ina in a moment we can talk to our europe editor, katya adler.minster. after this showdown with david davis mrs may lives to fight another day, but how damaged is she? it's been quite chaotic at westminster, there isn't another word for it. let's try to stop our heads spinning and work out what this means. 0n the face of its quite seniorfigures in this means. 0n the face of its quite senior figures in government are saying tonight look, david davis made a fuss, he got a concession but actually he might have saved some face, but what he achieved doesn't really m ea n face, but what he achieved doesn't really mean very much. he's basically managed to create a fuss and come out of it looking 0k basically managed to create a fuss and come out of it looking ok but not actually change the weather. but if you stand back in the big picture, theresa may was forced to change her plans because one of her cabinet ministers made her do so. whether or not the actual change really amounts to very much as a different question. the fact is she had to budge, becau

catcher -- katya adler.imore that went dramatically rogue has been sentenced to 25 years in prison. wayne earljenkins sobbed in court and apologised for robbing baltimore citizens, planting drugs on innocent people and re—selling seized drugs. andrew plant reports. hey, sarge! come downstairs real quick. a drug bust in baltimore — a small, elite team of officers breaking open open a safe, thousands of dollars in drug money inside. but what has been captured on camera is far from the full story. in fact, they had already opened the safe and stolen bundles of cash before closing it up and putting on the whole performance. the gun trace task force was led by sergeant waynejenkins, a decorated former marine, arrested last year and now convicted of corruption on a massive scale. jenkins and his team would steal money, plant evidence, and even resell drugs they had taken from dealers. these officers would drive their car, gun it towards a group of black males on the corner, most of the people they stopped were bla

our europe editor, katya adler, is in lisbon. were two years ago, but i mean, politically, would you agree that it is no less fraught? well, yes, huw, absolutely, the numbers of migrants coming to the european union is certainly down compared to the height of the crisis in 2015, but also done is public tolerance of migrant arrivals. in country after country across the european union, we have seen the rise of popularity of tough on migration politicians and parties. take italy, for example, the new government there says absolutely no more mass immigration, it almost brought down the government in eu powerhouse germany this week, so brussels in a panic, so expect migration and not brexit to dominate notjust this hastily organised minisummit at the weekend but the formal summit of leaders next week. katya, many thanks. we'll be back with katya in a moment, but first let's get a snapshot of how different countries are responding to the migration challenge, with gavin lee on board the rescue ship aquarius off the coast of spain, nick t

many thanks, katya adler in berlin.sident emmerson mnangagwa has blamed an attempt to kill him on supporters of mr mugabe's wife. on saturday mr mnangagwa narrowly avoided an explosion at a political rally which he was attending ahead of elections next month. the attack took place in the city of bulawayo in which two people were killed. the president has been speaking to our africa editor fergal keane. he looms over the capital and the country. but emmerson mnangagwa is lucky to be alive. how are you, sir? good to see you. we met in his harare officejust four days after this. an explosion a few feet from him that killed two and injured dozens. were you frightened ? no, not my character. no, i didn't get frightened by these things. you know? i am a soldier by background. i've heard those sounds for over 50 years in the struggle. emmerson mnangagwa came to power after a bitter struggle with grace mugabe and her supporters in the so—called g40 faction. he believes it's people from that group who tried to kill him. my hunch

katya adler, thank you, with the latest in rome.ng concerns about the number of students taking their own life at university. now, for the first time, detailed estimates in higher education have been revealed. they suggest 95 students took their own lives between july 2016 and july 2017. but the student suicide rates are actually lower than those in the general population. chi chi izundu reports. i certainly know more students that have had mental health difficulty than have not. i've got friends that have had anxiety, some quite bad depression... i don't think a student should have to go and end up on tablets. especially being president of the students' union, some days i'm on the phone with some students who are crying, basically. students at birmingham city university giving us a snapshot of their experience of mental health problems. a situation that is reflected nationwide. but with the recent increased media reporting on university mental health and suicide, there's been an impression a substantial rise in such student deaths

