Its good to have you with us tonight we know it will be a slightly longer divorce britain and the European Union have laid out plans for a two year transition period following the dealing kluges concessions from the u. K. Which will allow it to stay in the Single MarketCustoms Union until the end of twenty twenty four business is an ordinary citizens this is good news for the future of rex it itself the uncertainty remains. A rare sight the two chief negotiators were full of mutual compliments and even smiles while it might be too early to call their progress a breakthrough this deal will prevent a socalled hard greggs it and allow for a transition period until the end of twenty twenty thanks to concessions from the british. During this transition period britain will no longer participate in each Decision Making because it will no longer be a member of the e. U. As of march thirtieth twenty nineteen but it will continue to benefit from all of the advantages of the Single Market and the Customs Union. And it will abide by all e. U. Rules. Unions and industrialists throughout europe had been sounding warnings about the impact of a hard greggs it mondays deal provides for a twenty one month transition period when duty is an export barriers will not be applied after britain leaves the e. U. Next year businesses need not delay vesper decisions all rushed through contingency plans based on guesses about the future. Time is now less of a stress factor but important issues remain unresolved such as the border between ireland and e. U. Member and Northern Ireland which belongs to the u. K. Are you want to go now to our correspondent barbara these oshie is following the story for us tonight from london good evening to you barbara so weve got the d. M. K. Getting this transition period that it wanted. Is that a reason for the brits it hears to celebrate. The prince of tears dont celebrate down honestly client one and leave the brits here you can see that it was nit picking to criticize now and deal for extra time for britain was present negotiations only natural for us came out and centuries im a should step down over it because this was shot and killed and more or less treason and of course the Scottish Government said they felt betrayed bad london overfished really writes so there are a lot of people who are sort of not to happy was this however of course to pejorative fun to killie in business greatly relieved just because of the im gaining some time getting some time and a little bit of certainty but what remains uncertain is the future of the irish border the border between Northern Ireland and ireland it is still a thorn in the side of the u. K. And we understand there britain has agreed to what is called a backstop so lucian what is that. Thats a legal fallback and mean simply is a b. And c. Will not be possible that indeed applies now d. Is what britain absolutely doesnt want and it means that Northern Ireland would more or less have to stay in march parts of the Customs Union and the Single Market and then the next step is that if you look at it more closely and indeed in the border with then run between the European Union and Great Britain are not so Great Britain after this is through the eye of the irish sea that is something thats reason may have had and i found said impossible it cannot be done never ever however and the pressure on her boss so great to deliver this breaks it solution this interim period solution and that she somehow said ok lets have a fixed off and we just have to come up with an idea how to solve this till autumn you know i mean just a few weeks ago the british Prime Minister said that agreeing to this backstop. Option was something that no british Prime Minister would ever agree to so weve got this dramatic turnaround it seems does that speak to the fact that breaks it in self is still not a foregone conclusion. And she just had to turn on each other words because she was the e. U. Really had to reason made over a barrel the pressure on her was enormous and of course the European Union played their hand and in this game of poker may could only lose because i was right quite clear that she had to deliver this interim period its right out this week otherwise the next summit would have been in june and time would go by and business would leave we thought about you need never going and leaving the United Kingdom and moving to the netherlands and office might follow so that was a tremendous amount of fear and anxiety and pressure on the British Government and so they just take their words they just sort of turn around and said ok we need two of those red lines in the sand yesterday and we just walked right across them today i think because theres Shifting Sands and politics our correspondent barbara vigil on the story for us tonight in london barbara thank you very much. For german chancellor Angela Merkel has begun a visit to poland amid a defeat relations between the two neighbors warsaw has been at odds with europe over migration as well as the rule of law in the country after controversial judicial reforms america will meet with the countrys leaders to usher in her new term as german chancellor. Poland is traditionally one of the first countries german chancellors visit after being sworn in and im sticking to that tradition talks with the polish counterpart come at a time of frosty relations between the two countries there are deep disagreements between berlin and war so but after todays talks both sides were keen to underline what they have in common. We value the Economic Cooperation between our two countries highly its x. Employee turnover exceeds one hundred billion euros. This is very important to me the German Government as a whole wants to foster and strengthen our neighborly ties merkel also made polish president done to do a visit comes just a day before poland has to officially respond to ease you criticism of its judicial reforms another issue separating the two sides the north stream to pipeline and knowing direct gas deliveries from russia to germany by bypassing Eastern European countries poland fears being cut off from russian gas machall made no comment on the issue preferring instead to focus on the need to have poland as a Strong Partner within the e. U. As it would see one on one Global Situation we all understand that we can only make our voices heard if we form a Strong Alliance and raise our concerns together on the world stage. And this requires a certain sensitivity towards our respective sensibilities. Even. Visit as a First Step Towards better relations between the two neighbors but many more will be needed. 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As a terrorist organization and a threat to its National Security kurdish officials have repeatedly called on the International Community for help with little success in the fight against nato second largest army the kurds remain defiant goodly among our forces will be a nightmare for the turks in every area in africa and the resistance will continue until every millimeter of african is liberated and the residents return to their villages and homes. This child is one of about one hundred fifty thousand refugees that have fled and the surrounding districts they are bearing the brunt of the suffering and with Turkish Forces set to turn east it doesnt look to end anytime soon. Cologne reignited their slim survival hopes with a two win over local rivals by your labor whose cologne have made the worst ever bonus league a start by any team but the victories all of them climb off the bottom of the table for the First Time Since may. Day three. 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Deep into the second tough charles inadvertently headed through for colognes eamon sala who gratefully accepted the chance to seal a shot to the lead for the hosts by the three big points for the billy goats suddenly have renewed hope of avoiding relegation above. Defeat gave dortmund a chance to get a tight grip on a Champions League place just a few days after they crashed out of europe following a dire performance against assault sport but. Is unbeaten in the league as dortmund coach and he continued that right at home against hanover the only goal of the game was scored in the twenty fourth minute one nil for dortmund the final school. And heres a reminder of the top stories were following for you. Britain and the European Union say theyve reached an agreement on a transition phase following britains withdrawal from the European Union the agreement should provide clarity for businesses and citizens although they remain sticking points over the issue of the irish border. 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