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taxes that's the real problem here but this is not a problem the european commission can solve if the americans don't want to collect taxes from google that's that problem do you believe you believe there is a case to be made for alternative forms of taxation however given this. argument of inequality unfairness there are other options besides digital tax are there not. absolutely so it is correct that tax avoidance by multinational firms and digital print in particular tax for direct runs is a big problem these companies can easily shift their ip to tax havens because this is immaterial property and something needs to be done about that that's true but we need other measures in particular source taxes on license payments or other payments to these tax havens one big problem is that the european union is not coordinated so we have rules preventing individual countries from fighting this tax avoidance and we need to change those rules not introduce a new tax a tax by the way that would collect very little revenue or that. very little revenue eight hundred million for germany less than

sara not only is the president of the european commission job open but at the same time as the european parliament turns over you've got a new head of the european council and you'll choose a new president of the parliament and this year by chance the head of the european central bank is that too but here in brussels the plum job is very clearly president of the european commission not only is the commission the only branch that can propose legislation which of course potentially has a huge impact on all $28.00 member states but this person also will decide who gets which dossier so every country will propose a commissioner but then the president of the commission gets to decide who gets to work on trade who will head up the energy. directorate general who will get security who will get stuck with force or fisheries so that will have a huge impact on the future direction of the european union and nobody is going to give up the fight for that job easily now because a lot of power plays in the works there and we'll see how they you know roll out here there's some disunity that we have to

union which is that the commission president eventually decides there's your opinion is the european council have the final say but i mean that's where the law was good mates that's where you'll get initiated that is the european commission now having this top candidate system it's more traceable for citizens in europe for voters to actually know who they are voting for and to rely on a process rather than having dealings of which we will see a lot of the coming days on who gets those top jobs in brussels so you know the purse is working and that is the really good news that's come out of this vote so far well let's see what news the lead candidates might have for us they are in brussels they're going to be holding a news conference i understand we can listen into that news conference this is the candidates from each grouping to become the new european commission president let's listen in. 55 percent of voters across that union turn out to vote. this is 8 points higher than in 2014 when tunnel head start on the ice for the 1st time again these figures are the highest of the past 20 y

budget they also helped choose the president a very powerful position of the european commission the current president is this man called younger the favors to replace him are the german conservative m.e.p. mancha veba and the dutch politician timmermans of the european socialists now ahead of the vote the e.u. has made a major push to boost turnout already stung by the brics referendum bloc also faces growing euro skepticism and there are concerns about online foreign disinformation campaigns trying to confuse voters last year the e.u. commission launched a task force to step up its response to that but critics say its efforts may be too little too late whoever you are wherever you are you can get involved the european union institutions have poured enormous resources in to get out the vote campaign but have they invested enough in stay out of the vote efforts in ways to prevent malicious meddling it's not like there was no warning 5 years ago the kremlin's internet research agency in st petersburg was revealed estimated to spend more than a $1000000.00 a month pumping out anti west

european commission president leader of the year award and confesses he made a mistake by not interfering and we can tell you one hundred sixteen referendum. russia mourns the victims of sunday's plane crash in moscow which killed forty one people including a twelve year old girl. from march in russia my name is called embrace your hourly global news updates from us here in the moscow newsroom first off a positive prospect to look forward to meeting face to face the u.s. secretary of state might be set for talks with russian president vladimir putin that's according to the kremlin spokesman who said it could happen in the next few weeks but in a culture that has more on a possible step forward in u.s. russia relations i'm eating between the russian president and the u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo may happen as early as this month in may washington's top diplomat plans to meet with the russian foreign ministry said again laugh it off and the resort says he and now the kremlin says a parallel meeting where the president could take place there to now this will be pump ailsa first visit

union leaders a clock shift over who should be the next president of the european commission a post-election summit in brussels has so far failed to ease tensions also coming up in president mohammed who bari will be sworn in for a 2nd term today but many young nigerians remain unconvinced the 76 year old is the right choice for their future spoked correspondent spoke to some of them. a deadly race to the world's highest peak everest has claimed 11 lives so far this year experts are blaming it on overcrowding was an accord issuing a record number of climbing nets. plus the world of formula one says its final farewell to a motor sport legend mickey lauder will be buried today in vienna following his death last week at the age of 70. a minute thanks so much for joining us german chancellor angela merkel and french president emmanuel mccall. have clashed over who should take europe's top job it's a rest sign of discord between the french and german leaders these knuckleheads made it clear she favors a german candidate for the post of european commission president but not call has called for the