katya adler in madrid, thank you. of pedestrians in trafford park, in greater manchester, last night. five other people were seriously injured in the incident involving up to 60 cars. two men — aged 21 and 26 — have been arrested. two police officers are in a serious condition in hospital after being stabbed while attending a call—out in greenock this morning. pc laura sayer and pc kenny mackenzie were attacked while attending a call—out in greenock this morning. a 43—year—old man has been arrested. they've been dubbed ‘pinball kids', the thousands of children in england's care system shunted between homes, schools and social workers. the children's commissioner for england says the instability puts the children at greater risk of grooming and joining gangs. new figures show that in the course of a year 2,400 children in care in england switched their homes, schools and social worker. a similar number moved home five times or even more, over a three—year period. our education correspondent elaine dunkley reports. 14—y

katya adler in brussels, thank you. after britain's worst sporting disaster at hillsborough football stadium, a judge has ruled that the police commander in charge on the day can face trial. former chief superintendent of south yorkshire police david duckenfield will face charges of manslaughter by gross negligence in relation to the deaths of 95 liverpool football fans. four other men will also face trial in connection with the disaster and its aftermath. judith moritz reports. nearly 30 years since david duckenfield was in charge at hillsborough, he'll now appear in the dock of a criminal court. it is the first time that anyone has been charged with the deaths of 95 liverpool fans, who were killed when the terraces at the sheffield ground became overcrowded during an fa cup semifinal in 1989. mr duckenfield is accused of failing to take reasonable care for their safety, and it is alleged that amounts to gross negligence. 96 supporters were crushed. the youngest, a boy of ten. the oldest, a pensioner of 67. the match c

katya adler, how is this likely to go down in brussels?aper they have not clapped eyes on yet. judging by today's events, brussels feels the government is busy talking to itself rather than coming here with a strong and united position. myeu with a strong and united position. my eu contacts tell me something they have said all along, the eu has fio they have said all along, the eu has no interest to punish the uk for leaving. unlike david davis suggested earlier. brussels says the eu is -- suggested earlier. brussels says the eu is —— the uk is free to choose whatever type of relationship that wants after brexit, closer or more distant, as long as it does not clash with eu rules. but they say the uk is not free to choose what happens on the irish border, because the government, along with the eu, has signed up to avoiding the reintroduction of the hard border between the republic of ireland and northern ireland, to safeguard the good friday peace accord. this is the reddest of red lines for brussels. even if the government finally comes to

well, let's pick up on brexit, and who better to help us than the bbc‘s europe correspondent, katya adlerhe's in brussels. welcome to the program, katya. a lot has happened here in parliament this week. how's that been viewed from where you are? well, it's been viewed, really, with several bags of popcorn and a few packets of crisps as well. ithink, you know, basically, the way the people in this building behind me in the european commission and in capitals across europe, is this is time for them to watch and to wait. they cannot get involved in what is absolutely, you know, a situation of domestic politics. but frankly, taking a bit of a wider look at this, this is how the eu has felt throughout much of the brexit negotiation process. they feel, in the eu, that the government has spent so much time negotiating, arguing and fighting with itself that that has stopped it coming here to brussels with a tough, single line on britain's behalf when it comes to brexit. so this helps the eu feel that cards really are in its hands, and after for what went on with westminster this week, you know, t

katya adler, thank you.s the mexican border, but those families will still face immigration detention, and hundreds of children remain in camps, separated from their parents. the bbc has found families who have been waiting for weeks to claim asylum, close to the border in nogales. they're now fearful they'll also be separated when they enter the us. our correspondent aleem maqbool reports from the border between mexico and arizona. this is what continues to bring heartache and tension — a border that led to some families being split and left others fearful of the same fate. on the mexican side, immigrants fleeing persecution used to be able to walk up and claim asylum. now, suddenly, they are being made to wait. edith has been here with her family for two weeks. she's heard all about what's been going on in the us with immigrant parents being separated from their children. she's petrified, but says she has no choice. translation: we just can't live in my town any more. my husband was recently assassinated,

katya adler, thank you.f planning a terror attack in westminster and making explosive devices in afghanistan. 28—year—old khalid ali was arrested in april last year after his mother called the police saying she had found knives in his bedroom and was scared he was going to kill the family. his fingerprints were later found to match those on bomb components recovered from aghanistan. a french couple who murdered a 21—year—old nanny at their home in london will serve at least 30 years in prison. thejudge said sabrina kouider and ouissem medouni first tortured sophie lionnet before burning the body. the couple were obsessed with a bizarre fictional notion that the nanny and an irish boyband member were conspiring to molest the family. the italian prime minister, giuseppe conte, says malta has agreed to accept a rescue vessel with more than 200 migrants on board that was denied a berth in italy. meanwhile, the crew onboard another charity—run search and rescue ship, aquarius, claim that italian maritime authorit

a brief time ago i spoke with our europe editor adler katya adler in berlin. what is the reaction to his claims katya: well, frankly, the germans are much too concerned with their own domestic problems to talk all that much about donald trump's tweets.th but some of thgs he said are simply unfair. if you look at overall crime in germany, it is down. if you look at angela merkel's nypularity rating, 50%, that is at a level that orld leaders would frankly be envious of. but there is no doubt about it, she has been politically weakened by her liberal migration policy. just over the last four years alone, germany has taken in 1.4 million migrants. angela merkel is absolutely convinced that her future, her utureical future and the of the european union depend on her coming up with the common, accepted, workable, pan-europe licy. if you think back to the height of the crisis in 2015, that is the perfect example of european disunity, european countries falling over one another to slam their borders shut to stopi the flow oants. we have seen the problem fester and the

as the bbc‘s katya adler explains from brussels, it was the leaders of italy and germany asking the mostropean colleagues. well, not much was achieved at today's mini—summit. to be honest, expectations were not too high. eu leaders agree they have to work together to combat illegal migration, but that is hardly a revelation. more interesting, really, is why they convened to this extraordinary summit right now in the summer of 2018. this two—day summit, both countries turned around and said we are all in this together, but the response they got the to all the people who have taken their duty to go to the ballot boxes, i would like to thank each and every one of those citizens who have done their duties. you may disagree with the people who have taken their duty to go to the ballot boxes, i would like to thank each and every one of those citizens who have done their duties. you may disagree with exactly what exactly how. also this hour president trump has called for migrants who enter the united states illegally to be sent home immediately, without a trial. writing on twitter, he said peop

our europe editor, katya adler, joins us now from brussels. katya, was anything decided today?ders before we take a look at what the eu leaders decided today which basically wasn't very much beyond recognition that european countries have to work together to combat illegal migration, hardly a revelation, we have to ask why they we re revelation, we have to ask why they were holding this summit now in the summer were holding this summit now in the summer of 2018. things are very different to the height of europe's crisis in 2015. in fact, the number of migrant arrivals is down to such an of migrant arrivals is down to such a n exte nt of migrant arrivals is down to such an extent that most eu countries haven't been affected by the assumed at all and have been happy to look the other way. what has changed right now? europe's migrant crisis is about a change in policy not the number of arrivals. suddenly, the two countries that mainly dealt with migrants arriving over the last couple of years, germany who takes in the largest number of asylum seekers, italy where most migrant boat

european deal on immigration, before he begins turning away migrants at the border. 0ur europe editor katya adler trump really stirred controversy today as we heard, suggesting that the german people were turning on their leadership because of spiralling migration and crime rates. —— spiralling. this is unfair because crime rates in germany are down and that 50%, angela merkel‘s popularity rating is one of many world leaders would dream of but it is true that politically she has been very much weakened by her liberal migration policies and that is why she is convinced that her political future in the future of the european union depend on herfinding a common accepted workable pan—european solution on migration and asylum. think back to the height of the migrant crisis year in 2015, what an example of european disunity, not to unity, as countries slammed their borders shut, thinking of themselves and not their neighbours, trying to keep the migrants out. the problem has festered ever since then and across europe, the rise of tougher migration, more nationalist minded politicians and parties making

the bbc‘s europe editor, katya adler, who's in brussels, says the deal has failed to resolve differencesween eu leaders. i can tell you they are not all happy and they have not suddenly solved the question of illegal migration to europe either. you talked about the processing centres. they are designed to put economic migrants off from even trying to come to europe. when they realise only those with legal rights to stage are allowed to stay here, we have been told these centres are voluntary. where will they be set up and when? in the meantime, migrants will continue trying to come to europe, risking their lives at sea to do so. a decision by eu leaders to limit the operations by charity run rescue boats could also result in even more migrant deaths in the short—term at least because people smugglers will not give up easily in their lucrative trade. in terms of numbers, the arrivals of migrants to europe are already down 95% since the height of the migrant crisis three years ago. all of these arguments we have been seeing from eu leaders is pretty much political. the fact we can see lead

——merkel our europe editor, katya adler is in brussels.here tonight, when the italians basically said they would be blocking any decisions at this summit until they get concrete help with migrant arrivals on their shores. you see, yes, the main focus at this summit is migration, but leaders are also here to discuss brexit, the economy, security, and defence. but basically, the italians have borrowed some words from the uk commissioner, that they used with brexit. they looked the other leaders in the eye and said, nothing is agreed here until everything is agreed. you see, the italians smelt a rat. they were worried at the summit that they would be steamrolled by eu—savvy angela merkel. she also needs concessions on migration at this summit. she is fighting for her political life at home. germany and italy have different priorities when it comes to migration. germany wants deals that keep migrants out, while italy wants germany and the rest of the eu to take more migrants in. so, as one eu diplomat put it this evening, italy has taken them

our europe editor katya adler is in lisbon.grants coming to the european union is certainly down compared to the height of the crisis back in 2015. but i'll tell you what else is down, and that is public tolerance of migrant arrivals. in country after country across the eu, we've seen the rise in popularity of tough—on—migration politicians and parties. take italy, for example. the new government there says absolutely no more mass immigration. the migration issue almost brought down the government in germany this last week. so brussels is in a panic, to put it politely, and absolutely, expect migration to dominate not just the weekend, but the formal summit next week. let's get get a snapshot of how different countries are responding to the migration challenge. gavin lee is on board the rescue ship aquarius off the coast of spain, nick thorpe is in hungary and james reynolds in rome. in recent years, more than 500,000 migrants have made it here to italy. many of them passed through this, rome's main train and bus station, on th

as the bbc‘s katya adler explains from brussels, it was the leaders of italy and germany asking the mostr european colleagues. voters in both countries are more worried than ever about migration and in both countries, to different extents, we have seen the rise of top migration politicians so today's minisummit, those countries turn around and say, we are all in this together and as we saw today and will see in the formal summit of leaders in brussels this week, they will always agree something needs to be done about irregular migration but they disagree about exactly what and but they disagree about exactly what a nd exa ctly but they disagree about exactly what and exactly how. also this hour — president trump has called for migrants who enter the united states illegally to be sent home immediately, without a trial. writing on twitter, he said people could not be allowed to "invade" the country. it follows an international outcry over the us government policy of separating more than two thousand children from their parents. at least 32 people have been killed in central mali during an

our europe editor, katya adler, reports from berlin., the mood in german government circles is grimly determined, but gloomy, and it's not just about the football. i mean, it's been very easy over the last couple of weeks to get distracted by the migrant—rejecting, headline—grabbing antics of the new italian government. but migration looms large in the national politics of many countries, and few more so than germany. for angela merkel, it is an existential crisis, politically speaking. over the last four years, she's taken in1.4 million asylum seekers. and now, in open defiance, her own interior minister says he will slam the borders of germany shut if she is unable, after tomorrow's eu summit, to come home with pan—european solutions to stop more migrant arrivals. also this hour: president trump says he'll meet vladimir putin when he travels to europe next month for a nato summit and a visit to britain. us national security advisorjohn bolton was in moscow on wednesday to set up the meeting with president putin. a date and venue will

