great spirit for italy. america is grateful to have true friends and allies in the citizens of italy. we have such a great relationship with the people of italy. the united states is likewise thankful to be home to more than 16 million italian americans. tonight here at the white house, we will celebrate our deep and abiding friendship with italy and the really incredible italian people, the u.s.-italian alliance is stronger than ever before and we will be celebrating it tonight with you, mr. president. i look forward to that very much in a little while. in the meantime, thank you very much and we would love to have you say a few words. thank you. [ speaking in italian ] neil: we are waiting for the translation of this. i don't believe you have to be proficient in italian to say the italian president might be a little offended here. he is in the center left of the spectrum in italy, been a critic of the president when it comes to things like climate change and the rest. the president wasting no time saying t

great spirit for italy. america is grateful to have friends and allies and citizens of italy. we have such a great relationship with the people of italy. united states is likewise thankful to be home to more than 60 million italian americans. will celebrate our deep friendship with italy and the really incredible italian people the u.s.-italian alliance is stronger than ever of be celebrating that tonight in the meantime thank you very much and we would love to have you say if words.ds -- a few >> thank you for the welcome to myself and the entire delegation. the relationship is marked by a deep friendship and common interest. both strengthened by the presence here in the u.s. so many americans of italian descent. that is another reason why i am so happy to be here on this visit in october. dedicated this year again to italian heritage. whatld like to go back to president trump was saying when he mentioned christopher columbus, who opened up new horizons. he got to know connected continents which i ignored one another. and it seems to me he did a good in italy, the u.s. is not

great spirit for italy. america is grateful to have true friends and allies in the citizens of italy. we have such a great relationship with the people of italy. the united states is likewise thankful to be home to more than 16 million italian americans. tonight here at the white house we'll celebrate our deep and abiding tre ining friendship wi and the really incredible italian people. the u.s./italian alliance is stronger than ever before and we're going to be celebrating that tonight with you, mr. president. i look forward to that very much in a little while. thank you very much and we'd love to have you say a few words. thank you. >> for the welcome both to myself and to my entire delegation. the relationship between the united states and italy are marked by a deep friendship and by common interests. both strengthened by the presence here in the u.s. of so many americans of italian descent. that's another reason why i'm so happy to be here on this visit in october dedicated this year again to italian her

to italy, the u.s. is not only a fundamental ally but also a country with rich if shares the same path of democracy. a country that shares the same values of freedom and the protection of human rights. respect for minorities and the rule of law. italy's international vision has been on the pillar which is the atlantic alliance which then overtime led to european integration and the union. which is a consistent process. these are two essential elements of our foreign policy and in our cooperation. we are united. the u.s., italy and europe are united due to our history and our references and the culture that we share and due to the intense human relations that we have between our fellow self-defen citizens. as president trump mentioned earlier we talked about nato. nato is first and for most a community of values which italy recognizes and the two should participate in the convention and very factually. italy has always contributed very intensely to nato's missions and operations. we have substantially su

here or there you can say it's made in italy. even though it's not ready made in italy. in the premier of the exchange rate could help in such a situation. products became too expensive abroad the lira could be devalued. that is no longer the case. that if countries are very very different if they are very asymmetrical than they need the exchange rate as a kind of safety valve. it helps to make an adjustment if developments are to an equal but that is no longer possible because there is no exchange rate that can compensate as we have experienced some countries have not learned to cope with this over the last 10 years since the crisis began. what does the e.c.b. former chief economist say about this. don't blame the euro for your own weaknesses i think the number of weaknesses and a tendency to blame the euro as a way as a scapegoat you know to say that to hide a little bit your own problems and there was a tendency in some countries to depreciate the currency when they had 3 fundamental problems of competition but that was always always there was always temporary gains t

i have asked for italy's support. we talked about today the necessary task of confronting nicolas maduro over his repression and the mismanagement that has taken place in venezuela. the sanctions should be enforced timest russia until such that the situation changes materially. and finally, italy is a friend and a sovereign nation with a right to make its own choices, but as i have done in budapest, bangkok, i urged my italian friends to see how china uses its economic power to cultivate political influence and erode sovereignty. i raised concerns about their approach to investment and what it could mean throughout europe and africa and the world at large. these are complicated issues with no easy answers. but my obligation is to speak the truth about these threats. a set of common threats which will continue to create confidence -- but our partnership between our two countries will remain strong and enduring. thank you. f.m. di maio: thank you. [speaking italian] >> we will begin with an italian journalist. -- aser,

