mr juncker pointed out that european union members states actually pay eighty percent of their energy bills in us dollars the current reserve currency and said quote we will have to change that the euro must become an active instrument of a new sovereign europe he said the pound sterling rose in currency markets after mr junkers comments and as we've discussed here the german foreign minister hochul must also recently suggested displacing the dollar. and the european parliament also made news today by issuing their first rebuke of a member state over breaching quote common values of the european union four hundred forty eight legislators voted to approve a report that cited the government of garion prime minister viktor orban over its record of taking defacto control of the courts silencing. critical voices in the media and aca damia and verbal and legal attacks on refugees and migrants the vote is seen by many as a turning point for the european right as one hundred fifteen e.u. legislators from oregon's more center right allies from the european people's party called ition voted to

i was asking the other day, to a friend of mine, tell me, who was the predecessor to mr. juncker. i don't remember. he has been the president of europe for 10 years. i don't remember. gone, forgotten. while everyone remembers mr. -- what does it mean? that we have built a europe that was not popular to the people? technocratic mechanism. they manage a lot of money. countries, impose rules. maybe power, yes. how can i say, not a europe that speaks to the people. francine: does that mean you will either have a more integrated europe or it will break apart? paolo: i don't think it will break apart. we have examples of what happens if you are outside of major economic zones. look at what happened to turkey now. imagine if they had, instead of the lira, the euro, the whole story would be different. zoneonvinced that the euro will stay and europe will stay because it needs to state. the point is, how do we make europe more attractive to the europeans? what does it mean to be a european politician, a european leader? how do you communicate differently to your citizens? paolo: people are

i was asking the other day to a friend of mine, tell me who was the predecessor of mr. juncker? i don't remember. he has been the president of europe for 10 years. i don't remember. mr. -- gone, forgotten. blair, ieveryone mr. don't know, so what does it mean that we have built a europe which was not popular to the people? was a kind of technocratic mechanism. ?here they manage a lot of money. rules,n find countries, so maybe power, yes, but not europe which speaks to the people. francine: does that mean you will either have a more integrated europe, or it will break apart? paolo: i don't think it will break apart. every day we have examples of what happens if you are outside major economic zones. look at what happens to turkey now. instead of the lira, the euro. the whole story would be different. i am convinced the eurozone and europe will stay. the point is how do we make europe more attractive to the europeans? francine: what does it mean being a european politician, a european leader, in 2018? how do you have to communicate differently with your citizens? much more is diffi

did you carry a special message to the president from mr. juncker? >mr. juncker? [translator] >> i would be very happy if it was poland who would disrupt the trade glens balance of the united states. i have would be happy if i was the united states. my understanding as far as politics is concerned and caring for the matters of your country similar president trump. president trump is saying america first and i'm saying poland first. and we understand each other very well. it's hard for me to be surprised for the fact that mr. president being very experienced man, a man of success as far as business is concerned knows thousand calculate. nobody puts that in question either in the u.s. or other place. he takes care of the united states. it lies in the interest of the country to have a balanced trade exchange and this is something that you have to take care of. and, of course, there is clash of interest. however, objectively looking, it is hard not to understand it. so there is always competition of interest. there is competition interest. i represent polish interest

juncker? >> translator: sir, i would be very happy if it was poland which would disrupt the trade balance of the united states. i really would be happy if that was the case. because my understanding as far as politics is concerned and caring the matters of the country is similar to the have you of mr. president. mr. trump says america first and i say poland first. so we understand each other very well. and has hard to be surprised the fact that mr. president being very experienced man, a man of success, as far as business is concerned knows how to calculate. he knows how to calculate and nobody puts that in the question either in the u.s. or in other place and he takes care of the united states. it lies in the interests of the country to have a balance trade exchange and this is something that you have to take care of. and of course there is a clash of interests. however objectively looking, it is hard not to understand it. so there is always competition of interests. every kind of business ha

did you carry a special message to the president for mr. juncker? >> translator: sir, i would be very happy if there was poland which would disrupt that trade balance of the occupation. i really would be happy if that was the case. because my understanding as far as poland -- politics is concerned and caring for that country is similar to the review of mr. pruch trump. mr. trump is saying america first. i am saying poland first. so we understand each other very well. and it is hard for me to be surprised with the fact that mr. president being very experienced men and men of success as far as business is concerned knows lou to calculate. he knows how to calculate and i think nobody puts that into question either in the u.s. or another place. and he takes care of the united states. he relies on the interest of the country to have a balanced trade exchange and this is something that you have to take care of. of course there is a clash of interest. however, objectively looking, it is hard not toens it. so there is always a competition of interest and th

representative for trade is also in europe, dealing with mr. juncker on a potential deal for yiernz, market expected to open higher this morning european markets higher take a look ft 100 up a quarter of a percent cac quarante up two-thirds, dax in journey up one half of a percent. >> u.s. expected to open up 80 points on dow, asian markets mixed hang seng in hong kong worst down 1 and a third% les moonves stepping down cbs ceo out this morning, as more charges surface how it will affect the viacom merge plans cbs making legal movers with theatre chain naturional amusement. >> jack ma announcing he will step down as ceo within a year the company next move, right here. >> why actor comedian jim carrey telling people to stop apologizing for socialism democrats should agree top stories, back on -- former president obama returning to trail over the weekend delivering a diatribe against the successor accusing president trump republicans fueling division resentment. >> it did not start with donald trump. he is a symptom not the cause. he is just capi

caution that she does not yet see any signs of specific contagion problems in nations including turkey mr guard also made news on a personal career note batting away suggestions that she was considering succeeding either european president john claude juncker or european central bank president mario draghi ms. gard is in the middle of her second five year term as head of the i.m.f. . now we turn to the category three hurricane florence which is bearing down on the southeastern u.s. the storm which is expected to make landfall late friday early saturday is currently packing sustained winds of one hundred thirty miles per hour with gusts up to one hundred sixty while some officials seem to be grasping for the words to convey the scale of the threat suffice it to say this is not a drill it's the real deal the storm has already compelled authorities to warn an estimated five point four million residents to evacuate through some lack of although some lack the actual means to do so and they have no other option other than to prepare to shelter in place states of emergency have been declared as

but among other eu leaders there a determination to get the uk to look again at some of mrs may's plan. on issues, such as the irish question or the framework for the economic operation, the uk's proposals will need to be reworked. and the president of the european commission, jean—claude juncker, said this evening that a brexit deal was still "far away". also tonight: more than 100 families have now come forward to allege poor maternity care at the shrewsbury and telford nhs trust. at the westminster bridge inquests, more information emerges about the man responsible and his movements in the days before the attack. two people have died as storm ali swept through the northern half of the uk and ireland. a day of grand ceremony as north korea agrees to close its key missile testing facility following talks with south korea. and manchester city endure a difficult evening, against lyon, in their first champions league tie of the season. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news — australia get their revenge against the commonwealth champions, england. they're beaten in the quad series. g

but among other eu leaders there a determination to get the uk to look again at some of mrs may's plan. on issues, such as the irish question or the framework for the economic operation, the uk's proposals will need to be reworked. and the president of the european commission, jean—claude juncker, said this evening that a brexit deal was still "far away". also tonight: more than 100 families have now come forward