the e.u. turkey deal was intended to provide a breathing space so long term solutions could be found but in turkey the agreement to spark despair among refugees and in greece has sparked anger and chaos. the german government's plan was largely the brainchild of think tank founder get out klaus. that's ashdown. the most astonishing thing about this crisis from the outset was held orton to european institutions panicked and made pledges only as a result of pressure from the public and extremely high statistics or. just one it looked like the crisis might be under control again in the interest in solving concrete problems seem to start winning again in the moment. the problem is that we currently have in principle an unreformed only with sila might and border system that we now have an evil border and coast guard agency but we still lack the ability to quickly process asylum applications and we have the dublin system which basically means that everyone who arrives in greece has to stay there and

e.u. is also at a loss. its feet that there's no notion that this is a joint european responsibility doesn't opihi you shouldn't provide cash it needs internal structures instead the u.s. making controversial deals with third party states like you and the heads of government are trying to seal off the european union to stop if possible any refugees reaching the e.u. one europe is divided over how to deal with the crisis now the force of the idea of solidarity remains a difficult issue why can't the e.u. get the refugee crisis under control. on the greek island of samar side join frank rockety and his team from the german federal police have been patrolling the waters between greece and turkey for the european border agency frontex and when it comes to it saving lives. what are you expecting when you set off fifteen and we're prepared for anything that's nothing's changed here there's still people smuggling and migrant boats arriving and we see it all. frank rockety switches off the light s

for its reliance on non e.u. countries to stem the flow of people reaching europe while the number of migrant arrivals by sea was down to one hundred fifty thousand by november last year around half the previous year but the report says the mediterranean remained deadly with nearly three thousand people dead or missing in that same period human rights watch also said the member states who took in the largest number of arrivals were shunned by the remainder of the union and this was because of the dublin regulation under this rule asylum seekers were returned to excellence and greece who then had to take responsibility for them because they were the original e.u. countries of entry in some of twenty seventeen germany suspended those rules and a number of other e.u. states followed suit human rights watch as executive director is kind of the roth launching this year's that world report in paris he blamed the rise of populism for many human rights violations the rise of the populace was very much a response to genui

e.u. is making controversial deals with third party states like you in the heads of government are trying to seal off the european union to stop if possible any refugees reaching the e.u. one. europe is divided over how to deal with the crisis now force us to the idea of solidarity remains a difficult issue as to why can't the e.u. get the refugee crisis under control. on the greek island of samar side join frank rockety and his team from the german federal police have been patrolling the waters between greece and turkey for the european border agency frontex and when it comes to it saving lives. what are you expecting when you set off this turnaround we're prepared for anything that's nothing's changed here the still people smuggling and migrant boats arriving . well we see it all. frank rockety switches off the light so people smugglers can spot his vessel the greek liaison officer is also on board a radio message comes in almost straight away for. better or for right. back or. maybe thi

the e.u. turkey deal was intended to provide a breathing space so long term solutions could be found but in turkey the agreement to spark despair among refugees and in greece has sparked anger and chaos. the german government's plan was largely the brainchild of think tank founder get out klaus. does ashdown that the most astonishing thing about this crisis from the outset was help orton european institutions panicked and made pledges only as a result of pressure from the public and extremely high statistics or. just want to look like the crisis might be under control again in the moment interest in solving concrete problems seem to start when you get in the moment. the problem is that we currently have in principle an unreformed only with silent and border system that we now have an equal border and coast guard agency but we still lack the ability to quickly process asylum applications and we have the dublin system which basically means that everyone who arrives in greece has to stay there an

the e.u. back flips on its tax haven blacklist a month after naming and shaming over a dozen nations european union prepares to delist about half of the. coin takes another bashing cryptocurrency continues its fall over regulation fears and smart cities of the future idea hamburg undergoes a digital transformation. and let's do business tax havens a top of the agenda today but the bloc isn't writing up a list of havens it did that last month this month it's with laying down the list activists a shocked e.u. authorities argue this is progress at its best i'll explain seventeen countries were named and shamed on the list published back in december many of them was smaller islands in the caribbean and the pacific officials now expect remove eight of those countries next week after they've made new commitments to reform they include south korea one of the world's largest economies the united arab emirates one of the largest arab economies and panama long a haven for offshore accounts so is this a

level the e.u. introduced a new directive restricting asylum seekers' rights and limiting that also on the issue of counter-terrorism for instance which also flows into this then a phobia issue unfortunately there are sixty people were killed in terrorist attacks within the e.u. last year governments have a responsibility to respond to that but they should do so in a way which protects basic freedoms as well as improving security for citizens so we saw some negative development on that front as well i want to turn to another negative development the e.u. basically getting slammed for shifting the burden of responsibility when it comes to asylum claims to countries outside of europe's borders so essentially you know shifting that burden of responsibility turkey is one of these countries what other option though does europe really have. i mean the option is to course. the you need to work with countries like turkey with libya and so on as well but it needs to really have a balanced approach it needs t

e.u. backflips on its tax haven blacklist only a month out the naming and shaming over a dozen nations the european union prepares to delist. bitcoin takes another bashing cryptocurrency continues to fold in value over regulation fears and. what happens when a german bank advises customers to invest their mistakes in global shipping and trade volumes suddenly plummet. i mean physical and let's do business tax havens a top of the e.u.'s agenda today but the bloc isn't writing up a list of havens it did that last month this month it's with laying down the list activists a shocked e.u. authorities argue this is progress at its best i'll explain seventeen countries were named and shamed on the list published back in december many of them was smaller islands in the caribbean in the pacific officials now expect remove eight of those countries next week after they've made new commitments to reform they include south korea one of the world's largest economies the united arab emirates one of the la

the three e.u. citizens at this table represent a small slice of the continent they all moved to england full of appreciation for the country times since i came to britain you know like that for fourteen years ago no more now fifteen years ago i always found british british people and britain very friendly. the looming breck's attest changed their lives the three of them are part of a citizens' initiative called the three million person named after the number of e.u. citizens living in pretty woman who converted to the sick religion often encounters the rising hostility against non british residents since britain voted to leave the you've been union high months finding some friendships on what they used to be. when you have you see specially from people you know and you you learn to know such a long time and you actually like very much exchanged christmas cards you have that now also and whatever and all of a sudden you're being as an immigrant you are being exposed to this kind of. accent for you k

now the e.u. has been heavily criticized for its treatment of migrants and asylum seekers a new human rights watch report highlights europe's efforts to prevent fresh rivals in twenty seventeen and it criticizes the union for its reliance on non e.u. countries to stem the flow of people reaching the continent the number of migrants arrivals by sea was down in twenty seventeen around fifty percent on the previous year but the report says the mediterranean remained badly he three thousand people died or went missing towards the end of last year our human rights watch says the member states who took in the largest number of arrivals have been shot by the remainder of the union asylum seekers were returned to italy and greece under the dublin regulation which states that the first e.u. country of entry was take over all responsibility for arrivals in the summer of twenty seventeen germany officially suspended such returns the number of other e.u. states followed suit. human rights watch is executive d

the e.u. is worried about the strength of britain's position and as a result they are probably more defensive then they need to be. my name is sue elephant and i'm a conservative member of the u.k. parliament. that means opportunity freedom. and restoring democracy to the british. we're right in the middle of the e.u. withdrawal bill that's a piece of legislation which is essential for british. position on the day that we leave the european union. i feel very encouraged by the progress that's being made so we're still very much at the beginning but time is running out and we don't have that much time really. i don't think negotiations are supposed to be friendly. i was a lawyer for ten years and yes you might very much like the person you're negotiating with but you know at the end of the day you're going to be serving the interests of your client and the client here is the british people so you don't you know you're not necessarily going to. agree on everything and be nice to each other thank

the e.u. institutions see a window of opportunity to resolve many of europe's most pressing problems but the window of opportunity might not be as large as many people are hoping for and that's mainly due to that woman that you can see behind the flags the german chancellor. in many ways she's still the queen of europe of course but as long as she doesn't have a governing coalition in berlin her hands are pretty much tied to. the man who's blowing wind into the sails of a reformed european union is french president michel going to fit he's given many speeches and express many ideas and grand visions for two thousand and eighteen and beyond the critically one of them establishing a real european monetary fund to support countries that need help to avoid bankruptcy like greece in thousand two. ten. another one giving the eurozone its own budget to invest and absorb economic shocks overall my call is calling for much deeper european integration. but not everybody is on board with that at all ther

the three e.u. citizens at this table represent a small slice of the continent they all moved to england full of appreciation for the country at times since i came to britain you know like that for fourteen years ago no more now fifteen years ago i always found british british people and britain very friendly with the looming breck's it has changed their lives the three of them are part of a citizens' initiative called the three million person named after the number of e.u. citizens living in pretty woman who converted to the sick religion often encounters the rising hostility against non british residents since britain voted to leave the european union high months finding some friendships on what they used to be. when you have you see especially from people you know and you you learned to know for such a long time and you actually like very much exchanged christmas cards you have that now all sort and whatever and all of a sudden your well being as an immigrant you are being exposed to this kind of

the e.u.'s migration policy is not working in fact it has failed spectacularly we've talked about this it's obvious that the people in europe do not want immigration. the two leaders said they trust in the european union and its values and more of yet he added they want to jointly develop the e.u. . both pointed to the election of anti mass migration conservative sebastian courts in austria as proof their values are gaining strength. all three on one hand out the democracy has been restored in austria because the austrians who do not want immigration chose a government that does not want immigration either and this will be the same everywhere in europe it's just a question of time it. was an honored guest in hungary and he did his part both as a head of state and as a close ally in the push back by some central european nations against what is seen as domination of the e.u. by western europe. well is an east west clash brewing in the e.u. let's cross over now to brussels and mathis for more on

been asked to run part of the e.u. well that is until tonight european union leaders met tonight in the bulgarian capital sofia as the country takes over the helm of the e.u.'s rotating presidency it's the first time bulgaria has held the post since joining the e.u. back in two thousand and seven the balkan nation in south eastern europe is hoping to use the chance to improve its image garia is the e.u.'s poorest member state and it is rape by transparency international as having the worst corruption in the e.u. so who would want to stay there were despite slow but steady economic growth many of vogue areas young people there packing their bags to find a better future outside ball game. the nine hundred centuries garion writer constantine off appears to gaze with confidence into the future but the mood in sofia could hardly be more different. crime corruption and financial mismanagement make regular headlines in the european union's poorest country. that's the reason many younger bulgarians have left to seek a better l

the e.u. is worried about the strength of britain's position and as a result they are probably more defensive then they need to be. great. my name is sue elephant and i'm a conservative member of the u.k. parliament. means opportunity freedom. and restoring democracy to the british. were right in the middle of the e.u. withdrawal bill that's a piece of legislation which is essential for britain's position on the day that we leave the european union. i feel very encouraged by the progress that's being made is still very much at the beginning but time is running out and we don't have that much time really. i don't think negotiations are supposed to be friendly. i was a lawyer for ten years and yes you might very much like the person you're negotiating with but you know at the end of the day you're going to be serving the interests of your client and the client here is the british people so you don't you know you're not necessarily going to. agree on everything and be nice to each other thank you

the e.u. is worried about the strength of britain's position and as a result they are probably more defensive than they need to be. my name is sue elephant and i'm a conservative member of the u.k. parliament. means opportunity. and restoring democracy to the british. we're right in the middle of the e.u. withdrawal bill that's a piece of legislation which is essential for britain's position on the day that we leave the european union. i feel very encouraged by the progress that's being made is still very much at the beginning but time is running out and we don't have that much time really. i don't think negotiations are supposed to be friendly i was a lawyer for ten years and yes you might very much like the person you're negotiating with but you know at the end of the day you're going to be serving the interests of your client and the client here is the british people so you don't you know you're not necessarily going to. agree on everything and be nice to each other thank you i am grateful

for tax havens are on the e.u.'s agenda today the block is preparing to remove several countries from its recently published a blacklist of tax havens seventeen countries were named in the list published in december and many of them were small islands in the caribbean and in the pacific eight countries are now expected to be removed from the list next week after making new commitments that's what the e.u. is saying they include south korea one of the world's largest economies the united arab emirates one of the largest arab economies and panama long a haven for offshore accounts now critics say that the e.u. is backtracking by allowing the countries off the list so soon and earlier i spoke to a whole shadow net e.u. policy advisor on inequality and taxation for oxfam international and i asked her just what those two commitments are. well i really wish i could have stuck to your questions but the problem with this blacklisting process is that turns france is lacking and we do not really know what kind of commitments

the e.u. institutions see a window of opportunity to resolve many of europe's most pressing problems but the window of opportunity might not be as large as many people are hoping for and that's mainly due to that woman that you can see behind the flags of the german chancellor. in many ways she's still the queen of europe of course but as long as she doesn't have a governing coalition in berlin her hands are pretty much tied to. the man who's blowing wind into the sails of a reformed european union is french president michel going to let these given many speeches express many ideas and grand visions for two thousand and eighteen and beyond to get italy one of them establishing a real european monetary fund to support countries that need help to avoid bankruptcy like greece in thousand two. ten. another one giving the eurozone its own budget to invest and absorb economic shocks overall my call is calling for much deeper european integration. but not everybody is on board with that at all there

has argued that they want e.u. countries to compete on the same level so island has felt that that's unfair because obviously they want to come to maintain this. competitive edge and that's been the main issue the fact that our poll is taking two hundred fifty two billion dollars or so well most of it isn't actually an island back to the u.s. means island can go back to the e.u. and say well told you so now they're taking money out of the e.u. and we're losing this competitive advantage that we've had so obviously this is a good thing for island because it strengthens its argument against the e.u. well the interesting scenario of the country would not want to receive tax payments but staying with the european union i mean where does it leave it in terms of competitiveness because the tax breaks of the tax reform in the united states in terms of corporate tax that's no really is it it's not about low but the fact is that apple would have still had to pay fifteen point five percent percent it's paying on this two hun

e.u. poison efforts to keep out migrants but there's some traces of those taking a stand against populism all of this succeeded and the loss of rights groups of the european director those are coming up or indeed on who goes all high on one of them got to go home states that voted donald trump into the white house as he approaches one year in office do this still believe used of right man to lead america. because of joining into the longest underwater kiva on the planet we travel down to east to mexico for a new look into it submerged cabins in the building traces of ancient civilization the. color of a will welcome to you i'm. e.u. has been slammed for its treatment of migrants and asylum seekers a new human rights watch report highlights europe's efforts to prevent fresh arrivals in two thousand and seventeen and it criticizes the union for its reliance on known e.u. countries to stem the flow of people reaching europe the number of migrant arrivals by sea was down in two thousand and se

the three e.u. citizens at this table represent a small slice of the continent they all moved to england full of appreciation for the country times since i came to britain you know like that for fourteen years ago no more now fifteen years ago i always found british british people and britain very friendly with the looming breck's it has changed their lives the three of them are part of a citizens' initiative called the three million person named after the number of e.u. citizens living in pretty. who converted to the sick religion often encounters the rising hostility against non-producing residents since britain voted to leave the european union high months finding some friendships on what they used to be. when you have you see especially from people you know and you you learned to know such a long time and you actually liked very much exchanged christmas cards you have that now all sort and whatever and all of a sudden your well being as an immigrant you are being exposed to this kind of. accent

the e.u. institutions see a window of opportunity to resolve many of europe's most pressing problems but the window of opportunity might not be as large as many people are hoping for and that's mainly due to that woman that you can see behind the flags of the german chancellor. in many ways she's still the queen of europe of course but as long as she doesn't have a governing coalition in berlin her hands are pretty much tied to. the man who's blowing wind into the sails of a reformed european union is french president michel going to let you know he's given many speeches and express many ideas and grand visions for two thousand and eighteen and beyond to get it only one of them establishing a real european monetary fund to support countries that need help to avoid bankruptcy like greece in thousand two. thousand and ten. another one giving the eurozone its own budget to invest and absorb economic shocks overall mccall is calling for much deeper european integration. but not everybody is on boa

the three e.u. citizens at this table represent a small slice of the continent they all moved to england full of appreciation for the country times since i came to britain you know like that for fourteen years ago no more now fifteen years ago i always found british british people and britain very friendly with the looming breck's it has changed their lives the three of them are part of a citizens' initiative called the three million person named after the number of e.u. citizens living in pretty woman who converted to the sick religion often encounters the rising hostility against non-producing residents since britain voted to leave the european union high months finding some friendships on what they used to be. when you have you see specially from people you know and you you learned to know over such a long time and you actually like very much exchanged christmas cards you you have that now all sort and whatever and all of a sudden you're being as an immigrant you are being exposed to this kind of

the e.u. institutions see a window of opportunity to resolve many of europe's most pressing problems but the window of opportunity might not be as large as many people are hoping for and that's mainly due to that woman that you can see behind the flags of the german chancellor. in many ways she's still the queen of europe of course but as long as she doesn't have a governing coalition in berlin her hands are pretty much tied to. the man who's blowing wind into the sails of a reformed european union is french president michel going to let these given many speeches express many ideas and grand visions for two thousand and eighteen and beyond the critically one of them establishing a real european monetary fund to support countries that need help to avoid bankruptcy like greece in thousand two. and ten. another one giving the eurozone its own budget to invest and absorb economic shocks overall my call is calling for much deeper european integration. but not everybody is on board with that at all

what tax havens are on the e.u.'s agenda today the block is preparing to remove several countries from its recently published a blacklist of tax havens seventeen countries were named in the list published in december and many of them were small islands in the caribbean and in the pacific eight countries are now expected to be removed from the list next week after making new commitments that's what the e.u. is saying they include south korea one of the world's largest economies the united arab emirates one of the largest arab economies and panama long a haven for offshore accounts now critics say that the e.u. is backtracking by allowing the countries off the list so soon and earlier i spoke to a whole shadow net e.u. policy advisor on inequality and taxation for oxfam international and i asked her just what those two commitments are. well i really wish i could answer to your questions but the problem with this blacklisting process is that turns france is lacking and we do not really know what kind of commitments othe

the three e.u. citizens at this table represent a small slice of the continent they all moved to england full of appreciation for the country times since i came to britain you know like that for fourteen years ago no more now fifteen years ago i always found british british people and britain very friendly. the looming brecht's that has changed their lives the three of them are part of a citizens' initiative called the three million person named after the number of e.u. citizens living in pretty woman who converted to the sick religion often encounters the rising hostility against non british residents since britain voted to leave the european union high months finding some friendships on what they used to be. when you have you see specially from people you know and you you learned to know for such a long time and you actually like very much exchanged christmas cards you have that now also and whatever and all of a sudden you are being an immigrant you are being exposed to this kind of. accent befor

when it comes to trade with non e.u. countries goods arriving in the e.u. are subject to customs checks this team premier hafen is inspecting a container from colombia the cargo manifest lists detergent and fabric softener unusual contents for shipment from colombia the procedure takes two hours. not all inspections are so complex but whenever you suspect something's a little off with a shipment you have to take a closer look and see vocal shipments within the e.u. are only checked on a random basis that's about to change for the u.k. the country plans to leave the e.u.'s customs union and breaks it meaning shipments to and from there will once again have to be declared and cleared. you're not going to have the same shipping pace because of customs we want to move as quickly as possible of course because we don't want to be a financial burden on anyone. but the concerns of customs financial as well as security obviously have to be taken into account. carriers are watching closely hamburg shipping company e.t.s. earns a third of its revenue with it to u.k. b

the e.u. institutions see a window of opportunity to resolve many of europe's most pressing problems but the window of opportunity might not be as large as many people are hoping for and that's mainly due to that woman that you can see behind the flags the german chancellor. in many ways she's still the queen of europe of course but as long as she doesn't have a governing coalition in berlin her hands are pretty much tied to. the man who's blowing wind into the sails of a reformed european union is french president michel going to put that he's given many speeches and express many ideas and grand visions for two thousand and eighteen and beyond the critically one of them establishing a real european monetary fund to support countries that need help to avoid bankruptcy like greece in tooth. and ten. another one giving the eurozone its own budget to invest and absorb economic shocks overall my call is calling for much deeper european integration. but not everybody is on board with that at all th

when it comes to trade with non e.u. countries goods arriving in the e.u. are subject to customs checks this team premier hafen is inspecting a container from colombia the cargo manifest lists detergent and fabric softener unusual contents for shipment from colombia the procedure takes two hours. not all inspections are so complex but whenever you suspect something's a little off with a shipment you have to take a closer look when i think. shipments within the e.u. are only checked on a random basis that's about to change for the u.k. the country plans to leave the e.u.'s customs union and breaks it meaning shipments to and from there will once again have to be declared and cleared. you're not going to have the same shipping pace because of customs we want to move as quickly as possible of course because we don't want to be a financial burden on anyone. but the concerns of customs financial as well as security obviously have to be taken into account. carriers are watching closely hamburg shipping company e.t.s. earns a third of its revenue with it to u.k. b

dropping out of the e.u. with no deal and relying on well-trained organization rules. >> those talks will continue and you will not listen to does unfortunately sometime to want talks to stop in us to go into wto rules. >> stick trick i've come a follow-through and have confidence. unfortunately, many people undermining her of people threatening to go into bobby's with the later party. >> when is the prime minister going to face down the idea of it her party and her backbench and in her cabinet, who from the safety of their homes and their shadows clamber and find no deal that's a would make huge damage to managing to leave the u.k. weaker and leave the world much smaller. >> we need to know the details of our future integration in any transition deal before the end of the year. this is absolutely critical that we stay in the market. >> the foreign secretary would be helpful in the european council this morning by quoting shakespeare, including the affairs of men which take the lead on to fortune from julius

when it comes to trade with non e.u. countries goods arriving in the e.u. are subject to customs checks this team prima hafen is inspecting a container from colombia cargo manifest lists detergent and fabric softener unusual contents for shipment from colombia the procedure takes two hours. not all inspections are so complex but whenever you suspect something's a little off with a shipment you have to take a closer look. shipments within the e.u. are only checked on a random basis that's about to change for the u.k. the country plans to leave the e.u.'s customs union and breaks it meaning shipments to and from there will once again have to be declared and cleared. you're not going to have the same shipping pace because of customs we want to move as quickly as possible of course because we don't want to be a financial burden on anyone. but the concerns of customs financial as well as security obviously have to be taken into account. carriers are watching closely hamburg shipping company e.t.s. earns a third of its revenue with it to u.k. business thirty to f

when it comes to trade with non e.u. countries goods arriving in the e.u. are subject to customs checks this team premier hafen is inspecting a container from colombia the cargo manifest lists detergent and fabric softener unusual contents for shipment from colombia the procedure takes two hours. not all inspections are so complex but whenever you suspect something's a little off with a shipment you have to take a closer look. shipments within the e.u. are only checked on a random basis that's about to change for the u.k. the country plans to leave the e.u.'s customs union and breaks it meaning shipments to and from there will once again have to be declared and cleared. you're not going to have the same shipping pace because of customs we want to move as quickly as possible of course because we don't want to be a financial burden on anyone. but the concerns of customs financial as well as security obviously have to be taken into account. carriers are watching closely hamburg shipping company e.t.s. earns a third of its revenue with it to u.k. business thirt

when it comes to trade with non e.u. countries goods arriving in the e.u. are subject to customs checks this team premier hafen is inspecting a container from colombia the cargo manifest lists detergent and fabric softener unusual contents for shipment from colombia the procedure takes two hours. not all inspections are so complex but whenever you suspect something's a little off with a shipment you have to take a closer look when i think. shipments within the e.u. are only checked on a random basis that's about to change for the u.k. the country plans to leave the e.u.'s customs union and breaks it meaning shipments to and from there will once again have to be declared and cleared. you're not going to have the same shipping pace because of customs we want to move as quickly as possible of course because we don't want to be a financial burden on anyone. but the concerns of customs financial as well as security obviously have to be taken into account. the. carriers are watching closely hamburg shipping company e.t.s. earns a third of its revenue with it to u

subsidies there are around fifty thousand euros each year and not yours the subsidies from the e.u. help us a lot or we apply for project funding like for the new shed things wouldn't be going nearly so well without the e.u. money treaty. we couldn't raise that ambitious. beauty. the cows provide around four thousand liters of milk each year just fall off of the turbot cows on german farms produce. them milked twice a day by the six laborers who work in the shed. the farm is the region's biggest employer. its owners have also invested in some water buffalo their milk can be used to make the rela and it fetches twice as much as cow's milk . but it's not quite as simple as a last. we'd like to do more with the buffalo but we can't find anyone willing to work with them that tricky animals they don't allow themselves to be milked as easily as cows. the brothers farm is the local dairies most important supplier of milk hundreds of small holders used to bring their milk here but now there are just seven large farms the cherry specializes in goal may cheeses sama with fruits of the forest

and the e.u. and norway have kicked off an emergency meeting in brussels to discuss whether to provide extra funding to palestinian refugees the u.n. agency overseeing the palestinian aid is facing a financial crisis after the u.s. withdrew sixty five million dollars in pledged support. don't forget you can always get the job you news on the go download or off from google play or from the app store that will give you access to all the latest news from around the world as well as push notifications for any breaking news you can also use the op to send us your photos and your videos. thanks for watching we're back at the top of the hour . buffy just for the senses that's cause most inventors. pastry shops everywhere are making for telling this favorite carnival fritter sells like hotcakes as sweet tradition to go along with the lavish costumes. and color of. the room. between two extremes as they call it the very end to explore the that things are not until it's straight certainly is highest mountai

oh let's get the latest on those talks taking place today in brussels between e.u. and iran max hoffman joins us from brussels it's feared max that president trump might pull the plug on the iranian nuclear deal if he does what can the europeans and the iranians do to salvage it. and the europeans are very anxious about that as well that's why the main message coming out of this meeting today is will be a clear we think this is extremely important this whole nuclear deal the german foreign minister. even said this was one of the central pillars of european security and it was also something that managed the contained even more crisis or another crisis in the middle east but you have to be clear about that if the the americans no longer are part of that deal it's very hard to convince iran to continue complying with that deal if one of the main part is if not the most important partner aside from iran just quits that deal and by the way the europeans are not the only ones who think this deal is very important the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov had this to say

varadkar offering i believe a defense of the e.u. buffeted by populism what was that defense exactly. at times when populists recently regularly challenge the idea of the european union of course we've heard a number of economic. arguments you know economic benefits of the european union but veronica really focused here on an older idea of the european union and why it is good and that is the idea that it ensures peace and now if you didn't go back as far as into history you didn't have to go back as far into the history of the second world war for instance the foes between germany and france the arch enemies were no working together as allies but he has a more recent example in his own country how do you help to overcome the northern island conflict and here's his example let's listen to what he had to say today there is a peace bridge crossing the river foyle bringing together the divided communities in john's native city of derry in northern ireland a great ship the european union helped to build. defriended hard to imagine the go

in brussels are covering the e.u. foreign ministers talks for us today hi gary they are meeting also to talk about this financial crisis facing the u.n. agency does that mean that there's going to be more cash from europe. the european union the u.s. and saudi arabia other key donors for that u.n. agency and so europeans take that financial crisis the u.n. agency now finds itself in very seriously and that's one of the reasons why frederica mimo greeny the chief foreign policy chief of the e.u. has called for this extraordinary session now will the e.u. be able to fill the gap entirely that has been created by the u.s. the answer clearly is no the. gold he does not have the money but it's also not willing to do that are they are they hoping to bridge that gap at least for the medium term that is very likely so it's i think the likely scenario is that we will see money that has been earmarked already for the organizations will just be paid earlier and then one hopes to find a political solution to this financial crisis

the subsidies from the e.u. help us a lot or we apply for projects funding like for the new shed things wouldn't be going nearly so well without the even money. we couldn't use that i'm bishop's. beauty. the cows provide around four thousand liters of milk each year just fall off of what the turbot cows on german farms produce. then milked twice a day by the six laborers who work in the shed. the farm is the region's biggest employer. its owners have also invested in some water buffalo their milk can be used to make the rela and it fetches twice as much as cow's milk . but it's not quite as simple as the last. we'd like to do more with the buffalo but we can't find anyone willing to work with them they're tricky animals they don't allow themselves to be milked as easily as cows. the brother's farm is the local dairies most important supplier of milk hundreds of small holders used to bring their milk here but now there are just seven large farms the dairy specializes in goal may cheeses sama with fruits of the fo

however even the german chancellor favors setting a limit on migration quit says that he sees other e.u. countries moving in austria's direction adopting positions he was criticized for two years ago you know how men and you put up with us in austria we made a disproportionate contribution we have the second highest number of asylum seekers relative to our population after sweden so i believe no one can accuse us of not showing solidarity on the contrary but if we want to solve the migration issue that it won't succeed via distribution but instead with aid on location and that still inadequately functioning e.u. external border protection that we urgently need. machall stressed that it's not human traffickers who should decide who comes to europe. it's welcome cloud us it's totally declared that we want to reduce illegal migration and strengthen europe's external borders. but also strengthen the partnership with the countries of origin of that in turn means that we must find out new ways of working together with those countries that can when it comes to questions of resettlement or offe

but where does that leave e.u. citizens in britain before brags that many thought were all europeans with the right to live and move around the continent freely but now there's increasing evidence of an us versus them attitude with mounting hostility in certain parts of the u.k. towards anyone not british particularly people from eastern europe our reporter met a polish family in the seaside town of great yarmouth who have firsthand experience of how the mood has changed. these cameras on part of a home security system they were installed to spy on a polish family across the road and are pointed right at the children's bedroom. come let us can see how they there is another one the black one next to the white. all those wonder is it. what's happening here in great yarmouth in eastern england is more than just a feud between neighbors the polish family are being targeted simply because there is citizens says daughter darnell as the neighbor drives away in her car. darnell from poland herself is advising the victimize

politician and he said you know neighbors will always have differences and the fact is we see other e.u. move countries moving in austria's direction and the chancellor for her part said that she saw very few divisions between the two but there were a couple that were evident in relation to both policy toward the european union they are courts would definitely like to see a lot more frugality while the chancellor said that she can imagine a need to invest more in indebted southern members of the eurozone and certainly there were a few disparity that is discrepancies on asylum and immigration. melinda or immigration on refugee policy all the divisions chamberlain in vienna as strong as they have been in the post. both leaders were trying to indicate that they're not for example both stressed to their agreement on the need for stronger protection of the e.u. borders on the need for clear measures in the area of development policy to try to encourage people to stay in their own countries and not travel to europe and also on the need for resettlement of those who come to europe and perhaps

politicians in general are trying to bridge that gap because if you look at the facts the e.u. and the u.s. aren't that far apart on many issues they all agree that there are serious problems with iran's policy for example in the middle east there are serious problems with the ballistic missile test there are serious problems with them financing official terrorist groups so you lawmakers also want to address those topics but the difference to the u.s. is they want to do that outside of the framework of the nuclear deal arguing that it will give them more leverage the u.s. a exactly the opposite they see that we need to keep this discussion within the framework of the nuclear deal because it will give us more leverage i would say that more experts are on the side of the european union here but that's the they will have to work out somehow in the next one hundred twenty days that's the time that donald trump wants everybody to work out a new deal one hundred twenty days is the next time he has to sign america up to it if he doesn't and america withdrawals what then will we ask th

and the e.u. we never ever seen such a gap such distance between the e.u. and the us at least over the last thirty or forty years or so what happened in brussels was really interesting effectively every important player in the e.u. defied the verdicts of president trump the main target is really to press pressure the american government. to stick to the deal do the nuclear deal with iran that is the main objective i believe from the e.u. side not just the e.u. as a whole but also through france and germany as separate member states of the u.n. security council what would happen if really the u.s. stepped out of the deal this is not something like like like the climate the climate agreement this is something that would have much worse consequences. a new u.s. army project on submarines said to be completed within fifteen years could already be going on strong comparisons of that with america's most costly fighter jet robert f. thirty five which faced criticism from experts over technical failure as a girlfriend says santiago report meet the colombia class su

the e.u. has been slammed for its treatment of refugees and asylum seekers the new human rights watch report highlights europe's efforts to prevent fresh arrivals in two thousand and seventeen and it criticizes the union for its reliance on non countries to stem the flow of people reaching europe the number of migrant arrivals by sea was down in two thousand and seventeen by about fifty percent on the previous year but the report says the mediterranean remain deadly nearly three thousand people died over missing towards the end of last year human rights watch says the member states who took in the largest number of arrivals were shunned by the remainder of the union as a whole asylum seekers were returned to italy and greece under the dublin regulation which states that the fullest e.u. country to enter must take over all responsibility for the arrival. in summer two thousand and seventeen germany officially suspended such returns and a number of other states followed suit. gets roth is the ex

when it comes to trade with non e.u. countries goods arriving in the e.u. are subject to customs checks this team prima hafen is inspecting a container from colombia cargo manifest lists detergent and fabric softener unusual contents for shipment from colombia the procedure takes two hours. not all inspections are so complex but whenever you suspect something's a little off with a shipment you have to take a closer look when i can tell you vocal shipments within the you are only checked on a random basis that's about to change for the u.k. the country plans to leave the e.u.'s customs union on gregg's it meaning shipments to and from there will once again have to be declared and cleared. you're not going to have the same shipping pace because of customs we want to move as quickly as possible of course because we don't want to be a financial burden on anyone. but the concerns of customs financial as well as security obviously have to be taken into account. the. carriers are watching closely hamburg shipping company e.t.s. earns a third of its revenue with it

let us say gravitas at this stage it will help him as he goes back to the e.u. and says listen we either adopt the view protectionist view of the united states and we retreat and give up the values that we've had through globalization or we go forward and we forge something much more clear with china so i would disagree that this is somehow taking china to task or inviting them this is a multi-polar world and i think china recognizes that and that's why there's going to be quite a bit of give and take ok of because to the chinese see matt kong as the new lead to of europe with of course breaks it taking the u.k. out of the picture a little bit send merkel focused on domestic a fats. well i don't necessarily know that they see here is the sole leader they see it for what it is he cannot do anything without germany so therefore there's going to have to be consensus but he's the first mover as merkel as you said is you know confined to figuring out how her government is going to look if she can put it together he's the one who stepped forward and i think that will

the e.u. is worried about the strength of britain's position and as a result they are probably more defensive then they need to be. great. my name is sue elephant and i am a conservative member of the u.k. parliament. wrote to me. means opportunity freedom. and restoring democracy to the british. right in the middle of the e.u. withdrawal bill that's a piece of legislation which is essential for britain's position on the day that we leave the european union. i feel very encouraged by the progress that's being made so we're still very much at the beginning but time is running out and we don't have that much time really. i don't think negotiations are supposed to be friendly. i was a lawyer for ten years and yes you might very much like the person you're negotiating with but you know at the end of the day you're going to be serving the interests of your client and the client here is the british people so you don't you know you're not necessarily going to. agree on everything and be nice to each

well tax havens are on the e.u.'s agenda today the block is preparing to remove several countries from its recently published blacklist of tax havens seventeen countries were named in the list published in december and many of them were small islands in the caribbean and in the pacific eight countries are now expected to be removed from the list next week after making new commitments that's what the e.u. is saying they include south korea one of the world's largest economies the united arab emirates one of the largest arab economies and panama long a haven for offshore accounts now critics say that the e.u. is backtracking by allowing the countries off the list so soon and earlier i spoke to a whore shadow nair e.u. policy advisor on inequality and taxation for oxfam international and i asked her just what those two commitments are well i would really wish i could answer to your questions where the problem with this blacklisting process is that turns france is lacking and we do not really know what kind of commitment