that is one worry for macron.he paper said macron's message is you should listen in the chamber to the vote -- so the voices can be heard, which is a different tone from what we are used to. let's go to left wing galena paper and it has an article that says hold on a minute -- left wing leaning paper and it has an article that says hold on a minute. they said it is complex and codified. the whole of life in france is complex. there are very few guidelines for the newbies. what they do have is instructions about how to reserve your place in the restaurant in the parliament building, but not in information of how a session in a day's working of parliament to how that takes place. it points out that, yes, it is a handbook but for the old hands to tell the new guys on the block what is going on. the new recommendation that the new guys should not try to do too much. a blow to the traditional party, the socialist and conservatives. >> we have seen the meltdown on both sides. if we look at a paper, available -- it is on

beginning with what theresa may and the mineral macron had to say about it -- emmanuel macron had toay about it. >> i think there is a unity of purpose among people in the united kingdom. of purpose having voted to leave thehe eu that thr government gets on with that and makes a success of it. door is still open as long as brexit negotiations have not been concluded that a sovereign decision to leave has been made by the british people and i respect the e decisisions made. , we hurtelle chaze macron say that the door is still open. how open do you think that the eu can and should make concessions to britain in hopes that perhaps brexit could still be rolled back? >> statistically the best thing to do right now is wait and see. mais government may not -- may's government may not last that longer. for a newcalled consultation in the same talkie was giving to the bbc where he was saying he was worried about the agreements. he also stated that the british people should be consulted in and out of parliament regarding brexit. i think that macron has the right attitude by saying that open.o

izzy dictator macron instead of resident macron -- is he dictator macron instead of president macron?eeds the manual macron more than he needs her. everything is up for grabs. the whole position will have to be modified in the wake of these snap elections. you have a situation where the populists have been caught on the back but in recent elections in austria, france. finding als are reason d'etre. they are not that inclined to let britain have a cakewalk when it comes to brexit. mighturopeans coalesce along a stronger line when it comes to britain. thatsa may cannot count on special relationship with rains. a lot of people would bet that she is safer looking more towards your -- that special relationship with america with donald trump. a lot of people would bet that she is safer looking more towards europe. they're talking over this new counterterrorist strategy. theresa may has been talking tough, as has a manual macron after recent attacks. she is talking about cracking down on technology companies that she accuses as giving a safe space to extremists. she wants to make sure those

this probably is not so happy with macron. they say it proves he is not a magician and it doesn't really exist. genie: let's step away from politics for one minute. there was also the final of the french open at roland garros. allison: rafael nadal claimed his 10th title yesterday. it took that opportunity to put a sports metaphor on its front page. macron clinches the game. you can see his adversaries. it is hard to recognize them. pen and thee le socialist leader. thank you so much for that look at the paper. thank you so much for watching "france 24." stay tuned. we are going to take a quick break. we will be back in a few minutes with more headlines. narrator: the following program is an original p production ofof link tv. next up, conveniencee undercover. meet the maskeked shoe shiners of bolivia and some other unusual entrepreneurs. all part of link tv's "viewchange" film contest. announcer: "viewchange" is about people making real p progress in tackling the world's toughest issues. can a story change the world? see for

emmanuel macron is getting ready for his first european meeting. he gave his first interview to several european papers about you. you can read it in the guardian. he said the use of chemical weapons in syria is a red line. he also said france and germany are planning to take the lead on giving europeans more social protections to win back because it of low middle-class voters. theresa may will be headed to that summit in discuss her brexit plan with european leaders. some of those were outlined yesterday. you might say that europe really stole the show. many thought that her hat looked quite a bit like the eu flag. it caused many people to wonder if the queen was trying to send the euurope mess which parliament's chief rights and negotiator certainly wanted to enter it that way. genie: you can always get a closer look at that on our website. sami: in ththe early 2000s,s, te balkan mumusic boom hpepened around the globe. it also hit in my hometowown of new yorork, wherbabands like g gogol bordelo anand balkan beatat box srtededo mix gypsy rhythms w

