macron's party, republic on the move, is stagnating. the first time, they are 's far righte le pen party. >> i will use all my energy to stop the national rally from winning. >> days away from the vote, macron is trying to reboot his campaign, hoping to rally those who elected him in 2017 opposite marine le pen. marine le pen has been on the forefront of the campaign since the very beginning, hoping to bring another record result for her party on may 26. >> the three-day viva tech summit kicked off today in paris. be but tech has grown rapidly since the first event in 2016, especially thanks s to its reputation for diversity and inclusivity. stage,ale speakers on speaking to a crowd of 100,000 people. tell us more about viva tech and what is new this year. tech 2019 is definitely bigger than last year with an additional hall at the venue. there are 9000 startups. 100,000 people are expected d to visit the trade show. the trade show is bigger but also more international. one third of participants are expected to come from outside of fran

emmanuel macron didn't win.e over what happens here in brussels. first — as french president he's one of the most influential voices within the european council which represents the leaders of the eu's member states. second, his newly elected meps are going to part of the liberal bloc in the european parliament which has plenty of sway. here's why. this is the breakdown of seats in the european parliament. the liberal block known as alde is marked in yellow. it may well have over 100 seats — out of 751. that would make it the third—biggest bloc and so potentially a kingmaker. mireille clapot, represents en marche in france's national assembly. shejoins me from her constituency of drome in south east france. thank you for your time. what was your reaction when you heard that en marche has lost to marine le pen?|j have to tell you that emmanuel macron‘s party retains a good position despite that yellowjackets crisis. the yellowjackets crisis had a minor impact on the results. we remain on course and on track with

and we went toa which voted for macron.sey, and the owner, since we got there ten minutes later, offered up his daughter to date and perhaps mary. you would have never heard that ten yea rs you would have never heard that ten years ago. and how does that detoxification happened ? years ago. and how does that detoxification happened? because she shifted policy change in tone? part of the the land mark of her statements back in the 80s, she does not really make any racist statements to appeal to her voters, there is concern about immigration generally so she is just there is concern about immigration generally so she isjust really playing on that context of concern about immigration and her policy is not really clear and she was accused of her bouts with germany to be a socialist which is insulting and that context and she advocated leaving the euro and then she changed her stance on that, so it is quite clear that it is very favourable to her and her protests, the lms movement in the social crisis in the country. but if i ma

emmanuel macron's en marche will take 21.republicans and the socialist once dominated french politics, not at the moment. this is what marine le pen said after the results came through. translation: emmanuel macron has no choice but to dissolve the national assembly and make it a more democratic election that finally reflects the real opinion of the country's people. we have not heard from emmanuel macron yet but we have heard from the french prime minister. translation: i welcome these results with humility, with humility but also with great determination to continue to gather the forces of progress of our country. determination to prepare for the future of our country. i will be working to continue the project of the president and the majority. so emmanuel macron did not win this one but he still has plenty of influence over what happens here in brussels. first of all as french president he is one of the most influential voices within the european council. the council represents the leaders of the eu's member states, and th

there's no doubt this is a setback for emmanuel macron.backow much of is it for his economic reforms? guest: well, we're very close to call it a real set is -- setback is exaggerating. we're definitely second, but by a very small margin. of course, we're going to analyze what happened and draw conclusions about that. but the real important move in this election is the green party. the young people have really sent us a message about ecology -- so this is going to be the major force that we are going to have to analyze and think about. this issue is going to be a major issue in france after this election. manus: good morning to you. the prime minister edvard philippe says i greet this with humility. what policy change, if any, will macron be forced to make to perhaps make up for the ground that he's lost? we're all, you know, growing party, a new party, so we're going to have to learn from every election. now we're going to sit down and analyze where we lost, where we disappointed, some of the people that voted for us in the election. but w

erik: macron is talking about a common european border agency. do you see that being impacted by these collections? you have a more fragmented european parliament but a somewhat stronger far right presence in the european parliament. are they going to push this issue, and how will that play out? immigration is a big issue and they will oblige politicians to move on it. it is an externally tense and difficult subjects because it goes back to the sense of identity. if i want to know how i accept others in my community, i want to know who i am. we are in this age of big transformation. there is a huge question of what to know who i am. does it mean to be a german, a european? so if we have issues of who we are, our own identity, than that will reflect who we want to accept into our community. say that interestingly, these elections were not so much, regrettably, about foreign toward china, toward russia, toward america. it does not change much, we are friends with america. we have our issues but we have a strong transatlantic relationship. it is not

