well it's almost unprecedented were fired dickey says it had been sent by the scottish court to luxembourg for clarification minimum unit pricing on alcohol was one and there's been other things but i write my brains i can't think of anything that wasn't restricted to the scottish to distraction and it's something we are scotland's going to be pivotal for the whole of the u.k. so it's a fast track procedure that will clarify the law in scotland but the law in scotland will have application across the whole of the u.k. now as i understand that the six parliamentarians from the european parliament the scottish parliament and crucially the westminster parliament to form or join a charity the the s.n.p. spokesperson who have taking this case on a cross party basis and that's about the eleven billeted of article fifty plain persons language that means the m.p.'s could strike out if the court finds in their favor what would be the political implications if such a judgement was handed well or huge because at the present moment we've got today to me and indeed her colleagues that are left supporti

resisted the forty percent cuts which have been voted for by the european parliament last week luxembourg the neverland nordic states none of which has a car industry have pushed for even more ambitious reductions. the german automobile industry is furious they say the target of reducing carbon dioxide emissions by thirty five percent is totally unrealistic unfulfillable according to the d.d.a. automotive industry association they say manufacturers have already exhausted all available fuel saving technology now jobs and industry are in danger. in the negotiations some countries like ireland for example suggested reducing carbon dioxide emissions by half an easy demand when one has no domestic auto industry but even countries like france and italy with important car sectors lobbied for significant cuts. responding to the news german chancellor angela merkel adopted a conciliatory tone so does this i need it's good that there is an agreement and even have because if there hadn't been one the european auto industry what it has had an uncertainty out of the european election and that would ha

so, for instance, we're located in luxembourg.s were so we didn't have to do much to prepare. we had do open an office in dublin but financial services i think are well ahead of the game. >> mr. hammond is speaking today and some of the harder brexiteers are accusing mr. hammond and others of project fear as well as far as you're concerned, how deep will the ramifications be for the financial services sector given the level of preparedness you had >> i think there's a project fear factor or whatever it might be but the markets don't believe it the markets have been incredibly stable as has sterling to a certain extent i think the markets are expecting a decision by the end or just before 29th of march when the markets think that some agreement will be reached. they're very, very sanguine about it >> the pound goes down on fears, ftse goes through the roof i noticed them both rallying so i'm wondering how prepared asset managers are for a scenario where there is a brexit and it's not quite as dramatic as everyone thinks. do we get

go to business christophe now a new pressure on car makers that's right bryan the discussion in luxembourg was long and heated and at the end of it european environment ministers have agreed to a thirty five percent carbon dioxide reduction for new cars by twenty thirty at the ministers' meeting in luxembourg were essentially split between eastern and western europe germany backed by eastern european member states fiercely resisted the forty percent cut which the european. parliament voted for last week the target was reduced to thirty percent for bands luxembourg the netherlands and nordic states had pushed for more ambitious reductions the meeting aims to establish the u.s. position for talks at the un climate summit in poland in december. now let's get some more analysis on this deal with our correspondent banned riegert in brussels banned are the targets that you ministers agreed on in line with the demands from this week's un appeal to drastically address global warming the u.n. experts have also for rep it an unprecedented reforms and none of this is achieved by the agreement reached

that sending the stage for a broader confrontation at a euro zone finance ministers meeting in luxembourg, he canonic commissioner tried to ratchet down the tensions. is a core eurozone country that is in the interest of eurozone from italy. to have a strong euro. a strong euro zone. let's work together. let's work with good blood. let's work it -- - with a constitute your. that is the only comment i have for these speculations. furthermore, i am well awarere that the citizens are very

dioxide and that is by twenty thirty that's what european union foreign ministers meeting in a luxembourg on wednesday agreed upon those negotiations though they exposed a rift between east and western europe germany backed by eastern states fiercely resisted the forty percent cut which the european parliament had voted for last week in luxembourg the netherlands and nordic states though they push for even more ambitious reductions. the german automobile industry is furious they say the target of reducing carbon dioxide emissions by thirty five percent is totally unrealistic unfulfillable according to the d d a automotive industry association they say manufacturers have already exhausted all available fuel saving technology now jobs in the industry are in danger. in the negotiation some countries like ireland for example suggested reducing carbon dioxide emissions by half an easy demand when one has no domestic auto industry but even countries like france and italy with important cars sectors lobbied for significant cuts. responding to the news german chancellor angela merkel adopted a co

