european union leaders have nominated ursula von der leyen eu leaders have nominated current europeanssion head ursula von der leyen for a second five—year term in the bloc�*s top job at a summit in brussels. the european parliament was a vote on the nomination next month. the head of the world trade organization has told the bbc that the rules of global trade need looking at in order to make sure they benefit the fight against climate change. it follows new tariffs or import taxes that the eu and us have slapped on chinese electric vehicles and other green technology in recent weeks. my colleague aaron heslehurst asked ngozi okonjo iweala about the multiple challenges facing global trade at the moment. trade is not having the best of times at the moment, but let me respond to you in two ways, i think first, a little bit of the not so good news, we are seeing increasing protectionism and some, and some of this is leading to fragmentation, so we are concerned about that. i know we are seeing that trade between like—minded blocks is growing faster than trade across such blocks, which is

this is what ursula von der leyen, the eu commission president, had to say about putin's demands. >> it was not a peace negotiation because putin is not serious about ending the war. he is insisting on capitulation. he is insisting on ceding ukrainian territory, even territory that today does not is not occupied by him. he is insisting on disarming ukraine, leaving it vulnerable to future aggression. no country would ever accept these outrageous terms. >> so obviously a lot of credible assurances for ukraine there, but also the reality that advancing to actual peace talks with russia are still very elusive. anna >> clare, let's now turn to this latest fighting in kharkiv region. we've just reported as ukraine tries to reclaim ground, what are you learning? >> yeah. so look, this is just so everyone's clear. this is sort of the new front line that russia opened up in the past few weeks, coming sort of across the border from the north towards the town of vovchansk. we're hearing from both sides that there's pretty fierce fighting happening in that town at the moment. it seems to be con

the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, said the eu will continue standing withn end its "imperialist violenence". its "imperialist violence". ultimately, it will be for ukraine to determine the conditions of a just peace. the european union will support you in this and it will continue to rally support across the globe. we can build on the un general assembly resolution of february 2023. it clearly expressed the need for comprehensive and lasting justice and peace. this resolution was approved by 141 countries, the vast majority of whom joined this summit. and i call on russia to heed the message of the international community, respect the territorial integrity and sovereignty of ukraine, put an end to imperialist violence and bring back the children. when russia says it is ready for peace based on the un charter, then the time will come for russia to be part of our efforts to bring the path to peace to its destination and i hope, and i work for this day to come soon. 0ur eastern europe correspondent, sarah rainsford, is in switzerland — and she's sent this upda

the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, said the eu will continue standing withbe for ukraine to determine i call on russia to heed the message of the international community, respect the territorial integrity and sovereignty of ukraine, put an end to imperialist violence and bring back the children. when russia says it is ready for peace based on the un charter, then the time will come for russia to be part of our efforts to bring the path to peace to its destination, and i hope and i work for this day to come soon. meanwhile in russia, the kremlin spokesman, dmitry peskov, said president putin was not ruling out talks with ukraine. mr peskov was speaking to a reporter from russian state tv — before the summit on the 14th ofjuly. translation: vladimir putin is not re'ectinu translation: vladimir putin is not rejecting anything- _ translation: vladimir putin is not rejecting anything. he _ translation: vladimir putin is not rejecting anything. he is _ translation: vladimir putin is not rejecting anything. he is not - rejecting anything. he is not rejecting anythi

as the sneakermaker projects a surprise fall in full-year revenue. >>> eu leaders have agreed to no, nominate ursula von der leyenor a second term of the eu commission. bloc leaders have picked former portuguese prime minister as the council and estonia council member as the next chief. the three received broad support from european leaders, but there were a few hold-outs. speaking offer theafter the nom they promised unanimity. >> there is war in europe and there are challenging for the european foreign policy. my aim is definitely to work for the european unity and protect european interests and values in the charge of the geopolitical context and build global partnerships as well which is very, very important at this time. >> europe and the world are facing challenging moments, yes, but european union has demonstrated its resilience in the past and always finding strength in unity. and building unity between member states is my main priority when i take my position in december. >> silvia amaro is joining us more on this one out of brussels. si silvia, if they are looking for unity, they are looking on the back

the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, said the eu will continue standing withional community, respect the territorial integrity and sovereignty of ukraine, put an end to imperialist violence and bring back the children. when russia says it is ready for peace based on the un charter, then the time will come for russia to be part of our efforts to bring the path to peace to its destination, and i hope and i work for this day to come soon. our eastern europe correspondent, sarah rainsford, is in switzerland — and she's sent this update. ukraine is calling this summit a great success. president zelensky is talking about it as a huge achievement to get so many countries here represented at any level around the table and talking about a peace plan for ukraine. now, of course, not everyone was here and the key absence was china — russia's great backer, russia's powerful ally, did not attend this conference, although they had been involved in previous meetings ahead of this main summit. so i think it shows that this is going to be an extremely challenging process, an e

talking of the elites in the european parliament, i'm not sure if you saw this, but ursula von der leyen, the eu russia and i don't know why this always happens with elections and when they go the wrong way. >> she suggested russia had interfered with the election. it was, and they were to blame for right wing victories. i mean, why do they always go back to this when things don't go their way? we saw it with donald trump, the russia collusion hoax. what is this? >> well, they saw it with brexit. and i was often said that i was in the pay of putin. well, if i was in the pay of putin, my god, i've seen how wealthy some of these russian oligarchs were. why am i not driving the latest bentley? >> you should have a nice mansion in belgravia, steven. >> that's right. i mean, i've obviously got three, but, you see, the problem is that they cannot look inwards on themselves and see that they're making mistakes. themselves and see that they're making mistakes . they have this making mistakes. they have this groupthink that they know best. and if they can't find a solution, which is their own policies wh

the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, has described the results across the eua victory for the centre. translation: this election has given us two messages, first, there remains a majority in the centre for a strong europe. and that is crucial for stability. in other words, the centre is holding. but it is also true, that the extremes on the left and on the right, have gained support. and this is why the result comes with great responsibility, for the parties in the centre. my colleague christian fraser is in brussels and watched the results unfold throughout last night. he sent this summary. the polls have closed _ he sent this summary. the polls have closed and _ he sent this summary. the polls have closed and incoming - he sent this summary. the polls have closed and incoming hours| have closed and incoming hours the final projection will be worked out from the results within the 27 countries on stage behind me as the european parliamentary president who is about to give us the latest projects in. we already know from exit polls on the 27 countries, there ha

leyen did get votes for member states to become the commissioner president. this is a significant step because once you establish the top three jobs you start to handout different portfolios for the rest of the eurything going forward. notably maloney made her displeasure well known saying it was unfair. she abstained for supporting ursula von der leyen and in this vote. maloney saying when they wrapped i think italy needs to make its way count. italy will get what it deserves. that process forward to a couple of weeks when this goes to the european parliament and she needs a majority. that will be harder particularly since last time around she one by -- she won by the thinnest margin, nine votes. tom: that is the implications maloney and party complaint. leaders firming out adopting their priorities for the next five years. have they changed at all? >> 2019 was when you saw the green wave of green politicians being elected to the eu parliament. climate will be there in be important because the center still held in the transition is important to these political blocks, but i has fallen down the priority letter. this is a eu about defense and defense spending and ivanka million -- and von der le

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here's the president of the european comission, ursula von der leyen, who has promised to build a "bastion against extremes" in the eu'smajority can be formed without epp, formed without epp, and together, and that is important. together with others, we will build a bastion bastion against the extremes from the left and the right. we will stop them. this is for sure. my colleague christian fraser has been in brussels, watching the results and exit polls unfold throughout the evening. the polls are closed and the finance rejection would be worked out within the 27 countries on stage. behind me, the european parliamentary president, who is about to give us the latest projections. we already know from the exit polls in these 27 countries that there has been a definitive shift to the right. in austria, the freedom party, top of the pile. geert wilders in the netherlands taking seven seats. marine le pen, a record 32% in france. the afd in germany coming second. that is one story tonight, but already this election has provided us with extraordinary news in france, where emmanuel macron, who sank to i6% of the vote, calling

eu's foreign affairs. it's expected that ursula von der leyen will win a second term at the helm of the european commissionformer portuguese prime minister antonio costa is expected to take over at the european council, and estonian prime minister kaya kallas will become the eu's top diplomat. german chancellor olaf scholz says the proposed leadership provides a basis for "a good european future". but not all are happy — hungary's prime minister viktor orban and italian prime minister giorgia meloni have both been openly critical. live to brussels where i'm joined by karel lannoox, chief executive of the centre for european policy studies. a warm welcome to the programme. this is very interesting isn't it? this process. given the outcome of the elections in europe a few weeks ago?— the elections in europe a few weeks ago? the elections in europe a few weeks auo? , , , weeks ago? yes, indeed, this is still not sure, _ weeks ago? yes, indeed, this is still not sure, what _ weeks ago? yes, indeed, this is still not sure, what you - still not sure, what you imagine because also only two weeks ago it was expect

here's the president of the european comission, ursula von der leyen, who has promised to build a "bastion against extremes" in the eu'sjority can be formed without epp, and that is important. together with others, — epp, and that is important. together with others. we _ epp, and that is important. together with others, we will— epp, and that is important. together with others, we will build _ epp, and that is important. together with others, we will build a _ with others, we will build a vivacity and against the extremes from the left and the right. we will stop them. this is for sure. my colleague christian fraser has been in brussels, watching the results and exit polls unfold throughout the evening. he spoke to our europe editor katya adler, and started by asking what the biggest news is from tonight. emmanuel macron. absolutely. they are talking about emmanuel macron. he worked in france for many years, and i've been in brussels... emmanuel macron is often accused by his peers of sometimes trying to grab the limelight. but he has grabbed everything in this european election. he has been trounced by the hard right.

countries involved as possible to have that broad consensus, so ursula von der leyen, who's also here as part of this g7, where the eurom the wider european union. so that's been welcomed of course by volodymyr zelensky — he is also called for a marshall plan akin to the marshall plan that was used after the second world war in order to rebuild ukraine after or when the guns fall silent. and there's been a separate ten year defence and security deal struck with the us, which we will hear more about when this press conference gets under way, for the us to guarantee ukraine's security and defence for ten years — that's intended to be a long—lasting deal they could outlast any political change in the us, not least this november when a different administration with a different view of ukraine and russia could come back into the white house. mark, for now, back into the white house. mark, for now. thank — back into the white house. mark, for now. thank you. _ back into the white house. mark, for now, thank you, and _ back into the white house. mark, for now, thank you, and we _ back into the white house. mark, for now, th

eu's foreign affairs. it's expected that ursula von der leyen will win a second term at the helm of the european commission scholz says the proposed leadership provides a basis for "a good european future". but not all are happy — hungary's prime minister viktor 0rban and italian prime minister giorgia meloni have both been openly critical.

they are poised to nominate ursula von der leyen for a second term as president of the executive arm. let's get more from oliver crook. first euting since the election. what do leaders need to get this done? oliver: what they need to deliver at this meeting, this is the top priority, the top jobs. once you establish that three top jobs within the eu, the commission president, the foreign policy chief as well as the european council, from there everything trickles down in terms of the other commissions and policy priorities. ursula von der leyen likely a shoo-in for the presidency, kyla chiesa to deal with foreign policy and antonio costas to do the european council president. what they need to do is come out with their strategic agenda. this is the document that lays out the outline for the european policy priorities for the next five years for this new government. this will talk about the very familiar topix we have covered a lot here, whether it is defense, security, whether it is ukraine and also competitiveness. zelenskyy will be in brussels today. we are respecting a renewed commitment from the eu. let's not forget the be

exclusively to the great prime minister, kyriakos mitsotakis about the eu election results on the future of future president ursula von der leyen and outlook for the greek economy. i will be joined by eben upton later in the show. a big day when it comes to the inflation picture out of the u.s. with core inflation cpi expected to moderate marginally. that data coming in and a couple hours before the fed decision, with the focused on the forecast, the dot plot, and the commentary from jay powell. after the pain felt across french stocks, currently u.k. futures and the ftse 100 pointing up 0.4%, looking to add 31 points. we see a lift to the commodity space. modest gains but punch into a fresh record high for the s&p. the expectation is some investors will be on the sidelines until we get clarity from the cpi print, and then the fed decision is not expected to change but it is the adjustments and the most recent dot plots at three adjustments per 2024. nasdaq futures currently point to gains. what a day for apple, gains of more than 7% for that company. at the 10 year, we did see yields lower yesterday. currently in terms of the