emmanuel macron feels that they should share the alliance's vision for europe.resident macron: i want these appointments to be gender-balanced, meaning that we have two men and two women. i want us s to have the best profiles p possible. and of course i want them to be balanced politically and geographically. >> earlier tuesday, macron -- frenchmark's negotiator, and kellerman as more ideal candidates. eu leaders said they hope to agree on the next commission president by next summer, on june 21, but still, filling all of the top spots could be a long, contentious process. genie: israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu could be facing an election one month after winning the last one in he has just hours left to form a coalition government, but there is one crucial holdout. hard-line lieberman is sticking to his guns in a stalemate over military draft exemptions for jewish seminary students. the conflict has only deepened the political uncertainty in israel. 's"e is more from "france 24 philip torres. lip: if you look at the results from the election, which too

that includes emmanuel macron's in en marche mps.p to decide the direction of the eu they will come in conflict with the eu leaders who will see that as a power grab. the other thing that will unfold here over the next few days is there kickstarting a process of selecting and appointing those top jobs a new president of the eu commission and a new policy chief because those are meant to reflect the results of the parliamentary elections. is the parliament going to call the shop or will it be the presidents and leaders of the member states that do that? that was adam fleming rounding off our coverage of the european parliament elections. let's get some of the day's other news now and president trump has once again held out the possibility of direct negotiations with iran. he made the comments during his state trip to japan. he's been meeting with prime minister shinzo abe. they're expected to focus mostly on trade and north korea — but mr trump was asked by reporters about his attitude to tehran. ido i do believe that iran would like

macron --mmanuel he has not managed to make the boom happen. and france is totally his responsibility. now i think in france we need to change this economic model. i am agreeing with your other guest. ecological issues are at the top of voters now. to producefocus more more in france and consume more in france. there is no sense to produce in with wrongoducts economic -- economic -- wrong ecological rules. this is the biggest issue we are going to face in the next elections and in the next years. when you look at the situation here in germany, we are looking at almost an economic stagnation. maybe not as bad as what was expected at the end of last year and the first quarter of this year. do you see that improvement without germany spending more money? >> the fundamentals of the german economy are still very sound. andmain risk to germany europe comes from the global side. we see the slowdown in global trade is really the driving force behind slower domestic consumption. that is different from the situation three years ago. in germany, fundament

le pen lost out to macron in a bitter presidential contest in 2017.cted by the government. translation: i see in the sea victory of the people who have taken power back tonight with fierceness and dignity. —— i see in this. the national rally‘s name has never been more fitting. whether you voted with your heart or your reason, be assured that a vote for the national rally is over france and the vote of the people. let's go to greece. we said at the beginning of the programme that these elections would have a profound effect, notjust on the eu, but on the political landscape of all 28 countries voting. and in greece, the governing party is projected to have done so badly that the prime minister has called early elections. here he is speaking. translation: right after the second round of local government elections on the second ofjune, i will immediately ask the president to declare national elections. in the end, the greek people will be the only ones to make the final decision. now the uk wasn't supposed to be taking part in these elections, but divis

i think macron comes out of this a little weakened. he was already struggling to push this. for eurozone reform may struggle to gain traction. if there is eurozone reform, it will come from the markets because of what happens in the economy. it will be an external shock in the future. not because of a slight change reform.amentary erik: on the eurozone reform bay, a lot of this seems focused seemsdebate, a lot of it to be focused on the franco german area. he also had the scandinavian countries, together and acting as more of a unified block. they are trying to block some of these southern european partners. let's pick up a few more questions and comments. let's go in the back. >> i may have listed this at the beginning but i will ask it anyway. i am indy. wondering, this ambiguous that is not really definitive, there have been changes and modifications, what implications if any are there to the whole immigration dispute? different positions, openness, narrowing the opportunity, does this play out in anyway? i understand that nationally there are different positions wide, ar

gathered around macron's own centrist group. g groups need us to form a majority, which means that we wilill have a colosossal power in the e.u. parliament, and at the h heart of our group, the leading delegation is ours. pararty,hrough his macron h hopes to weigh heavilyn the choicece of the e.u. president. a real contest this time around with power no longer split along five artisan lines. -- along bipartisan lines. to the french president have already come out conservative,an the candidate favored by angela merkel. capable of action as a european union. the we make the decision, the better it will obviously be for the future, even if the new commission takes office at a later date. alison: differing views on the e.u. commission's next president could be a source of tension between the core political couple. they will meet one-on-one tuesday in brussels. genie: austria's president is set to name a new chancellor totoday until the country holds new elections in the fall. officeforced out of monday following a no-confidence vote

emmanuel macron and jacinda e hosting leaders -- and othering online platforms. is at 24's tech editor the palace where the initiative is being launched today. >> she will have lunch with emmanuel macron and the foreign minister. she will discuss the christchurch call to tackle extremism. two months ago, an australian radical extremist executed 51 people on facebook live. live-streamedas and shared on social platforms. it took 17 minutes for facebook to get rid of the account of the terrorist. other heads of state are joining this call to show how much they are dedicated to this cause. justin trudeau, theresa may, king abdullah of jordan and from senegal. zuckerberg was in paris a here.go and will not be he has said he was committed to this call. therere is one nation missing around this table and ththat is the united states. they have refused to sign the call and the reasons are vague. genie: how will it work if it is nonbinding? >> it was disappointing to hear it is supposedly nonbinding. we hear it is going to call for governments to strengthen the .egislation

she has the backing of emmanuel macron. it is a complicated picture. we are hoping that max hofmann can clear things up for us a little. good to see you. it seems like there is a lot of disagreement in the eu over this question. max: and like you said, it is extreme he complicated. we could not even talk about a 10th of what is going on if you think about all the different countries and interests. north, south, social democrats, liberals, conservatives. but the true frontline we have right now you mentioned it is between angela merkel and emmanuel macron. angela merkel is supporting this process which is called, and you explained it. i know it is a terrible word but it basically says that only those who have officially been lead candidates for the group in the european parliament and eventually be elected to become president of the european commission. and ththere are not that many there. notably manfred weber, the head of the group of the conservatives, the largest group in the european parliament. a lot of people said they could support him, especial

nationalist marine le pen beat president macron to top the polls in france. mrs le pen. "the people have taken power back into their own hands." but the people, aka europe's voters, didn't support mrs le pen's political allies as much as she had hoped across the eu. millions of europeans cast a vote for change, but not all looked for answers in the far—right. the pro—european greens did phenomenally well, as did europe's liberals. we are witnessing a polarised society, so now we are going to use the leverage that the citizens gave us to try and enact change at european level, reducing social inequality, reducing our ecological footprint, improving public health. we will see whether the others are prepared for that. seemingly unprepared for this new, fragmented political order are the eu's traditional power blocs, the centre—left and the centre—right. germany's government was given a very bloody nose. like in the uk, europe's voters are favouring political movements they believe better reflect their priorities. there are questions today as to how long angela m

macron to hear what the french people want.up taking us falls, calling us names like parasite or whatever. —— taking us for fools. us names like parasite or whatever. -- taking us for fools. the police deployed massively and in the end the violence was contained. the government certainly fared worse. but it is a sad reflection on the state of france when this level of street writing is coming to seem routine. —— rioting. stay with us on bbc news. still to come, remembering a genius of the track — fans mark 25 years since the death of ayrton senna. nothing, it seems, was too big to withstand the force of the tornado. the extent of the devastation will lead to renewed calls for government help to build better housing. internationally, there have already been protests. sweden says it received no warning of the accident. indeed, the russians at first denied anything had gone wrong. only when radioactivity levels began to increase outside russia were they forced to admit the accident. for the mujahideen, the mood here is of great ce

some are saying, of course he was to change angela merkel and macron. eu -- and macron's eu.ives labor scoring their worst result in decades. we discuss the future of u.k. leadership, next. this is bloomberg. ♪ >> i believe i am the candidate that can bring the optimism and change that this country needs moving forward. the deal in brussels, we negotiated a change of backstop arrangements. and we will leave on terms in october. that was formed the brexit secretary dominic rap turning his name into the leadership bring. he spoke to bbc marshall on sunday. a political commentator and head are with us. is boris johnson the clear favorite? >> he is the clear favorite now, but if you look at history and the tory leadership race, the clear favorite does not always win. let's not forget that the conservative party is brutal when it comes to choosing a new leader. there are many people that don't want boris to become the pm -- the pm. when the new leader is anointed, it might not will be boris. were saying you that cyclical equity markets, the u.k. be in one of them, they tend to und

