will this crisis spark reform, making the eu stronger than ever? or does it signal the beginning of the breakup? the european union, next on great decisions. (triumphant music) - [man] great decisions is produced by the foreign policy association in association with thomson reuters, funding for great decisions is provided by price water house coopers llp. - [narrator] founded in the aftermath of world war ii, the european union had an ambitious goal, to end wars in europe. - one of the great and most positive historical events of the last several centuries was the creation of the european coal and steel community in the 1940s and 50s, that led to the common market, and that led to the european union and to the european currency and a linking of former adversaries, namely germany and france in constant union. - what began essentially as an economic idea, the basic idea was something that was called functionalism that is basically if you have economic cooperation and economic integration, that will lead functionally to other types of integration espec

but the rest of the eu got the blame too. an headquarters country rather than where their revenues and profits were really made. remember, tougher action has been taken against the luxleaks whistle—blowers than against the accountants, corporate executives or politicians involved. remember that the commission's own president, mrjuncker, was prime minister of luxembourg when his country was conniving with big accountancy firms to erode the tax bases of larger eu economies. jean—claude juncker and his commissioners decamped to strasbourg as usual and had their weekly meeting in this very room and they say they're gripping this issue. for example, they want every company to publish every activity it does in every country so they can be taxed properly and they want to publish a black—list of global tax havens at the start of next month. but some meps say the hold—up comes from the member states. which countries are blocking it? oh, so many. i mean, of course you have the inner european tax paradises, like ireland, malta, cypress,

the eu countries want to sort this out because they want these agencies moved into eu nations ahead of brexit day. this has been a process they have been following. they had host, candidate cities bidding to host the agencies and the two decisions were taken this evening in brussels by a secret ballot process. it was like drawing the host city for the olympics or something. the medicines agency, around 900 staff, overseeing the approval of new medicine and health ca re approval of new medicine and health care in the eu, that will go to amsterdam. interestingly, that was chosen in the end by drawing lots, because it was a tie between milan and amsterdam. the banking authority isa and amsterdam. the banking authority is a smaller body, 200 people, overseeing the stability of banks in the eu and that came down to a choice between dublin and paris. the final vote went to paris's way and those organisations now know their destinations and will be moving in the next 12—18 months. destinations and will be moving in the next 12-18 months. this is more than 1000 highly skilled jobs leaving euro

unquestionably, the eu have the upper hand. they are a lwa ys the eu have the upper hand.y to have it. but it remains to be seen what happens today. interesting. thank you for coming in. we will keep an eye on that today and beyond. let's go to brazil now. it's already one of the world's biggest markets for ride—sharing apps like uber. but apps aimed exclusively at women, offering only women drivers, are taking off fast. there are now three such services in the city of sao paulo alone. wejoined some drivers on a ride to find out why. to asia now. there could be yet more damage to the reputation of japanese manufacturing after kobe steel was found to have been falsifying quality control data for years. according to a report, a division of mitsubishi materials has also been cheating. let's go to our asia business hub where rico hizon is following the story. it is nice to see you, rico hizon. what is going on now?” it is nice to see you, rico hizon. what is going on now? i know! it keeps on piling up, one problem after another. now it is mitsubishi, who reportedly falsified p

the eu response? adway, real and sincere process, as michel barnier put it, on key brexit divorce issues by the end of this month or forget talk of trade until at least february next year. so, where are we on the brexit divorce issues and what does real and sincere progress mean? citizens rights are not yet resolved but progress has been made. ireland's border remains a big problem. the eu thinks it can be resolved next year although the uk today rejected an eu proposal to keep northern ireland in the single market and customs union. the massive sticking point right now is money. the eu wants cast—iron, possibly written guarantees, the uk will honour financial agreements made while an eu member. a lot to ask for in two weeks. the eu is really trying to pile on the pressure. it wants that money. otherwise brussels threatens to dash the prime minister's hopes in this room in december at a summit of eu leaders. what theresa may wants is the green light from her eu counterparts to go ahead with what's know

the eu response? headway, real and sincere process as michel barnier put on key brexit divorce issues by the end of this month or forget talk of trade until at least february next year. so, where are we on the brexit divorce issues and what does real and sincere progress mean? citizens rights are not yet resolved but progress has been made. ireland's border remains a big problem. the eu thinks it can be resolved next year although the uk today rejected an eu proposal to keep northern ireland in the single market and customs union. a massive sticking point right now is money. the eu wants cast—iron, possibly written, guarantees the uk will honour financial agreements made while an eu member. a lot to ask for in two weeks. the eu is really trying to pile on the pressure. it wants that money. otherwise brussels threatens to dash the prime minister's hopes in this room in december at a summit of eu leaders. what theresa may wants is the green light for her eu counterparts to go ahead with what's known as s

the eu have prevaricated, we have been more than generous and patient and now is the time for the eu me frame because we note the eu want to move on to making a decision about whether to progress to trade talks, probably by the beginning of next month, and on top of that mr barnier this morning flagged up northern ireland as another sticking point around the issue of a hard border, saying its solutions were to be flown to the danger of a hard border, it had to come from the british government, saying to mrs may, it is up to you to provide a solution to the hard border scenario. norman, thank you. the headlines... mps from zimba bwe's the headlines... mps from zimbabwe's governing zanu—pf movement have been summoned to discuss the impeachment of robert mugabe after his refusal to step down. the eu's chief brexit negotiator says an ambitious free trade deal with britain is on the table — but only if the uk meets its conditions. charles manson, the us cult leader who sent his followers to commit a string of brutal murders, has died in prison aged 83. let's get the sports news now, and so

the eu is demanding the uk speu future.els when it leaves in just two weeks. or face more delay in talks on future trade ties, but it is the eu‘s insistance on an "all island approach" for ireland where there appears to be most friction tonight. and that friction also extends to relations between the government

the i says the reported brexit deal is close, whereas the times see the —— says the uk will be paying euls for years to come. this one in the guardian, £50 billion divorce bill. and the suggestion that david davis might be a matchmaker for the royal wedding! the express suggests there's a rise in diabetes sufferers also developing cancer. laura, lance, welcome to both. laura, lance, welcome to both. laura, i start with you. it was the telegraph that began at all this evening with the reports suggesting a deal had been reached. let's look at the front page first of all. talk us at the front page first of all. talk us through it. yesterday my colleague peter foster over in brussels got the story and it is a massive moment, obviously. i think it shows that the prime minister is very determined to get britain to a place where in december we come to some sort of agreement with the eu and move onto trade talks, and that is the priority. some papers have taken the is the priority. some papers have ta ken the stance is the priority. some papers have taken the stance that britain has caved in the

the eu side here see the uk as getting tied up in knots about this, because the eu view is that this, is that this is very simply payment for finances that the uk has committed to already. their view here is that it isa to already. their view here is that it is a status of contractual obligations, and this is simply about organising, settling the finances on withdrawal. the eu side view this as nothing at all to do with a future deal, because you don't buy access to the market, this single market, this way. that's important for two reasons. one is that i don't think the eu side would wa nt to that i don't think the eu side would want to see the two things combined, but also, the way the talks are structured, they are not in mind that way. the eu wants these financial commitment on the table, clearly made, and then we'll move on, but only moved on to discussing the broad shape of the future deal, so the uk will not get that nailed down trade deal until several years in the future, that is the eu's view, and they are clear about that timetable. michel barnier was talking about that pros

and most of that drop is down to fewer people coming from the eu. home affairs correspondent, tom symonds, looks at why the numbers are going down and what it could mean for the economy. is this the start not of an exodus but of a brexodus? we are now getting some numbers. french business consultant cyril is planning to go, polish mathematician dominika czerniawska had already gone back to warsaw. london still is the best city of the european union but when it is not in the european union it loses so much appeal that the link on amsterdam, and for some people warsaw are far more attractive. investment has dried up andl attractive. investment has dried up and i work in financial services and my clients have started to move jobs and because i am their consultant, the jobs will be elsewhere. they are among thousands who have spent the months since that night calculating their future is months since that night calculating theirfuture is in a post—brexit europe. positions which are reflected in the biggest to date. since the vote, 572,000 people have arri

the eu response? ore headway, real and sincere process as michel barnier put on key brexit divorce issues by the end of this month orforget brexit divorce issues by the end of this month or forget talk of trade until at least february next year. so, where are we on the brexit divorce issues and what does real and sincere progress mean? citizens rights are not yet resolved but progress has been made. ireland's border remains a big problem. the eu thinks it can be resolved next year although the uk today rejected an eu proposal to keep northern ireland in the single market and customs union. a massive sticking point right now is money. the eu wants cast—iron possibly written guarantees the uk will and financial agreements made while an eu member. a locked ask for in two weeks. the eu is really trying to pile on the pressure. it wa nts trying to pile on the pressure. it wants that to money. otherwise brussels threatens to dash the prime minister's hopes in this room in december at a summit of eu leaders.

the principles about leaving the eu were much more about the financialfigure. leaving the eu were much we have with america or china, they'll see us as a soft touch. that's a reputational issue for the country, which i have a real burn about. what about the trade deal, andrew, that britain is hoping to negotiate with the eu? if that isn't what we want, should the uk say, well, stuff your divorce bill, we're not paying a thing? absolutely. it works on both sides of the fence. if we had to pay tariffs to do business with them, they pay tariffs to do business with us victoria, there's nearly 200 countries on the planet. the eu represents 27. i don't think that's going to be the problem. i don't think the finances, if i'm being honest, was the main reason for brexit. why did you vote for brexit? it was immigration issues, is the main part. we are paying into the eu,i main part. we are paying into the eu, ithought main part. we are paying into the eu, i thought we would get a raw deal. david, why did you vote for brexit? mine was very simple. i wanted my country to take control of its own l

the fact that we contribute to the eu. ld? the fact that we contribute to the eu. why might it be withheld7m the fact that we contribute to the eu. why might it be withheld? it is more wrangling over money. it is the divorce bill. we cannot move forward with any trade negotiations as we know until the divorce bill is settled. it says here that senior sources believe... it says negotiations over the bill which the eu sets at 60 billion are still not settled if the uk would receive the payment as part of a final settle m e nt payment as part of a final settlement when it leaves the eu in march 2019. i don't know how much this means to real people! we can try to make it real. i'm looking at it and obviously... isn't the message it and obviously... isn't the message i suppose that britain is not putting enough money on the table and the eu is saying, if you don't put enough money, we will keep back the money you would have expected to get? that's right. how that matters to an ordinary person who is not bothered about the machin

the eu is united and the uk has to cough up more cash. citizens and the northern irish border are yet to be resolved but david davis said this cannot be rushed. there has been a change in pace but ultimately this is about delivering results and about the context not just the delivering results and about the context notjust the speed of the dissociation. in order to achieve out dissociation. in order to achieve our common objective, that is to organise an orderly withdrawal on the basis of an agreement, we will also work as intensely as is necessary in the weeks to come in the run—up to the next european council meeting. if all goes as currently planned, we really will leave the eu at the 11th hour, iipm on march 29,2019. leave the eu at the 11th hour, iipm on march 29, 2019. theresa may's message is that there is no going back now. in a moment we'll speak to adam fleming in brussels, but first to our political correspondent ben wright in westminster. so, theresa may laying down the gauntlet while we have this warning from michel barnier t

of the uk's withdrawalfrom the eu. the past and present, if you like. it's complicated but the longer it ta kes it's complicated but the longer it takes the less time there is to talk about the future relationship. what are the sticking points? ireland remains a tough one. everyone agrees there should be no hard border after brexit between northern ireland and the republic. it would be a disaster for the economy and potentially for the peace process. what's the alternative? ireland, backed by the eu, want the uk to set that out in more detail. to avoid a hard border for example, ireland says you have to have the same regulations for things like food safety or animal welfare on both sides. is the uk willing to follow eu rules? then there is the divorce bill. a financial settlement. the eu says the uk has to settle its accounts before it leaves. that means money that's been committed in past budgets but not yet paid out. it means the uk's share of pensions for eu staff, and it means guarantees the loans the eu has made co

but in germany, the future of chancellor merkel, one of the eu's strongest voices, is in doubt after llapse of coalition talks. there's been a sharp fall in the number of community and the bells of westminster abbey ring out again, to mark the 70th and the bells of westminster tennis who has died at. age of 49. following his refusal to step down aspresideflt of lmbabwl the country's ruling party, zanu—pf, has agreed to begin the process, hours after he appeared on national television, and demanded the right to continue. he's accused of allowing his wife to usurp power and, who is expected in thereafter: the“% a suggestion of talks and a road map has encouraged speculation that robert mugabe is starting to feel the political pressure as, piece by piece, his power is shredded. his mps gathered in harare to begin the legal process of impeachment, removing him from office by parliamentary vote and telling us it could happen in days. we are expecting the motion to be moved tomorrow and a committee to be set up tomorrow, and hopefully by wednesday, because the charges are so clear, we expect

the eu is more than a single market. it's a community of values. er important values. and if one country is in danger of violating these fundamental principles, it is not only fairer, it's also an obligation of the commission to investigate this thoroughly. this is exactly what the commission is doing according to ourjoint treaties. how would you characterise the state of brexit negotiations? well, i still believe that brexit is a historic mistake, but i have to accept the decision of the british people and the uk government. we are in the middle of these negotiations. we all knew this would not be easy. we have all entered uncharted territory. the clock is ticking. we will have to conclude the negotiations on a technical level at the end of october 2018, so this gives us now 11 months to not only settle the british withdrawal but also the cornerstones of the future relationship. hopefully at the european council in december, the heads of government will agree that sufficient progress has been made so we can start the second phase of the negotiation

the next eu leaders summit is coming up the next eu leaders summit is coming up quickly in december. t at which level be about to decide whether we can move onto the next crucial stage of brexit talks to discuss trade. meanwhile here at westminster, mps are poised to scrutinise that each piece of legislation which will transpose eu now into uk law. all that after what has been a pretty turbulent fortnight. it's a one—way journey, says theresa may, as brexit talks enter a critical phase. next week, the eu withdrawal bill comes back to parliament. today, the prime minister sent a strong signal that the referendum decision cannot be reversed. theresa may wants to enshrine in law the exact date and time that britain will leave the european union. writing in the telegraph, she said, "let no one doubt our determination or question our resolve. brexit is happening." we will not tolerate attempts from any quarter to use the process of amendments to this bill as a mechanism to try to block the democratic wishes of the british people. but we can still change our minds, says the man who wrote th

11: at number 10, ministers are said in principle to agree an increased brexit divorce payment to the eu. but in germany, the future of chancellor merkel, one of the eu's strongest voices, is in doubt after the collapse of coalition talks. robert mugabe faces a formal process of impeachment following his refusal to step down as president of zimbabwe. and now they are man and wife. from 1947 to 2017, the queen and the duke of edinburgh have been celebrating 70 years of married life. and on newsnight, merkels plans for a government run aground. what next for germany, europe, and brexit plans now? and should paperchase be forced to apologize for advertising in the daily mail? good evening, and welcome to bbc news. the bbc understands there was broad agreement at a cabinet committee meeting that the government should increase the financial offer to the eu, but only in return for moving on to trade talks next month. earlier, the eu chief brexit negotiator, michel barnier, said brussels was ready to offer the uk the "most ambitious" trade deal, but only if its terms were met. also today, it's

it is so important, notjust for the uk, but also for the eu, to move for the uk, but also for the eu,e uk, but also for the eu, to move onto trade talks. as we keep hearing, the argument is that this benefits both sides. what we have seen today from theresa may is the aim to enshrine in law the exact date and time that we will leave the eu. that is notjust so we can do a bit of a countdown, it is really her putting a marker down to say that the government is determined to see this through. 0n the other hand, we have heard lord kerr saying there is room to put the breaks on. we have heard other people like tony blair and gordon brown saying we could still have a rethink. as for number 10, they are pretty scornful of that suggestion, saying that politically this is about delivering on the will of the people and there will not be a change of direction. thank you very much. president trump has vigorously defended his "america first" vision of international trade at a summit of the asia pacific economic co—operation group. speaking in the vietnamese city of danang, he said the us would no

particularly as the uk negotiators deal to leave the eu. ut brexit. just this week, she accused the irish government of being reckless. the dup say that they want the border between northern ireland and republic of ireland to remain soft. they don't wa nt ireland to remain soft. they don't want checkpoints but they say that cannot, the price of some sort of arrangement from northern ireland which would differentiate it from the rest of the uk. so they are saying, basically, for example, if there is a bespoke customs arrangement for northern ireland as arrangement for northern ireland as a result of brexit, the dup would not want there to be any customs checks between northern ireland and the rest of the uk because that would be a little too much like a united ireland. you can expect to hear more about that. there will be talks about the continuing deadlock at stormont. the dup firmly blaming sinn fein for the problems at stormont, the sinn fein claims the dup. i expect arlene foster to say she is very committed to restoring devolution in nor

