canadian identity here in kind of the canadian identity means the charter of rights and the policy of multiculturalism. european identity is. a legal construct that is you know all the things that come with few people citizenship and it is so simple logical construct it is the policy of european integration do you think that this european union may be eroded its the concept of national identity by bringing all those member states so close together and by raising all the borders between them no the process of european integration has done is reduced find national identity in the good old days of the bad old days you know long before nations were identifying themselves you know position to the. sword sold so many reasons for having so many wars in europe now it is them and we can cooperate mix and travel in the left outside and still retain our

national identity so you don't think that the modern globalized work has played to the advantage of national patrick says well you see i mean those two probably have very little relation to each other really well nobody's ation is about trading more it's not knowing anything than knowing more and therefore about the child learning more about the child or what is happening that we simply learn a heck of a lot more about each other's identities and what is what the constituent constituent elements of the identity so we simply learn more about each other but i think it doesn't really change one identity how do you see the row with easier in the next twenty years oh boy that is a question that i don't think anyone has any answer for including actually the people who are on the you see the just your if there is some who can say it's. well

you are referring to this old old question that many have asked about the finale to the final form of the. well it can probably go in three different directions it can become a federal state why don't you give us a big federal state but unusual because it would have three levels of government rather than two that's one possible direction another could be just a union of. states. kind of maintaining there is seventy along the the traditional westfalia type so just like it is now. right moral this or it can be a third. kind of a state. that. we cannot even think about because it's it hasn't happened yet do you think. all the europeans are happy with the concept

of the european and european union i know what it means to be happy if i can kind of turn your question around and ask are there many europeans who are unhappy with the e.u. and i would say yes there are some but not enough because it would have been reflected in the national policies of the governments of the member states the euro skeptics are usually on the margins of political life and they are certainly not even close to decent minority if they think about the new as a political force what does depend on it's far easier to become a real political force on the world arena be told read eesa political force and of significance it it's a bit unusual because he doesn't have an army he doesn't have. it doesn't have all the usual requirements that are assigned to a state because it's not the state but it is such quite influential and it has

its its its presence is setting felt in many corners of the world in latin america for example. so it is a force to be reckoned with but its its significance is not based on its military power or the threat of using military power it's not a. a political force that can be conceived in purely realistic terms realism is only partially a political bold too to the nature of the e.u. but right now it's experiencing crisis like any other organization in the country or at. its political force does it depend on its handling of the current here is own crisis and how it's handled the problems with greece and with the euro while our problems are difficulties and. they have to be dealt with unresolved but you

see judging by the history of do you peter. it has many crises or what was perceived to be crisis at the time for instance around the ratification of the maastricht treaty for eons for example do europe paralysis for example and every time a things like that happened what what emerged after wards is accelerating the process of integration so if you hear right now about. the european monetary fund the finance ministry for the euro zone countries. that is probably what is quite likely to emerge after. the problems with greece and with the ballooning deficits are dealt with to prevent a crisis like that to happen again they will probably take all the steps that they

can think of to make this less likely what do you think will happen to the zero whatever you may think. when russia think that they will they follow the here it will be catastrophic for us as well what do you think is the real danger that something may happen to euro that would not be just catastrophic for russia it would have been catastrophic for europe had it happened and the rest of the world would have been affected i mean the euro has again a lot of strain. it is in the vaults of many central banks around the world and that is something that would affect. europe and beyond and if for no other reason than that reason alone is probably enough to assume that it is less likely that the euro would collapse look at question in your opinion where are they at in their relationship well as far as russia is concerned to russia has sown the. in the early stages of learning where do you being union is

it really started when mr yeltsin was a follower this is the first time when you know people in the kremlin comprehended the idea of dealing with the european union directory rather than through the leaders of the member states. then it became quite clear what are the powers of the heel within the e.u. when it came to the problem of the visa mr putin trying to arrange that with then. german. chancellor and where the french president and well it didn't work so. it is i think it is it is probably accepted in moscow that. it is probably a good idea to do with the director and that's how it started. well you know if for no other reason than the reasons of geography the two have to

