this is different between european countries and the european union do european countries have decided not to give compton seats to european union regarding where they put their arm use for this debate on the it is a very rare if. only so you can't blame the european union for youth empowered to not using power if that doesn't have i mean you're correct to say that member members of the european union talk different stances in relations to reach as i am asking with ireland has never voiced either luciferian or at least will guarantee its expertise in materials that are you know that's wrong though ireland is a neutral country precisely because of our history we've decided dot. we believe it's the right thing for our country to adopt neutral stance in conflicts that take place throughout the world but the neutral stance is not the same thing as a passive starts so if you look for example what we have to on in relation to the middle east in relation to syria. i point to three things that aren't stone true its foreign policy the first one is that we have to ploy our armed forces in a neut

union and some prominent newspapers as well as some prominent european union officials are saying that the government now in ukraine is illegitimate which is rather strange isn't it because two weeks ago they were negotiations with it so are we experiencing a second orange revolution in ukraine a lot towards going to turn into a second orange revolution. and of course it's likely really as you say to talk about non-legitimate government that's very clear but it also has not been entirely probably run the third and by the ukrainian government of course to abandon a walkout from the agreement as you said earlier. india and the signal of the ukrainian government was one that was of course slightly poor from the outside but was also based on very very you know reading in terms of its own survival the leads that are standing behind the government have come to the conclusion that they cannot make the leap of faith told the west nile their business model would be in danger so they try to continue the equidistance game that there's them been trying to play between the west and russia and that'

what the russians said is we are not in a free trade area with the european union perhaps one day we would like to be but we cannot have a situation where our market is flooded with european goods through the ukraine with which we have a free trade agreement so what the russians basically said was if you go ahead with this is an agreement then your arrangements with us and and that was something that i think the ukrainians woke up to in the autumn on top of the fact that the ukrainian industrialists also woke up to the enormous amount of you norma's costs this is going to impose on them if they proceeded mayor. i just make one very final point about this in response to the things that young has said one has got to understand in talking about the ukraine that russia is there just as eastern ukrainians are that if you are going to make this work if you're going to have some kind of an association with the ukraine and the european union you have to involve russia you can't just wish russia away huge can't just wish eastern europe east ukrainians away you can't just wish the people who r

for the european union. european union. and. ok well thank you very much for that thank you let me just quickly ask you about this that's what people are protesting about they know exactly what they want and they echo the sentiments of what we just heard from bruce here i would disagree with that because essentially there's been a lot of misconception about the nature of this protest everyone most of the media reported that this is the. protest in kiev and i've been i spent several nights on my down on the independence square talking to the people there was a huge part of crowd we were just spreading these these bands ukrainian flag and saying we're again here those people i talked with them what they were saying is we want to live in a country where law is respected where law is observed the laws are proper and fine we don't want this corruption and we understand they told me that will not be part of the european union any time soon probably in the next fifty years but there was another part of the crowd which carried party slo

the european union needs you and you need the european union and if you need it you will be simple you. know all that while many politicians in the e.u. blame rush out for interference in ukraine's internal affairs international relations professor mark bowden takes issue with the e.u. stones. the fact that they are essentially on the ground in kiev cheerleading the protesters are calling for a revolution in the country this is a tantamount to the regime change that has been called for in german newspapers earlier today this is a most agree just violation of the united nations charter and international law violation of sovereignty and the non interference in the domestic affairs of other states and i think russia cannot take the whole world community cannot take this agree just like that. and with a little less piggy bank crane wanted time to sort out the problem of with ever growing foreign debt and a range compensation form and an modernization program kiev said this could have helped to save jobs before it entered into any deal with the easy and robert oulds child the bridge group o

in search of jobs so i think neither russia nor the european union would be interested in that what do you think would be a compromise that would satisfy all three parties involved. first of all those in russia who can hear us if you look at this madame you should clearly realize that it's not against russia and it's not against their actions and it's not against running away from. seoul in internal ukrainian problems because people here want to want their future as a good prosperous future for themselves so i think that. is very important of to find a legitimate solution here for ukraine but mr junket there is one comparison go i am making rounds here in moscow and ukraine is being compared to a lady who on the one hand takes money from an older now and really gentleman but wants to spend her time with you know. a handsome young man but sometimes you you really have to choose i mean you cannot have both and it seems that ukraine is what you're really saying is that ukraine wants to see the on the on two stools here it wants to have this free trade agreement with russia to reach giv

