and weapons systems development. let's get more on this story was due to abuse catherine martin's in brussels hi catherine what does this new agreement mean for europe in concrete terms well as systematic corporation this means in concrete terms that already national existing units are made available for operations and military interventions for example thanks truly just think helps all over cross the european union a very concrete example right now the european union has for example trying to types or around trying to types of military helicopters this sort of overproduction is something they want to overcome in the european union with this defense corporation to get a more rapid force and the other thing beyond logistics is really the. political will to bring military assets the willingness to intervene abroad and to indeed increase the defense spending those are the big lines off of this defense cooperation today ok so the german defense minister calling this a great day for europe but five member states haven't signed up to this agreement yet why is that. well all big players are

correspondent catherine martin's who's been following the story for us catherine we've also been looking at some images of these mothers of srebrenica as they've been celebrating this guilty ruling tell us more about what this means for them. well they already have sad that . they have first of all they're relieved that the media life was very important i'm because they said of course american large has a certain age so even like twenty years would be kind of a life sentence but you want them all likely that the court here issue is really a judgment which symbolizes here is a war criminal and he has to face a life sentence so they are in this terms really satisfied. and now they say. the important verdict is are only to begun right now in the western balkans because they really are still very concerned about the deep roots attach between the ethnic groups and they even told me that the younger generation there are this kind of rise of nationalism again and they say it's a very important departing departing point today to get the work done in the rest of the balkans and to improve

catherine martins is standing by at the courthouse in the hang catherine the verdict in this case is expected to set a land mark tell us why is it so important. well it is a landmark in international justice no impunity for war criminal this is the key message today from the i.c.t. why radical moderate is the very last alleged perpetrator. regarding the crimes committed in extremis labor so this is a very highly important event here at the i.c.c. why today and probably right now the chances already entered the courtroom in order to read the sentence but it will take around one hour and a half before we now how the verdict will be beyond that i talked with the families of the victims so this is very important for them this very day to day because justice is the only compensation and reparation they can expect in their lives regarding fairbairn it's so this is very important and i talked with them and eyes they said they are very glad that there is royals attention today here at the i.c.c. right but they doubt that really the verdict can kind of pacify the region because the hades amon

those countries with high hopes of moving toward e.u. membership but he ws catherine martin's is standing by for us in brussels where that summit is taking place catherine what are these six eastern european countries hoping to get out of the summit. well it depends where you look at we have kind of two groups here the three the three countries who are really keen to do even more the ties with the european union this is ukraine obviously georgia and moldova these are the three really puryear opin countries who try really to get closer ties beyond just economic corporation for example to grand visa free travel for example the other three countries this is a little bit different so this is also guides on armenia and belarus and they are more reluctant to show this open and frank corporation with the european union in this context of the partnership because they are afraid to offend russia on this is really an important. difference between these two groups because ukraine will de beauvoir and georgia they really acting in in a bitter opposition to russia armenia moldova moldova and

against humanity let's go right to our correspondent catherine martin's she is standing by outside the courthouse in the hague and has been following the story for us hi catherine so rock a lot of found guilty on ten of eleven counts tell us more about how today's hearing on folded. well the chances started on the very top of the average ten a.m. here in the hague in the ice city while just behind me they started to read out. the facts they're committed war crimes without referring immediately to the risks personal responsibility of retcon large their first status that there have been war crimes against humanity regarding the siege of sarajevo then the second key question was if all criteria will meet for a genocide of seven it's or this was the case the judge the judges confirmed that there are seven is a massacre is qualified as a genocide so this was in a first time. the virtue of the judges today in the second time they wanted to. really to talk about the personal responsibility of ruskell large but then lot of himself who was present in the court just asked to step out of the cour

under his command and our reporter catherine martin's is standing by outside the courthouse in the hague for us hi catherine good to see you so the verdict as it is being a read out what have we been hearing and what is the sentence that reichl is facing . so the judge a started was an enumeration of facts regarding the valar crimes. on the one side to the regarding the seats of sarajevo on the other hand regarding. massacre regarding the siege of sarajevo first of all the charges found that crimes against humanity committed out after the geneva conventions geneva conventions are essentially a list of do's and downs when it comes to armed conflict so this is the first first thing they're judged as found. because of. systematic infliction of terror systematic murder and a systematic purpose to hit civilians when it comes to the siege of sarajevo when it comes to the massacre of srebrenica it was a very of a to it's how the chances will. the church as a verdict will be will it be a genocide or not the judge has confirmed that the crimes committed in srebrenica constitute a genocide s