european commission president leader of the year awards and confesses he made a mistake by not interfering in the q. case twenty six the referendum. russia mourns the victims of sunday's plane crash in moscow which killed forty one people including a twelve year old girl. good evening from moscow is to say a thing as an eleven here in the russian capital money welcome to world news from us this hour first off for you meeting face to face the u.s. secretary of state might pompei o could be set for talks with russian president vladimir putin that's according to the kremlin spokesman who says it could happen in the next few weeks but he has more on a possible step forward in u.s. russia relations. i meeting between the russian president and the u.s. secretary of state mike pompeo may happen as early as this month in may washington's top diplomat plans to meet with the russian foreign minister sergey lavrov and the resort. and now the kremlin says a parallel meeting with the president could take place there too now this will be pumped first visit to russia as the u.s. secretary of state lavrov

i think the european commission's top job is about new policies that will come in from the european commission and that is really the key of future policies of europe, that clearly we will have a european parliament that has a strong mandate, we will use that mandate to push for greener and more social policies and that is where we are going to base ourjudgment. very interesting, i sense there will be some horse trading! thank you for joining us. has appeared in court. a mother accused of murdering her two teenage children has appeared in court. 34—year—old sarah barrass from sheffield faces two counts of murder over the deaths of tristan, who was 13, and blake, who was 14, on friday last week. 38—year—old brandon machin of no fixed abode also faces two charges of murder. the inquest into the london bridge attacks, which claimed the lives of eight people, has been hearing evidence about the backgrounds of the three attackers. our correspondent richard lister is at the old bailey. i want to talk about whether there are any warning signs for the families of any of these men, what are you

budget they also help choose the president of the european commission the current president of course is that this man this is young claudie younger the favorite to replace him are german conservative m.e.p. a man fred vapor who will appear as if by magic very very sir there is. well worth waiting for and let's see him as a dutch politician from stimulus of the european socialists but in the countdown to next week's vote the e.u. is on its guard after the brits it shock and because of growing your of skepticism across the bloc that's before we get to the disinformation campaigns trying to influence voters with lies and half truths last year the e.u. commission set up a task force to deal with this threat but critics say its efforts may well be too little too late they don't believe teri schultz has this. whoever you are wherever you are you can get involved european union institutions have poured enormous resources in to get out the vote campaign but have they invested enough in stay out of the vote efforts in ways to prevent malicious meddling it's not like there was no warning 5 yea

parliament and the change in the commission so it's not only the president of the european commission whose job is up for renewal it's also the president of the european council the president of the european parliament and this year coincidentally the president of the european central bank is also up for a change and so you've got this huge bargaining process going on amongst all the european union leaders and that adds a lot of tension to the process but here in brussels the plum post is definitely president of the european commission this is the most visible job day today this person is in charge of the only branch of the e.u. institutions that can propose legislation so that can potentially have a huge impact on all 28 member governments the other thing this person does is choose who gets which commission so each member state will propose a commission or a commission or candidate and then the president of the commission decides who gets what job so which country which commissioner is going to be in charge of energy which is going to be in charge of trade or culture in sports or the

budget they also help to choose the president of the european commission the current presidents is this man shown claude young let's take a look at the favorites to replace him they are a german conservative m.p. a man fred vega and also dutch politician of france timmermans of the european socialist but and the countdown to next week's vote the e.u. is very much on its guard after the brics it shocking because of the growing euro skepticism across the bloc and that's before we get to the decision from asian campaigns trying to influence voters with lies and half truths last year the e.u. commission set up a task force to deal with this threat but critics say its efforts may be too little too late d.w. teri schultz has this report whoever you are wherever you are you can get involved and european union institutions have poured enormous resources in to get out the vote campaign but have they invested enough in stay out of the vote effort in ways to prevent malicious meddling it's not like there was no warning 5 years ago the kremlin's intern. research agency in st petersburg was revealed

council nominates to present the european commission and that person has to be accepted by the european part of it right so that we could have a battle on our hands that is what you guys are some pretty interesting that let's bring our viewers up to speed again you're watching our special coverage of the european election we've seen results now flooding in from around the european union after an unprecedented voter turnout a 51 percent populist parties have done well with clear victories in france and poland italy and also the u.k. with the brags that party is projected to win more than 30 percent but concerns about climate change have also bolstered the print pro e.u. greens group across the bloc. well that is the big news for france especially one of the member states that marie le pen is once again proved to be a thorn in the side of the country's mainstream parties her national rally achieved just over 23 percent of the vote ahead of president. centrist party that won just under 22. sent the pen said the expected result quote confirms the new nationalist globalist division and franc

the european commission president sweeps all the continents of the year award. as a mistake in not interfering in the u.k. twenty sixteen that referendum. russia mourns the victims. plane crash which killed forty one. twelve year old. live from our international news center in moscow this is r.t. good to have your company my name's union o'neil we will get to those headlines stories in just a moment but some breaking news to start with from france where an armed man is reportedly holding six people hostage in a shop near the southern city of toulouse quite near the port there the luser report police have confirmed an operation is currently underway the perimeter is secured in the region local media have been saying the suspect has requested a negotiator and has threatened to kill if the demand is not met also seeing some lines coming from a local newspaper saying local business model we have been asked to shut our shutters to stay in doors well we will keep you off the date developments through from. meeting face to face the u.s. secretary of state mike pump a.

european commission president scoops a leader of the year award and confesses he made a mistake by not interfering in the u.k. twenty sixteen referendum. russia mourns the victims of sunday's plane crash in moscow which killed forty one people including a twelve year old girl. it's now wednesday eighty eighth thanks very much for joining us before we get on to a headline news some details coming in to us from the u.s. state of colorado two people reportedly injured in a school shooting in a suburb in the city of denver that's in the western state of colorado police have arrested two people and are searching for a third possible suspect the local sheriff's office describes the situation as unstable schools in the area have been placed on lockdown i understand that the sheriff's office is giving a media briefing when we get more details on that we will of course let you know. meeting face to face the u.s. secretary of state could be set for talks with russian president vladimir putin that's according to the kremlin spokesman who says it could happen in the next few weeks and a concert of

european commission president scoops a leader of the year award and confesses that he made a mistake by not interfering in the two thousand and sixteen. and russia mourns the victims in sunday's plane crash in moscow which killed forty one people the story emerges of a. sacrificed his life. to have you with us. by meeting a face to face the u.s. secretary of state could be set for talks with russian president vladimir putin according to the spokesman who says it could happen in the next few weeks. more on a possible step forward and u.s. russia relations. i'm eating between the russian president and the u.s. secretary of state a mike pompeo may happen as early as this month in may washington's top diplomat plans to meet with the russian foreign minister sergey lavrov and the resort city of saatchi and now the kremlin says a parallel meeting with the president could take place there too now this will be pumped first visit to russia as the us secretary of state lavrov did however just to meet with him at the arctic summit in finland sound that the meeting showed that the two countries

commission president so important now the european commission proposes legislation so the president has a powerful role in shaping laws that affect to be entire a u. secondly the commission president appoints the e.u. commissioners with one commission from each member state the president decides who's in charge of what which countries commission is responsible for trade migration energy and so on so let's take a look at the 2 front at the front runners 1st of all germany's money for the vague he is the leading candidate for the largest group the parliament the conservative european people's party backed by german chancellor angela merkel. then we have funds to moments from the socialists and democrats a group heading from the netherlands he's calling for most social justice in the e.u. and then we have a vest from denmark alliance of liberals and democrats gained 40 seats in last week's election actually has the backing of the french president emmanuel. w. brussels a beautiful chief. is following the summit so let's get the latest welcome max so is there still quite a lot of disagre

