both geographically and economic plan to some extent politically is europe is it clear to you at this point what stance europe is going to take in this whole controversy well i think i think it's pretty clear that europe has been united in its russian policy particularly since about two thousand and fourteen and that europe has been united particularly in response to this incident so i don't i don't suspect that we're going to see deep divisions emerging in europe either around this issue or or in russia policy more generally a lesser of a substantial material reason for that to happen now you said that europe is united and from what i know it's only about two thirds of the e.u. countries that actually showed solidarity with the u.k. which is not a small number by any means but at the end of the day expelling one two or even four diplomats like germany for example is more symbolic than practical. joe many after doing that actually approved both the construction and the alteration of the second and those same pipelines so i wonder you've there is perhaps a bit of a gap between what the

quota on refugees a plan meant to relocate asylum seekers across europe so let's bring in our guests joining us from budapest is getting a raw and i'm a list of hunger a center for fair political analysis in berlin political analyst and a professor and european studies at stanford university in berlin and by skype from london is matthew goodwin professor of politics and international relations at the university of kent thank you all for joining us good day raj nigh in budapest let me start with you viktor orban is widely expected to win a third term in this election how much has his anti immigrant agenda helped him to win votes and why is he so popular i think he has two main forces for him being popular one is the economy economy is has been growing ever since he came into poverty which wasn't true before so that's a plus for him but the other issue is migration. but he she used to create an identity for his base so these base has a very strong identity of european christian ideals and this base resents migration this base resents islam culture and based on that they do space came t

position so europe could come back into balance. this was remarkably successful. to close, let's take things forward to more contemporary context and think a bit about u.s. russia relations today and what we can possibly learn from the marshall plan. now, historically, political upheaval in germany has had massive reverberations. 1989 was no different. it was when the berlin wall fell. after the berlin wall fell, the soviet security buffer collapsed entirely, closer to moscow than it had ever been since the 18th century whereas the alliances that we in the united states created after world war ii, i'm thinking in particular of nato, they were more popular than ever with the newly liberated central and european countries clamoring to get in. it wasn't just nato. the european union came as popular as it had ever been. i think that's the greatest possible testimony to what we created after world war ii. remember the article five security guarantees were only invoked once in the alliance history. that was after we were attacked with our

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she wants to do in europe. because what we are missing still is her proposal for europe. macron came out and everybody is talking about proposals and everybody is looking forward that germany could go through macron cologne. -- macron cologne. -- macron alone. the speech is difficult. she can't do that and that's ok. cerstin: she could come out and proposed -- exactly. is she really european? i think she is, but she grew up in east germany. she didn't grow up like macron as a child. he's never known anything else in europe. and traveling for free and -- guest: good point. pascale: it's emotional, but it's something in the bone. cerstin: 30 years ago. matthew: the time for speech is probably passed at this point. i think that's the challenge she has. peter: the question, macron or merkel, who is sitting on the front seat? the moment, macron is sitting there and germany would like to sit next to him. pascale: i agree. the french have waited 6, 7 months now for germany to take the wheel. and now it's really time.

that mccrone wants to leave europe but calm while medical could leave europe but we're. also with us is puzzle person journalist for the french magazine the plan and she argues that i'm going to medical used to be cold the queen of europe now in monaco mccall seems to be the new king kind of woman to the coast in galilee who's based here in berlin reporting for those who dodged such a lot she senses in germany's interest to support friends not just in its efforts to reform europe but also in transatlantic reach thank you all three for to be here with me today here on whether you know much about let's begin with you just skipping you know i've just pointed out that your quotes at the top of the show says that emanuel mccrone wants to lead but calm yeah i think we did not quote from you before this address that he gave to congress if you changed your mind since you had the address no no no i haven't i think the problem that he has is that france is just not strong enough alone to take a leadership role in europe to take the kind of steps in europe that he really wants to p

to what we have now inside europe. if brexit passes in those circumstances, that is the end of the matter. we leave. if it doesn't, the people decided. the government has done its best. in 2022, the conservative party can fight an election not only for the responsibility of brexit but on the normal domestic issues of the day. when i was growing up in politics the tories for always the pragmatic vote. they were business minded and prided themselves on common sense. they stood out against being railroaded by activists. these are the qualities which deserted them in the pursuit of brexit. at every stage decision seven made driven by short-term politics, driven by loudmouth rhetoric. we triggered article 50 before the french and german elections, before we had any clear idea of our negotiating position. pushing ourselves up against a very tough timetable for such a complicated negotiation. we put down red lines around the single market and custom unions. with little thought as to how that would be compatible with business,