eu leaders differ sharply over how the migrant deal will work, as the bbc‘s europe editor, katya adlerns. i think ithink in i think in the end you can say that in what leaders agreed on migration pretty much failed on two very big fronts. first we'll try to prevent more migrants entering europe illegally and trying to stop migrants dying at sea as we saw today. on the coast of libya. the idea behind the processing centres is to put economic migrants off even trying to come to europe once they realise and only those with the legal right to asylum or refugee status are allowed to stay. if the summit conclusions here we heard those centres will be voluntary and outside the european union, so we don't know where or when or even if they will be operational and in the meantime migrants will continue to risk their lives taking that dangerous boats across the mediterranean. the second failure is more of a political one. since the height of the migrant crisis migrant arrivals have gone down by 95%. the stresses between the leaders are very political and at the end of the summit leaders said a s

our europe editor, katya adler, is in madrid.he first time in this country ever that a prime minister has been unseated by a no—confidence vote in parliament. that said, there is already a brand—new prime minister ready and waiting to take over as of tomorrow. so even though this is a highly unusual situation, there is no sense here at all of panic crisis. quite unlike italy, what a dizzying political circus there for a few days threatening to infect the whole of the eurozone. it has been a very stormy week in europe, don't forget also this blossoming new trade war between the european union and its closest ally, the united states. and all of this has an effect on brexit negotiations. david davis, the uk's chief brexit negotiator, has spent a lot of time travelling around europe to woo eu leaders and try and persuade them to give the uk a better brexit deal. every time a european government falls, as it has done in italy and here in spain, he has to start his charm offensive all over again with a brand—new guise in government. us

thousands of migrants, and is demanding that other eu countries share the burden. 0ur europe editor katya adlert. we have had high drama here tonight, when the italians basically said they would be blocking any decisions at this summit until they get concrete help with migrant arrivals on their shores. you see, yes, the main focus at this summit is migration, but leaders are also here to discuss brexit, the economy, security, and defence. but basically, the italians have borrowed some words from the uk commissioner, that they used with brexit. they looked the other leaders in the eye and said, nothing is agreed here until everything is agreed. you see, the italians smelt a rat. they were worried at the summit that they would be steamrolled by eu—savvy angela merkel. she also needs concessions on migration at this summit. she is fighting for her political life at home. germany and italy have different priorities when it comes to migration. germany wants deals that keep migrants out, while italy wants germany and the rest of the eu to take more migrants in. so, as one eu diplomat put it this even

comes ahead of an emergency eu meeting on sunday to discuss the current crisis. 0ur europe editor katya adlerc tolerance of migrant arrivals. in country after country across the european union, we have seen the rising popularity of tougher migration, politicians and parties. take italy for example. the new government there says absolutely no new mass migration. the issue nearly brought down the government and eu powerhouse germany this week, so brussels is in a panic, to put it politely and so yes, absolutely expect migration to dominate not just this minisummit at the weekend, but the formal summit of leaders next week. we'll be back with katya in a moment but first, let's get get a snapshot of how different countries are responding to the migration challenge with gavin lee on board the rescue ship aquarius off the coast of spain, nick thorpe in hungary, and james reynolds in rome. in recent years, more than half a million migrants have made it here to italy. many of them passed through this, rome's main train and bus station, on their way to the rest of the continent. italy's new populist g

our europe editor katya adler is at the summit.italians basically said they would be blocking any decisions at the summit until they get concrete help with migrant arrivals on their shores. you see, gas, the main focus at the summit is migration. but leaders are here to discuss brexit, the economy, security, and defence. but the italians have borrowed some was from the european commission that they used about brexit. he looked at other eu leaders and said nothing is agreed here until everything is agreed. the italians not a rat. they we re agreed. the italians not a rat. they were worried that they would be stea m rolled were worried that they would be steamrolled by it angela merkel. she also need concessions on migration at the summit. she is fighting for her political life at home. but germany and italy have different parities when it comes to migration. germany wants deals that gives migrants out, while italy was germany and the rest of the eu to ta ke germany and the rest of the eu to take more migrants end. so, as one eu dipl

our europe editor, katya adler, is following developments in brussels.ppy expectations were not too high. eu leaders agree they have to work together to combat illegal migration, but that is hardly a revelation. more interesting, really, is why they convened to this extraordinary summit right now in the summer of 2018. things are very, very different in the height of the microsoft —— migrant crisis three yea rs microsoft —— migrant crisis three years ago and in fact, the number of arrivals is down to an extent that most countries haven't been affected and have been able to simply look the other way. so what has changed all of a sudden? well, the migrant crisis for europe in 2018 is about a change in politics, not a change in migrant arrival numbers. suddenly, two of the main countries that have been deal with the migrants that have still come, that is germany, on the one hand, who takes the largest number, and italy on the other, where most votes arrived, they have turned around and said no more. both countries have voted to be increasingly worried about

laura kuenssberg reporting. 0ur europe editor katya adler assesses the eu's reaction to the latest brexit but in the eu, it's seen as a significant if limited step forward. why significant? because, four weeks after these rows, there was no progress made in brussels in the negotiations about the issue the eu warns could bring the brexit bill crashing down — the irish border conundrum. and this, they say, is the absolute key of it. and this is why they are looking today at the paper to see whether it helps them in that at all. tomorrow we will hear from michel barnier, the chief brexit negotiator for the eu, that the eu sees many holes in this paper, and have many further questions. this will be not the end of the irish border chapter, because the eu of course wants cast—iron legal guarantees that there will be no reintroduction of a border between northern ireland and the irish republic after brexit. today, the uk came with its proposal, and this means the two sides can get back to the brexit table. but, despite the criticism, there will be words of encouragement as well for the uk, becau

our europe editor katya adler is in berlin.or the chancellor to find some kind of solution to this? this is a fiendishly complicated issue. donald trump really stirred the controversy today as we heard in nick bryant's report, suggesting the german people we re report, suggesting the german people were turning on their leadership because of spiralling migration and crime rates. this is rather unfair. overall, crime rates in germany are down. and 50%, angela merkel‘s popularity rating is one many world leaders would dream of. but it is true that she has been very much weakened by her liberal migration policies, and that is why she is convinced that her political and the future of the european union depend on finding a common and accepted workable pan—european solution on migration and asylum. think back to the height of the migrant crisis in 2015. what an example of european disunity of countries slammed their borders shut thinking of themselves and not their european neighbours trying to keep the migrants out. the problem has b

european leaders the real focus of the summit is what to do about migration. 0ur europe editor katya adler be the beginning of the unravelling of the eu — could it? you would think that eurosceptics would quite like the idea of the unravelling of the european union but it is the passionate europhiles like angela merkel and the french president emmanuel macron who are sounding alarm bells. they know that the european union won't crumble overnight but they want to shock squabbling eu leaders to work better together. you will remember the height of the migrant crisis in 2015 when so many height of the migrant crisis in 2015 when so many were height of the migrant crisis in 2015 when so many were crossing fields and motorways. since then eu leaders have made a good show of european disunity rather than working together. you have had split between the poorer countries like italy and greece where most migrant boats are arriving, and the richer countries like germany and sweden where most migrants want to end up. right now in this summer, the number of arrivals by smuggler those is very much down

european leaders the real focus of the summit is what to do about migration. 0ur europe editor, katya adlerthings aren't going too well, are they? to put it mildly, we have had high drama here tonight. when the italians basically said they would be blocking any decisions at this summit until they get concrete help with migrant arrivals on their shores. the main focus at the summit is migration but leaders are also here to discuss brexit, the economy, security and defence. basically, the italians have borrowed words from your european commission. the italian prime minister folded your european commission. the italian prime ministerfolded his arms, looked the other eu leaders in the eye and said nothing is agreed to everything is agreed. they worried at the summit they would be stea m — rollered by worried at the summit they would be steam—rollered by angela merkel, who also needs concessions on migration at the summit was that she is fighting for her political life at home. germany and italy have different policies when it comes to migration. germany wants deals to keep migrants out what ita

