the fall. cnn's eric kelly the european union's eu relations with thailand after the tears in the country what limits on immigration underwater shot with bread sticks. floodwaters rise in london and more torrential rains are on the wheel. and members of the punk protests

and riots. conditions the shock waves are rolling across europe after swiss voters approved a proposal that would limit the number of foreigners allowed to live and work in the country the decision has focused minds in the eu which is also a heated debate about curbing immigration. the eu has warned that special bilateral trade agreements are now up for review. if the swiss decision has reverberated throughout the year. eu foreign ministers met in brussels to discuss an initial response germany's from optus time i was blind of the disease by the switzerland has missed the home itself with this outcome when the snow the kids and we must underline the cherry picking to suit themselves the long term strategy in relations with the eu. go up to his

income. the ministers made clear they expect switzerland to comply with existing agreements especially that he is a tree shaded area. with upcoming european parliament elections german sphere the swiss outcome will energize other political parties opposed to uncontrolled immigration this is a slap in the cities to one of the fundamental freedoms in your freedom of movement. i fear switzerland has sent a signal to other countries that want to limit immigration. and since avoided. the eu intends to keep other european countries from following switzerland's leads in berlin and brussels politicians are trying to bolster support for european immigration policy. we must be able to prove you can respect european principles well controlled migration flows in a row. so the eu has its work cut out for smooth over relations with switzerland's convince the liberal immigration policy is advantageous and keep the european parliament in the hands of mainstream parties. so brussels is now

reviewing all agreements with the school which means the swiss might not be able to work visa free in the show and trade pacts mike castle can actually come to that so i ask for brussels correspondent jeff mean that the situation was that two years i think he could but not just yet. there's probably a three year implementation period for this swiss decision so um bureaucrats here in brussels on a breeding easy for the moment this is a big big deal and a headache no doubt but it may not come to that too soon and maybe there's a way out before that but you're quite right the ultimate sanction would be to rescind several of these seven separate receipts that he negotiated with switzerland as an outside for the state if you'd like in payment for twelve years ago. um box. it's too early to say all i can tell you that the moment is that. this has come in a very bad time as far as to the european commission european parliament are concerned that

it's it's just not what people wanted in the run up to the euro elections and then mary jo adding to that the euro skeptic parties in the eu parliament have been gaining for a few months now and this must be a real check out tell little wind for that its mana from heaven. it's just what they wanted a serious nation with a big substantial relationship of the european union pulling the plug on integration agreements with brussels. it just plays into the euro skeptic news at the moment it may not be intended to do that but the society on on the eve of the euro elections as we build a school site comparing all the risk of tea parties across europe are looking to switzerland saying that you are european commission. they are european parliament is not just us there is serious concern in on all levels about the immigration problem. you mention the european elections coming up in may the social democrats in the european parliament and other left of center parties have already signaled concern about this they must be feeling terrible right now they are feeling terrible

because it looks like we'll get a tolerable than the majority and the euro skeptic parties across europe they may be fragmented among themselves but as the be all the euro skeptics may be as much as the third of the seven hundred plus your own peace with the social democrats of all the other faction on the center right bloc but the social democrats the president of the european common macie chilled said today about this is a blow to its leases signed up for this whole package single market is more like want to comment and we got lots of it is for free movement movement of people you content one without the other wall switch lenses on these non negotiable it will not be accepted. that's the level of a concern. just when brussels ever jeff thanks very much hysteria now and hundreds of civilians have been evacuated from the besieged city of tongs and all. more than one thousand people have now left that city since a ceasefire took effect last friday night in geneva syrian government and opposition negotiators have agreed to an extension of the truce. the one pair of

ongoing locked our brekkie me posted separate meetings with each side to set an agenda for the coming week. the last round of talks ended in january with no firm agreement. prospects for these negotiations are also being played down the main sticking point has been the future of president bhatia al assad. and when alice spring in correspondent andrea zelaya who is joining us from geneva. and as these t's house resumes today after break of more than a week any progress on the first day back at the table. to be headed towards you and me to do at the podium in the photo to go to the kitchen according to sources the atmosphere was even more hope is that during the french throne and to let the friday before the first time since the beginning of two stalls. it was forced to do was to get in the us go to

