parliament's role, the involvement of the european parliament. that is the only sentence you setup about thee.p. i would have expected more. is it right that the council has agreed to have a euro plus plus group. the 17 states in the euro and those that want to join. if that is not true, please tell us. if it is, let me ask why you have not announced it to cost? -- to us? you can have this only under one condition. and the parliament can tackle this alongside an equal partner. the european parliament has to be a third equal partner. why can only recommend not to take any further steps in this process. there have been major institutional debates. we have heard how we can get ourselves out of trouble by setting up new institutional arrangements. time and again, we hear that we need to win back the trust of the markets, whoever these markets happened to be. talking about the markets, the insurance companies, the large investment companies. those stakeholders are only protecting their capital. what about talking about the people of the european union

indignation the position of the european parliament which should deal with the european issues because they have got a lot of problems in my position remains as previously mentioned. that the police to talk to us news works in a kind of scam. think you. know this is a good question i needed a visa. to come here. the point is. in breach of previous agreements between russia and the thing that presuppose that should be at least at least for half a year you all and the standard bearer intro three as i received three davies are such restrictions are very often. by other russian nationalists. like i don't i have to get a simplified scheme based to beas are it's the question to the. european union leadership today and the road map for a visa for regime has been approved does it mean that next year that we will have these days of free travel regime and mr medvedev for you. a question about domestic politics on many occasions you said that you allow for an approach episode we would see our return of the elections of governors of russian regions today prime minister. told the russians his view

the european parliament in brussels is willing to take action. >> the european parliament has a clear stance. we want to remove the speculative element from commodity futures. as long as this majority across all party groups and members states remains intact, i am very optimistic we will prevail. >> the european parliament would have to prevail against the lobbying might of the entire financial sector. that includes trading platforms and a big financial institutions. in brussels, they are represented by a range of lobby groups. the association for financial markets in europe, the international swaps and derivatives association, and a plethora of others. in total, they have hundreds of lobbyists in the field with one objective -- to influence politicians. until recently, he was one such lobbyist. he switched sides and now works for finance lodge in brussels. -- finance watched in brussels. but the lobbying that is going on is about damage control. -- financing watch in brussels. >> the lobbying that is going on is about damaging control. it is as simple as that. >> prevailing against t

in brussels he basically stated that the opinion of the european parliament. is not important for russia russia is not a member of the european union and so whatever the european in m.p.'s think of the russian elections is not relevant for the russian leadership. and i sing basically the. taking into account the statements which were made on this score by the leaders even of opposition parties. this is a consulate datas position of the russian parliament whatever. requirements and requests the opposition parties may have. they would like it to be domestic procedure the opposition parties in the parliament even those who insist that they were well ations on russian elections do not support the declaration of the european parliament and the statement which was made by hillary clinton they regard it also as a domestic affair. therefore i think that the parliament will probably stick to this position although as we have already seen there were some public protests against the result of this elections and some opposition party members of those opposition parties to

in brussels he basically stated that the opinion of the european parliament. is not important for russia russia is not a member of the european union and so whatever the european in m.p.'s think of the russian elections is not relevant for the russian leadership. and i sing basically. take into account the statements which were made on this score by the leaders even of opposition parties. this is a consulate date its position of the russian parliament whatever. requirements and requests the opposition parties may have. they would like it to be domestic procedure the opposition parties in the parliament even those who insist that there would well ations on russian elections the north support the declaration of the european parliament and the statement which was made by hillary clinton they regard it also as a domestic affair. therefore i think that the pollens will probably stick to this position although as we have already seen there were some public protests against the result of this elections and some opposition party members of those opposition parties too