great spirit for italy. america is grateful to have true friends and allies and -- in the citizens of italy. we have such a great relationship with the people of italy. united states is likewise thankful to be home to more than 16 million italian americans. tonight at the white house we will celebrate our deep and abiding friendship with italy and the really incredible people. the u.s.-italian alliance is stronger than ever of be celebrating that tonight in the meantime thank you very much and we would love to have you say a few words. thank you. >> thank you for the welcome to myself and the entire delegation. the relationship between the united states and italy is marked by a deep friendship and common interest. both strengthened by the presence here in the u.s. of so many americans of italian descent. that is another reason why i am so happy to be here on this visit in october. dedicated this year again to italian heritage. i would like to go back to what president trump was saying when he mentioned chris

great spirit for italy. america is grateful to have true friends and allies, and the citizens of italy. we have such a great relationship with the people of italy. the united states is likely home to more than 60 million a italic and americans we will celebrate our deep and abiding friendship with italy, and the incredible time people, the u.s. italian alliance is stronger than ever before. we will be celebrated that tonight with you, mr. president pays her look forward to that very much in a little while. in the meantime, thank you very much, and we would love to have you say a few words. thank you. >> >> translator: i want to thak president trump very much for his invitation and for the welcome, both to myself and to my entire delegation. the relationship between the united states and italy are marked by a deep friendship and by common interests. both strengthened by the presence here in the u.s. of so many americans of italian descent. that is another reason why i'm so happy to be here on this visit. in o

after italy, the u.s. has not only a fundamental fundamental ally, it is also a country of rich that shares the same path of democracy. shares the same values of freedom. human rights. the rule of law. italy's international vision is based on -- which is the atlantic alliance which then over time also led to european integration of european union which was a consistent process. true essential elements in our policy in operation. we are united, the us, italy and europe. due to our history, due to, due to our preferences, due to the culture that we share. due to very intense human relationships we have through our fellow citizens. as president trump mentioned earlier, we talked talked about nato. nato is first and foremost committed to your values which italy recognizes and participates with a great deal of compassion. italy has always contributed, observing intensely to your nato missions and operations. effectiveness. we have substantially supported the activities of the alliance. and i would like to remin

here or there you can say it's made in italy. even though it's not ready made in italy. in the premier of the exchange rate could help in such a situation. the products became too expensive abroad the lira could be devalued. that is no longer the case. that if countries are very very different if they are very asymmetrical then they need the exchange rate as a kind of safety valve. that helps to make an adjustment if developments are to unequal but that is no longer possible because there is no exchange rate that can compensate as we have experienced some countries have not learned to cope with this over the last 10 years since the crisis began. what does the e.c.b. former chief economist say about this. don't blame the euro for your own weaknesses i think the number of weaknesses and a tendency to blame the euro as a way as a scapegoat you know to say that to hide a little bit your own problems and there was a tendency in some countries to depreciate the currency when the had 3 fundamental problems of competition but that was always always that was always temporary gain

here or there you can say it's made in italy. even though it's not ready made in italy. in the premier 0 era the exchange rate could help in such a situation. that the time products became too expensive abroad the lira could be devalued. that is no longer the case. i. have always said that if countries are very very different if they are very asymmetrical then they need the exchange rate as a kind of safety valve when it helps to make an adjustment if developments are too unequal but that is no longer possible because there is no exchange rate that can compensate for the time because we have experienced some countries have not learned to cope with this over the last 10 years since the crisis began. what does the e.c.b. as former chief economist say about this don't blame the euro for your own weaknesses i think the number of weaknesses in a tendency to blame the euro as a way as a scapegoat you know to say that to hide a little bit your own problems and there was a tendency in some countries to the preceded the currency when they had really fundamental problems of compet

here or there you can say it's made in italy. even though it's not ready made in italy. in the premier of the exchange rate could help in such a situation. the products became too expensive the brawn the lira could be devalued. that is no longer the case. have always said that if countries are very very different if they are very asymmetrical they need the exchange rate as a kind of safety valve. that helps to make an adjustment if developments are to unequal but that is no longer possible because there is no exchange rate that can compensate as we have experienced some countries have not learned to cope with this over the last 10 years since the crisis began. what does the e.c.b. former chief economist say about this. don't blame the euro for your own weaknesses i think the number of weaknesses and a tendency to blame the euro as a way as a scapegoat you know to say that to hide a little bit your own problems and there was a tendency in some countries to depreciate the currency when they had 3 fundamental problems of competition but that was always always there was alwa

