think more on this story with our correspondents on the ground maya schwager is in jerusalem and max hoffman is in brussels good to see you both max let's start with you in brussels benjamin netanyahu saying he expects most e.u. countries to recognize to rule jerusalem as the capital of israel but how likely is that to happen. well we just sort of the foreign policy chief of the european union federica maga really and she reiterated we just heard you know jerusalem capital of the two state solution of and they go she added solution and that means that the two parties actually would have to sit down and negotiate what's not happening at the moment and then they would have to find a result and only then the e.u. as a whole would be ready to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel so that's not happening at the moment but of course the european union is more than just this institutions it's the sum of its member states and there you have a couple of men who are states who are actually thinking about doing that or who already thought about doing that one of them for example the czech republ

max hoffman is in brussels. good evening. the new chancellor is going out of his way to reassure his counterparts that this government is pro-european. are the officials in brussels convinced where you are? max: so far, we have heard very little doubt. one e.u. commissioner said we need to keep a close eye on the government, at least for the commission. some e.u. parliamentarians, especially those from the left, said this was not a good thing, and they would be very vigilant. but if you look at the documents that have been released so far, there is some good news for e.u. institutions. as you said, this coalition is trying to reassure everybody in brussels that they are pro-european. they even wrote that a strong austria can only exist in a strong europe. i think nobody has doubts in brussels that at the very least this new coalition will and large and -- -- will enlarge the rift with countries that want a european immigration quota, taking in migrants and refugees, and on the other side, those that don't. austria will probabl

brent: we want to pull in our brussels bureau chief, max hoffman. s covering that for us tonight. let's talk about what the members of the e.u. can agree on. that is defense, right? max: it is defense, it is the permanent cooperation on the defense that might in the end lead to a real defense union. that was the happy moment when the heads of state and government celebrated that decision, something that by the way the chief diplomat of the european union said she could not have imagined three years ago with the european union at least in this matter that they have come a long way. it might lead to a real defense union and some dream about a european army. brent: a european army. some also dream about consensus on what to do about migration, being one of the biggest goal lines, right? max: the biggest that will most likely remain a dream for now because what we heard in that report about mandatory refugee quotas, redistributing migrants, refugees in the european union, that has been a hot topic for years, and there is no agreement especially between e

all right well let's explore what this new austrian coalition means for europe we did it with max hoffman in brussels good evening max the new chelsea are is going out of his way to reassure his counterparts that this government is pro european are the officials in brussels convinced where you are so far we've heard very little doubt about that just one you commissioner said that we need to keep a very close eye on the government at least from the commission that is of course some you parliamentarians especially those from the left said that this was not a good thing in that they would be very vigilant but you know if you look at the documents that have been released so far there is some good news for the e.u. institutions as you said before this coalition is really trying to reassure everybody in brussels that they are pro european the even rode into those papers that a strong austria can only exist in a strong europe but i think nobody really has any doubts here in brussels that at the very least this new coalition will well and large in the rift that already exists between those countr

still the question remains is this then the end of in europe brussels correspondent max hoffman with more. well the end of it would probably be a little exaggerated here but it will probably have consequences in spain at least because what the european court of justice has said now is that countries can regulate as a transportation company as we understand the ruling they don't have to do it so if some country chooses for example to regulate we were in a different set of rules or established new laws saying we like the way it is they are free to do so but it they want to regulate them as taxi companies then they're allowed to do this and many countries have chosen to do so for example germany for example france also here in belgium we have but those drivers also need licenses they also need training so this will drive up the cost of this will obliterate their unique advantage that they have in the past and this will benefit the taxi companies but it will not be the end of it because as we were already has stated that is true there are already being regulated as a taxi company as a tr