europe should not be the focus of our attention. we need to attract europe to the united states. otherwise, europe is at risk to being attracted to eurasia and china's one belt, one road infrastructure program. alix: what about the question of whether macron in europe could be with the u.s. -- david: what about the question of whether macron in europe could be with the u.s. on privacy? is that back on the table? nicholas: we need to think about to somes as being an -- extent, it is issue by issue. the syrian war is important for europe in ways that -- in different ways from the way it is important to the united states. the refugee crisis, etc. if we look at this issue by issue, even in the senate testimony that mark zuckerberg gave, he was asked by senators, should we be regulating on the lines of the european union? there is no question, in respect to trade and intellectual property and ai, the european union has the best chance of anyone of being being the global standard set to -- global standard setter. i think a lot of these issues are going to be decided based on national a

, and it isa europe, they are ineffective, and it is a huge problem for the image of europe in the eyes of our citizens. is he right? i started this debate by saying that the west and east was developing in different conditions. and now we have it. the migration quota has divided us because the strategy of eastern countries is different to the western countries, because the societies in the east and the centre of europe and the east are more or less monocultural society. and they have their fears and apprehensions. —— monocultural societies. accepting the quota will not mean that they will have two except the multicultural scheme. i must say as a check person that they have to see that 90% of people think this is a problem in my country. so i think the national politicians need to deal with this. —— czech person. but back to your question, of course, from the beginning, i had big doubts about the quota and whether it can function in practice, and whether it is acceptable for some countries, including mine. just— just... sometimes commissioners are in a difficult position. let'

their values here in europe. values in europe. i don't think you'll see many fireworks at a headline level. that could be an interesting stock to watch out for this morning. the ftse 100, 73.68. we are trading absolutely flat right now. you will see that replicated elsewhere. it will be interesting to see hna is as well. that will be a factor we want to watch out for. numbers later on. we will bring your ubs numbers in a moment. as soon as that starts trading, the swiss market waiting to open this morning. the ibex is out. again, not much to write home about. these markets will deliver similar numbers this morning. absolutely paid to the flatlined ed to that flatlined. financials look well bid. we will see what happens in more detail once we get the details coming through in terms of the share price. a hotspot in industrials. we'll watch out for that. materials look reasonably well bid. energy is mixed. generally, this looks like a market that is reasonably bit this morning. industrials do look like an area of weakness. we will se

why doesn't germany want that that's not true when he wants also a strong europe because europe is the critical mass to play a key role in the future in the economic and political in social in cultural sectors what about the financial side of things why not a finance minister then he could. step in the job and he's huge opossum role of lace as the person who's been knocking. the groups the greeks about trying to get them to reform their country and the portuguese the spaniards why why can't we have a finance minister who does that white washing gently take all the flak i think we should indeed develop european there's a decision structure so maybe a finance minister can be the final. popped of a solution but it should not be the first one and so we we should strengthen a couple of pillars to praying europe for what i think first is that we should join forces coming european security policy and foreign policy therefore we need not only works we need a common european. defense and security industry which develops woods for juices and also we have common european export rules for example

i think europe would respond in kind. within europe you would have countries being affected and quite different ways. some would take a hard line because they are not exposed to u.s. trade that much and others would push for a softer line, like germany. there may be some bilateral issues as well. we wrote that one thing your could do to please the american president is raised defense spending. behind,still very much in order to tell the americans we are ready to talk. it may not be specifically around trade but here's another issue. anna: on the political front, everyone was preoccupied by political risk in the eurozone. that has faded to some degree. should we be prepared for situation where we end up involved in governing italy, and should it not come as a surprise? this is all very topical this week. christian: the italian situation is still dangerous. we have to highlight this. 55% of these in parliament are running for parties which in the past have been eurosceptic. they will have an enormous public debt. moment wit

because europe is great. what about looking ahead ? do you support the idea of a much closer eurozone, obviously with britain outside, and are much closer eurozone? would that be good for the uk? a federalist structure, shared budgets and banking, more than they have now? well, if the eu doesn't collapse, it will be in a format anyway. weather it gets ever closer not is up to the eu. the eu is going to struggle with that because lots of people heard jean—claude juncker speaking about increased federalisation and eu armies and the rest of it, not least funnily enough, ireland, who are not sure they want to contribute to an eu army, indeed, they are neutral and only have 5000 troops on their own soil. so some of these plans are opposed by people within the eu. so doesn't rarely matter what the uk says. what about the phenomenon of a new centrist party here in the uk? can the trick that emmanuel macron pulled off work you? admittedly, it is a different system, not presidential, but lots of talk about it. it is

russian government right so the particular conflict the screwball conflict is not a conflict between europe and russia per se it's a conflict between european governments and the russian government over what they believe in europe to be russian government actions in a particular european country now doesn't mean we're going to shut down all relations with russia as a country no but does it mean that we're going to change relations with russia as a government yes and in that context expelling diplomats is not just a symbolic gesture it's a very practical gesture to signal displeasure from one government to another well but if it says you say a very practical gesture i wonder how does it actually address davis rather fusing chemical weapons in europe because i would think that even that was indeed the case of the european governments blood the narrative that the u.k. government is now trying to put forward that would call for a military action don't you think that expelling a diplomat. to lead for that kind of a front if we tried to solve every problem like this with military action the world

steel and aluminum, they have been suspended now these of the europe. europe.-vis given the openness of europe, we are concerned about the risk of escalation. ar policy advice is we have multilateral framework. we have the wto. we think whatever concerns and grievances need to be does with in this multilateral framework, and it is critically important for growth going forward not just in europe. saidine: the imf has europe should integrate further. how can europe integrate further with pockets such as the italian election? >> i think the integration of europe is critical for preserving stability going forward. what we have learned in the euro crisis is that unless we have a deepening of the integration, when we get these shocks, they cause unnecessary instability. we will have shocks. we know that. it is about dealing with future a common backstop for the resolution fund, and giving targeted insurance, and simple fine the rule capital markets. the genomic concerns in europe about how to trade-off risksharing and risk reduction. some countries are concerned they

it was unpopular in europe. personally, i would pursue that because i think countries that trade together do not go to work together. i do not understand the purpose of getting into all of the sites about aluminum and steel tariffs with our european allies. host: about the color is concerned about the future, it might be good to talk about the premise of your book, the end of europe. is based onook having lived in europe. first in prague and that in berlin and then having traveled across the continent and into the former soviet space. there is a chapter on each country and it looks at a particular european problem through the prism of individual european countries. i visit estonia. a small former russian republic on the border. i visit hungary and talk about neofascism and the return of that. there is a big chapter on germany and the question of strategic neutrality, anti-semitism and islamism is discussed in the french chapter. on thes a chapter migration crisis. a chapter on britain and the future of the eu an

he is one of several individuals outside europe has -- europe who has been approached. another bank, danske bank, down 2.7%. the bank deals with probes into money-laundering allegations. boarde standing executive , christian balter will be joining the company in october. the head of wealth management will be leaving. finally, tesco, up 2.4%. retail across the board, tesco and morrison, improvement in the food retail sector, but overall, u.k. retailers had their worst sales slump since 2008. the sales was the worst -- the second worst month on record. likely that was due to these big snowstorms we've had. tesco may be looking higher, but keep an eye on the u.k. retailer. matt: thank you very much. let's focus in on the u.s. economy. in an exclusive interview, raphael bostic spoke with bloomberg's mike mckee from the university of south florida. he sees inflation hitting the banks 2%: the next quarter or two. >> the trend is going in the right direction. i think we will hit 2% sometime in the next quarter or two. i'm very comfortable going above the 2% to some amount. 2.2

he wants to shore up support for europe for europe among ordinary people at a time of growing skepticism but he's meeting with resistance from germany also coming up. the showdown escalates between russia and the u.s. over an alleged gas attack in syria the u.s. fuses russia tampering with the site moscow alleges the gas attack was staged. and a surprise twist in the legal proceedings involving donald trump's personal lawyer michael cohen and last week's raid on his office from. full i'm terry martin thanks for joining us. in a short while from now french president met a woman will address the european parliament for the first time i called the speech to him a piece in the eastern french city of stross fork is part of a series of addresses by e.u. leaders wants big changes in the face of growing skepticism about the european project that's been all mark of the lack of enthusiasm from berlin to budapest. for more on mcallen speech we go now live to strasbourg our correspondent is standing by there for us hi max the french president is going to outline his vision for europe there today wha

