german government so nearly five hundred thirty million euros worth of arms to saudi arabia the gulf kingdom is the third largest purchaser of german military technology. the images of destruction coming from yemen and saudi arabia s role in the many thousands of deaths have so far done little to change german export policy the business deals take precedence damages that small there s talk of human rights of christianity of our values here a little more than empty words three things are at stake here profitable for profit and profit period of feet poked. the current governing coalition has said it will enforce stricter guidelines and that weapons will no longer be exported to countries directly involved in the human conflict but the previous government had made a similar announcement little came of it germany so more weapons to non e.u. countries than ever including to countries with
more attractive to skilled workers from around the world the government says they propose will help europe s largest economy fill more than a million vacant positions by removing hurdles for qualified and non e.u. citizens while avoiding making new incentives for refugees. iraq has a new president kurdish moderate of barham salih was elected in a parliamentary vote after months of political deadlock iraq s presidency is a largely ceremonial post but it s a key step towards forming a new government which the country has not hard since inconclusive national elections in may. u.s. president donald trump has told reporters that this is a scary time for young men he made the remark while speaking in support of his a battle supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh a judge cavanagh is accused of a sexual so that is said to have taken place when he was a teenager he denies the allegations mr trump went on to say that women are doing great. when well are u.s.
over from london as europe s funking center get hot as it hit with a business update and is one of those who hope that london s loss could be frankfurt s again when britain leaves the e.u. in march next year because of the brags that non e.u. banks and financial service providers will no longer be able to do business in e.u. countries from their bases in the british capital and number of bankers have already traded their apartments on the banks of the thames for the weather mind but paris is also looking to move those on the move. the eiffel tower the louvre gallery or the arc de triomphe globally recognized paris landmarks frankfurt can t hold a candle to them it s a room a city hall pales in comparison but frankfurt was germany s financial hub even before the european central bank was headquartered here that s why many in the city s banking district are especially optimistic about britain s exit from the
a chinese firm from taking over the electricity transmission company the economy ministry says it wants to lower its threshold for investigating takeovers by non e.u. investors from a shareholding acquisition of twenty five percent to fifteen percent the ministry says it s not just about control. europe needs to define its industrial political interests or to ensure that it s at the forefront of large scale innovations and technology if we want to have enough workplaces and a vision of wealth in europe in the future. about sports. and you know. me. the business friendly free democrats agree he wants germany to step up involvement domestically and at the european level. to encourage domestic investment we must improve the tax laws offer motivation for employees set up sharon s program and on top of that i d like to see
by protecting the e.u. six join our borders but we have to reach agreements with non e.u. member countries the chancellor still has plenty of work to do the first step is to convince the center left social democrats to go along with her deal they re set to continue their chalks on thursday. business now america s trade dispute with its trading partners is getting as i said right here that s what we don t know how this is going. too and but a fresh round of import tariffs are going into effect between china and the u.s. on friday experts say we can then really talk about a full blown trade war well one side punishes the other the consequences could chip away at both economies as we know and at the paychecks of consumers people in china are preparing to pay more for some of their favorite american products. car enthusiasts in beijing regularly meet up to take their jeeps for a spin the vehicles were imported from the united states. paid to france seventy