you know in france there is about. thorne forty seven percent of the french this is just a person of the different than what they had the income tax. and among them the epoch or acquired them twenty five percent pay eighteen percent of the income tax these people they are beyond reach there about two snakes so to mean humans thousand and one of the month. that is not being rich but they pay for eighty percent of income tax in france. so you have a few number of people who have the thing they are paying more in taxes on that site so when and as the government is not getting spit and canning spending and spending. she has eds to increase the interest exit that but he's been doing for urine and often invest in weakness. he was doing before. so the people in front of the thing that they've been paying more and more for years and they do not see any reason tonight read them their right to reside there and the moon is high and in the group to go. i agree with you but there's a problem with the rates we all have five eighth i

and our guests are days silly at yass former first lady of france isn't your new book is called. every day the desire for truth and the autobiography now the most remarkable episode in your life as first lady as you've said it many times was the role you played in liberating a number of bulgarian nurses and a palestinian doctor who'd been jailed in libya when warmer khadafi was still in charge but what was it like i know you get that question a lot but like i still want to hear from you once again. of course it's a very interesting i mean part of my life if not the most important. part of my life because i mean just to say i tried i release six person it's important in and i very mean those nurses and this doctor was condemned to this as you might know and there were in jail for more than nine years and i went there trying to make a difference trying to talk was not only cut off his government his prime minister and the people of save me is his son and i tried hard to was on my will to liberate those nurses and i succeeded it was too important trips the first one was twenty hours

and our guests today sicily at yass former first lady of france isn't your new book is called. every day the desire for truth and the autobiography the most remarkable it visited in your lives as first lady as you've said it many times was the role you played in liberating a number of bulgarian nurses and a palestinian doctor who'd been jailed in libya when warmer khadafi was still in charge but what was it like i know you get that question a lot but like i still want to hear from you once again. of course it's a very interesting i mean part of my life the most important. part of my life because i mean just to say i tried i release six person it's important in and i very mean those nurses and this doctor was condemned to this as you might know and there were jailed for more than nine years and i when they're trying to make a difference trying to talk was not only cut his government. his prime minister and the people of save me is his son and i tried hard to was on my will to liberate those nurses and i succeeded it was too important trips the first one was twenty hours there th

i did with my recollection of going to school in france and has been going to school in france an inning when did it is that anything like what you did. string. so it wasn't enough the one lesson teacher from school who was like the vastness of it and we hated those we have to write all the tenses and it took hours and hours and hours i will say one thing i remember them today and i remember my petition demanding that it is in being in tune to this day i can recite them. i'm not i'm in the debate then went to dresden but honestly that was no valid and we missed that things were told and down to two pm two pm to question. i wasn't any good enough at school but i missed you too can the people i cannot ask u can you make one knew i was playing it i was quite good for a combination of lack of cute ring which means that you can be made to achieve anything because my knee to the need for inmates it's always been the ones that aren't something that you do because you can tune up. and if you all might understand why you do the problems and why it is a theory why he needs you. i was led to the en

you are watching "france 24." >> i am joined on the set by mrs. rush -- -- what is making headlines this morning? >> we start with syria and the question of bashar al-assad. i will go straight away the independent newspaper in the u.k.. bashar al-plicated assad in war crimes. you can see the piece there. the u.n. is keeping full lists of suspected war criminals. the evidence -- until the evidence is requested for an incredible -- four a credible investigation. more broadly on the situation seery, it is a story not being covered as much as usual compared to the events on the ground. when they go to this piece in "the washington post," each is saying that even if bashar al- assad is ousted, we will face a second syrian war. that is an affiliate of al qaeda called the islamic state of iraq and syria. the washington peace, the washington post is saying that his organization, the islamic state of iraq and syria, currently has 5000 fighters and 2000 recruits from northern syria. they are terrifying other groups in syria. the whole threat they pose is be

on our show now you have said that france reminds you of a beautiful lamp which isn't. what exactly do you mean by that. it's like like a museum it's a beautiful country paris is a beautiful city but people are sad and it's like there were no more real or didn't have ms min this country when you traveled all over the world which i'm doing with my husband and for my for the nation i can see the countries really was a fantastic deny me is and i think we have lost that in this country and when i talk to the people they have lost hope and that's a problem for me because we're living in a fantastic world and a new great country we have been through an economic crisis all over the world and france deserves to get out. of the crisis and to. all the people who are leaving the country to go and work in the other places and it's very sad to see that and it's really like that. was no light and it's sad for me but you are surely sad about it because you love your country more than anything why did france lose its dynamics what would just say is the main reason is a problem only alo

