i mean, europe and i repeat, europe is the largest owner and investor in africa and around the world. so we're just trying to use and you to a new instrument to gather all the resources that are already being invested by europe, european companies, and european governments, and try to bring in and a one umbrella with a common objective. and these objective is to be when, when we don't want these to be only something that serves european industries and interests or on european companies, we want also to cooperate with the local governments and local business. of course it fixed. it was quite interesting when you said there and said louise santos were aimed at bringing together an existing trade in existing projects. how much of this is going to be new money? the headline figure, of course, is $300000000000.00 euros of investments over the next 6 years or so. but how much of this is actually new? well we have new facilities now and most of what will be new will be money brought by actually the private sector and some of the financial institutions that will be in that will be also associ

the time is over, the capital is pouring into europe. europe is going to be the winner of the next 20 years. and with insurance, we have one of the biggest areas to disrupt and we believe that the disruption globally will come from europe. we have at the right point of time, we have the right talent, we have the right to skills, and we now have the capital to really make an impact globally. do you think britain's exit from the european union might change any of that forecast? absolutely not. so britain, of course, has made a decision and that slows down essentially the development in the u. k. we, for example off, have the difficulty off and not having the advantage of selling our insurance policies under a single european license. now also to britain, we will focus on further european countries in the u. u. first before going to britain. of course, britain is an interesting market for us as well, but it makes things a lot more difficult capital. it's pouring into the u less so to britain, the u. k. has kind of temporarily lost its crown as the biggest share trading hub. do you think

so europe is tied to russia, russia, 5 europe, basically before moscow. that's also not that bad because there's this. so the idea that russia should build bridges with europe try and push the americans out. do something that trump was wanted to do and establish time with germany primarily, but without the other european countries. that's kind of very close partnership. that's not very working out, but the commercial part of it. and then of course, the problem of ukraine, which right now finds itself in a position where moscow at the will, if it wishes to, can continue to supplied gas to europe with contract obligations, but not sending much or at all to ukraine. that's for sure. let's, let's talk a little bit more about ukraine's options here, michael. but if you crank continues to feel that europe in the united states are not looking out for them on this issue, does that risk join them closer to china's or bit as has been suggested by some? yeah, absolutely. i think the feeling in ukraine is i'd recently return from there is that it's been thrown under

just hundreds of meters away from europe. 70 are not going to take you. are going to wait. wait, wait, wait. dozens of people in the camp of left a home country to find medical treatment in europe. some are physically disabled like 5 year old mom was born without last. some struggles with mental issues. i didn't tell like terminated saying no. i don't care. i have to give the not the, in germany maybe in another country to deal with me to give him a health. why it's, i call a g, get better fragile people used by bell, russian leaders look at shanker and a cynical power play with europe. with songs. believe them, i saw the jimmy doesn't take them. what can we do? there's no way out. a good idea. not in the good images of the camp, a widely broadcast by, by lucian and russian stay tv, commenting that europe lapse down people in need a visit of the world health organization ames to counter this. i'm in touch with many, many countries. and many countries already to support, there's a lot of pressure on europe to take these 2002 migrants and asylum seekers. will this happen? wel

it's not just a problem for europe. the rest of the world could go without as rich countries corner the market in a similar way, vaccines this year alone, new york natural gas futures are up 106 percent to a high of 5 dollars 20 for 1000000000 british thermal units. its highest in more than 7 years. but the equivalent gas in europe and asian markets costs $25.00 for $1000000.00 british thermal units. storage sites a less than 72 percent for that's the lowest in a decade. or knock on effects. a huge cf industries holdings, one of the world's biggest fertilizer groups has been forced to close to plants in the u. k sparking fears of a looming shortage of ammonium nitrate that could hit food supplies and a shortage of carbon dioxide production could hit the meat to soft drinks industry . what gas is also used to power electricity generation. unsurprisingly, prices a soaring in that market to several energy suppliers have already collapsed in the u. k. governments across europe preparing to hand out money to households to co

in comparison with world powers, europe, defense spending has been far behind. although europe biggest and 2nd biggest economy, germany and france rank 7 and 8 our top 10 spenders. so 14 european countries this year proposed the rapid response for to help democratic foreign governments needing urgent help in 2007, the e. you said how baffled groups of 1500 personnel to respond to crises, but they've never actually been used. it also established a 7900000000 euro european defense fund to finance the next generation of war planes, tanks and ships. the money will only be available to your p and defense companies and washington has already raised competition concerns. however, there is a little known fund that has gone under the radar, the 5000000000 euro european piece facility. it will provide training and equipment, including for the 1st time weapons to non european military forces around the world of the prospect of europe, giving alms to dictators or on democratic forces, especially in the south hell in north west africa is raising concerns. frances, in the pro

and 36 of europe's 50 most polluted cities are in the country. but in the ones badly polluted city of crack of science is hitching a ride into the evening sky. every time this sight, seeing balloon goes up on both senses. st. apaloosa measurements down in 2019 city authorities band, the burning of fossil fuels within city limits and the effects have been immediate . we see yeah, great, changing the city, the quality of the air is say, growing cra, city out, or if the city is pushing to hurry, much pressure to it. oh, did you name me since the crack of the experience demonstrates the possibilities ahead for po, phase out cold. you slasher missions clean out the air at the same time. the getting there is a challenge. salisia the regional, the for a front light of that green energy transition. and as that transition gathers pace, of course, all forms of renewable energy needs to be ramped up from solar to winds. even the whole debate over nuclear power. and we're going to focus now on hydro power. and the problem with that is that as we build more d

for germany and for europe. well, it's interesting that every member of the upcoming new government announces that we need to radical changes when it comes to climate change. and they are all pushing for renewables that more needs to be done more than what the previous government has done. and given that we've seen the rising gas prices that could potentially be leveraged on the stand, that it's now high time. and we shouldn't discuss the nitty gritty is of how it is turned is when mail next to a building or all the reasons why it didn't meet the targets that have been defined before. so there are certainly a push coming from the current what was described as a perfect storm that we'll see more efforts and more investment in renewables and decreases the cio strategic dependency from russia. pulses. this is a crisis moment. everybody's looking for leverage. oh, it comes to ukrainian the seem to be pretty much excited about the potential. what might happens next, particularly because they are now going to be part

there's a lot of pressure on europe to take these 2000 to migrants and asylum seekers. will this happen? well, as i was mentioning, just know, the liquid part of a larger united nation is family going to meet with you and country team. each of them has it, man, thank you and your island. my mission as a reason that of w cool is helpful. all is really ensuring that health as a human rights in respect of health conditions are rapidly deteriorating. and increasingly people are asking to be returned home belushi and security personnel are escorting them through the back door. something we are not allowed to film more people return and here's the result of the crisis august rated by lucas shanker, thousands of deaths, and lucian, people told everything to go on this hopeless journey phase and promises you has shown it's an immigration face, and lucas shank i was it a manager before the euro, the open is border for many, it will be back to where they started. after spending weeks been pushed back and forth between one country to try to send them across the border and the othe

. europe easily receiving them very small share of, of this refugee. so that's may be a 1st point as for whether we can find a political solution to the situation. i mean i, i think this is yet to be seen the issue of migration and asleep as become so sensitive. and since $21516.00, i would say the situation is getting worse after every crisis of perceived crisis of bike. that really, there is this perception, but we can not manage your rivals. and this is making really difficult to find a solution at you level for, you know, a common armnaya manage solution to and hosting this people. i mean, we've had that old discussion on silicon already and, and we're seeing like every time there is this list deadlocks, and between between you and the states. and so either i'm not sure if they, there's a solution in sites. i. susie's problem, what is your, is like at operational levels. this is where things can change to see where, you know, independent human right monitoring mechanism can be set up. and also this is where, you know, i, sl, emergency can be more a

wow. alarm bells ringing across europe. once again, it's the epicenter of the croon of ours pandemic. even before winter, fully takes hold. in germany's oldest christmas market interests and traders wonder if the virus was once again steal the festive season and their profits this momentous moment. i think the problem is that the trade is feel a bit abandoned. we didn't know what's going to happen. are we going to open up the rules going to be changed? and yes, on sleepless nights we think about the goods that are ordered. no one gives any information about what is going to happen. and when germany's fault, waive is raging presenting and only emergency for the parties that form the next governing coalition. the outgoing chancellor. should this star wanting to give me the panoramic situation in germany as dramatic. i can't say in any other way than the 4th waivers hitting our country with full force. default wave has tightened its grip on neighboring belgium. in response, the government is extending the use of face mass and

we are seeing the economy slowing down in europe in the us. i think the 2nd half of the year definitely is gonna be more, more volatile. and i think the investor should be prepared for perhaps a correction in the markets or us, the likely lower you and with china's regulatory crack down on companies. do you think that's going to send money towards western stocks? you would hope so. so chinese government is taking very aggressive steps towards regulating different industries, whatever is from anti corruption to data privacy. perfect perspective, the timing is very interesting because it seems to coincide with the 100th anniversary of the ccp. what i think the chinese government is willing to take short term bay pain for the long term game. but the investors really need to be mindful of this increased regulatory risk. rodder, i should say, the regulatory res, casting brought to the foregrounds, and it just has to be factored in. but i think in general, china as well as emerging asia has become mullis investable. now with the u. s. infrastructure

and the threat was that they would cleave europe in the united states and allow food to defeat europe in detail, which is, you know, kind of what he's doing. so the problem is, you know, the military capacity, you know, nato cannot muster 100 battalions to match the 100 times that boots mass on ukraine . so i don't think the west is looking at carrying this military. and as i said earlier, you know, we're going to reconstitute something like pershing, that's going to take 15 years. you know, we shut down those assembly lines. so there's a really imbalance. you're on the military side in the paper of russia, and i think that leads the west to look towards the political and economic solutions. thank you. are already inclined to unfortunately we're running out of time and let's hope that diplomacy will finally prevail. pavel 2nd, holla, austin bennett, and david ross, i really appreciate you and i thank you and thank you for watching. you can see the program again any time by visiting our website and other com for further discussion because our facebook page that's facebook dot com forwa

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a very tipped in favor of europe at the moment . and, and whereas maybe 20 years ago we were thinking of africa, allison teacher, football, we are now just literally seeing a weakening of comparable in the south american position. and i think we saw that very clearly reflected on, on the page and in 2018 in the sense that it became quite quickly instead of a world cup of kind of glorified iraq with, with really mostly european countries and competition from of early, early point earlier than, than other world cups. what will everyone negotiate? will this will come maybe just become, instead of a, by a meal world carpet kind of into continental super legal, something will the champions of africa get to play the champions. and you know, there's many permutations possible and there are a undoubtedly going to, to come reflected i think what we're really saying. and the comparison with suitable, although it's crass is possibly very apt, is a huge move by faith to finally kind of cling is a met north american market and, and be the sport

and it is about europe itself. so i think we need to be very mindful also of the interest of our allies in the region here in europe. i've given you say that what are the implications of this open august packed when it comes to europe's own security future? that is what we are going to have to look at over the next 18 months. how exactly the going to shape up? how much of a compliment is possible? how much bye, and it's possible going to be supported in general, a stable and secure in the pacific region is in europe interest. so how can you support these methods? how can technology cooperation be supported? how can cooperation between part that's in the region and that includes japan, australia, india, even foster, even more. this is in europe interest in general. so also the quad meeting, looking onto it. this is something that is not against europe in any sort of fashion, but stabilizing the region and pushing back against funding. that is something that is very much to europe and interest. it is clear that the u

by the time they finished with europe, the americans take you 19 points to your 9. that's the biggest victory ever seen a guy to come. make him a captain, steve stricken brown. you know, i never want to major, but this is my major right here. and then the moment every go sign had waited for a long running feud between american teammate brooks. kept bryce in december, ended with a hug to. 6 2 sit in full, packed with individual personalities. nothing brings gulf as together, like right, a cup. joint raska al jazeera after 3 games of the new premier league season, also with the bottom of the table and talking with top but full change now with also moving above the london rivals of convincing darby when emily slipped road. pier, unethical boma young and buck seka who finding the back of the me to finish 31 to us. no one else in south africa have won the 2021. will greg be 7 series off to taking victory at the season ending edmondson 2 of them. on sunday, but let's book says they all nicknamed. defeated the britain. 24. 12 in the pharmacy. wrap up the see reason style.

