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a single dose of hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. the covid i9 pandemic has presented the european union with an unprecedented test of its cohesion and competence. right now, the scorecard looks decidedly mixed, with many member states facing a third wave of infection while the vaccination roll out lags far behind that in post brexit britain. my guest is the former president of the european commission, jean claude juncker. he once bemoaned a loss of collective eu libido. is the performance problem getting worse? jean claudejuncker in brussels, welcome to hardtalk. yeah, it s my pleasure to be here. pleasure to have you on the show. there you sit in brussels. of course, you re no longer the president of the commission, but you still watch events very, very closely. how disappointed are you by the eu s failure to deliver a speedy vaccination roll out? i have to say, i m disappointed by the performance of the european union. that s not the fault of the commissi
hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk. i m stephen sackur. the covid 19 pandemic has presented the european union with an unprecedented test of its cohesion and competence. right now, the scorecard looks decidedly mixed, with many member states facing a third wave of infection while the vaccination roll out lags far behind that in post brexit britain. my guest is the former president of the european commission, jean claude juncker. he once bemoaned a loss of collective eu libido. is the performance problem getting worse? jean claudejuncker in brussels, welcome to hardtalk. yeah, it s my pleasure to be here. pleasure to have you on the show. there you sit in brussels. of course, you re no longer the president of the commission, but you still watch events very, very closely. how disappointed are you by the eu s failure to deliver a speedy vaccination roll out? i have to say, i m disappointed by the performance of the european union. that s not the fault of the commi
we look at what s on the new note and why it matters. good morning from me and from tom, jerry and band. three alpacas who live in the heart of london. city farms have been bringing wildlife into urban areas. during the pandemic they have been doing a lot more as well. defeat for wales, in their first world cup qualifier. despite taking an early lead, belguim are just too strong, with kevin de bruyner on target for the number one ranked team, in the world. for the next few days we are looking at sunshine and showers. some of the showers will be wintry mostly on higher ground. at times it will be windy. all the details coming up later in the programme. it s thursday the 25th of march. our top story. the uk and the european union have taken a step towards resolving a dispute over access to covid vaccines, as eu leaders prepare to vote on controversial plans to restrict exports. the two sides say they re working on a win win solution after the eu blamed its slow rollout on the
now on bbc news, it s hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk, i m stephen sackur. all those who dreamed of a global economy characterised by free trade, open borders and shared liberal values have surely woken up by now. the world today is a very different place. the us china economic relationship is mistrustful and hostile, and the eu the biggest trading bloc in the world is increasingly talking of asserting its own economic power. but how? well, my guest is valdis dombrovskis, european commission vice president, with responsibility for economy and trade. is the eu about to become the economic tough guy? valdis dombrovskis, in brussels, welcome to hardtalk. good afternoon. here, let me quote to you something you said when you were given the trade portfolio in september of last year. you said, we are currently in turbulent waters as regards global trade, relations with the us, and relations with china. i would put it to you that when you re in turbulent waters, you need to be