turkey and countries across north africa to help stop the flow of migrants. 0ur europe editor, katya adlerels for us. this has been a very difficult negotiation within the eu, and even now they don't seem sure they've reached a solution they're all happy with? no, not really. in the end you can say that what leaders agreed on migration they pretty much failed on two big france. firstly trying to prevent more migrants entering europe illegally and trying to stop them at sea, as we saw today on the coast of libya. the idea behind the processing centres you mentioned is too put economic migrants off even coming to europe when they realised that only those with a legal right to asylu m that only those with a legal right to asylum or refugee status can stay. in the summit conclusions we heard that the centres will be volu nta ry heard that the centres will be voluntary inside and outside of the european union so we do know where, when or even if they will be operational and in the meantime, migrants will take the risks across the mediterranean. the second failure is more political. the —— since

on libya's southern border, to stop migrants from crossing the mediterranean. 0ur europe editor katya adlered. as an idea, having processing centres in africa, allowing the eu to distinguish between economic migrants who would in theory be sent straight back home and those with a right to asylum and refugees status who would legally be allowed into europe is not new. a while back, and emmanuel macron said processing centres should be set up like that in libya. these days, libya is the go to place in africa for migrants to come to get on the people smugglers spoke to europe but libya remains largely lawless and even if you want to put up the centre is on its borders you how to ask permission from its neighbours so it's complicated and there are human rights concerns is that even if eu leaders sign up to this idea, it can't happen overnight, it is not that magical solution to your‘s mara —— migrant crisis but you have mainstream leaders like a manual macron and angel michael who question whether matteo salvini is sincere. —— emmanuel macron and angela merkel. while across europe, more nationa

political divisions across germany and destabilised her coalition government. 0ur europe editor katya adlergerman government circles is grimly determined, but gloomy, and it is not just about the football. i mean, it has been very easy over the last couple of weeks to get distracted either migrant rejecting, headline grabbing antics of the new italian government. but migration looms large in the national politics of many countries, and few more so than germany. for angela merkel it is an existential crisis, politically speaking. 0ver existential crisis, politically speaking. over the last four years she has taken in 1.4 million asylum seekers, and now, in open defiance, her own interior minister says he will slam the borders of germany shut if she is unable, after tomorrow's eu summit, to come home with pan—european solutions to stop more migrant arrivals. if the eu after the summit you laterally closes germany's borders, austria's government has told me it will do the same, and so will others. and thatis the same, and so will others. and that is why government sources tell me there is a 70

. —— katya adler.is as so many people see it in europe and the effect it has had on the eu? first of all, you will remember the height of the migrant crisis in 2015 when more than 1 million irregular migrants came into the european union stop many of them into greece or remember some of the british holidaymakers lying on the beach when the boats were arriving of many syrian refugees trying to escape the conflict. that was the height of the crisis. since then, the numbers have gone down considerably and in fact, i heard when you were talking in your introduction about the current migrant crisis, if you look at the frontline mediterranean countries of italy, greece and even spain, they will say that this crisis never went away between 2015 and now but the rest of the eu, once those big numbers had dropped and people stopped flooding across the continent, the rest of the eu countries not directly a affected we re countries not directly a affected were pretty happy to sterner way. spain's ray minister said

reporter christian fraiser spoke to the bbc political editor laura kuenssberg and our europe editor katya adlere at the summit. 0n on his way into the building today the dutch prime minister said we are going to get a plan from the british side in two weeks but it is just two yea rs side in two weeks but it is just two years too late. there is certainly be frustration and also they understand what is difficult for theresa may to get her cabinet to agree but the problem for them is that they do not know who to listen to, should they listen to the foreign secretary or should they only listen to theresa may when she is sequestered away with european leaders so it is certainly tricky. the frustration has built over a two—year period. before she gets more traction here, read some may has to do a deal at home first.l wonder if angela merkel looks at theresa may and feels more sympathy with the divisions over her own side? even though the uk and eu are sitting opposite of each other and making unhappy noises at theresa may, there is a lot of sympathy personally with a leader who is in hot water at hom