it is emmanuel macron, i am just buying time. it is emmanuel macron, lam not just buying time.nota big fan, one thing he was spot on is when he said when we went craven league, humiliating me to ask more time, he's the one who said if we give you more time all you will is use it to have another row. and that is what has happened. as donald tusk said, please do not waste this time. the guardian. an amnesty that broke this morning, a new secretary trying to introduce an amnesty on historical prosecutions. under pressure from two areas. one is public thinking going back two or three years when they were successful prosecutions of soldiers who had allegedly and then work in the of so—called war crimes in afghanistan. so there is a big public idea here. the second one is parliament has quite a few men, i don't think there is a woman but there might be, people who have seen active service. johnny mercer for example. and the guy who has become mayor in the north—west. they are having an influence because they connect to the public. the public support the armed services and this is say

and you do see them on omicron, who came in second in his --ction -- eminem macron macron will speako the spanish prime minister today along with other leaders will gather in brussels. it is clear he things that at the very least, someone like michel barnier should be in the list to become commission president. mariathank you very much, . joining us now to talk more about this, a strategist at commerzbank. sther, let me get your first initial take. we saw a lot of young voters turning out to back the green party, we also so the liberals outside of germany get a lot of voters, though it has to be said, the stp once again with a disappointing showing in a germany. what is your take on what we saw in terms of the european election results? guest: i think the most important point for the market was that there was no overwhelming victory of e.u.-critical parties. instead, the establishment party lost, but those who gained are parties, suchean germany.eens in so the important thing for the market is that there is no overwhelming shift towards e.u.-criticism. i think it triggered a small bu

in france, where marie le pen's beat president's macron's party, and italy, where mateo salvini, bothid badly with brexit party coming on top. we have correspondents across europe. melissa bell in paris but first we begin with our erin mclaughlin in brussels. i know a few people who follow the mood of the european parliament more closely than you do. what's your nirnl initial react particularly the loss of ground for the center parties, who were the real winners and losers. >> yeah, that's right, bianca, big headline from last night is the so-called grand coalition, the alliance of the center right and center left here in the eu. well, they lost their majority last night, collectively losing some 71 seats, which means they're going to have to look to other centrist parties for compromise and that's music to the ears of marguerite veschature known for taking on the the likes of apple and google and taking on the eu, declaring the monopoly of power in the eu to be taken over. taken a listen to what she had to say last night. >> i have worked with breaking monopolies. this is basically w

president macron has tried to talk about a narrative for europe — is it working?ld have seen him wrap himself ina european flag. it succeeded. right now his approval ratings are very low. so were margaret thatcher's at midpoint in the electoral cycle but then she bounced back. he is redefining what it means to be a european leader. especially after angela merkel is gone. especially if he winds up running against someone on the far right like he did previously. if that is the case, then the future of france becomes increasingly intertwined with the eu. but his flirtation with groups within the european block is what confuses things. he could win it and become a big international leader or he could alienate people by being too overtly political. and a little bit too pompous in that scenario. and all of that while people are still rioting in the capital. laying down lectures for others while he can't keep things together in his own country. do you see a scenario in which europe wakes up saying that it has done much more different things than they might have expected?

nationalist marine le pen beaten pres macron atop thera polls ine. is a people's victory," said the delighted ms. le pen. phe people have taken theer back into their own hands." but the people, a.k.a. voters, ad not support her allies much as she hoped across the eu. millions of europeans cast a vote forhange, but not all for the far ght. the pro-european greens did phenomenally well, as did europe's liberals. >> we are witnessing a polarized society. now we're going to use leverage the citizens gave us to try and enact change at european level. reducing social inequality, reducing our ecological footprint, improving public health. s we will see if the othe prepared for that. katya: seemingly unprepared for this new, fragmented political order are the eu's aditional power blocs, the centerleft and mee center-right. germany's gove was given a very bloody nose. like in the u.k., europe's voters are foring political movements they believe that better reflect their priorities. theroare questions today as t how long angela merkel can or should stay in off