union agreed with it, today ursela von der leyen is again the first main candidate for the position of the head of the european commission. on the position of the euepresentative for foreign affairs to replace boroza barel , mr. barroso mentioned, to replace joseph borel is claimed by the current prime minister of estonia , kaia kalas, and the third position is the position currently held by charles michel, the head of the european council, he can to become a former prime minister. portugal's antonio costa, these are the candidates, but what will happen behind closed doors today, when the leaders will have dinner together and talk, let's see. thank you, yes tatyana, thank you very much for your thoughts. tatyana vysotska, correspondent tv channel, she was just on the air, she told us about the situation after the peace summit, her feelings, her thoughts, and about the results of the elections to the european parliament... soon there will be elections for many, many positions in the european commission, the european parliament, well and i want to remind you that we have a poll on whether the global peace summit will lead to real peace, you can answ

potential discussions they are likely to have is ursula van der leyen asking some of the commissioners of the european commission, the heads of the eu having some negotiations already next week the idea is to conclude the conversations on top jobs by the end of the month let's see whether or not that will actually be the case, but, of course, ukraine support and other topics are also on the agenda for the g7. >>> in our program note, kathy witt who is owns 5.5 million shares will be speak together u.s. colleagues. don't miss that interview coming up just after 13 cet thinking about the tesla story, arjen, i'm glad you're sticking with us, i actually want to think about the likelihood of whether he's going to remain as ceo of tesla you were saying he insd quite a lot of pressure. can we imagine tesla without elunn musk >> i think it's a lot for shareholders to imagine it without emuck. as ron barron puts it, he says tesla is elon, ie, the company is inextricably linked to what elon does, and many who are bushel on the tesla story including catie wood, are betting on a.i. and autonomous driving to take this company to the next level a

eu's 27 member states. the centre—right european people's party, led by european commission president ursula von der leyen,d "the centre has held", but she acknowledged that more extreme parties also made gains. in her native germany, chancellor 0laf scholz�*s social democrats were pushed into third place by the far—right alternative for germany, afd. unlike president macron, the chancellor rejected calls to hold early elections, following these results. in italy, the party of populist prime minister giorgia meloni secured a clear victory. but elsewhere, right—wing parties did not perform as strong. in poland, the governing centrist civic coalition claimed victory. live now to kristine berzina, from the german marshall fund of the united states, a transatlantic policy organisation. she specializes in us—eu geostrategic ties. uncertainty after far—right parites made major gains, great to have you on the programme tonight. what you think of emmanuel macron's move to call these snap elections? this is quite a gamble. it is a ve bi this is quite a gamble. it is a very big gamble. _ this is quite a gamble. it i

eu's 27 member states. the parties in the centre still dominate the legislature. the centre—right european people's party, led by european commission president ursula von der leyen,in her native germany, chancellor olaf scholz�*s social democrats were pushedinto third place by the far—right alternative for germany, afd. unlike president macron, the chancellor rejected calls to hold early elections following these results. he rebuffed suggestions that he should take responsibility for his party's result and said gains and in italy, the party of populist prime minister giorgia meloni secured a clear victory. she said the italian people had sent a strong message for her party to go ahead with greater determination. but elsewhere, right—wing parties did not perform as strong. in poland, the governing centrist civic coalition has claimed victory. for more analysis of the results across the continent, i spoke to liana fix, a fellow at the council on foreign relations focusing on europe. looking at the success of right—wing parties in a number of eu countries, what do you think voters were casting their ballots on? immigration? the war in ukraine? cost of living? all of

eu's 27 member states. the parties in the for still dominate the legislature. the centre—right european people's party, led by the european commission president, ursula von der leyen she acknowledged that more extreme parties also made gains. in her native germany, chancellor olaf scholz was pushed by the far—right in germany, the alternative for germany. he rebuffed suggestions he should take responsibility for his party's result and said gains for the far—right were worrying, but people should not get used to it. and in italy, the party of populist prime minister giorgia meloni secured a clear victory. elsewhere, right—wing parties did not perform as strong. in poland the, governing centrist civic coalition gained victory. for more on the results across the continent, i spoke to a fellow at the council on foreign relations, focusing on europe. looking at the success of right—wing parties in a number of eu countries, what do you think voters were casting their ballots on? immigration? the war in ukraine? cost of living? all of the above? in opinion polls ahead of the european parliamentary elections, european voters said that they're primarily concerned about hea

leyen. zelensky's trip came one day after the european union formally opened accession talks with ukraine and moldova. the process of joining the eu could take years or even decades. meanwhile, cnn is reporting the biden administration is preparing to lift a de facto ban on pentagon contractors deploying to ukraine that's been in place since russia's 2022 invasion. the policy shift would bring u.s. military personnel closer to a direct confrontation with russia while speeding the work of technicians who maintain and repair u.s.-provided weapons, including f-16 fighter jets. and the united states pacific fleet played host thursday as the world's largest maritime war games kicked off in honolulu, hawaii. the rim of the pacific, or rimpac, international maritime exercise brings together 25,000 military personnel from 29 countries, including australia, canada, south korea, japan, india, brazil, chile, mexico, and seven european nations. israel will also be participating. israel's inclusion has further angered peace activists who say there's a direct connection between israel's assault on gaza and the exploitation of hawaiian lands by

eu legislation. currently the president of the commission is germany's ursula von der leyen, who wants a second term that the centre is held, can she get 361 votes from that centre or does she need to decide whether she is leaning left or right? yes. she need to decide whether she is leaning left or right?— leaning left or right? yes, i 'ust had a rook �* leaning left or right? yes, i 'ust had a look at i leaning left or right? yes, i 'ust had a look at the i leaning left or right? yes, ijust had a look at the projections . leaning left or right? yes, ijust| had a look at the projections just now and — had a look at the projections just now and it — had a look at the projections just now and it looks like the three parties — now and it looks like the three parties that are part of the supermajority, it does add up to more _ supermajority, it does add up to more than — supermajority, it does add up to more than three inch and 61, but you have to _ more than three inch and 61, but you have to take — more than three inch and 61, but you have to take into account the vote, which _ have to take into acco

leyen, will be re—elected. she is seeking a second term. she has to be unanimously performed by all the 27 euhe only just got parliament. in the last bout she onlyjust got by with nine votes. some people from pro—eu parties, both socialist and democrat groups, and others have already said they will not look for her for a second time. which means potentially chance to look to these far right groups for support, so that matters. it also matters going forward in terms of the influence it may have on policies and the legislation that has to be passed through european parliament. but if i may, i think it is very clear that the shift had already started shifting to the right before the elections had happened. if we looked at the way the european commission backpedalled, for example, on green policies and migration policies, and has adopted some of the far right rhetoric on this, some of those shifts have happened even before the election has taken place. irate shifts have happened even before the election has taken place.— election has taken place. we will have to leave _ election has taken place.

many right—wing parties made gains across the eu last night, but the president of the european commission, ursula von der leyen continent as a victory for the centre. christian fraser sent this report. we already know from the exit polls in these 27 countries that there has been an definitive shift to the right. so in austria, the freedom party top of the pile. geert wilders in the netherlands taking seven seats this time around. marine le pen in france, a record 32% of the vote. the afd in germany coming second to the cdu, csu there in germany. but already this election has provided us with some extraordinary news from france where emmanuel macron, whose party slumped to 15% of the vote, called a snap election, parliamentary elections coming last week injune and first week ofjuly. that is an enormous gamble on the back of a pretty humiliating defeat in the european parliamentary elections. so the impact of that shift to the right is still to be worked out i would think in the coming months as the parties arrange themselves in the various groupings. no question what the story is here, the shift to the right, a