About this episode
Squawk Box anchors discuss the results of the European parliamentary elections with the centre bloc suffering a big blow from wins for Liberal, Euro-sceptic and Green parties. The euro, however, manages to parry the populist surge seen in the UK, France and Italy. Italian deputy prime minister and Lega leader Matteo Salvini hails the results, saying that Europe is changing. We are live in Westminster, Bremen and Turin with full analysis and a breakdown of the results. Meanwhile, U.S. president Donald Trump presses Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe on the trade imbalance between the two nations during a four-day state visit. And Italo-American carmaker Fiat Chrysler and French counterpart Renault announce a mega-merger to create the world’s third biggest auto manufacturer. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .