markus karlsson is here. with agoing to start spat with the government and one of the biggest unions. markus: this is something brewing at the union cgt. speculation of a full-scale war breaking out between the union and the government. this as the economy minister and even the president have been left red-faced this week. the cgt is angry as what it sees as the government's failure to under being -- to intervene. -- as oneas france's of france's largest unions led ated, emmanuel macron roundtable discussion on the country's future. it did not take long for the voices of protesters to make themselves heard. >> you should not be heard. you should not be in the socialist government. you are a murderer, a murderer of the unemployed. reporter: the woman was removed from the audience and continued her and retirement outside. outside.ngry tirade >> that cannot be allowed. reporter: and it is not just macron feeling the cgt's wrath. the cgt feelse, it cannot be polite in light of what's happening right now, particula

markus karlsson is back and we returned to the latest twist in the volkswagen scandal. markus: this time, around last month, we learned that volkswagen was cheating on emissions test it the scandal broke in the united states, and volkswagen later said that overall, 11 million cars worldwide were impacted by this scandal. we are now hearing that germany has been turning the screws on volkswagen. the government ordered vw to recall millions of cars. the car group came naturally after the order to announce it would article 8.5 million cars across the european union. vw says itisgraced will be bringing in a .5 million vehicles across europe -- 8.5 million vehicles across europe, after pushing for a voluntary recall with so-called defeat devices. it comes hours after germany insisted a recall of affected vehicles would not be optional. orderedwagen has been in the statement from the federal motor transport authority to remove the software from all vehicles and to take appropriate measures to ensure that the emissions rules are followed. germany's car watchdog which acts as th

. >> markus karlsson is with us in the studio. troubled times ahead for air france. france seems to be on course for a major restructuring. we understand the parent company has officially given its backing to this restructuring. we still don't know all of the details, but this could pave the way for 3000 job cuts at air france. this follows a breakdown in talks between the airline and unions to improve profitability. air france pilots rejected a proposal for staff to work longer hours for the same salary . the carrier is under pressure after four years of losses. clare: this latest crisis at klm sees management on a collision course with pilots once again. air france has threatened to slash jobs unless pilots accept cost cuts and changes to their working conditions. pilots unions have threatened strike action in return. >> every time the management make us an offer, they just say sign at the bottom of the page without any possibility of negotiating changes. >> this year, the struggling franco dutch airline group was on the verge of reporting its first profit in five

markus karlsson is in the studio. good evening. let's start off with the chinese president's visit to britain. xi jinping will get the quintessential british experience. this is all about business? >> indeed, by the looks of things. we heard from the secretary of the u.k. that deals to the tune of 20 billion pounds will be unveiled over the next week or so as xi jinping is in britain. billion.bout 27 a lot of cash. a lot of business deals being finalized. the british secretary says billions of pounds worth of deals will be done. will invest ines a 16 billion pound project to build a nuclear reactor in somer set. at the same time, we are seeing signs of tension in the steel markets. tarta will be cutting 12,000 jobs at a plant, blaming cheap chinese imports. reporter: another blow for britain's steel industry. tara will reduce its workforce .y 12,000 people 17,000 jobs are already at risk. the steel industry has been reeling from cheap imports from china. david cameron has promised to bring up the issue with his counterpart. are doi

markus karlsson joins me. let's start with the latest on that long, drawn out volkswagen scandal because it is making itself known in france. markus: the legal burden is getting heavier on an almost daily basis. today we heard from prosecutors here in paris area they have opened a preliminary inquiry into volkswagen after the omissions scandal. they are looking into suspicions of aggravated deception, a charge that could lead to five years in prison and a fine of 600,000 euros. french volkswagen customers say they are taking legal action of their own. reporter: the owners of areswagen-made cars pondering their next move. many have decided to stick with their vehicles. so much right to sell. others will follow this frenchwoman and sue. x i have always had a vw or xuzhou and i recently bought an audi thinking i would not have a problem. guess i am out of luck. reporter: her car is one of many fitted with fake controls. consumers have two options for redress.>f buyers can choose a technical upgrade so the omission

hello to markus karlsson. starting off with another twist in the scandal at volkswagen. kus: german prosecutors have rated vw offices as part of the scandal -- have raided vw offices as part of the investigation into the scandal. prosecutors were targeting documents and electronic files. the government's -- the company says it handed over a comprehensive range of documents. volkswagen's top manager in the u.s. says the decision to cheat on commission tests was -- on emission tests was taken by a small number of individuals. he was testifying before lawmakers in congress in washington, d.c. reporter: speaking under oath, volkswagen america ceo michael horn appeared before congress thursday, hoping to restore the brand's image. as expected, he faced some tough questions. >> to the best of your knowledge, did vw install the software for the express purpose of defeating emissions controls? >> to our understanding, and this is also part of the investigation, it was installed to this purpose, yes. reporter: the hearing came after revelations that management at bw had known abo

anchor: time now for business with markus karlsson, affecting the likes of facebook.housands that transfer data to the european union and the united states, and that includes facebook, also google, to mention a few. the court says an agreement known as safe harbor is not enough to protect european can tumors. this ruling stems from a complaint from the australian -- austrian camp. they are concerned that american companies may share personal data with u.s. spy agencies. with a24 met representative at the start of this case. reporter: meet a person in a fight with internet giant like amazon and google. the ruling on the european court of justice on his case of internet private data will change how thousands of businesses operate and share information. foundstrian student had that facebook had gathered over 1000 pages of information on him without his can that. kgb,ything for example the they never had 1200 people about a totally average citizen. having control over it. as soon as you have control over information, you also have control over the person itself. --orter:

markus karlsson joins me. good evening to you, marcus. we begin in the capital of peru, lima. what is going on? markus: we are seeing eye high-level meeting of central bankers and finance ministers from around the world, for the annual meeting of the international monetary fund and world bank, in connection with friday's opening, finance officials from the 20 biggest economies, the g 20, endorsed a plan to crack down on tax planning a major multinationals. the plan seeks to close loopholes that enable $250 billion each year go untaxed, according to estimates. it follows sharp criticism of companies like google, amazon, and apple as well, who have reduced their tax bill while remaining within the law. toe critics say the plan is fluid, but the participants themselves say it is historic. when theyare fed up see large international business is avoiding paying taxes in any jurisdiction. so this isn't about whether you have low taxes or high taxes. this is about paying your taxes. i think we have achieved something pretty historic here, because as i say, these things are normally im