found official inquiry has been launched into the european commission president ursula on the line. he says she has no record of her text messages, but the chief executive of pfizer, the messages were exchanged during talks. i'm buying vaccines from the pharmaceutical giant peter, all of us has the story. it comes down to the question of communication or more accurately a question of communications. basically what's being offered by e. u. officials, when they do deals with others. and what was promised to who, particularly it's in relation to the text messages that went between the commission, president ursula for the line and the ceo of the pharmaceutical giant pfizer. now the e u ombudsman. she's very keen to take a look into this further and find out exactly what was said. the message coming from the e u commission was they don't keep any record of what they call short lived communications . the decision to record a certain piece of information in the administration's document management system should, according to law, not be dependent on the medium b at a letter, an email, a te

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ur ursula, thank you. everyone is drawn in and then you come upon that.to hear paul tell it? >> i was working with "raw" and i always was attracted to these strange and fictional stories. they asked if i would like to come and make a film with them. i met paul and so i was drawn to his story of wanting to know who he was, because i think we all deep down need to know where we come from, and if we don't there's a big void in us and we need to find out. i just felt it was a story about identity, a story about family, what family really means. and he's a charismatic guy and he was on a journey, and as filmmakers, we wanted to go on that journey with him. >> his story raises so many questions about identity, about what actually defines us as people. what do you think the film tells us about that? >> absolutely. it's all about that. i think it's the fact that we really need to know who we are. you know, as i said, if we don't there's a big hole. i think it also tells us about family. what is family? is family the people we're born into, is it the people that l

the head of the european commission, ursula von der leyen, has called for the eu to have the power tothe union address. europe can and clearly should be able and willing to do more on its own. you can have the most advanced forces in the world, but if you are never prepared to use them, of what use are they? what has held us back until now is notjust a shortfall of capacity, it is a lack of political will. her call for a stronger eu military stance comes from recent events in afghanistan, when they were caught out when the us withdrew its forces. 21 eu countries had troops in afghanistan as the withdrawal began earlier this year — largely as part of the nato deployment. combined, troops from eu countries even outnumbered the us. but despite their numbers on the ground, european governments were unable to convince the united states to extend its deadline beyond the sist to extend its deadline beyond the 31st of august. some think a join the military approach might give them more influence. here's our brussels correspondentjessica parker. i think the back—up to this is what has happened

this isn't the 1st time though, that ursula fonda line has been asked to show text messages that she sent in an official capacity. and it's turned out that they've not been available back in 2019 . there was a parliamentary inquiry here in germany into deals that had been done contracts that had been handed out with the german defense ministry. now before becoming the commission president, those live on the line was the fence minister here in berlin. now some of those contracts were there will accusations that they'd been given out to people without the correct oversight being in place that personal connections had played a role personal connections. of course, not that far from personal diplomacy in some people's eyes. well, when it came to the german boon, the stag, the parliament here in berlin, asking to see these text messages while they had been wiped, we could not find the official papers or other documents revealing why the ministry hide external consultants to the assumption is that a lot happen by text messages. we have to assume that officials have destroyed evidence such

it was said to have been very much down to the personal diplomacy of a you commission, president ursula on the line at secuity whopping 1800000000 doses of their cove at 19 vaccine. and it was absolutely essential because it took up the slack that had been left after the collapse of the deals with vaccine manufacture astrazeneca to provide jobs to the european union. for a month, miss vonne de line had been exchanging texts and calls with albert buller, the chief executive of pfizer. another vaccine supplies the blog. and as they spoke 2 things became clear. 5 might have more doses, it could offer the block many more. and the european union would be thrilled to have them. this isn't the 1st time though, that earth lafond line has been asked to show text messages that she sent in an official capacity. and it's turned out that they've not been available back in 2019 . there was a parliamentary inquiry here in germany into deals that had been done contracts that had been handed out with the german defense ministry. now before becoming the commission president, live on the line was the fenc