less carbon dioxide by twenty thirty that's when european union environment ministers meeting in luxembourg have agreed on negotiations showed a rift between eastern and western europe germany backed by eastern states fiercely resisted the forty percent cut which the european parliament had voted for last week luxembourg the netherlands and nordic states have pushed for ten much more ambitious reductions. the german automobile industry is furious they say the target of reducing carbon dioxide emissions by thirty five percent is totally unrealistic unfulfillable according to the d.d.a. automotive industry association they say manufacturers have already exhausted all available fuel saving technology now jobs in the industry are in danger. it's more than regrettable that the majority of member states couldn't find the strength to balance climate protection and employment security in no part of the world are comparable goals in sight it means that in international competition the european carmakers will labor under a heavier burden than their competitors. in the negotiation some countries like

to us well it's almost unprecedented retired cases that have been sent by the scottish court to luxembourg for clarification minimum unit pricing on alcohol was one and there's been other things but i write my brains i can't think of anything that wasn't restricted to the scottish to distraction and that's something where scotland's going to be pivotal for the whole of the new key source a fast track procedure that will clarify the law in scotland but the law in scotland will have application across the whole of the u.k. now as i understand that the six parliamentarians from the european parliament the scottish parliament and crucially the westminster in the form of join the charity the the s.n.p. spokesperson who have taking this case on the cross party basis.

states fiercely resisted the forty percent cut which the european parliament voted for last week luxembourg the netherlands and nordic states had pushed for even more ambitious productions. it was a difficult missing for german environment minister spaniel choice to find herself under pressure from the government to fight against tough emissions targets evidently against her own convictions. and we hope we have done more. well some countries have been calling for c o two emissions to be caught in half by twenty thirty that was a step too far for germany it's delegation proposed a more modest thirty percent after thirteen hours of negotiations they reached a compromise a thirty five percent reduction in c o two emissions by twenty thirty. missing those targets will be an especially big challenge for makers of big vehicles that would include many german automotive companies so the issue is viewed as a tradeoff between jobs and the environment. the government in berlin is clearly trying to protect the german carmakers which have a little problem its competitiveness if it is comes through reduc

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states fiercely resisted the forty percent cut which the european parliament voted for last week luxembourg the novel as the nordic states had pushed for more ambitious reductions the meeting aims to establish the e.u.'s position for talks at the united nations climate summit in poland coming up in december. now let's get some more analysis on this deal with our correspondent band riegert and brussels band are the targets that you ministers agreed on in line with the demands from this week's un appeal to drastically address global warming. the u.n. experts have asked for up at an unprecedented reforms and none of this is achieved by the agreement reached in luxembourg. it's well the targets are now well in line with the overall. targets of the un but it's not overly ambitious you have to keep in mind that the car emissions in europe only a very tiny fraction of the overall problem but it comes to the climate change worldwide and much more important the emissions from power plants and also private teaching systems and i'm in this is also about do more in these six but they did not lower the

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a thirty five percent c o two reduction for new cars by twenty thirty the ministers meeting in luxembourg were essentially split between eastern and western europe germany backed by eastern european member states fiercely resisted the forty percent cut which the european parliament voted for last week the target was reduced it to thirty percent for brands luxembourg and lands and nordic states had pushed for more ambitious productions the meeting aimed to establish the use position for talks at the united nations climate summit in poland in december. now let's get some more analysis on this deal with our correspondent band rieger and brussels band are the targets that you ministers agreed on in line with the demands from this week's un appeal to drastically address global warming as a unix have also for rep it an unprecedented reforms and none of this is achieved by the agreement reached in luxembourg this night it's by the targets are now well in line with the overall. targets of the un but it's not overly ambitious you have to keep in mind that the car emissions in europe only a very ti

