union the european parliament if the european union is not sufficiently democratic i agree but this is not especially the european parliament the other way around this is the only directly elected institution in the european therefore this is completely mons but the elections that brought you to the presidency twice these were decided behind closed doors there was an election but it was decided beforehand who was going to win i had to run in the parliament that i had to to get a majority in the bottom in twenty twenty fourteen what was really behind closed doors you know in twenty fourteen you actually cover president of the parliament you must run in the parliament and you must get i try it i understand that and you vote to get the majority of the parliamentarians how can you say this was behind closed doors but it was an open election an open vote with the problem of well being majority but in twenty fourteen you actually point to the post was announced by gabrielle the vice chancellor for eleven days before the so-called vote was in that he announced that i am your ollie presiden

as we need a european foreign policy with a european defense. this is very important for the future of the european union. chancellor, thank you for being here. [applause] over 50 years ago, the german president at the time unificationropean as an exemplary experiment. this was 10 years before the direct elections to the european parliament. union was still in its infancy at the time. foundations had been laid. there were hundreds of walls and dictatorships. time, they had a stable, peaceful future ahead of them -- ahead of them. i am here to talk about the servitude in front of the greatest parliament of the world. we have 750 world members, from 28 countries, representing half a million people, approximately 7% of the worlds population. democracy. heart of this is -- of the this is one of the greatest strength in europe. we have a commitment to compromise. we need to come to results that are to the benefit of our community. in 2007, germany took over the presidency of the council. i talked about diversity. about the piece we have , that we nee

we remain in the european union, the best deal that we have for the european union. on that basis would she at least today undertake not to rule out taking this back to the british people and having -- [grumblings] >> prime minister. >> i'm afraid on that particular issue i will disappoint my right honorable friend. i'm not going to change the position i have taken in this house. and indeed taken more widely. i believe it is the duty of members of this parliament to ensure that we deliver on the choice that was made by the british people, a choice that this parliament overwhelmingly decided to give them. that means that we will not be taking the option she said of remaining in the european union, but we will indeed be leaving the european union, that will happen on the 29th of march, next year. >> mr. speaker, the prime minister has once again told the house we will be leaving the customs union but the truth is, we will be remaining in a customs union, both in the transition and in the back stop arrangement which can only be ended with the agreement of the e.u. and t

to her breaks that draft agreement reached with the european union tomorrow she will try to do the same in parliament if her government can last that long tonight theresa may as british prime minister will break sit soon mean her exit and what about that agreement is it a done deal or a dead deal i'm burnt off in berlin this is the day. we have seen very clear that there will be a meaningful very serious house. breach is the prime minister's own red lines these things are just a part. you could possibly be we oppose it being clear the promotional material will be amendable. they haven't prepared seriously for no deal and what you call it is more than the u.k. remaining within the customs union forever and a day so does the prime minister's still intend to put a false choice department between him a bunch deal or no deal now where we're making progress in close to a jail is going to take. i mean is that both sides of the house before he sees must be heard and i think if you went house and off any member of the public when the government brings a deal back from europe what do you expect a

today, european leaders announced an exit from the european union. the deal must still be approved by british parliament. a vote is expected next month. more, watch questions from the british house of commons live on wednesday at 7:00 a.m.. 9:00 p.m. on sunday on c-span. you can also go to www.c-span.org to find videos and other british public affairs programs. tomorrow, british ambassador to the u.s. kim derek discusses relations between the u.k. and the u.s. at an event hosted by the hudson institute. live coverage on c-span. night on the andunicators, nyu professor author scott galloway talks about the power of the largest technology companies in the united states with his book "the hidden dna of amazon." you think about who really knows you, is it your wife or your kids or your therapist? the entity that knows the real you is google. google knows if you are about to getting gauged, if you are contemplating divorce. it knows what ailments you have. it knows what you have exposed yourself to. it is the real you. if there is a modern god, it is goog

the european council and the commission, the european parliament, and the council took the necessary steps to ensure that the agreement can happen on march 30, 2019, to provide for an orderly withdrawal. the european council approved the political declarations with the framework for the relationship between the european union and the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland. the european council respected the determination to have as close as possible a partnership with the united kingdom in the future. i quote this passage of today's conclusions, and it contains the essence of our meeting. after a difficult process of ratification as well as further negotiations, but regardless of how it will all and, one thing is certain. we will remain friends until the end. the day on which we have set aside the results that have been obtained, but it is a very sad day to see a country like the u.k., in the same would apply to any other country. a country leaving the eu does not give way to the raising of champagne glasses, and they have attempted to express their sadness, broadly sha

know you are europeans normal europeans i think see no threat from russia they're sequels the wars in the middle east they don't want to europe to support these surgeons in syria they don't want europe to ball believe beer in order to kill their you know qaddafi and plunge the country into the civil war but if you'll look at what has been going on since one thousand nine hundred two the european union actually started more was the united states i remember how how the whole thing in libya started it was not the united states it was such a crazy and the french planes that boarded first. how did the yugoslav war began begin there was a logical in the more which said some people think that the united states started all of this no paris a lot of them asked you know they will all of the united states to go together with them in india it was like that in course of the united states was providing air support the ground operation was conducted by european troops if you look at the history of european union since one thousand nine hundred two they didn't make peace with any of you know the unit

from the european union. setting out details of our future relationship, the political declaration does just that and makes it very clear is the set ofthis instructions that the future relationship will put into place what is in the political declaration. stands, therently majority of honorable and right honorable members in this place will not vote in favor of the prime minister's deal, despite her very best efforts. she needs plan b. what is the prime minister's plan b? is that norway plus of the single market, the customs union, which some of us have been arguing for for over two years? throughout the last 18 months of negotiations, people have said to me it was not going to be possible for me to be able to negotiate a deal with the european union. no sooner do i negotiate a deal then people are saying, what is the next thing you are going to do? we will havesness, a number of days of debate in this chamber prior to the meaningful vote on this deal. i believe it is important that when people look at this d

european union. as i have consistently said, as i indicated, nothing is agreed until everything is agreed, and we remain negotiating on that future framework. in relation to the 39 billion pounds, which i would remind my honorable friend is significantly less than the 100 billion pounds the european union were first talking about needing to pay, these are about the legal obligations that united kingdom has. i hope that every member of this house will recognize that the united kingdom is a country that meets the legal bligations that we have. >> thank you, mr. speaker. can i welcome the act that gives women the right to be represented in parliament. it is the nationalists that first elected. we can only have success when women are properly represent inside this parliament. yesterday, the prime minister he medical with the first minister. the first minister made it clear that there are alternatives to her brexit plan. was the prime minister listening? >> i have to say to my honorable gentlemen gentlema

more than the european union all it is shaped by the e.u. but also by the great diversity that goes beyond it to get on and history is. there's spiegel in the i mean there are we look at without saying our own reflection clearly but that shows there's backgrounds which help us to better understand our present selves have it mr herder thanks for speaking with us thank you. this week science. can make any judgment theater troupe reenacts paintings by carbide. exhibits a sourdough library in belgium. nimble fingers to cause trick on you or a guitar virtuoso and you to stop. the romex next. for sarah willis. is a passion. join her journey as musical discovery. this time in cuba i hear in havana for the two thousand and seventeen most optical mouse here on the streets you can hear cuban music on every corner and hear in the cathedral there's mozart going on. forty five minutes ago on the back of. a continent is reinventing itself. as africa's tech scene discovers it's true potential. inventors entrepreneurs and high tech professionals talk about

and we have a duty to deliver on beating the european union. if he is concerned about the future of the national health service and hope he supports the significant decisions that this government has taken to make the biggest injection of funding into our national service in its history with her multi-your funding program over 80 billion pounds more going into the national service in the ten year plan. >> prime minister, thank you. colleagues, thank you. [shouting] >> order. i'll take the honorable gentleman point of order mitchell to what we've been discussing but but i do then wo proceed, thank you, to this statement. void of order, , mr. neil gray. >> mr. speaker, on a point of order it was suggested this morning on rigorous column by the honorable member from carden and later confirmed by the member that the concert members of this house from scotland were given advance is to withdrawal agreement before other party leaders in this house and before the democratic elected devolved administration. i know my constituents would see that as been

