if they do, switzerland will have some of the toughest deportation rules in europe, which some argue violate european convention on civil rights. bbc news, baern. >> the former conservative mp, howard flight, who was nominated for a peerage, has apologized after saying welfare cuts would encourage the poor to have more children. he said the new system would give the benefit clements every incentive to breed. >> howard flight, a man david cameron chose to represent the conservatives in the house of lords, a former mp so worried about plans to curtail benefits for higher earners that he told a london paper this. we are going to have a system where the middle classes are discouraged from breeding, because it is jolly expensive. those on benefits have every incentive. that is not very sensible. to some, these remarks were offensive. to others, a reminder of an intolerant tory past. >> it was out of context. i have nothing else to say. >> in the 2005 general election, mr. flight revealed planned spending cuts and had to resign as a candidate, which many tories thought unfair. last week, d

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zurich switzerland. stay with us here on r t coming up later in the program moscow's standstill supplicate in a city paralyzed with traffic find out if there is a solution to the capital's daily grind. but first with thirty percent of the population living below the poverty line and external debt becoming a growing concern many here in georgia could soon become a bankrupt country critics of the saakashvili government say too much money is wasted on useless projects are sarraf earth has more from the capital tbilisi. anyone who's ever received a hefty credit card bill the pain of having to pay off. well judy could face an eight hundred million dollars in interest payments by twenty thirty. two spiraling foreign debts. the level of debt has doubled over three years there is an international norm saying that if a country's external debt which is sixty percent of g.d.p. then the country is considered bankrupt we're currently at over the forty percent mark of georgia continues this it is entirely possible tha

switzerland backs a proposal to deport foreigners found guilty of committing serious crimes critics claim the move is an attack on immigrants. and russia's democracy shouldn't stagnate the russian president calling on the opposition and his video blog to act so that those in power stay away get the real. five am in moscow trouser bring you today's top stories and a look back at the week's news here on r.t.e. the world's biggest media outlets including the guardian the new york times and lamond have published the first of a new batch of secret documents obtained by wiki leaks this latest data contains messages from u.s. diplomats around the world including revelations that the u.n. leadership was monitored by the u.s. and that arab states were calling for an air strike on iran for the first time the information has been given to a russian publication artie's catarina has more on the leaks. it may be very cold here in moscow but it's certainly very hot in the world wide web with many of the world's leading newspapers publishing thousands of secret documents leaked to them by wiki leaks the

zurich switzerland. stay with us here on r.t. coming up later in the program moscow's standstill muscovite located in the paralyzed but the traffic find out if there's a solution in the capital's daily gridlock. but first with thirty percent of the population living below the poverty line in external debt becoming a growing concern many fear georgia could soon become a bankrupt country critics of the saakashvili government say it's too much money being wasted on useless projects r.t. sarraf earth has more from tbilisi. anyone who's ever received a hefty credit card bill the pain of having to pay off. well judy could face an eight hundred million dollars in interest payments by twenty thirty. two spiralling foreign debts. the level of debt has doubled over three years there is an international norm saying that if a country's external debt which is sixty percent of g.d.p. in the country is considered bankrupt we are currently at over the forty percent mark in georgia continues this it is entirely possible that we will find ourselve

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but first the people of switzerland approve the proposed law to expel foreign criminals from the country the nationwide ban it was initiated by a right wing party the measures had raised questions over whether the swiss are discriminating against immigrants is in zurich for us. so today in a referendum the swiss people have decided in favor of a new law making it mandatory for foreign criminals convicted of serious crimes such as murder and rape to be kicked out of the country now this has been a very controversial issue since the proposal was initially passed and today the decision has been made the swiss are in favor of this law and a change of mentality but this we know what the population wants and they will become stricter towards criminals it doesn't have anything to do with nationalism if you say hundreds of thousands can come and the few hundred because they are criminals that doesn't have anything to do with nationals. just to give you a bit of a background this was first passed by the right wing swiss peoples party or s.v.p. and they say that the aim of this initiative is to ma