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the attraction of the many so close to the city that has been caught by the sea and the focus on some of the assault the studio for the full shopping tote but some of the river process the opposition to the government held up that immediately the judges often enough that if i still lived at the end sushi i've had to buy them in the hips. bought the five p m that the excavation of the basic legal rights to the soul going back and falls. let me know if it's correct that that that threat. so that's nice. cameron had to bring now which has seen the worst flooding since the reign of george back in seventeen sixty six thousand homes are bracing for the worse evacuations have been underway and flood levels are still rising because of the already soaked grounds of the army has been called out to help reinforce flood defenses in the affected areas but in a number of

villages that has not been enough to hold back the waters in the center of the vintage attach it to the borders would need each by midday. sand bags piled up by the ami and labels failed to prevent the river thames bursting its banks. fourteen communities along the thames to the west of london. being a sheet with severe flood warnings. the counties of options sorry of the woods hits to severe flood warnings of all second place in somerset. large areas the county has the nous of marriage now for a month the highlight was a levels in southern england have spawned a political rally between the government and the environment agency. with both sides trading range for the crisis. visiting an affected indigenous emma said deputy prime minister nick clegg admitted that certain measures could have helped we can in the picture below

but can destroy what would life be withdrawn. it's pretty clear princess know that the calls he likely for the dredging of some of them include this one it wouldn't of been a magic stone walls solution. i really should have been done. now the circus is on keeping names and businesses try to flood prevention set to be a big theme in the weeks and months ahead. so all is floods are correspond to the logan joins us now on the line she's just outside london in a flood affected area. in the town talking to people we hear. it should not be betrayed taking care of the track but it sits between painted with the perfect couple. lol lol the difficult problem to defeat the elections ukip be thinking about it in the cabin trying to be a faith that i like how i'm being too high. it

effectively captured beach. i didn't like it. the people that completely out of bed and then played it we need to check the quartet will be a continuous open to the many people have looked like to keep a tight budget but inevitably get it back a week and a definite help of a key date that the people are cutting the lead but it may be getting the money for keeps. they like it but you get fourteen to make it that the full control of the end of the article that will add that to look at the debate that will go to co op could order the kit that will take out a kid i know the paper to help with admirable that was it then it will wait to come out of the people that that he will write about. leave it to logan reporting live for us outside of law. as an aphorism business news in us hedge funds aren't getting in their day in court instead guards hearings begin on their claim in german on the proportion is let financial markets in an ill fated bid to acquire the much larger volkswagen after two thousand and eight. bush had been acquiring more and more

shares in bp of you telling investors. there were no plans for a takeover but scheme backfired porsche is now owned by a bolt on. best has lost huge sums speculating on the outcome the hedge funds are seeking damages of more than a billionaire. i love you more on that and all of the mark to market action on monday conrad booze and as this crap up from frankfurt after so much rollercoaster ride in on the stock markets in recent weeks. the plea deal will come to the gym this document that ended tuesday the day pretty much had changed and people here had a lot of topics to discuss about anyway. for example rumors that clasp on plans to pay three hundred million euros worth of bonuses to its top executives and is fully yet with the estimated net profit of tk one s punk was only about about seventy million euros. basically commenced on only made money last year by cutting costs

and by cutting thousands of jobs. that's why very few people yet the exchange think that high bonuses of nascar has a well deserved. look at the start of numbers for you now as i just mentioned the backs holding steady on monday not doing a whole lot closing lower just fractionally than nine thousand two hundred and eighty nine the year the sox fifty was also in negative territory. over a new york were trading is underway for the dow jones industrial average and is basically flat there. as for the euro dollar is getting a slight bond trading for one dollars thirty six weeks it's a scandal that has rocked journey of the eighty ac europe's largest automobile club of once enjoyed a sterling reputation for its independent acts but in january it was revealed that it manipulated the number of votes cast its annual review for jeremy's favorite color and now an investigation has found that drinking was also

