idol a merkel is visiting sochi. the german chancellor will be meeting with m notably to discuss the conflict in ukraine. russia has condemned the russian crimeanon of the peninsula. our correspondent joins us live from berlin with more. russia annexed crimea back in 2014. does merkel hope to reverse that decision for years on? years on? reporter: there is not much room for angela merkel regarding crimea annexation by russia. still an intense diplomatic exchange between germany and russia. the german foreign minister with russian officials. merkel will discuss that extensively. motion the back in minsk agreement. they well work on the peace process. and there will be a new pipeline to the russia to germany baltic state. ,any european countries including ukraine, are against that project. one wonders how much room for negotiation does angela merkel really have? and if bladder putin as the -- vladimir putin has the upper hand? provocatione mean a thursday? isorter: again, that visit understood as a provocation for that

signaling support for the red nuclear deal german chancellor angela merkel says both nations stand behind the twenty fifteen agreement despite the u.s. pulling out earlier this month is in china for talks with top government leaders we look at michael's high stakes diplomacy also coming up italy's president gives decepticon take his approval to become prime minister political know all those charged with leading a government of extremes is this the beginning of europe's next crisis to bring you the latest from. hello i'm terry martin welcome to the program in beijing german chancellor angela merkel says both china and germany are committed to standing by the arrest and nuclear deal had a joint news conference merkel and else continued support for the deal it was recently abandoned by washington despite being signed by several nations in two thousand and fifteen michael was welcomed by the chinese premier league and will meet with president xi jinping during her two day trip before landing in beijing merkel said she will also focus on human rights and discussing international trade to speak

but also coming up germany calls on china to open its doors to more train german chancellor angela merkel demands equal market access and better protection for tech companies who set up shop in china as medical visits beijing for two days of high level talks. and italy's president gives the country his approval to become prime minister country as a political novice will lead a government off extrude so is this the beginning of europe's next crisis. i'm so me so much going to good to have you with us we start with breaking news from the netherlands where a team of investigators say the missile that brought down the malaysia airlines flight m.h. seventeen need me for years ago came from a russia based military unit the passenger jet was headed from amsterdam to kuala lumpur when it was blown out of the sky over eastern ukraine all two hundred ninety eight passengers and crew were killed russia has always denied involvement in the downing of the jet schieffer let's get the very latest on the story with barbara vessel who is covering the developments of barbara tell us more about the investig

the reception here is a far cry from merkel's report with another ally in. her encounters with president trump marked by all her body language and misunderstandings. perhaps no surprise then that merkel's foreign minister had little to show for his visit to washington yesterday with a compromise on iran said to be far off. back in china merkel spent the afternoon with president xi jinping pressing the case for strength in trade and a foreign line on the iran nuclear deal as she bolsters new alliances the german chancellor must tread carefully for fear of alienating the ones. italy's president has approved they contact the country's next prime minister content was put forward for the post by italy's two main populist parties the far right league and the anti establishment five star movement condy headed out for his first day in office a little known lawyer and political novice his appointment is designed to end weeks of political deadlock in his acceptance speech a promise to protect italians at home and abroad but said he was aware that he needed to honor eu

the reception here is a far cry from merkel's report with another ally. her encounters with president trump marked by all her body language and misunderstandings. perhaps no surprise then that merkel's foreign minister had little to show for his visit to washington yesterday with a compromise on iran said to be far off. back in china merkel spent the afternoon with president xi jinping pressing the case for strength in trade and a foreign line on the iran nuclear deal bolsters new alliances the german chancellor must tread carefully for fear of alienating the ones. that's investigators say that the missile that brought down malaysia airlines flight m.h. seventeen nearly four years ago came from a russian based military unit the passenger jet was headed from amsterdam to kuala lumpur when it was blown out of the sky over eastern ukraine all two hundred ninety eight passengers and crew were killed russia has rejected the investigators latest findings. they'd already established won't shut down the plane now for the first time dutch led investigators have de

