leaders endorse a breadstick deal at a special summit in brussels. this is the first post in which the best possible for europe. is the only. european commission president jacques rogge called it a moment of deep sadness. a british prime minister said theresa may says she does not share that sadness and is calling on the country to move on with me now faces the challenge of pushing that deal through help for the parliament. i'm welcome to the program but european union has officially agreed on a divorce agreement for britain's departure from the block the announcement came less than an hour after the head of the news twenty seven remaining nations arrived at a special summit in brussels speaking up to formally endorsing the agreement in your official stressed they would remain partners and friends with britain but the president of the european commission stressed it was no day to celebrate. we. should do this we're told we are satisfied with the result. but it's a very sad day. see a country like the u.k. leave the european union is not something we

the concessions to brussels a small. of course send a letter to brussels and he said that if we increase income from real estate from the sale of public real estate we'll be able to make more money by cutting and selling everything that isn't useful we've clearly stated that our objective is to maintain a deficit of two point four percent and we've committed ourselves to keeping the deficit to two point four percent. selling off a few buildings is unlikely to calm down anyone in brussels hours before the budget deadline passed the i.m.f. also criticised rome for the current state of the economy with low income levels and high unemployment. all right and for more let's cross over now to brussels to our correspondent band gets bail so refused to submit a revised budget plan as was widely expected how is that going down with you officials the u.s. official was. opposing this budget from room because the simply the numbers don't add up the debt level is too high and the approach is not sustainable and they also posed by the

a summer day here in brussels the message that today comes from brussels is really this this day marks the end of the divorce legal she ations it technically if it would be approved by the u.k. parliament it would mark the beginning of a future talks but only provided that actually things move forward of course leaders here are fully aware that theresa may will have an extremely difficult time getting this deal through but from the perspective of leaders here today this is the best that the e.u. can come up with they have negotiated for one and a half years the result is six hundred pages they are now on the table in the us that's let's move forward with this document we also just heard michel barnier we also heard john claude they're all in essence sending out a message of support is it not for theresa may. absolutely i mean it's in the vital interest of the european union that there will be an orderly bracks it they believe it is a lose lose scenario anyways but they would like to have as little damage as possible basically the e.u. is in damage control mode and and so they'll they'l

who joins us from brussels today good to have you with us you're in brussels i mean it's a big day for brussels with italy defying the e.u. and sticking to its big spending budget on the one hand on the other a possible breck's a deal within reach and now germany post the first negative growth in three years what alarms you the most. being of the general growth story to be honest because drone is the powerhouse and of even though there are so wall of factors also explaining the weak performance but if the driver of the power always falters then the rest of the eurozone will also be drawn negatively i think there is a bet is bad for the outlook for the entire euro zone and european economy going to cause nineteen so i mean talking about the alarm bells how much of that dip that we're seeing right now is down to the crack down on diesel engines. that's so hard to read to requalify but i think there is a big impact there is of input from these new emission norms but what is also striking is that we saw that actually private consumption was down in the third quarter and we all thought we'r

all right let's go over to brussels where max has been patiently waiting max listening also to theresa may speaking max you know a big moment in brussels this morning as well where we saw the chief negotiator michel barnier and i hand over this five hundred eighty five page draft deal to the council president donald. scheduled a special summit for november twenty fifth how are they watching all of this turmoil happening in london this morning. well we just have the midday briefing which takes place at midday every workday of the week here in brussels and she spokes person was of course asked that question how they feel about all the turmoil that's going on in london and he said we have an agreement on. this we've negotiated not commenting other options and he also said a negotiating partner is series a may and the u.k. government and we will work in good faith with them so that basically means that you as long as they don't have anything formal anything of substance coming out of london yet they will continue as planned with their plans and that means basically that the best interests