fixed the club's president has announced his resignation the base to germany's favorite. with an annual highlight of the portion of the it industry. now it's being revealed that the rankings would manipulate it. along with the number of its costs. that's essentially vendors the once prestigious yet an angel with this comic is bmw folks bottom and mercedes benz have already announced they would send back franchisees. it's been a turbulent time for the adhd it's europe's largest car club of them i see building machines. i was before the new revelations longstanding present a time i have bows to pressure and resigned his refuse to admit wrongdoing. the club was once regarded as a paragon of incorruptible busy now with its reputation in taxes management is about to embark on a far reaching process of reform they were

going to be a short break when we come back will have to let the leaders from b's three of the succulent expand the berlin film festival the barrel and allen is currently underway with the kids are taking to the red carpet that statement went to study in germany you still have lots of questions. you'll find all you need to know about studying in germany here information on courses admission requirements qualifications costs and much more. w don t use to be injured. the first port of call for anyone interested in studying in germany. last one is green. you just drink it

for decades. to protect its nature. welcome to stay. use crisco been decided. what should we do. settling debts uncertain future where special. w seventy two inch screen. the day after swiss voters narrowly approved a proposal to hold emigration from the european union alpine country finds itself under pressure from the eu will assist government is in a bind it can ignore the outcome of the referendum nor can opt out of treaties that it signed with the european union. meanwhile brussels scenes of them caught off guard and is taking stock although switzerland is not a member of the view was just months ago before european elections this was outcome could not have come to worst. money makes the world go round in zurich. and whoever lives and works here is more than most

people in europe. it's like so many people want to come eight million people live in switzerland twenty three percent of them come from somewhere else. that's a high percentage compared to most countries. three hundred thousand germans make up the biggest group. and that does not include fifty six thousand german commuters who live just over the border but heather johnson switzerland. but they are important because there is a critical shortage of skilled workers and switzerland the alpine nation is also deeply involved in trade with eu members. sixty percent of swiss exports go to eu nations. and the majority of all imports are also sourced from other european countries bilateral agreements ensure that switzerland can trade freely with eu nations. but they include guarantees that the citizens can move easily over the border which this quiz will no longer allow

what can the common theme of switzerland cannot take bronze in the eighties in total market without meeting the requirements set out to within one country can be about to pick and choose which complements it wants to fulfill it and this could lead to a crisis between the eu in switzerland switzerland is located in the center of europe. this weekend's toll increases the chances that it is drifting off to the margins now this isn't the only big topic discussed in brussels eu foreign ministers were also talking ukraine and financial support because the ukrainian economy the sentiment of the mass and so was the political situation. protesters are continuing their occupation of may the square in the city center. they want the president out over his alliance with russia opposition leaders are calling for a new pro western government this is now in the third month of the grass the congolese rebel leader allegedly ordered child

soldiers to kill and breaks in millions that's what prosecutors have told the international criminal court in a pretrial hearing loss due to be on the faces thirteen charges including murder and recruiting child soldiers. the alleged crimes took place in two thousand to two thousand and three in the tory province where he was a top commander of the union of congolese patriots militia later renamed the m twenty straight judges will decide whether there's enough evidence for the case to trial for. job doesn't offer miguel has expressed concern over religious violence and him are his own state visit to the fledgling democracy while meeting with amorous president in st he says more needs to be done to promote harmony between buddhists and muslims. he prays political reforms that led to a civilian government after decades of military rule doubt is also scheduled to meet opposition figure on some sushi. while russia now they were jailed for disorder and hooliganism after playing on the altar of

moscow's main cathedral. now choose members of riot are taking their anti government anti putin message on the rock fall and they aren't even thinking of running for office add their voices to the others of the nation's opposition. here's more lizzie ryan members nine th to the look on a combine an idea of the opm where clear in their message they criticized russian president but the mere proteins politics. the pair showed that jail time had stopped them from speaking out the paradox of today's russia is that people are putting jail simply because they demonstrate against a team you are the ones telling the truth about russia. and that he she can see the so called punk head in a moscow cathedral made them famous mother of god a sanitized latino way. the performance also granted them a prison sentence after nearly two years behind bars they were