more than the european union all it is shaped by the e.u. but also by the great diversity that goes beyond it the other way and also get on and history is. there's spiegel in the i mean they're all we look at without saying our own reflection clearly but that shows us backgrounds which help us to better understand our present selves have it mr herder thanks for speaking with us thank you. miramax this week times. can rest any judge in the theater troupe reenacts paintings by car by. federal exhibits a sourdough library in belgium. nimble fingers new cuz took on your knee guitar virtuoso and you to stop. the romantics next d.w. . you can tell a lot about a society by its garbage. it's worthless for the rich but for many people it offers their only chance of survival. our reporters travel to nairobi but as new york and meet people know the true value of garbage. the rich the poor and the trash. in sixty minutes on g.w. . a continent is reinventing itself. as africa's tech scene discovers it's true potential. inventors entrepreneurs and high te

union european union turkey relations are extremely important not only for the european union and for turkey but also very important for our region and i would say for foreign policy global foreign policy at large today's meeting i think and the intense agenda we have had and we will continue to have over our working lunch reflects the importance of this relations we have discussed as i said in a very constructive manner in a very open manner way issues that on which we see eye to eye and they are many in different fields and also issues where we have different views i would like to first of all used as a paternity to publicly comment turkey entries and the gun personally for the key role that they have played in negotiating and implementing the such a memorandum dilip we will talk about our common work on syria in the next session of the dialogue but i want to say already now that this memorandum and its implementation are key to help avoid in a huge humanitarian crisis and also to open the political perspectives for a solution of a crisis so i would like to start by this public reco

the future of the european union should include a true european army now that is the goal of french president today we learned that it is also the vision of german chancellor angela merkel where you'd think that this would be music to the ears of pay your fair share u.s. president donald trump well tonight tone deaf and flouting the facts trump accusing europe of military designs against the u.s. i'm burnt off in berlin this is the day. isn't it and it gives you an we should be pursuing the vision of one day creating a true european army he shot the deficit plan on me it wouldn't be an army against nato come on romney could compliment nato forces know and intends to call into question our traditional the mind says and then. nationalism and self centeredness must never again have a chance in europe but the fear then that fuel in play and when nations don't respect one another and when unions such as the need of nations created as a result of world war one failed even great to horace followed. also coming up tonight being first lady was never her first choice michelle obama her new memoir becom

burden sharing that's why i do believe that we need more european get to see these more european defense these frankton president mithra policies that are set up as dissolve the parliament and declared a snap election for january the fifth comes just hours after his party admitted it didn't have enough parliamentary support for its designated prime minister two big wildfires in the u.s. state of california have killed at least nine people and left thousands of others homeless five of those who died were found in cars in the northern town of paradise which has been completely destroyed meanwhile all residents of the seven beach city of malibu have been ordered to leave their homes. heavy rains have caused flash flooding across jordan leaving twelve people dead there tourists were forced to run for high ground in petra kingdoms ancient city and one of the most popular tourist destination. those are your headlines the news continues here on al-jazeera after world war one through our obeid is i'll have more news for you on this channel in about twenty five minutes hopefully see them. world w

european citizens who live in the uk, but also, uk citizens who live in a european union country, established before the transition period, will be able to live their lives as before in their country of residence. they will be able to live in their country of residence, to study there, to work there, to receive benefits there, or to be joined by their families there, throughout their lifetime. and then there is a financial settlement. we have agreed that the financial commitments entered into amongst the 28th the respected amongst the 28. all those financial commitments together, we wanted to reassure all those who have projects, the regions, supported by the european budget in the european union, and of course, in the united kingdom. and my third point, there are many other subjects, of course, on which we have had to reach an agreement, and on which we have reached solutions to organise in each sector this orderly withdrawal. for example, those questions related to euratom, for example, the protection of existing intellectual property rights. the 3000 geographical indications, or some1 righ

we will be leading the european union on the 29th of march 2019. -- european union on the 29th of march 2019. —— without a deal. when we come to the vote on the 11th of december it will be for parliamentarians and members of parliament to decide if they want to deliver on the vote the british people took, whether they do that with a good deal of which protects jobs into the future, we are promoting a good deal. but prime minister, that wasn't my question, i am asking whether you will rely the possibility that on the 29th of march we could leave the european union without a d, given what we know now from the bank of england, from your government's analysis, wood to prove that out as a possibility, it will be so catastrophic. the decision that the house of commons will take on the 11th of december, will be whether to support, ratify the deal that the united kingdom government has negotiated with the european union... if the house votes down that deal at that point, then there will be some steps that will be necessary because obviously we have been doing no deal planning as a governmen

this parliament gay people the right to choose whether to remain in the european union or leave the european union. we sought numbers of people voting that we have not seen before it was a great exercise in democracy in this country. i believe that it gets this parliament and instruction which ensures that they leave the european union as a people voted. thank you mister speaker. there are no people more powerfully and passionately british and the people of gibraltar. they have the withdrawal agreement. the significant and important safeguards to them in the protocol. will it make it clear. under no circumstances will she permit that text to be reopened to the safeguards at risk. to seek to exclude the people of drew balter. >> can i think you and say to my honorable friend we are absolutely steadfast in our support for gibraltar. it is covered by our exit negotiations and we been committed as we exit the european union. we are making a deal that works the whole uk family and that deal has worked for gibraltar two. i'm pleased that we had agreed to this. that will form part of a wider packag

the sophisticated europeans have moved on from that and now take on this transnationalism globalism but of course as you say that the people are rejecting that and it is clear that the rossa such a thing has nations and what's very important and we see this of the leaders of poles of the czechs is that they want to retain their national identity they don't want to be so somehow lost in some kind of a. tray you know transnational melting pot and so therefore macro who at times seemed as if he understood this has gone back to a kind of this nonsensical idea that well nations are just a thing of the past you know they're the things that cause two world wars and then we have to move on to something called european values of trans national values will durant of course it wouldn't sleep in on. what's going on now it's nonsensical because these elites don't care about their own country. they fit get that the voters do ok that's how that's how far apart they are from people you know lou here i mean i don't want to give a history lection the election because i used to teach european history

for the european debt crisis situation is more complicated. there are two very different versions of what happened to exist within europe which are both logical but to contradict each other. but on the one side there is the story told by mostly but not exclusively southern countries which says that germany reacted far too late. that it didn't want to risk it straight some place and the germans are geopolitical nationalists. on the other side we have the german version of exactly the same political decision it's a gorgeous. door german say that they were not liable for other countries debts but that they helped greece anyway because they're such a good european you have our own who thought it might help them down but to add to what you said we also very quickly began seeing pictures of angela merkel with a hit the mustache coming from greece how big must the fear of germany be and what does it feed on for such a poignant images to be produced that are all patients the whole of germany is neighboring countries or almost all have had some form of

prime minister may: >> i would make a statement and with the european council in brussels and with those departure the greatest disagreement of the efficiency for national interest. is a right deal delivering on the democratic position of the british people to take control of the borders with the skills -based immigration system. and with the uk and then it was made in our parliament. to take back control of our money so instead to send taxpayers money on her own priorities and by creating a new trade area with those restrictions including those that protects security and on tackling climate and terrorism to keep people safe. under the integrity of the united kingdom to deliver for the whole uk family including territories. on gibraltar we have worked with the government's and gibraltar and i want to pay tribute in particular to the minister. and it is covered by the whole agreement. the whole uk family including gibraltar. and at the response of the kingdom to work famously together and with this two-year period of negotiation. the legal text has not been changed and that they repeatedl

has left the european union. that is still a lot that needs to be done. a lot of work for us, the house of commons will now be seized of the d raft commons will now be seized of the draft agreement. this has been really very successfully endeavoured ina really very successfully endeavoured in a difficult situation without precedence. never before have we beenin precedence. never before have we been in the situation for the member wa nted been in the situation for the member wanted to leave the european union. we have been successful enough in this attempt of reaching an agreement that balances the interest of both sides paying heed to the adjustable sides, the same time in the spirit that implied tough negotiations without losing sight of the fight that we could only work for a the fight that we could only work fora win win the fight that we could only work for a win win situation for both sides. ifeel very sad but i feel a certain sense of relief that we have achieved what we have been able to achieve. angela me

a common european army would show the world that there will never be war again among the european nations and that's nothing against nato you know me a gig come on ladies and gentlemen it's in addition to nato vote again and nobody wants to cut established time assuming. that raise doubts even among supporters of the plan which has not yet produced any concrete steps was action told small than words we have to decide to work together and then we will gradually get there but you know grab visions without putting your money where your mouth piece is pointless so often also high on medicals agenda another difficult issue of the reform of the european asylum process over missiles from the moon that we have to make the effort and find common ground for sensitive issues like asylum law and humanitarian responsibility otherwise we'll never solve the migration and refugee issue cuts from what was really tangible in the room was the deep appreciation for her leadership a very long standing ovation which also kind of felt like a bit of a goodbye salute mikkel also had words for those who did not ap

and the united states european pronouncements for more security out tommy for a european army i think they're clearly triggered by the change in the white house but my question to you is whether you think the europeans are still hoping to kind of way don't know trump out or should we take them as. a real substantive change in the european security post i don't think the europeans have made a decision on what how long or what sort of direction administration is going to continue in and what they want to do with this what what i see from my perspective i participated in some very sharp negotiations with our european allies in particular french at the beginning of the one nine hundred ninety s. where there was deep disagreement over whether european europe should have a separate security organization and military force or whether this should be done in the context of nato it took over fifteen years to resolve this question finally resolved with the berlin plus and then with the lisbon treaty in two thousand and nine which has a formal relationship between nato and the european union but

we should be working on the idea of one day creating a real european. a close match if you see us take a close and heckling we'll hear from our correspondent in strasburg about why this issue is so contentious and. forty two dead and more than two hundred twenty missing california reels from the deadliest wildfires in its history as authorities get ready to hunt for victims. i'm from galle welcome to the program the latest upsurge in cross border violence between israel and the palestinians is fueling fears of a full blown conflict the on tuesday militants in gaza five hundreds of rockets into southern israel this was in response to israeli airstrikes on targets in the gaza strip the israeli military has stepped up its deployment along gaza's border but has not mobilized its reserve force we'll hear from our correspondent in a moment first this report. people in gaza woke up to a scene of destruction and. this was all that was left of the t.v. station run by hamas. the israeli military said it was a strategic target it gave a warning that the strike was

it seems to me that the european union has a lwa ys me that the european union has always been in the stronger negotiating position. what has she had to give away? i suppose she has had to give away? i suppose she has had to give away? i suppose she has had to give away the idea that britain will be staying very closely tied to the european union for longer than i think perhaps she had first let the country know, but the way i put it is this. it seems to be the mistakes she made is that two yea rs the mistakes she made is that two years ago after the brexit vote, shekinah sold the country the idea that she was going to entirely side with a brexiteers, with a 52%, no single market, no customs union, no european court of justice, single market, no customs union, no european court ofjustice, and it seems to me what has happened, and this is why she is in the problem that she has, that over two years, she has fought, the europeans are not going to give us some fantastic deal that achieves all of that, leaving the european union without a deal would cause absolute chaos, and so she has tho

wejoined the european union as the united kingdom, and we will leave the european union as the united kingdom. that's why it's right to take the view that came from across the whole of the united kingdom, and that overall view was to leave the european union. another one has come in on twitter from matt, he also used the bbc news channel hashtag, he said, i've noticed no brexit has crept into the pm's vocabulary along with no deal. why has no brexit suddenly become one of her options? it's not one of my options. it's one of the things i'm trying to point out to people, if you listen to the debates taking place in the house of commons there are mps who want to frustrate brexit and stop it. it's important that people know that. some people see it as a threat. no, for me, i'm clear we will be leaving march next year. i want to ensure that those people who try to frustrate what people voted far aren't able to do so. i want us to leave on a good dealfor the uk, and that's what i believe we've got. obviously, i go back to brussels tomorrow for the european council on sunday, but crucially t

to be taken to the european union when we have a referendum the famous referendum in twenty fourteen we will said vote no to independence to get him to a place in european union clear line no eighteen twenty one months later that was shown to be so so because a customs union single market the deal in the new deal in the me and the here is blood that we have from each other and just who bought the so we won't be supporting either of those we want something far better for people as it is at the moment with the deal yes that does give no them and an advantage by being in the single market looting you're always alluding that of a letter you wrote to resume just tell me what was in the letter in every other reply reply to the letter the letter was basically moving no reply no reply yet it was basically asking me the question because she's been evasive and left the question hanging over a section thirty which is what you need in the one thousand nine hundred scotland act to another referendum in scotland so the question is is she going to agree let's go and has the right to have a an indep

is it time that you and up we should be pursuing the vision of one day creating a true european ami he shot that's a sick man on me it wouldn't be an army against native come alone rather they could compliment nato forces no one intends to call into question our traditional alliances and. i. mean that nationalism and self centeredness must never again have a chance in europe but you then not zero in and play and when nations don't respect one another. and when unions such as the league of nations created as a result of world war one failed even greater horror as follows. also coming up tonight being first lady was never her first choice michelle obama her new memoir becoming is already tipped for the best seller of the year. she is. like greatest of all the time she is someone definitely to look up to for little girls for young women my age makes in getting an office is a real person. or we begin the day with miracles military maneuver today the german chancellor stood before the european parliament and for the first time positioned herself firmly in a future that includes a european a

now to a german conservative politician who set his sights on the european union's highest office my friends baber is the conservative blocs lead candidate for the job of e.u. commission president so who is it and what chances that a little known variant politician have of taking over from john close. modest serious and seasoned that is months would be for more than ten years the german conservative has been pulling the strings in the european parliament now he's aiming for europe's top job to replace him current european commission president mr europe. up there that is where the president of the european commission currently mr york has his office and it's a position you cannot ignore the commission sets the agenda on many crucial things in europe such as the budget the migration debate or the brics in negotiations. now is the favorites to move into your because office a member of the european parliament since two thousand and four he is seen in brussels as successful and dedicated to power brokers. but the forty six year old has never held a high government office and his introduct

leave the european union. after months of intense negotiations, the two sides have reached agreement on two seprate texts — a legally—binding withdrawal agreement and a political declaration, which sets out what the relationship between the uk and the eu might look like after brexit. a last—minute hitch over the future status of gibraltar was overcome yesterday — and european council president donald tusk has recommended that all eu countries accept the agreement. but even if they do, theresa may will still need to win a vote on the deal in the uk parliament, and that is looking tricky. she's now written an open letter to the british people, urging support for her brexit plan. we'll be bringing you all the latest here from brussels, examining the deal, and what it might mean for the uk and europe. leaders arriving — let's hear what the eu's chief negotiator michel barnier had to say. we have worked, i have worked, with my team, to reach a deal that means to organise in an orderly fashion the withdraw

and northern ireland from the european union and the european atomic energy community. on this basis, the european council invited the commission, the european parliament, and the council to take the necessary steps to ensure that the agreement can enter into force on the 30th of march 2019, so as to provide for an orderly withdrawal. the european council approved the political declaration, setting out the framework for the future relationship between the european union and the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland. the european council restated the union's determination to have as close as possible a partnership with the united kingdom in the future. i quote this passage of today's conclusions. it contains the essence of our meeting. ahead of us is the difficult process of ratification as well as further negotiations. but, regardless of how it will all end, one thing is certain. we will remain friends until the end of days, and one day longer. donald tusk. the irish prime minister, leo varadkar, has said the best outcome for all concerned would be if the

"bloomberg markets: the european open -- samantha: i think it will likely be european equities. it is really hard to say because does this noise affect fundamentals in the italian at the market? probably not, but it will affect italian debt, as maria showed earlier. anna: thanks for spending time with us. samantha azzarello, global market strategist at jpmorgan etf's. matt miller and i head to radio after this program. that is live on london dab digital radio. u.s. sanctions on iran, oil exports undoing every assumption the imf had on the nation's economy. he speak to the regional head of the imf. that conversation around iran and middle eastern economies. this is bloomberg. ♪ matt: welcome back to "bloomberg markets: the european open." we're 41 minutes into the trading day and still looking at gains across the board. relatively strong gains across the board from european stocks, even after a slump in markets in the u.s. and overnight in asia. , theer, we heard from eni towel in company that has won the rights to develop major natural gas fields in abu dhabi. it is the second