emmanuel macron has been on the job for less than a month.ping him from criticizing president trump. it raises questions of the climate change debate and questions with the u.s. and france. >> we get more on the trump v. macron match up. we have melissa bell in paris and cnn political reporter stephen collinson. melissa, talk about how people in france are reacting to the bold words from their president macron. >> reporter: with a great deal of interest. this is a man who is a political novice. here in france a few weeks ago and now he is france's president. really managing to shine on the world stage as a result of things beyond his control. the calendar with the g7 and the declaration made in the rose garden which donald trump reminded the world of his particular brand of internationalism. it is hard to believe it was less than a month ago. on may 7th, emmanuel macron was the youngest man elected to france's presidency. >> mlet me say a few words. >> reporter: also the first ever to make speeches in english publicly. >> wherever it will lea

the barely one-year-old party of president emanuel macron is on the brink of a landslide victory.is centrist republic on the move party looks set to win hundreds of seats, crushing socialists and conservatives. up to 445 seats on the move. the conservatives coming in farnd with john ma©lenchon right party and the socialist party that ruled france in the last five years has lost almost a third of its seats, possibly more. impressive results for centrists, which is somewhat tainted by a record low turnout. yesterday more than four -- more than half of french voters -- >> it is being heralded as a .andslide victory after one round of voting the new political party won 32% of parliamentary seats. analysts predict that they will now have nearly 400 seats, or 70% after next week's second round. >> emmanuel macron has 32% of votes after this first round of legislative elections. this means he is very likely going to have a large majority in parliament, so he will be able to pass his reforms. >> those reforms include an upheaval of the labor cold -- labor code. terrain and unemployment an

we have seen president macron not shying away in any way.s an interesting word that melissa used there. he has used his english in speeches, just around the time that he was elected and then again with that messaging and then there is that kind of white knuckle handshake. so what you the positioning that macron is taking here? >> it's a risky position. we've seen the leaders that got most out of donald trump, chinese president xi jinping, the japanese prime minister shinzo abe have treated him with almost exaggerated respect, shown him a great -- >> deference. >> deference as a world leader, we saw the saudis when the president was abroad a couple weeks ago, treated him, they gave him the red carpet, they gave him all the pomp that a president could expect. and they've done rather well out of that. the chinese, for example, made it so that they weren't branded a currency manipulator. a promise donald trump made during the campaign. >> was it this climate change issue that turned the tables? >> i just think it's a risky position for macron to

he is campaigning for emmanuel macron and he lives in the estate behind the camp.e are aware of what is going on. next to theght housing block, hundreds of migrants are sleeping on the street. >> this is a situation that cannot go on. it has become too much for local residents, and there are other problems in the neighborhood. here,are enough jobs quality of life is not ideal, and infrastructure is in a poor state. i don't think i'm lying when i say this is the worst maintained area on the edge of paris. improving living conditions for migrants and local residents, that is what the debate comes down to between the two candidates. in a neighborhood that until now was a left-wing stronghold. tom: in other news, greece has turned anger in london following from the wednesday fire at a government housing block, in which at least 30 people have lost their lives. cost-saving during the recent renovation of the building could have played a part in making the fire spread so fast. residents are demanding to know why british prime minister theresa may took so long to get to t

that is good news for macron, of course. victory can spell problems down the road when the opposition sta rts down the road when the opposition starts getting its opposition together again. when they can speak in parliament, it starts filling out onto the street. some opposition, especially from the right, means that he can say that the democratic system is being observed and so on. yes, we do have marine le pen getting a seat for the first time, she has been a european mp before, but that means are both well—known voice will be heard in the national assembly with half a dozen other national front mps. we also have the firebrand of the fire left, a strongly watched seat down in marseille, studies of the two leaders if you like. anyway the populist left and the populist right will be represented in parliament and again that is probably a good thing in the sense that these forces which they represent would have spilled out with great mass protests in the last year or $0 with great mass protests in the last year or so will now

macron has an interesting take on this.ecognizes but is concerned about issues assess our legitimate, and there should be a debate about the legitimate questions that are praised by this issue, for instance, "la croix" says we are going for an institutionalized lack of father, even if children are raised in a loving family, the lack of a father is something we should debate. it is interesting because if you look at the conservative papers, it has a conservative take on the issue. a riskymacron is facing choice, and they accuse him of being under pressure from lgbt groups. they say this is a cultural downward spiral. there were huge protests here in france over the issue of gay marriage, so if this indeed does go to legislation, you can imagine there will be a lot of people in the streets. rochelle: absolutely. let's move on to a lighter story. trump'sof donald companies around the world have raised eyebrows for their decorations. florence: several of his golf clubs around the world, you can see it here, "a time" -- a "time"

