I want this to be a starting point for Commission Parliament and Member States to ensure there is no backsliding the commission attaches the highest importance to the rule of law and this is why we will ensure that money from our budget and next generation e. U. Is protected against any kind of fraud corruption a conflict of interest this is nonnegotiable. But the last months have also reminded us how fragile it can be we have a duty to always be vigilant to care and nurture for the rule of law and breaches of the rule of law cannot be tolerated i will continue to the vendor and the integrity of our european institutions. Be it about the primacy of european law the freedom of the press the independence of the judiciary all this sale of golden passports europeans values are not for sale. Was. None of our members these values are more important than ever i say that because when i think of the state of the union i am reminded of the words of john schumer one of the great europeans who sad
Back. I want to welcome david who has come this evening to talk about his new book the spillover. This is the first time david has been to politics and prose he has written many books including the son of the dodo that won the medal history writing. The honorary degrees from corrado college and Montana State university where he served as the lawless state professor of western american studies. Hes also won the National Magazine award three times for articles and a wide variety of magazines including esquire, the atlantic and Rolling Stone asserteathird of these were Fore National geographic story called was darwin wrong. Now he has the title contributing writer which requires them to write three articles per year. He describes them as evolutionary biology and conservation but i hope that people have as much appreciation for his physical strength and stamina as you have for his writing talents. In his research he tracks Indiana Jones finals through jungles and rainforests that most of u
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A warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. And you can be part of the conversation. Today we hear from a new survey that finds people who quit facebook has become less repressed and more productive, so has ditching facebook made you more happy and. Using it would make you better with money . Thats what the survey said. Tell us what you think, just use the hashtag bbcthebriefing. Boris johnsons eu envoy is preparing for another round of talks in brussels on the latest brexit proposals put forward by the uk. Central to the plan is the idea that the whole of the uk leaves the eus customs territory but that Northern Ireland stays in the eus single market. But the blocs leaders say the proposals fall short of whats required to get a deal. Our europe correspondent, adam fleming, reports. David frost is facing a barrage of questions about the uk proposals. They foresee Northern Ireland following eu rules on agriculture and goods,
Watching us from the united states. These are your markets. We are seeing a bit of a lift to european stocks, actually, not so much. They were lifting, but now they are flat. About 56. 65 after that opec plus meeting. Gold is down a touch. Remember, because it is fourth of july in the u. S. , treasury markets are closed. Coming up, dont miss our coverage of the boston pops fireworks spectacular, it is a bloomberg special and starts at 8 p. M. New york time. So if youre watching from asia or europe, its definitely worth it. Lets get straight to bloomberg first word news. The tanks are ready to go and the fighter jets are set. All part of President Trumps changes to the traditional fourth of July Celebration on the National Mall. The present will speak from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and critics say he is turning the event into a campaign rally. President trump warned iran against stepping up uranium enrichment. Iran says it will restart the model reactor if europe fails to offer