we had a president in france who was the predecessor of mccrone. things were rather slow. hopefully, things will change again. we will see more of a boost. since the u.k. has left the european union, we have a shift in balance. we will see how that lays out. all of the eyes are on france. i think macron is clear that he wants to boost the european union. we talked about allies, the united states is our closest partner in the alliance. that is for sure. i think it was sobering in the past couple of weeks and months because when you were thinking the election was a separation in history. he got so many votes when he was running for reelection. it became clear the united states changed quite a bit. i think germans have to come to terms with it. under joe biden, a couple of areas unites states is doing what they find is the right thing to do. the way afghanistan was orchestrated, that is after 20 years. that is something you really have to consider. the way it was done and the way the allies had to cope with it with a lot of complaints about not getting consulted enough before

. >> earlier friday, mccrone -- emmanuel macron toward -- toward -- emmanuel macron toured an area justff the coast of marseille, no stranger to environmental problems. the water is filled with pollutants and plastic waste, which scientists say could be avoided if people change their habits or cut down that -- cut down on their use of plastics. >> these fish may think this is what the seabed is supposed to look like, covered with plastic waste. these images were filmed in the mediterranean abo 2200 meters deep. >> the waste has piled up for years. it could end up in the deepest part of the sea, and since there is so little light at the bottom, the waste grades slowly, stagnating over decades. -- the waste degrades slowly. >> it has deteriorated life, killing many animals. >> there could be objects once used for fishing. when they are thrown out d lost at sea, they still trap and kill animals. >> it is believed that 95% of the plastic waste at sea will sink to areas almost impossible to reach, which no one is currently planning to clean. one way to limit this pollution is by alerting peo

emmanuel mccrone has apologized for failing to protect algerian soldiers who fought with the french duringhe algerian war. hundreds of thousands were left behind, and -- despite promises the government would take care of them. canadians are voting in a snap election, a gamble by justin trudeau who is hoping to -- majority. he has faced criticism for calling the election early and it is a close race. polls show his liberal party isn't and with rival conservatives -- connect with rival conservatives. >> premise or justin trudeau has weathered attacks by coronavirus vaccine skip asked that skeptics. the skeptics might have given them a bump, letting the two term leader emphasize his crisis management credentials. >> we need to end this pandemic for good. if we are going to rebuild our economy and get people back to normal. she is going to have a better future. >> trudeau facing mandatory vaccinations for government workers and access to public areas. his message was undermined by calling an early election with virus numbers on the rise. >> mr. trudeau called an election that is costing us $60

cohen.come to paris, i'm r the white house says a phone call from biting to mccrone will happen soon. -- macron will happen soon -- biden to macron will happen soon. we have analysis and reaction throughout the program. an attempted coup blocked in sudan. the secretary-generahas condemned all links to the former authoritarian leader of sudan. europe's highest court has ruled that russia is responsible for the murder of a former kgb man who died that was slipped into his tea. the verdict supports that of a british court. this is live from paris. ♪ >> thank you very much for being with us. joe biden took to the lectern to make his first speech to the u.n. as u.s. president and told the u.n. that the u.s. is embarking on an era of his words, relent this diplomacy instead of military reactions to world crises, but the context could not have been more controversial, the defense deal where france was stabbed in the back, the words of the french foreign minister himself hanging heavy over the proceedings. there he is hanging over the speech. >> in the words of joe biden, the united dates and

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mccrone agreed to send the french ambassador back to washington less than a week after he was recalledden administration is allowing a large number of haitian migrants to be released into the u.s. rather than face immediate expulsion. the associated press reports many have been told to report to immigration offices within 60 days. white house press secretary jen psaki suggested today there aren't enough available planes for quick deportations. >> there are a range of flights that are going to different parts of the world depending and those are in process. so if we're not, if there isn't a flight ready yet those individuals may be placed in alternatives to detention. stephanie: by some estimates, the camp at del rio, texas, held more than 14,000 people at one point. a federal judge dismissed all lawsuits in a massive sexual abuse case agains ohio state unersity. the judge said while the plaintiffs had viable claims that the former university dr. richard strauss abused hundreds of male students in the school failed to act, ohio's 20 year statute of limitations had expired. plaintiffs sa

we had a president in france who was the predecessor of mccrone. things were rather slow.efully, things will change again. we will see more of a boost. since the u.k. has left the european union, we have a shift in balance. we will see how that lays out. all of the eyes are on france. i think macron is clear that he wants to boost the european union. we talked about allies, the united states is our closest partner in the alliance. that is for sure. i think it was sobering in the past couple of weeks and months because when you were thinking the election was a separation in history. he got so many votes when he was running for reelection. it became clear the united states changed quite a bit. i think germans have to come to terms with it. under joe biden, a couple of areas unites states is doing what they find is the right thing to do. the way afghanistan was orchestrated, that is after 20 years. that is something you really have to consider. the way it was done and the way the allies had to cope with it with a lot of complaints about not getting consulted enough before tha

as merkel and mccrone meet for their last state visit in paris, what next for the franco german couplee view next. this is bloomberg. ♪ tom: welcome back to the open. we are 23 minutes into the european trading day. the european markets are broadly positive. leading on top of the pack in terms of the country indexes, italy, you are seeing gains of 0.9%. the u.k., gains of 0.4%. euro-dollar, 1.17. angela merkel is in paris for her last state meeting with french president emmanuel macron. the leaders will discuss current affairs in terms of the situation in afghanistan. joining us is our reporter in paris. how important has merkel been for the franco german relationship? >> she has been very important. the pillar of the french german relationship over the past 15 years going through four different french presidents, facing the sovereign debt crisis with sarkozy, the migrant crisis , and terrorist attacks, and finally covid with emmanuel macron. they also had to show a united voice of europe against the former u.s. president donald trump. clearly with the departure of merkel, this is goin

we had a president in france who was the predecessor of mccrone. things were rather slow., things will change again. we will see more of a boost. since the u.k. has left the european union, we have a shift in balance. we will see how that lays out. all of the eyes are on france. i think macron is clear that he wants to boost the european union. we talked about allies, the united states is our closest partner in the alliance. that is for sure. i think it was sobering in the past couple of weeks and months because when you were thinking the election was a separation in history. he got so many votes when he was running for reelection. it became clear the united states changed quite a bit. i think germans have to come to terms with it. under joe biden, a couple of areas unites states is doing what they find is the right thing to do. the way afghanistan was orchestrated, that is after 20 years. that is something you really have to consider. the way it was done and the way the allies had to cope with it with a lot of complaints about not getting consulted enough before that, we