that's the key problem you have with the eu. no, that is the key argument that the eu uses. how is it going to be resolved, then, deputy foreign minister? on october the 27th the eu imposed a daily find of1 million euros on poland until it rescindds some of the changes especially the disbandment of a disciplinary chamber of the supreme court. you've hinted you might do that. will it happen? allow me to respond to what you said that this is the key problem. it is the key argument that the eu uses but in fact it is the key argument which is based on disregard of reality. yet again, as you mentioned the freedom of speech, there are these claims of lack of independence in judiciary. i always ask people to tell me the situation, show me one thing that you cannot really say in polish media if you say if you say there is no freedom of speech. show me one that is not independent actually in the courts very often the government and politicians of the ruling party also lose because this is how the systems... we can't go into the nitty—gritty of the changes, we can go into the nittyâ

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so, i am critical towards eu, i want tojoin the eu. i want to join the eu but i don't belong to those who are bitter towards the eu. i think that europe is a continent and eu is our destiny. have you read the latest eu report on the progress, or lack of, that kosovo is making in key areas? it is damning of where your country is in terms of the rule of law, human rights, economic freedoms. i don't know if you've read the report but if you have, then your country is never going to develop a close relationship with the eu unless you fundamentally change. of course we want to change. we want to progress and we will do that and we need the eu help. i believe the eu values should be home—grown in western balkans, in particularly in my country, but they cannot be self—made. we need help from the outside and i think we will get that. but the progress report of this year mentions first six months of previous governments and six months of our government, so it takes a absurd average evaluation. but again, it also marks certain progresses tha

towards the eu, i want tojoin the eu, i want tojoin the eu. but i do not belong to those who are bitter towards the eu. i think europe is a continent and it is our destiny. ii continent and it is our destiny-— continent and it is our destin . . destiny. if you read the progress _ destiny. if you read the progress or— destiny. if you read the progress or lack - destiny. if you read the| progress or lack thereof destiny. if you read the - progress or lack thereof that kosovois progress or lack thereof that kosovo is making in key areas and it is damning of where your country is in terms of the rule of law, human rights, economic freedoms, i don't know if you read the report but if you have, then your country is never one to develop a close relationship with the eu unless you fundamentally change. {iii you fundamentally change. of course you want to change. we want progress and we would do that and we need the eu help. i believe the eu values will be home—grown and western balkans, and particularly in my country, but they cannot be self—m

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——eu confidence. so, i am critical towards the eu, i want tojoin the eu, i want tojoin the eu. but i do not belong to those who are bitter towards the eu. i think europe is a continent and eu is our destiny. have you read the latest un report on the progress or lack thereof that kosovo is making in key areas and it is damning of where your country is in terms of the rule of law, human rights, economic freedoms. i don't know if you have read the report but if you have, then your country is never going to develop a close relationship with the eu unless you fundamentally change. of course we want to change. we want to progress and we will do that and we need the eu help. i believe the eu values will be home—grown in western balkans, and particularly in my country, but they cannot be self—made. we need help from the outside and i think we will get that. but the progress report of this year mentions for the first six months of previous governments and six months of our government, it takes an average of evaluation but again, it also marks certain progresses that we did. in weste

government to solve that problem, not the eu-— not the eu. steve, the people smugglers — not the eu. steve, the people smugglers seem _ not the eu. steve, the people smugglers seem to _ not the eu. steve, the people smugglers seem to have - not the eu. steve, the people - smugglers seem to have outfoxed not just this government but a succession of previous governments. could out of country processing be a game changer? i could out of country processing be a game changer?— game changer? i doubt it. this has alwa s game changer? i doubt it. this has always been _ game changer? i doubt it. this has always been an _ game changer? i doubt it. this has always been an option. _ game changer? i doubt it. this has always been an option. i _ always been an option. i remember when _ always been an option. i remember when michael howard was leader of the conservative party in opposition, he came up with the idea of an— opposition, he came up with the idea of an island _ opposition, he came up with the idea of an island where this process could _ of

