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facing spain.e eu fails to have a response between astrazeneca covid vaccine and a rare type of blood clot. a vaccine rollout littered with issues. we get the details. this is bloomberg. ♪ matt: welcome back to "bloomberg markets: european open." we are 13 minutes from the start of cash equity trading. futures are pointing higher across the continent and in the u.k. the eu failed to form a united response to the links between astrazeneca's shot and a rare type of blood clot that has been turning up. ministers shared different interpretations of a safety report indicating what may be deep divisions on the way forward. british authorities said the vaccine's benefits outweigh the risks, but advised those under 30 be offered an alternate vaccine. joining us is rhea taddeo. yet another -- maria tadeo. in another country for younger age groups, we have seen that on the continent. how will this affect the rollout? maria: this is a double whammy. in the united kingdom, this is the first time the idea of re

in the show will go to spain's coast adult . where there's cautious optimism that the good times could soon pick up again. welcome to the show there's a in berlin german chancellor angela merkel is set to appear before a parliamentary committee later today to face questions about what her government knew in the lead up to the collapse of payment company wire card the fin tech giant's downfall came after the merge that it had fabricated assets worth 1900000000 euros the accounting irregularities were widely reported by the financial times and initially vehemently denied by germany's financial regulator bof an american who advocated for wire cards in a state visit to china and 29000 is expected to deny any knowledge of the company's fraudulent practices. florian told carr joins me now he's followed he's fiscal policy spokesman for the f.d.p. in the bundestag and he's a member of that investigative committee looking into why are hard for him thank you for joining us on the show what is it that you want to hear from chancellor merke

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>> well, first of all with regard to spain versus england, spain had a first movers advantage to sponsor christopher columbus in 1492. spain as you suggest had a religious qualification for settlement. i am not sure if they realized that when martin luther king, circa 1517 come shortly after columbus is a voyage come with his secession from the vatican, that inaugurated a new state. that new state was punctuated when you may recall in the 15 '30s when as the fable goes, -- [inaudible] with having trouble effectuating divorces and that compels him to defect to the protestant side where official london still resides. this helps to inaugurate a chain reaction of religious conflicts and religious wars between protestants and catholics to begin with of course the wars involve catholic spain versus protestant holland, but never far behind is protestant england. what's interesting is that england was the scrappy underdog. it had less margin for error. spain, on the other hand, was in essence the superpower. but what happens is that in many ways london cuts a deal with the muslim power. first of

the industry as a whole seems to share this optimism but for now it's wishful thinking spain's largest real estate appraiser tends an estimate after a period of stagnation prices will drop real estate has already gotten cheaper in madrid barcelona and also in under the sea where the casa del sol lies and demand for cement fell by 10 percent across spain another indicator of a weak market the reason. the virus has mainly effective the start of new projects we were more conscious in 2021 watching the market and postponing many projects for me and the more that i saw them falling prices and falling construction activity maybe it's just a dip but it could also be the end of a boom if so thousands of jobs will once again be at risk ali would season awards season like no other has been bad news for those who make their living helping with the glamour and the glitz the oscars takes place this weekend and the decision not to make it online only will come as a relief to those hoping for a return of the usual hollywood tree and. the red carpet a symbol of hollywood glamour rolling it out is an e

spain success leads us to another problem for england unlike the spanish english players have been viewed as not a skilful despite the f.a. spending millions on a new performance center. a crippling fear of making a mistake has often led players to take a safe option rather than trying that killer pass sometimes a little planning which. but when i go nuts to international level it is simply not good enough and the managers are. are to blame for that i find it quite believe i was a kid my early days with chelsea when we used to go around the world. countries are technically better than us. the likes of jayden san show maybe changing that image club academies have made a big difference teaching young english players skills from an early age son show even left home at 12 to border at a school attached to what it's academy he then moved on to manchester city. in all the time i've been watching england they've been very few players to match the skills of son show but the fact he had to go to dortmund to get 1st team football sums up the next issue. the mega rich premier league has recruited mo

but the idea of a super league still has advocates in spain, particularly among fans.anish teams which joined the venture, along with atletico madrid and barcelona. translation: it's a very exciting project for fans, | because it means watching the best teams play each other every week. but uefa's recent proposal for european competition had little value. like so many industries, football has been hit hard by covid. over the last year, spanish sports stadiums have been empty of fans. some of them, like atletico's wanda metropolitano, being used instead to administer vaccines. this follows years when spain's biggest club spent lavishly each summer on star players. real madrid meanwhile is carrying out an overhaul of its bernabeu stadium, estimated to cost around 800 million euros. translation: revenue | can come from sponsors, from sales of shirts and merchandising, from ticket sales and television. there's nothing else. the bigger the game, the bigger the revenues — and that was the idea that these clubs had. they wanted to play against each other so that the competiti