the reason for that is that the exact mechanism of how the head of the european commission the called powerful executive of the european union is exactly selected is subject to debate what is clear is that the heads of state in government of the 28 you member states are the ones who will select that candidate that person who runs then the european commission and that person there needs to be confirmed by the european parliament but the question is will they choose that candidate from the lead candidates from the european elections or could they possibly pick someone else like the chief negotiator much michel don't you the e.u. treaties say they have to take the european elections into account and we'll have to see what they make of that next week the e.u. and e.u. elections are incredibly complex as our viewers might have gathered from one threat now. known as have switched off in great numbers in the past elections how big is interest in the election this time around. it's a sensible issue that when really this morning when i went to cast my ballot in the voting station in beer in br

union leaders all clashing nobody should be the next president of the european commission the post-election summit in brussels has so far failed to use tension. and the world of formula one says its final farewell to a motor sports legend mickey dowd it will be a very sad day in his hometown of vienna austria following his death last week at the age of 78. i'm on you can mackinnon thanks so much for joining us the nigerian president mohammed dubow hari is set to be inaugurated for the 2nd time today hari and his convoy have just arrived in the central square in the capital of hooja and we'll be talking to our correspondent funny in a moment his the. attending the inauguration she told us many young people are skeptical that the 76 year old president is the right man to revamp the economy she spoke to young voters who see no reason to celebrate today's inauguration of. these young men who want this cocktail bar and if the president were to stop by they would mix of very special drinks for him. if you miss a strong drink if so maybe you could resets in 6. where you get a strong drink you puts

so far i have to say the european commission is not commenting so far. >> also, they have been tight lipped on this discussion. we'll come back to that story later. the trump administration has added huawei to a list of companies that cannot purchase equipment from u.s. firms without u.s. government approval and my colleague has more on this story that he's filed from china. >> reporter: what whai hhuawei f it continues to be blocked from the u.s., the u.s. could lag behind in 5g development and says trump's move brings up serious legal issues let's look how this might affect huawei huawei gets around 6.6% of its revenue from the americas, most of that is latin america but it's been absent from the u.s. market for sometime but huawei has been put on a list called the entity list, which means any companies wishing to supply huawei will need to get permission from the u.s. government. huawei has over 30 suppliers in the u.s., supplying components for everything from smartphones to networking equipment. and necessary disruption could hit its business the third concern is whether other c

european central bank but here in brussels the job you really want is president of the european commission not only is the commission the only branch that can propose legislation which of course has a huge impact on all member states but this person the president will decide basically who gets what job for the next 5 years so every country will propose a commission candidate but the president will decide who gets to trade who gets budget who gets energy who gets stuck with taxation or fisheries so that is a really really influential post and that's what everyone wants it and there's going to be a lot of horse trading over this job now there's some disunity amongst european leaders about how the next candidate should be chosen but germany is pushing for a quick decision let's have a listen to what she had to say. we want to find a solution as quickly as possible because the european parliament will meet at the beginning of july and it would of course be desirable there were already proposal of the european council so that could be carried out very quickly. so michael wants a quick decision

salvini said he is convinced a new european commission will be more friendly towards italy. here's our first commentary reaction to what we've seen overnight. >>> also, trying to point out that it has a strong friendship in pine star but only what he has. the t.d. party will extend the hand of friendship to the coalition partners and he's gone on to say he thinks the european commission has sent letters to the italian government and the economy. so while there may be firm negotiations or flashbacks down the tranl that. >>> switching gears from our tropp gentleman -- it's been a busy visit from trump. they watched sumo wrestling, ate ham burgers and played golf. is this visit all about symbolism or are they actually making progress towards a deal >> reporter: we didn't exactly see any difference in terms of the trade rhetoric coming from the u.s. president this time around, did we as you mentioned, the red carpet treatment that japanese prime minister shinzo abe rolled out for the u row mean union it's only temporary for now. here is what the u.s. president had to say after h