a reporter catherine martins is standing by for us outside the courthouse in the hague catherine many say this verdict will set a landmark tell us why it's so important. well of course it's important in terms of international justice but what is really important here is it might be a chance to somehow pacify the region the by concerned still deeply divided and i can tell you really you see this deep rooted hostility between the different parties even today here the day of the verdict here in front of the i city boy i just witnessed personally a kind of situation which almost turned violent just behind me you see some representatives of the mothers of said they are here is just standing very peacefully and i was in the middle of talking to one of these mothers who told me that she lost her son her brothers and her husband in cyber and it's and suddenly there is a serbian young man just close to us thawing the serbian flag and saying i can show the serbian flag wherever i want and then it turned almost while and they had a fight with the lady of several needs and the serbian man fi

they say it's not all the trust us we have to continue that work to have you catherine martin reporting from the hague thank you catherine. to zimbabwe now where people are celebrating after president robert mugabe announced his resignation a day after the shock announcement that ended almost four decades of rule the focus now turns to his successor emmerson up zimbabwe's next president is a hardliner with ties to the military who could prove as authoritarian as his mentor and former boss. wherever you look in some capital the news of robert mugabe's departure. for zimbabwe ends a new era has begun thirty seven years of mugabe's true has come to an end recently for celebration for many. this. is. a new. excitement now oh eyes are turning to mugabe's successor. leadership should create jobs employment and they must not revert back to the same system of leadership that we had. a day earlier and really feared the streets of paris after word of mugabe's herceg nation spread. correspondent christine moniba was on hand to witness history. the. jubilation too and some bad ways parliament has t

catherine martin who is following the negotiations in brussels and joins us from there catherine why are they are now able to agree. well the main problem here in europe is really that there is we have conflicting studies and conflicting conflicting signs whether to life as it is harmful are not and in europe there are two kinds of schools of thoughts how to deal with that difficult issue there is one in group saying in doubt leave it out and the other group is saying in doubt leave it in and it in addition to that the to one of the main farming nations germany and france they are not on the same page which makes it really difficult to reach a majority frons us against germany is more industry friendly of a have germany as a industry look look asian and as a jain buyer and the potential merger of us once and in the early two thousand and eighteen just we can assume that there is a vital interest to use still on the market so it is a slippery it's a slippery slope in your eyes and there's some heavy lobbying going on behind the scenes. yes of course it is but it's not only one center this

brussels catherine martins and i asked her if she was surprised by this decision in a case that's been debated for so long. well as observer observers here in brussels we knew that there was always a slight majority program for say there were a lot of countries like scandinavian countries eastern european countries very program for sale so that the majority of member states all educated the guy was a case that was not a surprise but that the fact that the key swing vote came today from germany this is quite a surprise and we only can assume because there was in the german government they very divided over that question the conservatives for a program for senate and the s.p.d. the social democrats were against so today obviously the conservatives wanted to use this kind of window of opportunity to get this deal done to get to keep going on the market and to kind of overalls as the social democrats and to send a clear message to the german industry in the context that the chemical giant buyer is about to strike a deal with one side to which uses clive so it would be a huge market with a

research research done for another week killer catherine martins in brussels thank you. weber monitoring companies in the united states say shopping on small phones in tablet computers will top cyber monday orders from desktop computers for the first time in the short history of e-commerce moment comes the shoppers are expected to spend six point six billion dollars on cyber monday a jump of over sixteen percent from last year as ins distribution centers were running full speed as the orders poured in the company says it has hired more than the one hundred twenty thousand additional workers to cope with the holiday gift giving season let's go to our financial correspondent so fisherman ski on wall street then sophie cyber monday is big in the u.s. but is it as big as the well established black friday. yes well this weekend marks not only the start of the most important season for retailers but it's also the start of the christmas season and the main event for retailers and general and online retailer has simply become the backbone of this crazy shopping weekend with more americans buying

when they don't use catherine martin so i asked the former president of the european council herman from rome point about the e.u. strategy what that strategy is in the catalonia crisis. as former european council president the european union so far treats the crisis of catalonia as an internal matter of a european member state can the european union can brussels keep that defensive line because the european union is respecting the rule of law. in spain the referendum was considered by the supreme court as illegal. the unilateral declaration of independence was considered by the supreme court supreme court as illegal and we have to respect let's say not only the independence of spain the depends of the additional in spain we have to respect the rule of law as long as the rule of law is not violated the european union has nope role to play and you always have to be very cautious and i'm speaking no as a belgian. interfering in domestic politics we had a crisis of five hundred forty one days it was a major crisis it was about the future of the country. we solved the problem after one

european market. a transition in order to get that research done for another weed killer. >> catherine martin's in brussels, thank you. the founder of schleicher has been let off like -- lightly, but not his children. the german court sentenced the 73-year-old tycoon to a two-year suspended sentence for embezzlement. his children received two-year prison terms. >> the brand is well new -- well-known across europe. operating 14,000 stores in 13 european countries. the portrait of the self-made german multimillionaire hung in every branch of what was once one of the biggest family dynasties in germany. a court has given the businessman a suspended prison sentence of two years. his children will go straight behind bars for three years. it comes down to the money. once it became clear that his company would go bankrupt, he moved around 16 million euros in the company. money that the court says belonged to creditors. what some of the money went to a logistics company belonging to the children. anton schleicher got a lighter sentence. that is because his fraud didn't amount to as much financ