spain success leads us to another problem for england unlike the spanish english players have been viewed as not a skilful despite the f.a. spending millions on a new performance center. the crippling fear of making a mistake has often led players to take a safe option rather than trying that killer pass sometimes with the plain english . but when i go on a notch to international level it's simply not good enough and the managers are. are to blame for that i've been a great. kid my only guy who chose when we used to go around the world on. countries technically better than us. the likes of jake and sam show maybe changing that image club academies have made a big difference teaching young english players skills from an early age son show even left home at 12 took border to school attached to what it's academy he then moved on to manchester city. in all the time i've been watching england they've been very few players to match the skills of sam show but the fact he had to go to dortmund to get 1st team football sums up the next issue. the mega rich premier league has recruited more technic

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spain story mediterranean coast are hopeful for stronger a comeback. oh on the costa del sol countless cranes are at work building houses and apartment complexes everywhere for developers it's a sight to behold. the construction sector at casa del sol in particular has seen a significant boost for more than 3 years. cove it hit the industry in the beginning but normality has returned. over the last 5 years real estate prices on the coast around mar bheja increased by 20 percent real estate agent marco serrano knows that's partly due to international demand then came corona. wilmington currently i don't know of any property where prices have gone down but that also means that prices aren't rising that might not be surprising as beaches have been empty for months no tourists no buyers this complex was completed during the last crisis and stood empty for a long time and just as business picked up corona hit it ok that it was that it was what we have right now is uncertainty through coded we didn't know how customers would react but we have indications tha

on stage in barcelona one of spain's most popular bands indie rockers love of lesbian. law a crowd dancing swaying and cheering together wearing masks but with no assigned seating and no requirement to keep space free between the. excited fans gathered a month ago for the eagerly awaited event the 1st big concert without social distancing since the start of the pandemic. concert goes were given a coronavirus test before they were allowed in an experiment to find out whether mass events can be safely held music promoters worked with one of person known as main hospitals to put on the concert and doctors say fears of a jump in infections have proved unfounded. noise when it was not a super spreading event that there's not been an excess of cases and in fact there is no sign that transmission took place during the event which public health experts believe that a combination of ventilation facemasks and testing can work the venue holds 17000 people but only 5000 were allowed in. because it was a move that we have detected 6 people who tested positive after the concert for h

it is confident about accepting british visitors to spain?— visitors to spain?s to spain? it is very clear it is notjust going to _ visitors to spain? it is very clear it is notjust going to be - visitors to spain? it is very clear it is notjust going to be about l it is notjust going to be about vaccinations. they found it is also the place where you can actually have a digital format, the place where you can actually have a digitalformat, your vaccination record but also a negative test result or the fact you had to run a virus in the previous 180 days and therefore have the antibodies themselves. it is really just making sure that we keep our system as close to the likes of europe and that those are mutually agreed that we can actually have the same and there it frees country. i same and there it frees country. i hate to remind you that you have to come home again. i hope it is lovely in canc n. what will happen for travellers and your experience who have been brought to a country which i guess in mexico cases not the red list, you would have gone there at al

madrid, barcelona, spain now out.would be you take those found in clubs, get some others to join and you end up with 15 found in cbs who are guaranteed spots in this competition. five extra clubs would be able to qualify each year based on performance. this would happen alongside existing leagues. let's speak to the former liverpl and england footballer john barnes, who is live with us. thank you for joining us on the bbc. what is your reaction? >> i'm not surprised. i always felt it was a ploy to get money. didn't think it would ever happen. i think they will get more money. everything will be back to normal. you get a bit more money. >> did you agree with the outrage? john: i think it was wrong to do it for i can understand why people would upset. i thought it was just a power play. a negotiating tactic. which happens in business all the time. this goes on and big business all the time without people knowing about it. very unsavory. i never thought it would happen. >> isn't the broader issue what has happened in the

brent: now to a massive shakeup in european football. 12 top clubs from spain, europe, -- spain and england announcing a new super league that will be independent of uefa . the top clubs say that they will not be joinin releasing a statement saying that they reject this super league, preferring instead to perform the existing champions league. >> the jewel in the crown of uefa, the biggest money spender, they are under threat from a breakaway super league. top clubs who had been discussed so my secretly for a while, but plans were never as advanced as this. billions of euros backed by j.p. morgan. >> if there is interest by this many players, it means that there is a potential for a bright future. >> uefa, the governing body of european football, reacting with fury. one top member says that he thinks three of the four clubs in the semi finals next week will be banned for their roles in the super league. referring to chelsea, manchester, and madrid by clubs must go and i expect that -- expect that the happened by friday. then we must finish the tournament. >> we stand united against the disg

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ramon: the issue in spain is not only linked to the pandemic.panish market has become much more difficult. 18 months ago, you had telecom players -- six telecom players in spain, which is probably too much. there is an m&a deal ongoing in spain with two sport leaders. it could contribute to a more peaceful situation here. we are working on our own business. we have been back to positive commercial performance for three quarters in a row, which is much better for us, because we had been in a more challenging situation before. we expect to be back to growth in terms of profit ability in 20 to -- profitability in 2022. we looked to be more active on the low end of the market, which has been growing very fast in the context, which is a difficult context in the spanish market. manus: ramon, we know you are trying to separate the french and spanish assets. is that on track question mark what is -- is that on track? what is your plan on lifting it? ramon: what we have been doing for infrastructure is a major shift in the past year and a half. we have b

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it is that lack of foreign tourists which has been so keenly felt by spain over the last year or so. 65 million fewerforeign arrivals so. in 2020, there were 65 million fewer foreign arrivals than in a normal year, and that had a huge impact on the economy, which shrank by 11%. impact on the economy, which shrank by ii%. so going into this summer, the government is desperate to remedy that, as are hotel owners and the many hundreds of thousands of people who work in the tourism sector. above all, they are very keen to get british tourists coming to visit again, because that is the single biggest tourism market for spain, the british market, and british tourists make up nearly a quarter of all foreign arrivals to spain in a normal year. thanks, guy. hairdressers and garden centres in scotland can reopen from today in the latest easing of coronavirus restrictions. salons and barbers can welcome back customers with appointments only although most non—essential shops will have to stay closed for at least three more weeks. here's our scotland correspondent james shaw. a big day in scotlan

in spain traditional easter possessions a cancelled but in barcelona some have been making the most of the weather spain still in the state of emergency in new cases have been rising a new national law says people have to wear a mask outdoors and gatherings of more than 6 people are banned in this region but here at least they're taking a measured approach in britain police forces have asked people not to travel long distances over the holiday while the prime minister's issued his own reminder you can reach up. to hospital 6 people outside with outside mostly. breaking the speed of the u.k.'s vaccination program means the government is on track with what it calls its cautious irreversible road map to freedom but it still urging the public to be careful. as era london. the e.u. the vaccine rollout has fared poorly compared to other developed economies so far only around 10 percent of the blocks $900000000.00 people have received even one vaccine dose in the u.k. and nearly half the population of $67000000.00 have had a 1st jab in the united states president joe biden is promising to del

the premier league big six have pulled out, but what about the big names in spain?ll take a look at how the embers of the superleague dream still glow in the country's biggest cities. the ioc say the olympics will stay protest free as rules banning demonstrations remain in place. good evening. another day of self—reflection for football as the game works out where it goes next after the latest incarnation of the european superleague crumbled less than 48 hours after it was announced. all week, fans have been voicing their anger over plans for the so—called big six premier league clubs tojoin the league. today, we saw more protests. ben croucherjoins me now with the latest. it has all been really about fans voices —— fans�* voices being heard. we've heard protest outside the premier league masters. that haven't stopped their hands having their voice heard. this was that their training ground around 9am this morning. about 20 supporters broke in rather peacefully by the looks of things. this is them outside the front door of the complex. they were met by the manager.