and the rest of the eu that keeps oui’ and the rest of the eu that keeps our trade links going. he uk government at what they see as a pretty hardline approach being taken particularly in berlin and in paris. but its provocative to come here to the eu's powerhouse to make that case. it also provocative to say it's the other side has to be more flexible when a consensus in this and other european capitals is that it is for britain to be the one who compromises, for britain as a matter of urgency in the next couple of weeks to make a promise that we are prepared to stamp up our —— a bit more cash in order to get on with all of this. but on that crucial issue there was no new offer in david davis's hans tonight. he was reticent and pretty silent on that vexatious issue. what he was clearer on, which could cause a bit of trouble at home, was that the european court would be the one charged during a two—year transition period after we leave the eu. there isa period after we leave the eu. there is a small but noisy group of brexiteers on the tory backbenchers for whom that's not accept

of the uk and the remaining eu 27. no officialfigure, it is thought senior ministers agreed to increase the offer last night, including some brexiteers in the cabinet although some on the backbenchers warned agreeing too much too early would give the eu an advantage. it's as if they want us to pay the ransom money but still be hostage to the european union. michel barnier must recognise we are leaving the european union and will only pay what we are jukes. leaving the european union and will only pay what we are jukes. for others, the priority is getting things moving. you don't go into a pub, order a round things moving. you don't go into a pub, ordera round of things moving. you don't go into a pub, order a round of drinks, things moving. you don't go into a pub, ordera round of drinks, decide you don't want them, walk out and not pay for it so it's important we accept that as a principal, hopefully get a formula to express that but then move on. eu leaders wa nted that but then move on. eu leaders wanted sufficient

the eu seems cautious about that. the eu would move onto the trade talks, it would help unravel some of the questions that need to be sorted out on the border question. there is an element of chicken and. there hasn‘t —— has been an element of a wake—up call hasn‘t —— has been an element of a wa ke—up call today. i hasn‘t —— has been an element of a wake—up call today. i think they have not been read the riot act, but there it is this impression that we are all on the same page, nobody wa nts a are all on the same page, nobody wants a hard border, let‘s move on. pa rt wants a hard border, let‘s move on. part of the argument is we cannot sort out the border until we know what the future relationship looks like. the irish position, there is a lot of expansion region —— exasperation there, the want more detail. if you are saying you do not wa nt detail. if you are saying you do not want a hardboard, that is fine in theory but what does that mean in practice? do you accept there can be no diverges of regulations on both s

the eu says, no, that is not possible, because for michel barnier, the lead eu negotiator, it is not h him he has to refer to, he has 27 plus the european parliament as well, that is why the eu says it remains rigid in its call. the eu says, you guys said he wanted to leave the club, so you have to do that under our rules, and thatis have to do that under our rules, and that is where the apparent eu rigidity comes from. at the moment, it appears to be an impact. if the uk can move somehow, on the money issue, which is not, the eu says, a " b rex it" issue, which is not, the eu says, a "brexit" bill, but rather the uk honouring what has already been made, then there can be more trust. at the moment it is nonexistent, the eu says it would be flexible if the eu says it would be flexible if the eu says, we need to honour some of those commitments. we will say yes to that one, no to that one, we want wiggle room on that one, then it can negotiate but first it once written confirmation from the uk that it is willing to look at those financial commitments and that it promises to honour them.

but the eu wanted more. will meet all its other financial commitments, as defined by the eu, that will have broken the logjam. but there could be plenty of technical haggling ahead about the exact uk share of the total. the biggest part of any bill will be money that's been committed to future projects, but not yet paid out. the eu has suggested that the uk should pay roughly a 13% share of total commitments, based on the size of its economy. the uk says it should be lower, partly because of the fall in the value of the pound. then there's the estimated liability for the pensions scheme for eu employees. the uk argues that the way it has been calculated is unfair and it hopes to reduce the bill by several billion euros. there's also a debate to be had about the eu's assets, especially cash and the timescale for future uk payments. take an eu employee who is about 25 years old, for example. he or she may not draw their pension for another a0 years. so, in theory, the uk could be making small pension payments f

