Who i see on my screen here, until im willing your evil to return, documents for the record can be sent to Benjamin Taylor and the email address we provided to staff. All documents will be entered into the record at the conclusion of the hearing, and i want to inform all members and witnesses that we are expected to have a series of hearings on the floor all day today. I expect that what we will do is we will rotate through, so that both on the republican and democratic side, so that we will be able to continue to hearing as seamlessly as possible, when the chair has to go, mr. Pallone will preside, and vice versa mister guthrie, i would hope that the republicans can do the same thing. The chair will now recognize herself for the purposes of an Opening Statement. inaudible my question is, are you needed, chairwoman . I was muted because my staff is looking for my Opening Statement, which was not included in my briefing outlook. I will make my Opening Statement in just one moment. Mr. P
Face of europe the questions of the text that has been agreed on the rule of law has improved. Its a very clear in the document a very clear commitment to the rule of law and a very clear commitment to the protection of the financial interests of the union. And this is linked against this background to the fact that the commission has proposed that instrument under which in case of breaches measures will be adopted so there is a very clear link a reference to adopting or the voting will be by qualified majority voting and finally we will also introduce instruments to strengthen the controls of the e. U. Funds so there is more clarity there is more distinction in the texts and the very clear reference which was important not only to the rule of law but also to the protection of the financial interests of the union and what the overall package is concerned and your question on the priorities for the European Union it has it is an unprecedented size and scope of package that we have 1. 8
Works on a qualified majority is very early in the morning when you had more time to read the details you see how ambitious this compromise is. Around the table people spoke frankly looked at each other in there and tackle this issue to progress or our common values move them forward move government forward i reaffirm this was ambitious. This was an ambitious decision. And then on the amount. One can also say this is the 1st time this european project weve negotiated. Such a big financial package people are giving the impression that there arent many resources where theres 1. 74 trillion in. Office and then 750000000000 in the recovery. Which trigger very fired up to some feeling that there is very substantial we talk about ambitions but you have to look at will be if it contains. To deal with you medium and long term strategic challenges this massive injection of boozed persona 50000000000 users. Economic recovery but also health transformed the european project 19 hitters but even be
Mali condemn regional mediation efforts and continue their demands for the president to quit. But cannot. Reach. And the tributes keep pouring in for one of the last members of Martin Luther kings in a circle civil rights icon an american congressman john lewis has passed away at the age of 80. And in sport here with hamilton clinches pole position for the hungaroring ground the defending formula one World Champion will start at the front of the grand for the 90th time in his career. So were starting in libya where a team from the International Criminal court is now on the ground tasked with investigating a warlord over possible war crimes investigators from the i. C. C. Of arrived in libyas capital to look into the acts committed by the forces loyal to. Khalifa haftar that is expected to include a visit to the mass graves found last month the 3 person team will also investigate booby traps left behind during a retreat by half to find is in residential areas south of tripoli the i. C.
Time to complete the 2nd season on the grid. System about the environment its still about society and its still about us on the brink we spoke to several leading experts in the face down to check. Just because the only real sense. After 3 months its the day many European Countries lift border controls. Im from the French Border town of show nick for france 24 and im linda crane for d. W. Standing on a german side walk alongside the french main street where in the summer a region where European Economic cooperation began. 70 years ago last month were going to be asking whether those border controls left a bitter taste as we embark on a new phase can the Franco German motor drive recovery our title grand reopening france 24 and d w join up at the border for the debate welcome and 388 kilometers away is little bits are gone the french capital paris chief economist at insurers and Asset Managers of yawns thanks for being with us and were joined by hina huffman he is president of germanys p