Other countries because when these believe me i welcome the initiative to strengthen the unify in the fence i believe it will be good for to opinion for europe on for nato illegal migration but we have to solve this problem bringing this on have it be put the euro promising them the the future which will not hurt them. Also coming up putin faces the media the russian president s one man show you here is views on trump ukraine and his political opponents. The government has never been and still isnt afraid of anyone. Or we begin the day as the next chapter in a tell of two unions is about to be written tonight leaders of the European Union are meeting in brussels for their final summit of the year all those leaders include theresa may Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and there we have two unions the european and the british and their divorce britains exit from the e. U. Known as brecks it will be the headline of this summit the e. U. Is expected to give the green light for talks to move forward to that very critical area of trade also on the agenda this progress and a common e. U. Defense pact and the lack of progress in dealing with migration unity and the lack thereof ahead of this summit heres how European Council president obama put it today the divide. And some of the geographical simplification. Between. When it comes to migration. Between the east and with. These divisions on the emotions. We each make it through to find even the calm on the language and russian arguments for this debate and this is why we should. Even more intensively and more effectively than before. Emotions and using common sense are Brussels Bureau chief max hoffman is covering the summit for words tonight you can even do you max so when we look at everything that the e. U. Is dealing with right now what would you say how would you describe the state of the European Union tonight how much unity is there. Tonight we had a happy moment and quite some unity to tell you the truth brant more than we usually see because the leaders celebrated the start of tesco the permanent structure of cooperation in defense matters maybe youve been leading to a real Defense Union thats something that federica more to really the chief diplomat of the European Union didnt think possible only three years ago thats what she told us but now it has become reality and some of them dream of a European Army so there is unity there there is progress there and its also you know its been propelled by the realisation that the u. S. Might not be a reliable partner not even a military partner in the future and then there was also unity apparently on the topic of sanctions against russia because of ukraine and heads of State Government agreed to extend those sanctions another six months until july two thousand and eighteen so there is some unity but as you know in other matters like migration there is not yet i mean migration really is the issue that is causing a major fault line in europe isnt it. You know and its been like that for years its sort of been under the carpet you know hasnt been talked about that much in the last months you could say because also of braggs it because brags it all matters brags that the the other twenty seven you Member States had a surprising show of unity so you could be fooled into thinking that this was a new reality for all topics but it is not as we clearly saw today the vision that sees the Eastern European states still very much opposed to migration quota or refugee quota meaning that you have something where the refugees would be automatically distributed among that you Member States countries like germany like italy like greece are very much in favor of that and dont notice the Council President put some fuel in the flames by saying that this migration quota was ineffective and highly divisive. It seems like that you commission and the germans all that gave him well some flak for that they were not informed about that by the Council President and they didnt like it and last but certainly not least weve got brags that the the first chapter is about to be closed the next about to begin isnt it. Seems like a no brainer that the leaders will decide on friday to go ahead with phase two of the negotiation something that the brits wanted for a long time face to would be talking about a future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union that will be mainly about trade so thats not contentious it will most likely happen something thats recent may really want it but the trouble starts then because then National Interests within the European Union will come into play when it comes to trade every country once a Little Something different from the United Kingdom for example the germans manufacturing the spain will have to deal with gibraltar so then they really have to show that theyre united on that front and some sources were talking to him brussels think that might be hard yeah two thousand and eighteen will certainly not be easier than two thousand and seventeen in terms of brics it myself another story for us tonight at that e. U. Summit in brussels max thank you very much. Hers is not a role to envy the british Prime Minister to resign major she is at the e. U. Summit to talk about leaving the e. U. Knowing that her authority to do anything more than talk about it has been severely curtailed by our own parliaments. Charlotte shells until has more on a week that has not turned out the way may had hoped. Sufficient progress sufficient progress sufficient progress for months hearing those words have been top of negotiators christmas lists the e. U. Have refused to one last phase to have talks until they had been sufficient progress in phase one then after a last minute scramble and a