and this divisions in europe, dividing lines is also making europe as a continent less and less relevant. now, if nato would go back to its original mission to be a status coal power and it's military interventionism and this expansion is mixed with again, the source of stability in europe. however, this is kind of what they're trying to negotiate now between moscow in washington. but that's very different from saying that natal dismantles, theresa nano is if they don't like, why just if nato were the, the only problem. why did president put in choose to invade the crimea after ukraine signed the corporation deal with the european union? was not natal? that was the problem. in that case, there was a deal with the european union's well, it's too large extent because of the hello tactics. if it can see what's coming down the road, i mean the natal started with expanding to a couple of countries now it just keeps expanding. and obviously the u. s. s. s. s state that it's intention of dragging your grant into nato even when only a small minority wanted to be part of nato. and furthermore, th

is on his 1st trip to europe. thank china is called nature. lead is to stop exaggerating what it calls the china threat to theory and day after launch. lead is declared beijing presents a security risk. follow till may, what? shower. so it exposes the bad intentions of the u. s. and a few others. todd officially created confrontation and in strange men and expand difference and disagreement. we reject that gen. gone are the days of a single country or one group of countries dictating that as of the world when they to no one should confuse raw with wrong, to shift the blame to us his ill and very ill. in date, the g 7 had better take his false come up with a prescription. a day after the nato summit and bowers after china's pushback taiwan has reported the largest incursion of chinese military jets in its space. the government says $28.00 chinese plains, including fighters and euclid, capable bombers flew into his territory. on monday, nato leaders had stressed on the importance of peace and stability across the ta

we need more geopolitical thinking in europe. i looked at the se in address of the head of the european commission, which said that she would make it a european geopolitical commission. and it's not. i mean, she mentioned joe politics once, and that was in regard to coven. so i think there's a real lack of looking at the bigger picture and you geo politics. and the more that russia and china coordinate and work together, the more europeans really have to see that russia and china are in the same basket . and i think that with the next nato strategy, we're going to really see that just oldenburg has been hinting very loudly that this is what's going to be in it. and after the, when president biden was in brussels and they had signed the news, nato communicate and became quite clear that china, which was only mentioned once before, appeared many, many times are documents a link which has given many people an indication that this could perhaps be dominance of the agenda of the doctrine of nato, for the, for, for the years to come ba

this week, the multi 1000000000 dollar europe in p fun. europe says it's the fine terrorism in africa, countered china and russia activist save, provide arms and training to dictate when central buying finance government spending. all they still independent. tell you how much central banks that they own and where to blame for the climate emergency stream weather events will continue to worse than costing billions and the place in millions the your opinion. as long used its economic palaces spread influence around the world efforts to create a european defense full of launch the been a failure. brussels has traditionally relied on nato for minute reaction, but the united states has been increasing pressure on the european union to do more for its own security. in comparison with world powers, europe's defense spending has been far behind. although europe biggest and 2nd biggest economy, germany and france rank 7 and 8 out of the top 10 spenders. so 14 european countries this year proposed a rapid response force to help democratic foreign governments needing urgent help in 2007 the you

this panel mentions that europe. europe is a largest donor, i forgot, which is actually true. i think the thing though, is that, you know, this is why the, the issue of african brightest white important because for a long time, some african leaders and scholars have been saying that were african needs not just donor funding is not just development assistance. that is good and that is needed, particularly in parts of the continent that i owe him serious, severe crisis. what african countries need is actually meaningful economic engagement. so it is a welcome initiative, the european gateway. and if we can try to make that development assistance that provides even better respond to these priorities around jobs creation around the provision of infrastructure. and then i think that is really, really going to work. and then the final thing out mention of this point is that you know, this, this issue of trying to crowd in private investments with a private sector. i think, i think a lot of work will have to go into that. because traditionally we find is that the private sector, part

