we are live from brussels. charles evans warns about worsening downside risk and raphael bosket says things seem to be plateauing. netflix had disappointing subscriber forecast. and it's free for content officer will join the ceo. nearly there into friday's session for european equity markets. we expect to see a little upside at the start of the trading day. u.s. futures also pointing higher particularly the nasdaq which is interesting given the selloff we saw after hours with netflix. for broadly, we are looking a little bit of upside at the start of the trading day. focused on brussels and we will return to that conversation in a moment. european equity markets opening up. the ftse 100 fairly flat this hour. ibex fairly flat as well. dacing for the tax and the -- waiting for the cax and the dac. cax opening fairly flat. we will return to some of the stock specific numbers including daimler. and ericsson. keeping an eye on all of the moving parts. broadly speaking come european equity markets opening modestly

brussels. the $854 billion question is will there be fiscal relief for europe by the next week, or the end of the month? of aoing in search "readiness to compromise." netflix, or amazon, or the -- look at bonds this morning. yields compress lower. the 30 year mortgage rate is below 30%. that is stunning. 747, the beste seat in aviation is upstairs. things change in a pandemic. british air -- they must and they should and they will retire the last of the boeing 747. good morning, everyone. this is "bloomberg surveillance ." nejra cehic is in for francine lacqua and london. very busy and the busiest of the busiest in surveillance is maria tadeo in brussels. she is door stopping. you have done a lot of door stopping. how do you doorstop anxious politicians in brussels? nejra: you call out their name with a big smile, you hold out your mic, and you fire your questions as quickly and ferociously as you can. we certainly have seen that this morning. there has been so much optimism priced into the rec

mistake of the news live from perth it did look in brussels a unique is a still haggling of the how to pos lab a 750000000000 euro coronavirus recovery fund can they reach a deal as talks drag on the poor from brussels. anger of rising unemployment in israel a raft of new restrictions comes into force to combat a surging to run infections approach just to say the government has let them down. and the us post tribute to the man known as the conscience of the nation john lewis the civil rights icon and marched alongside martin luther king and went on to says 17 terms in congress has done. a math and held welcome a year late as trying to reach agreement on a 750000000000 euro coronavirus recovery plan have extended this summit into sunday despite making into light on saturday night in brussels latest failed to finalize the deal countries are divided on how much of the money should be distributed as grants and how much as months cycled froogle 4 of the northern countries led by the netherlands want strict controls on spending. states including italy and spain a seeking substantial aid paym

this is deja news live from berlin deal or no deal in brussels a new late is fight the 2nd day of talks on a coronavirus recovery fund 715000000000 euros are at stake there are deep divisions on how it should be doled out also coming up. it's known as the great his shoulder on earth since he is south africans sardine run is divine as providing an essential lifeline during the pandemic. plus a nice food for captain. the british war veteran whose charity it was raised millions for the national health service. i'm rebecca riches welcome to the program european union leaders will hold a 2nd day of talks in brussels to try to bridge their differences over a 750000000000 euro recovery fund it aims to help the bloc deal with the economic impact of the coronavirus 7 chancellor under merkel is chairing the talks as germany currently holds the rotating presidency she's admitted that finding a compromise won't be easy the e.u. is divided on how to assist those hardest hit by the pandemic. a major sticking point continues to be what degree member states should share the debt burden the idea that th

another all-nighter in brussels. the sticker that is being floated is 390 billion euros, that would be the amount that would signal a compromise between the southern european countries that are desperate to the a deal that could see major component of this recovery fund. i would point out if we get to 390, that is a big cut from the money that was initially floated. remember angela merkel and emmanuel macron have both said they wanted to see 500 billion euros. the french insisted they would not go before 400 billion euros. if that number doesn't go ahead, you could argue this is a big victory. playing this summit very hardball. he has also said his country would be interested in very tough governance over this deal, if the money is ultimately handed out to a country like italy, who is going to ensure it is well spent. these are all the? 's that we still need to find an answer to. could be 390at billion euros, the question going forward is whether this fund is ambitious enough to help the european economy recover afte

