>> we have to accept these people on the european terms the european commission president provides a mandatory quota system for 160,000 refugees. hello there, i'm laura kyle, this is al jazeera live from doha, also ahead on the programme - australia says it will resettle thousands of refugees from the middle east and launch air strikes against i.s.i.l. in syria rebels in syria sees an air base from the idlib government

after a 2-year battle rwandan's supreme court will hearing an application allowing the president to run for a third term european commission president jean claude younger announced plans to tackle the refugee crisis. under the proposal 160,000 asylum seekers will be distributed among e.u. member country with binding quotas. the number of refugees to be resettled in one country depends on that country's wealth, population and the numbers of asylums processed. countries refusing to take in refugees could face financial penalties. germany has backed the idea and welcomed syrian refugees waving the e.u. rules, saying it

expects to deal with more than 800,000 asylum seekers this year alone. sweden is in favour, and has taken the highest number of refugees in relation to its population. the czech republic, slovakia, poland and romania opposed the idea of mandatory quotas. so has hung -- hungary, which is building a fence. jean paul juncker reminded each that they probably were a refugee. >> this is why back in may - not now, may - to relate 40,000 people seeking international protection from italy and greece. until today, we are proposing a second emergency mechanism to relocate the further 120,000 people from italy. this has to be done in the

compulsory way. [ clapping ] let's join rosiland jordan, who is in -- rosiland jordan, she is -- jacky roland, she in strasburg for us. a strong and passionate speech in favour of taking refugees. >> yes, jean paul juncker told it like it is to fellow leaders, making the point that during the history of europe, there has been huge movements of refugees, he referred to spanish refugees, those who fled into france, and reminded us that there's countries in eastern europe. some of which are resistant to the idea of accepting refugees, na in the years of the soviet block, there were polling, czechs, slough a fleeing from eastern europe to western europe seeking asylum. this is a long-standing

tradition, and he made the point that people who today feel that they are safe could, in the future potentially find themselves in a situation where they too should be seeking urgent help. and he called on europe to live up to responsibilities, and not accept the lessons of a recent history. >> young girls talked about imposing legal -- jean paul juncker talked about legal migration, what do you make of that. >> europe has an ageing population. people in europe have not had children at the kind of prolific rates that they have in other parts of the world, with a result in a few years time, here in europe there'll be elderly needing benefit pensions, and if there are young people working, basically you have a top heavy any economy, a situation where

there's not enough tax revenues coming in to pay for the care and benefits of the older population. what they were talking about was this idea whereby there could be a legal way to apply to migrate to the european union, particularly, obviously. they'll be looking for skilled workers elsewhere in the world. >> to give you an idea of how it has gone down. jean claude yonga had barely finished meeting when a group of far rite members of the parliament held a news conference and were disparaging about all of jeonga's proposal and that idea of bringing in foreigners to the e.u., and allowing them to work to the e.u. at the time unemployment is so high, that in her words this would be spitting in the face of european unemployed people, the idea of bringing in people outside e.u., offering an

opportunity to work in the european union. >> thank you. what you are saying on the screen, live pictures from the hungarian serbia border. many crowds of refugees gathering. from a few moments ago, refugees climbing over the fence that hungary has been building or erecting, and they are defying hungary's attempts to keep them out. mohammed jamjoom joins us from the hungarian serbian border. >> people wouldn't have been hearing jean paul jeonga's warm words. they are still feeling very unwelcome. >> that's absolutely right. in fact, i have spoken to many refugees who have crossed over. let me tell you where we are.

along the train tracks there are refugees, some makeshift encampments behind me. that is turkey. there are tents, people picking up the tents. bringing the families down the train tracks, and to my left. that is the fence that they are building. they are trying to get it done as quickly as possible, the razor wire fence that they are building, even at this hour. the refugees i have spoken with are concerned about the reception they'll get now they crossed into hungary. i spoke with an afghan family, they had questions about what is happening to them, and if they'll be allowed to across into austria. i spoke to a syrian father who came from damascus, he had his 2-year-old daughter on his shoulder, he was carrying her into the country. other family members had every worldly possession. they told me again that he is not sure what will happen. his treatment in serbia was very

good. it's key that they cross out of hungary, get into austria and make it to germany. the concern at the hour is what will happen to them in hungary, because they heard the tales of wow from other refugees, as far as the stance of the hungarian government. >> also, we heard from the european parliament that there was a plan to relocated 160,000 people, refugees. from where you have been standing for the last few days, it doesn't seem as if that number coming in will let up. there'll be a lot more people than 160,000 looking for help. >> it's a good point. although the european union wants to accommodate that, the fact of the matter is more are expected. even today officials are telling us that they are expecting there could be as many as 5,000 refugees trying to cross into

"hunky dory" -- into hungary. unclear at this point, and we heard from my colleague andrew simmonds about thousands trying to cross in, and some prevented from doing so. thousands more will attempt to cross into hungary, a lot of chaos and confusion. there's so much pressure on the european union to get something done, and get the plan of action, the fact of the matter is it has not happened yet. talks are ongoing. meanwhile thousands upon thousands of refugees desperately trying to cross into hungary, austria, gemany and the days to come. >> mohammed jamjoom reporting there from the serbian border. thank you well, the greek government has been fer griing thousands of ref -- ferrying thousands of refugees from cos and lesbos. a secondship carrying 1,500

mostly syrian. the island under pressure with 18,000 people waiting to travel onwards the australian prime minister says his country will permanently resettle 12,000 refugees. tony abbott says he wants to provide protection for women, children and people from persecutors. they confirmed that australia will help with the air strikes. an air base in the north-west of idlib fell to rebels. it captured the military airport after a 2-year battle and forces loyal. the government has pulled out of the area. some soldiers are still at the

airport other news - rwanda's supreme court says it will hear a case that challenger plans to allow the president to run for a third term. they extended a 2-term limit to three. there's stiff opposition. it's hard to imagine rwanda without the president. they seemed to have brought stability and development following the genocide two decades ago. >> he's winding up the last time in office. the election, the debate to have them stay on was dominating politics. >> we respect the constitution. if it changed to allow him to run again, we'll agree with that. >> it's for us to decide and we are happy to change it. >> i don't see why the

constitution seems to be changed. >> parliament is not in session. it has started a process that could see the constitution limiting a presidential mandate. members of the parliament say the 3.8 million signed a petition asking for the change. >> parliament is just the start of a long process. it's going be a commission set up looking into part of the constitution. a deal with time limits and there must be a referendum where rwandans decide for themselves. critics seek hand in all this. they say he's trying to hang on to parliament. the president has publicly declared his intention. the mp insists these are people who want him. >> elsewhere we get the pressure to remove you. he would have to say there are no pressures of the international community with

what his people want. but some don't agree. the opposition democratic green party asked the supreme court to block the process that has been started by parliament. the petition reads that the constitution only allows a referendum to change the duringation of a presidential -- duringation of a presidential term, not the number of people. >> this is a process that is clearly from people by the government. people within the government. even the parliament and the senate. they are the ones who are behind the move. >> reporter: the move to court is not openly or widely supported here. and chances over victory are slim. despite the numbers, they will not give up coming up here on the programme. >> the creek pensioners trying to stay happy against all the

odds. >> plus the guatemalan president in gaol awaiting trial on corruption charges.

hello again. the top stories this hour. the european commission president announced plan to resettle 120,000 refugees in addition to a scheme for 40,000 refugees in italy and greece unveiled in may. these are some of the refugees that were being discussed at the

european parliamentary meeting. the people on the hungarian and serbian border. a syrian government air base has fallen to rebels, and al nusra front said it recaptured an air force after a battle from forces loyal to president bashar al-assad rwanda's supreme court says it will hear a case that challenges the president's plan to run for a third term. parliament wants to extend a 2-term limit to three back to the refugee crisis in europe. we talk to a research fellow from the sustainable development and international relations, joining us from the slovak capital. slovakia is among the european nations opposed to mandatory quotas. thank you for joining us. jean claude yonga's speech was

about mandatory quotas, taking in 150,000 refugees spread across the european union. what did you hear about the speech? >> it was a great speech. i think that jean claude yonga's speech was about the european union. i thought it was a good compassionate speech on spot. they will not like what they are hearing in slovakia. they say they'll only take christian migrants. how can countries like that get on board? >> well, it's going to be a difficult one for the european commission. i think that's - first of all, it's a shame that the scheme has to be mandatory. this should be among the states. i think really the idea of a mandatory scheme is a bit of a shame in itself for europe. that's the only way forward. the other question is how can we

convince central and eastern european countries, but countries like denmark to accept the scheme. i'm afraid the commission will need to use retaliatory measures, from countries that benefitted from e.u. assistance, and i can imagine that the commission could cut down some economic assistance, but there are also the possibility retaliation measures. hungary begins in 2024. slovakia has a bit to be the next secretary-general. the e.u. could withdraw support to the states, and there's the voice of the pope. they are countries that will be recalculated when the joys of the pope is important, and the pope has been clear on calling on european catholics to welcome refugees. the pope may take stronger stance. >> when you talk about all these

measures, and fines have been suggested. it comes at ads somewhat to the spirit of the european union. >> absolutely. that is why is this is a deep crisis. compared to that, the crisis, the finance crisis in greece - that was about money, the mechanism, the rules. this crisis is about the idea of europe, the core of the european project. and the european union. >> we'll have to leave it there. thank you for joining us from slovakia. >> pleasure protesters in lebanon called for a demonstration outside parliament. politicians are due to meet to address the issues leading to a protest movement called you stink. it's been campaigning over piles of uncollected rubbish in beirut. it's a much larger protest

against corruption like many, this boy is not enrolled in schools or college. he blames the government. accusing officials of trying to get rich, rather than serve the people. he is one of several activists camped outside the minister are of environment. they are part of a protest movement demanding the resignation of the minister. initially over the corruption crisis. six days into the hunger strike, he fainted and was taken to hospital. there the police paid him a visit. >> i lost consciousness. they brought the ambulance. they put me on a drip. the police came and questioned me, asking why i am on strike, telling me i should end it, because it's a waste of time. >> this was the first hunger striker. he has one basic demand. >> i want the minister to resign, because i want to start

the principle of accountability. i don't have a plan b. when my voice becomes lower physically, maybe it will become louder. aside from the rubbish crisis, lebanon has been caught in a political paralysis. that and the failure of the government to supply basic services. it's pushed so many people to take to the streets. >> wednesday the speaker of parliament will chair a meeting. analysts say the political history shows it's unlikely things will change. >> they have no solution, and the primary reason is because there's no accountability in the system. as i said, every time they get together, they collude against the citizens, we need a third force that can break this and hold them accountable at the prime minister's

office, what has become a daily event. people bringing the rubbish bag and dumping them on the doorstep. >> as we explained it, it's not just the rubbish crisis. protesters gathered as well. power cuts can last up to 12 hours a day in some parts of lebanon. more and more have had enough of the political system, and the failure to provide them. back at the hunger strikers camps. yousef tries to keep their comrades entertained. he wraps, hoping to send a clear message the leader of turkey's pro-kurdish people's democratic party says it's impossible to hold parliamentary elections due in november. he made the comments at the scene of constant fighting between security forces and

p.k.k. rebels, since a ceasefire collapsed in july. the remarks followed a turkish nationalist attack. the crowd protest the against attacks on the security forces by the kurdish rebels. demonstrators accused the party of being the political wing of the p.k.k. rebels. the interior of the building was damaged. >> guatemala's former president will remain in gaol until his trial. he is facing charges of bribery and fraud. he re signed after months of protests. daniel schweimler reports. >> reporter: this judge gave an integs during his address that he thought there was ample evidence for the former president molina to go to trial. charging him with criminal association, taking bribes and customs' fraud. and ordered him to be held in preventative custody. the former president resigned

last week after an arrest warrant named him in a scandal. in which businesses gave bribes to avoid taxes on the imports. they were elected in 2011, promising to tackle corruption. there's not one shred of evidence. nothing solid that should allow the case to move forward. >> reporter: corruption in guatemala is not new. what changed is a successful campaign to end impunity. just a week ago president molina was the president. today he is under tight security. a sign to reform the country, but nobody is above the law. >> they were down swift. coming after months of protests which grew as details of the case he was involved in came to light. >> we are fed up with corruption in the go. . that was something that unified

us. we didn't - other subjects or other issues tend to divide us. the former president languishes in custody, the race to replace them is mired in confusion. after elections, they emerged victorious, and will fight the second round in october. it's not clear who will place them. right wing businessman, separated by a few hundred votes. what is clear is guatemala was fast-moving, with many excited and nervous about what the future may bring passengers on board a british airways jetliner. the plane was leaving for london

when smoke and planes forced the pilot to abort take off. 172 passengers and crew evacuated. the plane suffered a technical difficulty every second, two people in the world turn 60 years old. a new report warned many countries are not equipment to provide for the ageing population. the gap in life expectancy between countries at the top and the bottom is growing. 5.7 in 1990. switzerland tops the index. it's based on social and economic wellbeing. the worst country to be old in is afghanistan. recent austerity hit those hard. greece, for example, fell 21 places, to 79.

john psaropoulos has more from athens. >> reporter: it is the music of their youth, and while they are no longer young, the members of the community center are carefree. they are more concerned for children and grandchildren who face unemployment and low wages. this person's sons are unemployed mechanics. at 35 they life at home and drive a taxi in 12 hour shifts around the clock, netting $1,000 a month. his pension brings in 1200. >> translation: if we weren't living together i wouldn't be making ends meet. i'm repaying a business lone. everything is out of balance, we have doubts, food on the table. tomorrow it changes. i don't accept this. we used to have a balance, we could plan. >> the economic crisis saw pensions cut by a half. under the third bailout they lost 6%. >> the elderly are insecure

about the income. not only is it falling. capital controls mean they had more limited access to it. cuts in health mean longer than ever waiting periods. all of this lowering the standard of living. they have quality of life advantages in the mediterranean culture. >> reporter: the greek climate ensures they are rarely locked indoors. their generation built the economy and in most cases built it. it's easy to find and share in the age, bringing them closer to the families. >> they measure prosperity according to how many money is carried. you can have a good time without money, by being near your friends. and everyone solving problems. the quality of life was not

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