in brussels he basically stated that the opinion of the european parliament. is not important for russia russia is not a member of the european union and so whatever the european in m.p.'s think of the russian elections is not relevant for the russian leadership. and i sing basically. take into account the statements which were made on this score by the leaders even of opposition parties. this is a consular data the position of the russian parliament whatever. requirements and requests the opposition parties may have. they would like it to be domestic procedure the opposition parties in the parliament even those who insist that they were well ations on russian elections the north support the declaration of the european parliament and the statement which was made by hillary clinton they regarded also as a domestic effect. therefore i think that the parliament will probably stick to this position although as we have already seen there were some public protests against the result of this elections and some opposition party members of those opposition parties took

in brussels he basically stated that the opinion of the european parliament. is not important for russia russia is not a member of the european union and so whatever the european in m.p.'s think of the russian elections is not relevant for the russian leadership. and i sing basically. take into account the statements which were made on this score by the leaders even of opposition parties. this is a consular data the position of the russian parliament whatever. requirements and requests the opposition parties may have. they would like it to be domestic procedure the opposition parties in the parliament even those who insist that they were well ations on russian elections the north support the declaration of the european parliament and the statement which was made by hillary clinton they regarded also as a domestic affair. therefore i think that the parliament will probably stick to this position although as we have already seen there were some public protests against the result of this elections and some opposition party members of those opposition parties took

in brussels he basically stayed to the opinion of the european parliament. not important for russia russia is not a member of the european union and so whatever the european in m.p.'s think of the russian elections is not relevant for the russian leadership. and i sing basically. take into account the statements which were made on this score by the leaders even of opposition parties. this is consular data the position of the russian parliament whatever. requirements and requests the opposition parties may have. they would like it to be domestic procedure the opposition parties in the parliament even those who insist that they were well asians on russian elections the north support the declaration of the european parliament and the statement which was made by hillary clinton they regard it also as a domestic affair. therefore i think that the pollens will probably stick to this position although as we have already seen there were some public protests against the result of this elections and some opposition party members of those opposition parties took part i

in brussels he basically stated the opinion of the european parliament. is not important for russia russia is not a member of the european union and so whatever the european in m.p.'s think of the russian elections is not relevant for the russian leadership. and i sing basically. take into account the statements which were made on this score by the leaders even of opposition parties. this is a consulate datas position of the russian parliament whatever. requirements and requests the opposition parties may have. they would like it to be domestic procedure the opposition parties in the parliament even those who insist that they were well asians on russian elections the north support the declaration of the european parliament and the statement which was made by hillary clinton they regarded also as a domestic affair. therefore i think that the pollens will probably stick to this position although as we have already seen there were some public protests against the result of this elections and some opposition party members of those opposition parties took part

but once again not because hillary clinton said it or the european parliament declared those. elections illegitimate i think that all the political parties which are presented in the state duma they consider those elections legitimate although maybe with some elections they have accepted the their mandates they have been the first opening session of the russian duma which basically is a declaration that they have accepted the results so you mention hillary clinton and the united states specifically critical of these elections do you think that there's still a future for the reset and not reload policy promoted by barack president barack obama well i think that there may be a future for. but i think that it's time to reset the reset. the reason is not just these elections and the american reaction to this election is a saying that the reason. crisis policy. as stated in the beginning. when barack obama came to power and when russia responded positively to the. button that hillary clinton offered to a lover of during that meeting in february. my feeling is that a number of contr

but once again not because hillary clinton said it or the european parliament declared those. elections illegitimate i think that all the political parties which are presented in the state duma they consider those elections legitimate although maybe with some elections they have accepted the their mandates they have been the first opening session of the russian duma which basically is a declaration that they have accepted the results so you mention hillary clinton and the united states specifically critical of these elections do you think that there's still a future for the reset and not reload policy promoted by barack president barack obama well i think that there may be a future for it but i think that it's time to reset the reset. the reason is not just these elections and the american reaction to this election as i think that there is. a crisis reset for the. state of the big. broker moment power in. russia responded positively to the. button that hillary clinton offered just a lover of during that meeting in february and nine. is the number of contradictions have accumul

