parliament to give the final go ahead for the multi-billion dollar project the european commission has said it's supporting the pipeline however it's still a long way to go because you know because it takes up the story from gazprom headquarters here asked. castro's main mission in europe at the meeting with the european commission was to get a priority status for its future gas pipeline project file stream its arrival projects the u.s. back now to pipeline already has such status and it is important because it makes all the bureaucratic procedures easier and it also gives the operator in exceptional rights to be the owner of the pipeline and of a distributor and with gas symbol tainio fleet and this is exactly what gastro meets to feel secure with its investment into the project so gastro said the physical it's a starter for the project is completed and gas supplies for it i guarantee it and the european commission in its turn played its support and said it won't impose any other necessary bureaucratic barriers for the project but still it hasn't given its exemption from this new euro

the top story in business european commission backs our stream gas pipeline project join me for a full ten in about ten minutes from now. so it's just one day to go before the g eight summit kicks off in the french resort of build the meeting will be hosted by nicolas sarkozy as his country holds the presidency of the group this year and there's only so no reports france under his leadership played a leading role in causing the problems the summit is aiming mel to solve. the g. eight has gone full circle the last time the summit was held in france eight years ago the agenda looked almost the same. war the economy and somewhere in the middle aid to africa on the table then iraq and boosting the euro now it's we're enslaving the euro. two thousand and three france had a very different stance on global politics then it was staunchly opposed to the u.s. invasion of iraq french fries quickly became freedom fries after france u.s. relations soured despite summit smiles but with the new french president came a new friend circles he has rejected entirely the possibility of france playing a con

that is the guardian of the human rights convention european human rights commission we have to say to these people that are calming is being treated in accordance with the. principles of the european commission on human rights and therefore we have made no guidelines for the forty seven governments on how should we deal with these people and also be our train training appreciate that take care of these people coming to the borders in compliance of. european convention well as they say a lot depends of the people on the point of view for example. the council of europe has has started a new crime has called for an inquiry into the death of sixty one of those good people and you say it was the fault of the out of the military rescue units that were unable to save them but at. we have and there are reports that this this illegal immigration really good immigration becomes a business and therefore the so so shouldn't we try to talk all this pressure on those who are organizing this illegal business absolutely absolutely you should do that should have more cooperation between. european stat

the european commission has taken stockholm to court twice over the issue. activists in europe hope the you will reconsider its plans on data retention. they want to be free to make phone calls and surf the internet without being watched. >> as we saw there, some parts of europe are more free when it comes to the state knowing who you talk to and send emails to. the constitutional courts of several european courts have said that implementing the new data director vote are illegal. these points out that political power derives from the people and not from your administrators. those protections are in the czech republic, romania, and here in germany. >> telecommunications data can reveal a lot. investigators often use it to create a profile, but germany's highest court overturned a previous retention laws, saying it was unconstitutional. a coalition partner believes that was the right decision, but conservatives one dated to be served -- stored for six months. >> thousands of crimes remain unsolved every year because the only piece of evidence is 7 to vacation

council on one hand and perhaps european commission or european parliament on the other hand it doesn't serve any good and i think that these institutions through rather cooperate then to compete with each other you believe the e.u. doesn't restrict or listen to its smaller states integration is also to some extent very emotional issue and of course those countries who are so-called founding fathers of the european integration might be more emotional with the whole for the risk concept than those who joined later so you can see probably more hesitancy towards the whole integration of concept in those countries who joined the european union later in some of the waves often lodgment than. the original ones you're from the czech republic which split fairly amicably from slovakia why do you think here in belgium and across the e.u. ethnic tensions are rising it seems that the federal system the system of decision making and belgium is extremely complicated and of course there is also a huge transfer between the flemish and the lonely in part of the country and some people might like it some

