values and ideals, they believe in these values, they're determined to reach them. they'll passionate about something that is larger than themselves. and this generation is a phenomenon generation. it's a generation of dreamers and makers. and in my last state of the union, i told you that i would like you to look more like these young people. we should put their aspirations at the heart of everything we do. and the place for this is in our founding treaties, every action that our union takes should be inspired by various prince simple principle that we should do no harm to our children's future. and that we should leave the world a better place for the next generation. and therefore, hon members, i believe that it is time to enshrine solidarity between generations.

in our treaties it is time to renew the european promise. and we also need to improve the way we do things. and the way we decide things. some might say this is thought the right time, but if we are serious about preparing for the world of tomorrow, we must be able to act on the things that met at the most for people. and as we are serious about a larger union, we also have to be serious about reform. so as this parliament has called for, i believe the moment has arrived for european convention. on the members,

they say light shines brightest in the dark. and that was certainly true for the women and the children's fleeing rushes bombs. they fled a country at war filled with sadness for what they had left behind and fear for what may lie ahead. but they were received with open hearts and open arms. by many, many citizens like magdalena and agnes scott, to selfless young women from poland. as soon as they heard about trains full of refugees, they rushed to the warsaw central station. they started to organize, they set up a tent to assist as many people as possible. they reached out to a supermarket chains for food and to local authorities to organize buses, to hospitality centers. in

a matter of days they gathered 3000 volunteers to welcome refugees, 247, honorable members magdalena and again erica are here with us today. he said that no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. their stories about every thing oh, union stands and strives for. it is story of heart character solidarity. they showed every one what's your pins can achieve when we rally around a common cause? this is your spirit, a union that stands strong together a union that prevents together long live europe. thank you.

that said he just joined us. we'll be watching the european commissioner, president osa, on the line delivering a state of the union address in which he said or united europe will prevail over russian president vladimir putin in this annual a speech to the european parliament as sort of until i went on to say that europe had shown courage and strength falling brushes, invasion of you train of it much was at stake, not just for ukraine, but also for your and the world. the a you commission president. so i went on to say that russia's war on ukraine was also a war on europe's economy. and on its values, much is at stake. not just for ukraine, but for all of europe and our world at large. and we will be tested

tested by those who want to exploit any kind of division between us. and this is not only a war unleashed by russia against ukraine. this is also warn our energy. it's a war now economy. it's a war on our values. it is a war on our future. it is about autocracy against democracy. and i stand here with a conviction that risk the necessary courage and with the necessary solidarity protein will fail and ukraine and europe will prevail. mission presidents worked for about 55 minutes in 3 languages. adobe corresponded alexandra from nob and was following closely and joins us now. are from strasburg. welcome. alexandra at watch jumped out at you from this speech.

well, i think we have to say that this speech that we heard today was totally different from the one that we heard here last year when the mood was more optimistic, where they're covered 19 restrictions being ease where the vaccination drive in full swing and the economy growing again, now the european union has to deal with the brutal war on its doorsteps, and it's facing as severe energy crisis. so those are the challenges that or the law fund ally and addressed in her speech. and that speech however, still was her message sending a message of solidarity and courage, as we just heard, because she was trying to convince her her audience that europe can prevail as long as the european union and their member states are standing together. and the war in

ukraine has prompted changes in all sorts of ways across the block amongst which are sort of funded august talked about and electricity at market reform. let's just listening in these times, it is wrong to receive extraordinary record revenues and profits benefiting from war and on the back of our consumers. in these times, prophets must be shared, and channeled to those who need it most. ah, province must be shared and channeled to those who indeed most of how united is europe in terms of energy policy. alexandra well, when we talk specifically about this one proposal to put kind of tags on levy on windfall profits of companies, they that do produce electricity at

a lower price but are still profiting from the soaring gas prices. that is something that i think member states can agree on that those companies have to, to sort of pay a price for that. that the should be a kind of tax on their profits that could be then channel to ordinary consumers whose bills are exploding at the moment. and i think this is a major concern for all members states. however, when we continue to speak about other measures that are being discussed right now, like for instance, a cap on gas prices or gas imports from russia and added something that is being discussed very controversially. and we have to say that so on that topic, not all member states are on board rights. and just to pick up on that point that

the commission president can outline these proposals, but they still need to be signed off by individual state. she can't say, this is what we want on it's done. well i, i guess she would love to, but you are totally right. so the member states have to sign off on that. they requested the european commission and also a fund alliance to put forward those proposals. and we are certainly going to hear more detail later today details later today on that. but member states all 27 of them still have to approve of those measures. and that might be a reason a bit for also underlying not to be very specific, very concrete in her speech, for instance, on the topic on a price caps. because of course, she's aware of the fact that it is up to the member states to decide, and that this one measure could be very controversial among the member states. and

how effective has the commission been so far in addressing a energy concerns of the 27 member countries? well, i think we can say that they have been doing quite a good job so far. even though, as i said, the latest measures were not as concrete as some member states would like them to be. however, they have come forward. for instance, with this proposal for joint procurement of an energy for all member states, that is something that is gaining some speed and that could help the european union to be an even more important play on the energy market. because with all the $27.00 members said, it is as sort of force to be reckoned with. if they're all buying together, there are some, a member states that are critical, a bit opposing that about over law all i think we can say that

they have been doing quite a good job. still, of course, are now the needs to propose those measures in a more concrete terms, that is something that the member states are waiting for. i thank you for latter alexander alexander phenomena in strasburg, or the windfall levy on energy companies. that's what it is. so she didn't use those words that could free up as much as a 140000000000 euros. it would cushion the blow of soaring inflation across a block as likely to come as welcome used to many households who fear cold and poverty. as a result of rising energy prices, christine woodward, reports are from belgium. the forecast is for a difficult winter in europe. but even before the cold season arrives, households across the e you are already feeling it bite. belgium has one of the highest energy inflation

rates in the european union. and the federal government here is in talks and negotiations with the banks to try to bring relief to some of the hardest hit households by deferring mortgage payments. for example, bad household see i have been told that they need a brace for what will be likely several years of difficult winters ahead for this family. it is the winter that is only weeks away. that's causing the most anxiety. they are already cutting back on how much energy they use. we already replace all the lamps for or l, thee and at night. well most using this lamp, the roof, most of the most of the houses dark. we are doing the, this wash and we are using the what machine only nice because the price of the inner years lower saw during the day even in the weekends will use this machines

during the day on your knife, harrison is more expensive. the fuel, the transport ah, the supermarket, the groceries are more expensive with the bills piling up as the cost of living source tax pays in the e. you are looking to the government's for help. and indeed, some in countries have announced plans to offer relief to their populations at a loss. missing energy and economy ministers agreed on where some of the money to pay for this help would come from the current ideas actually to introduce kind of a profit cap to say ok, there are certain companies, especially in the electricity field that make a lot of profit because the prices are so high, although their costs are very low. so that one says we can introduce a kind of a tax. any profit that's above this will go to the government, which gives the government bend the resources to subsidize certain households that it is rashes gas, mini

e u. countries rely on to keep the heating and lights on and as tensions escalades between brussels and moscow. over the war in ukraine, it is free at russia will completely cut off its gas supply plenty millions in some freezing darkness. and here economies m. c. recession. well in ukraine, the president says lensky ass announced that his country's forces have liberated 8000 square kilometers. and the lightning counter offensive in the northeast. but as ukrainian troops raised the flag in towns and villages in the hockey region, reports or emerging of the torture and murder of civilians by russian forces. i'm more than that from my correspondence in the city of hockey, in just a moment. first, some of the scenes from the past 24 hours with a mother reunited with her son. he had been fighting in the ukrainian army for days

in the hot evasion until his unit liberated his home village. oh, it was my son. i have been reading for you all and i have kept all your things everything. they said that a mines in the apartment mom here looking good, as always, i missed his so much ukrainian soldiers follow a trail of destruction as they press that attack. the russians are in a headlong retreat, shedding that equipment as the fallback. visually they were running like mice, they were running and abandoning everything vehicles the wrong man. they even abandoned one of the rhone who was wounded just to get away. the kremlin denies reports that the military setbacks adorning people against president vladimir putin and employed. usually, russian support. the precedent in the mood of the people confirms this of the people stand firmly behind the decisions made by the head of state to dust. but as

ukraine continues to rolled by gains made by russian forces early in the war drunk, so could you not hooton's decision to invade ukraine through them? i could come back to haunt him though i was thinking that it d. w, correspond to money. well shows is in khaki city. he told me more about reports of alleged torture committed by russian forces in the harker region. ah, well, i feel you might hear behind me as a national anthem being play just as every day arts are 9 am ukraine time in memory of all of the people civilians, n a. s. soldiers alike hope fell dead during this war. dare calder hearers of ukraine, and it's a tells you just how. how are you know important it is for people to know what happens in those occupied territories to give you an idea. after a months of occupation in boucher,

we've seen the horrors unfolding the war crimes. and this is what we might be looking at in the places that have been freed that have been liberated over the past days. it's over $300.00 set among which have been we have been liberated and from then start to emerge. very, very grim reports of people who have been arrested, who have been tortured. some people apparently, also have been killed as a lot of pictures circulating on social media or of, you know, a corpse is being uncovered by a sold is ours de liberate the town. so to give you an idea, general prosecutor of ukraine already investigates are over 32000 cases of a war, crimes of crimes against humanity committed by the russian army. and it seems as if we're looking at more, a case is being uncovered every day here in the harkey region. and what have people been telling you as the tide of this war appears to be turning in ukraine's 5?

well, what's really i what really i came to since i, i've been here in ukraine is the resilience of people here. they really have faith in their army, but even then, i think even ukrainians were surprised at how these counter offensive. it was successful. they expected a counter offensive for months, but they had no means to evaluated successes and it went, you know, above and beyond what they could have hoped for. exact, you know, a day that key cities, you know how to keep regions such as a easier matessa such as copiers who are very, very important for the russian army have been liberated. and in doing so, this really hinders russian, or ways of getting more ammunitions. more material are conveyed to those sold is of

them who are still on the frontline. and it seems a really dots or russia. russia really struggles to keep its defenses on that new frontline and president zalinski said in his aiming address on tuesday that he hopes for a rough we had returned to normality in liberated airs. what does that looked like in places like a butcher that have already been freed from the russian presence? well as you know, the road to normality or will will be long 1st saw because most of the places are here have also been shown here in the city of harkey. if we haven't seen a fighting for say, but as daily are selling like day and day out and especially at night, buildings are being sold. so this will be about a, rebuilding the country. this will take years of course, but people here are very much ready to do. so thank you for that and manual shes in hockey. couple of other stories from around the world and

ships and fishing boats on china's central coast of return to port on hundreds of flights have been cancelled as people brace for a typhoon. way far to make landfall is predicted to hit the commercial hub of shanghai at hurricane speed with 5 metre waves. a tie soldier shot dead. 2 people wounded another at a military facility in bangkok. down recess, the 59 year old sergeant major tried to flee. the scene but surrendered to police shortly after police investigating the motive behind it. a vigil has been held at buckingham palace after queen elizabeth, the 2nd coughing was flown to london from scotland. it remained at the palace overnight and is due to be taken to westminster hall and may house parliament. and later today, the line stayed there for 4 hours. men is a 1000000 people are expected to descend on london this week ahead of a state funeral on monday. many of those morning quina from communities that have

their roots in former british colonies. so what's their view of the queen and all the pomp and ceremony surrounding a death? barbara hazel went to london's e. sent to find out london this morning. the death of queen elizabeth and her picture is everywhere. even here in y, chapel market where 2 local store holders have put up this banner. when the eye gone and it is a quin and she's good bought for the borough of tower hamlets is the center of london's bangladesh community and one of its ethnically most diverse areas. it is also one of the poorest. but all around here seem united by their love for the clean i am like them when we're hard also, she is gone. we are barely off said it wouldn't. it's quite the same at the green grocer's next door. nothing compared about when she was great. i hope she will go habit,

but his main concern is the cost of living inflation in britain stands around 10 percent and is said to rise even further. people are more careful than ever when they come to do their shopping. everything going up, guesses, prize up budgeting for those up electricity is up. every single thing is going up for us all, and his african food stall as having the same experience, pricing, going up on stevie honestly than the rent if stuff is very high. of course, everyone worrying about this is really like serious situation may nurse angela likes buying her lunch at puzzles. she works at the nearby hospital and knows her hard life is becoming for people in the area. i'm just worried about what's gonna happen, waive our gas electric, and obviously everything is rising so quickly and our salaries are not rising to that extent. people are hoping for help, but the morning period for the queen has stopped all government business. angelus,

also expecting some deeper changes in british politics. it stopped by probably pain reparations to the people of the caribbean and africa, full the colonial past. so that would be a big help in, you know, they could, south may be educational institutions to help those countries try and repair the damage that was done to them. thank you. teacher one poor lo comes from peru and works in a local school. its pupils are more and more taking up the issue of britain's unresolved colonial past. if they believe there is a strong emotional attachment, and at the same time, there is the speak questioning movement of all the legacy of the monarchy. unfriendly. construct all the colonial in both in to dad. so i think that there are a lot of emotions involved. strong feelings on both sides. as many in britain still stressed the good aspects of their former empire. but the discussion has been opened. this is the main thing to establish better religion,

which is sort of phoebe as colonial. then people can they go, can i connect mal is that what the dish did do them? that that's how it would be. one of these colonial legacies can be seen right here in tower hamlets, where deprivation and poverty are just steps away from london's gleaming financial district or the berlin state. ballet is known for its love of experimentation in the past. as thrilled onlookers by stating flash mobs at the city's main station, or by dancing up the famous berg i night club. now it's taken to the water with its production from berlin with love and 19 minutes dance show on a tour boat winding through central. but then on the government district in august that weather meant that this water based dance door had to be postponed. but in september, everything was just right with some late summer sun,

an audience. the varied program as we haven't done, we did that last year for the 1st time in the context of the pandemic, where we said we want to go outside to the guest because nobody could come to us in the theatre. and then it was so successful, i sort of like a little love parade here in berlin right here in berlin. and this year to hundreds followed the one and a half hour show. the 50 dances showed excerpts from their repertoire, including sequences choreographed, especially for the ship, like this one called following the path. ah, ah, normally the dancers to have the special floor where they're dancing, jumping, so didn't hurt themself. unfortunately, he on the stage we don't have that and then we put the material on what we are

dancing, but not what is under the material. so we have to avoid all this kind of jumps. and to recap 3 eggs which we are doing on the studio. or don't the normal stitch that we don't get injured the band arenas from the classic swan lake also avoided point dancing or big jumps. keeping their balance on the swaying floor was enough of the challenge. ah, it's foolish counted as long as the difficulty i would say is to find a focus and not fall over them. oliver. normally when you're on the stage and in the studio, you always have a fixed focus point to go by with and all that blurs in the background. here allison hintock, one. the audience didn't notice any kind of such irritations. in fact, it was the reverse. they saw a great performance, which simply inspired

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