. >>> european commission president ursula vanderleyen laying out the plan to tackle carbon emission. sylvia has been following it all. break down for us what were the main take aways this morning. >> overall it was a very broad and detailed speech that essentially touched every single policy subject from foreign relations to the economic front. she talked about the achievements that happened in the e.u. in terms of vaccination, in terms of the digital certificate and how that essentially boosted european travel this summer she also said the eu is ready for booster shots this winter. l let's see what happens in that front. an important announcement for our viewers. the eu will be putting forward new discussions to revise fiscal rules well ahead of 2023 so we can expect tough discussions in terms of deficit and debt rules when it comes to the policy, there was a very important announcement the biggest headline out of the speech which was, indeed, that she'll be putting forward european action. this is off the back of the crisis so let's take a look at some of her remarks. >> this is al

today, ursula von der leyen will address the parliament and the approach to combating the pandemic. later -- tom: they just want to know if she can get the euro started again with the power outage. lisa: thank you, you will be asking and probably nobody else. valdis dombrovskis will join us. jonathan: tom is going to leave that conversation. i'm excited about it. later on this hour? lisa: in about 15 minutes. jonathan: the data out of china stinks relative to expectations and when you put it together with the headline, waiting for, expecting china's top banks to pay interest due on september 20. and you get the notes on the inbox and they say things like "risk on, "tilt towards em." tom: you hear me use the word vector and it is everybody gaming what their expected vector is. jonathan: let's get to the principal global chief strategist. that line comes from you, meaning global growth will be ok, risk positioning, upside to equities. help people put money to work. why in em? seema: we acknowledge this right now is a challenging time. especially given what is going on in china. the vi

joining us is ursula mccormick. good to have you with us. what do you make of china's move?having me. this is part of a very long trajectory in -- thanks for having me. this is part of a new regulatory that is moving through the ecosystem as a whole. this is the story of government worldwide trying to figure out how they grapple with new technologies. every market across the world, and apac is such a good example, has a different approach to this. it is providing a lot of much-needed clarity and certainty to the market and not necessarily news those who have been trying to comply in the first place. haslinda: the thing is, can regulators and governments crypto? . urszula: there are some realities around implementing that. implementing becomes different in online environments, where the question of territorial reach of regulation and enforcement becomes extremely challenging. this is where we see some interesting approaches emerging to how we regulate activity that emerges from other jurisdictions. we are seeing the intend to come down hard across the entire ecosystem. from t

how healthy is that union when we look and listen to what ursula was saying? >> reasonably healthy.here was a decent dose from her that was so congratulation. she thinks that despite all of the criticism earlier in the year, the eu actually handled the pandemic quite well. it has emerged from it more unified and in better shape. it emerged after the financial crisis. in particular, a lot of criticism over the handling of the agreement program -- procurement program earlier in the year. a cut up and has a good record now. -- it caught up and has a good record now. some eu members areell ahea of the.k. and the u.s.. she is quite pleased with herself. i think the speech itself possibly lacked any really huge ideas. i think there are two reasons for that. a one, she has laid out some of her big ideas. her climate change ideas, big on the digital tech giants. we also have a german election in 10 days time and she does not want to rock the boat. >> to the dinner scheduled here in paris. the alliance has been a pretty happy relationship and a key driving force. how might the franko german

australia in june, it is accusing the australian prime minister of lying, and that is being backed up i ursulaanderlinden, who has weighed in and said how france is been treated is unacceptable. france is saying the contract was signed quite a while back for the 20 nuclear submarines, with a price tag of 30 billion euros, and it was described as a contract of the century. it is all about money. france is being left without that contract, it has been done out of a deal that would have given thousands of people employment. it is a bad blow for the french construction industry and shipbuilding industry. france is visibly very angry about this, they are hopping mad because they say they have been done out of the deal and given no pre-warning. that's not the message out of australia, australia said they warned france in june, australia are not the only ones involved. this is the aukus deal, which is australia, u.k. and u.s. together. there reportedly will be a conversation between joe biden and emmanuel macron in the coming day but it is up to emmanuel macron to pick up the phone. many have said it