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by the european parliament prepared by the european commission that in fact are not helping very much to a business environment in the european union that are not very business friendly so say we would like to remove at least some of them we would like to have a liberal free market not a market which is violent by a never ending number of thirty s regulations second example is of course the common for in the security policy you can see that it's very hard to achieve any common approach whenever it comes to some crucial questions that in fact the e.u. member states i think much more on their own then on some common basis and i think this is natural and we have to count with that we've seen protests here in brussels against the e.u. which of their demands do you sympathize with of course it's. could be understandable from certain point of view from their point of view from trade unions probably to a few but it doesn't mean automatically that they are right i think that they have to understand and trade unions all around europe should understand that we live in times of very uneasy auste

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principles of the european commission on human rights so therefore we have made guidelines for the forty seven governments on how they are going should deal with these people and also we are to train training. that take care of these people when they are coming to the borders in compliance and we do european convention well as they say a lot depends of the on the point of view. example. the council of europe has has started an inquiry is called for an inquiry into the death of sixty one of those people and you say it was the fault of the of the military rescue units that they were able to save them but don't they have them and there are reports that this this illegal immigration really good immigration becomes a business and therefore so so shouldn't we try to to all this pressure on those who are organizing this illegal business absolutely absolutely you should do that and you should have more cooperation between. european states and also. those states. that are hosting that kind of people you know neighborhood so the sort of course but having said this we have to take care of and prote

the european commission has taken stockholm to court twice over the issue. activists in europe hope the you will reconsider its plans on data retention. they want to be free to make phone calls and surf the internet without being watched. h>> as we saw there, some parts of europe are more free when it comes to the state knowing who you talk to and send emails to. the constitutional courts of several european courts have said that implementing the new data director vote are illegal. these points out that political power derives from the people and not from your administrators. those protections are in the czech republic, romania, and here in germany. >> telecommunications data can reveal a lot. investigators often use it to create a profile, but germany's highest court overturned a previous retention laws, saying it was unconstitutional. a coalition partner believes that was the right decision, but conservatives one dated to be served -- stored for six months. >> thousands of crimes remain unsolved every year because the only piece of evidence is 7 to vacatio

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parliament to give the final go ahead for the multi-billion dollar project the european commission says it's supporting the pipeline but there's still a long way to go on a family of takes a story up on gas from moscow haykel says. it's become a battle of wills with gazprom and south trim partners on one side and the european commission on the other south stream say they're ready to start building but the e.u. has put a spanner in the works with its new energy market legislation south stream and it is on you totally it will be tough chick to search it into other market package and this is the mission pipeline it's the subject is internal market with its stars three in for example gives access to yes independent active in russia sends us to a good deal of our own peculiar namely diversification of woods and counter parties that means a stronger contribution to european beverage of occasion everts there is a lot at stake for gas from and its partners i mean a pretty mr nice to see a lot has been debated about the necessity of investment into your oops guess infrastructure in the last deca

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gazprom his main mission in europe at the meeting with the european commission was to get a priority status for its future gas pipeline project south dream it's a rival project the u.s. backed now cooper pipeline already has such status and it is important because it makes all the bureaucratic procedures easier and it also gives those to operate to in exceptional rights to be the owner of the pipeline and of a distributes a gas symbol to sleep and this is exactly what gazprom needs to feel secure with its investment into the project so gas prom served to the physical it's a start it for the project is completed and gas supplies for it are guaranteed and the european commission in its turn placed its a poor and said it won't impose any unnecessary bureaucratic barriers for the project but still it hasn't given it an exemption from this new european and their jewels. let's take a look at the markets not all just about one hundred dollars a barrel sending energy companies in the standard and poor's five hundred up one point four percent investors are waiting on the results of the us wha

pal of parliament to give the final go ahead for the multi-billion dollar project the european commission says it supports in the pipeline but there's still a long way to go tatiana pollak over takes up the story from gazprom as moscow headquarters. has become a battle of wills with gazprom and it sounds trim partners on one side and the european commission on the other south korean say they're ready to start building the e.u. has put a spanner in the works with its new energy market legislation south stream and it is on e.u. territory it's valid beatup trip to search it into a market pitch it is a pipeline into the subject is that internal market with if those three in for example gives access to get this independent active in russia turns out it was a good deal of our own peculiar namely that it was vacation of woods and counter parties that means a stronger contribution to you q public education efforts there is a lot at stake for gas from and its partners are you approaching this do you see a lot has been debated of all the necessity of a new person and into europe scarce infrastructu

doesn't get out in any longer it is contained like a professor a secretary of the european commission on radiation risks many thanks for speaking to us. so now several russian attacks officials are hoping the tables turn they're being investigated they have allegations of stealing some forty seven million dollars worth of follows an early approach by lawyer magnitsky who died in custody in two thousand and nine after allegedly being refused medical treatment his friends later published his findings . altering the story but rush's investigative committee has begun a probe into the case involving the now deceased lawyers again at least you know the man himself was a lawyer for the hermitage capital group of british firm upgrading in russia he was accused of participating in attacks in belgium in scheme he was taken into really request to be in two thousand and eight and he has developed an illness and died while in custody in a vendor off two thousand nine no one that hopwood the deaths just said ripples across the human rights community in russia several groups including the presidenti

commission there. this is the next phase opening up now. face-to-face diplomacy and phone diplomacy, the president of the commission had a bilateral with angela merkel over the weekend. president obama will be meeting with david cameron of the uk next week. angela merkel will weigh in heavily as the largest economy in europe. don't leave out wen jiabao. >> as the emerging markets make more noise, they will be listened to much more closely as they gain weight in the imf as well. john deaf tefterios in brussels thank you. nina? >>> there's plenty of them on the board. the debate is, of course, very heated at the moment. let's go to emily reuben who joins us now from our london studio. emily, this scandal involving dominique strauss-kahn is unprecedented for the corridors of the imf. presumably they will want a safe pair of hands now. >> i think it was interesting what john was saying earlier. strauss-kahn's resignation comes at a time when the economic power in the world is shifting to emerging markets.

. >> the european commission has told denmark its proposals don't appear in line with european law. whatever else, the people's party succeeded in clouding the political climate in denmark, a country that was once so proud of being open. >> the e.u. remains divided over how and if to ease conditions on greece's multibillion euro rescue fund to prevent it from defaulting on its debts. the economy is in turmoil. and with jobs harder than ever to find, increasing numbers of greeks are leaving the cities where they had hoped to make their fortunes and returning to their rural roots to live on the land. >> transferring bee larvae is a fiddley job. he is an old hand at it now. but until relatively recently she lived in athens, working in retail. six months ago she couldn't have imagined living out in the country, keeping bees. >> i had no hope of finding a job anymore. so i looked for an opportunity to get out of the city. then someone suggested i try keeping bees, saying it was a good way of getting into farming. >> the work is tough. and there have been setbacks. olga's first bee colony

the european commission has stressed the quality of the european candidates. >> if and when the question of succession arises, then europe would be able to identify many suitable candidates. >> even before the dominique strauss-kahn affair, the ministers already have enough on their plates with greece. the 17-member eurozone will not be looking beyond austerity to debt restructuring for athens. pressure is mounting on greece to sell-off national assets. >> we will have to look at measures that do not just a way on taxpayers, but once a draw in the private sector as well. >> that would see private investors for going some other money, but it is a move that could put the euro under pressure. for the moment, there appears to be lile pressure on christina to show her cards. >> from the meeting, we spoke to our correspondent in brussels. i asked him what the main points of the post-meeting press conference where. >> well, two main points. the first is that there is rising frustration in a number of capitals with greece. it has to deliver on its pledge of a privatization. european countries ar

in brussels more directly, european commission, they are saying obviously germany is entitled to do what it likes when it likes. however, the first question being raised tonight is what will happen to co2 reduction targets at european level. obviously germany is an integral part of energy plans to cut co2 output 20% by 2020 at the moment. and the commission is pointing out that, that will be more difficult and that is the primary concern in brussels. >> all right. jeff mead there reporting from brussels. well, there's concern that a nuclear switch-off could lead to an increase in greenhouse gas emissions. come as new figures show output of carbon dioxide is already higher than it's ever been before. the international energy agency released figures monday that show 30.6 billion tons of co 2 were emitted in 2010. that's 1.6 billion tons more than in the previous year. the agency says the increase is a serious setback to hopes of limiting global temperature rise to 2 degrees crellsousy the year 2020. and germany's political decision to end nuclear power was not a welcome decision amongst bu