but once again not because hillary clinton said it all the european parliament declared those. elections illegitimate i think that all the political parties which are presented in the state duma they consider those elections legitimate although maybe with some elections they have accepted the their mandates they have been the first opening session of the russian duma which they. it is a declaration that they have accepted the results so you mention hillary clinton and the united states specifically critical of these elections do you think that there's still a future for the reset and not reload policy promoted by barack president barack obama well i think that there may be a future for it but i think that it's time to reset the reset. the reason is not just these elections and the american reaction to this election as i think that the reasons. crisis policy as stated in the beginning to mine or up a moment into power and when russia responded positively to the. button but hillary clinton offered just sort of a lover of during that meeting in february. my feeling is that a numbe

but once again not because hillary clinton said it or the european parliament declared those. elections illegitimate i think that all the political parties which are presented in the state duma they consider those elections legitimate although maybe with some elections they have accepted the their mandates they have been on the first opening session of the russian duma which basically is a declaration that they have accepted the results so you mention hillary clinton and the united states being specifically critical of these elections do you think that there's still a future for the reset and not reload policy promoted by barack president barack obama well i think that there may be a future for it but i think that it's time to reset the reset. the reason is not just these elections and the american reaction to this election is they saying that the reason. crisis. as stated in the big. rope a moment power in. russia responded positively to the. but to the. just a lover of during the meeting in february. my feeling is that a number of contradictions have accumulated since that t

but once again not because hillary clinton said it or the european parliament declared those. elections illegitimate i think that all the political parties which are presented in the state duma they consider those elections legitimate although maybe with some elections they have accepted the their mandates they have been the first opening session of the russian duma which basically is a declaration that they have accepted the results so you mention hillary clinton and the united states being specifically critical of these elections do you think that there's still a future for the reset and not reload policy promoted by barack president barack obama well i think that there may be a future for. but i think that it's time to reset the reset. the reason is not just these elections and the american reaction to this election is a saying that there is. a crisis. as stated in the beginning to mine when barack obama came to power and when russia responded positively to the. button that hillary clinton offered just a lover of during that meeting in february two thousand and nine. and nu

but once again not because hillary clinton said it or the european parliament declared those. elections illegitimate i think that all the political parties which are presented in the state duma they consider those elections legitimate although maybe with some elections they have accepted the their mandates they have been the first opening session of the russian duma which basically is a declaration that they have accepted the results so you mention hillary clinton and the united states specifically critical of these elections. do you think that there's still a future for the reset and not reload policy promoted by barack president barack obama well i think that there may be a future for it but i think that it's time to reset the reset. the reason is not just these elections and the american reaction to this election is a seeing that there is a crisis. as stated in the beginning to mind when barack obama came to power and when russia responded positively to the. button that hillary clinton offered just a lover of during that meeting in february. and number of contradictions hav

these are two of those honored by the european parliament for the part they played. in total, five activists shared this year's prize. among them, this libyan dissident who spent 31 years in jail after planning a coup against muammar gaddafi. >> i was tortured. i was humiliated. still, we always hope that our dreams would be realized some time in the future. >> the tahrir square in cairo remains the focus of egypt's demonstrations. a month after the ousting of former president hosni mubarak, one of those who helped organize the protest is this woman, who expressed her thanks but did not shy away from voicing criticism. >> the egyptian revolution brought down the regime, even though the u.s. and other european countries support it mubarak for much too long. >> for those killed in the arab spring, the changes across the region came too late. parliamentarians and prizewinners honored them with a minute's silence. >> a high tech for my interest and has received the prestigious future award from germany for its pioneering work made semiconductors. president christian wulf

but once again not because hillary clinton said it all the european parliament declared those. elections illegitimate i think that all the political parties which are presented in the state duma they consider those elections legitimate although maybe with some elections they have accepted the their mandates they have been on the first opening session of the russian duma which they. is a declaration that they have accepted the results so you mention hillary clinton and the united states being specifically critical of these elections do you think that there's still a future for the reset and not reload policy promoted by barack president barack obama well i think that there may be a future. but i think that it's time to reset the reset. the reason is not just these elections and the american reaction to this election is a seeing that there is. a crisis. as stated in the beginning to mine for a moment when russia responded positively to the. button that hillary clinton offered just a lover of during that meeting in february. my feeling is the a number of contradictions have accumu

as for the acquisition of new buildings for the european parliament for example do you think the spending is justified and necessary i mean you know how crazy at a time like this when everybody i mean you know in every member state people are looking at how to trim budgets you know do they do they really need two cars can they find a cheaper mobile phone operator all of my constituents are making these decisions we're all seeing a real decline in living standards and the european union is why you believe fire rose these millions and hundreds of millions of euros and visitors centers and museums and you know more entertainment allowances for commissioners and you know extraordinary my favorite story of the last commission was that. herman van rompuy . manual barroso flew to the same summit in russia in separate private jets leaving brussels within four hours of each other and austerity is for the street sweeper in sluggo for the classroom assistant in corfu it's not for the euro project you've been an m.e.p. for about twelve years now what do you know now that you didn't know before when w

parliament from the united kingdom that interview is coming up next. well today we're joined by conservative any please mr daniel hannan thank you very much for joining us first question that everyone is asking is where do you see the result headed well we can now see very clearly that the euro is a recessionary instrument it's making people poorer it's causing deflation and emigration in the southern states is causing tax rises in the northern states if we were looking at this completely logically we would immediately move towards an orderly unbundling of the single currency but of course the european union is not looking at it logically they come at this with so much political capital and actual capital invested in it that they can't bring themselves to admit that it was a mistake and so i'm afraid we risk the very thing they purport to fear which is a disorderly breakup of the euro caused by having tried to keep it together for too long an orderly break up is that really the sheep or at least painful option here i mean there are those that would arg

despite the european economic problems, members of the european parliament have approved more public money for one of the most expensive scientific gambles of all time. the experimental reactor is designed to prove that it is possible to produce environmentally friendly nuclear frisian. but it is already 26 years in the making, costing 50 billion euros. the results are still a long way off. >> what is slowly taking shape here in the southern french countryside could provide the answer to the world's energy crisis. or it might prove one of the most expensive failures in scientific history. when it becomes fully operational, and 2027, the giant reactor is supposed to prove that nuclear fusion is viable. it can provide lots of cheaper, relatively clean energy, when fossil fuels run out. >> europe is collaborating with india, china, japan, korea, and the united states. it will be available for all of mankind. >> fusion creates energy by combining adams, rather than splitting them. to do this, they need to be heated to a temperature 10 times hotter than the sun. the problem with fusion is

as for the acquisition of new buildings for the european parliament for example do you think the spending is justified and necessary i mean you know how crazy at a time like this when everybody i mean you know in every member state people are looking at how to trim budget to know do they do they really need two cars can they find a cheaper mobile phone operator all of my constituents are making these decisions we're all seeing a real decline in living standards and the european union is like either me fire. these of millions and hundreds of millions of euros or visitors centers and museums and you know more entertainment allowances for commissioners and you know extraordinary my favorite story of the last commission was that. manual barroso flew to the same summit in russia in separate private jets leaving brussels within four hours of each other and austerity is for the street sweeper and sluggo for the classroom assistant in corfu it's not for the you're a problem you've been an m.e.p. for about twelve years now what do you know now that you didn't know before when we joined the europea

you're a member of the european parliament a politician do you think though that politicians in belgium will be taking some sort of flak or indeed any sort of blame for this sort of incident. well i think it's well the only blame they can take is the fact they took nearly two years to form a government so in a sense nothing very much has happened they now have a government they probably really should look at this but they should take the right reactions not overreact as far as we can tell at the moment there is no evidence whatsoever that this is got any if you want racial origins in the terms of the south from the assassin side it should be treated as if you want control individual gun crime if you want blaming a community of course everybody's thoughts are those with who those who have been affected in the asian of course are all those in in belgium thank you very much indeed for your thoughts they're going for joining us live there from brussels thank you. thank you. well still to come here on r.t. crowds of the former cranium prime minister supporters have stormed the court building

parliament to call him a euro skeptic would be to put it lightly so here are parts of those shows. after meetings over the weekend the eurozone debt crisis continues to hand on a political solution that is still largely to be determined e.u. leaders are supposed to release more details mid week meanwhile how does this affect average americans how does this affect you and what role does the federal reserve have in the risk that average americans may be exposed to and speaking of what might the federal reserve have in store coming up is q e three looking more likely as fed officials are out talking about more stimulus well joining us from our new york studio to talk about all of this is james grant he's editor and founder of grant's interest rate observer which is widely read by investment professionals all over the world he is also author of this book mr speaker the life and times of thomas be read the man who broke the filibuster and we're certainly so happy to have him on the show thanks for being here mr grant. well you're entirely welcome right well ok so of course this is a big

parliament, david cameron was the man who everybody seems to want to talk about. his use of a veto has already drawn comments from the french president and the german chancellor. today it was the turn of the european commission to criticize the british. >> the united kingdom, in exchange for its agreement.com ask for protocol on financial services which, as presented, made compromise impossible. >> downing street denied the prime minister had any intention to undermine a single market. the prevailing view was that britain was now on its own. >> in politics, there is one golden rule -- you only walk away if you are the shirred the others willsure follow. >> one french member of the parliament went further and demanded britain be punished for acting selfishly. >> i think the rebate is up for question period citizens tax money should be spent on something then selfish nationalism. solidarity is not a one-way street. >> he was referring to the rebate negotiated by margaret thatcher. some saw the crisis leading to the exit from the e.u. >> you have decided to go into e

the president of the european commission has attacked the british prime minister's use of the b-2 at last week's eu summit. madeid that david cameron an agreement impossible. gavin hewitt has details. >> at parliament, david cameron was the man you everybody seemed to want to talk about. his use of a veto to protect british interests has drawn comment from the french president and the germans chancellor. today, it was the turn of the president of the european commission to criticize the british for demanding safeguards. >> the united kingdom, in exchange for keeping its agreement, asked for a specific protocol on financial services which, as presented, was a risk to the integrity of internal market. this may compromise -- made compromise impossible. >> downing street denied the prime minister had any intention to undermine the single market, but the prevailing view was that britain was now on its own. >> in politics, there is one golden role -- you only walk away if you are sure the others will come after you to when you back. when you are invited at the table, either it is as a gues

in brussels, talking to the european parliament. he said in effect what everybody knows, that 2011 has been miserable for the bureau, and 2012 could be worse. >> now to an institution which has been at the heart of american life for centuries. the u.s. postal service can trace its history to 1775. e-mail and social media have taken a chunk out of the business. as a result, thousands of post offices across america are facing closure. a native new yorker, a 25-year- old, is rushing to visit as many as he can. we caught up with him. >> when i graduated from university in 2008, i realized i have not explored the country, and i really wanted to see more of america, especially rural america. i grew up in a big city. i took it upon myself to take a road trip which ended up lasting three months, across 29 states. over time, i began to start documenting interesting experiences by going into the post office and getting a postmark. may i have the honor? >> sure. >> there are so many favorite post offices i have been too, for different reasons.

parliament. he has warned the risk to the region's growth has grown. he called for closer integration of the eurozone economies, if the region is to avoid another debt crisis. >> i am confidence that the new framework will restore confidence over time. i am quite sure that countries, overall, are on the right track. a credible signal is needed for the ultimate assurance over the short term. what i believe our economic and monetary union needs is a new fiscal compact, a fundamental restatement of the fiscal rules, together with the commitments that euro area governments have made. >> the heads of the bank of england also giving his view of the global economy. banks must raise capital to withstand a downturn exacerbated by the eurozone debt crisis. mervyn king says they need to build up capital further. >> the crisis in the euro area is one of solvency and not liquidity. the interconnectedness of major banks means the banking systems and economies around the world are all affected. only the governm

. >> he's very keen to assure members of the european parliament that he really did go the extra mile to try to find a deal with britain, but that it is simply not successful in the end. he said this was not the deal he wanted. he wanted 27, not 27 minus. but he then went on to explain to the members of parliament that now the 26, who have agreed to the deal, must get together. he tried to reassure them that this cannot be a deal based on austerity and sanctions. yet to be more about growth and jobs as well. that is the future of europe's economy. the overriding mood in strasbourg is regret that britain is not on board, and a bit of anger. >> finally, they have conceded something. >> they have been virtually perfect in the premier league. this season, they were unbeaten before yesterday's game. fabulous start of this season, but 2-1 by chelsesa. they lead manchester united by two points. it's quite an achievement. also, manchester city's performance. the number of the games they have played. it has made the premier league more interesting as a result of the ochelsea win. >> frank lomp

in the meantime members of the european people's party grouping in the european parliament are gathering, trying to forge a common standpoint, a common position to take with them up to brussels. and christian phrasier, our correspondent, is there. >> they will be the most decided days in the euro zone's short history. but if 11th hour negotiations are still to be had, they will be had here. timothy excite they are in is here at the end of a grand tour of europe. and was meeting the spanish prime minister whose government will be backing far-reaching changes to the liz bin treating. on the evening of their arrival the french and german sent a letter to the president. it's a blue print to a new treaty with mandatory penalties for those who break the policy and committing all governments to strict rules, and also the british prime minister has vowed he will block any changes that threaten the city of london and will go their own deal drafting a treaty outside the existing treaty. the stakes could not be higher. they said predicting the end of the euro is not inconceivable and the man who dr

ordered to leave waters after the european parliament decided not to review a joint agreement. they rejected a deal worth 36 million euro per year because of costs and concerns about local fish stock and the rights of the people of the western sahara, which morocco has occupied since 1975. more than 50 people have died in the indian state of west bengal after drinking contaminated illegally distilled alcohol. within 100 others are being treated in a hospital in calcutta, -- more than 100 others are being treated. four people have been arrested. hundreds of human skeletons taken a century ago from machu picchu have been returned to peru. the university in the u.s. sent the pieces to a city after a long campaign by baroque to recover them. they were taken from machu picchu by an explorer. they had been on loan to yale university. and a celebrated award to recognize personal achievements with a novel winner. >> it certainly has. 2011 will almost certainly be remembered as the year of the protests, from the revolution's still going through the arab world to the people all around th

parliament and u.k. party leader who warned that keeping indefinitely you countrymen trapped in a financial prison could lead to the rise of extremism and even fascism in. class as protesters can spring up all over the u.s. we visit a totally different tented city i wonder has been in place for half a decade the residents what makes them so different from the occupying demonstrators. in ten minutes is the business news but for now. one of the greatest space pioneers in history has passed away at his home in moscow just two months short of his one hundredth birthday born in one nine hundred twelve he was a pioneer with the cutting edge of rocket science along with his mentor sort of he was behind almost every major soviet space launch in particular he masterminded the world's first cosmic outpost the mir space station. from the russian academy of cosmonaut ics says that boris charter talk had become a legend long before he passed away. he was born in the right place and. he took a full advantage to it he

as for the acquisition of new buildings for the european parliament for example do you think the spending is justified and necessary i mean you know how crazy at a time like this when everybody i mean you know in every member state people are looking at how to trim budget you know do they do they really need two cars can they find a cheaper mobile phone operator all of my constituents are making these decisions we're all seeing a real decline in living standards and the european union is why you believe fire vizio rosies of millions and hundreds of millions of euros and visitors centers and museums and you know more entertainment allowances for commissioners and you know extraordinary my favorite story of the last commission was that. herman van rompuy and manuel barroso flew to the same summit in russia in separate private jets leaving brussels within four hours of each other and austerity is for the street sweeper in sluggo for the classroom assistant in corfu it's not for the euro project you've been an m.e.p. for about twelve years now what do you know now that you didn't know before

parliament who thinks measures taken by governments in those countries have come at a cost to democracy. last month we saw crews in two e.u. member states initially as in greece elected prime ministers were toppled in favor of bureaucrats respectively a former european commissioner and a former vice president of the european central bank they had what are called national governments but the governments have been put together for the sole purpose of pushing through an agenda that would be rejected at a general election so that we see the if you like the anti democratic tendencies that were always there implicitly in the eurozone we now see them explicitly apparatchiks in brussels deal directly with apparatchiks in athens and and wrote the people and their representatives have been cut off altogether. now it's time for our special series of first hand reports on events that mark twenty two of the egyptian revolution did not just change the course of the country's history but spearheaded the arab spring the wave of protests that swept across the middle east policy was reporting from there

parliament who thinks measures taken by governments in those countries have come at a cost to democracy. last month we saw crews in two e.u. member states initially as in greece elected prime ministers were toppled in favor of bureaucrats respectively a former european commissioner and a former vice president of the european central bank so they had what are called national governments but the governments have been put together for the sole purpose of pushing through an agenda that would be rejected at a general election so that we see the if you like the anti democratic tendencies that were always there implicitly in the eurozone we now see them explicitly apparatchiks in brussels deal directly with apparatchiks in athens and in rome the people and their representatives have been cut off altogether. now it's time for our special series of first hand reports on events that mark twenty two of the egyptian revolution did not just change the course of the country's history but spearhead of the arab spring the wave of protests that swept across the middle east policy was reporting from ther

it's for the acquisition of new buildings for the european parliament for example do you think the spending is justified and necessary i mean you know how crazy at a time like this when everybody i mean you know in every member state people are looking at how to trim budget to know do they do they really need two cars can they find a cheaper mobile phone operator all of my constituents are making these decisions we're all seeing a real decline in living standards and the european union is likely the lead fire rose these of millions and hundreds of millions of euros and visitors centers and museums and you know more entertainment allowances for commissioners and you know extraordinary my favorite story of the last commission was that. manual barroso flew to the same summit in russia in separate private jets leaving brussels within four hours of each other and austerity is for the street sweeper in sluggo for the classroom assistant in corfu it's not for the euro project you've been an m.e.p. for about twelve years now what do you know now that you didn't know before when we joined the europe

parliament who expressed surprise that actually russia's parliamentary elections are more transparent than that in the u.k. but russia uses a party list proportional representation system in the duma elections four hundred fifty seats are at stake and if a party breaks the barrier of seven percent threshold that means it gets the number of seats proportionate to the number of votes one now to be eligible for any suit you have to take at least seven percent though there is one exception this year if a party gets between five and six percent it secures one mandate one seat in the lower house of the russian parliament and if it gets from six to seven percent it gets two seats and starting from the next elections in five years' time deputies will have to pass the threshold of only five percent of course this is aimed at widening the representation of different political forces in the russian state duma also these time around the lower house is being elected for the first time for a five year term previously deputies were elected only for four years and so again you live for these our only

parliament who thinks measures taken by governments in those countries have come at a vital cost to democracy. last month we saw crews in two e.u. member states initially as in greece elected prime ministers were toppled in favor of bureaucrats respectively a former european commission member former vice president of the european central bank they head what are called national governments but the governments have been put together for the sole purpose of pushing through an agenda that would be rejected at a general election so that we see the if you like the anti democratic tendencies that were always there implicitly in the eurozone we now see them explicitly apparatchiks in brussels deal directly with apparatchiks in athens and in rome the people and their representatives have been cut off altogether. or later turned over to dimitri now here on r t a time for your business update. when walking to business l.t. economic achievements are high on present develops agenda then the spotlight of his address to the federal assembly on thursday with his present is coming to an end he point

it's for the acquisition of new buildings for the european parliament for example do you think the spending is justified and necessary i mean you know how crazy at a time like this when everybody i mean you know in every member state people are looking at how to trim budget to know do they do they really need two cars can they find a cheaper mobile phone operator all of my constituents are making these decisions we're all seeing a real decline in living standards and the european union is like either me fire rose these of millions and hundreds of millions of euros or visitors centers and museums and you know more entertainment allowances for commissioners and you know extraordinary my favorite story of the last commission was that. manual barroso flew to the same summit in russia in separate private jets leaving brussels within four hours of each other and austerity is for the street sweeper in sluggo for the classroom assistant in corfu it's not for the you're a problem you've been an m.e.p. for about twelve years now what do you know now that you didn't know before when we joined the euro

parliament for example do you think this spending is justified and necessary i mean you know how crazy at a time like this when everybody i mean you know in every member state people are looking at how to trim budget you know do they do they really need two cars can they find a cheaper mobile phone operator all of my constituents are making these decisions we're all seeing a real decline in living standards and the european union is why you believe fire rose these of millions and hundreds of millions of euros and visitors centers and museums and you know more entertainment allowances for commissioners and you know extraordinary my favorite story of the last commission was that. herman van rompuy and manuel barroso flew to the same summit in russia in separate private jets leaving brussels within four hours of each other and austerity is for the street sweeper in sluggo for the classroom assistant in corfu it's not for the euro problem you've been an m.e.p. for about twelve years now what do you know now that you didn't know before when we joined the european union we thought it would b

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there you are right we hear from a member of the european parliament and u.k. party leader who warns that keeping indebted e.u. countries trapped in a financial prison could lead to the rise of extremism and even fascism in your. class as protesters camps spring up all over the u.s. we visit a totally different city i won this week in place for half a decade we also lost the residents what makes them so different from the occupy demonstrators. this is arts he now a russian convoy carrying humanitarian aid to serbs in kosovo is still stuck at a checkpoint in the border area it was stopped by controlled police which moscow says was a purely political move but for serbs in the country this delay will mean a critical shortage of vital supplies has. a humanitarian mission turned into a national scandal more than two dozen russian trucks filled with food and household items destined for serbian kosovo were stopped on the border of the disputed territory by albanian officials members of ulick's a police mission operated by the e.u. . which was an entirely political de

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parliament for example do you think the spending is justified and necessary i mean you know how crazy at a time like this when everybody i mean you know in every member state people are looking at how to trim budget to know do they do they really need two cars can they find a cheaper mobile phone operator all of my constituents are making these decisions we're all seeing a real decline in living standards and the european union is why you believe fire. these millions and hundreds of millions of euros and visitors centers and museums and you know more entertainment allowances for commissioners and you know extraordinary my favorite story of the last commission was that. herman van rompuy and manuel barroso flew to the same summit in russia in separate private jets leaving brussels within four hours of each other and austerity is for the street sweeper in sluggo for the classroom assistant in corfu it's not for the euro you've been an m.e.p. for about twelve years now what do you know now that you didn't know before when we joined the european union we thought it would be a common marke

parliament who thinks measures taken by governments in those countries have come at a vital cost to democracy. last month we saw crews in two e.u. member states is. as in greece elected prime ministers were toppled in favor of bureaucrats respectively a former european commission member former vice president of the european central bank they head what are called national governments but the governments have been put together for the sole purpose of pushing through an agenda that would be rejected at a general election so that we see the if you like the anti democratic tendencies that were always there implicitly in the eurozone we now see them explicitly apparatchiks in brussels deal directly with apparatchiks in athens and in rome the people and their representatives have been cut out altogether. turned over to dmitri now here on r t time for your business update. and welcome to business r.t. economic achievements are high and present event of the gender in the spotlight of his address to the federal assembly on thursday. as president is coming to an end he pointed out that the rus

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