Minister theresa may delivered an address on brexit. And the future of the United Kingdom. She said at the uks position on future brexit talks with european leaders and attempted to calm concerns around eu Citizens Rights and security. This was held in florence, italy. It is about 50 minutes. Prime minister may its good to be here in the great city of florence today at a critical time in the evolution of the relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union. It was here more than anywhere else that the renaissance began. A period of history that inspired centuries of creativity and critical thought across our continent and which in many ways defined what it meant to be european. A period of history whose example shapes the modern world. A period of history that teaches us that when we come together in the spirit of ambition and innovation, we have it within ourselves to do great things. That shows us if we open our minds to new thinking and new possibilities, we can forge
Listen to his excellency, hassan rouhani, president of the Islamic Republic of iran. Please escort his excellency. On behalf of the General Assembly, i have the honor to welcome to the United Nations, his excellency, hassan rouhani, president of the Islamic Republic of iran, and invite him to address the assembly. Pres. Rouhani in the name of god, the compassionate, the merciful. Mr. President , mr. Secretarygeneral, excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, i wish, at the outset, to congratulate your election to the presidency of the General Assembly and secretarygeneral guterres election to this high office and wish him every success in his crucial responsibilities. Four months ago, over 41 million people, constituting 73 of irans total eligible voters, came to the polls in the countrys 12th president ial election and once again expressed confidence in my platform. Which calls for moderation and respect for human rights and prosperity and economic revitalization at home and constructive en
Monday morning, we look at the week ahead in washington with Washington Post reporter and a political white house reporter. And funding for Childrens Health Insurance Program with paul howard of the manhattan institute. Be sure to watch cspans washington journal live at 7 00 a. M. Eastern monday morning. Join the discussion. Announcer , british Prime Minister theresa may talks about plans concerning brexit. Then Federal Reserve board chair janet yellen holds a News Conference on the future of interest rates. And 11 00 p. M. , another chance to see q a with clinical cartoonist with political cartoonist ann telnaes. The British Parliament is currently in recess. Prime ministers questions will not be seen tonight. British Prime Minister theresa may was in florence, italy to discuss brexit, the future of the United Kingdom to talk about and concerns about citizens rights. This is just under an hour. Pm may a critical time in the evolution of the relationship between the United Kingdom and
Risk eu leaders gather in tallinn for a digital summit amid warnings cybercrime has risen to unprecedented levels. Plus, first the hurricane, now the financial storm. Puerto rico battles bankruptcy and billions of dollars in debt as it struggles to rebuild. Welcome to World Business report. Im rachel horne. In a moment china ups the economic pressure on north korea as the us secretary of state heads to beijing for talks. But first, we start in the estonian capital tallinn, where European Union leaders are gathering for a digital summit. Theyll be talking about the opportunities of new technology but also some of the risks of increasing digitalization. Lets show you some of the details. Digital business is already the Fastest Growing area of trade in the eu, but it could be a lot bigger. The eu says almost 9. 5 billion a year could be saved by removing barriers to data flowing across borders. But there are also huge risks. According to the eu presidency, by 2019 cybercrime will be costi
This incredibly important issue. We have a great panel for you. We have a cspan audience and of course a live web cast. Any one who would with like to tweet, theres the u. S. Immigration and we hope to have a good discussion both here and online. This is way back when when i was a graduate student at the university of california berkeley, where secretary napolitano runs these days, we learned about wedge issues. Wedge issues were those things that really divided the electorate, they got everybody excited and everyone had an opinion about. Well, immigration has become a wedge issue. Wedge issues kind of come and go and depending upon the year and clearly since 2015, when President Trump started to run for office, immigration has been at the forefront in terms of one of the wedge issues. It divides not just democrats and republicans, it divides republicans. In fact, theres an nbc the wall street journal poll out today that has some fascinating divides within the republican party, between