commission felt they could not ignore right you know these max hoffman reporting from brussels max that to talk to you. now me and maher has barred a senior united nations rights monitor from entering the country special repertory young he was due to visit me in mar in january she planned to assess alleges rights violations against their will hinge a muslim minority more than six hundred thousand we're going to have flood suspected ethnic cleansing in rakhine state on the border with bangladesh says it will no longer cooperate with lee. and meanwhile pressure is mounting on me and maher to release two voyagers journalists arrested more than a week ago the men are accused of violating a colonial era official secrets law they had been investigating the alleged military crackdown on rohingya muslims. committed to finding the truth but now held captive thirty one year old while alone and twenty seven year old cho so who are described as bookish and warm by family and friends. lone joint reuters news agency over a year ago from a family of rice promised he'd always dreamed of becoming a jour

brussels correspondent max hoffman if this signals the end of the road for. well the end of it would probably be a little exaggerated here but it will probably have consequences in spain at least because what the european court of justice has said now is that countries can regulate as a transportation company as we understand the ruling they don't have to do it so if some country chooses for example to regulate we were in a different set of rules or established new laws saying we like the way it is they are free to do so but they want to regulate them as taxi companies then they're allowed to do this in many countries have chosen to do so for example germany for example france also here in belgium we have but those drivers also need licenses they also in the training so this will drive up the cost of this will obliterate their unique advantage that they have in the past and this will benefit the taxi companies but it will not be the end of it because as we were already has stated that is true there are already being regulated as a taxi company as a transporta

and more effectively than before the emotions and using common sense are brussels bureau chief max hoffman is covering the summit for words tonight you can even do you max so when we look at everything that the e.u. is dealing with right now what would you say how would you describe the state of the european union tonight how much unity is there. tonight we had a happy moment and quite some unity to tell you the truth brant more than we usually see because the leaders celebrated the start of tesco the permanent structure of cooperation in defense matters maybe you didn't leading to a real defense union that something that federica more to really the chief diplomat of the european union didn't think possible only three years ago that's what she told us but now it has become a reality in some dream of a european army so there is unity there there is progress there and it's also you know it's been propelled by the realization that the u.s. might not be a reliable partner not even a military partner in the future and then there was also unity apparently on the topic of sanctions against russia

emotions and using common sense are brussels bureau chief max hoffman is covering the summit for words tonight you can even do you max so when we look at everything that the e was dealing with right now what would you say how would you describe the state of the european union tonight how much unity is there. tonight we had a happy moment and quite some unity to tell you the truth brant more than we usually see because the leaders celebrated the start of tesco the permanent structure of cooperation in defense matters maybe you didn't leading to a real defense union that's something that federica more to really the chief diplomat of the european union didn't think possible only three years ago that's what she told us but now it has become reality and some of them dream of a european army so there is unity there there is progress there and it's also you know it's been propelled by the realization that the u.s. might not be a reliable partner not even a military partner in the future and then there was also unity apparently on the topic of sanctions against russia because of ukraine and he

commission felt they could not ignore all right you know he's max hoffman reporting from brussels max the to talk to you. you're watching the w. news still to come stuck in an eastern ukraine war so what will happen to the people in this village on the frontline if outside help cannot reach them. first benazir but is it over and out for over well it could be to some extent is the biggest name in the economy which gauges temp workers and it's just hit its biggest roadblock a european court ruling the app doesn't just connect people wanting a ride with those trying to earn some extra cash but that it is a regular transportation company and needs to follow the rules a simple app a couple of clicks and before you know it is waiting he or she drives a private vehicle and is basically just an ordinary citizen that was the original idea behind it but off to countless battles europe says come to have it that easy the bombshell came on wednesday with a ruling by the european court of justice a spanish taxi drivers association submitted a complaint of unfair competition by the u.s. company in r

we want to pull in our brussels bureau chief now max hoffman he is covering that summit for us tonight good evening to you max so let's talk about what the members of the e.u. can agree on and that is defense right. it is defense indeed brant it's the permanent structure of cooperation on defense what might in the end lead to a real defense union so that was the happy moment today here when all the heads of state governments celebrated that decision something that by the way the chief diplomat of the european union federica margaret he said she couldn't have imagined three years ago but the european union at least in this matter has come a long way it's true and like i said it might lead to real defense union and even in the end some dream about a european are a european army but some people also dream about consensus on what to do about migration migration of course being one of the biggest fault lines right. biggest fault lines and that most likely would will remain a dream for now at least because you know what we just heard in that report about mandatory refugee quotas redistributi