the eu thinks it can be resolved next year though the uk project did an eu proposal to keep northern money, the eu wants cast—iron possibly written guarantees that the uk will honour financial agreements made while an eu member. but that is what task for in two weeks. the eu is really trying to pile on the pressure, it wants that money. 0therwise brussels threatens to dash the prime minister‘s hopes in this room in december at a summit of eu leaders. what theresa may wants is a green light from their eu cou nterpa rts green light from their eu counterparts to go ahead with what is known as "stage two" of the brexit negotiations, that is talk of trade and transition deals. 0n brexit negotiations, that is talk of trade and transition deals. on both cards of the channel —— sides of the channel, companies eight for news. and uncertainty is bad for business. but trade experts say eu—uk fallout over brexit divorce issues will seem child‘s play compared to complications when it comes to trade. the real obstacle is to come, when britain tries to negotiate a new trade deal with the eu. and it‘

that can switzerland get the benefits of trade with the eu, thati5, the benefits of trade with the euccess to the single market, while still controlling its borders? many people see it that way although notjean—claude juncker. he calls it a swiss specific situation. he said last year any deal reached with switzerland would not be a blueprint for the uk. ben, with switzerland would not be a blueprint forthe uk. ben, overdue. thank you. let's speak to image and folk5 thank you. let's speak to image and folks who joins us from burma. imogen we heard this would not be a blueprint for the uk but there are similarities. yes, but some differences as well. we know that this was narrowly voted to introduce quotas on eu migrants in 2014. after that the eu put switzerland's bilateral deals, very important to the swiss economy, on hold. since then the swiss have found a compromise, which would mean introducing quotas only in certain sectors and only if unemployment reaches levels that it has not reached in switzerland for decades. so switzerland ‘5 commitment to free movement of people remains un

david, any sympathy for the eu?|j think david, any sympathy for the eu?”bviously understand the projects we have agreed to, and i am even working on a project that has eu funding for four years sol understand that there is a bill. well, i hope so! there is a need to play those bills. ijust don't know. it all seems like it is cat and mouse some people blinking and who is going to be the most scared. the eu need our money for those projects and the general public will think this is very strange that when we leave the eu we are still going to have to give them a lot of money. i think it will upset the plan to give £350 million to the nhs every week. we are talking about billions of pounds and theresa may have already talked about 20 million but that is not enough. they are now asking for 60 billion and this money isjust not enough. they are now asking for 60 billion and this money is just a starting point getters onto the trade talks and if we give too much up trade talks and if we give too much up now the worry is that what will we have to pay for a trade de

into the eu via the republic. her, what if we decide to divert from eu rules, so goods in our markets no longer meet all eu standards? ireland need to be able to check stuff and may be turned back before it gets into the market. so they need a border. now, everyone says they want to avoid that. a hard border would be a major economic burden, especially for farmers, and could undermine the peace process. the eu appears to be shifting position. in september, they said the onus to propose solutions which overcome the challenges created on the island of ireland remains on the united kingdom. a solution was up to us. there has been talk of answers involving customs technology and clever application of eu rules. we want to be smart border that no one would notice. but a leaked document from the european commission has shown a changing tack, saying it is essential for the uk to commit to ensuring no emergence of regulatory divergence from those rules of the internal market and the customs union in northern ireland. that i

even heads of government have been helping with the hard sell. other eu be keen on britain's departure but they are happy to pick up departure but they are happy to pick up benefits where they can. the german chancellor angela merkel‘s attempts to form a coalition government have collapsed, raising the prospect of the country facing another general election. after weeks of negotiations, the centrist free democrats — the fdp — pulled out of talks, with its leader saying there was no basis of trust between the parties. mrs merkel has been meeting the german president this morning. damien mcguinness is in berlin. what does this now mean for angela merkel and for germany? it is certainly a blow for angela merkel because she was responsible really as the potential chancellor of making these coalition talks work. some people say it will be ha rd work. some people say it will be hard for her to survive politically which means this will be the end of the merkel era, unexpectedly sooner than thought, but it depends how the public reacts to this breakdown in the co