the reception here is a far cry from merkel's report with another ally in. her encounters with president trump marked by all her body language and misunderstandings. perhaps no surprise then that merkel's foreign minister had little to show for his visit to washington yesterday with a compromise on iran said to be far off. back in china merkel spent the afternoon with president xi jinping pressing the case for strength and trade and a foreign line on the iran nuclear deal as she bolsters new alliances the german chancellor must tread carefully for fear of alienating the ones. well here's some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world the french president manuel micron has been holding talks in st petersburg with his russian counterpart vladimir putin after the meeting said that moscow and paris had valve to work towards an end to the war in syria conflict in ukraine and the plans were also on the table lebanon's saad hariri is about to embark on a third term as the country's prime minister despite his party losing ground in recent e

merkel consequent release that you could perhaps visit home. the only thing your show has done wrong is fall in love with your shop will. for decades was her husband's greatest champion but a campaign within vying he was never afraid now supporters worry that lucia could soon herself become a further symbol of the fight of those who speak out against the chinese communist party so much tragedy there thomas do we know whether or not miracle plans to meet with the widow. we know that critics of that idea you say that it would be an affront to the chinese regime to do something like that during an official visit or it is still on unclear to what extent that will happen and we do know for example that the report of that piece and questions about the case to the chinese embassy here in berlin there was no from there here in berlin the german government spokesperson stephens i but was also asked about this particular case today and what he stress is that germany is following the situation that it is aware of it and that it hopes for a humanitarian so

this is news coming to you live from berlin i'm terry martin today german chancellor angela merkel prepares for her first real showdown in parliament as lawmakers need to discuss the budget and a host of other controversial issues lawmakers in germany are taking off what's said to be a contentious debate you're seeing chancellor merkel entering the parliament there . now the result of this. and one welcome this is the w. news i'm terry martin joining me in studio is me now our political correspondent because we're going to be talking about a bonus talk debate that's happening live today here in the german capital lawmakers are kicking off what set to be a contentious debate on the country's budget and the result could resonate beyond germany's borders you are looking at live pictures from inside the german parliament now with the debate set to get underway shortly german chancellor angela merkel is confronting a host of forty issues with debt defense and e.u. spending high on the agenda you're seeing the leaders of the opposition the main opposition party there just now. they will also be.

what exactly will merkel and putin discussing today? i heard a great bloomberg story talking about they met many times. they have been around for a long time. what is on the agenda pulling them closer together? >> good morning. they've got a very big agenda. apart from conflict in ukraine which has been a force of tensions. they've got to discuss the u.s. withdrawal from the international pack -- packed over iran's nuclear program, both germany and russia favor maintaining that program. the threat of u.s. sanctions again a project that both countries want and now both countries are time to figure out how to respond. they are discussing the syria conflict after a surprise visit to putin by syrian president bashar al-assad. a big agenda and mutually they've got a lot to talk about, criticalutin is always of eu sanctions against russia. merkel is in a mood to give way. -- isn't in a mood to give way. anna: relations between the two seemed strained for years. is she having to reassess elections with russia because of trump's policy? think t

and merkel was really the prime example of that and despite those rather inflammatory comments merkel actually didn't mention the a.f.p. or others fido's address at all during her thirty minute speech and by the was actually called on by a cold into order by the president of the bundestag for some of the comments as well which were deemed as discriminatory and even santa for you but do you ever use political correspondent kid brady reporting thank you. all right some sports for you now the rio league final kicks off in young france tonight on and became assaye and to come adrift will face off in what is the both clubs a last chance to win a trophy this season while the french outfit are known for their attacking prowess athletico are the masters of defense it sure to be a thrilling spectacle on the pitch. goals galore is what most say have been known for this season star player dimitri pyatt has not stopped twenty four assists while flowing on to a volley has set up eighteen and scored twenty six however the french outfit are a long way away from their nine hundred ninety s. heyday wh

also coming up germany calls on china to open its doors to more trade german chancellor angela merkel demands equal market access and better protection for tech companies to set up shop in china this as merkel visits beijing for two days of high level talks with italy's president gives. his approval to become comprised minister is a political novice who will lead a government office extremes is this the beginning of europe's next crisis and we'll bring you the latest from rome. and in football germany is getting ready to defend its world cup title. still has to decide who will make the trip to russia competition is intense and one of the biggest dilemma is whether goalkeeper manuel neuer is up to the task. so much going to good to have you with us we start with some breaking news coming in from the netherlands or a team of investigators say the missile that brought down the malaysia. airlines flight m h seven to me nearly four years ago came from a russia based military unit another passenger jet was headed from amsterdam to kuala lumpur when it was blown out of the sky over eastern u

angela merkel has been to china several times. we have stated how important relationship is between the two countries. what are you expecting from meeting? it is going to be a balancing act for angela merkel. on the one hand, these two countries are very strong partners now. they have a strong relationship. you have set it in the introduction, the trade is bigger between germany and china than it is with the us and germany. especially at this time, with the us president stoking fears of protectionism. angela merkel definitely wants to strengthen relationships with china. on the other hand, she has a kind of loaded relationship with china and xi jinping. they not only partners, but competitors. as you also said an introduction, property theft is, thatis introduction, property theft is, that is the big issue in the way that is the big issue in the way that german companies are not as able to invest in china as chinese companies are able to invest in germany. that is definitely an issue. a very familiar tale, not just for her but the

not in attendance was angela merkel. the new silk road project intends to do much more than revive the old trade routes. with an investment of $900 billion, china wants to build an almost global trade network with roads, railways, ports, and airports. it would connect china with central asia, africa, and europe. but alsot business, about establishing influence and political power. in germany and most other european couries, there is still a feeling of mistrust. the u.s. does not sign a declaration. adherey china does not to environmental and sial standards. china is advancing west, but who will be using the new silk road? kirchner, who will be using the new silk road, and is it a threat or opportunity? ruth: i think it's a bit of both, really. it's an opportunity for a lot of countries that desperately need investment, both in asia, central asia, and some parts of europe, and of course come in africa. peter: that all sounds very benign. ruth: the idea as such i think it's been nine and perfectly understandable to actuall

and the iran nuclear deal but how will they handle merkel's push on human rights. i'm sumi so much found out thank you for joining us north korea has blown up its only no nuclear test site according to reporters at the scene the north invited a handful of international as well as journalists from south korea to the testing grounds in the remote when you're ready to witness the demolition independent nuclear weapons inspectors were not present in the north korean leader kim jong un pledged to close the test site after a historic summit between the koreas in april. let's bring in journalist josh smith who is standing by in seoul hi josh now we haven't received a visual evidence of this demolition but what can you tell us about these explosions. so what we've heard from the journalists on the scene there is that over the course of several hours today the north koreans took the media in just briefly into the mouth of some of the tunnel showed them that there were explosives there and then proceeded to systematically detonate those explosives apparently sealing several

leaders merkel mckown others tried to change trump's mind with love. thank you. i accept love has nothing on money europeans and facing american sanctions that's not very nice is it not something friends would do looking at the latest of president. bush that. europe has had enough they stand to lose cash because of america and they won't let that happen. to divert as the european commission we have a duty to protect european companies so we know me to act and this is why we're launching the process of activating the blocking statute from one thousand nine hundred six. but you're a busy. is doing is using a statute initially developed to circumvent washington's trade embargo on cuba the law basically protects european states from laws or sanctions implemented outside of europe you can see a political resolution prompts bully boy tactics haven't gone down well in europe the block is finally showing its teeth. what do we want to be able to be blinded to what americans tell you or do we want us europeans to say people have economic interests and we want to have econo

merkel's say to macron, let me get back to you. brent: is there something real and they say there is merkel-macron magic at play? many are asking for that. she is doing her best to come up with a response to the e.u. reform proposals by emmanuel macron. she says a german answer will be ready in time for next month's au summit -- e.u. summit. she made this place during a debate on the budget, but not all lawmakers are in favor of that magic, and they don't like the idea of contributing more german money for brussels. reporter: it was money time for angela merkel and the bundestag. discussing her proposed budget, she talked about both how much she wants to invest in germany and whether her government is willing to fork out more for the e.u. emmanuel macron once additional investment in the bloc, but merkel is cautious. >> it would be pretty difficult to put more in the e.u. budget and more in the eurozone budget while maintaining stability criteria. we will be talking to more. reporter: for the far right populist afd, there is no dil

lawmakers in germany are taking off what's said to be a contentious debate you're seeing chancellor merkel entering the parliament there . now the result of this. and one welcome this is the w. news i'm terry martin joining me in studio is me now our political correspondent because we're going to be talking about a bonus talk debate that's happening live today here in the german capital lawmakers are kicking off what set to be a contentious debate on the country's budget and the result could resonate beyond germany's borders you are looking at live pictures from inside the german parliament now with the debate set to get underway shortly german chancellor angela merkel is confronting a host of forty issues with debt defense and e.u.

signaling support for the nuclear deal german chancellor angela merkel says both nations stand behind the twenty fifteen agreement despite the u.s. pulling out earlier this month. in china for talks with government leaders we look at michael's high stakes diplomacy also coming up italy's president gives his approval to become prime minister political novice charged with leading a government of extremes is this the beginning of europe's next crisis we bring you the latest from rome. and germany's getting ready to defend its soccer world cup title coach walking live still past and who will make the trip to russia competition is intense and one of the biggest dilemma is whether goalkeeper manuel neuer is up to the task. hello i'm terry martin welcome to the program german chancellor. both china and germany are committed to standing by the iran nuclear deal which was recently abandoned by washington merkel who's on a two day visit to china told a pro. that close cooperation between the two sides was essential to solving the world's crisis the german chancellor is also seeking greater mark

german chancellor angela merkel is on an official visit to russia with iran and u.s. sanctions topping discussions it's not all about politics here and saw. and cement their decades long friendship and vowed not to let disagreements room thinks . i'm former russian spy said he was poisoned by you know the agent in the u.k. in march he was discharged from hospital says it's still being denied access to him in violation of international law. who could use the money this is on international. at least eight people have been killed in a shooting at a high school in texas police have found explosive devices in the area let's go live now to a correspondent stateside. more ping kelly take us through then the details of this tragedy police well between eight and ten people are dead at santa fe high school roughly thirty miles south of houston texas now we understand the school went into lockdown around eight am shots were heard and at this point the school is being evacuated students are being taken to another nearby high school where they can be picked up by their parents and

and its allies including german chancellor angela merkel as he prepared to transfer power to a man who intended to undo every major achievement that carried obama's signature right joining me to go through this first glimpse into those heady final days of the obama presidency a familiar face here it was fun no arduous it's good to have you back on the show for people who don't know you were a member of the two thousand and eight two thousand and twelve obama campaign's your political campaign strategist now in berlin right here. let's just talk about what you thought when we read about this because the book comes out next week . there's a quote that's getting a lot of headline play where you they've got obama saying to his aides maybe we were wrong and maybe were wrong i mean whenever you see a former staffer said it right the inside version of history ben rhodes was part of it for the entire eight years he was there for pretty much every major foreign policy decision that barack obama took from osama bin laden to the. cuba negotiations to the drawdown in afghanistan so on so forth so

problem and pressing the jury with his vision of a new young united europe german chancellor angela merkel delivering a speech praising that vision for forming. kong laying out his vision for the future which rests on a number of pillars including. a policy of european sovereignty remaining united and not just for. money concluding now perhaps most appropriately with the european union and beethoven's not. the charlemagne prize presented today to french president emanuel. let's get some more analysis on what we've just seen transpire over the past few hours the deputy political editor of the there has been following the latest developments here with me in the studio what did you make in particular of his acceptance speech but it was a message of being self confidence that the european project the european union is the way ahead we saw a ceremony that was slight young conventional. younger pop artist. performing a song which is. the kind of promised happiness and that had a message and it says well basically not follow those who promise you the promised land and liberty has to stay behind a

banks in the discussions but it's not all about politics here and saatchi house merkel and the cement their decades long friendship and vowing not to let disagreements room things run former russian spy who was poisoned by nerve agent in the u.k. is discharged from hospital however moscow does say still being denied access to him in violation of international rule. can you watching r.t. international now let's start with the news that a papal have been confirmed killed in a shooting at a high school in texas let's get the latest now from california and here in the united states four scallop just run through then what do we know. well at this point the reports are indicating that eight people are dead but the death number could actually be as high as ten the ten number is not yet confirmed but at the moment it appears what happened was that around eight am at santa fe high school which is about thirty miles south of houston texas a shooting began people heard popping sounds of gunshots there is one eyewitness a student has said she was in her art class and one of her classmates walked

german chancellor angela merkel has called on a fellow lawmakers to come together to save the nuclear deal with iran making made the comments during a budget debate that highlighted germany's commitments abroad among a host of contentious issues she singled out the recent u.s. withdrawal from the accord as hugely problematic take a listen. yes but there are more issues to discuss like the ballistic missile program and or the influence of iran and hizbollah in syria. there are other questions as well. but the one question we have to answer and that we already have answered in opposition to the united states is there a stronger level of dialogue if one abandons the deal or is the dialogue stronger if one remains in the deal we believe that by not leaving the iran deal it will be easier to continue talks which we must do ladies and gentlemen because the ballistic missile program is a great danger most specifically for israel. that we now drawn up political correspondent thomas ferals been listening to that budget debate here tell us first of all why did the chancellor talk about iran in

the german chancellor angela merkel is visiting the russian city of software where she is expected to sit down with president vladimir putin. has are standing by and such a right now to follow developments a good one if you're just after eight in the morning where you are now merkel and president they will have a lot to go through today don back. story good morning well angola merkel is getting together with vladimir putin basically just days after donald trump said goodbye to the irradiating nuclear deal that you've been talking about just before that and it is a good reason i guess for the two leaders who both what's the deal to be there no matter what to have a conversation about it and added to their usual ukraine syria agenda. i think it's not right to can you actually cancel a deal that was agreed upon that was unanimously approved in the u.n. security council should diminishes confidence in the international. donald trump's deal exit almost automatically meant that american sanctions against iran war coming back and. german business leaders who thanks to the iran agreement to d

german chancellor merkel talks business with president xi jinping amid growing trade tensions with the us. and this is what the markets are doing in the first few minutes of trade. european car—makers have taken a hit, down about 2%, following the warning that they could be hit with new tariffs. and we'll be getting the inside track on the toy industry. after a big player like toys‘r'us collapsed, how are some of its smaller rivals faring and turning a profit in a changing industry? we'll speak to the boss of the entertainer. as a string of high street restaurants bite the dust, today we want to know are meal delivery apps hurting your favourite restaurants? are you eating in much more than you eat out? let us know. just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. hello and welcome to business live. lots to get through. we start in the us where global trade tensions could be about to shift up a gear. the trump administration has launched a national security investigation into car and truck imports. it could lead to new us tariffs similar to those imposed on imported steel and aluminium back in mar

you live from berlin germany calls on china to open its doors to more trade german chancellor angela merkel demands equal market access and better protection for tech companies who set up shop in china. medical visits beijing for two days of high level talks also coming up italy's president gives his approval to become prime minister contains a political novice who will lead the government the extremes is this the beginning of europe's next crisis and bring you the latest from rome. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us german chancellor angela merkel is in china hoping to strengthen trade ties between the two countries acol is seeking greater market access for german companies and better protections for foreign companies operating there. who's on a two day visit to china it told. that close cooperation between the two sides was essential she'll meet president xi jinping later today michael spoke at a press conference earlier. if once we are pleased with the announcement about the opening in some areas for example the area of finance and also the possibility of the joint ventures

chancellork about, merkel not just representing germany, but the eu. entering into what has been a frayed relationship between the u.s. and china on trade. the agenda,me up on and germany as the biggest exporter in europe as well as china's longest standing trade partners has a lot to win, but a lot to lose, particularly if china starts to buy more american goods at the expense of german goods. rishaad: let's leave those pictures as she goes past that guard of honor. a-shares,200 mainland they are going to be debuting on msci's main indexes. we have the chairman here, talking to us exclusive earlier. asking when he is going to increase the weighting of these stocks. >> very focused on making sure next week goes well, that the august second half goes well, by the beginning of september, and we are beginning to oversee what else will happen next. most of our attention is making sure the this happens correctly, that we do consultation with clients after the first phase, that we see every thing we expected, are there any issues, is there something to be co

leaders merkel mckown others tried to change trump's mind with love. i. think you. i accept love has nothing on money europeans of facing american sanctions that's not very nice is it not something friends would do looking at the latest of president. bush that. europe has had enough they stand to lose cash because of america and they won't let that happen. to divert as the european commission we have the duty to protect european companies so we knew me to act and this is why we're launching the process of activating the blocking statute from one thousand nine hundred six. but you're a busy. doing is using a statute initially developed to circumvent washington's trade embargo on cuba the law basically protects european states from laws or sanctions implemented outside of europe if you can see a political resolution prompts bully boy tactics haven't gone down well in europe the block is finally showing its teeth. what do we want to be able to be blinded to what americans tell you or do we want us europeans to say economic interests move want to have economic relations

this drawing from the iran nuclear deal was a mistake and now europe has to take action and mrs merkel said europe you're cannot longer rely solely on the americans to defend them and europe has to do something more back to a character and i have thank you. and ahead of the award ceremony president mccollum sat down with t.w. and the german public broadcaster a our day for an exclusive interview he told us that u.s. president donald trump's decision to quit the iran nuclear deal was a mistake catalyst for the current status quo in europe is bad for everybody our sovereignty is being tested by everything that's happening the iranian crisis the trade crisis the challenges of the digital world of internet and there are g. transition migration and our capacity to protect ourselves and we have to make progress and we have to be a more integrated european avant garde. quick check of some other stories making news around the world more than thirty people have been killed after a dam burst in western kenya near the city of cruel witnesses saying that most people were asleep when the accident o

angela merkel, the german chancellor, is on a two—day visit to china. she will discuss trade relations between the two countries, both of whom are targets of criticism from president trump. the two countries have reached their highest level of trade in 2017, they say. she is with the heads of volkswagen and siemens. shanghai, for a long time, had nothing but high taxes. they have trade finance from the us and the us pulling out of the iran nuclear deal? yes, germany and china have had a great relationship. angela merkel has been a leader of a country in europe far longer than anyone else. she is a reliable partner. under pressure from the right to endure a fourth term. she is under pressure on issues like immigration and trade and at the same time donald trump has threatened tariffs on germany and china. they are four of the largest companies that he has identified. given the current situation, what kind of deal will she try and strike? there is a trade—off on both sides. germany has issues in terms of chinese access to the german market, especially w

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leaders merkel mckown others tried to change trump's mind with love. graduations and i think a great victory. i . think you. except love has nothing on money europeans a facing american sanctions that's not very nice is it not something friends would do looking at the latest decisions of president. bush that. europe has had enough they stand to lose cash because of america and they won't let that happen. concluded as the european commission we have a duty to protect european companies so. we now need to act and this is why we're launching the process of activating the blocking statute from one thousand nine hundred six. what you're a business doing is using a statute initially developed to circumvent washington's trade embargo on cuba the law basically protects european states from laws or sanctions implemented outside of europe you can see a political resolution look at america's new ambassador to germany hours after being confirmed he threatens german companies as donald trump said u.s. sanctions will target critical sectors of ron's economy german c

leaders merkel mack on the others tried to change trump's mind with love. graduations and i think a great victory. i . think you. except love has nothing on money europeans a facing american sanctions that's not very nice is it not something friends would do looking at the latest decisions of president. bush like that who needs enemies. europe has had enough they stand to lose cash because of america and they won't let that happen. to divert as the european commission we have the duty to protect european companies. we now need to act and this is why we're launching the process of activating the blocking statute from one thousand nine hundred six. what you're a business doing is using a statute initially developed to circumvent washington's trade embargo on cuba the law basically protects european states from laws or sanctions implemented outside of europe you can see a political resolution look at america's new ambassador to germany hours after being confirmed he threatens german companies as donald trump said u.s. sanctions will target critical sectors of

which the water supplies and for her part the german chancellor angela merkel she paid tribute a bit to mccall didn't she. yes she of course is that within the year he's in office now are you as you moved a lot he's doing a lot he's going in the right way and she promised to follow him and it's called she said germany and france to get a job in the neighborhood a new start for. your syria new foundation for her and she's also going to hold on of the family i believe the government is going to be really sure that they're going to come up with sheberghan a lot of common proposals this runs the french president to have to wait a long time into the government of germany was formed but now she says it's time to act and church together because she didn't give any concrete measures but there was a sense of urgency and it's a sense of unity. after a garret with the latest from often where as we mentioned the french president emmanuel micron has received the charlemagne prize today thank you back to. when alex got a quick check of some other stories that have been making news around the world

same time that angela merkel is in china. let's ta ke angela merkel is in china. let's take a quick look at the data privacy law. what will it mean for firms like facebook and google? it's potentially a regime shift in the way that data is regulated. the assumption that platform economies can continue unabated and their valuations will continue will be questioned. in other business news, japan's exports rose 78% april compared to the previous year highlighting a rebound in demand from overseas economies and imports also rose nearly 6% in the same period. the trade balance came to a surplus of $5.65 billion. the venezuelan president has been re—elected for another six years in office. he enters a second term promising that he will tackle the economy for his hungry indicia lose and electric. john sullivan says that washington will not recognise the result of the venezuelan elections and is considering oil sanctions on caracas. two bottles of rare 60—year—old macallan whiskey fetched a total of more than $2 million under t

it'll protect your rights for some business leaders are scratching their heads also coming up angela merkel heads to china to see how they run that tech firms can she meant their recently rocky relationship. i'm daniel winter and this is your business update they call it g.d.p. ah the general data protection regulation put simply a new set of e.u. rules on data now the likes of facebook google or amazon will have to tell us what possible danger of ours they hold and we could even have it deleted they could face millions in fines if they don't but what about small firms butchers bakers and bookshops all they are also required to follow the new regulation but without the same resources of multibillion dollar empires of the hefty tome of g.d.p. rule book is hard to understand. a stuffed of paper. of the new e.u. data rules have chamber of crafts president stumped because it's from the heart of course it's heavy stuff is an admission a very euro vote tells us to keep cool the flood of information is more confusing than helpful the law wasn't really aimed at trades people. for brussels to create

tell me more about the political balancing act that merkel's trying to play at the moment being there at a time of high trade tensions between the u.s. and china as well as trying to cancellation of the kids on it. well yeah the trade the trade war between between the u.s. and china has put germany in quite an interesting position because both sides now want to pull the country on their side so china has been very charming toomer america and merkel has has been discussing a lot of issues in fact germany has a lot easier trade relations with the u.s. than with china but. for the moment these countries need to work together if they want to if they want to preserve some kind of rule based world order the consolation of this meeting in singapore of course in the middle of her visit she hasn't said anything about it she she declined to comment on this issue but for china and for the whole region this is a real. problem and everything is now and start again like they will have to leave it there it is building a forest and jen thank you europeans are back in control of their digital lives yo

leaders merkel mckown others tried to change trump's mind with love. i. think you. except love has nothing on money europeans of facing american sanctions that's not very nice is it not something friends would do looking at the latest decisions of president. bush that. europe has had enough they stand to lose cash because of america and they won't let that happen. to divert is the european commission we have the duty to protect european companies so we knew me to act and this is why we're launching the process of activating the blocking statute from one thousand nine hundred six. but you're a busy. doing is using statute initially developed to circumvent washington's trade embargo on cuba the law basically protects european states from laws or sanctions implemented outside of europe if you can see a political resolution prompts bully boy tactics haven't gone down well in europe the block is finally showing its teeth. what do we want to be able to be blinded to what americans tell you all you want us europeans to say people have an economic interests move want to hav

german chancellor angela merkel and russian president vladimir putin have rekindled hopes of peace in eastern ukraine at talks in the russian city of sochi putin said that diplomats on both sides would look again at options for deploying a multinational peacekeeping force in the region also saying that the pair had discussed nuclear deal could be saved following the u.s. withdrawal while marable said that's the removal of property rights from syrian refugees by president assad was a concern. let's get more now on this summit we are joined by our correspondent emily sherwin who is standing by with the latest from sochi where it has just taken place so really what were the key takeaways from their comments. well they are to me the key take one of the key takeaways today was the atmosphere of the talks it seemed rather open almost relaxed you could tell that the two leaders have been working together for years that they know each other really rather well and even greeted americal with flowers today and both said that there were constructive talks today despite remaining differences ameri

green say that merkel isn't go. in far enough in mccall's direction in this compound get that off and that's the point is for us to project that we're full of this vision of a common era the point is that we put up the money but this is precisely what you finance minister didn't didn't even i missed enough. class to balance between supporting my cause desire for a strong the e.u. and taking heed of skepticism among german taxpayers the good news is that state revenues are on the rise giving here a bit more on the way. so here's some of the other stories now that are making headlines around the world malaysian reformers leader anwar ibrahim have celebrated his release from prison by appearing at a rally attended by his triumphant supporters the release comes after his opposition alliance one of lections earlier this month and more was imprisoned in twenty fifteen on saw them in charges which he and his supporters say were politically motivated facebook c.e.o. mark zuckerberg has agreed to appear before the european p