they have had a day together, emmanuel macron and theresa may.tching france and england. there has been a certain amount of irritation in europe about whether premised is going on brexit. within the uk, because she is not going to have a majority, it has reignited the debate on what kind of brexit we're going to have. absolutely, the view in brussels and in the other 27 eu states is, hello, britain, what on earth is happening? i think many of them are looking on britain utterly aghast. we're waiting for this meeting between president emmanuel macron and theresa may, and what is really fascinating if you think about it is how quickly your geostrategic position can change, if i can put it that way, in a couple of years. two yea rs that way, in a couple of years. two years ago you would have said france was really struggling, unpopular, wea k was really struggling, unpopular, weak looking leader. here in britain, david cameron had just been really, kind of young, enthusiastic, doing well. britain looking kind of at peace with itself, a confident, mu

macron may have won the election, but there is no time to rest.nder its new name, la republique en marche, the party now has to make significant gains in the legislative elections in june. justine: we have to get an absolute majority. it's doable, but it will be tight. we'll have to fight, but we're used to that, and good at it. reporter: having studied veterinary medicine, she is renouncing that career path to become a member of parliament herself -- as part of a new movement that considers itself neither left nor right. justine: we don't do politics like the others do. we don't just sit around and wait till we get elected as if by right, without going out and coming into contact with people. we meet local people, we do things in a constructive and coherent manner according to our principles and our values, and that's what works. reporter: but it's not been easy. justine henry told us that she'd fallen out with family members and friends because of her political ambitions. many could not understand why she would want to join a group of people who

the macron vision is terribly pro—european.e world. sure, there's a long history of french scepticism as well. macron on the night he was elected marched out onto the side to the european anthem, not the french anthem. he is an integrationalist and i think he feels he has the momentum behind him now. unfortunately for britain it is quite important for him yes, i think he can, i think he's already doing that. as you said, he marched out to the european anthem. did they like that? they did, they make fun of it because that's what they do in france but i think they did. there has been some scepticism in france, but we have the euro, we have the borders. i come from the country of three borders, luxembourg, france and germany, so it doesn't work the same way, it's notjust britain on its island. because of that he can work with that and he's already doing that. during his campaign he met with angela merkel in berlin. the person from his team who made this meeting possible is now minister of defence. she is fluent in german. his prim

macron hope to have the proposal passed by the end of the summer.elano: an ethics committee in france has announced its backing for artificial insemination and other types of reproductive technology for lesbian couples and signal -- single women. currently, only heterosexual couples can use it on certain medical conditions. president emmanuel macron says he wants a national debate on whether the rule ought to change. >> it is and explosive suspect -- explosive subject that divides french society. promised toresident extend access to fertility treatment lesbian couples following mass protests against same-sex marriage, he backed down. techniques, such as artificial insemination and embryo transfer as well as egg and sperm donation are legal. not everyone has access to these. using a dead partner's sperm or egg is not allowed. the need to prove they have difficulty conceiving naturally, .re for tile -- are fertile like his predecessor, macron wants to relax these rules to extend to same-sex couples. he is backed by a majority of french people. surroga

macron is in a stunning position at the moment. it looks like he'll have a national assembly purring to his every word as well compared to mrs. may who is in a pickle how are you reading things >> well, indeed it's a stark contrast between the uk's prime minister who seems weakened by this general election, while emanuel macron as, you know, witnessed a landslide of his party in the first round of the parlibiliamentary election whica to be confirmed next sunday. but he could get more than 400 seats out of 577 at tafrlment. that means he can implement reforms which he hopes brings jobs back to france and growth as far as brexit is concerned, you heard him say the door is still open to theresa may. but while he was saying that, he also said as soon as the brexit talks start, it will be very difficult to turn back it would be very difficult to walk back. that's pretty much what he said when he paid his first visit to theresa may back in february as a presidential candidate he said theresa may should not expect any particular favor fro

