the council of european ministers where not wise enough princes the european council the prime ministers decided on a voluntary basis to take in researchers from syria three weeks later the ministers for interior are now with the foreign ministers worried minister for interior i think so decided on it already kotori base is a quarter for each country and this was by and by may joy. and this was not accepted by those countries surveyed voted against because they felt that there is nor there is no basis for to for such a disease in the treaties and it was a big dispute going up to the european council or to the european court of justice and defacto decided in favor of the original decision but this is something which was not very wise in my opinion opposing i'm not alone in politics it is my personal opinion you can do this but only really voluntary basis you cannot force somebody in such a sense that if he should because this is really part of who has to control to take in someone by the way. i know him quite well took in voluntarily a lot of thousands of syrian refugees but not decoding

the council of european ministers who were wise enough for this is the european council the prime ministers decided on a voluntary basis to take in researchers from syria three weeks later the ministers for interior with the foreign ministers were the minister of interior things so decided on it good to rebase is equal to each country and this was by and by may joy. and this was not accepted by those who voted against because they felt that there is nor there is no basis for to for such a decision in the treaties. it was a big dispute going up to the european council or to the european court of justice and defacto decided in favor of the original decision but this is something which was not very wise in my opinion the proposal i'm not alone in politics is my per. of opinion you can do this but only leave voluntarily places who can look for somebody in such scenes if you should because this is really part of who has to control to take in someone by the way. i don't know him quite well took him to really a lot of thousands of syrian refugees but not decoding to decode but on the station some

but there is the european council summit next weeklj wa nt to european council summit next weeklj want to pick you up on that, could you not argue there is inflexibility in the eu negotiating position. you are smiling but let me make the point, take northern ireland, that was one of the things at the heart of this. there is northern ireland, the border, that will be about the trading relationship when britain leaves the eu torque say we can't talk about that until we have agreed the divorce term, we can't talk to you about trade, that is daft. well, the inflexibility i think comes from the inflexibility i think comes from the british government, if you want my opinion. we do, that is what you are here for! as for northern ireland, the fact this british government didn't think it would be a problem, but let us go back to or let us go forward to next week, european council summit, so the 27 have agreed to talk about post—brexit transition and trade deals with, but without the uk, so there is an opening perhapses before christmas that they will convene again. it will be like the first w

the council of european ministers who were wise enough for this is the european council the prime ministers decided on a voluntary basis to take in researchers from syria three weeks later the ministers for interior with the foreign ministers were the ministry of interior i think so decided on it already go to rebase is equal to each country and this was by and by may joy. and this was not accepted by those who voted against because they failed. there is nor there is no basis for two for such a decision in the treaties. it was a big dispute going up to the european council or to the european court of justice and defacto decided in favor of the original decision but this is something which was not very wise in my opinion the proposal i'm not alone in politics is my personal opinion you can do this but only leave voluntary basis who can look for somebody in such scenes if you should because this is really part of who has to control to take in someone by the way. i know him quite well took him voluntarily a lot of thousands of syrian refugees but not decoding to decode but on the station some

as spain considers imposing direct rule on catalonia, the european council said there's no space for the eu to mediate in the crisis over independence. barak obama has spoken at a rally in virginia to support a democratic party candidate for governor. mr obama took aim at what he described as the fear and bitterness that marked the 2016 presidential election campaign. he also warned that politics in his country has been set back half a century by the lack of political unity. now it's time for world business report. growth forecasts cut, tourist numbers slashed, and hundreds of firms relocating. catalonia's independence vote is taking an economic toll, and the crisis is far from over. plus, holden on no longer. australia has just built its last ever car, as the country's auto industry finally shuts up shop. we find out what caused the breakdown down under. welcome to world business report. i'm rachel horne. in a moment, more revelations about nissan's quality control scandal, amid claims that corners were being cut for the last two decades. we are also looking at the independence cris

all i can say to all of them is, didn't they see what happened at the european council summit when david davis, desperately wanting to move onto the next stage of the talks, in other words, the transition deal, and the trend, and michel barnier and the trend, and michel barnier and everybody else said, sorry, there has not been sufficient progress. i think that they are being a little naive, if i may say so. being a little naive, if i may say so. it is a way of putting pressure, when i watched liam fox today, babbling on the television programme, like he is a wizard who is going to make things happen...! there will not be able to make things happen, they will have to work closely with the enemy, if they are the enemy, to come up with a solution. and i find the childishness of some of the leading figures quite alarming.” childishness of some of the leading figures quite alarming. i am a fan of liam fox. my god! my god! laughter. really? we share a birthday. however we felt about the european council summit last week, i thought it was a bit more positive, ifelt summit last week, i though

