Analysis. Kit juckes this morning was smart, smart, smart. One calculation i saw was it was only 5 of gdp, and that is a squishy number. But that aint much. You really wonder, whether be a second deal if the slowdown in europe continues . Francine it is 5 but every country has to ask for it, so it wont go to everyone depending on whether they need it or not. The other thing is that he could be the first step toward more physical integration in europe. It is a path forward, and that is probably why it is being heralded by euro files as something of a great deal. Lets get straight to the bloomberg first word news in new york city with ritika gupta. Ritika as you were discussing, it is a done deal. European Union Leaders have agreed on a landmark 860 billion economic Recovery Fund. It is split almost equally between grants and low interest loans. It will unleash vital Financial Aid to the southern european economies it hardest by the coronavirus, and it is being paid for by hundreds of bi
Weeks ago and. After. Taking. Those on the people and the citys economy. Germanys but also a door to door with my city barcelona as the Champions League group stages called from behind me they begin. Tonight its. Good to have you with us. The future of israels foreign minister Binyamin Netanyahu is hanging in the balance partial results of the countrys election show netanyahu has likud party in deadlock with the blue white sponte of the centrist benny gantz so far neither side has declared victory but the results could mark the beginning of the end for Netanyahu Israels long the 7 Prime Minister more on that in just a moment would 1st have a look at this report. If he was disappointed on Election Night Benyamin Netanyahu wasnt showing it far from conceding defeat israels longest serving president took to the stage vowing to remain at the helm with a likud led government that excluded arab parties. In the coming days we will convene a go she is to assemble a strong zionist government an
A small chilean town to watch a rare eclipse. There was a planned extradition law which spawned the protest movement now on kongs unrest is about so much more and this strong the harshest words yet from the territories ultimate rulers in beijing its called mondays takeover of the Hong Kong Legislative Council a blatant challenge to the one country 2 systems bottom line says we express our very own and condemnation against this of these were the scenes getting the attention protesters unfurling a british era colonial flag over the speakers podium and defacing the official seal of hong kong it was symbolic 22 years to the do. A since britain handed over control of hong kong to china with that anniversary was marked by yet another huge march the 3rd in a matter of weeks around half a 1000000 people filing through the streets protesting not just against the extradition bill but the governments response and what they see as increasing control from beijing. Andrew thomas is in hong kong he j
Was a planned extradition law which spawned the protest movement but now hong kongs on rest is about so much more and its drawn the harshest words yet from the territories ultimate rule is in beijing they have called mondays takeover of the Hong Kong Legislative Council a blatant challenge to the one country 2 systems bottom line and they say we express our vehement condemnation against this why well think about the sort of pictures that we saw the unfolding of a british era colonial flag over the speakers podium and then the defacing with spray paint of the official seal of hong kong symbolic stuff 22 years to the day after britain handed over control of hong kong to china that anniversary also marked by yet another huge march out on the streets this was the 3rd we saw in as many weeks or a matter of weights hundreds. Thousands of people filling the streets protesting not just against the extradition bill but the government response and what they see as increasing control coming from
Johnson as the next Prime Minister she will have at the table as so she really has her job cut out there is no way for a no place for envy in this i mean this is a really International Top job this is the big prize however it is also be going to be very hard and very difficult shes going to need all her toughness to survive this all right 1st shell have to get past part of course barbara vessels for us in brussels thank you barbara come back till a bit later well lets talk about one of the other big posts shes the head of the i. M. F. The worlds 3rd most powerful woman according to Forbes Magazine now it looks like shell become president of the European Central bank Christine Legarde her career might lead her to frankfurt and in her potential new position at least one thing will be familiar to her. Christine lagarde certainly used to being labeled as the 1st woman to. For example she was the 1st woman to become finance minister in france in that position she burnished her credentials a