hello there. today, eu trade ministers meet with a renewed focus on securing new trade deals. russia s invasion of ukraine make partnerships crucial. the war has exposed supply chains, leading to calls for the eu to look elsewhere for its goods. it wants to spread the risk to diversify into everything from gas to sunflower oil. joining me now is anahita thoms, head of international trade at the law firm baker mckenzie. thank you so much forjoining me. what s the jackpot for the eu in terms of trade? i think there will be a big focus on the backlog, there will be a lot of discussions around the wto reform, but also, low hanging fruit, i think the focus will be on july, new zealand and mexico to try to seal deals there. let s take july, try to seal deals there. let s takejuly, for example. there take july, for example. there are takejuly, for example. there are big hopes we can seal the deal chile. they have lithium in the car industry in germany as well and the european uni
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Pushing into south. it s tracking its way northwards through saturday, into sunday. and it means for us the timings of any showers are a little bit difficultjust to exactly pin down. but there is a risk of picking up some showers later on saturday, and again for the start of things on sunday. and if you see them, they could be thundery. but there will be some sunshine as well. at times a mixed picture. and do stay in touch with us over the bank holiday. we d love to see your photos or videos of yourjubilee celebrations. e mail us using the address on the screen. i m back with the latest from the bbc london newsroom in half an hour. now though, it s back to naga and ben. bye for now. good morning. welcome to breakfast with naga munchetty at st paul s cathedral, and ben thompson in the studio. 0ur headlines today. the queen will miss today sjubilee service at st paul s cathedral, after experiencing discomfort whilst watching yesterday s parade