nations arrived at a special summit in brussels e.u. officials stress the need for a continuing partnership with britain after the u.k. his departure in march next year they also sent a clear message that the british parliament also needs to accept the deal. for more i'm joined in the studio by john murtha political advisor and in brussels is our correspondent mark says the other i'd like to begin. do you first the e.u. have endorsed the break that agreement it's pretty predictable what is the mood in brussels right now. certainly not relief or celebration here because it was pretty much expected this that this would be signed off today a lot of praise for michel barnier the chief negotiator who has prepared this over the period of the of the past years he has done the extraordinary work yes there was a short moment whether it was a storm in the teacup. but the ministers today made clear the number of the sticky points remain but we'll have to talk about them in the future for now the ball is in the british side of the court the ball is

so may is to return to brussels for more talks with younger and e.u. officials and you have you brussels bear chief max wolf-man is standing by with the very latest on those developments so max what are those remaining issues that maids talking about here. you know sara we were quite surprised to hear that she was coming about to go on saturday to continue those negotiations because basically the text for the political agreement so about the future of the relationship between the u.k. the you was supposed to be released as early as tomorrow so that doesn't really make any sense as she was of course repeatedly asked what those outstanding issues are she did not answer she talked about a number of issues we know that she wanted to talk about fisheries for example gibraltar as well also the transition period that's about to start after bragg's it and before the start of the new relationship so all of this is quite quite puzzling but if you look at it from a different angle what she needs to do to get this sold at home then it makes sense again because of

council in brussels where donald. bania the big three from who were involved deeply with these negotiations have held a press conference the message so far has been that this is the only deal possible and it's the best deal possible you're looking at visuals again from brussels right now we're basically waiting on you can prime minister to resign made to hold her own press conference hoping for some clarity here oh the press conference is supposed to get underway anytime now but just as it is joining us that the message from brussels or. really has been but it's the best deal possible and it's the only deal possible does that therefore imply that in the future there might be potential we can rule if somebody came back to the e.u. and said look can you improve on this deal and maybe make it so-called softer we are not entirely clear but it would appear that it is not ruled out as yet but again there has been no definitive word on that one other point john worth the political advisor is with us in the studio what i foun

in its budget dispute with rome as brussels warns it could begin disciplinary procedures against italy for its overspending. and germany is trying to get dirty diesels off the road so i guess where they end up not very far away at all we'll give you the details. i'm stephen beard thanks for joining us brussels says it's ready to pursue disciplinary procedures against italy as long as the country refuses to change its draft budget for twenty nineteen now at issue is italy's towering debt and the political goals of its government at stake avoiding the next financial crisis. only the flags co-exist peacefully here everything else is subject to dispute never before has a member states budget been rejected but the european commission is determined to prevent italy from increasing its debt burden let me stress that the situation in italy east of. euro area countries are in the same team and should be playing by the same rules so you see also our future the protect us to provide certainty stability and mutual trust which the threat of an excess deficit procedure was meant as a warning shot it

iraq thank you so much for your company everyone brothers prime minister is on her way to brussels where she'll try and finalize an agreement on the u.k.'s exit from the european union theresa may is due to meet european commission president. as she tries to shore up support ahead of an e.u. summit this sunday mrs may is under pressure to return to the u.k. with a final gregg's a deal that her parliament can agree to she's facing heavy criticism at home from progress and pro e.u. lawmakers last week two of her senior ministers resigned over the draft for a draw. all deal she had negotiated with the european union and the following turmoil almost led to a leadership challenge the prime minister's the prime minister's critics accuse her of giving in to the e.u. and of negotiating a deal that is bad for great britain well however during prime minister's questions in the u.k. parliament the prime minister argues that the case for the kitten argued the case that the situation is the exact opposite of the package of the deal that we will be to we are negotiating with the european union has two

joining us from brussels is pieter cleppe, head of the brussels 0ffice at the open europe think tank. good to see you again. a lot to get through, a political declaration on the future relationship between the uk and eu, will that help theresa may cell breaks it in the uk?” think it's going to be very hard. it looks like many in the uk parliament are against the post—withdrawal agreement. the european union countries have said they are willing to put any different offer however there were rumours last week coming from the bbc that in case the uk's parliament voted down the withdrawal agreement that the eu may be willing to tinker it a little bit. so then you can ask yourself the question why waste time, why let it come that far? the clock is ticking, a no deal will be catastrophic for both sides. why don't we try to re—negotiate something that is clearly unacceptable something that is clearly u na cce pta ble to something that is clearly unacceptable to both sides? what is likely to be tinkered, which issues do you think is their wiggle room as far as brussels is concerned?” t

a letter from brussels has arrived i was expecting one from santa claus as well anyway. the deputy prime minister mathias salvini says there will be no backtracking on social welfare spending increases. but italians are used to drama in politics should things go all the way to a confrontation with brussels it depends on who you ask. and some of the creditors of this government and i like them the young and they give us hope that at the. very worried because it's a problem the public debt keeps growing. and we'll be paying for it you know. very good question financial markets are already demanding risk premiums for italian government bonds the national debt has surged above one hundred thirty percent of gross domestic product from the outlooks not very rosy either both the organization for economic cooperation and development deal the cd and italy's own statistics office have done great at their growth forecasts for the country but italy is too big to fail it's the eurozone third largest economy its debt is already so high no rescue fund could be big enough to save it. bo

by theresa may in brussels to edit her brags it deal and make it more sellable at home the e.u. votes this week and then it's up to the british parliament where opposition has been mounting on all sides i'm sorry kelly in berlin this is the day. if you look at the alternatives to having that deal with the european union it will either be moved uncertainty mortician or could risk no brics it told recent polls show that actually impossible georgia people would love new threats if i don't the prime minister didn't johnson the question is this the final deal or no we continue to negotiate on that future relationship to get a good deal that we believe is right for the united kingdom the prime minister the party heading off to brussels and you've got the new approach that circuitry is another long troubling branch that secretary cohen of the place is now in charge the ceremonial one i as we leave the e.u. we want to ensure we continue to have a good trading relationship with the european union and we will be able to have an independent trade policy which enables us to make decisions t

down to the brags it wire a last ditch effort by theresa may in brussels to edit her brags a deal and make it more sellable at home the e.u. votes this week and then it's up to the british parliament where opposition has been mounting on all sides i'm sorry kelly in berlin this is the day. if you look at the alternative to having that deal with the european union it will either be more uncertainty more decision point could risk no brics it recent polls show that actually a consummate your people would like to know rex and i don't know the prime minister did your job so the question is this the final to the lord no we continue to negotiate on that future relationship to get the good deal that we believe is right for the night you came to me the prime minister is apparently heading off to brussels to judge you've got the new bricks that sex trade is another norm troubling branch of secretary over to the place he's now in charge the ceremonial one i was relieved the e.u. we want to ensure we continue to have a good trading relationship with the european union and we will be able to have

erin mclaughlin there in brussels. now the question is now they've endorsed it as you've just reported is what she faces back at home, erin. >> reporter: she faces really an uphill battle at this point, natalie, to win the hearts and minds, so to speak, of the british public, to get behind this deal going forward especially considering some of the objections, vociferous objections that we've been hearing from members of her own party. just yesterday we heard from boris johnson in belfast tell the democratic unionist party at their party conference this is historic mistake, that this brexit deal should be rejected, he plans to vote against it. we also heard from the chair of the democratic unionist party express the same sentiments. that illustrates what theresa may is up against trying to get this through westminster. if she fails to do that, it really is an open question in terms of what happens next. >> and, you know, it's interesting that they are approving this now, erin, but it seems like the details are way down

the british prime minister under pressure to deliver a final deal on but positions are hardening in brussels and in berlin. machall is threatening to boycott sunday's e.u. summit also coming up. for a nation ravaged by violence and famine the us secretary of defense says yemen's warring parties have agreed to peace talks. and ozzy of bibi the christian in pakistan who spent nine years on death row for blasphemy has reportedly been granted asylum here in germany is almost a promise to kill her and her family we'll bring you the latest. i'm brian thomas thanks so much for joining us the british prime minister trees is racing against the clock to win support at home and abroad for her back supply with the e.u. set to vote on the deal coming up on sunday may still has to convince the skeptics in her own party who call it a sellout and in brussels she's on a missed mission to discover if there might be any leeway or even possible concessions for the prospects for that are not looking good. theresa may is hoping the road to brecht's that success at home might just run through brussels together wit