and president macron's party is a couple of points behind. to beat the far right, president macron wants to mobilize younger voters. will be taking a part in a debate on youtube friday. and thursday of his newly form environmental defense counsel. he highlighted his green credentials. environment is a key election concern ahead of terrorism and immigration, especially for the young. >> when it comes to the environment, it no longer time for words. we have done that. we have discussed what we had to do. then it was time for us to change the law and that was easy. and for the past two years, we have been making decisions with immediate impact. >> the opposition dismissed his words as opportunistic. like france's life, left leaning voters have a host of parties to pick from. this means even though all together the french left represents over 30% of the vote, separately, parties from the left struggle to secure seats. with a frontrunners predicted 8.5% of the growth. and french green party was 8%. other parties vying for votes need at least 5%, m

emmanuel macron is set to meet wiwith mark zuckererberg. fire fromomer regularsrs and lawmamars.hey look at some of the issues over the summit. >> they prepare to meet once more in paris. what has changed since their rendezvous a year ago. they will meet to discuss tackling hate speech online while balancing concerns of protections of freedom of speech. the findings will be presented friday. they have admitted the need for greater oversight. on the agenda, issues less welcome for facebook. the company is facing pushback's in europe. modeled after a german law that imposes a fine of 4% if illegal content is not removed. legislation is also likely up foror debate. >> a conontroversial reform m fm emmanunuel macronn hasas hit a setback. the constitutional council has given green light to a referendum over the privatization of the airport system.. the government thought to privatize the company in an initiative slammed by unions. privatization opponents need signatures from the electorate to move forward. the finance minister said they will delay plans as the voting process plays out

the french president, emmanuel macron.ng news today: the united nations children's agency, unicef, says education in afghanistan is underfire. the report suggests the number of attacks on afghan schools almost tripled last year compared with the previous year. more than 1,000 schools are closed because of the threat of violence from groups such as the taliban and islamic state. a court injapan has refused to pay extra damages to two women who were forcibly sterilised a0 years ago, under a law that was abolished in 1996. the eugenics law was designed to prevent the birth of what the government considered inferior children. lawyers for the two women in the sendai case say the compensation is insufficient. nepalese authorities say they have retrieved ten tons of rubbish from mount everest as this year's climbing season comes to an end. global warming means that glaciers are melting and revealing waste, including plastic bottles, empty cans and discarded climbing gear. as a grim reminder of the dangers facing mountaineers, fou

but french president emmanuel macron does not like this lead candidate system, and wants change.erhaps even this woman, eu commissioner margrethe vestager. >> t the german government is committed to the principle o of the lead candidate. however, the parties represented in the coalition have different views as to which candididate is best suited. >> if everyone just stays with their preferred names, we will be stuck because none of the groups have a majority all alone. and even if two of them work together, we still don't have a majority. we need three or four groups to do this. reporter: some believe merkel is behind the curve on this because she herself will soon be leaving her own job. >> there is a kind of missed opportunity between france and germany. the germans were at one point more european than the french. there's too much of an economic discrepancy between france and germany. germany is the first economic power in europe, so europe is less vital for germany than it is for france, and that is quite sad. reporter: it is now down to another eu chiefef, donald tusk, to try

>> this is like a midterm election for emmanuel macron. ahead on sunday, this will give him the green light for the next economic including's planning, pension reform and a jobless benefits reform. the problem is if you look at what is on the top of mind of the mind of french voters, it's not the economy anymore like it was in 2014 during the last eu election. on the top of the minds of the french voters is immigration. that is clearly serving the candidate of -- is trying to put all of his energy in these next few days. today he's giving an interview to all regional newspapers saying i am a european patriot and warning of the danger of the influences of u.s.-china-rush on europe -- russia on europe. matt: thanks very much. mike bell from j.p. morgan asset management is still with us. how do you -- how important do you think these european elections are? clearly they are important for the future of europe, but how important are they for markets in the near-term? mike: not very, to be honest with you. you see amongnity the various popular p

