President trump will tell you about it. He has made commitments and the and we will Work Together. My commitment to work with the United States and the president is a major topic. It is important to save jobs but we shall lead the United States of america to work on its roadmap and continue to talk about it. , otherwisething new we would have told you about it. I believe there was a joint willingness to talk about this and try and find the best possible agreement. As far as i am concerned, i remain attached to the framework of the paris accord which has been Major International breaks through. Within that framework, i am working on priorities Going Forward for the european union. Never, as you know, i ont to comment very much what we are doing, personally. This evening, dignitaries will be at a dinner between friends because we are the representatives of two countries which have been allies for forever. And because we have built a strong relationship, which is dear to me because it mat
The uk government says therell be no return to a hard border with ireland. A trillion dollar problem. Later today, the us, canada and mexico will sit down to renegotiate the nafta free trade agreement. Welcome to World Business report. Im ben bland. The British Government has unveiled its second brexit position paper, ahead of the third round of negotiations planned in brussels at the end of this month. This time, its about minimising disruption at the irish border. Under one option the government has proposed, thered be no Customs Border at all between the uk and ireland. This would enable goods to flow freely between Northern Ireland and ireland. mix screen 2 the paper also highlights protecting the paper also highlights protecting the Common Travel Area and associated rights for uk and irish citizens. Thanks to the current arrangement, people can move freely between Northern Ireland, the republic and the rest of the uk without passport checks. The centre for cross border studies est
Now for the latest financial news, with Sally Bundock and World Business report. Microsoft, amazon and expedia team up with Washington State in a bid to defeat president trumps travel ban, saying it is unconstitutional and damages the economy. More fines for Deutsche Bank, this time for its connections with a russian Money Laundering plan. Welcome to World Business report. Im Sally Bundock. Also in the Programme Shares in sony fall during trade in tokyo. Rico will have the details. But First Technology giants are ramping up their battle against president trumps travel ban. Washington states Attorney General is filing a lawsuit arguing the ban, which covers seven countries, is unconstitutional. Amazon and expedia have both made Court Submissions on how the Executive Order is impacting their businesses. Microsoft is also backing the lawsuit which aims to overturn the travel ban, and will even testify if needed. And it is notjust tech firms. Fords chief executive, mark fields, has said we
Well on the way to 2 billion friends facebook gets more popular, more profitable and more powerful than ever before. Plus, driving a brexit bargain why britains the place to snap up a cut price supercar. Welcome to World Business report. Im sally bundock. Also in the programme a rare bit of good news for mexicos car industry but first. We start with facebook because despite predictions of a slowdown, the worlds Biggest Social Network keeps getting more popular, more profitable and more powerful. Late on wednesday it reported quarterly numbers that were much better than expected. They round off another year of rapid growth that has seen it become one of the biggest advertising businesses on earth. Its massive reach has also of course raised concerns about the amount of influence it can have and the reliability of information thats shared on it. So lets give you an idea of how big facebook now is. By the end of last year, over 1. 86 billion people Around The World were logging on at leas
Going on in the financial world, i can tell you that sally is here with World Business report. Today politicians in the European Parliament get a chance to debate brexit with meps well aware they have a final say once negotiations are complete. Another brick in the wall the Bidding Process for the building of president trumps controversial wall along the Us Mexico Border has ended. We talk you through the proposals. Hello and a very warm welcome to World Business report. I am sally bundock. Also in the programme well be live in mumbai for the latest on the uk Finance Ministers trade trip to india. But first, lets start with the news that it has been a week since the United Kingdom finally gave the European Union formal notice that it wa nts to European Union formal notice that it wants to leave. And in a few hours time, today, the European Parliament is starting discussions on what it wants to see from the negotiations. And this matters because the parliament can veto any final agreeme