it european commission says there are no plans to restructure the greek debt, also meant to be on the agenda at the meeting. >>> portuga is also struggling with mountains of debt and is one of the poorest nations in the eurozone, having a tough time trying to savee. some have taken to the streets under proposed austerity measures at. >> employees of several lisbon hospitals began striking friday morning. staff treated only emergency patients. at t t medical workers protested against the government austerity measures and bailout package conditions. but few residents of the capital believe the walkout will do any good. >> the people who have appeared so far have not achieved anything. we will have to pay. there is no way around it. the way the strike is going now will not achieve anything. >> it is dangerous now. >> workers from other public service sectors joined the strike. they fear they will have to beaa the brunt of the cutbacks. portugal has agreed to strict conditions to receive the bailout package. the government has to reduce public-sector salaries. unemployment benefits and pe

it european commission says there are no plans to restructure the greek debt, also meant to be on the agenda at the meeting. >>> portugal is also struggling with mountains of debt and is one of the poorest nations in the eurozone, having a tough time trying to save. some have taken to the streets under proposed austerity measures at. >> employees of several lisbon hospitals began striking friday morning. staff treated only emergency patients. at the medical workers protested against the government austerity measures and bailout package conditions. but few residents of the capital believe the walkout will do any good. >> the people who have appeared so far have not achieved anything. we will have to pay. there is no way around it. the way the strike is going now will not achieve anything. >> it is dangerous now. >> workers from other public service sectors joined the strike. they fear they will have to bear the brunt of the cutbacks. portugal has agreed to strict conditions to receive the bailout package. the government has to reduce public-sector salaries. unemployment benefits and pe

the european commission has stressed the quality of the european candidates. >> if and when the question of succession arises, then europe would be able to identify many suitable candidates. >> even before the dominique strauss-kahn affair, the ministers already have enough on their plates with greece. the 17-member eurozone will not be looking beyond austerity to debt restructuring for athens. pressure is mounting on greece to sell-off national assets. >> we will have to look at measures that do not just a way on taxpayers, but once a draw in the private sector as well. >> that would see private investors for going some other money, but it is a move that could put the euro under pressure. for the moment, there appears to be little pressure on christina to show her cards. >> from the meeting, we spoke to our correspondent in brussels. i asked him what the main points of the post-meeting press conference where. >> well, two main points. the first is that there is rising frustration in a number of capitals with greece. it has to deliver on its pledge of a privatization. european countries

the european commission says fewer faulty toys and products are ending up in stores in europe, partly because more are being intercepted thanks to the you's rapid alert system. -- the ue's rapid alert system. it quickly circulates information on dangerous goods. >> a perfect day on the slopes. most people here are wearing helmets. but are they really safer? the holes in this, are far too big. it won't withstand the serious impact. the eu health commission has said some international manufacturers must be required to meet the safety standards. >> this is key to product safety. manufacturers must manage the quality of the manufacturing process, not just put things on a conveyor belt. >> the number of recalls for safety reasons jumped 13%. most of those products came from china. manufacturers were in brussels to hear the report, including the minister responsible for china's quality supervision and inspection. he attempted to signaled china's willingness to improve standards. >> this year, we started a training campaign aimed at teaching businesses to better understand the quality standa

in brussels more directly, european commission, they are saying obviously germany is entitled to do what it likes when it likes. however, the first question being raised tonight is what will happen to co2 reduction targets at european level. obviously germany is an integral part of energy plans to cut co2 output 20% by 2020 at the moment. and the commission is pointing out that, that will be more difficult and that is the primary concern in brussels. >> all right. jeff mead there reporting from brussels. well, there's concern that a nuclear switch-off could lead to an increase in greenhouse gas emissions. come as new figures show output of carbon dioxide is already higher than it's ever been before. the international energy agency released figures monday that show 30.6 billion tons of co 2 were emitted in 2010. that's 1.6 billion tons more than in the previous year. the agency says the increase is a serious setback to hopes of limiting global temperature rise to 2 degrees crellsous by the year 2020. and germany's political decision to end nuclear power was not a welcome decision amongst

european commission in strengthening schengen. if there are two lessons we have learned in respect to what happened in recent weeks, it is these two lessons. internal borders within schengen, depends on a common strategy, a common concern on our external border. if our extra borders are weak, then we will have problems on our internal borders. we need to look it that. italy burst under pressure, with 25,000 people. it gave them a temporary permit. they moved to france. france fell to pressure and has redirected national borders. therefore the external borders or a common concern. secondly, schengen need solidarity, and solidarity is also about sharing the responsibility. sharing responsibility is also relative to the size of the member states. the current system, people who arrive in one country remained in their country where they arrive because our laws, including in the dublin regulation, insure that they have to remain in the first country of arrival. this clearly needs to change, because it is no longer tenable. 1000 people a

the european commission will propose that in what it calls truly critical situations, temporary border controls could be reinstituted. the idea, to isolate countries which are struggling to police the external frontiers and keep illegal migrants out. it will be controversial. some argue that the freedom to travel should not be up for renegotiation despite the challenges it creates. but the rise of populist anti- immigrant political parties in many countries has sharpened the focus on what the area should really be about. bbc news, brussels. >> you are watching bbc world news. i am peter daraa be. pakistan has suspended its secured record following american comment that it cannot be trusted with sensitive information and head of the raid in which osama bin laden was killed. -- pakistan has defended its record. hamas and fattah will be signing a reconciliation bill, paving the way for joint interim government. seal team 6 is an elite secret u.s. naval team dispatched to carry out america goes the most dangerous commando missions. they will be remembered as successful bringing a 13-year m

. >> the european parliament will call on the european commission to insist on the ability of the accord. >> we do not head of an emergency situation that would require us to cancel key european treaties. >> what is clear is that there is a real emergency situation on the mediterranean island. 2500 refugees fleeing libya arrived there last weekend alone. the pressure group, doctors without borders, says italy is not providing adequate care for the refugees. >> europe should do what it is required to. and ensure that italy and years to eu rules on refugee treatment. >> the shelters are so full that migrants are sleeping outside, and with the seas calm, more are expected. >> to soccer. the german team is all but out of this year's league. which is 15 minutes left to play against manchester united. they're now 3-1 down, and that is after they lost the first lead at home. barcelona and already celebrate. their team took the place in the final last night, dispatching the archrivals along the way. the final is cattle for may 28. it will be played in london's wembley stadium. well, will need to

principles of the european commission on human rights and therefore we have made known guidelines for the forty seven governments on how they are going to should deal with these people and also we are to train training appreciate that take care of these people they're not coming to the borders in compliance of. european convention well as they say a lot depends of the point and the points of view for example. the council of europe has has started an inquiry was called for an inquiry into the death of sixty one of those people and you say it was the fault of the of the military rescue units there that we're able to say that but. we have and there are reports that this this illegal immigration really good immigration becomes a business in africa so so shouldn't we try to through all this pressure on those who are organizing this illegal business absolutely absolutely you should do that and you should have more cooperation between. european states and also. those states. that are hosting that kind of people you know neighborhood course but having said this we have to take care of and pro

commission or the e.u. european governments we've seen got in portugal with the i.m.f. you know of trying to settle lower interest rates than our own partners in europe and of course the difference between paying three and all for part of the house which seems to be differences between the the i.m.f. and the n d c it's a big difference it makes you know paying your debts back release your unrealistic grants to know even if dominique's was going to sink more realistic things of what's euro zone crisis in the middle of two to two you know two to be persuasive and a few north you know isn't going to be as european governments so i don't think that's usually waits for you know all the difference in the future will come out and shows that policy like you know it will have hopes with might be a good idea for instance as head of the she what i think that's ultimately will carry the response is is reality this is sustainable so it will break the back of the camel as you say sooner or later and. literally sooner or

commission will take time to think over their decision. because. you think in ten years the played out speculation that it will be the next one see her hand out this problems continue having great ideas and now portugal the possibility of spain becoming the next year using countries and i know that. very frail and right now the european ideal and the reality is a member of the state. there are a good thread. remember to keep an eye on our twitter and facebook page to get the very latest updates on developments in any european area will also find more on our developing stories as well as photos videos and polls. all their calls from within the nato led coalition to step up the bombing campaign against the libyan regime and possibly even kill colonel gadhafi or leaders clinging to power despite nearly two months of grueling airstrikes britain's military chief says the campaign is failing to topple gadhafi and wants to hit more targets and he's ruled general survey with richards insists of killing to be an air strike would be was in the rules

commission warned that the greek economy will likely contract more than previously thought and bailouts may be larger than average in the forecast and therefore well actually european markets don't have much time to react to that and we're seeing the footsie down point three percent the dax half a percent smoove to russia where the r.t.s. m i six ended the week on a flight to quality of note just up point one percent they didn't have time to react to this news coming out from europe either look at the stocks we're seeing gas prom actually declining one percent of slipped into the red on fears that some of the customers might follow the example of lithuania which is announced plans to buy gas from the u.s. as prices they're all thirty percent lower banking shares were on the rise bt be up one and a half percent and this is where bank of one point three. percent on news it may buy a b.m.p. perry bar retail business in russia. and other news in brief russia's natural gas producing oversight has boosted its net profits by almost seventy percent to six hundred eighty million dollars in the f

the european commission will take time to think over the. decision for the. establishment which would you think continue the faith out speculation will be the next one seeds off her hand out this problem is continuing great i did not portugal the possibility of spain becoming the next thing country that remains a real threat and right now your kid i do know the reality. of the so far. they're. good friends. but tough in resolving the european debt crisis have been thrown into disarray after the head of the international monetary fund was charged with sexual assault strauss kahn was arrested in new york on accusations of committing a criminal sexual act attempted rape and unlawful imprisonment of a hotel mate he's due to appear in court monday after forensic tests are carried out and will plead not guilty and marriott former french finance minister is a front runner to beat because us are busy at the next french presidential election but french politics expert. says his hopes of landing the top job are now effectively over. he wasn't going to announce his cand

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ears and your european commission will take time to think over their decision before adopting a minister of. culture which you think continues to plague out speculation will be the next. bailout problems continue. i didn't know how portugal possibly it is spain becoming the next do you think that remains very real and right now you're. in the reality. that it seems so far. there are the trades but talks on resolving the european debt crisis have been thrown into disarray after they had of the international monetary fund was charged with sexual assault dominic strauss kahn was arrested in new york on accusations of committing a criminal sexual appetites of rape and unlawful imprisonment of a hotel mate he is due to appear in court monday after forensic tests are carried out and will plead not guilty to marry former french finance minister is a front runner to beat nicolas sarkozy at the next french presidential election but french politics expert says his hopes of landing the top job are now effectively over. he wasn't going to announce his candidacy for the clinton twelve presidential el

commission said it will examine whether sixteen investment banks and market and r.k. i.t. the leading provider of credit default swap market information kulu did or abused a dominant position to control financial information this is an update on google's propaganda model number to tell a lie big enough people believe it in today's financial terrorism landscape with j.p. morgan goldman sachs if you create an index you say then people will believe it if you take all the fraudulent securities and you create an index that tracks the fraudulent securities then the index magically makes the fraud look legitimate this is all of the fraud here it's so tasty and so delicious because it's collapsing and driving precious metal prices are but the banks of all the sixteen banks involved in this alleged fraud they're investigating this potential fraud the sixteen banks who all recognize as being the biggest recipients of bailout funds and state aid across the entire world j.p. morgan bank of america barclays b.m.p. pair of us citi group commerce bank credit suisse first boston deut

commission says the intention is not to him to russian companies. the networks and pipelines in you are of need to be managed in a way which allows congress to come in the knowledge that you you can try to make good on the lives of others just one but that includes very much russian companies who can really benefit throughout europe from being able to offer ground up with acres of the everywhere in new york i've said however that there must be protection for any new investment with me because of the break in the reservation of the us that we are. so good at the markets now light sweet crude is trading in the black that's up to one point seven cents luckily for us they are down the ripples from us on existing house sales and leading economic indicators light sweet is up over ninety nine dollars per barrel brant is just over one hundred and twelve. european stocks are trading on a positive note b.p. is up four percent after you will company reached a settlement with the no x.l. short of the deepwater horizon disaster restaurant operates the mitchells

commission a representative said there was now a stark choice to either make more painful sacrifices or leave the euro currency economist alexander or explain to us here and see whether this could be the beginning of the end for the eurozone. the chances that greece exit the euro zone by the day there are two ways out says it is just be very frank about this the first way out is the way out where you go way say where greece is we can't take the austerity measures we've something's got to give and we're going to default on our debt and leave the euro area if not the only other solution is be extreme fear about the. european countries agree to bail out. indefinitely each and every country which has got problems is in fact in effect a fiscal year year and for that we need work what do we need where we need countries from northern europe to say we accept to pay for us or the neighbors however appear to be extremely unlikely so i think that the issue of greece exiting the euro is probably going to be. an outcome which is going to happen. you would r.t. now if you start to dead gazans hosp

commission admits changes are needed in its report last month found the right to privacy was being threatened so there is room for improvement in the currently to attention directive these roches shortcomings are sources of considerable concern for citizens and for industry porter later this year will present amendments to this directive is taken sweden four years just to get that far is a long way to go before david pietz goliath but he's certainly not giving up yet i've been it r.t. stuck on. some top stories around the world right now violent protests a program in northern afghanistan over a nato raid image for people who killed clashes during a demonstration left at least eleven there the dozens wounded mate has confirmed that it forces killed two women during a house raid a pointed out that they were all armed and tried to fire troops because widespread anger in afghanistan over heavy handed house raids and civilian casualties are made to operations. every international monetary fund's been put on a suicide watch while being held of a sexual assault charges from an extra is in new york p

commission says the intention is not to hit the russian car so. the networks and pipelines in you are in need to be managed. in a way which should allow small grocers to come in the knowledge that you think you can read the save make the money that's where the fifty one of the got includes very much the russian companies who can really benefit throughout the year from being able to cut off their ground stuff but i can see it everywhere in. you're the i haven't said however that there must be preparing for a new address of the universe to the reservation of mars that we know. now let's take a look at the markets u.s. dogs go deeper on friday after waiting agency fitch downgraded greece prompting more worry that the country's debt trouble could extend beyond the borders gap and other retailers same consigns they consumer demand is weakening gapped down fifteen percent after the clothing chain reported a twenty three percent for profit in the first quarter. in europe stocks are down this hour as well noise banking group is leading losers the losers l

a hundred percent guarantee that this information will not leak into the hands would it be even the european commission admits changes are needed in its report last month found the right to privacy was being threatened so there is room for improvement in the current data retention directive these roches should come resources of considerable concern for citizens and for industry hopefully later this year will present amendments to this text is taken sweden four years just to get that far it is a long way to go before david pietz goliath but he's certainly not giving up yet either been it r.t. stock or. right now it's going to some other world headline service and the al qaeda reportedly chosen a temporary leader to replace osama bin laden saif al adel is a former egyptian special forces car is believed to have masterminded al qaeda types on u.s. embassies in africa in one nine hundred ninety eight eleven of course was killed in a u.s. special operation in pakistan earlier this month. the head of the international monetary fund has been put on suicide watch while being held over sexual assault