of the european commission represents the e.u. abroad so in a way you could compare it to this role to add a state ok now we've got 2 men who are the current favorites of the month a day by and on for 10 months but there's also a woman among the top contenders isn't that we've got mark at best do we have any sense right now of his likely to come out on top. well this point still very difficult to say you got monthly veba he's the head of the european people's party the conservative bloc in the european parliament his party came out 1st in these elections but with significant losses in compared to 2014 so he will still have to find alliances he will have to broker a majority in order to become the next the next commission president. for 2 moments from the s. defection it's very unlikely that he will become the next commission president he is for him it's very it will be very difficult to find a majority even if he manages to ally the entire progressive camp ranging from the left over the greens liberals and the social democrats he

we start with the race for the presidency of the european commission 2 days after voters across europe cast their ballots for a new parliament the debate over who should take the blocks top job is heating up right now the smash joker holds the job but leaders disagree on who should succeed him and how that person should be chosen german chancellor angela merkel and french president call are at odds over this issue michael stands behind the leaves candidate system she thinks it should be the head of the conservatives in the e.u. months advaita the conservatives did get the most seats but my concept is that should be automatic there should be a discussion over the next president. i don't want to rush out now with a name we should consider what the european people have said it's good but we need decision makers who have the credibility to do what i could to be to keep watch you know to me is that i'm in a coalition i support manfred vague but not all of my partners do pull the same the principle of the lead candidate is important to receive a fee as michael says the social democrats in th

should become the next president of the european commission asked france's president and he says it should be an open freights ask the german chancellor and she will point to this map from onset of a book head of the conservative group with the most seats in parliament brussels is divided and the race is on i'm soon is almost gone then berlin this is the day. i mean a combination of the signs of course not everybody that not one of my partners is doing with who is top not in the fold you can i don't want to rush out now with a name we should consider what the european people have said in the street profesional i think we have to discuss come to the fore become school should be it's about people in the role of the people i mean this is not a democratic organization being the largest group that the most important position that european commission not least come to our in our country the opposition research and the front senior members who say you know the best sounding board for the commission for the i think it's high time we never had a female commission president did we want to represent

is one of the leading contenders for the job next to european commission president and when he speaks we'll bring those comments to you live. we're joined by melinda crate of loose that. chief political correspondent on the material gov roll you of oxford university welcome back both almost issue of security must tell you do you see the threat as being a significant one the the idea that these elections might be in some way hot day reason significant threat we are more prepared than we used to be for sure i think that what we saw we brecht's it and with united states elections we don't crumple and so on in twenty sixteen there was a wake up call for european governments we prefer behind the scenes in very calm and discreet ways but when you talk to people in the know when in the business for instance let's put it perry's make sure to let it be know in moscow that we're not just working in terms of defining ourselves but to be ready to counter attack if necessary. germany milena claim germany has already suffered the sorts of breaches indeed there were attacks attributed to russian hac

commission and the european council to come to the. realization that we need such. mechanism i think it will materialize in the next in the next period and that meets all the member states will be sent on the basis of the same criteria on a regular annual basis something the council of europe decided in february an offshoot of the council of europe press freedom in europe is now in a worse state than at any time since the cold war how worrying is that joe line very briefly very briefly we're running out of time it's absolutely boring because those in power in some countries try to undermine the freedom of press and we have been on top or the new media fake news on a daily basis from morning till morning so we're really in danger to losing from one of our democracies by mechanisms that undermine the really spirit of a decent and really true dialogue and argument it is undermined by those mechanisms from governments in power as well as other powers outside the e.u. right to money political public marks across worries are you about the st

well you will step down from the position as european commission president well the beginning of november of this year there's plenty to be done between now and then though and he has certainly ruffled some british feathers during the break that negotiation process but on tuesday he was speaking to journalists and said he really regretted that he hadn't been more involved and that the european union as a whole hadn't got more involved in the twenty sixteen breaks this referendum the prime minister asked me not to interfere in the referendum campaign it was a mistake not to intervene and not to interfere because we would have been the only ones to destroy the lies that were circulated around i was wrong to be silent as an important moment comments that are sure to go down well with those breaks that supporting candidates that are now going to have to stand in european elections of course that they never thought they would have to be in i'm sure they'll take his comments really well her you know our europe correspondent peter all of our bring us right up to date on the politicians of the ye

