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Mike Pearse: Europe Correspondent on the historic trade deal between India and the European Union · Early Edition with Ryan Bridge

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  Speaker 1: Big you trade deal has been announced to India and
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  Speaker 1: the EU. Mike Pierces our UK europe correspondent, Mike pretty big,
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  Speaker 1: pretty mess of the market and the number of people.
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  Speaker 2: Yes. Indeed, in fact, this is being dubbed as the
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  Speaker 2: biggest and most historic trade deal ever. It will make
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  Speaker 2: it much easier for the nations of India and the
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  Speaker 2: EU to buy and sell goods from one another. That's
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  Speaker 2: the whole point of it. Really significant because they've been
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  Speaker 2: talking about this, believe it or not, on and off
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  Speaker 2: for twenty years. It will allow free trade of goods
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  Speaker 2: between twenty seven European states in India. They account for
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  Speaker 2: almost twenty five percent of global trade and a market
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  Speaker 2: of wait for it, two billion people. EU President vonder
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  Speaker 2: Lyon was at a media briefing in Delhi. Prime Minister
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  Speaker 2: Modi called the pack historic. He said it's the biggest
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  Speaker 2: India had ever agreed. In fact, just about everything from
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  Speaker 2: tea to car's, wine, electrics, chemicals and much more. We'll
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  Speaker 2: see tariff's cut and trade made much easier now. The
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  Speaker 2: deal comes as both India and the EU, of course,
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  Speaker 2: contend with economic pressure from the United Slid States and
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  Speaker 2: Donald Trump and his tariffs. Now, in the past seven months,
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  Speaker 2: India has signed major trade agreements with the UK and
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  Speaker 2: New Zealand. We in the UK are not part of
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  Speaker 2: this deal because of course we voted to leave the
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  Speaker 2: European Union and go it alone.
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  Speaker 1: Now very quickly, the kids on their phones and social media.
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  Speaker 1: No one likes it. The Aussies have moved and most
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  Speaker 1: of Europe now looks like they're going to follow soon.
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  Speaker 2: Yeah. Absolutely, And in the UK I think we're also
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  Speaker 2: going to see a mobile phone ban as well. France
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  Speaker 2: has become the second country in Europe to announce a ban,
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  Speaker 2: following the UK last week, Italy, Denmark, Greece, Norwagias some
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  Speaker 2: of the others. As you say, Australia was the first
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  Speaker 2: to bring that ban in under sixteen year olds. Last month,
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  Speaker 2: France says it will be for under fifteen year olds.
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  Speaker 2: Social media companies will have to make sure the person's age. Meanwhile,
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  Speaker 2: in the UK, as I say, the government has told
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  Speaker 2: all schools they must ban mobile phones from students. It
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  Speaker 2: says teachers should not be seen using them as well.
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  Speaker 2: Those behind the band say phones are distracting in class,
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  Speaker 2: but I'd say they're vital for pair purrants soon need
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  Speaker 2: to communicate with their children during the day. Some very
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  Speaker 2: mixed opinions.
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  Speaker 1: It certainly is all right, Mike. I appreciate that, Mike
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  Speaker 1: per Our UK, you're a correspondent.
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