so he is using this as a tool to get back at europe. now europe believes that this is a manufactured crisis, and the prime minister here has gone further to say that is when masterminded in russia. russia is a backer of bella. ruth, not the are talk of sanctions. now, the russian flag carrier of thought has come out to say that they have not been involved in. are you bringing people from the middle east in africa? she better. ruth, but the situation is tense between these countries in the why do geopolitical politics of it is that you have your opinion on one side, you have the polish right when government that doesn't want any people coming to their country, think up to their audience, but you also have bella ruth and russia on the other because they were accused by the roosters accused of a violating human rights. that the government there is saying to the european union and poland while you are denying the human rights of these vulnerable people. and all, while this is going on, you still have those people stuck at the border. ok, i

or europe . and you did, and i think we're going to see more of that happening. we're going to see france and the next leader of germany leading that kind of autonomous independent position of the united states. and with the u. k. briggs, the thing where the u. k. out of the iraq, we're going to see less opposition to that. so yes, i think while for us was the odd man out for many, many years, i think now france fees are told me in europe in the sense of calling for european autonomy from the united states. i'm, i'm leaving for moments mom for shara that be just from london on the un general assembly in new york sedans governing as so sovereign council says it's foiled a cure attempt. it says 21 offices and a number of soldiers have been arrested and have been questioned. they tried to take control of several government institutions, including the state t, v, and radio units. and now said to be guarding those facilities, as well as the general command of the forces, which had courses and those of

just let us in europe are low. we're venue in these period of the year high of the new winter season and did a lot of concern for the traders because people now expect a potential gas crunch in the winter should be. but, you know, you're also arguing that the way in which the european gas market is structured is, is also a fault weinstat. well, over the last years, the european gas market at become more modern, let's say it moved from a traditional structure of oil indexation in gas contract to a spot market, 80 percent of the european got. so they traded on up is a spot market disease. of course, giving great flexibility to the market is a good thing. but in this particular condition, if for the pressure on the situation, because europe is not the longer the work, asia demanding a lot of n and g, and the economic recovery is also happening in asia. and therefore, europe as to pay more and more for the gas it was to get. and the 2nd suppliers, like russia, for example, talk about their willingness of favoring a mar

we've moved almost from people trying to get in to europe over dingus. no, they're trying to get through for us in the middle of winter. we know climate change is going to be an ongoing battle, and we know europe clearly does not want to take in any refugees at this point. how do you see this situation unfolding in the years to come to are you optimistic or tall that people will have a change of heart in europe about welcoming and asylum seekers? well, be sure is not that black and white. there are still people and there are many people who wish to pass. i met those people in your last 4 days. i mentioned amazing, you know, local population, young human rights defend their fire brigade, dr. but what the problem here is more to do with political decisions and policies and lack of a clear view on how to also more legal routes to the people in need and people on more. so i think, you know, when, when it comes to put, trying hold there, there will be change. but it comes to possibilities to apply for a dial tone. and also for people to, to see, shall come to

where, where there's discussions both in north america and europe of a 3rd job. people here are not being, are not getting vaccinated, not because they don't want to, but simply because they don't have access to those covert vaccines. despite the fact that early on in jo biden's presidency he had. and she had promised that millions of doses of those vaccines would be delivered to africa that has not happened in as antony blanket explained that early on in his visit in a buddha, he seeking to back african solutions to african problems. and that's why this visit to the french best. so institute a significant will be the 1st time that allowed, based in west africa, will not only produce vaccines against covey, but also export it to neighboring countries. and while there are, depending on which countries you're, you're thinking of, there are a rise of cases in south africa. earlier on in the year in tunisia, the, the coven cases brought the health system to, to the brink of collapse. well, here in senegal, it in certain west african countries, we've seen a slow down