that would be in violation of eu law. migrants seeking asylum must apply in the first eu country they enter, in this case poland. this is only one legal hurdle. we spoke with one migrant who made the trek. >> it is the end of an arduous journey. he made it across belarus to germany despite adversity. he had to spend a long time at the eu border because the polish border control illegally returned him to the other side. >> i started screaming asylum. please help us. we cannot go back there. we have been on the road for two days. we have been walking for hours. we are tired, hungry, we need water. they threw me on the floor. i told them be careful, i have a condition. they said we can't do anything for you. we will bring you back to the border. he tried again and the second time, he made across the border. for him and any others, it is unclear if there will be able to stay in germany. this year, over 8000 people have illegally crossed from belarus to germany. lukashenko is allegedly allowing them to do so to put pressure on

from the eu terra free -- eu tariff free. beyond that, we maintain the tariffs because the real problem here is china. china's dirty steel, their excess capacity of steel, that has distorted the global market through their dumping, often into the eu, which comes on american shores. so what we said is we are not going to allow our steel industry to be heard by chinese excess capacity. we are going to work with the eu to protect our workers and their workers. david: to pick up on china, how important was it that you basically banned transatlantic shipments of chinese steel coming from europe to the united states? sec. raimondo: hugely important. the technical term is melt and pour. it is a big deal because we essentially said we only want eu steel to come in terra free. this is meant to work with our allies in europe against chinese excess capacity of their dirty steel. to the point earlier i heard guy talking about what comes next, what comes next is a global steel arrangement with the eu. we have said very clearly that over t

should the role be with eu and nato? this is a migration i eu and nato? this is a migration crisis, eu and nato? this is a migration crisis. not _ eu and nato? this is a migration crisis. not a _ eu and nato? this is a migration crisis, not a military _ eu and nato? this is a migration crisis, not a military one. - eu and nato? this is a migration crisis, not a military one. you i eu and nato? this is a migration i crisis, not a military one. you have a similar problem with france, insisting france keeps the migrants on its side of the english channel. you know, people do need visas to come into countries. we have the schengen zone, the area of free travel in the european union and if we are to keep it the external perimeter has to be physically secure. , ., ., , ., secure. one interpretation is that russia, secure. one interpretation is that russia. which _ secure. one interpretation is that russia, which is _ secure. one interpretation is that russia, which is the _ secure. one interpretation is that russia, which is the big - secure. one interpretation

do you get frustrated by being stuck in the middle between the eu and the uk? i don't get frustrated — i mean, i do worry about it. look, i am a passionate believer in membership of the european union for ireland. i accept fully the democratic wishes of the british people to leave the european union but, to me, britain has contributed a lot to the european union — and to europe more generally has an awful lot to contribute. we need britain — we need britain's heft in terms of the geopolitical situation globally and that is why i genuinely believe there has to be greater harmony and a really strong, constructive alignment of interests between european union and the united kingdom and then in terms of the british—irish relationship, it is a wonderfully rich relationship — in sport, in families, i mean, i have many cousins living in the uk. my uncle fought with the british army in world war ii, was a prisoner of war injapan for three years in the changi prison in singapore, when singapore fell. these are the kind of normal, natural ties between ireland a

now the uk and the eu, this is been_ the eu. now the uk and the eu, this is been going on basically sense brexit — is been going on basically sense brexit. and the status of northern ireland _ brexit. and the status of northern ireland what can happen with northern_ ireland what can happen with northern island, neither side seems able to— northern island, neither side seems able to agree. the only thing they can agree — able to agree. the only thing they can agree on is that there is potential— can agree on is that there is potential for disaster there if the protocol — potential for disaster there if the protocol breaks down. a lot of talk which _ protocol breaks down. a lot of talk which we _ protocol breaks down. a lot of talk which we hope and it may be overblown that this could threaten the peace — overblown that this could threaten the peace process in northern tretahd~ — the peace process in northern ireland. but even if that doesn't happen, — ireland. but even if that doesn't happen, even if that's not tr

is there a danger that the eu could end up looking like a villain in this? well, the eu, contrary to some of the mythologies — we won't go into brexit again — but contrary to some of the mythologies in the build—up to that referendum, has fairly limited autonomous power. so the eu does not have a collective foreign policy — that's why britain could back the war in iraq and france and germany did not. but this is effectively ending up as one of its member states, what it is doing on its border, and it reflects on all europeans. indeed, they will have to work out what to do about it. but the point i was making in a way as the mechanisms, when there is an internal crisis, you see a humanitarian crisis now in one of its countries is not wholly formed, and so, yeah, it is a test for them. i think, to say it is a failure for them at the moment is that there are many levers to pull and they have not pulled them. they have to get their act together quickly and try to do something. and you are right — because it is one of its members, there is obligation, b

to the eu in the double shift in 2006, which created mr. dodik, that shift towards so-called ownership, that means pouring over responsibility to local elites, this was a policy where it was announced that the west would close ohr, and they declared basically success that bosnia is a stable country. but as we had not transformed the dayton constitutional order, which was and has remained an order for a dysfunctional state that only works for the ruling elites, this did not work out, but the west, because it never had a political will, never adjusted the policy and was left without any strategic policy in return. it was the west itself that neutralized the office of the higher representatives. so, i mean, the situation we see currently is we still have the instruments to stop this madness, both on the civilian side with the ohio -- with the high representative and its office, on the military side with the eu military mission. to guarantee a safe and secure environment and to protect the constitutional order of the country and the dayton peac

the eu seems determined to keep them out. with minsk and brussels at logjams, the people at the border have to come to terms with a conflict they don't understand and don't want to be a part of. we have another day that is ending with no solutions inside. what is going on where you are tonight? >> the situation at the moment is there is probably more support than there is access. we have visited a number of stations. there are makeshift containers where there have been food and clothes sent in from all over poland. the supplies and the support can't get into here. this zone all the way up the border that has been patrolled by tens of thousands of police know terry and border guards in poland. that means people are being pushed back over onto the other site in belarus. it is bitterly cold. >> we heard from the yuan high commissioner for refugees. what did they have to say? >> we heard that the u.n. and ioan were able to get into belarus. that they are actually meeting migrants on the border. that isome bit of hope for the peop

on one side we have poland, and eu member, and belarus, which isn't. stranded in the middle are thousands of migrants tryi to reach the eu. at the border todayas the eu's high commissioner for human rights. >> the situation is evidently extremely complex and problematic. we can see in norma's suffering of people left in limbo. -- we can see in norma's suffering of people left in limbo. we can see how the people are suffering and manipulated. we need to step aside and think what is happening at the european border. why are these people left in limbo? ros: the eu is very much focused on the president, alexander lukashenko. he's exasperated the crisis by luring them to the border. the situation we can be certain of is migrants are in dire conditions. they've been camped out in freezing conditions for over a week and at least eight migrants have died from hypothermia. this is the assessment from one charity helping the migrants. >> the boundary of poland is dominated by thick and remote woods that extend for thousands of kilometers. the migrants who manage

the eu funds, sometimes funneled through, a group. to pay for the boats, and trucks that capture migrants. the buses that bring them to the detention center. and the showers and blankets that are waiting for them when they arrive. as ravina puts it, quote, some of those efforts make the prisons more humane. but they also help sustain a brutal system which exist largely because of eu policies that send migrants back to libya. ian or been a traveled to libya to report on that brutal system. he was captured and beaten for trying to expose it. and his incredible story is next. don't go anywhere. don't go anywhere. and restores by helping heal gums in as little as 7 days. crest. the #1 toothpaste brand in america. wondering what actually goes into your multi-vitamin? at new chapter its innovation organic ingredients and fermentation. fermentation? yes, formulated to help your body really truly absorb the natural goodness. new chapter. wellness well done all right so after spending a little over a week in libya, investigating prisons funded

is there a danger that the eu could end up looking like a villain in this? well, the eu, contrary to some of the mythologies — we won't go into brexit again — but contrary to some of the mythologies in the build—up to that referendum, has fairly limited autonomous power. so the eu does not have a collective foreign policy — that's why britain could back the war in iraq and france and germany did not. but this is effectively ending up as one of its member states, what it is doing on its border, and it reflects on all europeans. indeed, they will have to work out what to do about it. but the point i was making in a way as the mechanisms, when there is an internal crisis, you see a humanitarian crisis now in one of its countries is not wholly formed, and so, yeah, it is a test for them. i think to say it is a failure for them at the moment is that there are many levers to pull and they have not pulled them. they have to get their act together quickly and try to do something. and you are right — because it is one of its members, there is obligation, bu

in the eu, a number of countries are being dependent on russian gas. so is this just another weapon in vladimir putin's hands that can be turned against you -- against the eu? >> they said they need to prioritize to refill their own domestic storage facility. it led many to think that russia is squeezing gas supplies. >> of course moscow rejects this. high gas prices in europe are a result of very high gas prices in the region. they are honoring contract obligations. but the problem is there. moscow says it is not interested in high gas prices, they are interested in a stable situation. they want an option. not to use the ukrainian gas system at all and put pressure may be on ukraine or if there is any kind of serious flareup on the border, they could stop completely, then russia would have options with four pipelines going underneath the baltic sea and another going through turkey . so russia could bypass a possible confrontation zone and continue supply in europe and not have to intervene in any flareups. >> winter and energy crises. who do we blame?

in terms of eu fishing access, the eu commissioner vice president, i should give him his full title and there are a few comments coming out as a result of the meeting that the two men have been holding in brussels today. lord frost apparently set out the uk assessment of the negotiations around the protocol and there was a discussion about fisheries policy and lord frost reiterated that the uk has a licensed 98% of all eu vessels which are wanting to fish in uk waters, so those discussions are continuing and we hear there will be more meetings next week in london on the two men will need in london next week and official level discussions will continue during the week, so from what we are hearing, no big formal resolution. handshakes there, but we will hear a news briefing and those images are from the meetings yesterday and we will have that news briefing and press update in the next little while as soon as that gets under way we will perhaps hear some more about the conclusions or otherwise of the discussions between the two men. thousands of young people are taking part in a march

we said we only one eu steel to come in -- want eu steel to come in tariff-free. this is meant to work with our allies in europe take its chinese excess capacity of their dirty steel -- against chinese excess capacity of their dirty steel. what comes next is a global steel arrangement with the eu. we said clearly that over the course of the next two years, we will work with our allies to come up with a global steel arrangement that preferences cleaners steel and u.s. and eu steel. >> to pick up on one other aspect, you said we want to have really good trading relations with europe. we also want to protect good jobs in the united states. a third element is climate, because you are also trying to incorporate trade policy and limit carbon emissions. how does the steel accomplish that? to our knowledge, this is the first time that we had a taper that brought into account carbon intensity of steel, which will benefit the u.s., which makes the cleanest steel in the world, and the eu, and it is designed to block china, which continues to make very dirty steel. the other

the eu says the president is doing this in revenge against eu sanctions over its violent crackdown on protests against his government after a disputed election. the president denies committing human rights abuses and at the moment denies provoking violence with poland. here he is speaking earlier. >> if, god forbid we make any mistake, if we take a wrong step, he would drag russia into this maelstrom. it is the largest in clear armed power. i'm not a madman. i understand what this can lead to. there is no valor here. grab an assault rifle in march of the border, a place i used to serve as a border guard. no, surely not. we know our place. igor, we will not kneel down. ross: while the president insists belarus is acting as a hospital country, here is a journalist on what the message is resonating and belarus. >> despite the lack of independent information, because websites have been blocked an independent media were pushed out of the country, belarusians see so many migrants on the streets who dream about coming to the eu and say they were brought with the support of those agencies. pe

only about belarus and the eu, it's about russia.— is an only about belarus and the eu, it's about russia. translation: this attack with the _ it's about russia. translation: this attack with the back _ it's about russia. translation: this attack with the back which _ attack with the back which lukashenko has conducted has its mastermind in moscow. the mastermind is president— mastermind in moscow. the mastermind is president putin.— is president putin. others disagree with that saying — is president putin. others disagree with that saying this _ is president putin. others disagree with that saying this is _ is president putin. others disagree with that saying this is simply - with that saying this is simply lukashenko taking revenge for eu sanctions on belarus. and whether russia is or isn't the mastermind, it certainly involved in this crisis. vladimir putin spoken to angela merkel on the phone twice perhaps mischievously he's offering to mediate. this analyst argues this is exactly what putin wants to be. this is one possi

of the eu under eu dublin that power as a member of the eu under eu dublin regulations, they were _ under eu dublin regulations, they were called, lost it after brexit, has sought to new agreements but those _ has sought to new agreements but those have not been forthcoming and the eu _ those have not been forthcoming and the eu view— those have not been forthcoming and the eu view on that has been well, that was— the eu view on that has been well, that was an — the eu view on that has been well, that was an unbalanced ask because the uk _ that was an unbalanced ask because the uk was — that was an unbalanced ask because the uk was seeking to return people but i the uk was seeking to return people but i guess— the uk was seeking to return people but i guess what with the obligations and return? so the difficulty— obligations and return? so the difficulty now i think the uk government has, saying it would like to seek— government has, saying it would like to seek cooperation. but the french side, _ to seek cooperation. but the french side, particularly, obviously, very

, we have to define _ in order to leave the eu, we have to define that— in order to leave the eu, we have to define that border and that is the central— define that border and that is the central problem with brexit and that is the _ central problem with brexit and that is the central issue which is going to be _ is the central issue which is going to be devil— is the central issue which is going to be devil all the relations in the eu uniess — to be devil all the relations in the eu unless and until someone can come up eu unless and until someone can come up with— eu unless and until someone can come up with a _ eu unless and until someone can come up with a solution. the only solution _ up with a solution. the only solution is a customs union but that's— solution is a customs union but that'sjust _ solution is a customs union but that'sjust not solution is a customs union but that's just not politically palatable forjust about anybody at the moment. untilthat happens, we're _ the moment. untilthat happens, we're going to have this constant i—upsmanship and threat from o

the people smugglers _ problem, not the eu. the people smugglers it _ problem, not the eu. the people smugglers it seems _ problem, not the eu. the people smugglers it seems to _ problem, not the eu. the people smugglers it seems to have - problem, not the eu. the people smugglers it seems to have a - smugglers it seems to have a outfoxed notjust this government but a succession of previous governments. could out of country processing be a game changer7 i processing be a game changer? i doubt it. this has always been an option _ doubt it. this has always been an option i— doubt it. this has always been an option. i rememberwhen michael howard _ option. i rememberwhen michael howard was leader of the conservative party and opposition and he _ conservative party and opposition and he came up with the idea of an island _ and he came up with the idea of an island where this process has happened. earlier in the century. and tony— happened. earlier in the century. and tony blair who was very defensive on this and pretty wary of taking _ defensive on this and pretty wary of ta

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the battle between belarus and poland is a proxy war between the eu, u.s., and russia. this stems from the presidential election in belarus last summer, which almost all international observers say was fraudulent, massive protests in belarus against the election, the government cracked down heavily, the eu launceston sanctions against belarus for the fraudulent election and the crack down that followed. this, the eu says israel the retaliation -- this is the retaliation but averse -- belorussia has. it is flying over migrants from afghanistan, syria, iraq, bringing them to minsk, bussing them across the border, sending them across the border because they want to go to western european countries and germany. the eu has its open borders system, so once you are in the you, the migrants are led to believe they can go to any country. that is the motivation for why this is happening. this is part of the wider geopolitical game getting more geopolitical by the moment. there is a meeting with president u.s. joe biden, and there was an agreement they might launch sanctions again

here's an eu spokesman. how the lukashenko regime conduct this operation, this very, very inhuman and unacceptable, and actually illegal operation, is that they reach out to potential clients, potential travellers, through seemingly official channels. belarussian consulates, belarussian embassies, travel agencies and other intermediaries which are issuing, for example, visas and telling them, "ok can you can come. and transport will be organised for you to go to the border." the flash point is this border crossing between poland and belarus. around 2,000 migrants are there. and in the past 2a hours, poland says there have been 300 attempts to illegally cross from belarus — which isn't a member of the eu — into poland — which is. many of the migrants are from the middle east. most are young men, though there are some women and children too. many don't have food or water. and they're coming up against this recently erected razor—wire fence. in addition, there are 12,000 polish troops too. overnight con

we are seeing the eu has — from the eu as well. we are seeing the eu has pushed _ from the eu as well. we are seeing the eu has pushed back _ from the eu as well. we are seeing the eu has pushed back on this - the eu has pushed back on this flexible language about inefficient subsidies and they are saying that we need a tax on fossil fuels and thatis we need a tax on fossil fuels and that is really getting to the stuff of greenhouse gas emissions and we are releasing pushback on the flexible language.— flexible language. definitely something _ flexible language. definitely something to _ flexible language. definitely something to watch - flexible language. definitely something to watch as - flexible language. definitely something to watch as we . flexible language. definitely- something to watch as we progress through the day. back you, ben. thank you, anita. one other story to tell you about. scientists in the united states say they're a step closer to reversing paralysis in humans after they successfully administered a new inje

on the eu“s doorstep. back in the camp, we heard stories of how belarusian soldiers had helped some migrants try to cross illegally into poland. in the night they told us, you will go to poland. they cut the fence. the belarusians cut for us and we ran. we run a lot. and then we hide ourselves in the forest. they see us and return back to the site, itjust like a football game. we are in the middle. many of these migrants from the middle east say they're escaping conflict at home. they“ve paid thousands of dollars each to get here, but they're stuck. they say there's no way back, but for now, there's no way forward. steve rosenberg, bbc news, belarus. and in the last few minutes, the prime minister has been speaking about the situation. borisjohnson is at the lord mayor's banquet tonight in london and our diplomatic correspondent james landale is there. what did he say? well, michelle, the prime minister _ what did he say? well, michelle, the prime minister was _ what did he say? well, michelle, the prime

the eu points to comments he made when he threatened to flood the eu with migrants. he said, we stopped drugs and migrants, now you will eat them yourselves. that was in may. in july and august, lithuania saw 50 times more asylum-seekers than the whole of 2020. in october, poland recorded 17,000 attempts good also not -- also in october, bbc uncovered smugglers organizing flights and visas to belar as a packaged deal. they used social media to promise easy travel and the promise of health insurance and a tel. one area the travel firms are operating in is in northern iraq. paul adams traveled there and spoke to one person involved. >> if you have passports, we send you to belarus tourism companies. they sent us invitations. >> when people come to you, you know they are not going to belarus on holiday. you know they are going to europe. >> lukashenko denies claims he is sending people as revenge for sanctions and has hit back at the eu with this threat. >> we have increased the volumes of natural gas pumped by belarus. the pipeline is full. we are heating europe and th

there is no agreement, says the uk left the eu. and that needs to be either bilateral or certainly with the eu. so concrete dialogue, suggestions, but having said that, france and the uk collaborate on all kinds of defence, security issues, geopolitical issues across the world. and also, are cooperating in many ways on different shores with, we know, british money being contributed to that. but it is because the safety and security measures are so efficient, for example, the eurotunnel and eurostar, that now because of the pandemic, people can no longer come over on lorries under throwing themselves on boats. the women's tennis association says it remains concerned about chinese tennis star peng shuai's ability to communicate freely, openly, and directly. peng shuai disappeared from public view for three weeks after accusing a top government official of sexual assault. the association's chairman steve simon says he won't engage in further email communications with her because it's �*clear her responses were influenced by others.ï

the eu doorstep. back in the camp we heard stories of how belarus in soldiers and helped some migrants try to cross illegally into poland. in the night they told us, he will go to poland, they cut the fence. the building they see us and return back to the site. it is like a football game. we are in the middle. now, if we look back over the last two weeks — poland says over 5,000 migrants have tried to illegally cross from belarus. to put that in context — in 2020, that figure was just 120. on sunday alone, there were 118 attempts. also on sunday, poland sent more police and military and they began broadcasting this warning. attention, attention. so that was the situation in poland. this crisis is also playing out which is also in the european union. it's beefed up security along its frontier and erected razor wire fencing. and the lithuanian prime minister is clear on who's to blame. well, we are seeing this state sponsored human smuggling and the state, the belarusian state, the government of luk

she urged eu parliamentarians to take bold action to regulate big tech. the documents she revealed showed algorithms that promoted misinformation, as well as the company's knowledge that its products can be harmful to the mental health, particularly of young users. the eu is preparing two sets of tech regulations, aimed at raining and the monopoly power of tech giants. the digital services act is intended to reduce harmful online content. >> the digital services act now before this parliament has the potential to be a global gold standard. it can inspire other countries, including my own, to pursue new rules that would safeguard our democracies. but the law has to be strong and enforcement firm, otherwise we will lose this once in a generation opportunity to align the future of technology and the muguruza. bryan: -- and democracy. bryan: in person already actions -- auctions are back in the u.s. after a hiatus of nearly a year. auction houses so the bees and christie's both reporting record sales. we have the story. reporter: pieces by some of the most re

she asked for time to talk about a proposal with the eu. that is fine. >> as the numbers grow, so too does the desperation. they can't go back, poland says they cannot enter, that means we are likely to see more people pushing forward and polish forces using tougher tactics to keep them out. >> alayna kluge a is the director of the globe sack policy enters -- she says very little aid is getting to those in need. >> it is very difficult to assess what exactly is going on because the access of journalists is limited on both sides of the border. definitely there is violence on both sides, there are reports that the polish forces are using violence in response to what they see as an attack at the border and violent provocations at the border. at the same time, there are evidence that belarus and forces are beating up people at the border. they are forcing people to stay at the border and not allowing people to go back to minsk or return home if they wish. unfortunately, it looks like migrants are trapped between the two sides. there are a lot o

now the uk and the eu, this is been— the eu. now the uk and the eu, this is been going on basically sense brexit — is been going on basically sense brexit. and the status of northern ireland _ brexit. and the status of northern ireland what can happen with northem— ireland what can happen with northern island, neither side seems able to— northern island, neither side seems able to agree. the only thing they can agree — able to agree. the only thing they can agree on is that there is potential— can agree on is that there is potential for disaster there if the protocol — potential for disaster there if the protocol breaks down. a lot of talk which _ protocol breaks down. a lot of talk which we _ protocol breaks down. a lot of talk which we hope and it may be overblown that this could threaten the peace — overblown that this could threaten the peace process in northern ireland — the peace process in northern ireland. but even if that doesn't happen, — ireland. but even if that doesn't happen, even if that's not tr

formerly part of the eu. now, there have been several rounds of discussion on this, and it looks like there are proposals on the table to try and ease the level of checks, to remove some of the challenges that have been created on sending goods between great britain and northern ireland, but there also a political dimension to this that perhaps is making agreement quite difficult. so, this is something that has an impact and in effect beyond northern ireland itself. this is affecting companies, exporters, manufacturers throughout the rest of the uk. i think one of the things that businesses are particularly struggling with is some of the uncertainty around their arrangements, because it�*s not clear what the future of the northern ireland protocol will be. they don�*t know what kind of scheme they will need to adhere to, what requirements they�*ll need to meet in order to be able to send goods to northern ireland, but i think the main impact is really being felt in northern ireland. we are seeing busine

will have to react _ bigger deal and then, eu will have to react to— bigger deal and then, eu will have to react to that. so this could escalate _ to react to that. so this could escalate. it looks as if only one e5calate. it looks as if only one part— e5calate. it looks as if only one part of— escalate. it looks as if only one part of the _ escalate. it looks as if only one part of the areas of the maps, but we know— part of the areas of the maps, but we know that it's because problems since _ we know that it'5 because problems since day— we know that it's because problems since day one of this entire... front page of the daily express. we've heard from simon kearney saying the uk is deliberately forcing a breakdown in relationships between the two sides.— forcing a breakdown in relationships between the two sides. look, this is the deal that — between the two sides. look, this is the deal that boris _ between the two sides. look, this is the deal that boris johnson. .. - the deal that borisjohnson... circumstances that we face now, but it would've have the whole of the uk

more than 1,000 people trying to reach the eu have been moved. germany has announced tough measures to exclude the unvaccinated from certain public events. healthcare workers and employees in care homes will be obliged to get the vaccine. us presidentjoe biden says washington could impose a diplomatic boycott of the beijing olympics. he said it's "something we're considering" as he sat down for a meeting with canadian prime minister, justin trudeau. doubts have been cast over an email supposedly sent by the chinese tennis star pen gshuai, saying she is safe and well. —— peng shuai. she has not been seen since she accused a senior chinese state official of sexually assaulting her. she made the allegation in november.

the eu tells a different story. france and members of other eu states have accused lukashenko and his close allies of human trafficking thousands of migrants from the middle east and africa into belarus. these people have been promised opportunities to go to belarus and be taken by special bosses into the border where they can cross and come to the eu. it is also worth mentioning that since the beginning of this crisis, lukashenko has accused the west and poland in particular of stirring up the migration crisis. every day in belarus estate media, we see pictures and videos of the migrants suffering. authorities sayjust how brutal the polish borderforce is, and they are absolutely cruel towards women and small children. now, this week, lukashenko hasn�*t spoken to angela merkel twice, and according to lukashenko�*s press secretary, there are apparently 7000 migrants in belarus, 2000 of which are at the belarus polish border at the moment. what lukashenko has suggested, the eu to take care of these 2000 migrants,

that was the official eu view. we also had _ smuggling. that was the official eu view. we also had a _ smuggling. that was the official eu view. we also had a news - smuggling. that was the official eu i view. we also had a news conferences and remarks from gerard darmanin, the interior minister in france. he is responsible for migration. he says the organisation which polices the external border of europe plans to help patrol french channel using a plane from the 1st of december. he also said that in the course of that, the aircraft will fly day and night over the area from france to the netherlands. that is following the netherlands. that is following the meeting today. in which the ideas being discussed and which the commissioner was at. we also told there was some criticism about british position on migration and saying that basically the british must be responsible and make their country less attractive for migrants, he said. that is the latest copy from that meeting, which i think has broken up. i meeting to which the home secretary was not invited, other other in

partial lockdown sparks violent protests in the netherlands as covid spikes across europe while the eu commissioner warns about coming off support too early. >> don't repeat mistakes made in previous crisis, declaring too fast and declaring victory too soon is a mistake. >>> chinese consumer demands remains strong in october while industrial output also beat expectations. >>> and air bus confirms the first major order since the start of the pandemic. the ceo tells cnbc it's a positive signal but a long way to go. >> we're sitting at the beginning of the recovery, it's going to be a bumpy road we see economy around the world having impact on the traffic >>> a very warm welcome to "street signs. let's kick off with a look at what came out of glasgow over the weekend. negotiators at the cop26 have compromised on a climate deal. it's the first climate agreement seeking to curb the use of fossil fuels but fails to keep rising temperatures capped at 1.5 degrees celsius. a commitment to phase out coal was watered down to, quote, phase down its use following pressure from india and china. offi

and eu steel. david: you said we want to have a trade relations with europe, we also want to protect good jobs in the united states. there is a third element, that is climate. you are trying to incorporate trade policy and limit carbon emissions. how does the steel accomplish that? sec. raimondo: to our knowledge, this is the first time we have said on paper that we are going to work in earnest, yqab to't arrangement that preferences clean steel, that takes into account the carbon intensive he of steel, which preferences the u.s. and eu. it is designed to block china, which continues to make very dirty steel. the other point that i think is worth mentioning -- right now we are struggling through supply chain issues. we are all seeing increase in the price of steel in america. this is going to help all of those supply chain issues. steel, cars, trucks, washing machines, we will see prices go down on account of relaxing tariffs. that will help on inflationary pressure and the bottleneck on the supply

i told the eu i'm belarus is open to them. i told the eu l'm not — belarus is open to them. i told the eu l'm not going — belarus is open to them. i told the eu i'm not going to _ belarus is open to them. i told the eu i'm not going to detain - belarus is open to them. i told the | eu i'm not going to detain migrants on the border and hold them at the border, and if they keep coming from now on i still won't stop them, because they are not going to my country, they are going to yours. the west stopped talking to us and working with us. if you don't want to, then fine, we will sort the problem out ourselves as best we can. problem out ourselves as best we can. ., fl problem out ourselves as best we can. ., ,, , �*, can. some of steve rosenberg's interview with _ can. some of steve rosenberg's interview with president - can. some of steve rosenberg's - interview with president lukashenko and my mouth was hanging open on occasions when i was watching it because i couldn't believe how frankie was being. were you surprised? i frankie was being. were you surprised?— frankie

will remain engaged with eu in terms of negotiations around northern ireland. those talks are not yet breaking down. let's see how things are playing out then across some of the various different assets. we have been looking at the u.s. dollar, at its strongest level, by the way, since about june. a little bit softer in today's session, but the trajectory for many for the greenback is higher from here. futures, of course, up .3%. we know the markets are closed for thanksgiving day in the u.s.. euro-dollar at 1.12, gaining after a week of pressure on the currency. the crown is in focus on the back of bloomberg reporting around continued negotiations, a little bit of modest optimism when it comes to the question of brexit. one point 33 on sterling, gaining .2%. we continue to assess the impact of the relief of reserves, so brent also in focus. francine: sables, raw materials, there is a conversation we need to have about oil. we heard from opec-plus saying that they now believe that we could see too much of a reserve, plus it really comes a case the meeting they

how does france and the eu see this situation? ot and the eu see this situation? of course we have had an outpouring of regret _ course we have had an outpouring of regret at _ course we have had an outpouring of regret at the loss of lives but honestly _ regret at the loss of lives but honestly there is so much politics intertwined with all of this. in the uk boris — intertwined with all of this. in the uk borisjohnson promised to take back control over our borders after brexit _ back control over our borders after brexit. here in france, its the upcoming _ brexit. here in france, its the upcoming presidential election for president macron. he wants to sound nationalist _ president macron. he wants to sound nationalist and tough on security, so he _ nationalist and tough on security, so he said — nationalist and tough on security, so he said again no to the uk offer ofioint _ so he said again no to the uk offer ofjoint patrols on french beaches because _ ofjoint patrols on french beaches because of— ofjoint patrols on french beaches because of national sove