lets your heads in brussels thank you very much thank you. now over to the u.s. where the trump administration has invited the heads of germany's three largest car makers to the white house the meeting with the chief executives of volkswagen b.m.w. and di miller could take place as soon as next week president donald trump has repeatedly threatened to increase tariffs on car imports and he's criticized germany's huge trade plus with the u.s. now volkswagen produces cars in tennessee mercedes in alabama and b. w. has an s.u.v. factory in south carolina. let's turn to our financial correspondent in new york to help us understand this better younes quarter standing by yes as i just said trump has threaten these carmakers with higher tariffs in the past what are we supposed to make of this imitation well on one side washington might try to convince the german car industry to old soul i mean your fact there are more components in the united states and then washington also probably will try to put some pressure on the most important industry of the biggest economy in eu

some may face is a tough weekend to see how briggs of brussels that spain is solid as a rock over. madrid. that it could have a say on the future of the territory especially. the activists. even though. we find out more about their struggle to push for reforms in the gulf. to get back on track with the host. for the huge loss in its previous match. welcome to the program from mr theresa may is making a final push to defend that agreement with the e.u. she set to meet european commission president. a day ahead of a special summit to approve the deal now its passage depends on whether spanish prime minister bedroll sanchez is satisfied the issue of gibraltar has been adequately addressed he has threatened to boycott the summit unless spain has written assurances over the future of the british. see no it would have the if there's no deal. then it's clear that the european council summit will not go ahead because if it was. from all i'm joined now from brussels by my colleague max hope on next spain is saying that it could go peter the cement even vetoed the whole briggs the deal over

block a somber day for brussels. not this approval for those six hundred page document took just a mere forty five minutes but it brings an end forty five years of membership at least potentially that is if the u.k. parliament approves it to it as well so it was easy and it wasn't easy for your leaders that is why i'm glad americal said this with sadness but also with some relief that she looks up on this day it's a day after one and a half years really tough and lengthy negotiations where we were waiting on the european side that the u.k. steps beyond the red lines that it brings up a position that could be negotiated and finally ended up in this massive document that now leads the way to an orderly brags that sure a german chancellor angela merkel said if there's a will there's a way and that way is now on the table and hopes are high that it will be approved by the u.k. as well german chancellor angela merkel wanted that tough negotiations to lay ahead but the agreement signed today was the best possible deal quot

many people in brussels have taken the same attitude. let us cross to brussels. there is a meeting of the 27 ambassadors in brussels today, what are they saying? they are taking a leaf from leo varadkar and eve ryo ne taking a leaf from leo varadkar and everyone else, they are not seeing a thing. the meeting lasted three hours. we understand they were given an outline of what the draft withdrawal agreement contains but we also think they were not given the agreement itself. we saw some boxes being brought out at the end of the meeting but they were not opened. we think they contained the report but it seems the ambassadors were not shown the report. we are seeing a 2—stage process. you and i have been in brussels many times since the referendum. we are always being told by european politicians, we want to know exactly what theresa may wants out of brexit and for the first time we actually know. we have an agreement she is backing but the eu is not going to respond until we hear from the cabinet meeting. it would only be if and when their prime minister emerges

and travelled to brussels ahead of a make or break summit this weekend. —— theresa may is in brussels ahead of a make or break summit this weekend. but can she find something in the shape of a future trading relationship, to win over disgruntled mp's at home. mrs may is looking to flesh out the future trading relationship, without unravelling progress that's has already made. deep concern over the case of a british academic — who's been jailed for life in the united arab emirates. matthew hedges has been found guilty of spying on behalf of the uk government the us president is facing pressure from congress over his decision to stand with saudi arabia. the saudi foreign minister tells us that criticism of the crown prince will not be tolerated. and a plate of human kindness? or a side serving of verbal warfare? we'll show you how to keep politics off the dinner table this thanksgiving. and through the christmas period.

all right i'd like to take you now to our man in brussels the d.w. correspondent again go for a much this and then just to reiterate to our viewers we are expecting to receive me to arrive in brussels any moment now georg in the meanwhile theresa may has to sell this divorce deal to the u.k. parliament i mean it's already been heavily criticized the british press describing her visit now as a desperate dash to brussels what are the chances you think that the e.u. chief girl will sweeten the deal for her. crunch time later here in brussels for this final breaths a divorce steel as the two of us speak here negotiators are still working on the political declaration of this divorce paper so you have five hundred eighty five pages of a divorce agreement and i thought my feeling is nobody wants to touch those pages negotiators have worked hours hundreds of hours little wriggle room there but when it comes to the political declaration there may be some room for for some compromises some room where jungle juncker could say look the reason may i will give you

correspondent to in brussels about b. get asked what the european commission could do to force wrote into line if it rejects it in its budget the commission will trigger as a first so-called excessive deficit procedure which includes a whole range of negotiations measures recommendations and also deadlines three to six months and if the conditions are not met after this time then the commission could issue fines some hefty fines adding up to billions of euros and the commission can also withhold money from the budget which would be paid from brussels to italy and of course the commission is also betting on the markets because if the markets lose. patients then they could do the dirty work and force italy back in line been lending costs go up to too high. but in reality in brussels it will have more on its face proposed budget deficits and what it means for europe later in the program. and then one of the other big headaches of britain's prime minister theresa may heads to brussels later to agree a blueprint of her country

s withdrawal from the bloc should be signed off at a summit in brussels on sunday. british prime minister to resume a told parliament in london was a good deal for britain. it honors the coach of the british people by taking back control of our borders models and our money while protecting jobs security and the integrity of our precious united kingdom. free movement once and for all we will make our own rules in our own parliament and it means an end to sending vast sums of money to the e.u. opposition leader jeremy corbyn was not convinced the prime minister said nothing is agreed until everything is agreed it's clear from this document that indeed nothing is agreed to this is the blindfold bricks that we all feared a leap in the dark german chancellor angela merkel had threatened to boycott sunday's summit unless everything was hammered out in advance she now seems to be on board stuff even though i will do everything possible to get an exit agreement in. a disorderly breck's it would be the worst possible thing not just for the economy but for our future relation

that a special summit in brussels ahead of the e.u. is exactly the same as it's the best possible deal but it's a tragedy that britain is leaving the plot. there was indeed other news by from believe more coming at the top of the island don't forget to check out our website indeed. we did see you soon of i fell. for staying in school. the first cloning lesson and then i'm sure is grand the moment arrives. joining your ranting on her journey back to freedom. in our interactive documentary story an orangutan returns home on t w don't come.

special summit in brussels e.u. leaders appear to have reached consensus on backing the big adults from a number that theresa may could get in the u.k. we cross to brussels for more. police confront fuel tax protesters in central paris. demonstrations. and rioting before the kick off. it is because the game to be postponed. in the argentinian capital injuring. brussels for a special summit to approve a break that agreement with the united kingdom the deal governs the conditions under which britain would leave the e.u. on the twenty ninth of march next year british prime minister. and commission chiefs. were able to resolve last minute objections from spain over the status of gibraltar up spain said it had received assurances if wanted from the u.k. over the issue. back to the brics it did. joining us for more now is did have a correspondent gail mater's of the european council in brussels good morning there or go what can we expect from today's summit. yes stories of course as you have mentioned expect you leaders t

adam fleming, bbc news, brussels. so, with a deal agreed by brussels, focus turns now to westminster and theresa may's chances of getting it agreed by parliament. this morning she appealed directly to the british public in an open letter to get behind the deal in the national interest — knowing that its chances of success in westminster are far from assured. here's our political correspondent leila nathoo. for now, the hard work is over in brussels. they have found enough common ground. but back home, the hard sell of the brexit deal continues. ministers adamant what's on offer is the best possible outcome. it gets us a lot of what we wanted, not everything, but the question is — can this be that staging post that gets us to the point where we could get everything? and i think, with a lot of hard work, it can be. the prime minister has written an open letter, calling on the country to get behind the agreement. she insists the deal works for all of our people, whether you voted leave or remain. and she says after b

i am joined by an economist at a brussels-based think tank. there is this idea that the markets will punish italy before the eu can. are we seeing signs that this is getting painful for rome? alessio: yes, we're seeing signs of the volatility of financial markets for the past six months. the interest rate that the government pays on its bonds has increased substantially, several percentage points. this is obviously a country that has a huge debt pile. even small fluctuations have a big impact. stephen: italy is projecting that the budget will spur growth, but the eu is saying it has yet to see where the growth is coming from. who is right? alessio: the government argues that because it is an expansionary fiscal policy, it is injecting cash, so we should see some sort of short-term boost in growth. what they are not mentioning is because they are losing financial markets along the way and interest rates are increasing, this is having a ripple down effect into the economy. we are already seeing borrowing costs for households and firms go up. ita

in london mark hoffman in brussels thanks very much both of you. now those are the other stories making news around the world a new study says climate change will cost the united states hundreds of billions of dollars annually by the end of the century the congressionally mandated report warns that public health and access to water would threaten the trumpet ministration has called the report inaccurate. people in taiwan are voting in a series of referendums on same sex marriage the island is deeply divided on the issue but last year its top court ruled same sex marriage should become legal within two years mid term elections for local representatives are also taking place . turns of thousands of people are said to rally in paris against rising fuel costs and president emanuel macross economic policies this is the second week of so-called yellow vest protests that have led to widespread national disruption. activists in turkey are gearing up for a series of demonstrations to mark the you were an international day for the elimination of balance agai

hello and welcome back to brussels. the european leaders gathered here for their special summit to sign off on the deal that will see the united kingdom leave the european union and they have endorsed it. we got that announcement in the form of a tweet from donald tusk, less than an hour into the meeting of the leaders. after months of intense negotiations he said the two sides agreed and two separate texts, withdrawal agreement, 585 pages, and the political decoration, much shorter, setting out what the relationship between the uk and eu might look like after brexit. the last—minute hitch over the future status of gibraltar was overcome yesterday. in the last hour, the british prime minister theresa may has been talking about the agreement. let's ta ke talking about the agreement. let's take a listen. today marks the culmination of a long and difficult process of negotiation between the uk mbe year. there were those who said that reaching a brexit agreement that worked for both sides was an impossible task. from the

eric massa's scared if we could start with you a key moment in brussels focus is now turning to the future of the trading relationship what kind of possible sticking points are emerging there the political declaration brian that ministers but also oficial syrian brussels and leaders on the weekend will be still be working on is fourteen page strong so far and it's quite a secret it's well guided because ambassadors over the weekend were not allowed to take copies away a number of things could potentially be sticking points you have for instance fishing rights where the french and the dutch have vested interests that these issues are clarified you have spain which is concerned about the status of the problem and then you have the british side of course that would like to see a tailor made be spoke trade agreement fixed already in that declaration that makes a backstop rather unlikely all of that i don't think we'll see in there i think we'll see one was it will not be a legally binding fourteen page document but you'll see some things that will point towards the incentive on both sid

but first our europe editor katya adler in brussels. so, what is the prospective there and what has been going on here today with macro those in the know here in brussels are keeping tight—lipped. here in brussels are keeping tight-lipped. one of my contacts sent me an lg with a closed zip instead of a mouth. we know that there has been a mutual understanding, a draft outline brexit deal agreed between eu and uk negotiators. that is not a final deal, it is a technical one. tomorrow brussels will be looking very carefully at the cabinet decision, if there is a rejection, it is back to the drawing board, but do not forget, all the governments of the 27 eu countries and the european parliament will want to look over the words of this several hundred page document of the draft deal, of particular interest will be the compromise wording over the backstop, back guarantee over the irish border and because i guarantee would include a customs partnership between eu and the uk, those who trade most closely with the uk including germany and fran

british prime minister theresa may is having to brussels for meetings with e.u. officials asked for the side seat to finalize the terms of a deal because asians are expected to continue until a summit of european leaders on sunday. court of justice a german chancellor has forcefully defended her economic record and current policies during a lively debate in parliament the budget debate is traditionally an occasion for opposition parties to attack the government and they lost no time in making it clear that they thought i'm going to back holes government failed to tackle problems. it was chancellor angela merkel's first parliamentary speech since announcing she would step down as party leader and she was unusually passionate she vigorously defended the un migration pact saying acting internationally was the only way to solve global problems this is only that soon it's in on national interest to prove the conditions for both refugees on the one hand and employment migration on the other. this was a budget debate traditionally a chance for the opposition to attack t

we have brexit with the break through deal between downing street and brussels. still waiting to hear how the cabinet reacts we have italy in focus yesterday was the deadline for italy to submit revised budget proposals but they decided to stick to their guns, no key revisions. we have weak german data out this morning and oil. oil has been a key focus down nearly 8% yesterday that's having a big impact on markets. stoxx 600 down 1.1% now. i want to take you through the european markets and see how the different regions are faring through this morning just starting with the dax some weak data out of germany today. the dax is trading about 1.1% lower. this was the key positive point yesterday. the dax saw some strong gains. so giving those back this morning. over in italy, down 1.8% for the ftse mib so your italian stocks not having a good day. a negative picture across the board. in the uk down 90 basis points let's get into the sectors and see what is driving these losses at the bottom, firmly at the bottom, basic resources, oil and gas, chemicals, industrials.

there the european council president speaking a short while ago max in brussels not as positive sounding as used chief negotiator bonnie what has to happen on the e.u. side still before bragg's it is actually done and dusted. right i think both are on the same page to tell you the truth terry both are not thrilled about brags that but i think michelle obama is still under the impression that they actually managed to agree on something donald laid out well how what's going to happen in the next week it's intense week so it's going to start off for example with the you the ambassadors of the e.u. twenty seven here in brussels that will analyze this withdrawal agreement get feedback from the capitals and do enough to secure said i hope there won't be too many comments i wouldn't bet on that because there are some things that are hard to swallow for some of the countries in the e.u. and then the so-called sherpas and the e.u. ministers of the euro ministers within the e.u. will start drafting the political agreement because this is the withdrawal agreement the political agreement will outlin

for us there in london and in brussels max thanks to you both. now let's catch up on some other stories making news around the world today lawmakers in sri lanka's parliament have exchanged blows leaving one prime minister one member of parliament hospitalized it's the latest escalation of the political turmoil that has left the country without a prime minister or cabinet fighting started when the prime minister claimed the speaker had no authority to remove the prime minister from off. the face of around seven hundred thousand refugees is uncertain after some refused to leave their camps in bangladesh and return to myanmar bangladeshi authorities had planned to start treating the refugees who fled more than a year ago following a military crackdown there human rights groups say conditions are not yet right for the rich to return safely. california now where investigators are counting the dead from that state's worst ever world wildfires at least fifty six people have been killed by the blazes so far with authorities warning that some one hundred

correspond brussels bureau chief max hoffman. that's a question we asked ourselves all week it's the most asked question of brussels at the moment and we came to the conclusion here in the studio brussels that yes they can because normally if you summits decisions are taken consensually which means that spain could stay and it would still pass but if they actively say no we do not want this deal then it will not pass and by the way this this dimension the magnitude of this whole topic is such that anything else and unanimity would wouldn't fly in this case. max hoffman there with a view from brussels on whether spain cantle pito the bedsit deal but even if it does move past madrid concern it doesn't stop there for timmie's and may you see if you need a sign off on how bread the draft deal on sunday the british prime minister still has to push it through her own parliament in face of strong objections from within her own conservative party the question is will she resign if the bedsit plans are rejected by m.p.'s next often again

hello and welcome to brussels. eu leaders have given theirformal backing to the uk leaving the european union. prime minister theresa may says the deal offers a brighter future for the uk and urged parliament and the public back home to support it. at a special summit in brussels, the 27 european leaders signed off on two key documents agreed by negotiators. the main withdrawal agreement, which outlines the terms for the uk leaving, provides for a transition period which would last until at least the end of 2020 to allow the uk to make trade deals. the deal also covers a short political declaration, which is not legally binding, but sets out hopes for an "ambitious pa rtnership" with the eu for the future. but while a brexit deal has been signed off in brussels, it now needs the approval of westminister politicians which could prove less straightforward. adam fleming reports. time to shake on it. as eu leaders arrived in brussels this morning, the message was, this is the deal. the only deal. this is the deal, it's

could have that is something that over the weekend negotiators from both sides here in brussels have been working on that is something that today the e.u. ministers who are concerned with european affairs in brussels will talk about that is something where there is some wiggle room to make some more compromises to write some stuff in that could help to reset may get this deal through as with regards to that withdrawal part this nobody no side will will actually want to touch her we heard it there from garrick there are some questions about what could be renegotiated and there are parliamentarians cabinet ministers there in london who want to resign may to try to renegotiate disagreement is she in any mood to take on board their concerns. she needs to pretend to take on board their court serious but only up to a certain point even she has made it clear that there was draw agreement the divorce agreement so to say cannot be open to again and there was a senior politician in germany last night who said no way we're not going to touch it this is finished and more or less he insinuated we

hoffman has this report from brussels. what would we all do without greg's it the story of a lifetime keeping thousands of politicians public officials and journalists busy most of all of course to resubmit yes and she still is the prime minister of the u.k. at least at the time of this recording. but i believe with every fiber of my being that the cools i have set out is the right one for our country and all people you have to give it to her she's nothing if not persistent. it used to be different may was ridiculed disregarded declared for politically dead but that all changed with the brilliant move she made . to words. dancing queen. so this clearly shows that theresa may is beyond caring what people think of are ok that's not the only reason she's earning some admiration for reading the paper it's written on prime minister it's also the fact of simply still being there but now things are about to get really dicey not necessarily here in brussels it seems likely that leaders will sign off on the withdrawal agreement and

but to bad we get in brussels that bad if brussels still says no it's a lease budget plans what could this lead what's the worst case scenario for the first case lending costs for italian that could. go up rather quickly and then it would not be able to serve its own debt that would lead to a banking crisis in italy and also maybe to a financial crisis that could spill over to the whole of the eurozone the other eighteen countries would be affected. and also italy could be forced in the end to issue a new currency to print its own money and then would cut to put itself out of the euro zone that might be the secret plan of the populace government we don't know but that through this would really be the doomsday scenario here for brussels so i will be following us a cross the day on the weeks from now the bad beat in brussels thank you. how moral is lisa budget problems on what they mean for europe and. fanaa though let's take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world the president of the united states has said that he will not further punish saudi arabia for the m

good morning brown is brussels actually prepared to punish rome over its deficit spending the u.k. vision is obliged to. the fiscal policies and the budgets of all member states not only italy but when it comes to italy it is certainly necessary to discipline this populace to government and rome and in the end they also have the possibilities to to apply fines but this is still way down the road that's maybe come in in this couple of months it's a very long procedure was many steps interests and all member states of the eurozone also have to agree to this it's not only that you commissions also the fed the member states and the question more is will the markets watch all of this unfolding of this drama and when will they pull the trigger on the italian debt ok we saw people in naples also watching this drama and hoping hoping at least that something will occur on the side of the commission could it in the end be ready to compromise and accept higher debt levels for italy. rather the commission always has reiterated that it is of course willing to negotiate was to lead to to talk ab