from the german point of view, macron is very welcome. he isa of view, macron is very welcome. he is a strong president, he won a huge victory in the elections, and now we have to see his ideas on how they work—out. there is a lot of preparedness in germany to work with him. one of the issues he sees, and encrypt the grated europe is a good thing, but there are countries like denmark or not persuaded. -- integrated. there is a possibility for them, but integrated. there is a possibility forthem, but member integrated. there is a possibility for them, but member states not poster that. chancellor merkel talked about wanting to have a stronger integrated europe. president macron will meet all other sceptic countries like eastern europe tomorrow morning, so we will see how well he does convincing them. i think merkel macron are clear that they want to go on ahead with integration, the eurozone, defence and security, nobody will be excluded. i do not think it is a second time. two years ago, i was standing in the sun in athens, talking about the huge pressures on the eurozone and t

coming up, another win for macron.rench president's party is projected to win the most seats in parliament. we are live to paris for the latest. this is bloomberg. ♪ anna: welcome back. you are watching "bloomberg daybreak: europe," here on bloomberg. let's go to juliette saly in hong kong. she has your bloomberg business flash. reporter: business optimism in the u.k. economy has plunged after theresa may lost the majority and parliament, less than two weeks before brexit talks start. 57% are pessimistic about the prospects of britain's economy over the next year. the institute of directors say it was higher in june of last year when people voted to leave the eu. cooper said the board has approved several changes to the ride hailing company, but details on the fate of ceo travis kalanick. came after as meeting yesterday that lasted more than six hours. the company has declined to comment. that is your bloomberg business flash. manus: thank you very much. i will pick it up from here. french voters rallied behind their n

on tuesday i will meet president emmanuel macron.re important in getting on with the brexit negotiations but also dealing with the challenges people see in their everyday lives. this is a government getting on with the work we need to do, to ensure we area the work we need to do, to ensure we are a government that will govern for everyone, that we see opportunity across the country, that we see people making the most of their lives. just one more thing quickly. some of your colleagues have been suggesting that you might bea have been suggesting that you might be a caretaker prime minister. for the record, do you intend to serve a full term? i said that if re-elected i would serve a full term but what i am doing now is getting on with the immediatejob am doing now is getting on with the immediate job and that is what is important, that is what the public would expect. they want to see government providing that certainty and stability at what is a critical time. the brexit negotiations start ina time. the brexit negotiations start in a

another headache for emmanuel macron. no longer minister for territorial planning, he's been -- insist the the move is not a punishment. people put their trust in you, when those who voted for you ask for your ideas, i see that more as an honor. >> for the prime minister, he also says a new role has nothing to do with investigation. >> he says he will not hide behind political immunity. he expects the investigation to clear him of any wrongdoing. soaring temperatures in the united states, especially in phoenix, arizona, mean it is now so hot, planes cannot fly. more than 45 to been canceled as temperatures creep toward 49 degrees celsius. that's higher than the operating temperature of some planes, and the highest temperature since june 1990. arizona is seeing the most i've been to printers but that rest of the heat wave also being felt across nevada and california. let's get an update on the business news. brian is with us in the studio. we start with a major scandal in the world of finance, fraud charges being brought a

macron and his labor reforms.omberg. ♪ ransomware virus is spreading across the globe through the question is, are companies doing enough to protect investors money against increasingly routine risk? have they done enough. somewhat rich, janet yellen racks up tension on rising as it rises. a stock selloff imitating from this. will this mean higher rates from the fed? nestle takes a hit. they announced a $21 billion share buyback days after -- is this enough to keep the investor at bay? or will you want more? good morning. you are watching "bloomberg markets: european open." i am guy johnson. matt miller will be back i think tomorrow. in on the markets to show you what is happening at the moment. we have a fairly negative story around europe. remedy -- energy stocks. tech stocks lower as well. following what we saw stateside yesterday. the dax has broken a 50 day moving average. on the downside. something of note. we are down, not that down. down a little bit. .7%. the ftse performing a little bit because of what i

not so in france — the euro strengthens as macron's new party en marche takes control of french politicssiness report, where we will now focus on the business and economic implications of the elections in the uk and france. let's start with the uk. the prime minister, theresa may, has formed a new government but without a majority in parliament she is relying on an alliance with northern ireland's largest political party, the democratic unionist party. but while the dup insist their relationship with may's team has been close since she became prime minister, 11 months ago, any alliance will come at a price, as joe lynam explains. an economic terms, they are less developed than the republic of ireland or the uk. it has low levels of productivity and is heavily dependent on the state. those sectors apart from the state that it relies on our tourism, manufacturing, and food. and they need large supplies of low skilled labour, mostly from eastern europe, especially poland. and if britain is to lead the single market, and that is the stated policy, then the dup may ask the conservatives for a