the uk is offers the eu up to 50 billion euros to settle its financial commitments. we've all the details and the reaction. a couple of months ago the foreign secretary said the eu could go whistle when those kinds of sums have been talked about. here is his reaction today. we've been waiting for this for a long time, 18 months or so, now‘s the time to get the whole ship off the rocks, and move it forwards. there were shocking events earlier during a war crimes trial in the hague. after losing his appeal, a former bosnian croat commander drank poison and later died. and the un security council is gathering right now to discuss north korea's latest missile test. we'll watch that closely for you. let's talk about the president of america retweeting far right videos. they come from an ultra nationalist group in the uk. we're not going show the videos but they contain disturbing violence and they make unverified claims about muslims. this group is called britain first. and it's pleased. britain first was founded 2011. this is its website. among its policies is to "introdu

so does how to legally guarantee the rights of eu citizens living in the uk and vice versa. ay these issues can be dealt with in parallel to talks on future trade. money is the real stumbling block. and to turn up the heat... translation: my answer is yes. michel barnier confirmed progress was needed by the end of this month. otherwise brussels threatens to dash the prime minister's hopes in this room in december at a summit of eu leaders. what theresa may wants is the green light from her eu counterparts to go ahead with what is known as stage two of the brexit negotiations. that is talk of trade and transition deals. on both sides of the channel, companies ache for news. uncertainty is very bad for business. but trade experts say eu — uk fallout over brexit issues will seem child's play compared to complications when it comes to trade. the real obstacle is to come, when britain tries to negotiate a new trade deal with the eu. and it's looking for something as good as or better than what it has now, which will be extremely difficult to achieve, because why would 27 countries

after brexit, the uk in the eu have, other pla nts brexit, the uk in the eu have, other plants is the stay the same. so 60% of the lamp posts of the eu at the moment, 40% goes to the uk. after brexit, we carry on as normal and eve ryo ne brexit, we carry on as normal and everyone is happy, except they're not. because new zealand, australia, canada and others are saying that plan will limit their access. if demand and the rest of europe for a particular goods falls, they would like to import more than to the uk to make up for that, but this plan doesn't allow them to do that. it's interesting, because these are countries that were part of the commonwealth and hardy privileged trading relationship with the uk before the uk joined the trading relationship with the uk before the ukjoined the eu back in the early 70s. at the time, they said they felt they were being dumped by the uk in preference to the eu. now we've come back to we wa nt to the eu. now we've come back to we want to build these straight relationships outside the eu. is it just a bit of lobbying by the australians and new z

singapore is immediately ready to nevate the deal between the eu and the member states of the eu, becausee. those transferrals are extremely straightforward. and with the united states, we have no trade deal at all, which is our biggest partner individual trading partner. it gets forgotten. i guees it depends who you talk to. you sound so very sanguine. it does really depend who you talk to. i don't suppose recently you have talked to caroline fairbairn, the head of the cbi. she says her members are deeply alarmed. 60% of companies expect they must have contingency plans for a crashing out no—deal brexit by the end of next march unless there's a breakthrough before then. you have to remember, the cbi gets money from the eu. it is the eu—funded cbi, and they don't like being reminded about that. and their... what about individual chief executives of companies? what about didier laroy of toyota? well... he says "a few months ago the uk government said we would be certain to have a deal without trade tax." "they say that no more." "we won't close the plant tomorrow morning," he says, "but if

the border. ready to block progress in december‘s eu summit. sue of the border, the ruling party and opposition fine gael are agreed to. if the uk insists on proceeding with this, and there isn't any compromise from the british government on this, then border controls in northern ireland are inevitable. that simply can't be countenanced, there's just too much at stake. we must have a written guarantee and if it isn't met, obviously, it's a condition of the trade talks that this would be met, then i think that would be helpful. i think it would be very helpful if the british government was willing to look at a special economic zone for northern ireland. the potential damage to the north and indeed parts of ireland, the potential damage is catastrophic. the border between north and south runs a shade under 500 kilometres. people, goods, money and electricity move across it without let or hindrance. so how can this unique arrangement be preserved if the uk leaves the eu's economic space? their hand will be significantly weakened. lucinda crichton w

and most of that drop is due to fewer people coming from the eu. looks at why the numbers are going down. is this the start not of an exodus but of a brexodus? we're now getting some hard numbers. french business consultant cyrille viossat is planning to go. polish mathematician dominika czerniawska has already gone back to warsaw. london still is the best city of the european union, but once it's not in the european union it loses so much appeal that berlin, amsterdam, and for some people warsaw, are far more attractive. investment has dried up. certainly i see my clients... i work in financial services and my clients have started to move jobs, and of course because i'm consultant to those clients, if the roles are elsewhere then the jobs will be elsewhere. they're among thousands who've spent the months since that night calculating their futures in a post—brexit europe. decisions which are reflected in today's figures. since the vote, 572,000 people have arrived to live in the uk, but 342,000 have left. the difference is that crucial net migratio