, from europe rather, to libya, engineers here and so says that leaders of north and south korea have agreed to restore communication channels and improve relations. the agreement follows the exchange of several letters between south korean president in j. n and the north korean nita came john and cleans office of communication channels between the 2 curious were tested on tuesday. now robert bride joins us live from sol. rob, is this a significant development sounds like it is? or is it a confidence building measures? it does come as a bit of a surprise. north korea has in the past disconnected and then reconnected this hotline as a way of showing its displeasure. but this reconnection does come after what's been a year with relations pretty much at a standstill. and at times, even slipping back into some of the old acro, many of the past the hotline was disconnected way back last june. at the time when relation soured. and when we also saw the north koreans destroying with explosives, the liaison office that had been set up to try to improve relations. it does come with a significan

, but in some way as well in the eastern europe. as you mentioned, for china having any kind of of allies or partners in eastern or western europe, it's very useful. this is one of the reasons why it had established the 17 plus one mechanism, which was a kind of cooperation mechanism between china and eastern european countries. and now lithuania has even said that it will be, it has withdrawn from that mechanism. so that is certainly a, some kind of a blow for china. but indeed, in the last couple of years, things have not been very not gone very well in large part due to the perceptions of a sort of foreign policy on the part of china. perceptions are not very widespread in europe, and that has led a lot of countries to, you know, to focus more on pushing back again, china in this region in the, in the pacific. think your insight and certainly a story that will develop, i'm sure as time goes on. but while hardy said, thanks for joining us from take you. thank you. thank you. now so toes and the video has emerged are foolish way, w

didn't make a good preparation for to to ensure that everyone will be back from the capitals across europe. are watching austria closely as they consider their own restrictions here. the daily number of death calls by the corona virus has tripled in recent weeks. this locked down is a last resort. andrew simmons al jazeera vienna. the hospitals in germany are running out of intensive care unit beds, chance the anglo medical says the con restrictions didn't go far enough. the health ministers urging more citizens to get vaccinated if you had them entered these. it's been tough probably by the end of this winter, pretty much everyone in germany at some time being fed so much cynically, will have been vaccinated, recovered or died. or it's true with a highly contagious delta variance. this is very, very like the stick. now, china has been 10 days, 0 tolerance branch to the pandemic since last year, defending and severe and sudden locked downs. but experts are warning. the approach is unsustainable. economic growth is slowing and several banks have cut that growth forecast. the next year betwe

and we also need to get a little bit west in europe century, less western europe century because when you go to, you know, athlete time, other places where people need mobility, they may not have the money to invest in all that an electric vehicle infrastructure. so we need to make sure we keep the we still and like we find and power whilst we move on that fast speed towards energy transition address. let's just move the debate on quick and talk about emissions. i mean, what impact you think the energy crisis then we'll have on you emission commitments . i mean, if renewables on foss enough on cold and gas as you say, a plug in the gap, how is that like it? and to play out next month, clock $26.00 in glasgow. well 1st of all, i say, you know, the current crunch said we're talking about is, i mean, it is not great and it's difficult and it will affect the most vulnerable people across europe and elsewhere. but i would still say it's temporary, it is something that will go away after you know, a couple of months when, when the markets will change again. well, when we're going to have a

december on a jesse europe. they just said and it's time for a different approach. one that is going to challenge the way you think from international politics, to the global pandemic, and everything in between. upfront with me, mark lamb on hill, on out 0, african stories of resilience and perry, i get younger being a tradition and dedication to live without a little more global buffet of clinical you are not short documentary by african filmmakers on the white 9. and the book make it africa direct on al jazeera. oh, you want to help save the world oh, sneeze into your elbow. ah, for, ah, the u. k announces it will put 6 african countries on a travel read list. a scientists investigate a very into the that may be more transmissible and resistant to vaccines. ah, hello barbara sarah. this is al jazeera alive from london, also coming up demonstrators pay tribute to the dozens killed in sedans, protests while the deputy head of the sovereign council pell's al jazeera, the prime minister was agreeable to the military takeover.