granted amnesty and released in december. there are now fighting for better rights for russian prisoners they're also considering running for political office this must mean it isn't a position to win the presidency but the city legislature moscow could be a possibility. it was that produced was incomplete. six other members of the punk rock collective recently did sounds to look on eight of an alley ok now that you say may i still wish to see ryan moved to its politics shows they may now fight for change through different means the berlin film festival is turning the spotlight on to tiny cinema with the premier of blind massage by saying i'm born director who we know who is an independent director who has had his share of runs with chinese censors years. as the name implies the film tells the story of a group of blind

stores to offer a commercial center largely shuttle from the outside world they live almost as an extended family along with francesca trail of sarah's line massages in the running for the daily dollars top prize the golden bear. bar manager scott rocks pose for us down at a red carpet to see these guys get to use ever down there first off i'm still a sin on blindness option well brian this is so one of a number of films chinese films in competition here in berlin and what an interesting about them is there not being a chinese tools we use to seeing the once the older generation networks they have proved that. i then headed to the other big costume dramas or big action films. though full spectacle. these are all blind massage and other chinese films in competition in berlin. they're all very personal traumas of very intimate daily tale told stories and most were told by three independent directors are ones that i would cite the official state system and

is set in the second or third tier cities of the field can be seen in chinese movies at the show but gritty underbelly of the flip side of the economic miracle. i miss the lessons example of that and also what's interesting with this movie is that it's officially gary contrasting very compelling drama on a massive case of these other films here from china. i think it bodes well for the future for the next generation of chinese filmmakers one of the german films getting a lot of praises stations of the cross walks by. all this is really an amazing film it's a story of a young girl's journey through faith really a young catholic girl in southern germany on and got her stations of the cross for purchase through various trials the pasts of her faith on its ritzy of the film up ok take it so seriously do so well some folks automatically million on the chilly night so far for the golden bear it's been a long time since the german film won the golden bear here and i'm really hoping the stations of

the cross will be the one the sheer style rocks production a carpenter going off scott as ever. thanks much. it's time now for wrath of both the leaders olympic action from saatchi and the netherlands continues to dominate the speed skating here's some highlights my chapbook ninety eight strands its first gold medal of the gains in the body and mind twelve point five km pursuit. he hit a near perfect nineteen of twenty targets and was impressive on the skis. what got triumphed over on the name of the bits of the czech republic and the french minister aung kyi on beatrix the speedskating me to move that won gold for the netherlands in the five hundred meters. the twenty seven year old bought up compatriots pianist make and send his twin brother ronald when it comes to speedskating the dutch are

truly courting precious metals they snapped up seven out of a possible nine the eye meanwhile the first gold in the short term. went to catch a shot at number one the final of the men's fifteen hundred meters it's testament to quit. silver went to chinatown to get a new and the bronze to picture time for action. and in german figure skating legend robin hosking and allowing isn't ankle will take to the ice on tuesday evening in the pairs short program the beaches some tough competition to going up against the russian rivals cut tiana losses are unknown to cocoa. it's a duel of magnificent proportions despite recent health problems to deal with a p and focused on ending the korean with an olympic figure skating gold medal. for when i was fully prepared. we've done everything possible as athletes both physically and mentally. we move across the ice interesting time in a

new science then the sun the pair has unveiled a new short program in hopes of gaining an advantage over their longtime russian rivals like in my previous program was classic figure skating a bit harder to digest a new program is just as difficult maybe even more so. but it looks loose and now has more relaxed. baez has been a while. you are chased by a press report alleging us and russian judges may have already decided on who will win medals expertise what concentrating on a routine training and preparation is most important ones. this is mine and will be hard to focus if we spent all day reading every detail about those allegations and trying to decipher them. on tuesday they'll begin their last quest for gold medal the only

major title missing from their impressive collection as you can find out all the results and much more about the winter one picture a website that said d debuted on the backsplash olympics and before we go some spectacular pictures from the alps most of the alpine region in austria in northern italy is on the highest avalanche alert after henry snow in the area. and one giant snow slide has been caught on camera visited from italy's serie a valley choose the masses of snow. sweeping trees away like twigs residents of nearby village were warned on time in the back. mary lucky man thanks much for joining us as they would get a few months in the yen. i watched

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