our europe editor katya adler is at the summit and she said that despite marathon talks, not everyoney about the deal. in the end you can say that what leaders agreed on migration they pretty much failed on two big fronts. trying to prevent poor migrants entering europe illegally and trying to stop migrants dying at sea, as and trying to stop migrants dying at sea , as we and trying to stop migrants dying at sea, as we saw today on the coast of libya. the idea behind the processing centres is to put economic migrants off even trying to come to europe once they realise only those with the legal right to asylu m only those with the legal right to asylum or refugee status can stay. in the summit conclusions we heard that those centres will be voluntary in and outside the eu so we don't know where or when or even if they will be operational and in the meantime migrants will continue to risk their lives taking that dangerous boat across the mediterranean. the second failure is political, since the height of the migrant crisis, arrivals have gone down by 95% so the stresses between leaders

this is from our europe editor, katya adler, on those macron comments. fact, these pictures from today are of the arrival of another migrant boat into sicily. this boat had 937 people on board, as well as the bodies of two people who died. i put it to the bbc‘s sara monetta that mr salvini might be said to have a point when it came to the italians doing their bit. i spoke about what the interior minister was saying about when italians will accept migrants and when they want. it's not only that, we have to remember that there is a border between italy and france that has seen quite a lot of trouble about migrants recently. and french border police have been very determined in turning away migrants even when migrants were in the middle of snow, they turned away a pregnant woman who died in when she came back and it was recently also ice packed with thailand authorities when basically the french border police came into italian territory and they made an unauthorised raid on an ngo that was given information to migrants who wanted to go to france so this now

i spoke to the bbc‘s eruope editor katya adler from rome a short time ago, and asked her her assessmento shift the migration debate within the european union. he has already shifted it. not only has he had a big impact here on domestic politics, look at the headlines, not just domestic politics, look at the headlines, notjust in the rest of europe to across the world. he is known across the world just now. this is the moment he has been waiting for all of his political life. it is because of him that we are talking about europe's migrant crisis is now in the summer of 2018. this is nothing like 2015. at the height of your‘s migrant crisis when we had hundreds of thousands of irregular migrants crossing the continent. the numbers are absolutely down now what we have now isa absolutely down now what we have now is a change in politics in europe. voters are less tolerant of migrant arrivals and across europe, particularly here in italy recently, we have seen the rise of tough on migration politicians. he is the deputy prime minister and the interior minister but you would think he was runn

here is katya adler describing concerns of italians on wednesday's news at ten.ening the same old, same old, and trying to put a lid on things, thatjust didn't go down well. if there were fresh elections, it would probably explode into even more support for the populists. john shewbridge contacted us this week with the following query: well, we sought an answer to that from bbc news and they told us: semantics were also at the heart of some other feedback we received this week. the subject matter this time, the debate in the republic of ireland around last friday's referendum overturning the ban on abortion, and in particular a phrase used here by emma vardy, reporting on northern ireland's possible response. the dup leader arlene foster has said her party will keep its pro—life position and that friday's referendum in the south will have no impact on the law up here. 0ne twitter user was prompt to pose this question: 0ther viewers were more concerned about the way in which by sunday, bbc news was moving the story on from the vote in the republic of ireland. in b

our europe editor katya adler is in rome.orms, what are they and how would they work? —— disembarking platforms. listening to what you we re platforms. listening to what you were saying about centres, it is confusing server and watching will be confused and i can tell you that inside the eu then is the confusion going on. in 2015 there were hundreds of thousands of illegal migrants crossing europe, we are not they are now in the summer of 2018 but we're talking about a new european migrant crisis and that is not about migrant numbers because they are down, this is about a change in european politics, the lies across europe on tough on migration politicians. the new italian government here also deputy prime minister rose to fame in italy on an anti—migration ticket so that is why this is a crisis. these disembarkation centres have failed to heal and i do not think it is much closer right now but whether you call it a disembarkation centre word processing, the idea is to stop migrants coming to europe so they do not need to be