in search of jobs so i think neither russia nor the european union would be interested in that what do you think would be a compromise that would satisfy all three parties involved. first of all those in russia who can hear us if you look at this madame you should clearly realize that it's not against russia and it's not against the russians and it's not against iran in the way from. seoul in the ukraine in problems the people here want to want their future as a good prosperous future for themselves so i think that for everyone in. brussels it's very important of to find a legitimate solution here for ukraine but mr there is one comparison go i am making rounds here in moscow and ukraine is being compared to a lady who on the one hand takes money from an older now gentleman but once to spend her time with you know. a handsome young man but sometimes you you really have to choose i mean you cannot have both and it seems that ukraine is what you're really saying is that you crane wants to see the on the on two stools here it wants to have this free trade agreement with russia reach gi

the european union needs you and you need the european union and if you needed you would be with your poland has always regarded ukraine as its backyard it has i would say neo imperialist designs on ukraine what some powers may be hoping for is a repeat of the events of two thousand and four when the country stood still for months in support of the western backed victory but things have changed over the years the orange revolution worked because people didn't know what it was about at the time. nine years later things are a bit more clear all the promises that were made then. have been repeatedly broken the crowds in key of are clearly disillusioned and a bitterly divided parliament has a tough task in building bridges a job made all the more difficult by western nations fueling what could become another revolution and the demise of a democratically elected government in kiev it in a close call r.t. . well meantime nato leaders have condemned what they called excessive use of force in kiev and russia's chief diplomats also commented on foreign leaders getting vocal on ukraine's crisis

to the european union and nato the european union is not some kind of bullock a whim you know let me explain why necessarily the european union with them that if we look at the history of georgia we'll see that our ancestors in our country have always longed for and had aspirations in relation to europe and european civilization this is not something we have devised gotten down thus we continue what our ancestors started we are truly trapped and by european values or with with as for other political aspects the european union implies a number of advantages which will open its market and make it available for georgia in production. and i believe it should make one proud to see products labeled made in georgia and european markets this implies gaining at foothold in the different market. for political aspects we're talking about safety security mobility to and from the european union zone all this will have an impact on the welfare of our citizens. but i think i shall break now and when we come back we'll talk to georgia's new prime minister. about georgia's that session to may tell. g

for solutions for corporation of ukraine associated with the european union and russia and the think it's in the long term russian interests to predictable partner here in kiev well i think i would agree with you and one thing that russia and the european union definitely have in common is that they both want to have a prosperous and stable ukraine because if this crisis goes on all those people will go either you know ukrainian people will go either to russia or to the repeating union in search of jobs so i think neither russia nor the european union would be interested in that what do you think would be a compromise that would satisfy all three parties involved. first of all those in russia who can hear us if you look at this madame you should really realize that it's not against russia and it's not against their actions and it's not against iran in the way from. seoul in the ukraine in problems because people here want to want a future as a good prosperous future for themselves so i think that for everyone in. brussels is very important of to find a legitimate solution here for uk

well the european union is a very undemocratic even anti democratic organization its main government the european commission isn't actually directly elected it's actually the forty two office see it is not really following. people criticizing the european union or voting in n y which is not in touch with its interests there's many cases where there's been referenda that have voted against you have been union integration for only more powers to brussels and these are often then dismissed in the public have to force to force a vote again until they both with the vote why boarding to what the european union wants it really does not tolerate people that disagree. and the situation in ukraine is another example ukrainian government has been bullied by the in union it's been threatened and actually had quotas put on its import so exports form ukraine to the european union trying to force it into a deal the ukrainian government has rightly decided that it's of economic interests . and now it's. by. it's up to. the government to try and force it. to put in. the book the poles didn't meet up