you have mentioned how hard he had italy was, and spain, what about other countries?? the timing of the vaccine rollout in - other countries? the timing of the vaccine rollout in the - other countries? the timing of the vaccine rollout in the eu . the vaccine rollout in the eu has certainly led to a lag in terms of economic expectations relative to the us and the uk which are more advanced in their rollout, and have been able to reopen their economies much earlier on. that is one reason why in 2020, compared to the us financial market the equity markets being up about 18%, the eu saw corresponding increases of only 2% of. in the first quarter of this year in 2021, that has reversed as hopes have risen that the eu from a standing start is seeing an acceleration in the vaccine rollout programme as the supply interruption gets smoothed out, and the outlook based on global demand is quite robust because europe is quite heavily overweight industrials and manufacturing of goods and as global demand recovers, experts from the eu —— exports have rebounded quite strongly, rais

barcelona, real madrid and others have agreed to join spain. -- in spain.rom england's premier league also want to join including manchester united, liverpool, and top man. the managers of the teams have been dodging questions. >> i trust this club. my job is very clear. i may not be the right person to ask. >> i am just a manager and i am prepared to coach players under any circumstances. reporter: it even prompted an intervention from the british prime minister. >> we will look at everything that we can do with the football authorities to make sure at this does not go ahead and the way it is currently being proposed. reporter: so far no teams from france or germany plan to join the new leak. the three ball clubs are expected to sign up or are set to pocket up to $4 million when they do. in a project funded by j.p. morgan. >> the pandemic, the economic crisis, football clubs, furloughing players, and now there are calls about creating more greed. a joke. reporter: the league wants to start as soon as possible. many have joined uefa in condemning the move a

on stage in barcelona one of spain's most popular bands indie rockers the love of lesbian. on the floor crowd dancing swaying and cheering together wearing masks but with no assigned seating and no requirement to keep space free between them. excited fans gathered a month ago for the eagerly awaited event the 1st big concert without social distancing since the start of the pandemic. concert goers were given a coronavirus test before they were allowed in an experiment to find out whether master vents can be safely held music promoters worked with one of person owners' main hospitals to put on the concert and doctors say fears of a jump in infections have proved unfounded. the noise from it was not a super spreading event there's not been an excess of cases and in fact there is no sign that transmission took place during the event years with it which a public health experts believe that a combination of ventilation face masks and testing can work the venue holds 17000 people but only 5000 were allowed in. because it was a move that we have detected 6 people who tested positiv

are people in general in the country in spain worried about another wave of infections and what are the case numbers like at the moment. yes they they are worried that's for sure and it's also sometimes a difficult situation between the locals and the tourists as you know there's also been a very heated debate in german the lately if it's really responsible to travel in the times of punjab. how do they make us all be they almost feel. as if they are considered criminals but they are definitely not to blame for the rising infection numbers that we see here in spain at the moment numbers are rising again people are already talking before the weight of infection and a lot of health experts blame it mainly on the relaxation of measures in the past week here on my our cast members but they are also rising but on a low level compared to the rest of the country. young philip shelter reporting from a hawk i thank you so much. so you're watching news a quick reminder of our top story police in taiwan say that at least 34 people have been killed and many more injured in a train crash the train de

in spain. not much. i am going to — today and spin? in spain. not much.t was right, it is just perhaps an a general consensus that that was right, it isjust perhaps an spain more than in england people are saying there was a reason for all this and actually is it interesting if you have a lot ofjuventus, manchester united and barcelona more often than not this is not a people want to hear but deep down they are trying to attract a lot of fans that are not local fans, trying to attract a lot of fans that are not localfans, they don't trying to attract a lot of fans that are not local fans, they don't count some much these days. it are not local fans, they don't count some much these days.— some much these days. it has happened _ some much these days. it has happened remarkably - some much these days. it hasj happened remarkably quickly, some much these days. it has - happened remarkably quickly, we some much these days. it has happened remarkably quickly, we saw this push for the super league, the big teams eyeing up the prize of more money for them and a

spain success leads us to another problem for england unlike the spanish english players have been viewed as not a skilful despite the f.a. spending millions on a new performance center. a crippling fear of making a mistake has often led players to take a safe option rather than trying that killer pass on sometimes with the plain english. but when i go up a notch to international level it's simply not good enough and the managers are. are to blame for that i've been a great believer since i was a kid my only dilute chelsea when we used to go around the world on. countries are technically better than us. the likes of jayden san show maybe changing that image club academies have made a big difference teaching young english players skills from an early age son show even left home at 12 took border to school attached to what the academy he then moved on to manchester city. in all the time i've been watching england they've been very few players to match the skills of sanchez but the fact he had to go to dortmund to get 1st team football sums up the next issue. the mega rich premier league has