italy is one of those countries. i know that the president of italy wants to discuss that. and the other thing of course is trade. and numerous elements of the military and terrorism and security. e'll be discussing everything. petroleum: i'm pleased to report that -- president trump: i'm please to report in curbingy, somebody reported 50. it was actually down to 28. they were removed a while ago. all american soldiers are away from the site. syria and turkey may fight. syria is struggling with the kurds. the kurds are very well protected. plus they know how to fight. by the way, they are no angels. they were with us. they were no angels, but they are fighting. we are largely out of that area where very well set. we have quite a contingent nearby of soldiers of the finest equipment in the world. i don't think we'll have to use it. so syria is negotiating with or talking to turkey. we are also talking to turkey. we put massive sanctions on turkey. sanctions work, frankly, better than fighting. when you are down to 28 people. we are not going to be fighting. we don't want to

they have to get more involved and help italy. the italian government has stepped up as a leader to fight this illegal immigration. we urge our nato and european partners to take firm action to halt illegal immigration and uphold sovereign borders. immigration control is critical to national security and essential to the well-being of our citizens. nations must be able to properly manage entry and admission into society. you know the legislation we had passed. we had no help with from the democrats on our borders. absolutely nothing. the closure of loopholes, which would be easy to do, they refused to do. they want open borders. italy does not want open borders. we will not have open borders. our numbers are very good. i want to thank mexico and the president of mexico for the great help they have given us. they have helped us much more than the democrats. here in the united states, we are taking dramatic action to secure our borders, shut down smuggling networks, and speed the removal of illegal immigrants. gange moving the ms 13

talked to me about italy and i'm not done processing italy. i needed the fresh air. looking at stories of people similarly flattened and dehumanized has given me perspective on my own experience and allowed me to share an openness with them that i don't think they experienced in the greater world. >> lester holt reporting. the only person who stands convicted in the murder of meredith kircher is serving a 16-year sentence in prison. >>> face masks will be banned in hong kong. protesters wear them to protect from teargas and hide identities. people have protested this law saying it is the first step toward taking measures and violators could face up to a year in prison and fines. the protests in hong kong have gone on for 18 weeks straight now. >>> this morning there is a starting rise in lung illnesses linked to vaping. the cdc said more than a thousand americans have become sick or died because of illness linked to vaping and most of them under the age of 35. nearly every state including california has reported a confirmed or probable case with 275 confirmed in just

italy is one of those countries. i know that the president of italy wants to discuss that. and the other thing of course is trade. and numerous elements of the military and terrorism and security. we'll be discussing verything. interpreter: fosh foreign -- [speaking foreign language] interpreter: [speaking foreign language] president trump: i'm pleased to report in syria, somebody reported 50. it was actually down to 28. they were removed a while ago. all american soldiers are away from the site. syria and turkey may fight. syria is struggling with the kurds. the kurds are very well protected. plus they know how to fight. by the way, they are no angels. they were with us. they were no angels, but they re fighting. we are largely out of that area where very well set. we have quite a contingent nearby of soldiers of the finest equipment in the world. i don't think we'll have to use t. so syria is negotiating with or talking to turkey. we are also talking to turkey. we put massive sanctions on turkey. sanctions work, frankly, better than fighting. when you are down to 28 peopl

lampedusa island she was arrested for defying italy's ban on private rescue ships entering its ports as it stands when an aid organization rescues migrants in the central mediterranean e.u. countries are forced to scramble to allocate the arrivals among themselves both italy and malta which lie close to the north african coast say it's unfair that they have to accept so many of those who come to europe shores at the end of september interior ministers from italy germany and france met in malta to discuss the way forward they agreed on a mechanism to automatically distribute the migrants who arrive by boat. was the people who come to shore must be distributed they can do a security check at the point of a level 3 interviews but they can't process all their asylum claims in such a short time not if we want to comply with the law that must be done in other you countries as well somebody like germany or something now germany france italy and malta are hoping to convince other e.u. member states to sign up to the migrant resettlement scheme. hoffman is in luxembourg covering that meeting