let's get back to europe right now. it is impacted by that forum with the xi jinping speech earlier on. european stocks are bid. names in focus, let's find out with nejra cehic. nejra: i can only take three. i started with tgf, best performer in the session on the stoxx 600. net revenue beat significantly and another sign of underlying improvement in the market. the shares gaining the most since july of 2016 off the back of that. lvmh setting it up the tone for the luxury industry. up for pretty -- 4.8%. the shares have touched a record high after double-digit nonorganic tick -- organic sales growth for the first quarter estimates. finally, i am looking at bayer. we saw shares surge on reports of the u.s. department of justice approving the takeover by bayer. at --xpect a fresh look after the reports. earlier, they were gaining the most since 2016. matt: thanks for that. next, germany's public sector workers are expanding strikes across europe's biggest economy today. you will feel that if you are .rying to fly with luf

hi everyone and welcome to a new week of europe max we kick off today's show with a lot of flower power. couple spring of flower faster on the organ is island of madeira. colorful french and in the new fashion blogger who wants to write an artist with. colorful columns in the real pleasant land of cornwell installed west england. we start our journey today on madeira the portuguese island is located in the atlantic and has a pleasantly climate it is a tropical paradise thanks to a stable warm weather flowers are in bloom all year round therefore madeira is also called the green island or flower island however it is particularly blooming at the moment because the flower festival festival floor is in full swing and the big parade in the capital from seattle is the highlight. there's a party atmosphere in front shot of the capital of madeira the portuguese island is celebrating something it has plenty of flowers a highlight of the celebration is a bad medicine for a raid always held three weeks after easter. throwbacks over a drink as she is taking part with his dance group food as somebod

when he wants also a strong europe because europe is the critical mass to play a key role in the future in the economic and political in social in cultural sector what about the financial side of things why not a finance minister then he could. step in your job and he's huge opossum role at least as the person who's been. the. grips the greeks about trying to get them to reform their country in the portuguese the spaniards why why can't we have a finance minister who does that whitewash and gently take all the flak i think we should indeed develop european there's a decision structure so maybe a finance minister can be the final. part of a solution but it should not be the first one and so we we should strengthen a couple of pillar stupor euro for what i think first is that we should join forces for a common european security policy and foreign policy therefore we need to not only works we need a common european. defense and security industry which develops woods juices and also we have common european export rules for example out of was who are not people that spawn strong below the se

is not sustainable, what are the ramifications for europe? what impact does that have on europe? again, the euro is in a very strong position economically. growing. the culmination of business cycles in europe today is at a high level. make reform the euro area and add to our competitiveness. this is our focus. we need to do that in coordination with other countries in a multilateral setting. this is for trade and for fiscal policy, but we are quite confident on our trajectory. francine: minister, do you think that the eurogroup or europe as a whole can get exemptions from tariffs imposed by the u.s.? a majoreno: this is concern, i must say. it is why the european commission is in close contact with the u.s. administration to make sure that the temporary exemption is indeed permanent. we want to again stressed the role of multilateral cooperation. it is very, very important to keep that at that level. the how do you respond to united states idea of a new bilateral discourse worldwide? this is a multilateral institution. led a multilateral debate in europe for years if not for cen

focus on a multilateral approach are indeed things that europe agrees on and europe wants the united states to stay with europe on these issues which the united states have done for most of the last seventy years or so but of course under trump at least as the impression that this is now in doubt tyson baka here with me in berlin from the aspen institute the other european reference was when it came to climate change he made the obligatory reference to the future of our children and i grandchildren saying that there is no plan it's be still very much pushing the line that america you are to stand with the rest of the world right it was it was a pretty aggressive line you know and started by saying we all wanted a habitable planet twenty five years for our children and grandchildren and that was an applause line that actually got the republicans who are notoriously climate skeptic to stand up but then he went he didn't pull any punches you know he's a climate change is real again you guys signed up to agreement and he kind of twisted the knife a little bit saying you know he is tom fi

dollars to the projects but critics say beyond being an investment in connecting asia and europe it's a geo political move to assert power and influence and although chinese politicians might say otherwise the world's biggest infrastructure campaign looks fine marilee designed to boost the chinese economy its construction steel and transport firms have built up huge overcapacity and crushing debt they receive urgently needed business and people in country countries such as sri lanka and kenya taking to the streets in protest they fear they'll have to give up property and civil liberties where china is still does providing the masses with housing transportation energy and education it is not known for its commitment to protecting individual human rights so let's talk about this with marcus talbot he's a professor of east asian economic studies university and joins us now from munich mr talbot nine hundred billion that's not a small investment china is not known for its charity towards other countries what's your view what what goals are there behind this project. first of all i think t

people in germany and europe. america is a great country and even though we may have differences, we have to talk about this. this land of freedom and this great country still remains very attractive. so i continue to say that. and yes, germany and europe have to take their destiny in their own hands and during the cold war when germany was divided and relying on america helping us. we will have to increase our contributions to america. and america has been very much engaged and broadly engaged in parts of the world that are far away from america and they have said, well, what's in it for us. the president saying you ought to have some more sharing. so in a way, we are maturing and growing after the second world war, people were happy for germany not becoming engaged because during the period, we created incredible interest. but this period is more than the period. so we as germans have to learn a few months and proud to be the second largest member of nato. and from the president's perspective not fast enough. bu

another front opens us the trade dispute between europe and the us goes on line now the us sternly rejects the e.u. plans to tax profits but sales of american tech giants like google and amazon. see the little rise in freefall but the government disagrees with the call. this all means to hold its decline and points to a conspiracy. and that as money and all that is how an indian company helps garbage pickers out of their miserable existence into regular employment. hello welcome to do your business and get out of office in berlin u.s. president donald trump is firing back at european commission plans to slap new taxes on u.s. tech giants the german business daily hundreds but claims now the u.s. is accusing the e.u. of violating w t o rules with its so-called digital sales tax let's have a closer look at that this tax would apply to companies no matter where they're based the tax could amount to between one and six percent of sales not profits that means companies like amazon would not be able to avoid it by reporting low profits or using tax havens and the tax would be due on all activiti

but what about the other clubs who serious about making europe into serious about staving off relegation let's answer those questions right here on the plane as they go here's what's coming up. we'll take you out to munich where table travel chasing firehose to gladbach could the poles get closer to europe and take advantage of the champs second string line up from the table chemical to the pits its bundesliga survivor story in the relegation threatened fresh off the feeding show hamburg headed out to often haim in hopes of another upset and sweat cellar dwellers cologne visited berlin the billy goats last the reverse fixture and we're hoping to avoid this week. welcome to the bonus they get here on d w i'm chris harry dean who is thirsty on match day thirty let's start with frank for. the news of nico kovacs leaving caught management off guard they were blindsided and so are the players the move might seriously stagnate the rest afraid for its season especially considering their opponents' labor coups frankfurt's first obstacle in a tough road ahead looked destined for europe maybe even

let's find out now what else is going on in our round up of europe's. into this express. for the first time ever a concert performed at the vatican sistine chapel has been light streamed online under the direction of conductor harry christopherson the sixteen choral group and the briton symphony orchestra performed stop at mater by scottish composer james mcmillan on sunday. mcmillan is one of the most renowned contemporary composers his works are inspired by religion and politics critics say they always have elements of folk music and artistic wished by an exceptional degree of directness energy and emotional impact. a retrospective of crystal and his late wife jan claude has opened in zurich on display are sculptures drawings and photographs showing the couple's life's work until june thirtieth included is a preview of christos latest project the master said to be seen in london from june to september this year it will consist of over seven thousand barrels stacked into a pyramid floating on a lake in. hard chris to enjoin claude achieved global fame for among other thi

type europe as opposed to european union type europe in which case where else can find its level of scotland what's important is that we don't have barriers between wales and england between wales or scotland or ireland that we're in together because we want to build self-government and self-determination within the broader world not kid ourselves off and look inwards on ourselves. thank you so much for the interview bugs alex. from firebrand young m.p. to a button on the benches of the house the logs definitely was the most successful leader in the history of ply comrie the breakthrough at the first of a democratic elections for the national assembly of wales equal death of the s.n.p. in scotland of the progress of the troop office has been remarkably different sense of the s.n.p. becoming the dominant force in scottish politics apply the struggle to the main and second place in wales constitutional change has not been so different between the two countries as a national assembly is acquired lawmaking pose with the welsh moves forward often being but one step behind those of scotla

europe was a project. of peace and the many decades of peace for our citizens in europe something which are very important in history and there are often this is taken for granted that people are not so much aware of this russian view of all of the wars that are surrounding us just let me mention the horrible war in syria while these wars are taking place. and bring about risks that are not far away from europe therefore the really shaping and really founding of europe is much more than a project of peace each should also show that we can only pursue our values globally together as well as defend the interests that is if we cooperate and have a european level i would have a city should be enriching us and not irritating us and this is why we have important topics to discuss today. after the end of june we would like to have made major progress when it comes to the common european asylum system this is one of the major challenges that we have to be confronted so that free movement within the european area c

if we look at our heat map here in london, there's a little more red on the board than the green in europe all in the red ftse is flat the cac karant down .3 of 1% let's look at the perspective. basic resources up 1/3 of a percent. health care slightly above flat line above 10% you can see food and beverages not having a good morning. down 1% and media sector also down around 1% financial services there pretty flat ubs shares trading lower off the bank cte 1 ratio fell slightly short of analyst's expectations. they struck a cautious tone for the coming quarter adding the potentials could threaten investor confidence. this comes despite reportings of the net profit my colleague is in zurich what are the numbers they've released today >> reporter: it's interesting, isn't it i i this the reaction in the share price this morning suggests that this is not a market that is going to put up with a subdued outlook and i suppose that's the more negative side of the statement that we've had from ubs this morning. because of their headline level as you pointed out, revenue and profit beat expectations

europe in concert in forty five minutes on a. story that people world over information. they want to express d.w. on facebook and twitter up to date in touch follow us. state by state. the most traditional. find it all at any time. check in with a web special. take a tour of germany state by state on d w dot com. hello and welcome to focus on europe i'm michelle henery glad to have you with us turkey is undergoing profound political change moving away from being a secular society to a country where nationalism and religion are at the forefront. and it is president gretchen types are the one who.

was a line between western central europe and the east and central europe has many links to eastern europe and to solve the eastern europe and therefore i think in some times we do have a little bit more internal knowledge. about what is going on maybe sometimes understanding of people in politics is a little bit their friends to other western european countries but i'm sure that. this specific knowledge of politics about the situation. reaches is very important and can be a good contribution of not only for dialogue but for cooperation and i'm convinced cooperation is important and will be needed from both sides it is important for russia and it is important for you because. into the sea between the countries politically economically and otherwise. politically not only for european affairs but also for the development in the middle east. it can obviously anyhow because europe is dependent on russian energy russia is dependent on industrial incentives and it does feel development coming from the european side so our share has long been calling on the e.u. to ease its sanctions on russia an

on sophie shevardnadze islam in europe has long been viewed with suspicion by the majority it is of not representing european values is that really true and can it be changed well i asked shereen han khan denmark's first female. islam in europe is a magnet for controversy used by the right wing to start fear of feared by the people in the wake of terror attacks and the refugee crisis with the extremists inside the muslim community resisting integration mistrust come to vicious circle of phobia and hatred. is there a way to measure europe's ultimate liberalism and the ancient traditions of islam and how for me is the past me. on denmark's first female in mom welcome it's really great to have you with us and excited to ask you all the questions that i want now you call yourself an islamic seven ist being denmark's first female among do using a woman could ever lead a mixed mosque in prayer in islam not just female only and would you like that to happen actually i had the vision of a mosque with female humam so many years ago back in one thousand nine hundred nine i was inspired when i did

for a europe placed company that doesn't help. raw materials have been rising steadily about 300 million euros. an additional 100 in the first quarter of 2018. that is why the focus this quarter and a last four or five months has been getting the price right to reestablish our margins. us toas essential for keep on our plan for 2018 and into our 2020 plan. are the raw materials most important to you? has the volatility made it difficult? it has been less of a volatility for raw materials, and steady rising. the whole industry has been surprised by the magnitude and duration of the increases. pigments, one of the key titanium dioxide, which is a key item there. others have to do more with resins and solvents. it all relates back to oil prices. fore have been key drivers increased raw materials. guy: good morning. i'm doing a bit of decorating at home. offer at my local store. what is the pricing picture looking like right now? we have seen that discounting factor in the first quarter. what does the second quarter look like? first o

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