that sounds quite dramatic there catherine martin is there for almost two years in brussels thank you so much. all right and there's more drama phil let's talk about the climate's so that's a monica thank you climate talks are underway here and they west and jim city of delegates from over one hundred ninety countries is discussing how to implement the landmark paris agreement global warming one country at the forefront of the fight against climate change is kenya they already have the country already meets thirty percent of its energy needs geothermal power which doesn't do any emissions cadence there also are adjusting their farming practices in response to changing by the patterns. and list distances stretch out before us in the great rift valley in kenya and here in lies the hope for the country's energy supply we take a right to a geothermal power plant in all caria two hours by car north west of the capital nairobi. steam rises through the over four hundred drill holes in pipes it's an ideal location for geothermal energy here the engineers tell us they only have to drill ab

murdered man for them that means blood it is guilty for life. our reporter catherine martins is standing by forest just outside the courthouse in the hague where we are expecting that verdict to be announced this morning catherine some observers are saying this verdict will set a landmark why is it so important. well it is a landmark in terms of international justice it's some the law is says that war criminal are held responsible for their crimes and this counts in international justice regarding the victim families this is the only compensation they can get in their quest for justice and also it's can be. regarding the region the ridge region is still deeply divided so this trial could be a chance to close the chapter and that there could be recounted v.a. ssion in this region this has been a long time in coming catherine why has it taken so long for justice to run its course in the blockage case. well the indictment itself didn't take so long and war is already nine hundred ninety five so exactly our cyber wars is shared by a large truck on large it was sixteen long years on the run so w

under threat can or should modern agriculture live without kill us let's cross over to do catherine martin who is following the negotiations in brussels and joins us from there. why are they are now able to agree. well the main problem here in europe is really that there is we have conflicting studies and conflicting conflicting signs whether to life as it is harmful are not and in europe there two kinds of schools of thoughts how to deal with that difficult issue there is one group saying in doubt leave it out and the other group is saying in doubt leave it in and it in addition to that the to one of the main farming nations germany and france they are not on the same page which makes it really difficult to reach a majority francis against germany is more industry friendly of a have germany as a industry location and as a giant buyer and the potential merger with one's hand in the early two thousand and eighteen just we can assume that there is a vital interest to use for sat still on the market so it is a slippery is a slippery slope in your eyes and there are some heavy lobbying

correspondent in brussels catherine martins catherine why do you ministers feel compelled to sign such a pact now. well in the latest zero pm history we have to say there are really game changes you're already mentioned why now the european union is capable to produce a result when it comes to defense matters so bracks a triggered really are higher motivation to closer and further corporation in terms of military affairs and also the president trample action with the united states as a less reliable partner when it comes to defense matters so this is why because we have to be in mind the european defense union this idea is almost as old as the european union without decades without result so now in brussels it was a very important signal regarding the united states to say that you are your opinions union is able to take care of its own security issues in the neighborhood and also for example in africa without begging for american help so what exactly does this defense agreement include well so it is really a systematic and greater corporation regarding defense and military corporations

martins in brussels and now catherine it like to say story's been going on for years you've been covering it during that time did this fresh license come as a surprise. well as observer of service in brussels we knew that there was always a slight majority of program life aside there were a lot of countries like scandinavian countries eastern european countries very program for sale so the majority of member states all educated the guy was a case that was not a surprise but that the fact that the key swing vote came today from germany of this is quite a surprise and we only can assume because there was in the german government they verge of bidets over that question the conservatives for a program for side and the s.p.d. the social democrats were against so today obviously the conservatives wanted to use this kind of window of opportunity to get this deal done to get to keep it on the market and to kind of overall the the social democrats and just send a clear message to the german industry in the context that the chemical giant buyer is a barge to strike a deal with monsanto whi

adjourn curtains down mr miller will be removed from the courtroom. our correspondent catherine martin's has been covering the trial after the verdict she spoke with serge brammertz the chief prosecutor for the international criminal tribunal for the former yugoslavia. as a prosecutor off the ice city why. how much of a landmark is that trial today this is definitely one of the most important trials in the history of the tribunal. courage and knowledge are both considered the the architects of the large ethnic cleansing campaigns in the ninety's in the form of in particular in in bosnia herzegovina so it's definitely one of the most important trials which which ended today wide took it so long to bring law. as prosecutor off the i city. folk a looks like we're having some technical problems with that interview there that was katherine martin's the speaking to serge brammertz the chief prosecutor for the i.c.t. why now the atrocities committed by right commodity took place in the early to mid one nine hundred ninety s. during the bosnian war let's take a look back now at his role

