My name is heather comley, i am Senior Vice President here at csis and have the privilege of leading our europe research. We are absolutely delighted to be able to welcome her excellency, minister for the armed forces of france. She accepted her responsibilities on june 21 of this year so four months into the job, and as she arrived here in washington, france has produced its Strategic Review of defense and National Security, a document that i certainly encourage all to read because as one of americas closest military security and Foreign Policy partners, this document articulates some of the great challenges of our time and the french priorities and how to focus on those. Before i welcome the minister to the podium, the minister has had such a distinguished career in public service, serving as a senior budget advisor but also holding very senior positions at air france and the state owned railroad company. The minister knows logistics and brings that skill set to the ministry. Before
At csis with the great privilege of leading our europe research. We are absolutely delighted to be able to welcome her excellency florence parlay, minister for the armed forces of france. The minister accepted her responsibilities on june 21st of this year. So four months into the job. And as she arrives here in washington, france has produced its Strategic Review of defense and National Security, a document that i certainly encourage all to read because as one of americas closest military security and Foreign Policy partners, this document really articulates some of the great challenges of our time. And frances priorities, and how to focus on those. Before i welcome the minister to the podium, the minister has had such a distinguished career in Public Service serving as a senior budget adviser to Prime Minister joe span, but also holding very senior positions at air france and frances state owned railroad company, sncf. The minister knows logistics and brings that skill set to the min
The month of may, by without the Prime Minister. Other Party Leaders go head to head as the latest polls show labour closing the gap on the conservatives ahead of the june 8th election. The Russian Central Bank governor tells cnbc exclusively that there is room for Interest Rates to go lower. We cut our Interest Rates. I think we have room for easing more. The base of this easing will depend on the economic situation. Glad youre with us on this thursday morning. Lets get straight to eurozone Economic Data in the form of eurozone manufacturing pmi, surging in may as new orders mount up. We have the may final factory reading at 57, the strongest in over six years. Were seeing from the report that inflationary pressures have stayed strong. Euro dollar not acting too much to this. Off by 0. 1 at 112. 31. The italian pmi falling back in may versus april. The french number pulling back from sixyear highs. The german number once again was quite strong. Lets look at the European Markets. The f
This is a fair and serious offer. That is a first step but this step is not sufficient. The development of the new Nuclear Power station at Hinckley Point in somerset is described as risky and expensive by the Public Spending Watchdog. Also a strain on police after recent Terror Attacks. Police chiefs say theyd struggle to deal with any future serious public disorder, due to cuts in their budgets. And 77 not out, but Test Match Special cricket commentator, henry blofeld, decides to finally call it a day and hang up his mic. Good morning. Its friday, 26thjune. 23rd june. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. In the last few minutes, the police have said that the cladding and insulation on the Grenfell Tower block has failed safety tests designed to see how quickly they catch fire. At least 79 people died, or are missing presumed dead, in the fire at the toiwer block last week. The police also confimed that the fire started in a faulty fridge and that there is a possibility of Manslaughter Charg
Leaders. He says the group has lost about 40 of the areas it once controlled in iraq, thanks in part to Iraqi Military advances on the ground, and he said his defense secretary will travel to the middle east this week to ask Coalition Partners to provide more military assistance. Officials from Doctors Without Borders have revised the death toll from a u. S. Air strike on their hospital in afghanistan, and they say the number of fatalities is higher than initially believed at 42. The u. S. Military says its aircraft mistakenly targeted the hospital in the Northern City of kunduz in october. The medical charity had previously counted 30 dead, including patients and hospital staff, but the Group Carried out an investigation that included other hospitals where the injured were taken, and they identified more fatalities. Even in afghan culture, its a safe house, and its really surprising for me. Were asking for an independent investigation to find out why and what actually happened. Last m