dash in the dead of night by to reason made to brussels finally a break three negotiators have reached a deal on three key issues Citizens Rights the deal weve struck will guarantee the rights of more than three million e. U. Citizens living in the u. K. Of a million u. K. Citizens living in the e. U. On how much money the u. K. Owes the e. U. After some tough conversations weve now agreed a settlement that is fair to the british taxpayer some forty billion years. And all of this instantly veiled threats from each member islands the European Union is a family and families stick together theres a guarantee there will be no hard border dividing island and the u. K. s northern island. Last weeks deal was like christmas come early for the british Prime Minister now with the e. U. Heads of state expected to formally approve the deal here on friday this summit was meant to be another chance for celebration instead they were seeing something quite different this week because dont blow after blow for project breaks it really dampening the festive spirit. Londons brags that minister david davis was the first to burst the bubble he caused on parole in brussels after indicating the u. K. Could legally back out of everything promised in phase one this was a statement of intent more than anything else it was much more so that it was a legally enforceable in all opinion that is really undermining. The trust that is necessary in such negotiations the ghost of brics it future is also hanging over this summit phase one was tough enough but phase two is expected to be even tougher with the u. K. s future relationship with the e. U. Still to be hammered out let us remember that the most difficult challenge still ahead. We all know that breaking up. But breaking up that. Much. And to make things was to reason may have been forced to give Parliament Invasion any final deal potentially derailing a future agreement all in all the prospects of whats ahead is doing very Little Christmas cheer of course nothing is agreed until everything is. Thats right and it course begs the question will santa claus become too teresa they tell and break that dont answer that yeah break down this break that break up john worth joining me here at the big table he is a leading briggs analyst and blogger at a self described e. U. Citizen with a u. K. Passport its good to have you back on the day the one about to resume a you know i dont i dont know if hes going to go all the presents from santa claus but if shes still in control of bricks the question is she ever really fully been in control breaks it and shes essentially been kind of trying to deny the house of commons a say over her break that will proceed and ultimately she lost that battle this week when the house of commons reasserted itself and said hang on a minute to reason why you cant just go ahead with this in your way alone were going to control you to a certain extent i think some of the reaction is a slightly overdone it was always going to be a rocky ride to this was never going to be a celebration this summit in brussels and so its made to reason makes life a little bit more difficult but i think what paul meant to this week was ultimately a good thing you think was a good thing i mean weve had people say its parliamentary democracy at work weve also had people say that it is a Prime Minister who has been humiliated and put in her place well to a certain extent but the thing is that she knew this was going to be coming this sort of pressure this rebellion has been mounting been mounting for months in palm and shes already put off these votes won so theyre meant to take place already back you know and of all terrible you can use it this is her own fault the one thing so she doesnt she ultimately has to. To keep a Fractious Party together which is not a very easy thing to do because ultimately if she keeps the bricks radicals happy the moderate ones are unhappy and it is and she in the end is as annoyed them older ones as ok but what about what about the sanity of the British Parliament i mean with this vote last night basically what theyre saying is she can go over to brussels if she can make a deal and come back and they can say no we veto i mean you can they literally do that that they could they could shatter every deal thats made but ultimately thats not how its going to play out theoretically about what could happen but ultimately what its going to mean is at each stage of the negotiations moving forward that theresa may is going to have to come back is going to have to talk to palm and to make the public and get permission exactly what throughout this whole process and then a ultimately mean that the u. K. Might have a bright sit which is actually has a bit while you just support in palm and Party Supports which is something thats needed to reason i mean the remainder is in parliament are getting a little bit more where there are least they seem to be emboldened in i would say based on what weve seen this week that the e. U. Use leverage too has increased in these talks how do you see it to a certain extent but bear in mind i dont get carried away here those that were in favor of remain strongly all openly advocating that britain should somehow stay in the European Union the recent you know arguing stead for a softer breaks it essentially saying look this this kind of running to get down to the European Union as fast as possible thats reason has been during hold on a moment we need to make sure this is done in a way which is economically damaging as possible just take a little bit more cap government so i think that those who have said this is going to step towards britain staying in the European Union i think are exaggerating ok i want us to take a look at