argued the batting it's years could have caused food prices to skyrocket after martin's joins us now from brussels correspondent there catherine you've been covering this story for a year is a surprise. well indeed it's really a breakthrough for more than two years the member states were not able to deliver in this question it was really a so-called hot potato here in brussels and it's really a surprise in terms of who really moved regarding the member states according to diplomats the key swing vote came finally from germany making it possible that there is the needed qualified majority in order to make a decision so now that it's a program to say it a decision there is no ban but three have five more years of the read killer on the european fields and this is really the dave or this never ending story has and and now we really have to see if it's unhappy and for some or for others what it really represents there well gives us a five year break from having to talk about the issue again but only a partial victory so far as the chemicals companies. well we have to know that life as that is

use could have caused food prices to start rocket after martin's joins us now from brussels correspondent there catherine you've been covering this story for years is a surprise. well indeed it's really a breakthrough for more than two years the member states were not able to deliver in this question it was really a so-called hot potato here in brussels and it's really a surprise in terms of who really moved regarding the member states according to diplomats the key swing vote came finally from germany making it possible that there is the needed qualified majority in order to make a decision so now that it's a program to say it's a decision there is no ban but three have five more years of the read killer on the european fields and this is really the dave or this never ending story has and and now we really have to see if it's unhappy and for some or for others what it really represents their look gives us a five year break from having to talk about the issue again but only a partial victory so far as the chemicals conflicts. well we have to know that life as that is has bee

excitement here in france reception to the news martin was mixed. dennis as demonstrators in paris and the southern city of example ross accused the company of tax evasion. catherine yet reports. iphone fans in paris have been lining up to get their hands on the latest model. the iphone ten carries a hefty price tag. eleven hundred and fifty nine your rose. but that has done little to dampen their enthusiasm. see how more now let's the rules royce of phones right now. civil and that we're getting to the peak of technology don't know that i think you know it's very beautiful you travel. apple has just released its latest results and they're better than expected. net profit rose by nineteen percent to ten point seven billion dollars in the fiscal fourth quarter. right yeah not go. out. but the company has been accused of tax evasion in europe. with the e. u. demanding thirteen billion euros in back taxes that it says were not paid in ireland. protests were held outside several apple stores across france by those who say apple has not been paying its fair share. lovell apple has a where minut

legal system. catherine caterina had to accept legal guardians for herself because it was inconceivable that a woman could be the legal guardian of her children are very close to. catalinas independence was curtailed after martin luther's death as a widow she had few rights in society however she successfully fought to stay in the black monastery and keep running the student guest house. but just a few months after luther's death the first religious war broke out on german soil the fighting even reached rittenberg catarina as a state outside the town gates was destroyed she was economically ruined and in fifteen twenty two she had to flee once again this time from crop failures and the plague. on the elbe or the university of it in bag fled here from the plague and catarina followed but just outside the town she had an accident with her carriage injured luther's widow was taken to this house in the center of talk out. she spent her last few weeks in these two small rooms catalina never recovered from her injuries she died in torgau in fifteen fifty two at the age of fifty

: thanks so much for your time. catherine mcguinness, city of london policy chair. still ahead, we will talk about a company building a new factory in the u.k., aston martin, entering a totally new stratosphere in terms of price. what this means for james bond's ride of choice next. this is bloomberg. ♪ world headquarters in new york, i'm vonnie quinn. matt: i am live from berlin with the european close minutes away. aston martin that is synonymous with his most famous secret agent, 007, it's newest hyper car comes with a price tag of more than double 0 high at $2.6 million. what does this mean for a company was vehicle sales have since 2007 and one that got its headquarters in the united kingdom. joining me now is chris bryant who writes about the automotive industry. what i find very interesting is that here is a carmaker that is very small, sales have dropped since the recession and it's not owned by any of the major players here. yet they will still build a new factory in the united kingdom. how is that? it's surprising. aston martin is still independent. it's trying to plow

campaigning against ocean pollution but also for what is a dying culture of traditional making catherine soy al-jazeera on the kenyan coast . does it for this al-jazeera news out of martin dennis as hell with another full news bulletin in just a couple of minutes thank you very much for watching. it . was. the sam's in archaeology graduate from iraq he's also a part time going to pergamon museum which includes a reconstruction of the famous ishtar gate in babylon most of the people he's showing around came to germany as refugees this is just one of several berlin museums taking part in the project called a meeting point and as well as bringing people together one of its aims is to emphasise the contribution of migrants right up to the present day to western culture. because i've been here for some time i can help them with lots of things that mrs ford to me the great thing is it's not just about museums about forming a new life it part of life is culture. something that i was told by the pakistani army to the americans and we got held in guantanamo the number of al qaeda and taliban detainee