summit in december, where the uk's hoping that the eu will agree to movinggh of relief across westminster, crossed the conservative party, that the budget was not another crisis. another one the government has been facing. and that actually attention can return now to getting those talks on to trade, the brexit talks on to the next phase before the end of the year. thank you very much. well, some of the leaders of the labour party rin some of the leaders of the labour party ri n west some of the leaders of the labour party rin west bromwich tonight. we're going to hear from jeremy corbyn shortly but at the moment at the podium, john mcdonnell, shadow chancellor, listen in. inspired by young women like that, absolutely. applause some of you may have seen the budget debate yesterday. 0r some of you may have seen the budget debate yesterday. or maybe seen clips from that debate on twitter or on facebook. what the tories did to impede the debate was that they organise themselves in parliament in the way i've never seen before. it was leaked in the telegraph a fe

the eu have one view on that and i am sure the british government will have another.lion that theresa may has already committed to. she says no country in the eu will be worse off because of us the eu will be worse off because of us leaving. that takes us to the end of the european budget cycle in about 2020. there has been at reaction today from downing street about the comments from michel barnier when he talked about very cherry picking. downing street have said they want to deepen special relationship with the eu and pointed out that we start with a point where we are very much aligned and that is why it is different for the uk when it comes to future trade arrangements. cabinet ministers are still in that now discussing in principle whether there would be more money to be put on the table and the all—important move to the next stage in negotiations. that is what the government is very much hoping for but the other unanswered question is what exactly is the british government expecting our future relationship to be? that, as far as we know, has not been thrashed o

pensions of the numerous eu officials who are coming from the united kingdomver the next couple of years. point it has been a massive bone of contention. already six rounds of negotiations in brussels between david davis and they have never managed to agree on the financial settlement it mostly because the u.k. didn't really want to create they wanted to make sure they had some clarity on the trade talks beforore beig sucked into any sort of financial settlement which of course is not going down well with the british public. after months of uncertainty the eu has confirmed that a delegation representing the syrian government will be attending the eighth round of peace talks in geneva today. bush are al-assad -- bush are al-assad -- russian led parallel talks have now been postponed. simon harding reports. after months of speculation the syrian government will join the official peace talks in geneva. assad's regime will be present for peace talks. the syrian opposition is also in town as all parties gear up for negotiations. the key issue surrounds the departur

a third country and a country that was no longer part of the eu, but the consequence of it, the eu, e jobs. they are all lost. and we're also going to lose 190 banking jobs because the banking agency is also off to paris which is a strange reversal because remember just off to paris which is a strange reversal because rememberjust five yea rs reversal because rememberjust five years ago, we used to boast that all the fraench bankers were coming here. now it seems the flow is the other way, but i guess that is just pa rt other way, but i guess that is just part of the shake out from our departure from the eu. cani departure from the eu. can i ask you about this investigation into by the electoral commission into the vote leave campaign and where they directed quite a lot of money? well, the vote leave campaign put a lot of effort into the social media campaign. a huge amount of their resources went into that. i think i read something like 40% of their total budget into that, but of course, there are strict rules about who you can give money to and they are alleged to have given money

the latest. also this lunchtime... theresa may, at an eut, says she hopes for positivity in the brexit talks, but eu leaders warn that the clock is ticking. the missing dorset teenager gaia pope — police are still questioning a man on suspicion of murder. a belgian court is considering whether to extradite the former catalan leader for sedition, after he declared independence for catalonia. and meet malli, the dog who helped save soldiers‘ lives in afghanistan — now honoured with the animal equivalent of the victoria cross. and coming up in the sport, it's bad news for england's women as they lose the ashes series to australia with a six wicket t20 defeat in sydney. good afternoon, welcome to the bbc news at one. the zimbabwean leader robert mugabe has been seen in public for the first time since the military takeover on wednesday. he's been attending a university graduation ceremony in the capital, harare. earlier, the military said talks with mr mugabe were continuing and there had been significant progress in the operation targeting what