the commission's head, ursula von der leyen, called it a great success.ria, just 20% of adults have been vaccinated. the trial of the woman who was once the youngest, self—made, female billionaire is under way in the us. elizabeth holmes faces up to 20 years in prison if found guilty of fraud, relating to her defunct blood testing company. holmes's 9 billion dollar firm, "theranos", collapsed in 2018 after falsely claiming its technology could discover cancer and diabetes by testing a few drops of blood. the bbc�*s moscow correspondent has left russia expelled by the authorities after being labelled a threat to national security. sarah rainsford, who first reported from moscow for the bbc more than 20 years ago, just as vladimir putin came to power, has been told she can never return to the country. moscow claims the move is in response to the expulsion of a russian journalist from the uk two years ago, but the decision comes amid a severe crackdown on independentjournalists and opposition activists within russia. here's sarah's report. this was the momen

not a good start for what the likes of ursula andre lines. they will be a defining era for environmentalism. it's a pleasure to welcome you to this conference on the make break decades for climate action. the next 10 years might be italian points, 1st and foremost for global c o. 2 emissions. good luck with that 3 month after she said that and you lawmakers are already extending subsidies for fossil fuel gas until 2027. all the while the energy commission insist that it had nothing to do with the crisis. the current increase in energy prices has little to do with our climate policies and much what to do with our dependence on volatile foreign fossil fuels. right. and the price of coal permits which have more than doubled over the past 2 years. probably also had nothing to do with the current situation, but higher coal prices and a shortage of supply isn't justifacts in europe right now. china is also having a hard time with the whole environmentally friendly approached energy. large sectors of the countries industry have been crippled by ener

host: ursula in little rock. we will hear from rick, in virginia, saying changes are not restrictive. hello. caller: good morning. i wanted to point out that voting in america for the citizens should be considered one of the most sacred things that we have to do. it should have rules associated with the voting rights for citizens of america. it should not just be blase, meaning no id, ballots mailed out to everybody. i have heard some people call in and ranting on republicans and how this is controlled. it is amazing that i have not heard anybody reflective of what democrats do in their cities and states. take california for instance. they had changed the rules in such a way that it is hard for republicans to get voted there, correct? host: when it comes to texas, what makes it not too restrictive? caller: rules and regulations. host: when it comes to texas, what makes it not restrictive? caller: say that again? host: when it comes to texas, what makes it not restrictive? caller: not restrictive? host: that is wh

europeans, because the european commission for a day or a two did not say a word, and then finally ursuladisappointment for europe. at the same time, i think, interestingly, it helps france, because we know that emmanuel macron's very ambitious and he has been pushing the agenda of a european defence union, however you want to call it, for quite some time, and he can now even stronger make the argument that europe needs to step up, that they need to really strengthen their defence capabilities and co—ordinate more, and this obviously goes very much to the german government as well. we will see what the next government will be like and where this will lead. while it has been very painful for france, in a way, the government in paris can feel confirmed. latika, the forced multiplication argument is clearly apparent, allowing the us to get more bang for its buck to share some of the burden around the pacific region. how do australians feel about the prospect of potentially being drawn into conflict, not necessarily armed conflict but conflict of some kind, by this deal if it is really driven

with the european union's counter to china's belton road initiative. european commission, president ursula vander land. wide ranging state of the e would dress. wednesday covered a number of issues including the coven, 1900 economic recovery, improving the black status and technology, and developing defense capabilities. but another matter that stuck out was the push for the e. u to launch a global gateway. we're pretty good at financing rose. but it does not make any sense for you up if we build a perfect road between a copper that is chinese couple of mine that is chinese owned and a harbor that is chinese oems. we will build global gateway partnerships with countries around the world. we want investment in quality infrastructure, connecting people, goods and services around the world. we will take the values based approach, offering transparency and good governance to our partners. we want to create links and not dependencies. we want to turn global gateway into a trusted brand around the world for a little background here. china is built in rhode initiative is a global infrastructure i

the commission's head, ursula von der leyen, called it a great success. bulgaria, just 20% of adults have been vaccinated. hundreds of protesters have taken to the streets after el salvador�*s congress approved a law to create a fund to help the conversion of bitcoin to us dollars ahead of the country's adoption of the cryptocurrency as legal tender next week. critics say the new fund could open the doors to criminals laundering bitcoin into dollars through a national bank. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: why the former host of the long running us, tv quiz show, �*jeopardy�* is stepping down as executive producer. she received the nobel peace prize for her work this with the poor and the dying in india slums. the head of the catholic church had said mother teresa was a wonderful example of how to help people in need. we have to identify the bodies and round the coffins and take them back home. parents are waiting and wives are waiting. hostages appeared, some carried, some running, trying to escape the nightmare behind them. britain lost a prince

ursula. welcome. [applause] >> thank you. we are excited. we were talking a lot in the green room and couldn't wait to get started. my name is erica and i am a reporter and host at the chicago's npr news station. i have two great authors. we like the topic of mental health because i cover mental health and you both write about it. one of the best things i think about diving into a book is getting to know the author a little bit. i want to learn a little bit about them and i'm sure all of the people here would like to know a little bit about you. so do you want to tell us your book and then a little bit about yourself? >> currently i'm a psychotherapist and private practice in chicago and a lecturer at the university of chicago family school of social work policy and practice. on the side of chicago. >> i go by richard the two people who know me and i'm an anthropologist at george washington university. my experience working on issues around psychology and mental health includes south america and south korea and the united states. i came to t

with the european union's counter to china's belton road initiative. european commission, president ursula vander land, wide ranging state of the wood dress. wednesday covered a number of issues including the cobra, 1900 economic recovery, improving the black status and technology and developing defense capabilities. but another matter that stuck out was the push for the e. u to launch a global gateway. we're pretty good at financing rolls, but it does not make any sense for you. if we build a perfect road between a copper that is chinese couple of mine that is chinese owned and a harbor that is chinese don't. we will build global gateway partnerships with countries around the world. we want investment in quality infrastructure, connecting people, goods and services around the world. we will take a values based approach, offering transparency and good governance to all parties. we want to create links and not dependencies. we want to turn global gateway into a trusted brand around the world for a little background here, china is built in road initiative, is a global infrastructure investme

where younger ursula is director of the asia program at the european council on foreign relations. she says, though it may seem european allies for being excluded, their interests are aligns with the aims of the summit. europe is obviously in the military sphere, slightly more detached from the ongoing battle. that is, that is emerging there from the security challenges that are emerging in the region . but it is economically incredibly important for the region. and the region is incredibly important for europe. the europe have interest in the endo pacific and this has been underlined by publishing its own into pacific strategy for the region . so i would say there is a complementarity of the effort of europe and united states. and that was underlined today also by dec sullivan, by the national security, by the rad, close talk with europe in leaders as well. that how important it is also for the united states to work together with europe impacting the new challenges. i think what we are looking at is a nuanced approach also of the american side and the focus on the security dimensi

an official inquiry has been launched into european commission president ursula on the line that says she has no record of her text messages with the chief executive. a find that majoring talks on buying vaccines from the pharmaceutical drawn. and let's now go live to europe. correspondence, peter oliver, in berlin. peter, how about that? so this isn't the 1st time b, e u troops, the keys, the why i think potentially key page. what do we know about that? when this all comes down to a question of communication or more accurately a question of communications, in particular, the text messages and basically keeping records of what was promised to who in order to to get deals across the line. now the e u ombudsman is decided that she's going to be looking into these the text messages that were exchanged between your commission president as the phone line and the ceo of the pharmaceutical giant pfizer. so far, what we've heard from the european commission is that they do not keep any records of what they call short lived communications. the decision to record a certain piece of information

ursula von der leyen used her state of the union address today to call on the united states, china and other nations to join the european union and its ambitious plan to combat climate change. she promised additional funding to help developing nations make the green transition. >> 4 billion euros for climate finance until 2020. we expect the united states and our partners to step up, too. this is vital. the u.s. and the european union would be such a strong signal for global climate leadership. mark: a decade ago, rich nations so they would mobilize $100 billion a year for 2020 to help or countries deal with the impacts of climate change. that target hasn't been met. news out in the last few minutes, caribbean is aiming to raise as much as eight alien dollars in an ipo. that's according to reuters. it is backed by amazon. global news 24 hours a day on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in over 120 countries. i'm mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. >> it is 1:00 p.m. in new york. i'm matt miller. welcome to bloomberg markets. here the top st

