that is canadian prime minister justin trudeau speaking in strasbourg. to tell us more, our european affairs editor, eve irvine. there is still a lot of controversy surrounding this agreement. did justin trudeau address that criticism? with his press conference afterwards, he focused on the positive, that the e.u. and canada share a common vision for the future. he was questioned on the environmental issue. a lot of people are concerned about this is not going the right way when it comes to protecting our environment. he says the e.u. and canada share a common goal when it comes to the environment, that you can build a strong economy with out taking that -- without taking that into effect. the european parliament said this is undisputedly. if you are opening international trade across the atlantic, that cannot be anything but negative for the environment. and also they said that the e.u. is already giving concessions to canada by putting this into place. he wanted to be reassuring, but he also got questions on the court system. a lot of people are concer

then, britta was summoned to appear at this court in strasbourg.he had no idea what awaited her here. >> i never suspected that a child custody and residency hearing would be taking place. i only came here because i assumed that my complaint was being heard. >> instead, the court ruled that elina was to reside in france with her father. britta could only see her on weekends. the decision took its toll on mother and daughter and led to a crisis by the second visit. >> she clung to me and didn't want me to bring her back. she cried and slumped down and said, mama, i don't want to go there. >> how did you respond? >> i kept her. i didn't bring her back. >> the conflict between the parents escalated even further. >> instead of pursuing legal action in germany, luc took the law into his own hands. >> she was on her way to the daycare when a car came racing up behind her. he pushed my mother against the fence, grabbed elina, pulled her into the car, and sped off. >> though the police launched a search right away, luc still managed to bring elina back to

straight away, britta schlotcke drove to strasbourg and began searching for her daughter without successshe filed a parental abduction complaint with the police. >> my daughter had vanished without a trace along with her father. she wasn't at daycare. she wasn't at home, and her father wasn't at his workplace. the police never called, never contacted me. >> luc kept his daughter in hiding for 8 long weeks. ourg. britta was summoned to she had no idea what awaited her here. >> i never suspected that a child custody and residency hearing would be taking place. i only came here because i assumed that my complaint was being heard. >> instead, the court ruled that elina was to reside in france with her father. britta could only see her on weekends. the decision took its toll on mother and daughter and led to a crisis by the second visit. >> she clung to me and didn't want me to bring her back. she cried and slumped down and said, mama, i don't want to go there. >> how did you respond? >> i kept her. i didn't bring her back. >> the conflict between the parents escalated even further. >> instea

lawmakers in strasbourg voted in favour of the so—called ceta agreement, which is hoped to add billionsdollars both sides of the atlantic. once fully implemented, the deal will eliminate 99% of the tariffs between canada and the eu. and the european commission estimates that this could increase trade between the two regions by nearly a quarter. now that the eu parliament has given the green light to the deal, both sides can start removing trade barriers. but the agreement goes beyond the simple removal of tariffs and calls for further reforms which would require ratification from individual member states. this includes the controversial measures such as the creation of a dedicated court to settle disputes between governments and investors. ceta is canada's biggest trade deal since the north america free trade agreement. some campaign groups have pointed to ceta as a potential model for brexit, once the uk formally leaves the european union. andreas hoepner, is an associate professor of finance at the henley business school. great to have you with us in the studio. a lot of meps giving t

lawmakers in strasbourg voted in favour of the so—called ceta agreement, which is hoped to add billionsllars both sides of the atlantic. once fully implemented, the deal will eliminate 99% of the tariffs between canada and the eu, increase trade by 22.9%, and the european commission estimates that this could increase trade between the two by nearly a quarter. now that the eu parliament has given the green light to the deal, both sides can start removing trade barriers. but the agreement goes beyond the simple removal of tariffs and calls for further reforms which would require ratification from individual member states. that is important to stress. that is about, what, 28 eu members, and take out the uk. this includes controversial measures such as the creation of a dedicated court to settle disputes between governments and investors. ceta is canada's biggest trade deal since the north america free trade agreement. and some campaign groups have pointed to ceta as a potential model for brexit once the uk formally leaves the european union. with me is allie renison from the institute of d

minister justin trudeau at the european parliament in strasbourg to thank the e.u.or signing a controversial free-trade deal with canada. french prosecutors say they will not be dropping the investigation into francois fillon. the conservative presidential candidate has been dogged by allegations he paid his wife, penelope, for an imaginary job.

lawmakers in strasbourg voted in favour of the so—called ceta agreement, which is hoped to add billionsf the atlantic. once fully implemented, the deal will eliminate 98% of the tariffs between canada and the eu. and the european commission estimates that this could increase trade between the two regions by nearly a quarter. now that the eu parliament has given the green light to the deal, both sides can start removing trade barriers. but the agreement goes beyond the simple removal of tariffs, and calls for further reforms which would require ratification from individual member states. so, you are talking about something like 28 countries. this includes controversial measures such as the creation of a dedicated court to settle disputes between governments and investors. ceta is canada's biggest trade deal since the north america free trade agreement. during the recent us election campaign, donald trump brandished the saying "nafta disaster," and some campaign groups have pointed to ceta as a potential model for brexit once the uk formally leaves the european union. we will have more co

diaper hush that speaking in strasbourg. up in a few minutes. —— guy verhofstadt. the kremlin is refusing to comment on the resignation of president trump's national security advisor. general michael flynn stepped down after it emerged he hadn't told the truth about his conversations with russian contacts. a ten—year—old boy has died after suffering serious head injuries at the topshop store in reading. police described it as an incident involving store furniture. and inflation has risen to its highest level sincejune 2014. highest level since june 2014. the rate, as measured by the consumer price index, reached 1.8% last month, up from 1.6% in december. hello, in the business news this afternoon... toshiba chairman shigenori shiga has resigned, hours after the japanese technology firm revealed details of a multi—billion dollar loss. the company had delayed issuing its results, but then said it was set to report a net loss of 390 billion yen in the year to march 2017. it's expected to take a 712.5 billion yen write—down at i

supporters at the parliament, in strasbourg, france, argued the deal will counter rising protectionismile outside, hundreds of protesters warned it will do more harm than good. >> we made now a very historic trade deal between the best partners in the world, actually, which we can find. because i really believe that apart from canada, there are very few that match the standards of common values outside the european union. >> it's a threat to democracy, a threat to human rights, it's a threat to the environment. i suppose that what we can do now from here is to put pressure on our governments, put pressure on our m.e.p.s to do their job. it's not over. it's not over til it's over. >> woodruff: to be fully implemented, the trade deal will also need approval from various regional and national parliaments across europe. china formally announced today that it has granted president trump a ten-year trademark. he now has the exclusive right to use his name for building construction services there through 2027. mr. trump already has 77 trademarks in china. he has been trying to gain this one f