something you read tweeted earlier today caught my eye and what were looking at what were going to look at here is the new spacious irish salon at the e. U. Summit there that there you can. See it right there with the british packing their bags the irish are running the european show now is what you tweeted i mean it does of course you know a little tongue in cheek humor there but it does appear that ireland is going to be one of the biggest beneficiaries of brics it is this split the politics of the economics of that it breaks it varies by oddly all and this is impacting economically more than the u. K. Is perhaps of population so island is in a dangerous Economic Situation conscious that they are in a dangerous Economic Situation they played it politically extremely well. The irish Prime Minister has got the whole of the rest of the European Union behind him today and his brakes hes played that extremely professionally and so the European Union stands politically united behind and so thats been very very well done by a hard call to make sure that his position has. Been politically defended the danger is still there however that if somehow some things do whats go wrong in the breaks and oceans island is still extremely economically so its a delicate balance of politics and economics that they are playing but in terms of the way they negotiate that well prepared theyre strong they know what they want john worth as always we appreciate you coming in and giving us your insights well be talking again soon im sure. You. Well what do you as President Trump and russian president putin have in common when they do that very rare thing which is called giving a press conference where they are immediately bombarded with questions about each other today putin held his annual press conference and reminded reporters first that it was not a forum for discussion he then took questions on accusations of manipulating the u. S. Election his ties to donald trump but when he was asked about suppressing political opposition at home he suggested that any opposition would be a trojan horse bringing in get this now a coup detat. The russian president and his show begins at its marathon News Conference in front of over a thousand local and foreign reporters flooding we have put in touched on topics ranging from north korea to the olympics and as many expected on allegations of russias intervention in Donald Trumps president ial campaign put in rejected to claim what she said was fabricated by opponents in this regard for the political process. Its all invented by those opposed to trump to make. It seem strange to me that the people who are doing this dont seem to realize that they are damaging the International Political climate in the country. One of the most dramatic moments during the exchange president ial hopeful senator asking putin about next years election that t. V. Personality is challenging the sixty five year old whos standing for a fourth term. And responds to her question about opposition suppression putin stressed his role instead of allies in russia he reminded listen this that he put an end to the turbulence following the breakup of the soviet union. We do want to bring it on but i am sure that the prevailing majority of russian citizens do not want that and would not allow that to happen. Yet they were looking. In moscow there are mixed opinions on whether its good for putin to remain in power. President as fine by me i think hes doing very well and we dont need any opposition. The current government doesnt let those capable of opposition won in the elections i dont understand why hes doing this there should always be competition competition drives progress the current government needs to let the opposition participate in the elections. Putin has been in palace since one thousand nine hundred nine s. Either president or Prime Minister if he wins the next election it will extend his tenure by six more years. All right we want to poland now yuri richard so our Moscow Bureau chief is on the story for us tonight good evening to urys or why is it president putin open to a more vocal opposition i mean does he feel that they could pose a real challenge to him i think so brand. Doesnt feel to hold the position of course he is very popular across the country and he also doesnt view this socalled systemic opposition but he fear as a one the real a position politician that his name is alex a novelli this man cant win the election as hes very controversial for Many Russians but he can damage putins image as the countrys guarantor of stability stability not only fights corruption in this country corruption of the Russian Elites he also can mobilize young people to the streets protests in the valley is popular in the internet he gains more and more young fellow as the while the kremlin is rapidly losing touch with the Younger Generation to whom belongs russias future actually. In. Saying that trumps domestic opponents in the u. S. That they are undermining the u. S. Political system but isnt that what the alleged russian meddling in the twenty sixteen election set out to achieve in the first place. Well this is actually the populist strategy of the creative stuff within the kremlin brand it means simply turns the tables we are facing this strategy with all topics whether the alledged russian interference in the us election all persecution of minorities whether muslim freedom of expression or other issues will even to build a fake news and disinformation all the accusations that the west makes to the russians that actions simply return following the slogan you do the same if not worse as for the alledged meddling no matter if thats right not to moscows goal may have been to make americans think how powerful and