well in france, especially engineers. we are probably one of the two or three countries in the world with the best engineers. and so in terms of technology, france is still a country that is taken very seriously by the american executives. >> some of those american executives savor the french approach to work. katherine melchior ray left behind her job as a senior manager at nike in the u.s. and came here... >> bonjour, madame. >> bonjour, madame. >> to work in the french fashion industry. her job is just as high-powered, but now that she's in france... >> merci. >> merci. >> katherine no longer works weekends, and vacation has taken on a whole new meaning. >> i don't check in. i don't check my email, i don't call on the phone, and no one expects me to. >> so when you go on vacation here, you really go on vacation. >> you really go on vacation. >> even so, france is still one of the world's five largest economies. when the french work, their productivity per hour is among the highest in the world, even better than in the

and our guest today sicily at yass former first lady of france isn't your new book is called. every day the desire for truth and the autobiography now the most remarkable it visited in your lives as first lady as you've said it many times was the role you played in liberating a number of bulgarian nurses and a palestinian doctor who'd been jailed in libya when warmer khadafi was still in charge but what was it like i know you get that question a lot but like i still want to hear from you once again. of course it's a very interesting i mean part of my life if not the most important. part of my life because i mean just to say i tried i release six person it's important in and i very mean those nurses and this doctor was condemned to this as you might know and there were jailed for more than nine years and i when they're trying to make a difference trying to talk is not only cut afy but his government his party minister and the people of save me is his son and i tried hard to was on my will to liberate those nurses and i succeeded it was too important trips the first one was twen

has become more active militarily and i think the problem with that france and britain. have not given up their intent on having access to news of some of the resources and wealth of the african countries or so i think france and suffering serious problems at home there is the overall devastating collapse in living standards throughout all of europe so many of these things i think combine to push france forward into some of these military activities. more of them recently than we've seen before and to the u.k. now where the government is planning to ban extremist preachers from visiting mosques and islamic sanders but as we reported just a few minutes prison authorities claim it's largely in the jails where people are being radicalized but the stories coming your way. technology innovation all the developments around. the future. thank you you. should have you with us you're on t.v. today i'm wrong researcher. welcome back you're watching our c.n.n. national south africa's first black president the man who led the country out of apartheid nelson mandela will be laid to r

thanks for joining us here on "france 24." a car bomb has gone off at a police a quarters in egypt leaving at least 12 dead and more than 100 hurt. the explosion hit a security compound in the city of mansoura. many of the victims were police officers. the army-backed government was quick to blame the muslim brotherhood for the attack, what it calls a terrorist operation. on tuesday morning, crowds gathered to see the devastation in broad daylight. among them, the interior minister. the bombing hit the police headquarters and brought down parts of a neighboring building. the interim government accused the muslim brotherhood of orchestrating the attack. the group then condemned the bombing. still, many of those gathered in the neighborhood called for revenge. >> raise your voice, mansoura. >> we will crush the brotherhood. >> according to investigators, the perpetrators used a car bomb for the blast. residents here say the explosion was the worst mansoura has ever seen. >> we got scared and started running when we heard the sou

france, like the rest of europe, was now changing fast. a rapid rise in population, the spreadf industry, and the emergence of an urban proletariat helped bring about the growth of new social structures and with them, political conflicts. the printing press now enabled millions to receive new ideas in a time of growing turmoil. it was in a newspaper that gericault read the horrifying account of the tragedy of the medusa. in the summer of 1816, the french frigate the medusa, carrying soldiers and passengers, was wrecked off the african coast. the captain, of noble birth and a political appointment, was proved incompetent. of the 115 men and women who tried to save themselves on a makeshift raft, only 15 survived. 13 days on a floating coffin. human beings reduced to a state of animal despair. a poignant human drama of corpses and victims, who suffered atrociously, but for no noble cause. above, on the apex of the human pyramid, men and women gesturing frantically. this painting came to be regarded as a political allegory of a deeper sort. t

france has denied paying a ransom. nouri al-maliki says he is withdrawing troops from anbar province after dozens of lawmakers threatened to quit. syria has missed the key deadline for the strutting its chemical weapons. ships from scandinavia failed to ache away chemical weapons, forced to turn back. time now to get the latest business news. mark carlson is with us in the studio. we're about to get a new member of the eurozone? ofindeed. the 18th member the eurozone is latvia. the latvian economy is relatively tall with a population of around 2 million people. but latvia's membership is still seen as a vote of confidence for the eurozone. there is much speculation that the single currency area could fall apart. not everyone is no enthusiastic -- is so enthusiastic. mark brown explains. sightn set to be a common in latvia. they become the 18th member of the single currency, but latvians are scared the transition will be accompanied by inflation. some quote you know other countries that switched before us, -- >> you kno

well in france, especially engineers. we are probably one of the two or three countries in the world with the best engineers. and so in terms of technology, france is still a country that is taken very seriously by the american executives. >> some of those american executives savor the french approach to work. katherine melchior ray left behind her job as a senior manager at nike in the u.s. and came here... >> bonjour, madame. >> bonjour, madame. >> to work in the french fashion industry. her job is just as high-powered, but now that she's in france... >> merci. >> merci. >> katherine no longer works weekends, and vacation has taken on a whole new meaning. >> i don't check in. i don't check my email i don't call on the phone, and no one expects me to. >> so when you go on vacation here, you really go on vacation. >> you really go on vacation. >> even so, france is still one of the world's five largest economies. when the french work their productivity per hour is among the highest in the world, even better than in the u.