and italy sees a spike in migrant arrivals after rome overturns former interior minister a terror cell beanies decision to close ports to rescue but it's. a very warm welcome to the program from all of us here at our teacher in moscow thanks for joining us this hour. u.s. democratic presidential candidate joe biden's campaign team has demanded that major t.v. networks to ban donald trump personal lawyer from appearing on their shows and alleges that rudy giuliani is spreading damaging falsehoods about biden on behalf of the u.s. president reports. former new york city mayor rudy giuliani is making his rounds on america's t.v. networks now rightly or wrongly donald trump is under a lot of heat facing an impeachment inquiry and rudy giuliani intends as the president's lawyer to tell the other side of the story but the president's talking about is however there is a. load of evidence that the ukrainians created false information people were ignoring that that biden played a role in getting these collusion allegations covered up i didn't ask him to look into joe bugner yes knew of the alle

track the processing and distribution of migrants rescued from the mediterranean to germany france italy a multiple one to morrow in new countries to share the burden of resettling refugees news. i'm eleanor hall free glad you could join me thousands of indigenous people have converged on equity capital quito to join anti-government protests clashes with security forces led the president to move his administration out of the capital as some demonstrate his storms the congress building well ecuador has seen 6 days of nationwide protests following cuts to fuel subsidies and other austerity measures. these are tactics that have toppled governments in ecuador before thousands of anti austerity demonstrators flooded the capital quito there angry over a government decision to end fuel subsidies to reduce the country's deficit leading to soaring petrol prices. to places this country is rich in natural resources what's happened is that it has been impoverished due to the chain of corrupt governments which have stolen for this life and the next one has to be doing a lot of. protesters blockaded r

italy to the white house. we have known each other for a while and we had some really great conversations. we had a productive discussion throughout the day with our staffs and representatives that i look forward to hosting our president and his daughter laura. >> i look forward to it very much. we are bound together dating back to thousands of years to ancient rome. the italian people have blessed our scivilization with magnificent works of arts. we paid tribute to our italian explore who led a voyage of discovery to the new world, christopher columbus. to me it will always be called columbus' day. some people don't like that. i do. today the united states and italy draws a strength from our heritage as we work together to safe guard our people and promote prosperity as nato allies our countries cooperate closely defense issues including the protection of our nations against radical islamic terrorism. the problem is that italy is only paying 1.1% instead of the mandated 2% which is a low number. it should be

and italy sees a spike in migrant arrivals after rome overturns former interior minister matteo saltiness decision to close ports to rescue but it's. a very warm welcome to the program from all of us here at our teacher here in moscow thanks for joining us this hour. in other huge anti beijing protests and hong kong has already left at least $31.00 people injured after protesters clashed with police authorities use tear gas water cannon and rubber bullets to break up the crowds. i'm. taking part in the wrong i called national grief protesters have built barricades paralyzing traffic and also smashed up entrances to metro systems some have even been heard chanting proud to be british. and now joins us live in the city with more so what exactly is happening in the city today jacqueline some journalists have called it chaos and clearly the pictures that we are seeing point to that and we understand that hong kong police and city authorities were just bracing themselves for nothing. of this choose dave even shut down the whole metro system in that city because the scenes are turning ugly that

italy sees a spike in migrants arrivals after rove overturns former interior minister. decision to close the rescue boats. a pleasure to have you with us this is r.t. international. another huge anti beijing protest in hong kong has left at least 66 people injured after protesters clashed with police more than 190 people have been arrested authorities used tear gas water cannons to break up the crowds. i'm. done. with tens of thousands of taking part in the rally called national grief protest this bill barricades that calls traffic chaos they also smash the pension system the metro system somewhat chancing proud to be british while the latest. qualities that attract. this has been the worst violence the city has seen in weeks if not months and the preparations were well advanced the authorities even shut down the entire metro system in the chinese ruled city it appears that the weapon that was used most by the protesters were molotov cocktails or fire bombs they were being thrown around different parts of the city and that's why we saw so many things in flames including

now italy has a new government one that is more pro e.u. and us distanced itself from the politics of sell beanie it's using much softer language over the issue of migration and it's where you open the ports for some this is the start of a slippery slope will you follow. through with rods and been one of my clients that. you have been very much involved in the growth of going forward and how it's going to life do you think you're going to make it before you could leave the state. because never before. migration blanket's very soon. in the 1st few weeks of september official figures show that around 1700 my quince landed in italy via c. that's double what it was in the same period last year now while 4 e.u. countries have agreed a relocation plan for migrants that are right in italy this is only a temporary emergency mechanism itself has to be presented to of the e.u. members later this month and it will remain voluntary that's raising some eyebrows in lampedusa there is also skepticism over the offer of help from the e.u. well you might say

lampedusa island she was arrested for defying italy's ban on private rescue ships entering its ports as it stands when an aid organization rescues migrants in the central mediterranean e.u. countries are forced to scramble to allocate the arrivals among themselves both italy and malta which lie close to the north african coast say it's unfair that they have to accept so many of those who come to europe shores at the end of september interior ministers from italy germany and france men in malta to discuss the way forward they agreed on a mechanism to automatically distribute the migrants who arrive by boat. was the people who come to shore must be distributed they can do a security check at the point of a level 3 interviews but they can't process all their asylum claims in such a short time not if we want to comply with the law that must be done in other you countries as well somebody like germany or something now germany france italy and malta are hoping to convince other e.u. member states to sign up to the migrant resettlement scheme or for the very latest let's cross over to our c

countries have agreed a relocation plan for migrants that are rife in italy this is only a temporary emergency mechanism itself has to be presented to of the e.u. members later this month and it will remain voluntary that's raising some eyebrows in the lampedusa there is also skepticism over the offer of help from the e.u. well you and i say they do nothing at all everyone thinks about themselves you would if you thought it would like to trust. because everyone has their own interests in europe germany looks after its own interest from. cradle yes. i believe you reap looks more to tell me interests than to those of a single country that has often left alone too many times. even if even members agree on a way forward to deal with migration it still doesn't resolve the issues it continues to face as a result of migration that's already taken place 6 countries have already reimposed to run them border checks to stop migrants moving and stop and search operations being ramped up of the german border and if the levels of immigration rise once more many italians fear that they will be agai

and italy sees a spike in migrant arrivals and after rome overturned a former interior minister from a terror cell these decision to close ports to rescue boats. you're watching are to international bring you your live news update from our studio here in moscow welcome to the program another huge anti beijing protest in hong kong has left at least 31 people injured after protesters clashed with police authorities use tear gas water cannon and rubber bullets to break up the crowds. i'm. sure. tens of thousands are taking part in the rally called national grief protesters have built barricades paralyzing traffic officers mashed up and princes in the metro system some have encouraged them to go on to be british and the latest i talk to are to go. so hong kong police and city authorities didn't just brace themselves for nothing it was clear that on tuesday it's already say for sure that this has been the worst violence the city has seen in weeks if not months and the preparations were well advanced the authorities even shut down the entire metro system in the chinese rule city it appears

and italy sees a spike in migrants arrivals after robe overturns former interior minister. decision to close to rescue boats. ok lots of places you could be this evening so we're very grateful you joined us here on r.t. international. another huge protest in hong kong has left at least 66 people injured after protesters clashed with police more than 180 people have been arrested. water cannon and rubber bullets to break up the crowds. i'm. not. tens of thousands have been taking part in the rally called national grief the protesters build barricades that caused traffic chaos they'll smash dependences the metro system some with chanting proud to be british but the latest jacqueline viggo spoke with ati's in a patrol. this has been the worst violence the city has seen in weeks if not months and the preparations were well advanced the authorities even shut down the entire metro system in the chinese ruled city it appears that the weapon that was used most by the protesters were molotov cocktails or fire bombs they were being thrown around different parts of the city and that's

they have to get more involved and help italy. the italian government has stepped up as a leader, to fight this illegal immigration. we urge also our nato and european partners to take from action to halt illegal immigration and uphold sovereign borders. immigration control is critical to national security, and essential to the well-being of our citizens. nations must be able to vent, screen, and properly manage entry and admission into society. you know the legislation that we have passed, we have absolutely no help from the democrats on our borders. absolutely nothing. the closure of loopholes, which would be very easy to do, they refuse to do for you they want open borders. italy doesn't want open borders. we are not going to have open borders. our numbers are very good. i want to thank also mexico and the president of mexico for the great help they've given us. they've helped us much more than the democrats. here in the united states we are taking dramatic action to secure our borders, shut down smuggling networks, and speed t

lampedusa island she was arrested for defying italy's ban on private rescue ships entering its ports as it stands when an aid organization rescues migrants in the central mediterranean e.u. countries are forced to scramble to allocate the arrivals among themselves both italy and malta which lie close to the north african coast say it's unfair that they have to accept so many of those who come to europe shores at the end of september interior ministers from italy germany and france met in malta to discuss the way forward they greet on a mechanism to automatically distribute the migrants who arrive by boat. the people who come to shore must be distributed they can do a security check at the point of a level 3 interviews but they can't process all their asylum claims in such a short time not if we want to comply with the law that must be done in other you countries as well somebody like germany or something now germany france italy and malta are hoping to convince other e.u. member states to sign up to the migrant resettlement scheme or the very latest let's cross over to our correspond

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the number of migrants arriving in italy has risen sharply over a 150 reported he landed on the shore with a plan produced over the weekend recently lifted former interior minister needs ban on rescue boats docking in italian port depends he picks up the story. under the cover of darkness fresh arrivals set foot on the tully soil these migrants were picked up off the being spotted by the coast guard in the mediterranean over the space of a few hours 5 of the boats full of people also landed on lampedusa the island for years has been the front line of italy's migration crisis. former interior minister mr you said beany may not be everyone's cup of tea but his hardline anti immigration policies did seem to resonate with italians his most famous perhaps and most popular move was to close italy's ports to charity rescue ships before so be nice parties believe came to power as part of the coalition italy had been described as collapsing under the weight for my quince in 2017 almost 120000 or right by sea routes in 2018 the year so we need close the ports that dropped to a little over $2300

charity rescue ships before salvi nice party the league came to power as part of a coalition italy had been described as collapsing under the weight for my quince in 2017 almost 120000 or ride by sea routes in 2018 the yourself we need close the ports that dropped to a little over 23000 many had hoped that the end was in sight now that seems to be fading. but i think there has already been and gratian people this is the beginning of migration from one producer now italy has a new government one that is more pro e.u. and has distanced itself from the politics of selby ne it's using much softer language over the issue of migration and it's where you open the ports for some this is the start of a slippery slope and it does seem that as the ports are reopened or rivals are increasing in the 1st few weeks of september official figures show that around $1700.00 migrants landed in italy via c. that's double what it was in the same period last year now while 4 e.u. countries have agreed a relocation plan for migrants that arrive in italy this is only a temporary emergency mechanism itself has

yes i think that you know the line obviously occurs in context and i think you know for example italy is a is a very good example the fact is that you know there's a long tradition of populism in italy and actually you know being luscombe lie as much as the need is has light and is lying it's a context in which in fact lying is the currency so the thing about that is that you know you have to tell bigger and bigger lies in order to attract attention that's why populists lie right it's because they do it in order to be seen to be lying they're not covering things up really what they're actually doing is saying you know look at look at the lengths we're willing to go to in order to really speak their mind of the speak the mind of the people in the case of italy it's it's particularly interesting because it's not that voters turned against the right of the overreach he gambled he lost right now he's in opposition in fact his popular support hasn't been dented so you know if there were to be another election in italy so he could very well be at 3538 percent he hasn't he hasn't lost out ve

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say an equilibrium in the island and stop this trafficking now italy has a new government one that is more pro e.u. and has distanced itself from the politics of selvi ne it's using much softer language over the issue of migration and it's where you open the ports for some this is the start of a slippery slope we probably have and. you. want to. and we are not able to play show and it's going to lock it with. a full week before. migration. in the 1st few weeks of september official figures show that around $1700.00 migrants landed in italy via c. that's double what it was in the same period last year now while for a new countries have agreed a relocation plan from migrants that are right in italy this is only a temporary emergency mechanism itself has to be presented to of the e.u. members later this month and it will remain voluntary that's raising some eyebrows in the lampedusa there is also skepticism over the offer of help from the e.u. i say they do nothing at all everyone thinks about themselves what is it i would like to trusts birdseye do not because everyone has their own int

italy has a great role to play in this. we do not have a national agenda in the region that could be seen as confrontational or in competition with others. our goal is clear, stable and flourishing middle east, safe on the threat of terrorism and from the threat of becoming the battleground of proxy leaders. these count from our history. the fact that my country is spread across the mediterranean, having the opportunity to explain relations from different people and organizations, being able to understand and to listen is part of our dna. we are a key provider, security provider in the region starting with lebanon. headed by major general -- we also at the forefront, executed forces. on libya, a topic as you can imagine at the center of discussions, mike pompeo -- i remember very well many questions in european competition, with influence over the country and the region. i also remember this narrative was based on a misperception. on the margins of the recent gaap, in new york, italy and france, a ministerial meeting on lea

and italy sees a spike in migrant arrivals after rome overturns the former interior minister matteo salvias decision to close ports to rescue boats. you're watching our 2 international bring you your live news update from our studio here in moscow welcome to the program. police in hong kong have fired tear gas water cannon and rubber bullets during a huge anti beijing protest. i'm. counting on. tens of thousands are taking part in the rally protesters have felt ferric aids paralyzing traffic some are chanting proud to be british and there are now reports coming in that riot officers fired live rounds and during one activist in the chest hong kong police in a facebook post say the protests are through asset at federal officers and reporters also posted photos showing burns and injuries sustained by their staff officials have strongly condemned the violence and are calling on the public to stay safe now this all comes on the day china celebrates the 70th anniversary of the people's republic the event was marked with a large military parade and rows of soldiers marched through the capitol a pa

countries have agreed a relocation plan for migrants that are right in italy this is only a temporary emergency mechanism itself has to be presented to the e.u. members later this month and it will remain voluntary that's raising some eyebrows in the lampedusa there is also skepticism over the offer of help from the e.u. i say they do nothing at all everyone thinks about themselves what if you would like to trusts birdseye do not because everyone has their own interests in europe germany looks after its own interest from stowe's to. i believe you rip looks more to tell me interests than to those of a single country and has often left alone too many times. even if even members agree on a way forward to deal with migration it still doesn't resolve the issues italy continues to face as a result of migration that's already taking place 6 countries have already reimposed a random border checks to stop migrants moving and stop and search operations are being ramped up on the german border and if the levels of immigration rise once more many italians fear that they will be once again left st

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we want to h get back to italy. the secretary got a question on ukraine. >> including the transcript or partial transcript released by the white house accurate and complete and if you were on the call did you hear anything on that in the conversation that raised a red flag, anything inappropriate or anything that gave you any concerns? secondly, you told -- you said last week that you -- as far as you knew, everyone at the state department had acted appropriately in regards to ukraine and including yourself and so is that still the case? is that still your belief? if it is, why object to the demand for deposition from the house committees on the hill? and then do you have any spes -- any concerns at all about what the state department inspector general is going to be briefing to hill staffers later today? thank you very much. >> thanks, matt. i'll try and answer questions four through seven first and then one through three after that. back to, first, principles. the predicate of your final question about objecting t

say an equilibrium in the island and stop this trafficking now italy has a new government one that is more pro e.u. and has distanced itself from the politics of selvi me it's using much softer language over the issue of migration and it's where you open the ports for some this is the start of a slippery slope we probably have and you serve you. want to leave and we are not able. to lock you. up for. a full week before. migration. in the 1st few weeks of september official figures show that around 1700 my quince landed in italy via c. that's double what it was in the same period last year now while 4 e.u. countries have agreed a relocation plan for migrants that are right in italy this is only a temporary emergency mechanism itself has to be presented to the e.u. members later this month and it will remain voluntary that's raising some eyebrows in the lampedusa there is also skepticism over the offer of help from the e.u. well you know i say they do nothing at all everyone thinks about themselves what if you got it i would like to trusts birdseye do not because everyone has their own

countries have agreed a relocation plan for migrants that are right in italy this is only a temporary emergency mechanism itself has to be presented to of the e.u. members later this month and it will remain voluntary that's raising some eyebrows in the lampedusa there is also skepticism over the offer of help from the e.u. well you and i say they do nothing at all everyone thinks about themselves you would if you thought it would like to trusts birdseye do not because everyone has their own interests in europe germany looks after its own interest from. cradle to sea i believe you rip looks more to tell me interests than to those of a single country that has often left alone too many times. even if e.u. members agree on a way forward to deal with migration it still doesn't resolve the issues italy continues to face as a result. migration that's already taken place 6 countries have already reimposed random border checks to stop migrants moving and stop and search operations are being ramped up on the german border and if the levels of immigration rise once more many italians fear that

countries have agreed a relocation plan for migrants that are right in italy this is only a temporary emergency mechanism itself has to be presented to of the e.u. members later this month and it will remain voluntary that's raising some eyebrows in the lampedusa there is also skepticism over the offer of help from the e.u. well you and i say they do nothing at all everyone thinks about themselves you would if you thought it would like to trusts birdseye do not because everyone has their own interests in europe germany looks after its own interest from. cradle c. i believe you rip looks more to tell me interests than to those of a single country that has often left alone too many times. even if even members agree on a way forward to deal with migration it still doesn't resolve the issues italy continues to face as a result. migration that's already taken place 6 countries have already reimposed random border checks to stop migrants moving and stop and search operations are being ramped up on the german border and if the levels of immigration rise once more many italians fear that they

and italy sees a spike of migrants who want to roam overturns former interior minister. decision to close the rescue boats. to you thanks for joining us here on r.t. international. another huge beijing protest in hong kong has left at least 66 people injured after protesters clashed with police more than 190 people have been arrested the authorities used tear gas water cannon and rubber bullets to break up the crowds. i'm. sure. i. tens of thousands took part in the rally which was cool national grief the protesters bill barricades that caused traffic chaos they smashed the pension system the metro system some with counting proud to be british why the latest vegas but that's easily patrolled. this has been the worst violence the city has seen in weeks if not months and the preparations were well advanced the authorities even shut down the entire metro system in the chinese ruled city it appears that the weapon that was used most by the protesters were molotov cocktails or fire bombs they were being thrown around different parts of the city and that's why we saw so many t

say an equilibrium in the island and stop this trafficking now italy has a new government one that is more pro e.u. and has distanced itself from the politics of selvi me it's using much softer language over the issue of migration and it's where you open the ports for some this is the start of a slippery slope we probably have and you serve you. want to. and we are not able to play show and it's going to lock you up with. a full week before. migration. in the 1st few weeks of september official figures show that around $1700.00 migrants landed in italy via sea that's double what it was in the same period last year now while for a new countries have agreed a relocation plan for migrants that are right in italy this is only a temporary emergency mechanism itself has to be presented to of the e.u. members later this month and it will remain voluntary that's raising some eyebrows in the lampedusa there is also skepticism over the offer of help from the e.u. well you and i say they do nothing at all everyone thinks about themselves what if you got it i would like to trusts birdseye do not

in the 1st few weeks of september official figures show that around $1700.00 migrants landed in italy via sea that's double what it was in the same period last year now while for a new countries have agreed a relocation plan for migrants that are right in italy this is only a temporary emergency mechanism itself has to be presented to of the e.u. members later this month and it will remain voluntary that's raising some eyebrows in the lampedusa there is also skepticism over the offer of help from the e.u. well you and i say they do nothing at all everyone thinks about themselves what if i would like to trusts birdseye do not because everyone has their own interests in europe germany looks after its own interest from. creating. i believe you rip looks more to tell me interests than to those of a single country that has often left alone too many times. even if e.u. members agree on a way forward to deal with migration it still doesn't resolve the issues italy continues to face as a result of my. gratian that's already taken place 6 countries have already we imposed random border checks

whatever italy does now needs to be anchored in the plan. that is critical >> my question to you is, can italy succeed in boosting productivity and these reforms perhaps the european commission and the imf need to be more open finded minded to the possibility of that growth happening. >> it has to be in the context of a credible plan -- what matters is when announced commitments that suggest italy will get a grip with the issues and the border reforms. that in it self will give you more fiscal space in the short run. >> are you confident that this new government understands that better than the prior government >> we have so far had limited contact but what i hear, it understands what the issues are. >> we'll pick up the conversation in a few minutes. also coming up on the show, the head of the un's labor ministry says trust has never been lower. no matter what i wore, i worried someone might see my bladder leak underwear. so, i switched. to always discreet boutique. its shape-hugging threads smooth out the back. so it fits better than depen

patrick oh was also looking for a better life when he set out from romania to italy many years ago. this is where he used to live in the village of s. now now his house is abandoned his family has moved away many other houses stand empty here the local bar is the only place left with a bit of life in it here they remember their previous neighbor oh great generally it's a lot of money you said that was the point staying here in a country. that was earning his daily bread and everything else he needs to my being if i could go a long way i think it's better to stay here on a romanian feels. at least here you can get some sheeps cheese even if romania is per. the set up for what was. back in rome like every morning petrushka is up early driven by the hope of earning a few heroes today. 54 i'm sure rome is beautiful to look at that is not for me brought out of it out. i live not tourist where slaves is going to matter that. there are few people looking for cheap labor in buffalo today a bad outlook for people like pay took a under no you the romanian welder. now the vikings of no way big

producer italy. in spain dozens of catalan independence protesters were injured on monday night in violent scuffles with police it began in barcelona over the sentencing of 9 cuts land separatist leaders who've been sent to prison for their role in the region's failed bid for independence protesters brought. to the city's main airport and more than 100 flights were canceled sonia gago has more from. they turned up in their thousands at barcelona's airport determined to cause as much disruption as possible and fronted by riot police to protest his intentions to signal the start of a campaign of civil disobedience because an amnesty for the 9 catalan politicians and activists convicted on monday for their roles in a failed attempt to secede from spain 2 years ago they were found guilty of sedition but were acquitted on the more serious charge of rebellion the defendants were sentenced to between 9 and 13 years in prison the reaction from the catalan regional government was unequivocal they got a long g