influential the kremlin is no matter if thats right on the lot and briefly before we run into armor putin also spoke about russia being penalized ahead of the Winter Olympics because of der big or did he have to say well he has said surprisingly that some russian athletes would have a job but athletes abroad do as well and to may nevertheless compete in the olympics so they have. The best balance russias athletes from the olympics just a damaged russia even more from putins point of view accusations on the russias doping system were and meddling in russias domestic policy particularly now ahead of the president ial election next again in march our Moscow Bureau chief yuri rasha there on the story for us tonight yuri thank you very much. Well the internet as we know it is dead that is what critics in the u. S. And around the world are saying after a vote today to end Net Neutrality rules established under president obama those rules have guaranteed equal access to the internet and prevented companies from blocking or prioritizing online traffic to create the feared fast and slow lanes online one of the fathers of the internet Tim Berners Lee and apple cofounder Steve Wozniak or among people who wrote to Congress Asking that the vote be postponed today it didnt happen i dissent from this spirally spun legally lightweight consumer harming corporate enabling destroying Internet Freedom order it is not the job of the government to be in the business of picking winners and losers in the internet economy we should have a level Playing Field and let consumers decide who prevails with that we will call the Vote Commission or cliburn i dissent sure rightly i commissioner card i can assure reason were still i dissent the chair votes i the item is adopted with israel privileges. And there you had the f. C. C. And a three to two vote justify the change saying that it will improve competition and excessive regulation the vote by the way was along party lines three republicans two democrats joining me here now at the big table is beer and burning he is an expert in Digital Infrastructure he is with the noya for on foundation here in berlin its good to have you on the show so what does this mean then for the consumer lets start for in the United States for the consumer who benefits by overturning Net Neutrality well in general you could say that the Big Companies they profit the most from this decision and for the consumer we expect that we can expect that they first of all will have less choice because. To be kompany. They will have more market concentration and this is in the end bad for the cost and i noticed a full face less and how is this going to work for people who are putting content online live stream for example here d w news a lot of people in north america in the United States watching us via live stream will it become more expensive to watch us if we are on the fast lane of live stream while in the end. Might for example be one of the companies that wants to bring the content to the customers and now for example the telecommunication provider can say yeah obviously you can you can get access to the to the customers but you might have to pay a little extra if you want to have good access and so dont develop would have to pay more to the Telecom Providers what about the customer though are they going to have to pay more to have access to the fast lane yes because now and as theyre in the market theres more concentration and less companies they can also charge more money ok so weve got people making profits on both ends exactly georgia velo and the consumer. Corps getting hit with the costs what about here in europe i know that for the past year Net Neutrality guidelines have been forced and theyve been studies and the results are we dont want to do what was just done in the us right. Yes and in general we can say that the european that mentality rules are firm and strong though theyre little bit different from the u. S. But in general there are strong voices that support Net Neutrality as for example European Commission as well as for example the european regulator the barrick and so they are pretty strong wisest at that believe that mentality is positive i mean it is positive because in the United States when you weve had a world of Net Neutrality since the beginning of the internet and thats where all of these Big Companies have sprung up google yahoo facebook every everything has been possible they are does europe now have an advantage by having Net Neutrality in this is a huge market over the United States i mean what we see you know start ups being able to come here and have a greater chance of surviving well at least they might have easier access to european customers. This is what we will see now in the future as as now we have the the slow to say the great chance to see what actually has to choose because on the one hand we have the u. S. Market that is that this challenging that mentality of and now we have europe that might continue and have a strong that weve had two rules and in europe we might see that this actually good for innovation good for innovation and weve got about twenty seconds if this decision by the f. C. C. In the u. S. Were to be overturned and Net Neutrality would be reinstated would the internet as weve known it would we be able to recreate it or is it lost forever well id say the internet is in Constant Development as has a very good answer right there beer and running with the noir font or tone foundation here in berlin thank you very much ink you. Well the day is nearly done the conversation continues online is still no fast lane or slow lane go find us on twitter either at the news or write to me gov t. V. 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