and stay in france france is leading its second major intervention in africa this year sending troops and helicopters to the central african republic there reportedly a thousand french troops on the ground already paris began to send reinforcements hours after the u.n. authorized the mission to quell sectarian violence in the country the red cross says at least three hundred people were killed in two days of fighting in the capital as christian militias loyal to the ousted president clashed with muslim fighters currently in control of the country. well dubbed as the policeman of africa of france has been active in the continent since the colonial era well here's a map of francis former colonies over the past decade or so france has led interventions in mali its most recent operation chad ivory coast and the democratic republic of congo that's aside from its involvement in libya and as for the current conflict in the central african republic earlier this year france refused a request to intervene from former president was easy who was ousted in march by muslim rebels now it's decided t

recently france has become more active militarily and i think the problem with that there france and britain have not given up their intent are now having at the use of some of the resources and wealth of the african countries for so i think france is suffering serious problems at home. devastating collapse in living standards throughout all of europe so many things i think combining to push france forward into some of these more very activities. more of them recently than we've seen before. in other news the world trade organization has agreed on a landmark deal which could provide a trillion dollars boost to the global economy the greens designed to speed up cross border trade by slashing red tape and customs checkpoints analysts say this will give a lift to developing nations by creating up to twenty million jobs is the first global deal of its kind but is yet to be ratified by each member government in mexico six people suspected of stealing a truck with highly radioactive material have been released from hospital only the youngest suspect age sixteen was found to have traces of

france's leading its second major intervention in africa this year with reports of around a thousand troops on the ground already in the central african republic bloody clashes there on thursday have left almost three hundred people dead paris began to send reinforcement hours after the u.n. authorized the mission to quell the rise of sectarian violence in the country thousands of civilians fled to the country's airport seeking refuge from fighters christian militias loyal to be ousted president fighting with the muslim rebel rebels which currently control the country. france which is sometimes known as the policemen of africa has been active in the continent since colonial times and here is where it gets to wield total control in the past decade france is led interventions in mali which was which was its most recent operation also chad ivory coast and the democratic republic of congo that's the side from its involvement in libya as for the current conflict in central african republic earlier this year france refused requests to intervene from the president who was ousted by muslim r

all lillian france wanted to do was pay a visit to her niece. but what she got instead was an elevator ride from hell. so far it hasn't hit the media. >> we had absolutely no idea. my aunt would definitely have been a lot more cautious. >> a very independent and unknowing lillian france, an 85-year-old woman from the area, is planning to surprise her niece with a visit. >> she lives about a mile from me. she occasionally makes surprise visits. and that day, unfortunately, she decided to do so. >> before she arrived at her niece's house, she makes a few stops in the neighborhood, although she says she was feeling uneasy on this day from the get-go. >> she woke up with like a heavy feeling, as if something was going to happen. >> france goes against her instincts and makes a stop at this bank to withdraw money to give to her grandnieces who are in from out of town. as she becomes more comfortable walking around that summer afternoon, her fears dissipate. she has no idea someone is watching her every move. >> he waited while she went into the drugs

and here's a map of france foreigns a former colonies over the past. mali its most recent operation chad i rico's and the democratic republic of congo that's aside from its involvement in libya as for the current conflict in central african republic earlier this year france refused a request to intervene from former president was easy who was ousted in march by muslim rebels now it's decided to act immediately lawrence freeman from executive intelligence review magazine believes french domestic problems are behind the decision recently france has become more active militarily and i think the problem with that france and britain. have not given up their intent on having access to news of some of the resources and wealth of the african countries also i think france is suffering serious problems home there is a devastating collapse in living standards throughout all of europe so many things i think combine to push france forward and if somebody is military activities. more of them recently than we've seen before to the u.k. now where the government is pla