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we can go direct to brussels, where eu leaders are meeting for a european council summit, and our report is monitoring events. yes, outside source has been to brussels a lot since the brexit wrote and we are back again for a two—day european council summit —— vote. at the moment, everyone is having dinner, towards the end theresa may will be addressing eve ryo ne theresa may will be addressing everyone else and giving her analysis of the state of the brexit talks. such is the way the eu approaches these matters, none of the leaders will respond to what she says, because the eu insists brexit we're only happens within brexit negotiations. but all of those leaders have been commenting on these talks and discussions with each other and in interviews with journalists as well. i've spoken to some of these leaders. this is the president of the european parliament explaining why there are still major stumbling blocks before the uk and the eu can get into what their future relationship might look like. you know our position, the three most important points, we are united on this. citizens

well just in the last hour the president of the european commission and the european council have been giving a press briefing want to go to brussels now our max hoffman is standing by he's covering this summit force good evening to you max what did you make of mr toast and mr youngers comments the start was migration policy. migration is probably the biggest topic they talked about because that's what's been discussed so far bragg's it is on the menu for dinner there's the difference and what's interesting brant about the migration part the president of the european council said that they wanted to attack a subject that they haven't been able to resolve for years lots of years and that's a common asylum system they want to have a solution for that a common european asylum system next year which would be lightning speed compared to usual speeds in the european union and it shows you that once to change the way that the whole council works he wants to speed up things if they can't have unanimity on one topic move ahead with a number of countries until the rest is ready to join he's laid

speaker, i would like to make a statement on last week's european council. long after we have left the european union, the uk will continue to be a strong and committed partner, standing alongside our neighbours and working together to advance our shared values and interests. this council provided a further opportunity to demonstrate that ongoing commitment, through discussions that included migration, the digital single market, north korea and iran. and it made important progress in moving towards the new, deep and special partnership with the european union that we want to see. first on migration, the uk is playing its full part. the royal navy has intercepted 172 smuggling boats and saved over 12,000 lives since operation sophia began. while our national crime agency is working with libyan law enforcement, enhancing their capability to tackle the people smuggling and trafficking networks. at the council, we welcomed the reduction in migrant crossings and the renewed momentum behind the libyan political process. but we must also continue to address the roo

speaker and with permission i would like to make a statement on last week's european council. long after we have theft the european union the uk will be a strong and committed partner, standing on side our neighbors and working together advance our shared values and interests. this council provided a further opportunity to demonstrate that ongoing commitment, through discussions that include migration, the digital market, turkey, north korea and iran. and it may be important progress in moving towards the new deeps' special partnership with the european union we wanted to see. first on migration, the uk is playing its full part. the royal navy has intercepted 172 smuggling boats, and saved over 12,000 lives since operations in the year began. while our national crime agency is work with libyan law enforcement in helping if the cablable to tackle the people smuggling and tracking networks. at the couple we welcomed the reduction in migrant crossings, and for renewed prevention behind the bolivian political process and must also address the root causes crying home to the mediter

shailesh us he is head of the madrid office of the european council on foreign relations also the author of a paper called three myths about catalonia independence movement francisco welcome to you and. we understand that you're a critic of this vote and the whole process that has led to it in the past week we know that the referendum it was first banned by the central government and then marred by scenes of police violence that all of us have seen on television why not just let the people of catalonia vote. well i think there's a very simple answer don't know if you know these referendum was criticised was known. or to. have they got a lot of people and especially the opposition parties which when this was. by they got them in parliament there really is at them or in minor for many says. well none of that since they left the bar lamenting this a bit and that's the big fear of catalonia now a fractured society so this was this was never meant to be a preferred them about the referendum but at this moment and a show of force all the procession movement in the only which is true but were k

the european council president donald tusk has urged members of the european parliament to stick together, or, as he put it, face defeat. brexit, he said is the eu's toughest stress test, and the eu must not be divided at any costs. mr tusk also said the outcome of the brexit talks is "up to london" and that abandoning the decision to leave the eu is still an option for the uk. 0ur europe correspondent damian grammaticas reports. with just a year until a brexit deal has to be done, the eu side is deeply uncertain about how this process will end, with an organised deal or a chaotic split. huge challenges ahead, said donald tusk. ahead of us is still the toughest stress test. if we fail it, the negotiations will end in our defeat. donald tusk is no fan of brexit. he even hopes it may not happen. but he says success or failure in the talks depends on how the uk handles them. it is in fact up to london how this will end, with a good deal, no deal or no brexit. last week's summit in brussels brought no breakthrough. jean—claude juncker has denied theresa may begged him for help. today, he sa

council on foreign relations he is currently traveling on business and he joins us tonight from the serbian capital belgrade francisco's going to have you on the day marianna roy today repeatedly labeled the independence referendum in catalonia and yesterday's independence move both illegal i mean is he right it makes the cattle on parliament sound like a rogue state in waiting. well i mean end of the hall is not only begin as a person though they're going to cause pain but. he's also speaking in a way to. take out an opposition which just a month ago when these so-called disconnection laws were rammed through basically left the parliament so that picture nobody's of catalonia as a semi empty and the parliament issue that these laws were passed contravening parliamentary rules and got the loneliness and status of autonomy which needs two thirds of of. m.p.'s for beginning its amendment their rule in looking at the lonia which favors secession of some form of secession doesn't have this number show this is where these specific point of the crisis started now there are a whole east mo

the next step, the european council in october. we would like them to give michel the means to broaden the negotiation. it is up to them. i think it is an interest of the united kingdom and europe they do. michel... you mentioned the eu's position on the free trade agreement. i think there isa free trade agreement. i think there is a real will on the european union side to build a strong and lasting relationship with the united kingdom. both with this and many other areas. the present government of the united kingdom has chosen to implement the exit of the united kingdom from the european union but also the exit from the single market and the customs union. when the time comes, we will talk about the free trade agreement and we will be ready to do that post respecting the full integrity of the single market. and the european union's decision—making autonomy. we will do that as soon as possible. but as soon as possible means once we have overcome the first stage. that has got nothing to do with the future relationship. sorting out

council on foreign relations he is currently traveling on business and he joins us tonight from the serbian capital belgrade francisco's going to have you on the day marianna roy today repeatedly labeled the independence referendum in catalonia and yesterday's independence move both illegal i mean is he right it makes the cattle on parliament sound like a rogue state in waiting. well i mean end of the whole is not only begin as a person though they're going to cause pain but. he's also speaking in a way to kind of they've got an opposition which just a month ago when these so-called disconnection laws were rammed through basically left the parliament so that picture nobody's of catalonia as us in my and t. in the parliament issue that these laws were passed contravening parliamentary rules and at the loneliest instead of autonomy which needs two thirds of of. m.p.'s for beginning it's amendment their rule in looking at the lonia which favors secession of some form of secession doesn't have this number show this is where these specific point of the crisis started now there are a whol

during the european council, during the councils of ministers of foreign affairs. and the threats are obvious. we have a common european policy regarding ukraine, and there are sanctions about ukraine against russia. so this is a common diplomatic policy. i guess we can't really talk about the vision for european defence and intelligent sharing and everything else without talking about brexit, because i think you would agree with me when i say that britain is one of the key players when it comes to this. no—one denies that. so how much weaker does brexit leave europe's defence and security capability? we'll probably have a strong bilateral relationship between the european union and united kingdom on defence and security in the future. do you think? that's the expectation of the united kingdom. and we hear that all the time from the british government. well, i guess i'm interested in what your expectation is, and the message is often different from paris. not necessarily from paris. 27 states are united deal with the united kingdom. it is not a parisian and frenc

council on foreign relations he is currently traveling on business and he joins us tonight from the serbian capital belgrade francisco's going to have you on the day marianna roy today repeatedly labeled the independence referendum in catalonia and yesterday's independence move both illegal i mean is the right it makes the cattle on parliament sound like a rogue state in waiting. well i mean. not only begin as a person though they're going to cause pain but. he's also speaking in a way to. pick up on a position with just a month ago when these so-called disconnection laws were rammed through basically left the parliament so that picture nobody's of catalonia as us and my and t. and the parliament issue that these laws were passed contravening parliamentary rules and i've got the loneliest instead of autonomy which need said two thirds of of. m.p.'s for beginning it's amendment their rule in looking at the lonia which favors secession of some form of secession doesn't have this number show this is where these specific point of the crisis started now there are a whole east move today

and with permission, i would like to make a statement on last week's european council. long after we have left the european union, the uk will continue to be a strong and committed partner, standing on pride with our neighbors and working together to advanced our shared values and interests. this would provide a further opportunity to demonstrate that ongoing commitment through discussions that included migration, the single market, turkey, north korea, and iran. it made important progress in moving toward the new deep and special partnership with the european union that we want to see. first, on migration, the uk is playing its full part. the royal navy has intercepted 172 smuggling boats and saved over 12,000 lives since the operation began. while our national crime agency is working with libyan law enforcement and helping their capability to tackle the people smuggling and trafficking networks. at the council, we welcomed the reduction in migrant crossings and behind the libyan political process. we must also continue to address the root causes driving people across

european council president donald tusk house once they would be no breakthrough at the two day summit. that's that's progress could be achieved by the next scheduled meeting of eu leaders in december. well to tell more about that i'm joined by philippe known that he's the president of the greens ifi a group in the european parliament. he joins us said tonight from brussels thank you for being with us on france twenty four tonight now. seven months later have processed aston's britton said it was leaving the european union why has. some little been achieved in the negotiations. well i think stool so little has been achieved a before because the uk government has had trouble formulating. what the treaty once on citizen's rights i agree with prime minister made that we are close to an agreement? we need to see. hope we can ensure the enforceability of the rights of us citizens in the uk and to get citizens on the are. on the continent and dead the role of the pre european culture of justice is the thing. that. needs to be resolved but on the money. what is really troubling is that the un

union is the european council which consists of you know the heads of state and government and heads of state of government and the government made the decision that they introduce a quota system on a voluntary basis and afterwards the council of the ministers of interior and justice which are definitely on the lower shelf in the structure than the european council they changed his decision and decided in favor of an obligate three quota system so that's definitely a while a show on of european regulations number one number two. that we have some very important treaties in the european union shango dublin and these treaties cannot be modified by a decision of a ministerial council these treaties can only be modified food the procedures of the parliaments of the member states of the european union the consensus all around the twenty eight members and such kind of a decision introducing going to get three quota is basically the modification the amendment of the dublin treaty and because it takes away partly the right of the single member states to make their decisions on their own whom

council on foreign relations and specializes in west african security affairs he's joining us now via skype from senegal capital de kock very good to have you with us on al-jazeera we haven't heard a lot about americans in ground combat in this region is it new what is the scope of the involvement here well it's not only that there are. you dreaming or if you. were there are other american servicemen. i do apologize we have lost connection with our guest and. yet we have lost that connection so let's move on. to the u.s. people still trying to make sense of the deadliest mass shooting in modern history in the country police have described the los vegas gunman as a disturbed and dangerous man but many who knew him say his actions came without warning and vesta gave a still don't know why a stephen paddick killed fifty eight people and injured hundreds more at a concert on sunday cost reports from las vegas police say if anyone had knowledge of the gunman's motive the woman he lived with would but after returning from the philippines choose de mary lou danley had little to say to explai

council on foreign relations he is currently traveling on business and he joins us tonight from the serbian capital bill great francisco is going to have you on the day marianna roy today repeatedly labeled the independence referendum in catalonia and yesterday's independence move both illegal i mean is he right it makes the cattle on parliament sound like a rogue state in waiting. well i mean the holidays not only begin as a person though they're going to cause pain but. he's also speaking in a way. that got an opposition to it just a month ago when these so-called disconnection laws were rammed through basically left the parliament so that picture nobody's of catalonia as us in my and t. and the parliament issue that these laws were passed contravening parliamentary rules and i've got the loneliest instead of autonomy which needs two thirds of of. m.p.'s for beginning it's amendment their rule in looking at the lonia which favors secession of some form of secession doesn't have this number show this is where these specific point of the crisis started now the whole east move today

council on foreign relations he is currently travelling on business and he joins us tonight from the serbian capital great francisco is going to have you on the day marianna roy today repeatedly labeled the independence referendum in catalonia and yesterday's independence move both illegal i mean is he right it makes the cattle on parliament sound like a rogue state in waiting. well i mean the whole is not only begin as a person though they're going to cause pain but. he's also speaking in a way to. take out an opposition which just a month ago when these so-called disconnection laws were rammed through basically left the parliament so that picture nobody's of catalonia as us and my auntie in the parliament issue that these laws were passed contravening parliamentary rules and i've got the loneliness and status of autonomy which needs two thirds of of. m.p.'s for beginning its amendment their rule in looking at the lonia which favors secession of some form of secession doesn't have this number so this is where these specific point of the crisis started now there are a whole east move

did she hear the foreign secretary's attempt to be helpful following european council this morning by quoting shakespeare, including, "there is a tide in the affairs of men. which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune," from julius caesar, uttered by brutus, who went on to stab his leader and subsequently came to a sticky end himself? isn't that a perfect metaphor for her predicament? i always welcome the literary and classical references that my right honourable friend brings to bear in his speeches and statements and he and i are both working to ensure we get the right deal for the uk when we leave. theresa may. there's been a reaction in the commons to the dramatic comment of a former minister that the only way of dealing with british fighters for the so—called islamic state terror group would be "to kill them in almost every case". rory stewart told bbc radio the fighters for is had moved away from any kind of british allegiance and were now a serious danger to the country. around half of the 850 britons thought to havejoined is, or daesh, in iraq and syria are now believed t

council on foreign relations. well now to a murder mystery that stunned the world on feb thirteenth kim jong il the a strange half brother of north korean leader kim jong un was killed in the middle of a koala import airport the weapon poisoned well today the two women accused of his murder saw their trial begin in malaysia the suspects were ushered into a court earlier today amid tight security as expected they pleaded not guilty to the attack with a deadly nerve agent the pair say that they were tricked into believing that they were part of a prank for a reality t.v. show they face the death penalty if convicted. and there are still so many unanswered questions surrounding that murder u.s. and south korean officials say that it was a cold war style assassination orchestrated by north korea a charge that denies let's take a look now at what we know. the last images of king john now alive on february thirteenth two women robbed a liquid into his face at kuala lumpur airport he reported the incident to airport staf

but there is the european council summit next week. i want to pick you up on that. could you not argue there is inflexibility in the eu negotiating position? you are smiling, but let me make the point. take northern ireland. that was one of the things at the heart of this. there is northern ireland, the border, that will be about the trading relationship when britain leaves the eu, to say we can't talk about that until we have agreed the divorce term, we can't talk to you about trade. that is daft. well, the inflexibility, i think, comes from the british government, if you want my opinion. we do, that is what you are here for! as for northern ireland, the fact this british government didn't think it would be a problem, but let us go back to — or let us go forward to next week, european council summit. so the 27 have agreed to talk about post—brexit transition and trade deals with — but without the uk, so there is an opening, perhaps, before christmas that they will convene again. it will be like the first world war, all over by christmas. what about the childr

the european council president donald tusk has said there's no capacity for the eu to get involved in mediation over catalonia, despite calling the situation concerning. mr tusk‘s remarks came hours after spain said it was beginning the process of imposing direct rule on the autonomous region. the bbc‘s tom burridge has more from barcelona. this is a landmark moment in spanish politics because the idea of the spanish government stepping in and exerting control over a disobedient regional government is so controversial. i think officials will be working at least in private to consolidate support abroad. i'm also told by a source close to spain's prime minister that two main spanish parties are also well and truly onboard. but here's the thing. the spanish government can have all the support it likes abroad and in the rest of spain. it has plenty of backing in general from the spanish public. the key test for any move it announces this weekend and then implements over the coming days, weeks and even months will be how those actions actually go down with the public hearing catalonia.

council on foreign relations a really fantastic input there francisco thank you so what is happening now let's reset the table catalonia parliament has declared independence from spain and the vote fell this way seventy in favor ten against and there were many m.p.'s who actually walked out in did not vote either people celebrating right now in the streets barcelona but as we said there were m.p.'s who demanded a secret ballot some the did not want to participate they had left so the senate in madrid at this point as at the same time been debating whether to grant the prime minister mariano rajoy special powers to sack the cattle on president to sack the regional government that just voted for the clip there the clearing part of me and dependent so minutes after the cattle on parliament voted the prime minister. went on twitter and said this i call for calm from all spaniards the rule of law will restore legality and catalonia because he has consistently said that this vote this referendum all of it was illegal so we have hoda abdel-hamid who is in madrid first though we are going to

council on foreign relations. well now to a murder mystery that stunned the world on feb thirteenth kim jong il the a strange half brother of north korean leader kim jong un was killed in the middle of a koala import airport the weapon poisoned well today the two women accused of his murder saw their trial begin in malaysia the suspects were ushered into a court earlier today amid tight security as expected they pleaded not guilty to the attack with a deadly nerve agent the pair say that they were tricked into believing that they were part of a prank for a reality t.v. show they face the death penalty if convicted. and there are still so many unanswered questions surrounding that murder u.s. and south korean officials say that it was a cold war style assassination orchestrated by north korea a charge that denies let's take a look now at what we know. the last images of king john alive on february thirteenth two women robbed a liquid into his face at kuala lumpur airport he reported the incident to airport staff sa

the negotiator, david davis, urged the european council's... the prime minister speech let out the scale of ambition with the european union, and also laid out case., clear and is -- and also laid out case., clear and is —— case for simple and clear implementations. as i said last time, i hope the leaders of the eu 27 will provide michel barnier with the means to explore a way forward with us. it weighs 130 tonnes, it's more than 820 feet long, and it's blocking one of the biggest sewers in london. it is a mass of grease, bound with all kinds of other waste, widely referred to as a fatberg. specialists have spent weeks trying to cut it down to size and remove it. our science editor david shukman‘s been given exclusive access. a warning — it's revolting. in east london this morning, chris casbolt embarks on one of the worstjobs in the world. he checks a sensor that will detect toxic gases. he's given a constant supply of fresh air. this is what's needed to fight what's called a fatberg down in a sewer. we give chris and a colleague camer

union is the european council which comes it's over you know the heads of state and government and heads of state of government and the government made the decision that they introduce a quota system on a voluntary basis and afterwards the council of the ministers of interior and justice which are definitely on the lower shelf in the structure than the european council they changed his decision and decided in favor of an obligate three quota system so that's that's not really a while ation of european regulation is number one number two. that we have some very important treaties in the european union shango right dublin and these treaties cannot be modified by a decision of a ministerial council these treaties can only be modified food the procedures of the parliaments of the member states of the european union the consensus all around the twenty eight members and such kind of a decision introducing going to get three quota is basically the modification the amendment of the dublin treaty and because it takes away partly the right of the single member states to make their decisions on the

council on foreign relations. well now to a murder mystery that stunned the world on feb thirteenth kim jong il the a strange half brother of north korean leader kim jong un was killed in the middle of a koala import airport the weapon poisoned well today the two women accused of his murder saw their trial begin in malaysia the suspects were ushered into a court earlier today amid tight security as expected they pleaded not guilty to the attack with a deadly nerve agent the pair say that they were tricked into believing that they were part of a prank for a reality t.v. show they face the death penalty if convicted. and there are still so many unanswered questions surrounding that murder u.s. and south korean officials say that it was a cold war style assassination orchestrated by north korea a charge that denies let's take a look now at what we know. the last images of king john now alive on february thirteenth two women wrapped a liquid into his face at kuala lumpur airport he reported the incident to airport sta

council on foreign relations. well now to a murder mystery that stunned the world on feb thirteenth kim jong il the a strange half brother of north korean leader kim jong un was killed in the middle of a koala import airport the weapon poisoned well today the two women accused of his murder saw their trial begin in malaysia the suspects were ushered into a court earlier today amid tight security as expected they pleaded not guilty to the attack with a deadly nerve agent the pair say that they were tricked into believing that they were part of a prank for a reality t.v. show they face the death penalty if convicted. and there are still so many unanswered questions surrounding that murder u.s. and south korean officials say that it was a cold war style assassination orchestrated by north korea a charge that denies let's take a look now at what we know. the last images of king john alive on february thirteenth two women rub the liquid into his face at kuala lumpur airport he reported the incident to airport staff say

the european council president, donald tusk, has described the uk's departure from the eu as the toughest stress test. addressing the european parliament he told meps that if eu failed that test, it would be a defeat for brussels. suggestions of hope for a deal are just not good enough. the chancellor knows the economic perils our country faces if there is no deal. he described it rightfully as a worst—case scenario. can i urge him in the interests of our country to have the courage of his convictions, stand up and face down his opponents in cabinet and confirm today that like us, he will not support or vote for a no deal brexit. mr speaker, as the honourable gentleman very well knows, our clear objective, our priority, is to achieve a deal with the european union. our preference would be for a deal that gives a comprehensive trade, investment and security partnership between the uk and the european union in the future. and as part of such a deal we will seek an implementation phase that gives british businesses and indeed government agencies proper time to prepare for the new circumsta

we are expecting to hear from the presidents of the european council and the eu commission as well for their thoughts on the summit. more on the news that there's been a big rise in the number of crimes recorded annually in england and wales. figures from the office for national statistics show an increase of 13% in the past year, pushing the total past the 5 million mark for the first time in a decade. crimes categorised as "violent" went up by a fifth. joining me now is david munro, conservative police and crime commissioner for surrey. thank you forjoining us. howard dos surrey‘s crime figures compare with the national statistics? we are slightly better than the national trend but we are seeing the same things that are happening nationally, as you said, there's been a rise in violent and knife crime but it is not all bad news. a lot of the rise is good news because people are reporting crime more. people up to now have been very relu cta nt to people up to now have been very reluctant to report domestic abuse, for instance. now people are coming forward. thank goodness they are. o

body let's do it this way the number one decision making body of the european union is the european council which comes it's over you know the heads of state and government and heads of state of government and the government made the decision that they introduce a quota system on a voluntary basis and afterwards the council of the ministers of interior and justice which are definitely on the lower shelf in the structure than the european council they change his decision and decided in favor of an obligate three quota system so that's that's not really a while ation of european regulations number one number two. that we have some very important treaties in the european union shango right dublin and these treaties cannot be modified by a decision of a ministerial council these treaties can only be modified food the procedures of the parliaments of the member states of the european union the consensus all around the twenty eight members and such kind of a decision introducing going to get three quota is basically the modification the amendment of the dublin treaty and because it takes

, ‘jz‘v\\-a itfii‘i we heard it again today from the president of the european council will task, he called on the catalans not to take any step today that was a reversible. —— donald tusk. he also called for dialogue. but the spanish position as explained again today by deputies from the governing party, they're willing to talk about anyissues party, they're willing to talk about any issues but not with this what they view as illegal act trying to declare independence for catalonia hanging over those negotiations. what they've said was the result constitutional process that can be followed if catalonia wanted to separate from spain. that is a complicated process involving changing the constitution because the spanish constitution does not allow for any part of this country to break away. that is what lies at the heart of this dispute, that provision in the constitution. can —— catalonia could seek to change the constitution and that requires a majority in parliament, new elections to happen, a rewriting of the constitution, a very competent process. but the spanish government said

on this basis, i'm not able, in the current circumstances, to propose next week's european council that we should start discussions on the future relationship. britain was hoping the eu summit next thursday would be the moment the talks moved to the second phase, with the crucial issue of a trade deal between britain and the eu top of the agenda. but now it looks like that will be put back to another eu summit in december. and this just another eu summit in december. and thisjust ten months before another eu summit in december. and this just ten months before a deadline set by the eu's chief negotiator for a draft deal on the divorce to be put before european parliaments. in response to this, david davis appealed to the eu to allow the second phase of talks on a trade deal to begin much sooner. we are ready and well—prepared to start those discussions. as we look at the october european council next week i hope the member states will recognise the progress we have made and takea recognise the progress we have made and take a step forward in the spirit of the prime minister's florence

council, has basically set that as a deadline and says if sufficient progress has not been achieved then everyone needs to sit down and think about where this is heading. adam fleming in brussels, many thanks for that and we will be back to you for more on those talks later. a lot of whether going on. ben rich has the details on the latest on those hurricane winds. certainly a lot going on today, the impact of storm ophelia, and the skies turning red, dust being dragged up from the sahara and smoke from portuguese wildfires, but further west the impact has been much more severe. this storm has approached our shores and brought very strong winds indeed. the strongest winds of all were found across the republic of ireland where the winds reached almost 100 mph. in wales, 90 mph was the strongest. the wind is still picking up at the moment across northern ireland so we still have this met office ample warning to be prepared for the strength of the winds. the windiest so strength of the winds. the windiest so far across northern ireland, west wales, parts of the isle of man and dumfries

council donald toast presented the so-called leaders agenda to discuss the reforms proposed by france's president ma crawl all those reforms real solutions. what you have at the moment is you have a very enthusiastic french president with a lot of energy making a lot of proposition suggestions all over the place and i think there's two fold here what dawn of the president of the e.u. council is trying to do is giving all those visions of that energy a little structure sort of channeling what the call is proposing and at the same time not only channeling it but preserving the ambition that is behind it because that you have to think about it you know if you still have twenty eight member states that might not agree with everything that a minute michael is saying that's one problem the other problem is that often in the past leaders decided something on these summits but it never happened it never followed through they want to change that once the change that by setting out a new agenda giving it more pace and really trying to settle also the issues that were contentious in the past that'

council writing to ca rles donald tusk from the european council writing to carles puigdemont earlier today and imploring him not to go ahead with this declaration of independence. a lot of pressure on ca rles independence. a lot of pressure on carles puigdemont, we heard he's still in these close meetings including with his predecessor here at the catalan parliament. we're not clear what is going to happen but it does seem that some sort of international mediation may be underway. i'm not quite sure for that involves. but that would explain perhaps the delay. thank you very much. back with you later, clearly. and of course it is tense because people fear the consequences would have read the announcement is. and doctor rubin is back with me from the department of political economy at kings college london. let's ta ke economy at kings college london. let's take a look at the seams in barcelona, just to explain what is going on because we have people clearly campaign for independence and also a big contingent of people campaigning for the continued unity of spain. so very strong forces

the european council president donald tusk has urged members of the european parliament to stick together, or, as he put it, "face defeat." brexit, he said is the eu's toughest stress—test, and the eu must not be divided at any cost. mr tusk also said the outcome of the brexit talks is "up to london", and that abandoning the decision to leave the eu is still an option for the uk. our europe correspondent damian grammaticas reports. with just a year until a brexit deal has to be done, the eu side is deeply uncertain about how this process will end, — with an organised deal or a chaotic split. huge challenges ahead, said donald tusk. ahead of us is still the toughest stress test. if we fail it, the negotiations will end in our defeat. donald tusk is no fan of brexit. he even hopes it may not happen. but he says success or failure in the talks depends on how the uk handles them. it is in fact up to london how this will end — with a good deal, no deal or no brexit. last week's summit in brussels brought no breakthrough. jean—claude juncker has denied theresa may begged him for help. t

council president don are. break through ahead of the summit the packed agenda would also include ways to deal with refugees and according to e.u. migration policy. that. resumé was not the first to talk to reporters ahead of that summit let's listen to what she had to say about gregg said. what i set out a few weeks ago in front of a very bold and ambitious agenda and vision for our future partnership between the e.u. and the u.k. at the heart of that remains cooperation on the key issues in dealing with the church challenges that we face that search speech that are set out in front set out on missions vision and i look forward to us being able to grasp that in the weeks ahead. joining me now is corresponding government is covering that summit for us you can expect to hear anything new about the u.k. is exit from the e.u. at the summit. theresa may will have a full fifteen minutes to continue her charm offensive here in brussels convincing the other twenty seven leaders that she will stand by the commitments

council so the heads of state and government will have to sign off and then also the european commission will have to give green lights and finally it also has to be signed off by the european parliament so still some way to go sounds like the reform of the posted workers' directive that story will be here with us for a wee bit longer mattis from brussels there our expert thank you so much for this. and that's the business for now thanks for keeping me company i'll be back in the next hour with more news station two. young entrepreneurs eager to tackle mental challenges in our series founders. in this episode. but they're out in the step of the city doesn't know holding back. the first. family is badly. wrong d w. w's program guide on the internet lights. the home. dot com highlights. every journey begins with the first step and every language the first word i looked into the cohesive germany to mine german. business just why not i'm with you know. it's simple online on your mo mile and for a. soft. d w z e learning course he goes very german made easy. when history books are brought to

earlier, the head of the european council, donald tusk, said eu leaders would begin to prepare for talks about a trade deal with the uk. the prime minister acknowledged a lot more was still to be done. iam i am ambitious and positive for britain's future for these negotiations, but in no we still have some weight to go. both sides have some weight to go. both sides have approached these talks with professionalism and a constructive spirit and we should recognise what has been achieved to date. the uk and the eu shared the same objective of safeguarding the rights of eu nationals living in the uk and uk nationals living in the uk and uk nationals living in the uk and uk nationals living in the eu. eu citizens have made a huge contribution to our country and, let me be clear, whatever happens we wa nt me be clear, whatever happens we want them and their families to stay. while there are a small number of issues that remain outstanding on citizens rights, i'm sure that we are within touching distance of the deal. of northern ireland, we have agreed that the belfast agreement must be at the

on wednesday, european council president, donald tusk, told reporters there was still a lot do to before talks could progress. when it comes to brexit negotiations, i don't expect any kind of breakthrough tomorrow. we have to work really hard in between 0ctober have to work really hard in between october and december to finalise this so—called first phase and to start our negotiations on our future relations with the uk. a lot at stake and very little clarity. with me is simon french, chief economist, panmure gordon. it is good to see you. thank you. if we don't go to the next stage now, how big a deal is that for british business? we are starting to see british business deferring investment decisions based on uncertainty over future relationships. we will not get any clarity for some weeks, to be honest. i to be clarity for some weeks, to be honest. ito be honest, the information today for businesses will be whether michel barnier will be given the lead negotiator for the eu, will be given the ability to talk about the future state of relationships and the divorce settle m e nt relati