why did macron win?hink first, we are facing the same problems of some against our systems political system. we had populist from the left and from the right. macrons different was was a populist also but running on a centrist platform. he was a populist because he had never run for office. in france, to run for elected office, you had -- you would need to of been one for 30 years. he's very young for french politics, so he has appeal in a sense as also against the system. charlie: people look at this as two things, against the populism of le pen and the populism of brexit and the populism of donald trump here in france and in the netherlands, you saw a victory against that kind of populism. and a vote also for europe. >> exactly. there's a difference between the u.k. and france about europe. opposed the creation of the european union and eventually joined the community because if they could not beat it, they wanted to join it, but it has always been a transactional decision. maybe because the continent

the resignation also allows macron to put some distance between himself and ferrand. he says he will not hide behind political immunity and expects to be found innocent of any wrongdoing. >> there is no question of immunity. if the prosecutor wishes to question me. there have been no legal proceedings. there has been a media uproar. this is a preliminary investigation, so let justice be done. changingwith ferrand ship, sylvie goulard, former she isso resigned as being investigated for misuse of european parliamentary funds. >> the paris prosecutor's counterterrorism unit has opened an investigation after a mandala really rammed a car carrying weapons and explosives into a police van along the champs-elysees avenue. authorities say the assailant who was on the intelligence radar died and police have since detained four of his family members. this is the latest in a string of terror attacks in europe. throughout the night, investigators searched for clues in the home of the champs-elysees attacker. for members of the assailant's family have also been taken into custody.

emmanuel macron is a man in a hurry. he wants to push his reforms as quickly as possible.liament will bring opposition elsewhere, and that opposition might be in the streets, and the french are very good at bringing opposition in the streets. a clear majority would be a big help to the new president in tackling france's intractable labour laws. but any majority he does get is likely to need sensitive political handling. the party draws its candidates from the old centre—left and centre—right, with half of them new to politics entirely. next sunday's the vote will begin a new political era, new to voters, president and parliamentarians alike. lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. it feels so two very different perspectives, doesn't it, whether it is in france or the uk at the moment. that always has a knock—on for the markets. what they saying, sally? of course, a brand—new trading week is upon us. and if we have a look at how things are going right now, reaction continues to the turmoil in domestic politics in the united kingdom. but also reaction to the results, so far, you d

for macron. is hoping for the businesses, the companies who have been wanting labor reform for the past 10 or 15 years. we willt labor reform see in terms of details is going to happen june 28, in about 10 dayes. -- in 10 days. the prime minister will ask parliament to allow him to bypass some of the extensive debate we have seen in the past in parliament. with this majority, the prime toister is hoping to be able push for the end of the summer to implement labor reform by september. it is very urgent, because france still has doubled the rates of germany or the u.k. nejra: the lowest turnout ever means the macron party cannot really celebrate this win, in a way. we also need to talk about the gains in seat's for -- in seats for marine le pen and socialists. if macron were to fail, this -- does this mean we could see a rise in popularity for these extremist parties? caroline: absolutely. the government is very aware of this. it is the first thing the prime minister said last night. , 57%,d with t

all of these things have allowed emmanuel macron to shine.that it was less than a month ago on may 7th emmanuel macron became the youngest man ever to be elected to france's presidency. >> let me say a few words to our american friends. >> reporter: also the first-ever to make speeches in english publicly which was to come in handy very quickly. >> we all share the same responsibility. make our planet great again. >> so we're getting out. the united states -- >> reporter: it was a stinging rebuke to what donald trump had a just announced in the rose garden. >> i was elected to represent the citizens of pittsburgh, not paris. >> reporter: within hours macron's call was the most widely shared tweet ever from a french account. the french press asked if the french leader was the new leader of the free world. emmanuel macron's first steps on the world stage were remarkably short as was his shand shake with the american president. far from innocent. he wanted to show his strength. days later emmanuel macron welcomed to versailles another leader, vl

momentum for macron. the french president looks set for a landslide victory in the country's parliamentary elections. president duterte denies asking the us to help fight islamist militants, as philippine troops struggle to recapture the city of marawi. thousands take to the streets for a gay pride march in washington, one of the biggest protests since president trump took office. this is what democracy looks like! the british prime minister theresa may says she will get on with the job of delivering a successful british exit from the european union, following thursday's disastrous election which saw her conservative party lose its parliamentary majority. making changes to her cabinet, mrs may has kept most of her senior ministers. but she appointed an influential former adversary, michael gove — he was a leading brexit campaigner. with brexit talks starting in a week the prime minister has faced damning criticism from colleagues. vicky young reports. she's putting on a brave face, but theresa may knows s

briefly, how will france figure on the world stage now with mr macron in charge?elationship with merkel. he's established his presence over the past two weeks on the g7. on other international fronts. the past two weeks on the g7. on other internationalfronts. he has met with putin. so, i think, he has gained a lot of co—operation and a lot of optimism on the international stage as well. time is tight, it is really good to talk to you. thank you for coming in and explaining that. we will speak to you soon. we will see how the reform get through. but nice to see you. in a moment we'll take a look through the business pages but first here's a quick reminder of how to get in touch with us. the business live page is where you can stay ahead of all the day's breaking business news. we'll keep you up—to—date with all the latest details, with insight and analysis from the bbc‘s team of editors right around the world. and we want to hear from you, too. get involved on the bbc business live web page: bbc.com/business. on twitter, @bbcbusiness and you can find us on faceboo

emmanuel macron's party, en marche, received 32% of the vote in the first round poll.nt, rodrigo duterte, has denied asking for us military support to help end the siege of a southern city held by islamist militants. it comes a day after the us said it was providing technical assistance for the operation in marawi at the request of the government in manila. now on bbc news, it's time for hardtalk.

on tuesday i will go to france for meetings with president macron.th the challenges in people was a very everyday lives. this is the government getting on with work we need to do is to ensure that we are being a government that will govern the everyone, that with across the country. we will see people able to make the most of their lives. this is a government getting on with the job. some of your colleagues have suggested you might be a caretaker prime minister. to be clear for the record, do you intend to serve a full term? i said during the election campaign that i would serve a full term. what i'm doing now is getting on with the immediate job. i think that's what is important, what the public expect. they want to see government providing that certainty and stability. at what is a critical time for the country. the brexit negotiations started just a week, we need to get those right and make a success of it. but there are other issues we need to address. we have listened to voters and that is what we will be doing. now for a look at the weather. go

let's listen in to emmanuel macron. pres. macron: it is more than a symbol.ingness to work together. as a matter of fact, this goes back to our legacy. in a couple of days, we will of chancelloreral helmut kohl. conference ist even more important given that council spoke about different issues. on each of those with the same conviction or belief -- europe is our best protection against global challenges, the major disturbances or threats. france and germany work together cooperations this which is for our common good. we refer to our core commitment and europeanmate defenses. defendert offender -- of the paris climate agreement. fightprovement we have to terrorism online. we also will achieve major breakthroughs in the field of defense. toould like to pay tribute the european commitment. it will enable us to pool our resources. thelso talked about framework will allow any country willing to take its decisions on defense to move forward together. next, we talked about the migration crisis. it is our common challenge. oncee allow me to say again what i said a c

further success for france's emmanuel macron. looks set to secure a big majority in the first round of the country's parliamentary elections. also in the next hour, we'll be reviewing tomorrow's headlines in the papers — including the i, which has more on michael gove‘s return to cabinet as theresa may begins the task of rebuilding her government. and in sport, lewis hamilton wins the canadian grand prix in montreal, narrowing the gap with sebastian vettel in the drivers‘ championship. good evening and welcome to bbc news. theresa may says she intends to serve a full term as prime minister, and is "getting on with the job." she has been speaking tonight, after reshuffling her cabinet, and said what the public wanted to see was "government providing certainty and stability. " let's have a look at some of the reshuffle details. michael gove makes a surprise comeback, returning to the government as environment secretary. damian green is made first secretary of state and cabinet office minister, a promotion to a key role for an old m