union and nato the european union is not some kind of political whim you know let me explain why necessarily that the european union with them that if we'll look at the history of georgia will see that our ancestors in our country have always longed for and had aspirations in relation to europe and european civilization this is not something we have devised gotten down thus we continue what our ancestors started we are truly truck did by european values to do what with as who are other political aspects the european union implies a number of advantages which will open its market and make it available for georgia in production. and i believe it should make one proud to see products labeled made in georgia and european markets this implies gaining at foothold in the different market just for political aspects we're talking about safety security mobility to and from the european union zone all this will have an impact on the welfare of our citizens. as a break now and when we come back we'll talk to georgia's new prime minister. about doing this a session to nato and georgia going to sochi olym

this is humanitarian aid from the european union and altogether these products make up around a third of all the stuff here. aid for the new play by unemployment and a spirity a recent study shows over twenty percent of europe is at risk of poverty. nine am in the russian capital you're watching r t international with me marina joshie welcome to the program and as the mist fighters in syria are believed to be holding a group of nuns hostage abducted from an orthodox monastery near damascus they have reportedly been moved to the rebel controlled town of your brood the pope has called for prayers for the kidnapped women amid demands from clerics and religious organizations to release them our middle east correspondent paula sleazier is following the story. twelve nuns and three of their hopers belonging to the orthodox monastery. are believed to have been moved to the other broke now according to syrian opposition activists this is for their own safety however we have heard from religious officials who said that the women were abducted by members of the front which is affiliated to al q

well i think i would agree with you and one thing that russia and the european union definitely have in common is that they both want to have a prosperous and stable ukraine because if this crisis goes on all those people will go either you know ukrainian people will go either to russia or into the repeating union in search of jobs so i think neither russia nor the european union would be interested in that what do you think would be a compromise that would satisfy all three parties involved. well first of all to all those in russia who can hear us if you look at this madame you should really realize that it's not against russia and it's not against their actions and it's not against running away from. seoul in internal ukrainian problems this people here want to want there have been future as as a good prosperous future for themselves so i think that. is very important of to find a legitimate solution here for ukraine but mr there is one comparison go i am making rounds here in moscow and ukraine is being compared to a lady who on the one hand takes money from an old and algal a gen

and it is now the european union has been pitching products is on the ukrainian exports to the game that's being an attempt to force them into an agreement with a goal. aspects of the you make imitation and cut into the european union's fear of albeit that would not be economically helpful to meet them and that the upa has been the routine comment here and of course russia has actually being the very helpful as of late. robots and she's a litre bottles to the bruges group attack thinking. and you can from or expert opinion more analysis of the situation in ukraine on a whim stomach was not the joke almost the whole facts and figures regarding lot of brussels most of cattle feed grain individually. if there is a case of expensive hobby should be the way the program to the snowdon strikes again with a new leaf. not normally be called conducting of the surveillance with the nsa target market. just weeks off to sweden was found to be added as well the report on back of the brain off the syrian it collapsed wednesday that levels of either been granted or on the bright side supporting it'

in search of jobs so i think neither russia nor the european union would be interested in that what do you think would be a compromise that would satisfy all three parties involved. well first of all to all those in russia who can hear us if you look at this madame you should clearly realize that it's not against russia and it's not against their actions and it's not against running away from. seoul in internal ukrainian problems because people here want to want there have been future as as a good prosperous future for themselves so i think that. is very important of to find a legitimate solution here for ukraine but mr sharif junket there is one comparison go i am making rounds here in moscow and ukraine is being compared to a lady who on the one hand takes money from an older now and really a gentleman but wants to spend her time with you know. a handsome young man but sometimes you really have to choose i mean you cannot have both and it seems that ukraine is what you are really saying is that ukraine wants to see the on the on two stools here it wants to have this free trade agr

a game that agitate against european union and russia in the european continent as they call. latvian and. mr naca thank you very much indeed for your time webber shed. one thing both the government and opposition agree on is that the violent riots were deliberately instigated although each side blames the other problem and foreign affairs analyst dr subject trip cabbage believes they are forces have nothing to gain from such tactics. it is obvious that the government has nothing to gain by scully to violence the government is actually hoping that it will gradually die down the only people who have a vested interest in provoking violence are the protesters themselves or to put it more precisely those who are behind the organized aspect of the protests because it would work wonders both in the western media and in the end tell you look over each segment of the ukrainian population to have the marches of the so-called peaceful protests who are being suddenly beat savagely by the police the violence instigated perhaps by the fringe elements of the protesters but certainly not by

european union of which have wanted to of course for my position. we had to go another of good round of discussions. in the end of last month. we discussed of the pieces of the concerns that the eu has on human rights that they would discuss with his own concerns that we russians have. oh regarding the human rights a page from the situation in eu member states which are specifically which are of the rights of non citizens in love with this. the rise of man that season. of the rights of immigrants. and of course of the comptroller says are wrong. such things. it is for example. euthanasia for mine in this country that we are currently residing in the village. we think that goes the moment. that goes against. what we know this lula is our common values well that was to view from moscow thank you very much a multitude of soaking talks thank you for washing this edition of tokyo vocals with real all the latest developments from kyiv. all correspondence remained in the ukrainian capital. for now it's time to go back to paris. more news. bronson said yes.

there won't have been many meetings in london this year where british membership of the european union was met with a huge round of applause but that's what happens here at the congress of the alliance of liberals and democrats for europe they reckon best still in demand but opinion polls and elections throughout the e.u. tell a different story in fact the continent appears to have made a significant lurch to the right with new policies emerging all over the place populists this new low it's made me but their hostility towards immigration austerity and the very idea of the e.u. has rattled the mainstream parties enough to cause them to step to the right to even you got to get to david cameron's conservatives for an example of that so are the liberals dying a slow death i asked said graham watson and me payne president of the audi alliance these important there is a party prepared to stand up to the far right when so many are simply moving on to their ground in the hope of recovering lost due to scripture says it was just sweeps year in opinion polls we see it in people's right to choos

regulations and go into the european union sphere of albeit that would not be comically helpful so we need to remember that the european union has been the bullying partner here and of course russia has actually been very helpful as of late robert thanks she thought troubled children the group think tank thank you. and you can find more expert opinion more analysis on the situation in ukraine on our website of course most of those old facts and figures regarding what brussels moscow can offer ukraine individually if there is a case of a close partnership either way now coming up in the program to snowden strikes again with a new leak now norway's been caught conducting surveillance with the n.s.a. targeting russia just weeks off to sweden was found to be others as well we report on that after the break. syria can collapse western backed rebels have either been routed or on the run saudi supported. territories civilian population steroids meanwhile assad remains in power with this military what's next for syria. please please. please. please please. again the syrian army is reportedly

union and nato the european union is not some kind of political whim you know let me explain why i necessarily think the european union with them if we'll look at the history of georgia will see that our ancestors in our country have always longed for and had aspirations in relation to europe and european civilization this is not something we have devised gotten down thus we continue what our ancestors started we are truly truck did by european values to do with the as for other political aspects the european union implies a number of advantages it will open its market and make it available for georgia in production. and i believe it should make one proud to see products labeled made in georgia and european markets this implies gaining at foothold in the new different market as for political aspects we're talking about safety security mobility to and from the european union zone all this will have an impact on the welfare of our citizens. but i think i shall break now and when we come back we'll talk to georgia's new prime minister. about to this a session to nato and georgia going to sochi ol

union and some prominent newspapers as well as some prominent european union officials are saying that the government now in ukraine is illegitimate which is rather strange isn't it because two weeks ago they were negotiations with that so are we experiencing a second orange revolution in ukraine a lot towards going to turn into a second orange revolution. and of course it's likely really as you say to talk about non-legitimate government that's very clear but it also have not been entirely probably run the thing by the ukrainian government of course to abandon and walk out from the agreement as you said earlier. india and the signal of the ukrainian government was one that was of course slightly poor from the outside but was also based on very very you know. in terms of its own survival the elite that are standing behind the government and have come to the conclusion that they cannot make the leap of faith the west nile their business model would be in danger so they try to continue the equidistance game that there's them been trying to play between the west and russia and that's the

doesn't look like ukraine whatever join the european union like to say i'd like to say. it's successful in the european union so we have good results economic in the. social sphere saw. an employment of course to solve the problem. so i don't think we commence that. successful. integration because you want to play a role do you feel. it's really we really have run out of time. to go which international affairs expert robert oulds and also across the an election. on our international thank you very much for this fascinating discussion we will be back in about thirty minutes as the news continues here on cross talk is next. just imagine a foreign leaders like alexander lukashenko of lattimer putin to shoot up an anti e.u. protest and all garia greece are hungry to urge people to leave the e.u. and join up with the eurasian customs union obviously the media would be on fire screaming that this is part of an attempt to usurp democracy and steal the country's away some sort of imperialist agenda and you know what they might be right about that but the weird thing is that for

a historic step for the european union. it has come to a landmark banking deal that marks one of the biggest transfers of national sovereignty since the introduction of the euro. groups say close to 1000 people were killed in just two days of violence in central african republic. amnesty international is pointing the finger that -- i oguee rebels -- at r rebels. and could the nsa scale back on its methods? a white house-picked panel like lettingbs only phone companies hold u.s. phone records and giving only the president the right to ok spying on foreign leaders. ,"u are watching "france 24 and it is another year we can say -- the russian president giving a marathon this conference. latimer pruden has been having a good year diplomatically, and that seems to come across -- vladimir putin has been having a good year diplomatically. he used his press conference to confirm the increasingly conservative course he seems to be charting in his third term as president. while he is the subject of today's inside look, former advisor

however the problem is that the european union itself is bankrupt as we have seen with the economic and austerity crisis through the last two or three years throughout the european union making it very hard for them to deliver a package that could save the ukraine's economy in fact the i.m.f. conditionality they're pushing all the ukraine would certainly push ukraine into a depression that could last ten fifteen or more years this is a radical neo liberal shock therapy battery's that is that the european association agreement and the i.m.f. conditionality asked. but even european politicians have been seen in kiev talking to opposition members and indeed a politician or a waltz or a polish politician accusing russia of putting a lot of pressure on the ukrainians of course russia is accusing you of blackmail what finally all the implications all the relations between russia and the e.u. they do need each other don't they i mean the e.u. is one of the biggest trading partners or at least biggest trading. for russia well reportedly one of these e.u. politicians himself is the vice presiden

the union has a few years ago tickets for a long time remains for the european union institutions and their own political class. they proceed to his corrupt. so it was difficult to unite has grown up your own skepticism in movement. the menu. it was the same time you have western europe. the spaniard will there's a growing new eurosceptic is then moved in in all of these news are not christian scored a european union. because that means weakening of the union on both sides. or i'll thank you once again few film and pure announces the situation wrote crap for that. if you will see this again a pushy camp i let cycles. i can't talk column in which reporters this is false and can stand the call. report says in two thousand thirty eight such as what you've just needs a major reports the rebel forces in the room to that is asked of course quite right too high. well the new nationalist in trials to violence against women in india. we're in the end of two thousand thirty. the two thousand thirty two biggest news stories. but to go the two. the coach lunch small legion of outstanding natural

as european union officials and has a few rypien states try to explain the advantage yourself european membership to. the police from the cold and even a few ukrainian products there would be able to penetrate the european market and there is only one explanation for that is that there would be none indeed the european market is it's a very protected market and it is actually the ukrainian market that europe needs particularly in this time of in economic crisis so it is ukraine is viewed as an extension of the european market and of course we're keeping an eye on the situation in kiev on r.c. dot com where you can find updates as well as the latest these ears and photos and also got a detail timeline of events there in case you missed anything. weary of what they see as the broken promises of britain's ruling functions x. rays so laying the foundation of a new term that's left us a party it's a ways to revive the working class ideals to the labor party which they say now only caters to big business to us our senior finds out whether the time is right for change there. so this area righ

union because the european union is a key component of the west and what we see and it's not simply a matter of does ukraine join the european union or the customs union for the. to of what has been going on for the last twenty years since the collapse of the soviet union the west for the last twenty years has been attempting to place a sanitary cordon around russia in the form of a u. states and nato states and now we're seeing the construction of a missile defense shield. in romania and in the czech and in poland and when it comes so ukraine does it look as if i let me just ask you when it comes to ukraine does it look as if perhaps the e.u. is winning because after all now you have a code which is always breaking hints of doing yet another u. turn so he's going to revisit this again in march and look at more renegotiations i mean how would russia regard that. it's a big decision it's a major choice for the for ukraine to have a join the european union or the customs union but presently on a coach which is on its regrettably. being put on the immense pressure by western major and

wolf the european union. the loans from the world bank bbmp and the whole system is already established and the the demonstration and improvement of the deformed is give us a unique approach to knit kit for receiving a response from this one. some observers are along by the state all the ukrainian economy they've been the fuel countries on the brink of bankruptcy. the issue of that view. some of her now. we are to have a problem with the midst of climate meeting with the vocal blend with the absence of the court the investor can defend their rights. but that is just coming back with a kill fee gives the cut just above the forty percent of the southern end of two of the gdp which is much lower than in european countries we have a great potential and alec ornament and only thing we really need is just that the fed the peak of the first opportunity to cross over and that the dpm to financial. the local provide uniform. hernandez established be cross the cia for the robots the imminent but that did me the new que

union the european union is the economic component of the arrangement the north atlantic treaty organization is the real. goal of western policy piece of even greater so the intent is to use the law or economic benefits trade benefits. europe pieces to soften the ukrainian or ukrainian populace ultimately for absorption in the north atlantic treaty organization. well nato has long wanted ukraine in its ranks but present in a covert shelled membership plans in twenty ten that then hold to the alliances expansion to the east towards the russian border you take a look at this map for a moment you can see the only blank spots between nato and russia ukraine and belarus that's how it's panning out so you can see why that would be something maybe they want to get on board in nato. well you can find more expert opinion more expert analysis on the situation in ukraine on our website along with the facts and figures from god he will brussels and moscow can offer ukraine in case of a closer partnership to. next tonight a new energy boom becoming to the british countryside but so far it's sort of warm

the younger generation definitely wants the european union. the young people are -- that is important. i am a professor at university. i have a lot of students who are from east and south of ukraine. they would like to have a european perspective for ukraine. >> thank you very much for joining us. elsewhere in egypt, one policeman has been killed and 35 people wounded after a car bomb canal.d in a city on the regular -- have seen regular attacks since the army toppled president mohammed morsi. morsi.ident mohamed in south africa, thousands have again lined up to see president nelson mandela's body in its second day of lying in state. meanwhile, confusion over the sign language interpreter at the memorial service continues. --the tree that powers towers above the rest -- >> the sign language interpreter was making it up as he went along, to the outrage of deaf people around the world. his sign language had nothing to do with what he was supposed to be interpreting. on thursday, he provided a surprising explanation. >> i see angels in the stadiu

compliance with european union regulation on that matter. shoe -- that is an issue of fundamental rights, one that is very clear and very well known. >> companies on both sides of the atlantic have else up one of the most robust data transfer networks in the world. and it is a network that really forms the backbone of our mutual international competitiveness and helps support the $4 trillion in foreign direct investment that we have in each other's economies and the $3 billion a day in trade in goods and services that occur every day. so the ttip should offer opportunities to facilitate and support those flows. we are confident as we work through this process that we can accomplish that result and do that in a manner that remains of -- remains respectable -- respectful of the privacy regimes on both sides of the atlantic. >> you are talking about the stakeholder meetings on wednesday. most of the stakeholders are from environmentalists, consumer advocacy groups, and really the stakeholder meetings are no substitute for full transparency , wh

this is humanitarian aid from the european union and altogether these products make up around a third of all the stuff here. and aid for the plagued by unemployment and or steroids a recent study shows over twenty percent of your visit risk of poverty. hello welcome thanks for watching r.t. international which is coming to you live from moscow. that was lama's fighters in syria are believed to be holding a group of nuns hostage ducted from an orthodox monitoring a damascus they have reportedly been moved to the rebel controlled brood the pope has called for prayers for the kidnapped women and made demands from cleric sam religious organizations to release them on middle east correspondent paula slayer is following the story. twelve nuns and three of the helpers who belong to the orthodox monastery of moola are believed to have been moved to brood now according to syrian opposition activists the women will move for their own safety but earlier religious officials said that the women were abducted by members of the al nusra front which is affiliated to al qaida the syrian observatory fo

this way to the european union it needs you and you need the european union and if you need it you will be with you over several years to do it dmitri what what what's your take on this i mean some are saying this is directed into for. ference in the country's internal affairs. there is no doubt that this is a direct interference you know when the form of polish prime minister yet a soft. comes and speaks at the independence square i think this is direct you to fear in saying to the internal affairs of your screen imagine a russian official coming to kiev and doing the same that will be a scandal i'm sure there will be a lot of statements from bras so sunday one from washington so we have a clear double standard there you know that european union and the united states that are very sensitive about ukrainian independence and shoulder and when they need to protect it from russia they are doing to respect ukrainian independence and sovereignty and. how when there is some e.u. or american influence but the me back for you to me can you tell can you talk about the so over and t. of ukraine t

what would happen if the majority of british voters chose to leave the european union. all reports is bring you a fictional scenario when british politicians and business leaders. imagine wall that country would look like the dl for it said goodbye to europe the door scenes of euphoria in the euro skeptic town the majority of british birds and outs of the european union. this is the last time in history among the state's use of school safety in the lisbon treaty to call it quits. six years off to david cameron announced person would get to put some ski jump. nigel for rush. the firebrand anti brussels mep savor the victory of a lifetime ask the european parliament's moby of all the merriment. and from excitement and box numbers of young people because what we're winning. is it that a democracy the ability to govern ourselves to the milestones of our own destiny with kissing goodbye to form a coma this bureaucrats in brussels to be running our country with a fall too long said with a sense of what was the sense of national real weight when it suddenly. we are who we are.

and you need the european union and if you needed you would be able to go around. so that's your take on this deal saying such interference in the country's internal affairs justified that. absolutely not it's absolutely disgraceful for european politicians to travel this way as they did ten years ago when members of the european parliament and other people from the e.u. including of course particularly polish representatives played a very important role in disrupting the electoral process back at the time of the orange revolution i think what it's very important for people to understand is that the european leaders the european elite genuinely considers itself to be more civilized and more politike. vance than anywhere else in the world they are in that respect i've often compared them to the early bolsheviks they really think that they're in the vanguard of history and they think that any country such as ukraine or even more so russia which is not interested in following their particular political and economic model is backward reactionary and dangerous and that'

. >> european union is warning of a major threat. ministers from several countries are having talks in brussels worried about the fighters going backwards and forwards from europe to syria. the numbers of fighters from western european countries doubled in the last six months. >> in the beginning in syria you had few rebel groups. now they have come from iraq. they have, of course, got fighters coming from north africa and the european union. this creates a serious security problem because we have to anticipate their return and how to handle this. >> the commander of the free syrian army says al qaeda-linked groups are growing stronger. one affiliate has 5,000 fighters. but denied a comment that f.s.a. would be able to fight without bashar al-assad against al qaeda. >> translation: i categorically deny any of these comments. i did not give an interview. we believe that after the fall of assad, we'll have one united army. the backdon of this is the heroic fighters. they'll be the ones fighting any aggressors. >> we have the thoughts o

union has serious financial problems that it cannot resolve the european union is not a panacea but what this really is katie it's a referendum on not not so much the association agreement with the e.u. but a referendum on ukraine itself and the government people are not happy with their lives the economy is shrinking and stagnating and no matter who's an. economy is not doing well the people are not going to be happy that's why the on the streets they want to change thank you daniel thank you so much indeed for your time we were to appreciate that the bric countries yes the famous acronym coined by the former goldman sachs economist jim i know well he's now created another group of imagine economy is at a set to take the global economy by storm the mint now the bric which you know is where of course brazil russia india and china and then later joined by south africa the dream team to make it the breaks but embracing it is one of the countries have experienced disappointing growth and these countries now have some serious competition for all mexico indonesia nigeria and yes the mint

union russia and ukraine a nation. dramas that try to be ignored. stories others to fuse to notice. the faces change the world writes never. to picture of today's you know. from around the globe. look to. i. even while the e.u. keeps the welcome mat down for potential new members it could be setting itself up for trouble ahead one of the impending threats is widespread poverty which some say the bloc just won't be able to handle over twenty percent of europe's population now is the risk of poverty bulgaria is one of the most impoverished countries with nearly half its population living close to the bread line remain isn't far behind there where four out of ten find it hard to make ends meet and bailed out greece slightly over thirty percent of the population is struggling to meet financial demands and among the major economies there also italy and spain have roughly the same proportion of people under pressure from harsh or stereotyped measures more than a quarter peace going off is it a food bank in rome where essenti