And speaking in Northern Ireland today in belfast he reiterated his promise that he will take the u. K. Out of the European Union and that there can be no brakes a deal until the backstop is scrapped now the backstop is Something Like an insurance policy that would guarantee no return to a hard border between Northern Ireland and the republic of ireland most people in Northern Ireland voted to remain in the European Union in that referendum back in 2016 and 1. 00 of the provinces biggest parties the nationalist shin fein is staunchly opposed to a new deal. That was the message that the partys leader had for mr johnson when she spoke to him today so we have mass with bars johnson. Weve had a fairly extensive conversation with him and which we have raised the issue of breaks us in his sad course of action which seems. To indicate that he has set the
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Of course at least from the u. K. Side things arent looking so sure of that anymore either but there is this fear here in germany as well that words are many to become part of at least that u. S. Led mission and that it could become Collateral Damage in the same could apply to an e. U. Naval mission as well so thats something that germanys discussing at the moment but nothing has been moved off the table so far germany is in very close talks with the u. K. And with france right now as we saw there on a great crime karrenbauer the new Defense Minister was already meeting with french and u. K. Officials today to discuss exactly how a joint effort can be achieved and to move things forward and find out whats very important for germany here a Difficult Matic Solution so not any kind of Military Action but beyond that still murky waters all around helen of what about. That International Naval mission that
the u. S. Has been trying to put together in the Strait Of Hormuz is there any movemen
that the thought is have gone in and have effectively helped protecting those rights many companies remain frustration she presented himself as an advocate of free trade at the opening of the import fair in shanghai but other firms are critical of growing government influence preferential treatment for chinese state enterprises and theft of intellectual property. no one wants to miss out on the giant chinese markers europeans hope that the e.u. china investment treaty will bring about positive change negotiations have been going on since 2013 and could be finished next year. now to some of the other business stories making news london and washington remain committed to reaching a post break that free trade agreement according to a statement from downing street in a phone call prime minister of bars johnson has a president donald trump to lift tariffs on goods including scotch whiskey and exclude britain from possible judy s on european cuts. a boeing whistleblower has
as the sleeping giant now broken looked shaky but rumbled back to life on much thankful. i m welcome to the program. there has been no breakthrough in breaks it talks today between britain s of bars johnson and a you commission presentation on claude young in luxembourg mr johnson was heckled as he left the talks and skip to plant a news conference with the country s prime minister the u.k. and you have given starkly different assessments of the beating britain sounding cautiously optimistic while the european commission said the u.k. still had not come up with viable alternatives to the contentious irish border back still despite this both sides of agreed to step up efforts to negotiate an orderly divorce by the 31st of october luxembourg s leaders have
biggest fast food chain now opened its 1st branch with kitchen and service stop being placed on she says. is the seat of your business as welcome when i go home at bars johnson the public focus was all on bragg s of backstop and political will but underlying the talks was the question how do you avoid destroying one of the most important trading relationships in the world both machall and johnson know germany is britain s most important trading partner in europe and ukraine needs germany more than germany needs the u.k. it was a threat of recession looming nakul does not want to see further pressure on the trading relationship tens of thousands jobs are reportedly at stake if there is no deal breaks. now let s bring in all this hoping he s with a german british chambre of commerce and joins us from london all is are you convinced like mackle that