to go back on theresa may, emmanuel macron, they have momentum, impotence.e brexit negotiations? it does. they know it won't make any difference. they are applying the rules we have applied before. merkel and macron, they do not want the block 27 states to allow themselves to be divided on brexit. and they are not going to allow it. britain was hoping probably to lead by lateral negotiations, one—to—one, and if this is not happening, is the block is concise and coherent then i don't see... britain is just retreating which is so sad to see. it is being just... it has always been a tendency of britain, 20th century. i think it is sad. the magic word was pronounced by macron and also a few people doing that eu summit. brexit can be reversed. but it would take such a strong leader in britain to muster the courage and the vision to actually say, look, you know. we should not go. procedural difficultures, that's what article 50 was set up to do, to make it impossible to get out gracefully. in a sense, brexit may be moving further away, it becomes an aspiration of

mr macron's sweeping victory hides a more complex national mood.est for decades. and many voters wanted change, but most did not pick emmanuel macron as their first choice for president. and not everyone agrees with his plans for economic reform. mr macron's new elected army has been drafted quickly. most have never served before. having swept away the old political order, will they deliver something new? lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. the united nations has called on thailand to amend the harsh law against insulting the monarchy. the office of the un high commissionerfor human rights said it was deeply troubled by the high rate of prosecutions, and the disproportionate sentences for the offence. the un said that since the military coup in 2014 the number of people investigated for violating the lese majeste law has risen to more than double the number investigated in the previous twelve years, and that only 4% of those charged were acquitted. trials are routinely held in closed session, often in military courts where defendants‘ rights are limi

another shaken in french politics, relative unknowns are assigned post in the macron government. queen's.k., a low-key speech as parliament here's the government's plan for the next two years, heavy on brexit and light on domestic policy. the opposition is unconvinced. and a shake up in saudi arabia as the king replaces his nephew with his son as next in line for the throne. the 31 euro rose to prominence over his role in the war in yemen. ♪ laura: here in france, and you cabinet has been unveiled after series of resignations at the government of a host of relative unknowns have been named to senior cabinet positions, some who has beene named defense minister and is one of three women to be assigned a senior cabinet post. and former lawmaker bruno le maire has been named economy minister. claire williams tells us more about the changes. shakeup ofen a big the french cabinet. altogether, 30 members, 15 men and 15 women. two women have received senior posts. defense and for the justice ministry. interesting is that emmanuel macron and his prime minister have made a real effort to t

it is not the first time emmanuel macron has taken a swing at this labor reform. he worked on even tougher version of the law and eventually quit the government after it was watered down. that version of the labor bill sparked mass protests in 2016. this time around, several labor unions have vowed to take to the streets to protest government measures, calling for a general strike on september 12. kate: moving on to other business headlines, the french energy giant has been given the green light to start of a third nuclear reactor. security experts identified weak spots in cover of the reactor. he put into could service. if i be made by nuclear regulators this october. the biggest supermarket chain is cutting 1200 jobs, that's a quarter of its workforce. afteryoffs come a week they said they would lay off positions in a call center. japanese technology giant toshiba is suing western digital for interfering with ale of its memory chip is this. ofhiba is claiming damages ¥120 billion or almost 100 billion euros to compensate for the losses that it nuclear business.

what is interesting to me is a big majority for emmanuel macron, economic policies are liberal, doingthe whole of french politics has moved a long way to the right. precisely, very interesting development, and now we have to see what emmanuel macron is going to do about it. if he is really able to passin about it. if he is really able to pass ina about it. if he is really able to pass in a matter of three months quite... quite a lot of drastic reforms, statute style, he probably will be part of the french economy is -- will be part of the french economy is —— french economics and social mood. this is the big question. this is the big question. we will no much more about that by the beginning of september, i would say. more about that by the beginning of september, iwould say. do more about that by the beginning of september, i would say. do you sense that this is a moment in french history, modern politics, when the re—forms which everyone keeps talking about, every presidential newcomer, that finally the stars are aligned and it is going to happen?” would not bet all my chips on it,

emmanuel macron's party sweeps the election.in london, a van hits a group of muslim , killing one person. theresa may calls it a potential terrorist attack. this is "bloomberg surveillance." i am francine lacqua. tom keene, in new york. with these types of events, we have to look at politics as theresa may's power is ebbing away. almost an exhausted united kingdom. it does not seem to end. there is no other way to put it. firstne: let's get to word news. taylor: there has been another attack in london. vantly after midnight, a plowed through a crowd of people. at least one person is dead and 10 others are injured. the van's driver said he wanted to kill muslims. finally opened today, almost a year after the u.k. voted to leave the european union. bid to strengthen her hand by calling an election backfired. macron's, emmanuel political movement has won a large majority in parliament. track torters are on win about 360 of the 577 seats in the national assembly. voter turnout was the lowest ever for a french parliamentarian electio