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this is very, very like the breeze breaking news coming out of europe. now these 45 people, including children, have been killed after a bus caught fire in western bulgaria. the bus had been traveling from turkey to north macedonia. the accident happened about 40 kilometers south of the bulgarian capital. sophia 7 passengers have been taken to hospital with burns, bringing more on that as we get it. now china has maintained a 0 tolerance approach to the pandemic since last year, defending its severe and southern locked downs. but experts are warning. the approach is unsustainable. economic growth is flooding and several banks have cut their growth forecast for next year. katrina, you has moved from beijing. chinese authorities appear to have the country's latest corona, virus outbreak under control. daily reported cases have dropped to single digits after the delta variance spread to at least $1300.00 people since mid october. but reducing infections has come at a cost, severe locked downs and trouble restrictions are weighing on the country's economic g

there's a lot of pressure on europe to take these 2000 to migrant and asylum seekers. will this happen? well, as i was mentioning, just know w to was part of a larger united nation is family. we're going to meet with you and country team. each of them has it mandate you and h, u i o m. my mission is the reason that of the ritual is hell for all is really ensuring that health as a human right, is respected at health conditions are rapidly deteriorating and increasingly people are asking to be returned home by the russian security personnel are escorting them through the back door, something we are not allowed to film with more people returning, hey, here's result of the crisis of this rated by look at shanker, thousands of data lucian, people have sold everything to go in this hopeless journey based on false promises . b, e u has shown if and immigration phase lucas shanker, we didn't manage to force europe to open its border for many, it will be back to where they started. after spending weeks been pushed back and forth between one country to try to send them across th

and they might actually be a mistake for europe simply because the fact that europe is the world's largest export in actually one of the biggest market. and they conduct itself in a way that other countries could very well say that the definition of economic corps and actually applies to europe if you would define it too clearly. so some kind of strategic ambiguity is actually necessary. i guess the, the difference between the you and other countries is that of course, the you is a union of 27 countries. and often they need unanimity for any kind of measure. how would that work in this case, and would it be applicable? this is actually a very good observation because in the end you has a toolbox of various economic sanctions, financial sanctions, etc. and these sanctions, i actually agree unanimously on the pillar of foreign policy. however, on the trade qualified majority voting applies, which means that even if a foreign power, like china, the united states would play divide and conquer amongst the 22nd member state. you could always find the majority in order to retaliate against these

in europe and indeed in the u. k. either scotland, northern ireland and wales have their own systems for cove, it passes. and in scotland for example, there's a new rule now which benz anything more than 3 separate households being in the same place at socializing at so, birth johnson has a big problem because he has to actually work out how he can ratchet up any measures. he has, as the, as the army, kron tension rises with record numbers of infections. and andrew, it's not just the u. k. slater coin for strict measures, as you mention what's happening across europe. well, the, the latest is meeting a z, e. u. parliament's remembers, in strasburg, are actually deciding on the new measures they're calling for a more stringent measures, right across the continent. there are examples of all over in european capitals of new measures being introduced. they're looking at each other in europe to see how people are dealing with things and how, how strong people should go in trying to actually bring the omicron arises that, t

europe not to intervene and do any kind of where ups that could happen in eastern europe. cornelia, you have winter and you have energy crisis. how are we to blame? is it the post pandemic recovery? is it russia or is it weather related events, particularly last winter? it is the perfect storm you had last winter. you had such a cold winter that starch was on plenty shed, and i have some sympathy for gas brom again for 1st filling their own storage because they had a cold winter too. so dare, storage shoe, it was, was deplete that to, for 1st you know, you 1st look after your own people and then then you go further. so, so that's one thing. then we have obviously the competition as was mentioned between them, asia and europe for l. n. g, big because china is importing more and more l n g this year, china will become the largest import, the globally of l. n. she, it will, it will supercede japan in that position. and so, so we have another see, we have some geopolitical tensions, but bed bed mainly it's the perfect storm of supply and demand. and when he comes to price, yes, obviousl