claude young cool stepped down as european commission president but the first there's a lot to go on between now and then he certainly ruffled a fair few feathers on the brakes it supporting side of the divide in the united kingdom during breaks that negotiations on tuesday he got a little bit further saying that he deeply regretted that himself in the european union how can get more involved in the break that referendum campaign back in two thousand and sixteen then prime minister asked me not to interfere not to intervene in the referendum campaign it was a mistake not to intervene and not to interfere because we would have been the only ones to destroy the lies that was circulated around i was wrong to be silent at an important moment those comments of course i'm sure will go down really well with those breaks at supporting any peace that are going to be standing in european elections they never thought they were going to have to take part in in just a few weeks time at the end of the month political risk analyst policeman moratti told us many will be unhappy with you because rema

leader european heads of governments need to discuss who will take over from commission president john called younger but our friends in germany heading for a showdown over the issue. also coming up former u.s. governor arnold schwarzenegger teams up with swedish teen activists pressured to embark at a special climate conference in vienna at their goal to raise awareness about the threat to our planet. and the spike in knife crime in britain gangs of teenagers appeared to be carrying out brand of attacks especially in the capital london what is behind the violence. but a big surprise in german football outsiders you know in berlin make their way into the bundesliga for the 1st time to tell the story up on the details of last night's nerve racking playoff match against stuttgart. i'm sorry kelly walked into the program leaders are meeting today to talk about who will take over some of the blocks key roles following last week's elections to the european parliament among the jobs up for grabs is commission president a role currently held by. german chancellor angela merkel says that she w

who should have the european commission the german chancellor angela merkel says the president should be from the single largest grouping that's the center right european peoples party however emanuel macro position must reflect the results of the vote on sunday in which the far right as well as the greens and the liberals gained at the expense of the centrists . that natasha explains more now from paris. the face of europe's parliament is changing the traditional power blocs of the center right and center left that have dominated for decades lost seats as populous greens and liberal searched for the 1st time in 40 years since the 1st elections in 1879 of the european parliament due to classical party's socialists the. conservatives will no longer have a majority. nationalism and fears over immigration fueled gains for populist parties in france hungary and italy where matteo salvini is far right policy one more than 30 percent of the vote. in in not only is the league the 1st party in italy but marine le pen is the 1st party in france in the u.k. knowledge of the rajah's 1st so it's

german and italian bond yields widens on reports the european commission could find rome over its rising debt levels. >> chinese extend their record run as stockpiles shrink. >> and french finance minister bruno lemaire says a deal between them cannot lead to any fact closers as he outlines conditions for a merger between the automakers >>> well, good morning and a very warm welcome to "street signs. european markets this morning really treading water. the stoxx 600 teetering around the flat line. yesterday we saw a bounce for the benchmark relapse. a bit of relief floating through markets and now this morning it seems as though investors are pausing for breath as they digest those results and focus on things today. we've got the torey leadership contest heating up, nine contenders for the race. in italy there's a suggestion the commission could start action against rome for their rising debt levels and at the european level, leaders are it mooing later today to discuss who's going to take those top seats let's get into the european markets and see how they're fairing in reaction to the

cut the wings of base the european commission and the court of justice before we abolish the european parliament and why the party your protein standing for these elections for the european parliament they should say ok we do not recognise that you usefulness or the them or some of the european parliament so i'm not standing there hello they're like they're learning very like no that is i'm afraid there is no that's never called religion if i may just answer this question and again as has me trying to make a point five hundred million citizens or one solidarity you understand that for the kind of transnational challenges we face we need europe there's no way they all of a nation state can actually well provide for regulation on the digital for instance or for instance on fighting off shores fighting back sevens we absolutely need to at european and of course the european parliament has already demonstrated since the lisbon treaty that it has clout it can increase that it allows it actually believes any of the literature only thing i mean i don't think it's only been brewing for instan

according to the european commission in 27 team germany was the biggest net contributor to the e.u. . a 10700000000 euro small to brussels than is back. britain france italy and sweden also paid more into the budget than back. i'm eating. no a cough born and bred in hamburg former s.p. politician and party spokesman for the maritime economy and now co c.e.o. of the port of hamburg marketing. of that we've made it a little longer that was quite a climb. just to see some people complain that germany is the e.u.'s paymaster and they're not wrong the fact is that on balance germany pays more money to brussels than any other member state do you understand why people get annoyed about that and consider it unfair. tax of germany is the strongest economy in the e.u. people might complain but it's not justified germany gets a lot back then i was if you recall the simple fact alone that we're on the eurozone means there are no currency barriers to trading with various other countries as europe's number one export nation that's a major advantage. for example the hamburg port also serves as a por

well in picking up his award at the bash in brussels the president of the european commission was full of jokes he was booked well very happy to receive the water of course but that it had come so late in his career that it was almost at the point of autopsy he also went on to praise the work that the european commission had been doing under his leadership of course saying that the fact you've been given a sward meant they've clearly done a good job booked not everybody was pleased to see received this gong the exit newspaper in the united kingdom the sun well they poked light at the so ward and also the rumor that mr young is partial to a brandy or two also the british m.p. kevin holland rake described it as an april fool's joke but he's never been a shrinking violet and he's certainly provided us with plenty of entertainment through the years especially while he's been in charge of the european commission. young cool step down as european commission president but the first there's a lot to go on between now and then he certainly ruffled a fair few feathers on the brakes at supporting

elections were the target of that russian troll farm yet the european commission waited until just 6 months before the european parliament elections to launch its action plan against this information we should have been doing much more kalinski spent 3 years in the european commission's struck on task force a communications unit created in 2015 to counter russian efforts to smear the e.u. now with an independent think tank kalinski says brussels is way behind expecting that we will solve the problem in the last 2 months before the elections or even in the last month of the elections when the russians have been working on it for the past 5 years i think it's very naive facebook google and twitter have a role in the commission's plan pressed to better verify users' identities and remove fake accounts faster and to make clear who's paying for advertising and content facebook has just opened its own war room in dublin to target in authentic activity ahead of elections let's go in or from the e.u. is external action service says there has been progress it's not as much as we would have li

the only institution with the power to propose legislation but the president of the european commission gets to do all out a bunch of other very important jobs each member state will propose a commission a commission candidate to the president but he or she will get to decide which job they get and some of those are very powerful if you've got the foreign policy or trade or energy that's a lot different than having fishery or sports so all of that is in the hands of the european commission president so it's no surprise that everyone wants to have their say on just who that person is and there have to say we have to say that there is some disunity among european leaders about how the next candidate should be chosen manford baber top candidate of the european people's party had once again made clear that he sees himself as a legitimate do president of the commission let's have a listen. because he did a good basis for our talks over the next few days is the election result that people have given us a clear mandate and politicians should take the will of the people seriously so we got the

the european parliament the european commission the european court of auditors the european court of justice any piece brussels just ask book recs that the e.u. seems really complicated it's made up of 7 e.u. institutions and even more lower level bodies spread out over 4 countries with hundreds of buildings and for years travelling back and forth to make it even more confusing 2 of these institutions sound the same and that in the same building while having different functions the european council not to be confused with a conflict the e.u. which is also known colloquially as council of ministers confused yet tell me about it this complexity is one of the reasons why some experts say many europeans are indifferent about you politics one half of them didn't even vote in the last european elections but the e.u. and especially its laws are important it represents roughly half a 1000000000 people spread over 28 countries take that in for a 2nd dui doesn't just make a loss that affect these people from what they can buy at supermarkets to where they can live many of these lost also have

your lates popular views more than the european commission or the european court of justice it does so less well the national parliaments either do or could do therefore you're absolutely correct that's in our party program but i'd like to. cut the wings of base for european commission and the court of justice before we abolish the european parliament and why the party your protein case standing for these elections for the european parliament they should say ok we do not recognise that you usefulness or the them most of the european parliament so we're not standing there hello to your hair like there are only very like no that is i'm afraid there is no that's never called religion if i may just answer this question on a game as has me trying to make a point five hundred million citizens or one solidarity were understand that for the kind of transnational challenges we face we need europe there's no way they all of a nation state can actually well provide for regulation on the digital for instance or for instance on fighting off shores fighting back sevens we absolutely need to act e