zurich switzerland. and ireland is preparing for massive protests in the capital dublin and ganske government plans to cut spending and slash public sector jobs the country's police have warned some groups may organize riots and cause trouble earlier in the vampire violence broke out during student protests and the e.u. and the i.m.f. are expected to announce a massive bailout for ireland's quibbled economy worth more than one hundred billion u.s. dollars portugal and spain insist they could handle their dad problems without external help amid fears they may also need a bailout german economist marcus kerber told r.t. that europe's biggest economies won't be able to pay for other stats forever. the german taxpayer. willing to lease is very very becoming very reluctant to bail out countries like greece. example of very bad governance and we are no longer willing as an either to bail out ireland to fuel an ailing banking sector i think this is a general incentive this umbrella which the. heads of governmen

in switzerland voters are set to vote in a referendum on whether foreigners who commit serious crimes should be automatically expelled but in a country with a high proportion of immigrants some think it's a proposal that's too severe artie's tests are seller reports two years ago twenty two year old life was brutally cut short we. my son was at the carnival with his friend he was just standing and having a conversation with three young men came towards him and started beating him with their fists on the hid beat him until he fell and then started kicking him on the beat him to death for no reason no reason at all they did it just for fun. details then emerged the victim was swiss the attackers were from the balkans and to immigration sentiment rose giving traction to a referendum proposal to make it mandatory for foreign criminals with heavy crimes such as murder and rape to be kicked out of the country just a year after voting in favor of a law banning the building of new minarets on mosques the swiss are set to return to the polls on sunday with another yes or no decision to make th

population are actually foreigners so it's a very sensitive topic here in switzerland so. you can't keep them all out we need immigrants period now where we have a backlash from the european union and the wider world the government has put forth a counterproposal they amended the list of crimes it's different from that proposed by b.s.p. pete and also they are saying that it has to comply with international and swiss was humanitarian laws it also states that expulsion must be limited to convictions of a year or more so it's kind of a softer version of the esmie peace proposal if the s.t.b. is insisting that a hard line is necessary now critics of this proposed law are saying that this is very unfair that in the eyes of the law everyone should be treated equal can you make a difference between a drug dealer who was from the judio from russia from india or resists who is is a drug dealer a drug dealer a better woman so i don't make a difference between someone who's doing something wrong nor should look when. he's white bra and black they're also questions of the separation

people in switzerland are said to vote in a referendum on whether foreigners who commit serious crimes should be automatically expelled but in a country with a high proportion of immigrants some think it's a proposal that's too severe artists are sillier reports two years ago twenty two year old life was brutally cut short we know why son was at the carnival with his friend he was just standing and having a conversation with three young men came towards him and started beating him with their fists on the hit beat him until he fell and then started kicking on the beat him to death for no reason no reason at all they did it just for fun. details then emerged the victim was swiss the attackers were from the balkans and to immigration sentiment rose giving traction to a referendum proposal to make it mandatory for foreign criminals with heavy crimes such as murder and rape to be kicked out of the country just a year after voting in favor of a law banning the building of new minarets on mosques the swiss are set to return to the polls on sunday with another yes or no decision to make they'r

there are people should no longer be in switzerland because they. don't deserve to be answered so some people i mean they get so much money and they are really screamers i mean be clear no nomadic september. you can't keep them all out we need immigrants period over sure a member of the swiss people's party which initiated this referendum is adamant that the answer should be yes eighty percent of the prisoners in the suisse prisons are foreigners it's a very high every age you see our attitude in these foreigners we have a lot of foreigners into each other and who behave within the law who respect the law who look for themselves they are welcome here in other words out with a black sheep a sensitive statement to make in a country with more than a fifth of its population made up of immigrants one of the largest in europe wary of a backlash from the e.u. and the world this response and released a counter proposal with amendments to the list of crimes and provisions stating that deportations must fall within both swiss and international law still eithe

but first the people of switzerland have voted in a proposal to expel foreigners convicted of serious crimes from the country the nationwide battle was initiated by the same right wing party behind last year's vote to ban the building of new minarets at a country famous for its democracy the proposals have been criticized as an attack on immigrants archy's tests are so has more from zurich. so today in a referendum the swiss people have decided in favor of a new law making it mandatory for foreign criminals convicted of serious crimes such as murder and rape to be kicked out of the country now this has been a very controversial issue since the proposal was initially passed and today the decision has been made the swiss are in favor of this. change of mentality. what the population wants and become stricter towards criminals it doesn't have anything to do with nationalism. hundreds of thousands of columns and a few hundred because they are criminals that doesn't have anything to do with. that just to give you a bit of a background this was first passed by the right wing swiss peoples p

switzerland is heading to the polls on sunday to decide whether foreigners who commit serious crimes should be expelled from the country and they should wide referendum was initiated by a right wing party but critics claim the proposed measures are racist isn't story for us. just a year after the swiss voted in favor of a controversial law banning the building of new minarets and mosques they're going back to the polls for another yes or no decision now this time it's relation to the mandatory expulsion of foreign criminals who have committed serious offenses such as murder or rape that were bull's eye for this law was put forward by the a swiss people's party people with a. heavy criminal courier there is no place for them into it so that is the idea they're getting a lot of support actually from the people according to initial surveys because of all these stories of swiss nationals being attacked by foreigners who may file to fight trying to get to. keep other people lose the pool didn't do anything and have no respect for the one that switzerland has the highest per capita rate of

i vote for intolerance for crime crackdown switzerland prepares for a referendum on whether to deport immigrants caught committing serious crimes this comes after the murder of a local man who was beaten to death by a group from the balkans it led to calls to kick foreigners who have committed crimes such as murder or rape out of the country. biting off more than you can chew georgia flirts with bankruptcy as the government is plunged into debt partly due to a series of large scale vanity projects charged to the taxpayer georgians one of the president to focus on improving living conditions instead. and it's all about money in moscow as the mayor seeks ways to slam the city out of traffic gridlock but not everyone is happy with his suggestions his plans include road wising tolls and removing ground level desperate crossings for truck drivers are angry at another suggestion which will see them driving at night. while we have more on those stories very shortly in the meantime we have a sports update with you know neal hello to you in and we say goodbye to the russian premier league for

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but the people should no longer be in switzerland because they just don't deserve to be in switzerland in the dark and wants to get over it as far as switzerland set the world referendum to decide whether immigrants who commit serious crimes should be killed sounds of the culture of. georgia's economies living on borrowed time as its foreign debt spirals on the president's watch remember where the money's being wasted it's. a very well.

in our switzerland is trying to attract wealthy russian tourists but only with its high slopes this lake street is used to explain more so what they attract them with well kerry the wealthy russians skiers are being lured by an alpine medical care system more on that coming up in the program but first how a lot of the program will start with an arctic seclusive the president of the world bank group robert zoellick told business r.t. russia is now playing a more active role and global it that's what he's this is what he said. i think the deputy prime minister could hear and has started a process but also with the foreign ministry in prime minister and president it is very important which is as russia's economy recovers or grows stronger how will we engage now there were some particular areas of interest to economic literacy you would get some support from russia anti-malaria being with africa but i'll give you a good example we're working with russia now and some of the central asian countries which obviously been very dependent on remittances from russia but have gone through some very d

switzerland set for a referendum to decide whether immigrants who commit serious crimes should be kicked out of the country supposes the proposal should be adopted to protect locals . and georgia's a foreign debt is spiraling on the president. wants spreading fears the country could soon go bankrupt for six say the money's being wasted instead of actually being spent on people's needs. next week take a look at some of the navy.