scrutinized not only by the israelis but by his own people dia views my ass waiter in jerusalem and max hoffman in brussels thank you both. now to some other stories making news around the world global arms sales are on the rise for the first time in seven years the stockholm based international peace research institute says world wide arms sales told more than three hundred seventy four billion dollars in two thousand and sixteen u.s. based companies account for more than half of those sales followed by the united kingdom and russia significantly lower numbers venezuela's president nicolas maduro has banned key opposition parties from next year's presidential election he claimed the move was based on the party's decision to boycott mayoral elections on sunday the opposition was protesting at what it claims is a rigged electoral system. a major flare up in southern california's largest wildfire has triggered new evacuations the blaze has been moving closer to the city of santa barbara fires in the area have forced two hundred thousand people to flee their homes and destroyed hundreds of houses.

keylock of now with the latest from berlin and max hoffman there in brussels we thank you very much for both of your analysis on this transatlantic relationship and focus today we appreciate it saudi arabia turkey and palestinian leaders have spoken out strongly against any u.s. recognition of jerusalem as the israeli capital american officials had said that president trump could make that announcement this week trump had promised during his campaign to move the u.s. embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem muslim and arab states have said that any such move would threaten diplomatic ties in the middle east. and u.s. president donald trump has ordered the biggest rollback of public land protection in the country's history trump announcement shrinks to wilderness national monuments created by past democratic presidents in the state of utah by at least half a move that's got pro development lawmakers pumped and environmentalist see the. some of the most glorious natural wonders in the world those are donald trump's own words to describe this federally protected land hundreds of thousands of hec

correspondent to max hoffman who is that welcome maxim let's start with agreements of more cooperation when it comes to defense. right they had a happy moment there that was probably the happy moment of the summit here when they celebrated hesco the permanent structure called peroration on military matters basically the founding stone if you want for the union this is important because three years ago and had a rhythm of that marina the chief diplomat of the european union said as much nobody would have imagined this possible that you member states would work together on this issue as closely as they are now for example medical training also defense procurement something of money is wasted in the european union and this might be the beginning of not only a defense union but further down the road might take years might take decades but at the end of that we might see a european army that's why this is so significant so agreement then max but when it comes to migration not so much. you know phil and you mentioned it earlier today tuscan is invitation letter mentioned that he thought that

scrutinized not only by the israelis but by his own people dia views my ash waiter in jerusalem and max hoffman in brussels thank you both now to some other stories making news around the world venezuela's president nicolas maduro has banned key opposition parties from next year's presidential election he claimed the move was based on the party's decision to boycott mayoral elections in on sunday the opposition was protesting at what it claims is a rigged electoral system. a major flare up in southern california as largest wildfire has triggered new evacuations the blaze has been moving closer to the city of santa barbara fires in the area have forced two hundred thousand people to flee their homes and destroyed hundreds of houses. the winners of this year's nobel peace prize have received their award at a ceremony in australia the international campaign to abolish nuclear weapons has spent more than a decade working towards a treaty to achieve their objectives but the group warned of the danger still facing the world today they say just a moment of panic or carelessness could be enough to star

big job but what does it may let's cross over to brussels correspond marx hoffman who is standing by of course in brussels max what gives some ten of the edge over the other candidates. it doesn't hurt when you have the right countries backing up a bit in this case it seems that the big countries france and germany backed them up although officially at least the germans have not acknowledged it but think about it i mean is a socialist and i get america could use a bargaining chip at home in germany for example because he's trying to form a coalition with the social democrats in the social democrats in germany likes it so that might help her and that's why there wasn't a conservative candidate in the race here it also helps if you have the right credentials and he has the right credentials you just said it he was a finance minister of portugal and he sort of managed the miracle the one that everybody in europe is looking for first of all consolidate the budget at least more or less and at the same time don't be too austere don't be the votes going sharply but credibly also spend the money so that's something t