von der leyen came out— then finally ursula von der leyen came out and said, also, this is a discipline i think interestingly, it helps france, because we know that emmanuel macron's very ambitious and he has _ emmanuel macron's very ambitious and he has been _ emmanuel macron's very ambitious and he has been pushing the agenda of european _ he has been pushing the agenda of european defence union, however your to call— european defence union, however your to call it. _ european defence union, however your to call it. for— european defence union, however your to call it, for quite some time and he can— to call it, for quite some time and he can now— to call it, for quite some time and he can now even stronger make the argument _ he can now even stronger make the argument that europe needs to step up. that— argument that europe needs to step up, that they need to really strengthen their defence capabilities and co—ordinate more, and this— capabilities and co—ordinate more, and this obvious because very much to the _ and this obvious because very much to the german government as well. we

ursula von der leyen will address european parliament get the european commission president will talk about the response to the covid pandemic, as well as the road ahead. i find it interesting from a trade perspective, given the relationship with china, given the relationship with the united states. later today on this show, at 7:15 am, we are lucky to have valdis dombrovskis to talk about the trade aspect, the head of the trade negotiations for the european commission. jonathan: have you ever heard of this weed green index? dusty sweet green index backs the -- the sweet green index? let's get to it now. charles kantor of neuberger berman come -- neuberger berman, senior portfolio manager and author of the sweet green index. what's going on, charles? charles: lots of people coming back online. it feels good to get some vibrancy back into midtown, and folks are coming slowly back to work, and kids are going back to school. so hopefully it is returned to normal slowly. tom: i look where we are right now in the sequence of interviews i've done with thinkers who keep going back to the dre

the european union has hit its target of vaccination of 70% of adults, but eu commission president ursula von der leyen says the number must still go higher. italy will now require public -- travelers on public transport to show proof of vaccination. the passes will also be required at italian schools and universities. global news 24 hours a day on air and on bloomberg quicktake, powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than one hundred 20 countries. i'm vonnie quinn. this is bloomberg. david: bonds like evergrounde -- evergrande continue to head south amid questions about its ability to meet obligations. yvonne: up next, jeff brown thinks 2021 prices are looking good. he joins us next. this is bloomberg. ♪ david: welcome back. the big event in the ministries the opec-plus ministers meeting, and the expectation is more production and more output coming through in october. we have seen a pickup from the bottom. do we get a little more? in the question is if the bond markets can absorb that. yvonne: let's bring back jeff brown, the president of general connection fte, also

. >>> coming up, ursula burns and gabby sulzberger how to increase diversity in the silicon valley. >p shares up 30% in the last month. we are going to get second quarter numbers this afternoon our next guest has a uniqu tric to get ready. you don't want to miss that when we return after this ready. >>> welcome back to "squawk box. gamestop is set to report second quarter results. the meme stock is down nearly 35%. the stock has fallen over 9% shaving off much of its game since the trading frenzy but still up well over 900% since it began. joining us now with a preview, reporter for wall street journal money investing team and cofounder of alternative data company. what are we expecting to hear this afternoon and are we going to hear from either ryan or the new ceo for the first time >> that's the big question i think the most fascinating thing about this earnings report is it is the first with the new executive who is from amazon assisting with overhaul. everyone is watching to see what does this overhaul look like under this new management team and are they making steps towards bein

european commission president ursula von der leyen urged unvaccinated people to get their shots as soon as possible to avoid a new wave in cases and stop the emergence of new variants. despite the eu milestone, vaccination rates remain low and infections are increasing in poorer, eastern-european nations. israel is now offering booster shots to all vaccinated people, which includes children aged 12 and older. the world health organization has repeatedly called on wealthy nations to hold off on booster shots until poorer countries receive their fair share of vaccines. meanwhile, less than 10% of palestinians in the occupied territories are fully vaccinated according to one tracker. the australian state of victoria has extended its lockdown for 3 -- three more weeks as cases continue to mount. the state's leader said restrictions will only be eased after 70% of eligible residents receive their first vaccine dose. new south wales, australia's most populous state, reported its highest daily rise in cases this week. in the philippines, healthcare workers protested in manila against governmen