About to address troops very shortly. We ll bring that to you live when it happens. The president and first lady have just arrived moments ago. Again, this is his first international trip since taking office. The next eight days will be packed with meetings with u. S. Allies. Many of them eager to move past the turmoil of the last administration. And cooperate on some of the most pressing problems. Of course, we know the global vaccination efforts, climate change, cyber security, terrorism. He ll also meet with russian president vladimir putin. We ll have a team of reporters and analysts to put this trip into perspective. Bringing back jeff zeleny in the uk, and cnn s clarissa ward is in london. And cnn s chief political analyst gloria borger and also with us aaron david miller. So, jeff, before touching down, the president made the news and you broke it here of vaccines, a half billion doses around the world. Talk more about the timing is obvious, but we know this is something many co
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
time for 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 a strong swim
to pandemic shopping online. industry leaders say there s a temporary lack of cardboard packaging. coming up in half an hour: clive myrie follows staff at the royal london hospital as they try to cope with a second wave of coronavirus. hello, good afternoon. england s covid lockdown will need to be eased very slowly and very cautiously , with the focus on getting people vaccinated and preventing another wave of infections. that s according to dr susan hopkins from public health england, who said the uk should start seeing the impact of the vaccination programme within a fortnight. meanwhile, a happy and free great british summer is being predicted by health secretary matt hancock. but he warns of a tough few months before then. it comes as the irish prime minister, micheal martin, said lessons had to be learnt after the eu was blindsided by its row with astrazeneca, before backtracking on its threat to put checks on the irish border, to tackle european vaccine shortage
a global paper shortage due to pandemic shopping online. industry leaders say there s a temporary lack of cardboard packaging. and coming up in half an hour, global questions, which asks if tech giants have gone too far after social media sites suspended donald trump. hello and welcome to bbc news. england s covid lockdown will need to be eased very slowly and very cautiously , with the focus on getting people vaccinated and preventing another wave of infections. that s according to dr susan hopkins from public health england, who said the uk should start seeing the impact of the vaccination programme within a fortnight. meanwhile, a happy and free great british summer is being predicted by the health secretary, matt hancock. but he warns of a tough few months before then. it comes as the irish prime minister, micheal martin, said lessons had to be learnt, after the eu was blindsided by its row with astrazeneca, before backtracking on its threat to put checks on the ir