john claude juncker congratulated macron last night.e said he wouldn't be showing any lenience towards france. they still have to institute some very unpopular labor reforms and put their deficits in line with eu rules and regulations. laura: how about brexit? how will the victory help strengthen the eu's hand in the negotiations with the u.k.? reporter: for starters, france will not be sitting at the sidelines when it comes to negotiations with the united kingdom. some are calling him a very much pro-european union politician in favor of a more united eu. that wouldn't be favorable for theresa may going into these talks. is also said that he wants to, with the 73 seats that would be lost in 2019, the british seats in the european parliament, he --ts for european candidates european citizens to vote for their favorite candidates on a european level. and it means that u.k. border can currently coming to france and stop illegal migrants crossing the border. france, at the moment, is not getting much out of it. aeresa may may have to pay p

john claude juncker has faced fierce questions over tax evasion with members of the european parliamenthe said he may have overlooked elements of fiscal policy that led the small country to become an international tax haven, but defended his effort since then to crack down on tax evasion around the world, saying the panama paper scandal had thrust the issue into the spotlight. >> tax evasion is a worldwide phenomenon. i'm working to try to put together a list and by the end of the year we will have a common list in place that will ensure that those countries that are not keen on entering into dialogue with us and do not want to cooperate should also apply principles of good, fiscal governance. kate: the kenyan president has inaugurated the country's new well rate -- railway line that will connect them also to nairobi in less than half the current transport time. king's biggest structure project since independence and the latest in a growing number of f and railroads it have been financed by china. here is the story. a final dress rehearsal for the opening of their new railway. the chine

dismissing it com pletely is not the same as dismissing it completely or insisting that she and john claude junckerompletely or insisting that she and john claudejuncker dci toure. when they clearly do not. the big consent from number ten is they want these negotiations to be done behind closed doors, not in secret but privately. for the eu, they have a different approach and a different idea, clearly wanting to see quite a lot of this done in public, certainly lots of public lobbying going on. i think you will see this start to strain the relationship. the opposition have left on this, jeremy corbyn saying mrs may had got her tactics wrong and tim farrand saying the government has no clue. seeing as the conservatives brexit is going to be tough so you need someone is going to be tough so you need someone strong to take on these tough ago she shows coming you can see this perhaps playing into jewellery is a's and. on the other side, this leak could maybe present some difficulties, too, because it shows the eu and number ten are starting out these negotiations from pretty different entrenched views.

the european commission president, john claude juncker, -- jean-claude juncker -- comments, as the conservative party pushes for votes it next month's general election. globalism and 24 hours a day, powered by more than 2600 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am mark barton. this is bloomberg three die and tom -- this is bloomberg. guy and tom, back to you. tom: guy johnson and tom keene from maison blanche. we are in the fancy party town. the white house. it does not look trumpian. an acclaimede is restaurant in paris. many of the elite meet to greet here and they have taken the fabulous news that you are enjoying. last night, we were down at the river seine. i saw the trout -- guy: flyfishing later tonight for tom keene. tom: his walk-in was amazing. ss, histhe surrealne long walk was extraordinary. guy: there was this incredible kind of stiff, summer -- tom: yes -- guy: speech that he delivered the first time around. relaxed man as he appeared on the stage surrounded by the people that supported him and voted for him. tom: a nice guy gave the right wing -- [laughter] tom: