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iran nuke already deal. >> plus. >> my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to our service. >> more than six decades on the thrown, the u.k.'s queen elizabeth becomes the country's longest serving mon air. >> the european commission president jean-claude younger has announced plans to tack the europe's worst refugees crisis since the second worl world war. younder the proposal 160,000 refugees will be distributed along the european union, the number to be settled in one country will depend on that nation's wealth, pom laying, rate of unemployment and indeed the number of asylum applicants already processed. countries prerefusing to take in

refugees could take face penalty. germany has already backed the idea. it's welcomed syrian refugees waving e.u. rules and saying it expects to deal with more than 800,000 people this year alone. swede sen also in favor, it has taken the highest number of refugees so far per capita. but czechoslovakia, poland, hungary and romania have opposed this. jean-claude younger reminded europeans that each and every within of them had been a refugees at some point. >> this is why the committee already proposed an emergency mechanism in may. not now, back in may to relocate initially 40,000 people seeking international protection from italy and greece. and this is why today we are

proposing a second emergency mechanism to relocate the further 120,000 people from i hadly greece and hungary, this has to be done in a compulsory way. [applause] >> let's go live no to you jacky roland who is also in strasburg and has been listening to the commission president. a fairly emphatic and category i can speech, wasn't it, jacky, in which he said to european country, you better step up you have to take eight least 160,000 in the first instance? >> yes, jean-claude younger really did shoot from the hip in this speech. he really told it like it was. he reminded people across europe of their quite recent him. he made the point that after the spanish civil war in the 1930s, he reminded people of all the spanish refugees who turned up in southern france. more recently, in the years when

there was the eastern block, the warsaw pact countries, he reminded how refugees from poland in the 1/9/50s fled west from the czech republic and slovakia, some of the countries mo resisting the idea of taking refugees in the past people from those eastern european countries sought political asylum in western europe. he also warned about the creeping suggestion about how some countries might be willing to accept christian refugees buzz not those from other religions, he said there was no question of distinguishing between christians, jews and muslimmuslims and reminded euroe again of its history and the dangers of distinguishing between need on the basis of religion, clearly a very dark history in europe regarding that. he also put the figures in perspective. he said when scare mongerrers in

europes are talking about floods and waves and tides of refugees it pound the out that it's well under 1% of europe's total population the number of asylum seekers that we are seeing on the continues next of europe at the moment. and to put that in to perspective, he said we are talking about less than 1% for the whole of europe. whereas lebanon 25% of lebanon's population is now refugees and he said very bluntly who are we in europe. >> indeed he wagged his finger quite dramatically at those country rid dragging their feet and you had a warn to go those candidate countries who are saying entry to the european union saying if you are not going to, part of this upper european way, then you can forget your candidacy.

>> reporter: yes. and he came up with some stats. he said there is a highly pragmatic factor that people are overlooking in eastern europe there is an aging population, population is getting older. people are not having as many children as before, who is going to pay for the tacks in the future for pay for the care for the elderly, for hospitals, who is going to pay for pensions. germany, for example, at least one think tank it germany has calculate ed in the next few years germany needs to attract about half a million new immigrants every year to keep the economy healthy. of course germany has already read the write on this wall and it's taking in 800,000 this year. and yes, as well that warn to go the countries of the western balkans countries still aspiring to join the european union, place says like al ban yeah, macedonia, if you are wants to be part of europe, you can't just take the benefits without

taking on also the responsibilities and the values, very much a wide swing address targeting misperceptions. lack of generosities in many quarters, making not just moral ground but also practicing mit i can ground for immigration in europe. quite apart property crisis of refugees and other people who quite likely will be classed as economic migrants and won't ab loud to stay. he said that europe needs to adopt a new system for legal migration. legal immigration. the way that qualified people in other countries around the world can apply to become european citizens because europe needs to attract fresh blood, fresh talent in order to keep the european economy, the kind of place which is currently so attractive to all of those people who have been making

those hazardous journeys across the mediterranean to find refuge here. >> for now, jacky, thank you very much. we'll see how european member states react to that speech, of course, when they have their manage meeting on monday. the meantime, the greek government has been ferrying thousands from kos on tuesday 1500 mostly syrian refugees arrived from lesbos. the island is under growing problem you're 18,000 people waiting to travel onwards. hoda sent us this report from lesbos where there is relief for some refugees. >> reporter: tensions have eased i'm bit here in the port here, that's simply because the registration process has improved over the past 24 hours. more screening teams have arrived to the island and the whole operation has been moved to a stadium. so thousands of refugees were able to get their registration

papers which allowed them to board the ferry and to continue their journey. first stop would be athens and then across several balkan countries to western europe. it's estimated between eight to at the .000 have already left this island. but many more are still waiting here and living conditions are very poor. you can see there is just garbage everywhere. the kids are playing in the middle of the garbage. and many people just sleep on the pavement. those who have a little bit more money can buy tents at inflated prices. but apart from that, there is nothing else. no sanitation, many come here and ask you where is there a toilet. we have seen kids having showers here on the pavement just with bottles of water, so it has been extremely difficult. but now there is some sort of a process so the refugees do know at least what is going to happen to them in the coming days.

these young men had actually landed here last night. we had met them along the coast. when they first arrived. they walked 70-kilometers to reach this points. but now even though they have the registration paper, they will have to join this long queue. this is the queue to get the ticket to be able to board the ferry. it's been a very long queue and very slow moving. still the tensions are not as much as before. even though there are scuffles that erupt between the refugees themselves simply because they are exhausted, they are dehydrate rate asked just want to get their tickets and continuecontinue their trips. the australian prime minister is saying his country will permanently resettle 12,000 refugees. tony abbott said he wanted to provide protection for well, children and persecuted my an theirs and confirms that australia will extends its

airstrikes against isil from iraq in to neighboring syria. as part of the u.s.-led coalition against the armed group. the u.s. says it will help its european eye allies with the growing refugees crisis, john kerry plans to brief congress on how many more syrian refugees the administration is willing to take in. the white house says it's been looking at a range of approaches. now we have some news just coming in. syrian state tv is reporting an air base in the northwest of the country has fallen to rebels. now, this comes after a two-year siege in the area between the rebels and government troops. government troops have now pulled out. so that sounds pretty significant. an air base in the north of the country has fallen to rebels in seasyria and, we'll bring you me details on that as soon as we get them. in the meantime iraq's human rights commission is having a connecticut fence to discuss ways of protecting religious

minorities thousands of christians had to knee from the north to escape groups like isil. imran kahn has a report. >> reporter: it used to be a disused lot. know it's home to 130 christian families. they fled mosul in august 2014 when islamic state of iraq and the levant captured the city. isil offed them three choices con is vert to islam, pay a tax or die. in fear, they fled. this is ramon, he lives here with his wife and four-year-old daughter matilda. he recalls what happenedded to him in august 2014. >> translator: it was a horrific experience when isil came in. in a few hours this swept through 15 villages. we fled with just the clothes on our back. since then, we have nothing. this government won't protect

us. we want to eve iraq. >> reporter: this is one of the best equipped and well-run displacement camps in baghdad. it was set up with funds from the government and is now run by volunteers from the community funded by churches across the city. she is one such volunteer. she says iraqi minorities are under threat. >> translator: it's like we don't have any rights. we are iraqi, but we don't get to participate in iraq society. after the fall of mosul, look at us. we live as refugees in our own country. >> reporter: despite the good state of this camp, a lot of people here don't consider this home. home is mosul and the green plains of their province, for most people here they have lost hope that they'll ever see it again were so they stay here in this concrete jungle. they have also lost hope in the ability of iraq's government to be able to protect minorities. a lot of people here particularly want to get out of iraq and find relative safety and freedom elsewhere.

for eights part, the government says that the protection of minorities remain a priority. but with isil an ever-present threat, almost daily demonstrations by ordinary iraqis demanding reforms and a massive budget deficit. ramon wonders how much of a pay are priority he and his family really are. turkish national assists have attacked the headquarter of the p.k.k. the crowd was protesting against yes sent attacks on security force buys kurdish rebels. demonstrators a cued are cased the party of being the political wing of the armed p.k.k. group. the interior of the building was badly damaged. earlier on tuesday, at least 14 turkish police officers were killed, two others were wounded in a bomb attack on a mini bus in the eastern province. the government is blaming the p.k.k. for the deaths. president obama has now got the support he needs to overcome

republican opposition to the iran nuclear deal. republican senator had been hoping to block the agreement which would lift sanctions in return for oversight of teheran's nuclear program. kimberly halkett reports. >> reporter: after a five-week recess the u.s. senate was back in session and almost immediately began debating the merits of the agreement with iran to restrain its nuclear program. >> this agreement allows the industrialization of the program of the world's leading state sponsor of terror and it does so with our approval. >> reporter: most republicans in the u.s. congress are opposed to the deal negotiated between iran and six world powers that promises to release 100 billion in froze be iranian assets. they say it doesn't do enough to stop iran from developing a nuclear weapon. deposit contracts argue right now it is the best option for limiting iran's nuclear activities. >> this isn't a peace treaty

with iran or a gift out of the goodness of our hearts. if we trusted iran we wouldn't need the video cameras and inspectors and seals and all manager of technology to make sure iran complies. we are not asking iran to promise us anything and taking it at eights word, we are demanding iran prove to us it's complying with every last letter of this agreement. >> reporter: it's an argument that has resonated with more than 40 senators who have now come out in support of the deal and could potentially block a vote on the agreement in the u.s. senate. something the white house is strongly urging. >> we certainly would expect that those members of congress who support the agreement to take the necessary steps in congress to prevent congress under mining the agreement. if the ref lose passed the senate and house of representatives, president obama would be in the uncomfortable position to having of veto the

legislation it's an issue of appearances. a rejection of the agreement in congress could undermine the long-term acceptance of the deal. and despite the ability to block a vote, there are some senators that believe that congress should have its say. that's why it's is expected this legal slate i have process will play out with debate on the agreement with iran as well as a potential vote on whether or not to reject it. kimberly halkett, al jazeera, capitol hill one still to come on the program. >> reporter: i am catherine soi in rwanda's parliament. i will be telling you why there is so much talk around a possible third. [ inaudible ] for the president.

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♪ ♪ hello again, let's have a look at the top stories here at al jazeera. the european commission president has announced a mandatory plan to resettle 160,000 refugees that's in a scheme that he has announced to the parliament in strasburg today. australia says it will permanently resettle 12,000 refugees fleeing conflict in syria and in iraq. prime minister tony abbott also announced that his government would increase fund to go support syrians and iraqis in refugees camps in jordan, lebanon and turkey. syrian state tv says an air base in the northwestern idlib province has fallen to rebels after a two-year siege in the area between the rebels and

forces loyal to president assad. government troops have now pulled out of the area. rwanda's supreme court has ruled that it will hear a case that will affect the president's decision to run for a third term. parliament has vote today change the constitution which would extend the two-team limit to three but there is opposition to the move. catherine soi reports. >> reporter: it's hard to imagine rwanda without president paul. he seems to have brought stability and develop in to a country that was in it you are mail fooling a genocide just over two decades ago, he's wiping up what was meant to be his last term in office the election is in 2017 the debate to have him stay on is already dominating politics. >> translator: we respect the constitution but if it's changed to allow him to run again, we'll agree with that.

>> translator: it's for us to decide and we are happy to change it. >> translator: i don't see why the constitution needs to be changed. >> reporter: parliament is not in session now, but it has started a process that could see a section of the constitution that limits a presidential mandate to two terms amended. members of parliament say that 3.8 million rwandans signed a petition asking if for this change. parliament is a start after i long process, there will be a commission set up to look in to parts of the contusion that deal with presidential term limits and eventually the must be a referendum where rwandans get to decide for themselves. critic goes most outside rwanda. see the president's happened in all of this saying he is trying to hang on using parliament think. the president has not said what his intentions are but this m.p.

says it's the people that want him to say. >> elsewhere it's the pressure to remove. but here it's the pressure to stay. you have to measure what the people wants. >> reporter: but some don't agree. the opposition democratic green party has asked the supreme court to block the process that has been started by parliament. the petition reads that the constitution only allows a ref remember town are dumb to change the duration i've presidential term not the number of terms. >> if it was. [ inaudible ] the people don't have a part of the process. the process is clearest that it's the people from the government. people within the cabinet everyone. [ inaudible ] and from the senate, they are the ones behind this move. >> reporter: the move to court is not openly or widely supported here and chances of a victory are slim. but they say despite their new few numbers we won't give up. >> we can go live to catherine who is outside the supreme court

in the try rwandan capital. the supreme court to clarify has decided that it does have the jurisdiction to rule on this parliamentary motion, which has been passed? >> reporter: absolutely. the supreme court, this is the green party, the opposition party that filed this petition it's one of perhaps many that will face the supreme court has said that it has the confidence to hear the case filed by this opposition party, the green party, the democratic green party had asked the supreme court to block a process that has been started by parliament that could eventually see the changing of the constitution, changing sections of the constitution that deal with presidential term limit. and it's all about the president paul, he hasn't said that he would run for -- to seek a third team. but the debate is about him and whether or not he should join in

to discuss this funning are further is a human rights lawyer kevin, thank you very much. perhaps the first question i am going to ask is how successful do you think this petition by the democratic green party will be? >> it's been successful so far. this is the first step. and then when they going to the substance of the matter, they have much more space to argue. they have much more room to maneuver and so i think -- i doubt that this court will eventually stop.parliament from doing its work. but at least they might provide some prerequisite, some requirement to the parliament in the end as the case advances. so i find this quite an interesting step, very good step 67 the green party says that this process that was started by parliament was not people driven

that's one of the reasons why they are in court. but parliament says that this is people driven. 3.8 million people signed a petition saying that they want changes to the partner lament s that what the people want? >> i think it is what the people wants. as far as the people are concerned indeed they did sign the petitions. but the good things about courts of law is it doesn't matter how many people are for one side of the story, if you come to court you have equal arms, it was the green party versus 8 million guess what they just won the first step against them. so it's -- it's -- this time it's justice, it's not democracy. it's not the will of the majority, it's just what the law says. >> thank you. >> reporter: thank you very much. kevin. that was a kevin a human rights lawyer and i must tell you, the president, whatever way you look at it, is immensely popular,

even his fearest critics will tell you that he has done well for the conduct rich. should he run for a third team because that have? rue ma juan dan have to decides. but hit critics say he has penalized the country so much that people fear should he leave the country will fall apart. so critics that i have been talking to say there should be strong enough institution to his transcend an individual, to transcended president. >> catherine soi there in rwanda. people be not imagine being in the same job for 63 years but that's what queen elizabeth has done, she is the longest serving monarch as emma hayward explains. >> my whole life whether it be long or short, shall be devote today your service. >> reporter: it was a promise made more than 63 years ago by a 25-year-old princess soon to be

queen. ♪ >> reporter: who would eventually be recognized the world over and who has been a constant presence in british life against a backdrop of constant change. >> in a sense the queen is the social glue of britain. she is the pin that holds the whole class system together. and, of course, she is very important not just as a symbol, but actually she has real constitutional importance. >> reporter: at the time of the coronation, the british empire had begun to crumble. since then, other world leaders have come and gone. there have been royal weddings, divorce and scandal. but despite everything, there is still interest globally in the head of britain's most fame under the circumstances family. >> you might hear negative things about, you know, her son or her -- some of the other royalty, but never about the queen.

it's always positive. >> i don't think she -- she's very useful in the 21st century. >> reporter: on any given day you are likely to get this. people peering through the gates of buckingham palace. polls south the majority of people living here want to keep the monarchy. for now at least. there are, of course, those who are indifferent to it. though or some who want the current queen to be the country's last. >> we are campaigning for an end to the mon accu if you would like to take a leave let. among them the group republic, out campaigning in the northern city of sheffield. convincing the public to give up a thousand year institution, though, is far from easy. [ inaudible ] >> the knack she is been the head of state for that long is irrelevant really. without a democratic process, what's the point. just living a long time is no -- means nothing really. >> reporter: and that pledge made bay the queen to serve for a lifetime is likely to be kept.

her legacy, perhaps so far is that the old institution of monarchy abandoned by so many nations is still intact. and it's been steered in to a any era of popularity. emma hayward, al jazeera, in london. >> this week on talk to al jazeera, katrina adams, she sits atop u.s. tennis as chairman of the board, ceo, and president of the united states tennis association. >> it's been 133 years since we were founded, so it is an honor to be the first... i don't think i have to fight for it, uh...i was just being me. >> adams' climb to the top took a decade, and now the first african american and former professional player