making that point clear again at a meeting of eu foreign ministers in luxembourg.om of great britain and northern ireland and we are not about to change that. you know, there can be no border in the irish sea, we are not allowing the eu to dictate to us on that area. any customs arrangement that we negotiate must be temporarily, they are the strong negotiating points that we have set out and we will abide by them. some in theresa may's top team have been nervous about her giving more ground to brussels. the prime minister is doing a very, very complicated job and i am fully supporting in getting that done. but, today, the threat of rebellion appeared to recede. this is going to bea appeared to recede. this is going to be a difficult time but the whole cabinet is digging in to get the best deal for this country. the eu, too, knows talks have reached a critical moment, saying the threat of no deal is now more likely than ever before. who is caught as the ball in? one european minister had this advice for theresa may. take responsibility and be constructive. thank you

negotiations in luxembourg exposed a rift between eastern and western europe, germany backed by eastern states fears they resisted a higher 40% cut, which the european parliament voted in favor of last week. luxembourg, the netherlands and the nordic states have pushed for more ambitious reductions. >> the german automobile industry is furious. they say the target of reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 35% is unrealistic. unfulfilling will, according to the vda automotive industry association. they say manufacturers have served -- have exhausted all availablble technology.. nono jobs in the industry are in danger. in the negotiations, some countries like ireland suggested removing -- reducing carbon dioxide emissions by half. and easy demand with no domestic auto industry. responding to the news, angela merkel adopted a conciciliatory tone. >> it is good at there is an agreement, because if there hadn't been one, the european auto industry would not have had any certainty. that would not have sent a good signal all in all, so it is a justifiable result.. the stricter the target, the gr

this as the italian economy minister spends his time in luxembourg >> translator: the issue is with the quality of the budget. this budget is a growth budget if we win the bet on growth, everything will be okay. if we do not win the bet on growth, we'll change the budget as we always have to do. >> those comments that we were talk about earlier seem to have injected a bit of fear into the market about italy essentially being tied to a currency and their problems would be sold if they were not part of that currency he said leaving the euro is not in the government's program and it has no plan to do so, so borghi backtracking on comments that came out earlier. the market did not react well to those comments or any comments coming out of italy suggesting they may want to leave the euro currency willem marx is live from luxembourg the number one question is does the finance minister have any credibility at this point? >> he seems to have credibility with his fellow finance ministers. speaking to a number of them yesterday and this morning after he met with them, he's now returned to rome to

which european parliament voted for last week this target was addressed to thirty percent for bands luxembourg and avalanche the nordic states have pushed for more ambitious productions the meeting aims to establish the e.u.'s position position for talks at the e.u. climate summit in poland. now here in germany a court has ruled in favor of banning diesel vehicles and parts of berlin the move could impact up to two hundred thousand cars potentially including models that are just three or four years old the aim is to improve air quality now fox wagons emissions gabble has thrust the impact of these all in to the spotlight and germany is one of a number of countries that have missed deadlines to bring down the levels of nitrogen oxide. a typical evening rush hour seen in berlin. many diesel cars will soon be banned from some traffic thoroughfares and the german capital. the band goes into effect the middle of next year but will only affect parts of major streets with the heaviest traffic. the berlin court's decision came in response to a lawsuit by a prominent environmental organization that is

half of them are in luxembourg and half are half of them are in luxembourg and halfare in half of themare in brussels and they are being updated by michel barnier's deputy about how the negotiations have gone this week, although it's not clear how substantive or serious that discussion will be or if it willjust be a bit of mood music, but we will all be calling our ambassadorial contacts in the next couple of hours in search of any clues whatsoever. what i am hearing is that they has been progress on theissues is that they has been progress on the issues of gibraltar and the british military bases on cyprus and how the withdrawal agreement applies to them. depending who you speak to, that has been agreed or very close to being agreed. over the weekend there are going to be talks in brussels, saturday and sunday, because things are getting so close. they will talk about the governance of the withdrawal agreement, how you settle disputes that have arrives and that old chestnut, the geographical indications, the protection for regional products like feta cheese and champagne and belgian s

. -- the verdict of the court in luxembourg.onnie: thank you. thank you for joining us. michael: thank you. the if you want to find charts we are using here, there is a way of doing it. gtv . go,punch that in, hit you're going to get amazing charts coming through. that is my launchpad. you can pull out these charts we have. ♪ guy: four minutes to go until europe's markets close. we have a negative story across the continent. italy, london underperforming. in terms of the worst performing sectors, basic resources under pressure. we have seen technology stocks under pressure. lot ofdoes not have a technology stocks but they once have are trading lower. that is where we are. we will have the full close in just a minute. guy: the weekend starts here. stocks anend down. a lot of selling taking place particularly in italy. germany not having a great day either. someof that is currency, of that is the mining sector trading lower. 73.2 one, down nearly 100 points today. -- that isstocks where the pressure has come through. unilever

environment ministers meeting in luxembourg have agreed on. showed a rift between east and western europe germany backed by eastern states fiercely resisted the forty percent cost was the european parliament voted for last week luxembourg the netherlands nordic states none of which has a car industry has pushed for even more ambitious reductions. the german automobile industry is furious they say the target of reducing carbon dioxide emissions by thirty five percent is totally unrealistic unfulfillable according to the d.d.a. automotive industry association they say manufacturers have already exhausted all available fuel saving technology now jobs in the industry are in danger. it's more than regrettable that the majority of member states couldn't find the strength to balance climate protection and employment security and no part of the world are comparable goals in sight it means that international competition the european carmakers will labor under a heavier burden than their competitors. in the negotiation and some countries like ireland fo

make money from those digital transactions in the uk because they have headquartered themselves in luxembourg let's see whether that captures anything. my understanding was that yes, this will come in, but if in the interim, a better international deal is done, that might usurp it. he is very much hoping that the oecd, which looks after this multinational tax deals, will come up with something and he will come up with something and he will never have to implement it. these things are not done on a multilateral —— these things are done on a multilateral basis and best conducted through other countries. it did raise the spectre of him having to phone up nick clegg, who is going to work for facebook, and saying... he would have to bend his ear. maybe you are right, he is hoping that someone else will do that. well, they happily shared time in coalition together. happily is an interesting way of putting it! let's go to the independent. no—deal brexit would scupper austerity pledge, ben. we are back to this idea from the independent‘s point of view that no deal would be nothing short of a disaster

environment ministers meeting in luxembourg have agreed to seek a thirty five percent cut in the michelin's of vehicles produced after two thousand and thirty you know as one falls a new warning by u.n. experts on the dangers of global warming the final rules we hashed out by the european parliament and the european commission. at least fifty people have been killed in a bus bus crash in western kenya witnesses say the driver lost control of the vehicle which then overturned and rolled down a steep slope deadly road accidents are common in kenya buses are normally bad from travelling long distances overnight. it's to the us known as dorothy's in florida urging nearly half a million people in that state to evacuate as hurricane michael strengthens into an extremely dangerous category four storm. forecasters say the hurricane will hit the gulf shore of the state of the next few hours winds are already packing speeds strong enough to destroy roofs and walls it's also fear that the storm could create massive waves as high as four meters. president trump is declared a state of emergency is flori

common sense it's in the interests of both sides they will find a deal but today here in brussels luxembourg prime minister said look it's also common sense that we will not give away the advantages of the internal market we will not risk the advantages that europe has provided for those twenty eight member states only because one is is has decided to leave the club so. the fronts are really clear in the u.s. prepared to face a no deal if it has to come. what's the perspective there in the u.k. you know what are the chances people see there to still see and no deal. there definitely some injuries amaze own part of you say well if push comes to shove then we will crash out without a deal and we're british and we will survive and it will sort of revive the british spirit then again there are others who see this as catastrophic and as mentioned many in the street is desperately wants a deal and they are putting pressure on to reason to do something to find a solution for this i don't think there are many people who are stockpiling food or drink for the event of a new deal in britain crashing ou

defined tune we heard from him they might not because he said that poland doesn't have to listen to luxembourg to the european court because they have no say over poland it was question of national sovereignty and one should absolutely just turn away and sort of ignore the verdicts coming from the european court of justice and we don't know yet whether the government will really sort of stick to this hard line that has been announced liberal forces in at that point already talked about a poll exit meaning that. actively ignoring and defying the european court of poland would set itself on the way to leave the european union effectively barbara as we all know poland's right wing government commission have been clashing over a number of issues including press freedom what does this verdict now mean for the larger dispute between poland's government and the e.u. . it means of course terry that the heat rises because we also know that there's already an article seven. procedure underway against poland something that procedure that means that the used sees a systematic threat so the route to the ru

your leaders here today for instance luxembourg prime minister has said we're not on the time pressure on the use side we we wait for the u.k. to make the next move we've put a suggestion on the table the backstop is basically not negotiable we really need a backstop in order to make sure there will be no hard order if this is basically the big last sticking point and of course the no deal is a scenario that comes closer by the day there is less than half a year basically until the u.k. would crash out and create a new shoes for both sides but do you still comfortable that somehow a deal can be struck. they're going mass in london day or matus in brussels thank you so much to both of you well now let's get a quick check of some other stories making news around the world a vigil has been held in russian and x. crimea for the victims of a school shooting that left one thousand people dead the attack took place at a college in the black sea port of curch russian authorities say that an eighteen year old man shot his fellow students and then killed himself. the world health organization ha

they have billions of assets under management he says we have a luxembourg base and we have a dublinase, we are covered legally if we need jurisdiction in the eu. we are not packing up. we think we can have a future based in britain but with hqs in luxembourg and in dublin the second point is the fears of the brexiteers i spoke to a lot of them i think their biggest fear is that they can't get deals with the rest of the world on terms that they want that any form of brexit will tie them too closely to the rules and regulation and jurisdictions of the european union as it is now. they think getting involved in a customs union will limit their ability to get a deal with mr. trump, get a deal with australia. i would suggest that's their biggest fear >> steve sedgwick, we knew you could handle that so well. we'll see you in a bit thank you. >>> still to come, we're on washington watch you have trade talks, the future of the supreme court, all dominating today's agenda. that's not washington. that's a rain storm somewhere. that is tropical storm rosa, it's set to hit the u.s. all this as

israel might be just as man city but ranked below luxembourg, still they should be level at the breake second half was largely played in scotland's half. the equaliser had felt inevitable for a while. all hands on deck for scotland, but one went overboard. this. johnson charles and further depleted the scottish resistance. in the end kieran tierney scored the winner for israel for them. it was that sort of night. it's a long way back and it seems alex's team have a long way still to go. so, scotland's first defeat and israel's first win leaves group c1 looking like this. scotland still top, but only on goal difference with all teams on three points after two games. israel and albania meet on sunday. wales were also in action tonight, they lost 4—1 to spain in a friendly at the principality stadium in cardiff. spain have been in good form since their disastrous world cup and took the lead inside 10 minutes through paco alcacer. sergio ramos then scored a header before alcacer had the freedom of the welsh box to make it 3—0. marc barta added a fourth after half—time with wales strugglin

foreign ministers have been meeting in luxembourg.tes we have heard about the difficulties hampering the negotiations dramatically some of those issues are difficult because of decisions england has made. there are vulnerabilities and exposure which are much more significant than that exposure for other eu countries. that is why the michel barnier task force has been so insistent, but also so supportive in the context of the need for illegally operable backstop on the irish border question, to be agreed as part of the withdrawal treaty. and that that backstop would be there unless and until some other solution is agreed and found. that is the text that has been agreed last march, signed off on by the british government, as well as the task force, and that is the text we expect will be the basis of any final agreement. gavin lee is in luxembourg. it looks from the outside this is unravelling, is it? it isa outside this is unravelling, is it? it is a good point. i think the idea, as this was built, as you know, the moment of truth summi

they believe their real employer was not the french branch but its parent company based in luxembourg. the company has made no statements regarding the case. local authorities say goodyear has invested 5.9 millionn euros to re-create jobs for the former workers. >> let's take a look at some more of the business headlines. car slams -- car sales have slumped more than 20% in the u.k. they are down -- the society of motor -- of motor manufacturers say diesel cars have been hit by uncertainty over government policy and increased levies. there will be serious implications to the uk's manufacturing industry if there is no clarity on brexit. toyota has signed a 20 million joint partnership to develop self-driving vehicles and more. the mean ability services venture includes on-demand vehicles, food deliveries, and hospital shuttles. services inrollout japan for 2025. >> in paris, the motor show opens to the public today. >> the two main carmakers and france have been seeing strong growth in sales. they are hiring thousands of new workers in france. where the factory trains their new workers

