Emmanuel macron wins the french presidency, but that may prove to have been the easy part. We assess how his en Marche Movement hopes to tackle the huge problems of the french economy. And President Trump wants to cut red tape to get drugs on the market faster, but the Pharmaceutical Industry is wary of president s bearing gifts. So now lets focus on the Business Implications of that result in france. Well look at all the Market Reaction as well in this of World Business report. So, he got thejob. Emmanuel macron is to be the french president. Now the hard work begins. His first challenge will be to form a government with crucial parliamentary elections in june. The outcome of that will determine how much power the new president has to tackle the lengthy list of economic problems. As weve highlighted before on this Programme France has had a high Unemployment Rate for many, many years. Currently it is about 10 of the workforce, or 3 million people. That co m pa res workforce, or 3 mill
Later in the programme well get the inside track on a tech company which aims to tackle the worldwide problem of poor eyesight. A new survey has found that online spending in the uk has fallen for the First Time Since 2013. Today we want to know whether your expectations of the future are affecting your Spending Decisions . Do get in touch just use the hashtag bbcbizlive. Hello and welcome to Business Live. So Emmanuel Macron has won the french presidency, and now the hard work begins. His first challenge will be to form a government with crucial parliamentary elections in june. The outcome of that will determine how much power the new president has to tackle the lengthy list of economic problems. France has had a high Unemployment Rate for decades currently around 10 of the workforce or 3 million people. That compares with less than half 4. 3 across the border in germany. The problem is worse for young people 24 of those between the ages of 15 and 2a dont have a job. The other big iss
Promise in their manifesto to cut Net Migration to the Tens Of Thousands. Labour is promising to ban tv ads for unhealthy food before the watershed, to tackle Childhood Obesity. And Facebook Places advertisements in british newspapers with tips on how to spot fake news in the run up to the General Election. Good morning from paris, where Emmanuel Macron has been attending his First Official function as frances President Elect. Hejoined commemorations here in the capital, marking the end of the Second World War in europe, along with the man hell replace by the end of the week, Francois Hollande. The two men stood side by side for the annual ceremony at the Tomb Of The Unknown Soldier to commemorate victory in europe day and the surrender of nazi forces on may eight, 1916. Mr macron wholl be frances youngest leader since napoleon is working on forming a new government. Hes admitted he faces daunting challenges and he promised to heal divisions and restore confidence in the European Union
Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Emmanuel macron says a new page is being turned in the history of france after his decisive victory over Marine Le Pen in the president ial election. To the undoubted relief of other european leaders, the pro eu candidate won by 66 to 34 to become, at 39, the countrys youngest president. Its the first time in decades that the election has been won by someone whos not a member of the two traditional main left wing and right wing parties. Our correspondent Christian Fraser is in paris. Good afternoon. Welcome to paris. Emmanuel macron has fulfilled his first ceremonial role here he stood alongside the outgoing president at the tomb of the unknown soldier. Together they marked the 72nd anniversary of victory in europe. A few years ago Francois Hollande named Emmanuel Macron as his economic advisor. Perhaps this is the moment the apprentice became the master. Francois hollande put a reassuring hand on the back of Emmanuel Macron. Perhaps h
These women look really exhausted. Theyre coming on one by one. One of the women i see has got a little child with her. Summer isnt here yet, and some rivers are already running dry fears that we could be heading into a drought. And coming up in the sport on bbc news, can chelsea relegate middlesbrough and be just one more win away from the Premier League title with a victory in their meeting tonight at Stamford Bridge . Good evening from paris, where the President Elect, Emmanuel Macron, has been celebrating his decisive victory over Marine Le Pen in yesterdays election, and hes already started work on forming his government, ahead of his formal inauguration on sunday. Hes already been congratulated by many world leaders, including the british Prime Minister, theresa may. Mr macron won with 66. 1 of the vote, with Marine Le Pen of the Front National taking 33. 9 . The turnout was 7a , the lowest in nearly 50 years, and around 11. 5 Million People abstained. The transfer of power is un