will not be allowed to leave for free. it is estimate the brexit bill could run $64 billion. sees japan asn the ultimate business opportunity. japanese lawmakers voted in december to legalize casinos, and he would like to build a resort featuring 10,000 slot machines, four times as many as he has in singapore. the divided u.s. supreme court has cleared the way for the execution of a convicted murderer in alabama. he tried to block the state for using a sedative linked to botched executions. justices sonya senate minority whip steven mayor and stephen brian said they would've taken it. presss holding a conference about a discovery beyond the solar system. theis speculation announcement will be about planets capable of supporting life. they have studied a so-called xo planet and have looked for clues whether life could exist beyond the earth. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 jour

another all-star european arriving here is jean-claude juncker, we all know him. we had to ask him what he makes of trump and this summit, what he thinks is going to get resolved today. take a listen here. >> no, i don't feel threatened, but i think there is room for explanations. sometimes you get the impression that the new administration does not know the european in detail, but in europe details matter. >> to summarize, there's a growing sense of urgency among european leaders that they have to come up with a convincing business model for europe, they have to come up with a convincing marketing story, all these leaders, they are just elected. they need to sell the idea of europe to people at home. as you were pointing out earlier, we were discussing, those leaders, part of them are facing re-elections in their countries. i think the biggest task for european leaders is to convince people that euro is worth to have in place, it's not just -- it's a concept of europe which is also bringing prosperity to countries. back to you. >> annette, a lot going on in malta

we've been bringing you the report from the italian newspaper that jean-claude juncker could step downpresident of the european commission. the e.u. commission says not so. they believe this has been completely fabricated and they are saying that for the moment, this was said in a tweet, that a fabrication. spokesperson their of the e.u. commission saying this is complete fabrication. as the u.k.'s house of lords, which has no government majority, begins debating the brexit bill, we will focus on what's next for britain's european exit. this is bloomberg. ♪ francine: where getting breaking news out of.doc consultancy, approving a share buyback of $2.4 billion. asia's biggest software exporter has been listening to shareholders. the investors have been asking the company to return our of its $6.4 billion cash pile. it is sitting on $6.4 billion in cash pile. they are now buying back to $.4 billion. you should expect a nice lift to the share price tomorrow. let's check on the markets with mark barton. mark: stocks up for the second day here. 600, 0.2%e stoxx since november. this is the t

jean—claude juncker said that whilst he is not necessarily an immediate threat, he said he is somethingrstand the nuance of the eu, and he would like to see that. we've had the president of the european council, donald tusk, including the new american administration as a threat to the ideological future of the eu, administration as a threat to the ideologicalfuture of the eu, along with russia and so—called islamic state as well. given that theresa may is fresh from her trip to the united states and she has brought a message to the nato members of the eu that they need to pay up, how is that likely to have gone down given the context of britain wanting to leave the eu? theresa may no longer has the idea of explaining how britain extra case itself. downing street says that theresa may said she went in with a new offering that she went in with a new offering that she could be the bridge builder with donald trump given that she was the first one to see him and get his commitment, that he said he's100% behind nato, given that some weeks ago he said in an interview that he felt it was "obsol

next time you meet jean—claude juncker, you have a conversation, like the one that i had the week beforee is far more sympathy and support across the european continent for scotland than there is for this hard brexit tory government. but the spanish would not allow that, would they? the proposal is to have scotland within the single market as part of efta. and you think the spanish would agree with that? why not, if it was proposed. the formal spanish position, as opposed to how it is sometimes presented, as aggrieved within europe, spain has nothing to say about that. none of the countries in europe would agree to that. i would say, to the people of scotland, i understand, like others that voted remain, other regions and nations, let's come together. there are huge opportunities here for scottish exporters. for trade, to get the best deal. i think i would like to come together with mps that did not share our view, and get the best deal. rushanara ali, the reality of this vote tonight is that brexit is on stoppable. this will be triggered by the end of the month and then the negotiations

that didn't go down very well at all with jean—claude juncker.ent mike pence begins to speak. now, for something you may find increasingly familiar. it is all fake stuff. not you. not you. your organisation's terrible. your organisation's terrible. let's. .. don't be your organisation's terrible. let's... don't be helmand province i'm not going to give you a question. you are fake news. go ahead. bbc news, that's another beauty! as far as buzz feed which is a failing pile of garbage. as you know you have a running war with the media. they are among the most dishonest human beings on earth. reporter: thank you very much, mr president. . where are you from? the bbc. here is another beauty. a good line. impartial, free and fair. yeah, sure. mr president... just like cnn, right? tomorrow they will say donald trump rants and raves at the press. i'm not ranting and raving, i'm telling you, you're dishonest people, but i'm not ranting and raving, i love this, i'm having a good time doing this. it's a refrain we've heard from president donald trump time

well, we're just going to have another period where behind—the—scenes jean—claude juncker, president meet with the vice president. we will hear more from them later. then this afternoon the vice president is off to nato headquarters. we heard him over the weekend recommitting america to the nato alliance but again there are many worries about those words from donald trump a few weeks ago, that he believed nato was increasingly obsolete. thank you very much, naomi. two ukip officials have resigned from the party, saying leader paul nuttall and donor arron banks showed "crass insensitivity" about the hillsborough disaster. last week mr nuttall said he was sorry over false claims that he had lost close friends in the tragedy, and arron banks said he was "sick to death" hearing about hillsborough. liverpool and merseyside branch chairs have called the actions "unprofessional". our assistant political editor norman smith is in westminster. this just keeps thisjust keeps on this just keeps on going, thisjust keeps on going, norman. the timing could scarcely be worse, we arejust the timing

in europe, european commission president jean claude juncker warns the u.k. will have to pay a hefty bill when it leaves the e.u. he told the belgian parliament the british people must know they will not be allowed to leave for free. it is estimated the uk's brexit bill could run $64 billion. in asia, china's commerce ministers as a trade war with the u.s. should not be an option. he told reporters in beijing that disagreements are inevitable but history shows the u.s. and china can overcome trade friction through negotiations. global news 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. vonnie: thank you for that. coming up, we will talk federal reserve. comments are hawkish. president hawker saying he will not take march off the table. this is bloomberg. ♪ vonnie: this is bloomberg markets, i am vonnie quinn. time for our latest bloomberg business flash, a look at some of the biggest business stories and the news. australia's prime minister says countries need to fight back