liverpool or one of 6 english clubs signed up alongside free from spain and 3 from italy they've been threatened with expulsion from the way for competitions you wait for this president is not mincing his words. these idea is a speed in the face of all food bloggers and our society as well so we will not allow them. to take it away from us currently germany's biggest clubs in munich. not involved the report suggests that being courted if you want to follow ideas of a united football of us which we connect with football is football in future. maybe just like an enterprise. it's most important for the owners of the clubs to make as much money as they can on monday nights the super league chairman broke his cover round madrid florentino perez arguing the super league would benefit everyone . what we want to do is say football so that it can live peacefully for at least the next 20 years without stress and without having to say 200000000 euros have been lost the situation is very dramatic i think. these fans would disagree with the savior attitude as they battle for the soul of again they

spain's civil guard breaking up what appears to be a very lucrative business.ying dealers across the continent. the journey begins in morocco with speed boats crossing the mediterranean and using rivers to move inland towards seville. it is a big operation, officers finding more than 5000 kilos of cannabis. it wasn'tjust drugs, they also unearthed a fake rifle and a taser, plus a number of vehicles. 0n the banks of the river, dozens of packages were said to contain drugs. it is alleged other gang members hid them in fruit lorries and shipped them to france. police raids taking place across both countries, uncovering documents, cash, navigation and communication equipment. the arrested suspects, all 100 of them, will appear in court at a later date. this operation, likely to be just a date. this operation, likely to bejust a drop in date. this operation, likely to be just a drop in the date. this operation, likely to bejust a drop in the ocean in the drug trade between north africa and europe. us rapper dmx is in a serious condition in hospital, following a hear

finally, a look ahead to summer, at last, as the sun reports spain will welcome british holiday—makersbegin withjenny let's begin with jenny and let's begin withjenny and eve. jenny, ijust wanted to ask let's begin withjenny and eve. jenny, i just wanted to ask you something because i was having a look at your twitter feed earlier, and you told your followers, slicking my hair back like a former pro minister i had of my bbc appearance tonight. you've got lovely hair!— appearance tonight. you've got lovel hair! , ., ., lovely hair! this was in regard of some images — lovely hair! this was in regard of some images of _ lovely hair! this was in regard of some images of tony _ lovely hair! this was in regard of some images of tony blair - lovely hair! this was in regard of some images of tony blair that l some images of tony blair that caused quite a storm. laughter eve, caused quite a storm. laughter eve. have _ caused quite a storm. laughter eve. have you — caused quite a storm. laughter eve, have you got _ caused quite a storm. laughter eve, have you got any _ caused quite a storm. laug

still to come in this half hour politicians a sports executives and fans cry foul after 12 england spain and italy stop football teams announce their own breakaway. however we have seen some huge downpours recently across northeastern parts of australia thunderstorms rumbling away here around a month's worth of rain for some just around cannes we saw a 189 millimeters of rain in only 24 hours i'm afraid there is more where that came from it stays very wet around that northeastern corner of queensland much of australia is looking fine and robin noticed some wetter weather just creeping its way in across the southeast of victoria tasmania seeing some rather wet and windy weather as we go through the next couple of days the rains continue further north whedon's day more heavy downpours coming through here further flooding concerns could see some flooding concerns just pushing towards the ceiling with some heavier rain coming in here over the next couple of days hopefully a little dry by the time we come to thursday all come with a top temperature of around 21 degrees look up towards cannes

greece reporting there now to a massive shake up in european football 12 top clubs from spain italy and england have announced the formation of a breakaway super league the new league will be independent of european football's governing body you wait but germany's top clubs by communicant brucia dortmund they say they will not be joining dortmund have released a statement saying they and byron reject the super league prefer instead to reform the existing champions league. the jewel in new wafers crown its biggest money spinner but the champions league is now under threat from a breakaway super league a league of europe's top clubs that had been discussed some i secretly for a while but the plans have never been as advanced as this billions of euros financially backed by the u.s. investment bank j.p. morgan if there is interest by these kind of mayors these financial institutions it means there is. a potential for a bright future you wait for the governing body of european football has reacted with fury one top member says he thinks 3 of the 4 clubs in the champions league semifinals nex

world around that time or even a bit before and yes there is evidence mutually there's a bit from spain and some from france or some from the united kingdom and what did you feel when reportedly you weren't given some of the data you wanted i mean have you got this rule patient into 174 covert patients from december 21000 the you were requesting. that's true i sort of do a number of things the chinese to do before we got there including going back looking through the last couple of months before december trying to identify potential traces not of mist and we insisted on that being done and they did a search and they presented that there were of course only there for a short period of time so no all that we would normally ask for in this sort of upright investigation was given to us then but the doctor is continuing to come forward. president biden's migration policy remains under fire this time over the revelation that 2 men on a terror watch list were detained on the southern border u.s. border protection agency gave details in a news release which was swiftly withdrawn u.s. border pat