recently france has become more active militarily and i think the problem with that france and britain have not given up their intent on having access to news of some of the resources and wealth of the african countries or so i think france is suffering serious problems home. devastating collapse in living standards throughout all of europe so many of these things i think combining to push france forward into some of these more activity is. more of them recently than we've seen before the cranes president viktor yanukovych has met with vladimir putin to discuss strategic ties with russia you see an ecovillage made a pre-planned detour to sochi for the meeting on his way back from china where he was hoping to secure an aid package for ukraine's economy would we can i join paul scott live who is in kiev for us paul what more can you tell us about this meeting between the two presidents. well ukraine's under fire president picks a young the covert stopped off in sochi for a meeting with his russian counterpart vladimir putin on the way back from a visit to china and the coding to quote at

france. newshour correspondent william brangham has our report from paris. >> reporter: in the public imagination, france is renowned for many things. its cuisine, its culture, as well as a very open embrace of female beauty. you can't walk a city block in paris without seeing the scantily-clad models showcasing france's high fashion industry. this is the nation that gave us bridget bardot and welcomed former supermodel carla brunei as its first lady. after her many years modeling with very little or nothing at all on. given all that it's maybe a bit surprising that a controversy has erupted in france over what some argue is the hypersexualization of young girls. girls like nine-year-old anais, she regularly compete in what are called mini miss pageants. >> translator: this was her first pageant. she was six and a half years old. >> reporter: she lives with her family in a suburb of paris. her mom showed me photos of anais competing. >> translator: when anais comes out on stage, people stand

thank for joining us on "france ." people around the world are gathering to mourn the loss of nelson mandela. this friday everyone from heads of state to people on the street are remembering mandela, who was both inspirational and controversial. and ray brown looks back at the life of nelson mandela. born in the former trance state territory on july 18, 1918, nelson mandela was meant to become a tribal chief like his father. instead he became a lawyer and the first -- in the first lack legal practice in johannesburg. he joined the congress in 19 -- in -- in his practice, he was exposed to the inhumanity's of apartheid on a daily basis. he decided to fight back. opting for nonviolence as a strategy. he was first arrested in 1956 and prosecuted on treason charges, which were later dropped. nancyars later he married winnie.s when he -- >> there are many people who feel it is useless and futile for us to continue talking peace and nonviolence against the government. on these savage attacks. on unarmed, defenseless people.

has become more active militarily and i think the problem with that there france and britain have not given up they are intent on having access to news of some of the resources and wealth of the african countries or so i think france and suffering serious problems at home there is a devastating collapse in living standards throughout all of europe so many things i think combining to push france forward into some of these more terry activities. more of them recently than we've seen before a quick look now at some other news this hour the world trade organization has agreed on a landmark deal which could provide a trillion dollars boost the global economy greenman it's designed to speed up cross border trade by slashing red tape customs checkpoints analysts say this will give a lift to developing nations by creating up to twenty million jobs is the first global deal of its kind that has yet to be ratified by each member government. in mexico six people suspected of stealing a truck with highly radioactive material have been released from hospital only be youngest suspect age sixteen was

recently france has become more active militarily and i think the problem with that france and britain. have not given up their intent on nabbing at the news of some of the resources and wealth of the african countries or so i think france is suffering serious problems at home there is a devastating collapse in living standards throughout all of europe so many of these things i think combining to push france forward into somebodies military activities. more of them recently than we've seen before to be k. nine where the government is planning to ban extremist preaches from visiting mosques and islamic senses but as we reported a few minutes prison authorities claim it's largely in the jails that people are being radicalized we've got the full story coming up. technology innovation all the developments around russia. the future. well if you're. a pleasure to have you with us here on our t.v. today i roll researcher. welcome back now south africa's first black president nelson mandela will be laid to rest next sunday at his family estate but as people around the globe mourn the loss the

france's system is confused. there has been a hodgepodge of different laws and regulations laced one on top of each other. we see a geographical imbalance that favors tourist areas. types of stores, too -- there are different treatments. it is somewhat confusing. that confusion is what has driven the demands from both employees and employers for some kind of change. the situation in france is mirrored not necessarily in the united states, where much less regulation is included, but germany and great britain, it is , to a greater or lesser extent, the same kind of situation. spain and other catholic countries aimed to loosen the laws. it has not had that much of an effect on the jobs market and increasing the employment rate in those countries. not really certain the benefits of it. small step for man and one giant step for beijing. china has blasted off its first ever rover mission to the moon, the latest step in its growing space program. china's's mythology, goddess of the moon -- the vehicle that will crawl ar

refresh our party reporting from france. like the homeless in paris my son used to run up so farther south thanks be with us and i support him with me in full support thirty four minutes time now for celebrating christmas day we were very best wishes to of course now after the break to the story of renowned rifle design a mccullough kalashnikov died on monday. no . this christmas no no no the north pole has been virtually invaded season occupied and so now santa is living in the occupied territories of the north pole. found oil up there rudolph the red nose reindeer has been read designated a terrorist. and a commie. then word any word that sets you up and makes you see the need for the u.s. military to occupy rudolph's oil rich homeland so while you may remember him as the free gift giving flying boat friend from now on folks seize the commie terrorist or all rich reindeer so by by sentence by by rudolph there is oil to be secured from those bad guys. right. first street. and i would think the true. recorders would. be in t

reason the france has become more active militarily and i think the problem with that there france and britain have not given up they are intent on having at the news of some of the resources and wealth of the african countries or so i think france and suffering serious problems at home there is a devastating collapse in living standards throughout all of europe so many things i think combining to push france forward into some of these more very activity is. more of them recently than we've seen before. the british government stronger measures to stifle the spread of extremism and follows the brutal murder of a u.k. soldier by islamists in london the plan includes blocking jihadist material on the web and cracking down on a preaching was artie's laura smith reports next the country's jails are also becoming a breeding ground for radicalism wormwood scrubs prison in west london temporary or longer term home to around fourteen hundred male prisoners apart from the inevitable gang activity and drug taking that goes on inside many prison inmates find religion while they're doing their stre

france deployed troop to the central african republic. it wants more help from a south african allies -- from its african allies. >> amnesty international's new report reveals that two weeks ago, most -- mostly muslim x rebels killed more than 1000 people in bondi. deadlya rampage of unknown tor crimes most of the world. >> in the interior, in the bush where there are few observers, our researchers have been able to go, risking their lives. they have documented violent acts, children getting their throats cut before their mothers, fathers killed in front of their families. can barely describe. >> after sending 1600 french troops to the central african republic, france has called for its european partners to make a military contribution. can from -- can confirm given the steps france has taken, that our european colleagues will soon be putting troops on the ground. i want to emphasize that. it is one of the first times this has happened. >> some european nations have begun to come forward. a belgian officials said the country will send 150

recently france has become more. militarily and i think the problem with that there france and britain have not given up their intent on having at the use of some of the resources and wealth of the african countries or so i think france is suffering serious problems at home. devastating collapse in living standards throughout all of europe so many things i think combine to push france forward into some of these military activities. more of them recently than we've seen before. to the u.k. now where the government is planning to bat extremist preachers from visiting mosques and islamic centers but as we are reports in just a few minutes prison authorities claim it's largely in the jails for people are being radicalized the full story is coming out of. my play is cleaner. in love with a waitress on stage managing that there's an audience i used to take drugs and drink like a fish called the police told me about the circus but i was such a punk i was like well you know what circus. polar circus of cool against ghana and

we are here at low-end in france. in france. how much are we moved outside of tech that -- outside of silicon valley? great to see all of the startups and innovations here. i spent a bunch of time with a lot of companies and startups doing great work with our cloud computing platform. that is one of the things i find exciting. isre's a company that building a recruiting and talent management application. company that is doing a fantastic innovative crm for mobile applications. work, which is like the netflix of france, the notion of building up the cloud platform is one of the most exciting things that i am seeing. how big a market could this become? it is stunning. with this $2 trillion of ip spent globally and all of it getting disrupted because of the cloud computing. we see a lot of great growth thing -- growth in our own platform. is cloudr revenue computing. if you look at what has happened in the last quarter, it grew over 100%. we have over 50% of the fortune 500 using it. that's the kind of new growth $2t we are seeing

recently france has become more active militarily and i think the problem with that france and britain. have not given up their intent on nabbing access and use of some of the resources and wealth of the african countries also i think france is suffering serious problems at home there is a overall devastating collapse in living standards throughout all of europe so many of these things i think combining to push france forward into somebody is military activities. more of them recently than we've seen before to the u.k. now where the government is planning to ban extremist preachers from visiting mosques and as long. as we were in a few minutes prison authorities claim is largely in the jails where people are being radicalized the full story is coming out. good leverage sure. was easy to build. which doesn't sound anything. to teach me why you should care about. this is why you should. only. economic down in the fine. and the rest. welcome back this is r.t. international south africa's first black president the man who led the country out of apartheid nelson mandela will be laid to rest

recently france has become more active militarily and i think the problem with that there france and britain have not given up they are intent on having at the news of some of the resources and wealth of the african countries or so i think france is suffering serious problems at home there is a devastating collapse in living standards throughout all of europe so many things i think combining to push france forward into some of these more terry activity is. more of them recently than we've seen before. the british government stronger measures to stifle the spread of extremism it follows the brutal murder of a u.k. soldier boys for missing london the plan includes blocking joe how this material on the web and cracking down on hate preaching but as laura smith reports the country's jails are also becoming a breeding ground for radicalism wormwood scrubs prison in west london temporary or longer term home to around fourteen hundred male prisoners apart from the inevitable gang activity and drug taking that goes on inside many prison inmates find religion while they're doing their stretch

we have a wire for example in the france was that is stuck. kit is described in the report that it is stuck and obviously no longer gives any results. no results no readings you know information you go of course it happens that the wires get caught and then become unstuck but we shouldn't necessarily rely on that and then of course a way can break the most important thing to remember is not whether this or that is working or not obviously it is better if it still works. and there are lots of security visit is the safety analysis regarding the failure of this or that sense that allows us to ensure that the security of our personnel is always maintained on that. do so we need to do some sort of rejuvenation of some of the devices which is something we are looking into at the moment and we are going to proceed and rejuvenate the material there. i am certain that security and safety is currently maintained thanks to the duplications of information we get from the various senses . renovation and redundancy other two main pillars of mirages geologic

., germany, and france. there are 71% this year. -- david tweed. >> the world has seen vast achievements in technology that affect all of our lives. this conference is focused on the decade ahead. >> just think about the changes that we have seen in the last decade alone since the first conference in 2003. in 2003, itunes had just lost -- launched. at the time you could get your hands about 200,000 songs. $.99 per song. fast forward by 10 years and it is not 200,000 songs, it is 26 million. they're selling about 26 million ipods per year. -- and thes competition is right. you have spotify, pandora. apple is not alone. there are bigger changes. think about camera phones. back in 2003, they had just caught on. they were causing a stir. they were being bandied changing rooms and companies worried about espionage. taking a picture with your phone has become so popular that we now have the word self the in the oxford dictionary. megapixel nokia phones. you can video should them as well. investment changes have be

recently france has become more active militarily and i think the problem with that there france and britain have not given up they are intent on having access and use of some of the resources and wealth of the african countries or so i think france is suffering serious problems at home there is a devastating collapse in living standards throughout all of europe so many things i think combining to push france forward into some of these more very activity is. more of them recently than we've seen before. the british government stronger measures to stifle the spread of extremism in follows the brutal murder of a u.k. soldier by islamists in london in the summer the plan includes blocking jihadist material on the web and cracking down on hate preaching because of his laura smith reports the country's jails are also becoming a breeding ground for radicalism wormwood scrubs prison in west london temporary or longer term home to around fourteen hundred male prisoners apart from the inevitable gang activity and drug taking that goes on inside many prison inmates find religion while they're

you are watching "france 24." this is live from paris. also coming up, business. we will have a welcome relief for the eurozone as it dodges a bailout. we will take a look at what is making waves on the internet. ukraine's deputy prime minister has said his government will soon side of free-trade agreement -- sign of free-trade agreement with the eu. there was a tussle over the -- the tussle over the country's future continues. vladimir putin used his state of the nation address to talk about the benefits of kia -- kiev joining a moscow-backed union. president viktor yanukovych said that he will make ties to europe. last week, his decision to turn his back on europe drew thousands of protesters to the streets. they continue to call for his resignation. v's iconic independence square is still occupied by thousands of protesters. they demand that president viktor yanukovych step down. these crowds see their future with the west rather than with the for me it's -- the former soviet power. russian president vladimir putin tried to reassure them. ofwe have always been

we have a wire for example into france was that is stuck. kit is described in the report that it is stuck and obviously no longer gives any results. no results no readings no information and they go of course it happens that the wires get caught and then become unstuck but we shouldn't necessarily rely on that and then of course a way can break but the most important thing to remember is not whether this or that is working or not obviously it is better if it still works there are lots of security because it is the safety analysis regarding the failure of this or that sense that allows us to ensure the security. personnel is always maintained on that. so we need to do some sort of rejuvenation of some of the devices which is something we are looking into at the moment and we are going to proceed and rejuvenate the material there. i am certain that security and safety is currently maintained thanks to the duplications of the information we get from the various senses. renovation and redundancy other two main pillars of mirages geological stabi

oh it's not very odd the system in france is designed so that anybody could be in my situation three decision is all these people think of us coins because they know they could be here wonder about all that is here economic decadence is here we are collapsing and no one wants to talk about strategy this is in france europe's second largest economy the number of homeless people has increased by fifty percent since two thousand and one despite the promises of successive left and right wing governments to sort it out a year ago one hundred fifty thousand people had nowhere to call home. in paris alone it's thoughts more than eight thousand people leave rough today and the current economic crisis is not helping all reparable the family the family the we see entire family experience with kids because they see employees who work out who are too poor to pay for accommodation because prices for rent and utilities are right they sleep on the streets or in their cars we see students sleeping on the university's doorstep had become more and more numerous. dimitri spends eight hours a day underg

france has equipped the lebanese army for a while. until recently, any requests addressed to us, we will meet them. >> saudi arabia has again confirmed its position as france's number one commercial partner in the middle east. trade has doubled in the last 10 years, now reaching one billion euros a year. >> israel is set to release 26 palestinians later today. the palestinian prisoners will be the third batch released as part of a deal between israel and the palestinian leadership to further the peace process. previous groups were released in august and october. each time, the israeli government provoked palestinian anger by announcing new settlements on the occupied west bank. syria is unlikely to meet the deadline to get rid of its most critical chemical weapons. they have until the end of the year to ship them out of the country. that target will not be met according to the u.n. which is calling on damascus to intensify efforts. the agreement aims to destroy the chemical stockpile by the middle of next year. yellow alert after a vo

we have a wire for example in the france was that is stuck. kate is described in the report that it is stuck and obviously no longer gives any results. no results no readings no information there you go of course it happens that the wires get caught and then become unstuck but we shouldn't necessarily rely on that and then of course a way can break the most important thing to remember is not whether this or that is working or not obviously it is better if it still works then lots of security visit is the safety analysis regarding the failure of this or that. that allows us to ensure that the security of our personnel is always maintained on that. the so we need to do some sort of rejuvenation of some of the devices which is something we are looking into at the moment and we are going to proceed and rejuvenate the material there. i am certain that security and safety is currently maintained thanks to the duplication of information we get from the various senses . renovation and redundancy other two main pillars of morale is geological stability

in france, gentleman fought duels. a composer once fought a duel over someone who thought his music was not good. it was expected that army officers would fight duels. host: who disliked, going back to that period, who disliked each other the most? guest: a lot of it was stirred up. it was very volatile. the british in the germans developed a strong sense of antipathy. what you got was nationalism with that produced stereotypes. you have got generations of french schoolchildren taught that germans are always our enemies. and you have generations of german school children being taught russians are always our enemy, or the french. so you get the stereotypes developing, which are very dangerous. stereotypes about other religions, for example, where you say do not believe the other side are really human. you think they are bound to be your enemy. it was a very dangerous nationalism developing in europe. host: you write about three things. one was the dual monarchy. guest: austria-hungary. host: when did it come together? g

france is credits. the european union will today be known that fantastic and that is close to reaching that is very sticky date of the european union which is a comfort to me and comforting and presents. i think of was a case for deep sense of place that i forgot you soak these questions and his directors to an episode of responsibility for the european union on their butts and politicians jumping and also had to take this responsibility when it comes to that region of africa but on the other hand antibiotic is also the add ins that has been a set of additional action that is the relationship between the fukuoka alerts friends in this case and the former colony reaches the same time picking the lake and you have to be spent and that is in relation to those that advocate for other actors to jump in on the whistle to secure realistically the germans don't have troops on the ground being produced on. in eighteen ten in the shooting as those same thing also has a reason the reason is that unrealistic. it sh

we have a wire for example in the france was that is stuck. kate is described in the report that it is stuck and obviously no longer gives any results. no results no readings no information and they go of course it happens that the wires get caught and then become unstuck but we shouldn't necessarily rely on that and then of course a way can break but the most important thing to remember is not whether this or that is working or not obviously it is better if it still works then lots of security because it is the safety analysis regarding the failure of this or that that allows us to ensure the security. personnel is always maintained on. the so we need to do some sort of rejuvenation of some of the devices which is something we are looking into at the moment and. we are going to proceed and rejuvenate the material there. i am certain that security and safety is currently maintained thanks to the duplication of information we get from the various senses . renovation and redundancy other two main pillars of mirages geological stability. so it wo

france has become more active. militarily and i think the problem with that of france and britain. i have not given up your intent on having access to news of some of the resources and wealth of the african country. plus i think france is suffering serious problems at home. i do the old devastating collapse and living standards throughout all of your. so many new things that can combine to push france forward to some of these military activities that are more of them recently that we've seen before. ukraine's president viktor yanukovich has met with setting the pace and discuss strategic ties with russia is he an eco beach make a pre plenty to look to sell chief of human stain on his plate back from china when he was typing to secure all and i packaged the ukraine's economy was weak and i'm a joint force goal line kiwis in kiev for some poeple will meet at us about this meeting between the presents. well ukraine's on defiant president dixie on the color that stopped off in a softie for mason with his russian counterpart that in the region on the way back from a visit to china accor

you are watching "france 24." first to russia, where the second member of pussy riot has been freed. new amnesty for prisoners convicted of nonviolent crimes. both women were defiant as they left their prison. one crying "russia without putin ." the other saying the whole thing was a pr stunt. >> yes, i was keen to reject this amnesty. the president gave an order. that's why i was brought here. now i would like to meet human rights activists. i would like to deal with the issue of prison. i would like to engage in human rights activity. now i'm not afraid of anything anymore, believe me. >> their release comes just three days after the release of mikhail khodorkovsky, who spent more than a decade in jail. speaking after his surprise release, he said he now has to pay back those who worked so hard for his release. he dismissed any suggestion that he might take a lead role in russian politics, a move that himd have cut -- catapulted to being putin's main opponent. i will bring in our international affairs editor. kh

in france, they fought duels. he fought a duel because someone was rude about his singer and her voice. it was an honorable thing to do to show you were truly brave. >> who disliked each other the most? >> well, a lot of it was up and public opinion was volatile. the british and the jermens discovered antipathy. then they would be friendly. you have the developments of the nationalism. that produced stereotypes. the germans are always our enemies. generations of german school children being told that russia is always our enemies or the french are our enemies. you have the stereotypes developing which are daning rougs. you see the same things with stereotypes about other religions where you don't believe the other side are human. you think they're bound to be your enemy. so it's a big dangerous sort of nationalism developing in europe. >> three things i want to ask you about. one is the dual monarchy. >> austria, hungary. >> when did it come together? >> married into or quieted through war. in 1867, there was sort

france has become more active militarily and i think the problem with that of france and britain. i have not given up your intent on having access to news of some of the resources and wealth of the african country. plus i think france is suffering serious problems at home. i view the old devastating collapse living standards throughout all of your. so many new things that can combine to push france forward to some of these military activities that more recently than we've seen before. the british government still not much is to stifle the span of extremists and it follows the brutal much of the uk soldier boy is the maximum that the file includes looking guidance material on the web on cracking down on a preaching. but as nazis laura smith reports next the country's jails girls becoming a breeding ground for radicalism. what with scrubs prison in west london said temporary ordeal that time high in to around fourteen hundred male presidents. apart from the inevitable gang activity and drug taking the case of insights. many prison inmates find renege said well that's it that's track

recently france has become more active militarily and i think the problem with that france and britain have not given up their intent on having access and use of some of the resources and wealth of the african countries or so i think france is suffering serious problems at home there is the overall devastating collapse in living standards throughout all of europe so many of these things i think combining to push france forward into somebodies military activity is. more of them recently than we've seen before. russia's aviation agency is under investigation and it is part of the probe into an air crash because an airport that killed fifty in november investigators considered some of the russian pilot's license is dubious and you can find the details online plus. for that obama's afghan policy may have led to the increased casualties among u.s. service personnel you can get the full story at r.t. dot com. the to leap right to see. the first strike. and i think you're. on our reporters' twitter. instagram i. should be on the list. the british government has drawn up measures to stifle the

france is even more interesting because france, britain had been the historical enemy of france. the napoleonic wars were not that much earlier and so france saw united united states as a potential counterweight to britain. it was not necessarily in france's interests in seeing the united states go to pieces even though napoleon iii talked-about all-time. what i think lincoln was good at was recognizing what these interests really were and not doing something to mess it up. in crisis after crisis we see it during the most dangerous moment of the war with the british, we see it in his response to the mexican crisis at the beginning of the war, caribbean policy, that was the biggest thing. >> other countries? >> right. this hopes of the south rested on king cotton. after lincoln blockaded the coast the manufacturing districts in britain and france were hurting. they were getting caught in from other sources but were not getting the cotton that the raw material that they were once getting from the south and so the hope of southern statesmen is the power of king cotton would cause th

in france there is always this desire to keep everything secret that concerns defense. only the highest authorities with the highest clearance may have access to this information. for my show and we must understand but for that to happen we need to have access to the source of the information this part is absolutely necessary yes but on july the first two thousand and eight during a sleepy summer and under the veil of indifference the law was passed with serious consequences for access to military archives the very principle of the in communicate ability of certain archives can only be considered in the most restrictive way that is to say only when absolutely necessary from this double point of view the solution that you proposed during the first reading of this text a delay of a hundred years and a definition more explicit resolve the concerned archives of the archives will only be incommunicable if they concern the information that would allow the conception fabrication utilization localization of weapons of mass destruction by the nuclear biological chemical or bacte

we have a wire for example in france was that is stuck. it is described in the report that it is stuck and obviously no longer gives any results. no results no readings you know information you go of course it happens that the wires get caught and then become unstuck but we shouldn't necessarily rely on that and then of course a way can break. important thing to remember is not whether this or that sensor is working or not obviously it is better if it still works. it is the safety analysis regarding the failure of this or that sense that allows us to ensure the security of our personnel is always maintained on that. the so we need to do some sort of rejuvenation of some of the devices which is something we are looking into at the moment and we are going to proceed and rejuvenate the material there. i am certain that security and safety is currently maintained thanks to the duplications of the information we get from the various senses. renovation and redundancy other two main pillars of mirages geological stability. so it would appear that