the end of brussels e.u. leaders keep haggling over a new proposals on how to divvy up the 750000000000 euro coronavirus recovery but do you agree your belief is needed but some countries don't believe it should be handed out to no strings attached is also coming out. of 15th century cathedral and slaying french authorities launch an arson inquiry after a major blaze at the gothic st peter and seen talk of the drill in the city of. the u.s. pays tribute to the man known as the conscience of the nation john lewis the civil rights icon marched alongside dr martin luther king jr and went on to serve 17 terms in congress has died. on the welcome to the program. leaders are gathered and brussels for a 2nd day to thrash out the terms of a contentious corona recovery plan the summit was supposed to end tonight but even after european council president michel offered a revised proposal for the stimulus package no consensus could be reached while a deal still seems far off several leaders said negotiations were headin

this is data but the news line from berlin deal or no deal in brussels a new vegas thanks a 2nd day of talks on a coronavirus recovery funds 715000000000 euros are at stake there are deep divisions on how it should be spent also coming up a french cathedral in flames dozens of firefighters battle a major blaze at the sump yeah some old girl think because they told him not. to and it's known as the greatest show on earth they see is south africa's side same ground is providing an essential lifeline ensuring the pandemic. i'm rebecca races welcome to the program european union leaders are holding a 2nd day of talks in brussels to try to bridge their differences over a 750000000000 euro recovery fund it aims to help the bloc deal with the economic impact of the coronavirus german chancellor angela merkel has been chairing the talks since yesterday as germany currently holds the hughes rotating presidency chines admitted that finding a compromise on a compromise will not be easy be a you is divided on how to assist those hot. it's hit by the pandemic a major sticking point continues to be

news live from berkeley and deal or no deal in brussels a new latest phase a 2nd day of talks on a coronavirus recovery fund 750000000000 euros are at stake but there are deep divisions on how it should be spent also coming out as syria prepares for parliamentary elections this sunday we speak to 2 syrian refugees here in berlin i think it was their perspective on their country's leadership. and it's known as the greatest show on earth they see it south africa's something run it's providing an essential lifeline during the pandemic. i'm rebecca races welcome to the program european union leaders will hold a 2nd day of talks in brussels today to try to bridge their differences over a 750000000000 euro recovery fund it aims to help the bloc deal with the economic impact of the coronavirus german chancellor angela merkel is chairing the talks as germany currently holds the e.u.'s rotating presidency she's admitted that finding a compromise will not be easy the new is divided on how to assist those hardest hit by the pandemic i'm a just sticking point continues to be to what degree member states s

and before we talk to our correspondent in brussels let's take a look at what's at stake. mosque's on gloves off european leaders a back in brussels for the 1st time since the beginning of the corona crisis with approx finances at the top of the agenda cancel presidential in the shadow expects negotiations to be exceptionally tough a lot is at stake situ nutrisystem could if you see that i know it will be very difficult because it's not only about money it's a question of the future of europe if you want a stronger more stable your hope for certainly british to michelle has put a financial package on the table to help the e.u. economy get back on its feet in addition to the 7 year e.u. budget of more than a trillion euros michelle has proposed a recovery fund of $750000000000.00 euros in loans and grants money for this fund would be barred by the e.u. on financial markets and directed towards countries hit hardest by the crisis such as spain italy and greece what's driving a wedge between leaders is whether the money should be handed out as grants the so-called frugal for

news live from berlin and deal or no deal in brussels latest face a 2nd day of talks on a coronavirus recovery fund 750000000000 euros are at stake about ever deep divisions on how it should be doled out also coming out to us corona virus infections case on soaring with a number of new cases topping a pandemic high of 70000 for a 2nd consecutive day. and it's known as the greatest show on this year south africa's sa dane run is providing an essential lifeline cheering the pandemic . i'm rebecca races welcome to the program european union leaders will hold a 2nd day of talks in brussels today to try to bridge their differences over a 750000000000 euro recovery fund and i'm still help the bloc deal with the economic impact of the coronavirus german chancellor angela merkel is chairing the talks as germany is currently holding the e.u.'s rotating presidency she's admitted that finding a compromise why not be easy the e.u. is divided on how to assist those hardest hit by the pandemic. i'm a just sticking point continues to be a want to grey member states should share the debt burden the i

this is news live from berlin did long in brussels. still haggling over how to possible out a 750000000000 euro coronavirus recovery fund can they reach a deal as told strength on a report live from brussels. and a syria prepares for a parliamentary vote on sunday we speak to 2 syrian refugees in berlin to give us the perspective they come from his leadership. and the u.s. pays tribute to the man known as the conscience of a nation john lewis the civil rights icon whose monster alongside dr martin luther king jr and went on the set 1717 terms in congress has done. a math anyhow and welcome a huge lead is trying to reach agreement on a 750000000000 euros coronavirus recovery plan have extended this summit into sunday despite making into light on saturday not in brussels latest failed to finalize the deal member countries are divided on how much of the money should be distributed as grants and how much as london's so called fergal for group of northern countries led by the netherlands want strict controls on spending southern states incl

following the situation in brussels for us thank you very much. let's now take a look at some of the other stories making news around the world u.n. secretary general antonio terrace has called for urgent action to tackle world wide inequality speaking at a memorial lecture for nelson mandela outlined his vision of a fairer world wide distribution of power and wealth and opportunity. several 1000 anti-government protesters have rallied in thailand's capital bangkok to call for a new constitution new elections and an end to repressive laws the demonstration was the biggest of its kind since the government announced a state of emergency in march. thousands of israelis have gathered in tel aviv to protest over the government's handling of the economic fallout from the penn demick critics say businesses have not been given enough help demonstrators also rallied in jerusalem the police fired water cannons. syrians are voting in parliamentary elections today in areas controlled by the regime of bashar al assad the polls have been postponed twice due to

well let's go to brussels now and bring in our correspondent marina strauss who's at the summit in brussels marina they discuss this new proposal all day yesterday and late into the night is there any sign that there is pursuit proposal is going to go anywhere. well the land's prime minister. said after the meeting ended yesterday that german press german chancellor angela merkel and french president walked out of a meeting with the self declared frugal for countries so that more wealthy countries from the north led by richard health and so the atmosphere didn't seem to be that good at 11 o'clock when the summit ended but what we know is that by laterals continued through the night it was a team of european council president continued working on adjustment through the night they probably didn't get much sleep or baca what we heard from a german diplomatic source is that negotiations are at an important stays and that is actually worth continuing working because apparently there's a strong will to really find a solution here is what your leaders had to say yesterday after the meeting someone

in brussels thanks very much. turning now to some other stories making news around the world vast areas of china have been inundated by severe flooding along the yangtze river since june heavy rains have forced nearly 15000000 people to be evacuated from their homes officials saying this is the highest average rainfall levels across the x.e. basin for 50 years. protesters have taken to the streets of don't care is capitals of fear for the 8th consecutive day they calling for the resignation of the current government headed by prime minister boyko bora self and for the chief prosecutor to stand down. a joint space mission mission by european and u.s. scientists have taken the closest photos of the sun scientists say the new images reveal countless small solar flames dotted across the sun's surface the solar orbiter was about 77000000 kilometers from the sun when it took these high resolution images. the u.s. the u.k. and canada are accusing russian agents of carrying out cyber attacks to steal information on potent

to brussels correspondent. barbara olson if you can read as well at the memorial in madrid's today what's the sign brussels is trying to send to madrid. they really desperately are trying to cya present a sign of solidarity because the european union failed in march when the crisis began when the demick slowly begin to spread many member states turned their back to their neighbors this their borders they hoarded medical equipment they hoarded pharmaceuticals so it was not good they had a really bad beginning of the crisis and then later in april they sort of got into their trucks and now they're really trying to change the image because not only in italy also in spain there are many people who said after that experience what is europe really doing for us now spain is supposed to have around 80000000000 euros out of this recovery fund that could be a much needed economic boost at least for the country that is pretty much on its knees at the moment. as you mentioned the special summit over among other things the

proposal in brussels thanks for your reporting and your insurance. has begun lifting coronavirus restrictions in the capital one a series more than 2000 people have died and president out that finance is warning that the battle against the virus is not get one businesses need a boost they are ready for the already fragile lodge and time economy may have been may has been battered by a 4 month lockdown. for homes this plan osiris restaurant has seen only staff no guests inside they offer their food to go the owners have been fighting to keep the restaurant in business with its 90 year history wholly n.d.s. as part of the landscape of the argentine capital but now it's struggling emotionally so we have thought about closing the place down but so far we've been able to make ends meet. then added. slowly the city is starting to reopen families are allowed to venture outside more often joggers can hit the road again and from wednesday small businesses can reopen assuming they have survived a ghost town after 4 months of strict lockdown i mean it was defin

the studio where you news live from berlin waiting on a deal in brussels d. you leaders are haggling over a new proposals on the house of divvy up a 750000000000 euro coronavirus recovery fund there's agreement on the need for the relief but some leaders are warning against tending elves a free lunch also coming up. a 15th century cathedral in flames french authorities launch an arson inquiry after a major delays at the gothic scene peter and st paul cathedral and the city have not. and that's known as the greatest soul on earth this year south africa star dean run as providing an essential lifeline during the coronavirus and jamming . on the cold polish welcome to the progress. e.u. leaders are meeting in brussels for a 2nd day to break a deadlock on a contentious coronavirus recovery plan european council president charles michel offered a revised proposal for the package aimed at helping countries worst affected by the pandemic tensions are running high between leaders and many expect the talks to continue until well into the night friday's negotiations an

this is news live from goodman drama in brussels as negotiations run a virus rescue package deadlocked a new leaders haggle life into the night over 750000000000 euros. 27 heads of state sit down to do nothing but fail tonight a breakthrough also coming up. elections in syria government controlled areas go to the polls to vote comes in the wake of international sanctions and protests against the assad regime within its own strongholds. and the u.s. launches the arab world's 1st mission tomas co-presidents to provide the 1st complete picture of the bridge. and anthony how and welcome europe's leaders are still divided over proposed 750000000000 euro coronavirus rescue plan a summit in brussels with all 27 heads of state present has stretched into a 4th day and still there is no breaks for a new countries are split on how much money should be distributed as for grants and how much as long as that will have to be repaid hot hit southern states including italy and spain a seeking substantial aid paid by the so-called group of the nations. and more. now the money is spent. a lot corresponde

summit at this hour in brussels where there's a deep divide over a 750000000000 euro package to help the economy he's hard hit by the pandemic we'll go live to our correspondent. also coming up a new low for german turkish relations a turkish court sentences a german turkish journalist who almost 3 years in prison for spreading what it calls terrorist propaganda berlin says the sentence sends the wrong signal for human rights in turkey. and this town and germany's black worst is the base for a man down its 5th day and is of police are searching for a man who disarmed 4 officers and escaped into the mountains with their weapons. i'm brian thomas good to have you with us today the e.u. is at a crossroads with member states looking for leadership and cash to bolster economies that have been hard hit by the covert pandemic and lock downs chancellor merkel is chairing talks in brussels that have brought leaders face to face for the 1st. i'm in months she wants to persuade the block's richer nations to issue direct grants to countries like italy spain and portugal to help them overcome the

this is news live from bergen deadlock in brussels a year later is the still haggling of account apostle out a 750000000000 euro coronavirus recovery fund can they reach a deal as told scrag to before from brussels. to syria prepares for a parliamentary vote on sunday we speak to 2 syrian refugees to give us their perspective on the country's leadership. at a 15th century cathedral in flying french authorities launched an awesome inquiry after a major place of fixing it sinkholes in the city if not. as a matter how did welcome e.u. leaders trying to reach agreement on a 750000000000 euro coronavirus recovery plan have extended they summit into sunday spot maybe into light on saturday not in brussels latest filed to finalize the deal member countries of the voted on how much of the money should be distributed as grants and how much as loans so-called froogle for group of northern countries led by the netherlands once strict controls on spending in states including italy and spain a seeking substantial aid its. own let's bring in our correspondent barbara faisal who is watching but mostly

manifestation of the cooperation christine in brussels what is brussels his view what is the the european view on the pull out of the treaty is it that perhaps that he does need changing or is this come as quite a shock treaty really matters for europe of course it matters to have oversight over what happens in russia and in the united states for the bilateral relations between these 2 major powers at the same time the security concerns that the that the treaty was set up to address really our security concerns in europe if you look at everything they say the ukraine conflict and russian military activities on the territory crain you see that they people who are most affected by potential russian troop movements and actions are the europeans and many european countries many european nato members are signatories of this treaty and so it really is a sense where you have these this. bi lateral in some ways conflict between the u.s. and russia play out in an area that is a critical concern for the europeans however europeans really do have many of the same reservations. in terms of brushes ad

i'm susan was going to thank you for joining us german chancellor angela merkel has arrived in brussels on her 1st international trip since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic she will meet with the heads of the e.u.'s main institutions to discuss germany's e.u. council presidency which is that to be dominated by economic recovery michael is expected to make the case for a massive relief fund for european economies struggling with the coronavirus endemic this is the 2nd time that germany has headed the important e.u. body. and after her arrival chancellor merkel took time to speak to journalists here's what she had to say. just as many as i am happy that my 1st trip abroad after the outbreak of the pandemic is to brussels and to the european parliament today i will present the priorities of the german presidency of the council. the next few months will be all about the great task of trying to contain the pandemic and cope with its consequences health consequences social consequences and economic consequences. let's bring in our correspondent in brussels richard walker is there for

as a student news line from berlin bitter negotiations in brussels for the 3rd day now e.u. leaders are haggling over how to parcel out a 715000000000 euro coronavirus recovery fund progress is being made but the result is anything but clear also on the program government controlled areas of syria hold a parliamentary election with strict measures to contain the spread of coronavirus the vote comes amid new international sanctions and intensifying calls for the president to step down. i'm a hope you'll come to the show. e.u. leaders trying to reach an agreement on a 750000000000 euro coronavirus recovery plan have extended their summit into a 3rd day despite meeting until late on saturday night in brussels leaders failed to finalize a deal member countries are divided on how much of the money should be distributed as free grants and how much as repayable loans hard hit southern states including italy and spain are seeking substantial aid payments but a group of physically frugal northern countries favor loans and more control over how the money is spent. bridging the gap bet

in brussels thank you very much. now to some of the other stories making news around the world russia's president vladimir putin has cast his ballot in the nationwide vote on constitutional changes that would allow him to stay in power until 2036 it's the last day of a week long voting process designed to reduce crowds and boost turnout amid the coronavirus pandemic. heavy downpours a sweeping across southwestern eastern china causing flooding and mudslides almost 3 quarters of a 1000000 people have been evacuated in the east in the south west at least 12 people have died and 10 i'm missing. and in ethiopia at least 50 people have been killed in violence after the killing of a single. horn this was known for songs advocating the rights of the country's or room or ethnic group and was considered a voice against political and economic depression he was shot dead on monday night . in other news police have made the 1st arrest since a new and controversial security no imposed by beijing came to force they used water cann

richard walker reports now from brussels. brussels is coming back to life with the lockdown easing people are returning to the city's bars and cafes on the down side brussels busy roads are getting choked up again but most importantly here in europe's capital city the european union is swinging back into action this is the european council it's the body that represents all 27 countries that are members of the e.u. get toasty when you put that summits between you ladies every 6 months a different country takes on a key role in a rotating presidency now it's germany's turn this is where it all happens the e.u. council chamber where the summits take place at least where they usually take place this chamber hasn't seen much action at all in the last couple of months during the coronavirus pandemic all of the summits took place by video conference but the plan is for this all to be back in action very soon for the 1st summit with germany in the hot seat that means angle americal has a long and daunting to do list we're going to lo

leaders are set to reach an agreement and marathon coronavirus recovery talks and brussels council president shot michel says a deal worth hundreds of billions of years is in sight after a breakthrough on how to allocate the funds was reached and for days. also on the program truck make a astra zeneca appears to be leading the race to discount a grownup virus vaccine after announcing promising results from its 1st round of human trials. 176 years ago otto to just survive to assassination attempts now germany's i'm torsos on earth house one shot from the man who tried to kill. and unify most unwelcome we start this hour in brussels where leaders appear to be inching ever closer to a deal on a coronavirus recovery fund an initial major sticking point on how 750000000000 euros should be distributed has now been resolved but the bloc still has to agree on the details of a long term plan. the long negotiations have visibly taken their toll an e.u. leaders including hungary's prime minister viktor orban he's resisting moves to tie the fund to standards of freedom of expression in recipient countri

euros coronavirus recovery fund can they reach a deal as talks drag on we'll report from brussels. as syria prepares for its policy on sunday we speak to the syrian refugees in berlin who give us their perspective on the country's leadership. and the u.s. pays tribute to the man known as the conscience of the nation from los the civil rights icon who marched alongside dr martin luther king jr and went home to serve 17 terms in congress as. a matthew how book i'm. trying to reach agreement on a 750000000000 euro coronavirus recovery plan have extended the summit into sunday despite making into light on saturday night in brussels latest filed to finalize the deal member countries of the voted on how much of the money should be distributed as grants and how much as london's the so-called. of northern countries led by the netherlands want strict controls on spending its sovereign states including italy and spain a seeking substantial aid payments. on let's bring in our correspondent barbara faisal who is watching but mostly whiting and brussels barbara good to have you with us what is

seemed like the frugal 5 day profile in brussels do we think they also one of the when this. that depends on how you're regarded they might be winners because the last figure we heard were 390000000000 so they have apps bit finally over those morning hours but still that means it's a good 200 less than had originally been put on the table in grants for the southern countries so that is a victory in a way and they will they already sort of walking around and saying oh yeah we've done great on the other hand we know that the southern countries will really look at them scans and will really say are they've really our enemies and what have they got against us and also every bill is presented in the european union this is not forgiven and forgotten it will come back and the next time mike rich or the dutch prime minister need something in europe he will run up against a wall that's the big question that looms over if this deal happens do we get all the yanks that's happened in the last 24 hours or will some of these battles leave visible scars in the block there will be scars betw

summit for us in brussels thanks very much. french prosecutors say they're questioning a man in connection with an arson probe into a fire one of the country's most famous gothic cathedrals the blaze began saturday morning in the western city of no no one was injured but it took firefighters several hours to bring the situation under control. the flames blew out stained glass windows and destroyed the cathedral to ground or been. processed by the emergency services shortly after 8 o'clock in the morning scores of firefighters beat back the blaze that threatened to engulf the 15th century building. french prime minister jacques aspects arrived in on saying he was there to show solidarity with the city. 1st i would like to pay tribute to the commitment and the great professionalism of the more than $100.00 firefighters who were mobilized from the beginning of the tragedy and who handled it with remarkable efficiency. i also saw the perfect coordination among all departments the departments firefighters the government and the city

good afternoon from brussels. welcome back to brussels forum 2020 in its 15th edition. today, we're very pleased and honored to welcome u.s. secretary of state michael pompeo for a special conversation with us. we have hosted the secretary with us before in brussels, in 2018, very pleased to have him back again for what is sure to be a closely watched conversation on critical challenges facing us in foreign policy terms on both sides of the atlantic and trans-atlantic relationships. as always, let me say a word of thanks to our partners. to our founding partners, daimler and the foreign ministry of affairs, to deloitte, and our associated knowledge partners. we're grateful to all of them. let me also say a very special thank you to u.s. mission to the european union, and in fact, to all three u.s. missions here in brussels for their consistent partnership and support. let me just also say a word about our format today. the secretary will make some brief remarks to begin with, and then we're pleased to be able to turn this over for conversation to germany's correspondent

in brussels today the belgian prime minister unveiled a plaque to commemorate the anniversary of the independents here is part of what she said. would have been the time has come for belgium klim barkan a journey of research a journey of truth a journey of memory but 1st many work on the truth and memory involves acknowledging the suffering acknowledging the suffering of others. this recognition when if was clearly expressed this morning by our sovereign in his letter to president she said to the congolese people. the belgian prime minister speaking there to what many say is an overdue coming to terms with the country's colonial past the catalyst for that came not from belgium not from the democratic republic of congo but rather from the united states more than a month ago a black man was killed by a white police officer in minneapolis the death of george 4 had ignited weeks of protests many led by black lives matter calls for racial justice that were heard thousands of miles across the atlantic or europe including belgium. joins me now from brussels good evening to you georg you kno

europeans travel abroad the infection rate is rising and restrictions are being reimposed to go to brussels to get an assessment of what could lie ahead also coming up a. german police state for a 2nd day as they investigate the disappearance of british toddler madeleine mccann . go to our reporter at this garden which has been linked to a man a dent defined as a suspect. i'm brian thomas great to have you with us as dr ayers cases rise in parts of europe governments are imposing restrictions just as many people take their summer holidays europe is looking for a more coordinated response as national governments act alone to contain the virus will get some analysis after this report. it's high season for tourism in europe the region terraces are glowing museums are open again vacationers have returned to the beaches. but with the recent rise in corona virus cases in several european hotspots governments are putting the brakes on holiday making the u.k. reimposed a quarantine on travelers from spain after a reported cases there rose by almost 1000 on monday tourists in barcelona were not happ

that is why we want to head into the talks and brussels in a spirit of great friendship and with great solidarity. we hope the talks will give us all the chance to come out of this big humanitarian disaster and also out of the ensuing economic downturn in the best possible shape is what the hosts. conti has been touting italy's reform plans here in me is a back that consists of an energy transition a green new deal the dismantling of italy's notorious bureaucracy and improvements to its justice system. we need to move fast react quickly history has shown us that the best reactions aren't worth much if they come too slowly it's this they know that what neither leader is willing to predict whether the upcoming talks in brussels will make significant progress deciding this could be the beginning of a long process. let's go to sports now and n.f.l. football team of the washington redskins has confirmed it will change its name following renewed protests the term the redskins has long been offensive to many native americans and the team's owner had previously stated he would never change it

straight to brussels that we join did of these that chief international editor richard walker welcome richard european leaders have been calling for greater unity amongst member states since forever so how does i'm going to medical plan to make it happen this time. we're a century she's saying the she and germany are prepared to provide leadership to the european union as they face up to this what she's been describing as the biggest crisis since the european union was founded and that process of germany kind of stepping up to this leadership position actually began a couple of months ago when i go america will join forces with a man who were my call the french president and jointly proposed 500000000000 euro recovery fund which was the sort of kernel upon which the european commission has built this this larger proposal that you just mentioned there. and making that a joint effort with the french was a sign that germany and france the 2 largest powers within the european union will closely working together on this and also very importantly the structure of this fund that's being disc

grants to be given to countries his hardest by the pandemic to deal reached after marathon talks in brussels that stretched over 4 days and nights. i'm sorry kelly walk into the program european leaders have sealed the deal on an unprecedented 750000000000 euro coronavirus recovery fund after 4 days of heated talks which almost broke the record for the longest e.u. summit in history leaders finally agreed on the details of loans and grants should be given to countries hit hardest by the pandemic the loans will include rule of law compliance measures meaning member states will have to show that they are up holding e.u. laws to receive the relief funds. and germany's chancellor angela merkel worked closely with french president emmanuel mccrone in order to forge the steel merkel said that she was very relieved and described the deal as a good signal she talked about how the leaders work their way toward an agreement. scott trog there were questions on covenants for example questions as to how the member states can actually very fine whether this money is well spent in the beginning i thought w

news line from berlin closer but still not close enough for a deal better negotiations are underway in brussels as e.u. leaders harvell over how to parcel out a 750000000000 euro coronavirus recovery fund the summit went into overtime last night but the main sticking points remain unresolved also coming out. government controlled areas of syria hold a parliamentary election with strict measures to contain the spread of throne of virus the vote comes amid new international sanctions and intensifying calls for the president to step down. and after a long pause due to the pandemic of romance is back on the cards as weddings resume in some countries we'll take you to one couple's big day right here in germany. i'm nicole fairly welcome to the show. your leaders are meeting for a 3rd day as they struggle to reach an agreement on a 750000000000 euro coronavirus recovery plan member countries are divided on how much of the money should be distributed as free grants and how much as repayable loans hard hit southern states including italy and spain are seeking substantial aid payments but a group of fis

i'm seeing so much going to thank you for joining us a tense european union summit in brussels over a proposed 750000000000 euro coronavirus recovery package has gone into a 4th day but there are signs that there might be a breakthrough today countries are split over how much money could be a should be distributed as free grants or as loans that will have to be repaid and whether strings should be attached to enforce the rule of law and some countries now hard hit southern states including italy and spain want to see substantial aid payments but a group of self declared frugal northern european countries want loans and to more checks on hall how the money is spent. let's get the latest with our correspondent marina was standing by in brussels hi marina what are you seeing and hearing there at this morning. enough mass to me because leaders when they left you some a building that did not come and look very tired now as some of them might get some sleep at least some also might have to go on with bilateral stis gus more about the issues that are still on the table for we know so far is

this is day to you news live from birthday and a make or break summit gets underway in brussels european leaders main taste of face for the 1st time in months is seeking unity on a 750000000000 euro package to help economies hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic divisions prompting also coming up. allegations of russian cyber espionage involving corona vaccine research in u.s. britain and canada accuse russian space hackers of targeting labs working to find a vaccine. and president assad of syria marks 20 years in power in spite of a civil war and a shattered economy he's likely to stay at the helm for many more years to come. on rebecca riches welcome to the program european union leaders a holding a summit in brussels to try to reach agreement on how to share out a 750000000000 euro fund to help members recover from the pandemic there are deep divisions over whether grants or loans should be given to help the hardest hit member nations germany's chancellor angela merkel is presiding over the summit and she has admitted that finding a compromise will be tricky. mastodon gloves off europe

no telling indeed all right that's part of a slow in brussels for us thank you barbara. also in other news researches say a record breaking heat wave in the siberian ox it would have been almost impossible without climate change driven by human action sandwiches in the region will more than 5 degrees celsius higher than the average between january and june this year. and china's economy is back in the black returning to growth in the 2nd quarter the economy expanded by 3.2 percent year on year higher than expected at predicted it raises hopes of a similar recovery elsewhere in the world. and that the 1300000 americans applied for unemployment benefits this week roughly the same amount as over the previous 2 weeks millions of american workers have lost their jobs since the pandemic hits the national unemployment rate stands at 11.9 percent. european central bank chief christine the god has called on here is a need is to quickly agree on the coronavirus recovery plan after its latest meeting the e.c.b. held back from topping up its vast and david stimulus for the year is a

we've seen in brussels just these past 2 days the european countries. have ingrates just agreements over the coronavirus well here they were negotiating with a dictator with completely different viewpoints and completely different ambitions and. because of this the western powers came together and worked on things like nato and the european union in order to counter this so perhaps that was the long of the failures of the of the conference were perhaps its greatest legacy all right i mean bone thank you for that. you know every year there's a feeding frenzy in south africa as large shoals of sardines migrate up the eastern coast of the country followed of course by millions of birds seals and sharks the annual sardine run also provides an opportunity for locals to feast on the riches that the waters have to offer it's a particularly popular pastime this year because of the economic hardship brought on by the corona crisis our correspondent in her interest reports. the swarm of thousands of sardines a paradise for sharks and fisherman they pulled the cat