relaxation measures of the past 2 weeks in spain contributed to this the schools are open restaurants are open shops are open here on my york out numbers are still very low but they are also slowly starting to rise but on a much lower level compared to other parts of spain. philip schultz reporting from . and here's a reminder of the top stories this hour at least $54.00 people have been killed in a train crash in eastern taiwan dozens more were injured authorities say the train derailed inside a tunnel after colliding with a truck the crash comes during a weekend of holiday travel in taiwan. you're watching you know you news up next did abuse health program in a good shit shape today about living without meat i'm a spice or thanks for watch. in good shape. recess oh this is me and it's better for both. men but does that mean it's healthy without milk and meat to charity and. live a healthy life and. they make news for longer meat or no meat that's a question. good should. the next d.w.i. . under small thieves in the night hugs. where i come from rajoy remains an import fountain soft

a footballer from spain traded battling opponents on the pitch for fighting fascism at home on the brule. footballing legend at accountant introduces suck the name on the bottle. of water who used his beloved game to help himself and others survive the horrors of the nazi concentration. could go global on al-jazeera. the arab league. jordan's forma crown prince says he's under house arrest after what he calls a crackdown on critics of king abdullah. i'm fully back watching out here at live from doha also ahead the. don't lose hope the pope's easter message as millions of europeans face tougher coronavirus restrictions desperate for something to eat over 1000 apps are the problems for millions of brazilian sportspeople. and a spectacle fit for kings and queens egypt's moves this while ancient mummies to a new resting place. the former crown prince of jordan says he's under house arrest in amman the military denies that but says a former minister and member of the royal family and others have been detained as part of an ongoing investigation the army chief did say prince hamza was told to

elsewhere, spain beat kosovo 3—1 to re—gain top spot in group b. austria to make it three wins out of three in group f. and armenia are the leaders of groupj after beating romania 3—2. on to tennis and a shock defeat for naomi osaka in the quarter—finals of the miami open. she was beaten in straight sets by maria sakkari. the result brought an end to osaka's 23—match winning streak. sakkari raced through the first set 6—0 in just 21 minutes. and from 4—1 down in the second set, she reeled off five games in a row to take the match and seal her place in the semi—finals. meanwhile, in the men's singles, jannik sinner is through to the semi—finals after a straight sets victory over alexander bublik from kazakhstan. the number 21 seed from italy won 7—6, 6—4 to reach the last four of a masters series for the first time in his career. all of the business stories are up all of the business stories are up next. see you in a moment. hello there. despite there being more cloud around across southern britain on wednesday, we still manage to make highs of 2a c

have switched to a 4 day working week believe productivity and employee wellbeing has improved and spain is preparing to pilot a 32 hour working week sometime this coming autumn comes some 20 odd years since france kept its working week there at 35 hours let's get more on this initiative with you john chong a researcher on the labor market and director of the welfare state research cluster at the university of kent in the u.k. he welcome back to counting the cost is this a fad or is there a genuine momentum here that will introduce it and keep it i guess becoming part of the status quo of how we work i don't think this is a fad i think after expression depend on make a lot of countries as well as companies are seeing the benefits of having shorter hours not only because of the productivity issues that you've mentioned but about worker retention recruitment as well as kind of addressing some of the societal costs of long hours work such as mental health issues burn out etc and increasingly we are seeing movements from across the road to really get this movement at a national level even bu

a lot of people hoping to get it to spain but it depends on whether it's spain but it depends on whetherent traffic light system ? what government traffic light system? what is the message from the authorities? what are they saying to jurors, are they asking them to come this summer?— this summer? well, they are very helful this summer? well, they are very helpful that _ this summer? well, they are very helpful that they _ this summer? well, they are very helpful that they can _ this summer? well, they are very helpful that they can start - this summer? well, they are very helpful that they can start to - helpful that they can start to recover some of the numbers they lost last year which was obviously a disastrous year for tourism, brisbane, which depends so heavily on tourism for its economy but what they are saying is this is a transitional year. they are hoping for around half of the usual number of tourists they would usually get, in a normal year they get around 80 million foreign visitors can at last year, there was nothing like that, this year they want around half that number. t