making that point clear again at a meeting of eu foreign ministers in luxembourg. britain and northern ireland and we‘re not about to change that. you know, there can be no border in the irish sea, we‘re not allowing the eu to dictate to us on that area. any customs arrangement that we negotiate must be temporary, they are the strong negotiating points that we have set out and we will abide by them. some in theresa may‘s top team have been nervous about her giving more ground to brussels. the prime minister is doing a very, very complicated job and i'm fully supporting her in getting that done. but, today, the threat of rebellion appeared to recede. this is going to be a difficult time but the whole cabinet is digging in to get the best deal for this country. the eu, too, knows talks have reached a critical moment, saying the threat of no deal is now more likely than ever before. whose court is the ball in? 0ne european minister had this advice for theresa may. take responsibility and be constructive. thank you very much. theresa may has spent much of the brexit pr

they've set a deadline of twenty thirty european union environment ministers how about the deal in luxembourg but then again stations showed a rift between east and west in europe germany backed by eastern states fiercely resisted a high a forty percent cut which the european parliament had voted for last week luxemburg the netherlands and nordic states had pushed for even more ambitious reductions. the german automobile industry is furious they say the target of reducing carbon dioxide emissions by thirty five percent is totally unrealistic unfulfillable according to the d.d.a. automotive industry association they say manufacturers have already exhausted all available fuel saving technology. now jobs and the industry are in danger. in the negotiations some countries like ireland for example suggested reducing carbon dioxide emissions by half an easy demand when one has no domestic auto industry but even countries like france and italy with important car sectors lobbied for significant cuts. responding to the news german chancellor angela merkel adopted a conciliatory tone so does this i need

-- meet today in luxembourg.e study the markets? that's next. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> this is the european open. let's check in on the equity markets. interesting things to highlight. the ftse up .4% on friday. we saw a telling chairs take a beating, dropping the most in two years. -- we saw a telling chairs take sharesng, -- italian take a beating. u.k. equities off .2%. spain is trading flat but the focus on italy and if you want to see intense red on the stock we are seeing a rebound on the ftse and that takes us to our next topic. birmingham.re in we need to talk about the telling politics because the finance minister says they must sell budgets this week while the 2019 spending plan is not on the euro group agenda today. they comes after the government's deficit target of 2.4% alarmed investors and put a telling investors under pressure friday. us.en is still with let's talk about where btp's have traded as a result of the news we got last week from italy. is the spread overabundance? ofit capped by the pres

they're headed straight for france germany england belgium and luxembourg. this is the negative side of that you can farming industry i know. because they're destroying my environment. and all their nitrates and phosphates will ultimately destroying our menorah. i'm not going to. run and folks can see i have finished removing all the vegetation from their nets now they're returning with the day's catch a paltry one. but . they know that the days in which they could end a living by fishing a number of the scene a little bit about it if we fishermen. always said it's just like with the honey bee if they die out the old life will die out with that hears about it in the body that it's the same with us we've always been here since time immemorial but i. can't allow this to happen. if the sea dies here then everything will vanish along with. it it's high region no it's not in that bottle because it but. just two years ago the daily catch here was still plenty full most shook one's delight the langoustine and shrimp harvest was better than ever. but that record har

that sending the stage for a broader confrontation at a euro zone finance ministers meeting in luxembourg, he canonic commissioner tried to ratchet down the tensions. is a core eurozone country that is in the interest of eurozone from italy. to have a strong euro. a strong euro zone. let's work together. let's work with good blood. let's work it -- - with a constitute your. that is the only comment i have for these speculations. furthermore, i am well awarere that the citizens are very attached to the euro. they know that it protects them. >> how has the market and reacting to that? >>>> driving the euro down on currency markets. 6/10 of a percent against the dollar trading about one dollar and $.15 as we see there. any boost the markets were feeling from a renewed trade deal on the north american continent this morning has certainly dissipated. european indexes down across the board with banks leading of all. down over 8/10 of a percent. not too far behind. in paris, off nearly 4% with london 3100 half a percent on the day. >> one of the biggest events of the year for the global car indu

in that interview from luxembourg. studio — she was the administrator of the environmental protection agency under the 0bama administration. and i'm alsojoined by climate scientist drew shindell at duke university in north carolina — he is one of the authors of the ipcc report. jena, to you first of all, what more do you think the world should be doing in response to this climate change report, which is, very alarming. it is stark. ithink that's true and all the scientists —— i thank all the site is for producing such a clear report, and that the goal is now 1.5. which means we have to get moving. i am not here to point fingers at anybody. i am not here to point fingers at anybody. iam here not here to point fingers at anybody. i am here to tell everybody that the united states in terms of oui’ that the united states in terms of our state and our cities and our businesses, we remain all in in terms of this climate dilemma. i realise that the federal government has taken a bit of a nap here, which has taken a bit of a n

african swine fever was first detected on the border luxembourg in september and serious measures arein its tracks. kathryn armstrong reports. hard at work, these hunters in north—eastern france building an electric fence to protect local inhabitants from a deadly disease. there are serious concerns that wild boars roaming the woods may become infected with africa swine fever, which doesn't affect humans, but can decimate pig populations, as there is no cure. the virus was first detected at the border in belgium last month and thousands of pigs have since been slaughtered to try to prevent it spreading. however, these men in this french city are not taking any chances. translation: wild boars always have their stout close to the ground and their source is the snout. if we hit them at the snout level they will turn around and they will not cross into belgium. the fence will cover a part of the border and other repellents will be set up in places where defence isn't possible. it is an ingenious plan for those who will be amongst the most effective if africa swine fever makes its way dee

ongoing investigation centered mainly around bogan but involving at least six other countries france luxembourg cyprus sponsored serbia and macedonia mainly in belgium with one hundred ninety four place officers involved fifty seven rides on wednesday alone and this centers around suspicion of matches by invoking the top division last season there are definite allegations of financial for the money laundering but the thought that matches might have been fixed is a very serious concern in this isn't the first time we've seen problems with belgian club football suspicion around eighteen matches particularly between two thousand and four and two thousand and six meant that eventually there was a cold case nearly a decade later and their work convictions remember belgian one of the number one football nation in the world that was semifinalists at the world cup and now they spot light that they don't need is on them a new wife or have already acted swiftly you if it does not want to be tarnished by this and in the nation's league matches coming up on saturday between georgia and i adore that remove

whether it's the luxembourg leaks or the panama papers in the last couple of years have been full of revelations about. the super rich go to to avoid paying taxes such reports have spurred polish politicians to introduce measures designed to stop the practice but a report by the german institute for economic research suggests such policies have had only limited success the study's authors say loopholes remain widespread and point to the sophisticated methods financial advisors employ on behalf of their clients the european union loses an estimated seventy billion euros of tax evasion every year. and a reminder of the top stories we're following for you with the trial has resumed in turkey of opposition journalist chandran dar along with the two others mr pindar is accused of espionage for publishing an investigation in two thousand and fourteen alleging the turkish government was sending arms to islamist militants in daraa lives in exile in berlin and is being tried in absentia and of list at least eight people are confirmed dead and several others are missing after flash flooding on

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contrast couldn't be sharper and the language couldn't be more serious either i mean we spoke to the luxembourg prime minister today and he expressed his grave concerns emmanuel macron the french president came out last night and spoke about the importance of a fair transparent and thorough investigation so to donald tusk the president of the european council and now today we've had the u.k. foreign secretary jeremy hunt underlining just why it's so important to get to the facts of the matter. well we have been very yes we want to hear the results of this investigation we want to see if it's credible if it's independent but if the stories that we're reading turn out to be true will that have an effect on our relationship with saudi arabia yes it will because if these stores are true and it is still and if they would be totally against the values of what we stand for as a country. now these leaders here that they can't base their policy decisions based on leaks from unnamed turkish security sources in the newspapers they have to go on the facts that's why it's important they want to be seen to b