a severe blow to french president macron. beat france's biggest delegation in the next european parliament. melissa bell joins me now and melissa, first, let's begin. explain the significance here of what's happened. >> well martin, it's pretty simple. in fact here in france, perhaps more than in any other european country, we were looging at how this battle would play out against more liberal p pro european parties, but here in france, that battle has been heightened because this is the first electoral test after a complete change of france's landscape. in 2017, macron swept aside the two parties that had shared power since 1958, blowing apart that political landscape. this was the first electoral test for his new party. that simply didn't exist at the last european elections and she has reinvented her party, the r far right and giving it a more skeptic edge also trying to pick up u on the yellow vest protests of the last few month. of course france has been very shaken and focused on emanuel macron. his popularity ratings a

and it's just a question you know, of is this a crisis for macron or will he survive?is a political embarrassment nationally. survive? it is a political embarrassment nationallylj survive? it is a political embarrassment nationally. i suppose it also says something else about marine le pen‘s real orientation of her party. the name of course, the national rally, the nationalfront, it changes of the connotations that have been associated with a party for many years and has gone from being frexit to let stay in the eu to work for us and it has worked. that is interesting. and we've seen she is really an anti— european person and yet she has changed tack and said we will work from within to change it. i wonderfrom having seen the massive britain and brexit, perhaps we should have taken that dark as well and tried to change it that way. that piece of rebranding and marketing, changing the name —— that dark, she is looking fresh. she's been around for a long time, the parties looking fresh which is a big worry for macron. and here i have die welt the two big parties, the soc

macron begins his dual with marine le pen.as marine le pen who just pipped emmanuel macron's party in terms of most votes in these elections. you have another take on the story?” don't know when this photo was taken but it was after the result. look at it. it says the storm. —— scorn. he onlyjust he only just lived he onlyjust lived in but it's a massive loss. i almost don't believe it. and it is a real challenge now for him, isn't it? absolutely. they didn't exist as a party five years ago, they have 20 seats now in the european parliament, that sounds pretty good. but for the president, a relatively new president to be picked by the person he beat in the residence or election, that is hard to take. she didn't do it by much but it is enough. especially as he came out of the starting gate as a political figure from nowhere, came out of the starting gate as a politicalfigure from nowhere, doing so well. and this mould newspaper —— smile, pointing out as a man

what is clear, macron and angela merkel are not seeing eye i. -- not saying eye to eye.could talk about brexit anyway. let's talk about what is going on in italy, concerns voiced about the italian debt load again. that was very much a story that played out yesterday. it has to do with the repercussions from sunday's election. the election was win by a big result. that coalition has shifted. that result means there is a clear mandate to cut taxes. that will be a problem for the european commission. that will nottry be able to get the deficit targets that were agreed. the european commission will send a letter again to the italian government to clarify, but many here, particularly the old-school italian influential establishment feel the country is losing its voice in europe because of the constant fight. i spoke to the head of the european parliament, he said that is the big concern for the italian government at this point. take a look. if italy wants to achieve good agreements, the european , it is possible to reach an agreement but we need to talk. we need to study the

france and italy in france, emmanuel macron, this is almost a referendum on his pro—eu vision. of marion le pen's national front. in italy, matteo salvini, he's leading the polls hoping to lead an anti—eu alliance of far—right parties from across europe. but the anti—eu forces have always struggled to unite. in hungary, viktor orban, the prime minister, and in poland, the ruling law and justice party, both hardline on migration and refugees, might not wa nt to migration and refugees, might not want tojoin migration and refugees, might not want to join salvini's new gang. and these eurosceptics might have a third of seats in parliament but might still be split and weakened. the big old pro eu centre parties are shrinking. angela merkel‘s conservatives and their centre—right allies across europe. keep the ce ntre—left allies across europe. keep the centre—left socialists real pressure in france. but together they might still dominate, though it's likely to be the other parties in the middle, macron, the liberals, the greens could be the kingmakers stopping the balance in europe i

nationalist marine le pen beat president macron to top the polls in france.. "the people have taken power back into their own hands." but the people, aka europe's voters, didn't support mrs le pen's political allies as much as she had hoped across the eu. millions of europeans cast a vote for change, but not all looked for answers in the far—right. the pro—european greens did phenomenally well, as did europe's liberals. we are witnessing a polarised society, so now we are going to use the leverage that the citizens gave us to try and enact change at a european level, reducing social inequality, reducing our ecological footprint, improving public health. we will see whether the others are prepared for that. seemingly unprepared for this new, fragmented political order are the eu's traditional power blocs, the centre—left and the centre—right. germany's government was given a very bloody nose. like in the uk, europe's voters are favouring political movements they believe better reflect their priorities. there are questions today as to how long angela merkel can

how eu leaders are to going for a longer extension, especially when you have someone like emmanuel macronr in that seat, they may want to use dirty tactics. that was the word of one diplomat i spoke to about eu business, putting a block on the eu budget to put pressure and say, change backstop. and these are the scenarios that the eu is game—planning, but frankly, they have been game planning this for a long time because theresa may's demises and outcome is a huge surprise. as these races are often unpredictable, is there someone who we do not know very much about in terms of like matt hancock, who's going to run it looks very unlikely at the moment but not impossible. stewart the development secretary or sajid javid, you know they would know about him but how would they approach someone who they do not know very much about? it'll come back to a position to come with. the whole process has been very paper— based and explaining what you mean based in people sitting around a table rather than being second—guessed by the eu from a distance. so i think they'll probably do a big effort by the

kudos to macron. he's doing something.ct, some europeans in the art world believe that they did africa a favor by stealing our shit. - it was meant to disappear? it was meant to disappear? that is some next-level shade. this asshole is saying that when africans made stuff like this, they didn't know that they were making art. so if this wasn't art, what did africans think they were making? the world's most uncomfortable butt plug? what were they making? and then, you have the europeans who say they wish they could return the art for africa, they really do. but they just don't think africa is ready for that kind of responsibility. - western museums have often resisted repatriating art, arguing that they can take better care of it. - it's one of these that looks like, morally, on its face, give it back to who it belongs. well, who does it belong to? and it hasn't been in that country for over a hundred years, and you know, look. france build the whole museé le baule to respect these objects. to preserve them. to show them. -

differences were immediately clear between angela merkel and emmanuel macron.major risk for the front runner, the 's officialt candidate who has failed to gain traction. emmanuel macron made his priorities clear. >> my priority is to have the most qualified people. those who share this european project are the most qualified. >> i am not like those who would only want someone who would not overshadow the head of state or governments. strong leaders with strong experience and legitimacy. let's get back to wei li. where the line is being drawn is all these implications leading to a more hawkish ecb chief. i am looking at a 10 year bond yield that -17 basis points. earlier, you were talking about how there have been powerful flows into u.s. government bonds . has that been matched by flows into bbunds as well? has not. a lot of it has been going into the u.s. rather than europe, also because of the relative yield you see not matched in europe. what we have seen in europe, there is -- it is quite interesting, investors are dipping their toes back into the equity sp

nationalist marine le pen beat president macron to top the polls in france.taken power back into their own hands." but the people — aka europe's voters — didn't support mrs le pen's political allies as much as she'd hoped across the eu. millions of europeans cast a vote for change, but not all looked for answers in the far—right. the pro—european greens did phenomenally well, as did europe's liberals. we are witnessing a polarised society. so, now we are going to use the leverage that the citizens gave us to try and enact change at european level. reducing social inequality, reducing our ecological footprint, improving public health. we will see whether the others are prepared for that. seemingly unprepared for this new fragmented political order are the eu's traditional power blocs, the centre—left and the centre—right. germany's government was given a very bloody nose. like in the uk, europe's voters are favouring political movements they believe better reflect their priorities. there are questions today as to how long angela merkel can, or should, stay in

it is likely emmanuel macron will reassure the libyan prime minister regarding his support to a politicalolution, after italy and france, he is expected to go to germany and maybe the u.k. to seek as much european support as he can get and to seek a united europopean positin on the ongoing crisis around tripoli. this might be the reason why emmanuel macron won't make any public statement after this meeting, probably because he wants to talk to european counterparts and try to find this united position. one crucial question remains. strongmanibya's react to this potential european support? will he e be ready to make concessions? or retreat from his positions around tripoli? from the time being, it is the opposite we have been hearing and seeing on the ground in libya. just before the trip to europe, halifa called his troops to wipe out the enemies in tripoli. he has support from countries like the united arab emirates and egypt. again, for the moment, we have no idea whether european support him tohim -- could force change his position. >> thank you indeed. turning to other news. win again

at a rally on friday, far right leader marine le pen suggested mr macron's engagement in the race putto leave if he fails. yellow vest protesters in recent months serve as evidence of the power of the people. and the far right is expected to perform strongly in the country where those in charge have come under increasing scrutiny but this picture is not confined to france. across the continent, people are closely monitoring the potential impact of populist movements. translation: right-wing extremism and populism are the major challenges in this campaign. we take seriously the worries behind them, like economic decline, unregulated migration. we'll be clear in our fight against right—wing extremism. i will not allow it for europe, as we have created it. a europe, freedom and solidarity, to be undone by nationalists. polls suggest the centre—right european people's party, which manfred weber belongs to, is likely to remain strong, but with widespread predictions of historic gains for populists and nationalists the stakes remain high for establishment parties. you can find out more abou

macron wants to hold cocktail parties, he has to motivate and incentivize people.rect. from a legislative perspective, europe has not figured this out. we hide behind investors and entrepreneurs. at his first about the will to make it happen. tom: who has that well? does prime minister johnson have that will? mark: i think he does. thannk more importantly what the politicians want or don't want, how do we believe employees who create the wealth should benefit in the equity story. it starts with that, and we could figure out ways legislatively and fiscally to make it work, but we cannot hide legislation to make it work. tom: prime minister johnson, possibly. michael gove just emailed me and said, shut up. francine: jeremy corbyn did too. if you look at asia, we do not talk about these unicorns being built in asia. what happens in asia the next 10 years? mark: they continue to grow, and the opportunity in europe in the ever-increasing trade war between the u.s. and china is to turn east. we have an opportunity to work with china, the large market, and the unicorns, w

nationalist marine le pen beat president macron to top the polls in france.e have taken power back into their own hands." but the people, aka europe's voters, didn't support mrs le pen's political allies as much as she had hoped across the eu. millions of europeans cast a vote for change, but not all looked for answers in the far right. the pro—european greens did phenomenally well, as did europe's liberals. we are witnessing a polarised society, so now we are going to use the leverage the citizens gave us to try and enact change at european level, reducing social inequality, reducing our ecological footprint, improving public health. we will see whether the others are prepared for that. seemingly unprepared for this new fragmented political order are the eu's traditional power blocs, the centre—left and the centre—right. germany's government was given a very bloody nose. like in the uk, europe's voters are favouring political movements they believe better reflect their priorities. there are questions today as to how long angela merkel can or should stay in o

if macron is further weakened and angela merkel, that will go either way because macron is the one sayingxpensive. if those two are weakened, that could change the dynamic amongst the member states. on the subject of exploding the walls of broadcasting, whilst talking to the radio for six o'clock news which is nothing if not a formal bulletin of record where you imagine the person reading it out is ina bow imagine the person reading it out is in a bow tie and dinnerjacket. or a cocktail dress of its cathy clarkson. i was worried what you are going to say then. no beards. stop it. anyway, where was i? the piece about the runners and riders. i did contemplate saying that there is a piece by the racing correspondent andi piece by the racing correspondent and i was reading out the conservative telephone directory, really. it was just a list of name. graham brady. will you to be wearing cocktail dresses for the election night programme while me and chris wear a bow tie? i thought you were asking chris and laura.|j wear a bow tie? i thought you were asking chris and laura. i rarely broadcasting

dprench president emmanuel macron has held talks with the e.u. council president donald tuchk in paris ahead of the european elections in a tweet tusk said they looked ahead to the u.n. council summit and will make appointments to key positions like e.u. commission president now, sylvia has all the latest from brussels. good morning, sylvia it's closure from the meeting that we saw yesterday between president macron and donald tusk, the president of the european council this discussion, though, are being kept very secretive. one official explained to be here yesterday, but next week when the 28 leaders gather here in brussels to have the first discussion on who gets these top jobs, we'll have no advisors in the room the discussion will really be up to 28 heads of state to indeed decide who gets these four top jobs at the e.u. level the big elephant in a the room next week is going to be brexit, though the prime minister theresa may will have a say in these discussions. naturally, because the e.u. is still a full member -- the u.k. is still a full