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>> everyone is speaking greek. leaders are meeting at a summit that is dominated by one topic, how to solve the greek crisis. leaders from all of the countries are lobbying greek politicians hard. the parliament will vote next week on whether or not to drastically cut public spending. eu countries and the imf said that if greece is not reduce the budget deficit, there will be no further bailouts. >> he was not invited for the summit but that did not stop him from being the center of attention. the greek opposition leader is a post to his government's austerity measures. >> we have appealed to the opposition to live up to its

historic responsibility. "she says any the decisions will only come after the greek parliament has approved the austerity program. speculation800 is rife on a possible plan be should the program failed to get past greet lawmakers. >> the most important thing is that the greek prime minister understands that we will not public to tell them what we are considering and we're not deviating from plan a. he has a difficult task ahead of him. >> if you want all conditions to be met, you cannot let anyone know that there is a plan b. greece must do what it needs to be done. >> that is the official line but behind the scenes, many are expecting the leaders to send a positive signal to greece as it grapples with the crisis. >> is there any chance considering all that is at stake here greece will not get the

bailout money? i am discussing it with our correspondent who is following the summit. >> this would not be the first time that eu leaders are bluffing. this is a very deep crisis and very serious and leaders come to the summit in a mood not to throw more money at crease unless they see what they consider to be the prerequisite of getting more loans which is much much deeper austerity cuts. the greek parliament has not said that they will deliver on that promise next week. the opposition party is saying no. several investors have said that we are here in brussels and we cannot believe that the opposition increase would actually scuttle this package given the situation they are in and we are in. there is a game of bluff, and counterblast going on. if the vote goes wrong, what

leaders do? simply shut off the money box? that would probably just trigger a bigger disaster. >> what about the new greek finance minister? he is taking a tougher line? how's that going down with his colleagues? very well. it was characterized after the finance minister had been at his meeting. he came in the room as though he had birdied chips to play with. some said he came in talking about the leverage that he had between the bargaining with the eu leaders on one hand and the greek position on whether or not to invoke more austerity measures. the new greek prime minister went off into the room and

wanted to negotiate more than they thought he could. >> they need to work on solidarity in the eu. thank you. we will have more on the effect of the greek crisis on solidarity here in europe. >> volatility in the in the oil markets. that is a four-month low. the international energy agency said they would release 60 million barrels to ease the oil market strains. >> the industrial nations hold 90 days of oil reserves which can be tapped in ai emergency. member nations of the international energy agency have agreed to sell some of those reserves.

this is in response to supply disruptions caused by the libyan conflict. this will be in at 2 billion barrels a day over the next 30 days. altogether, the plan calls for the release of a total of 60 million barrels of oil onto world markets. they come from approximately 4.1 billion barrels held in strategic reserves. they said that they're prepared to put more oil on to the market if the need arises. >> in washington, the white house insists they are releasing some u.s. reserves to prevent supply disruptions as the summer driving season approaches. there is another way of looking at. >> there is a steep sell-off in the price for oil. the prices are down 20% just year in the thursday session.

oil is falling 5%-6%. we did see the global economy of bit under pressure in recent weeks and now putting pressure on oil prices might take some kind of stimulus for the global economy. >> for more international news coming back to you. >> thank you. hundreds more syrians have fled across the border into turkey to escape an assault by government troops. tanks were spotted in villages close to the turkish border on thursday. tent cities for refugees are popping up all along the line to accommodate the 10,000 people who have already left their homes. >> syrian refugees at the turkish boulder. four days, they have been camped out along the frontier.

first with government forces making the assault, they have been forced to cross into turkey. this purports to show syrian troops and tanks stormed the border. eyewitnesses say they went from house to house with a list of names. any names of opponents were arrested and their houses destroyed. on the other side of the border in turkey, those lucky enough to escape have makeshift camps. >> we have set up five camps so far and we have more than 11,000 refugees in their camps and we have taken all the necessary precautions in order to meet the needs of these people. >> the turkish border guards can make out movements of the syrian forces in the distance. the presence of the soldiers closed the border is turning

relations between the two countries. >> a series of bomb says killed 21 people in baghdad. three explosions hit a market in the southwest of the capital. 42 people were wounded. the area was crowded with shoppers ahead of the weekend. there has been an upsurge of attacks by militant groups. most have been against security forces and government institutions. talking to the taliban is necessary. that is what hillary clinton is saying as she explained what she called a very preliminary are reached to the extremist afghan group. her comments come hot on the heels of last night's announcement by president barack obama that 33,000 u.s. soldiers will be coming home from afghanistan by summer of next year. that will cut the u.s. presence in the country by a third. he said the withdrawal of all soldiers would be complete by 2014. other countries with troops stationed in afghanistan are planning a pullout.

among them france, britain, germany. >> the 5000 german soldiers deployed to afghanistan don't yet know when they will start going home. the official position is that the first troops will be withdrawn before the end of the year, if conditions permit. that is how the government german stocks the german government understands washington's position -- that is how the german government understands washington's position. >> everyone should be responsible. it should be depended on the situation there. president obama made that clear. >> german opposition parties are calling for concrete plans for the withdrawal of troops. they say president obama's schedule for the pullout sends a clear scheduled to the leaders. -- clear scheduled to the leaders. >> the government must realize

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>> the european union has never been asnfenal politically and economically as it is today. ithas the largest market in the developed world and there is a lo lt countries hoping to become members. vel mbs om ireland to portugal are struggling to remainolnt and the euro is in trouble. the greek debt csis is so huge it threatens toesbizeth entire euros own. some people have begun to ask i the project has a future. >> there is a whole generation of greeks growing up in fu.

it spills over into writing in the streets of athens. the rage isdict at politicians and some even compare the eu to nazi germany. w could things have gotten this bad? december 2009, the leaders gathered in brussels, the recent new socialist prime minister said that athens had a serious debt problem. greece, a member oth eurozone, had been fiddling their numbers for years. the response from one of the wealthiest members was one o the attachment. >> to talk with those that have serious problems. >> erwa little sign of solidarity. angela merkel took a tough line. t was clear that the chancellor

did not want to offer 1 cent in help. eyue speculation that greece and other members might grow polk. the breakup of the year eurozone was suddenly no longer uninbl it had all started with some much hope. oob, 2007, the leaders celebrated after signing the lisbon treaty. a hard-fought compromise was ppedoakevytng better and bring europe closer together. of all, guarantee peace and prosperity in a uniteeupe this concept of a united europe of joining east and west has taken quite a battery. but why? a few days ago in brussels, the eu president, a position created by the treaty gave policy think tank, an insight into how he saw things.

>> the state of the union is n bad even if the mood is not so good. >> there is a sense of frustration even in brussels where manyrevi supporters. >> we need a little bit more of atag pio of the values on which europe is built. the rights that citizens have, the freedoms that they enjoy. >> this is probably because the geopolitical situation has changed extremely quickly. that is something that no one expected on this scale. in the growth in aa, the realignment of international powers pushing into new areas and for a few changes in northe aic >> the war in libya has revealed a wide range of eopn positions. france and britain are giving

the rebels' military support. germany is sitting on the fence. so much for a united foreign policy. police are checking passports again in europe. the goal of an open europe seems to be on hold. theagemts open borders are in retreat. >> when a country temporarily reinstalled controls at the rd a sdenly e life in danger. these incidents are addingo the sovereign debt crisis in the eurozone. >> that crisis is taxing mines in brussels and threatening to shake the european project to its very foundations. this week, the former athens >> -- mayor said the demratic alliance was in brussels to lobby for more understanding of our country.

>> we have gone through a very difficult time during which greece was portrayed in a really cool way. >> on a visit to her party's allies, they lobbied for more investments. there was a growing awareness for the need of crossed party unity. they must now reach a consensus. we asked if the pro-business opposition party is prepared to support the socialist government austerity measures and to send a signal to the finance markets. >> the market still need a signal, they need a signal for the program. -- the market's still need a signal for the markets, they need a signal for the program. >> what options remain? last week, a cathedral and brussels celebrated a mass for

europe. the eu is not down to its last prayer but to those days might not be far off. >> let me ask you that the project is beginning to unravel? >> i don't know if it is beginning to unravel but the people who would not count as discussion of such a thing are happy to talk about it as a possibility. if there is a problem of the magnitude we're facing in greece, there is no question that this will have serious political and economic ramifications. this is the core policy of europe. this is the proudest achievements as the market was created. if greece was to come out of the single currency it would be a political catastrophe.

it would change the whole perception of what the eu is. >> what are you expecting from the discussions on greece? >> instead of coming here and waiting for the leaders to make the announcements, there will not be any great decisions made. fourth there is no great decisions and all lines are on next week's decision. without which, of the eu leaders will not offer any money. >> talk to me about the power dynamics in the european union. the greek crisis is testing averell -- every level right now.

what is germany's standing? >> it is difficult. they are the european powerhouse. there came a point at the start of this when angela merkel said quite politely that you cannot just look to germany as the great money box and just come and raid every time. the german reluctance to get involved which slowed down the pace of aid for greece initially and ireland. germany has always been the paymaster and she has problems as a nation are fed up of being treated as the money bags. that is where you go when you want to cash in europe. there is a changing perception in germany. even germany looks to its own.

>> thank you very much. >> that has been our report on the future of the european union. we will see you next time.