but president macron had word of warning.ividual eu countries. a brexit deal, he said, would be negotiated by the european commission alone. but he emphasised once again that the eu is reluctant to see britain go, and in case there's a change of heart... translation: the door is always open. the negotiations of brexit haven't been finalised, but that decision has been made by the people of the uk, to get out of the eu. and whether french or british people, i feel one has to respect that decision. this visit to paris is the prime minister's first trip abroad since the election, and it has been awkward because of her political difficulties at home and because of the confusion here in europe as to what kind of brexit the uk now wants. despite this, though, theresa may and the french president wanted to emphasise bilateral relations between their two countries remain strong. united in grief, the two leaders stood for a minute's silence to remember the victims of the attacks in manchester in london and here in paris, before an eng

the magic word was pronounced by macron and also a few people doing that eu summit.ut it would take such a strong leader in britain to muster the courage and the vision to actually say, look, you know. we should not go. procedural difficultures, that's what article 50 was set up to do, to make it impossible to get out gracefully. in a sense, brexit may be moving further away, it becomes an aspiration of goal but we never quite get there, we are in two transitional arrangements. the problem is the clock is running. the two years happen. for sure there will be transitional arrangements. in theory, most of this house of commons is still committed to brexit. and committed to delivering that referendum outcome. there are a lot of remainers in both parties. i think the labour leadership is committed to getting out on the basis of the referendum. but there will have to be transitional arrangements which will mean the uk is still in whilst formally out. now whether the tory prime minister, whoever that is, can deliver that to parts of their parliamentary party, is one of the

mr macron's sweeping victory hides a more complex national mood. the lowest for decades. and many voters wanted change, but most did not pick emmanuel macron as their first choice for president. and not everyone agrees with his plans for economic reform. mr macron's new elected army has been drafted quickly. most have never served before. having swept away the old political order, will they deliver something new? lucy williamson, bbc news, paris. in cricket, pakistan have won the champions' trophy after comprehensively beating their great rivals india at the oval in london. pakistan started as the underdogs, but set the world champions a big total to beat, and then bowled out india's star batsmen, in the end winning by 180 runs. the two countries do not play each other outside of international tournaments because of political tensions. bbc urdu's henna saeed has been with celebrating fans in the pakistani city of lahore. the pakistani cricket team has defeated the indian cricket team. this is lahore, pakistan. the crowd is going crazy. they have a

what will macron deliver on brexit?eally --enominated derivatives from london post-brexit, but can chicago come out the winner? interesting question, guy, one we will talk about today. i will put that to wolfgang schaeuble a little later this afternoon. stocks,f, a look at futures, gains across the board after drops yesterday. then a look at ones. investors selling off the german debt. only to a low-level. the zero .253 is what we are looking at. at theump in the yield beginning of the session this morning, about a half hour ago. now, that yield has come down to almost unchanged. on your screen, it is showing as unchanged because it only goes two decimal places. 0.253% in the german bund trade right now as investors look to get more risk in their portfolios this morning. guy: matt always taking the extra step. let's talk about the gmm and walk you around the world. energy stocks have done well in asia overnight. you are seeing this tech story fading and little. intow a big selloff friday monday, beginning to fade into t

and we are going to talk about the manual macron.n course for a landslide in the regional elections. and we are not going to present this is not up complicated time, as usual the harsh side is bbcos. we can talk about northern ireland. it is centre stage in british politics. italy is eating members of parliament, of the 650 at westminster. this is the breakdown. green, sinn fein. that represents those who want northern ireland to leave the 80 kingdom. and red, dup. those are the ones that the conservatives would like to get support from. it has proved controversial. they do not approve of same six marriage. that has prompted the leader of the scottish conservatives to see this.” received a categorical assurance that in talking to the dup, no row back of lgbt rights. we introduced equal marriage, to the house of commons, these are the assurances i received. that was one issue. also some concerns about the power sharing agreement. irish nationalists and unionists must work together, and for various reasons that system broke down injanu