have a relationship and it's better of course for both sides at this place where it is based i'm called peroration and not based on hostility now the problem is that the process of integration within the even those who have been there you know from the very beginning are most integrated those who just joined are less and those who have just have joined to recently have with few problems with russia right because they said the former soviet bloc countries and of course their impact on the policies of the e.u. because of moscow is is certainly present and it is at least for for now a bit of an obstacle i would still want to emphasize on our relationship between russia and as you've sat the younger members of the european union for instance poland would take a small ask tragedy which is huge russian troops hadn't been at their past before that could you say that maybe this tragedy fortunately or unfortunately it brought

us together what i think has actually also is one of the results of the smaller crash is that. both science have become more willing to take another look at the charter. kind of restart the relationship mr putin was more than forthcoming in helping and you know attending the needs and i think as far as i know the poles do appreciate that maybe not each and every one of them but many of them and that is certainly also your reflection of the changed tone between the two governments. and that is i guess the one of the good things that has emerged from something that otherwise is sad and tragic everyone has been saying in the west that russia needs to get away from its dependence on oil and gas now for the past

two years means that it has been saying that as well that russian economy should be depending on that what should russia do to really move away from its economic dependence from oil and gas what russia really needs is to make sure to create circumstances conditions at home that would actually make investment in russia attractive and that means that investors will come only when and if they are. convinced that other than taking economic risks there will be no political risks to take they also have to have an assurance that if there is a say contractual dispute. that there was someone who can adjudicate that in an objective way following the law and nothing else so that. a independent judiciary doesn't have one at the same time.

should be quite attractive because potential it has a fabulously rich country so russia has the makings the foundation for economic development. the political infrastructure for that to happen as long as. our high price. but the prices go down and since it's a market they may and probably will then what. that is something that. the political leaders. should be concerned about. thank you very much. thank you.

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welcome to the good to have you company and these are the headlines. european dreams any three for the champions league playoffs. at home to remain inside. while big boy spend a bunch here know why young boys from switzerland. and loving shag veteran shaquille o'neal may become the big leprechaun reportedly set to join the boston celtics. to start with the football that. one step away from the champions league. remaining inside. the patrol last night to win the third qualifying round tie the first leg and finish coldest on the far side to head home on.

friday through for the champions league playoffs a good day. for the signing of. the twenty. boys. to show one. side young boys in the. strike of the henry with the strike the suicide when the tie three to an aggregate and making matters worse they had. sent for a second guy like that. go through against the only but only just on the way go through. greece but three goals in seven minutes at the start of the second half seem to have won the tie. making it one one. then added another.

board over the top. before the vastness. free kick. to its fans that however don't retreat hoping they still get one back from the greek side. keeping themselves a slight sniff of a chance. then missed a penalty i. made it for four and i get an i x. through on the way you go it's. because games there for us celtic failed to make it into the playoffs despite a two one second leg home win against broad at the glasgow side losing a force to an aggregate have had no problem and then ukrainian cycling to three one victory in the second leg to make the six one an aggregate elsewhere spot of prague also secured their playoff spot after beating. away in the second one nail.

meanwhile in the europa league russian primarily club said big have a great chance to make it into the playoffs as they take on the pole in the missile in the second leg this evening city coach igor cushing. and on to the lead in the first match in siberia i think game in europe a competition. liverpool are preparing for the second leg of their europa league qualifier the reds hold on to a comfortable two nearly going to a second leg of the macedonian side keep but roy hodgson is still slightly uncertain about who will be available in the squad in the future while the reds have recent signing joe cole in their ranks are on i might well be open to offers from other clubs and fernando torres is still not back in full training despite returning from his holidays however the spain striker he's been strongly linked to chelsea managed to city has publicly committed himself to the eighteen time english champions who succeeded rafael benitez in july flick to spain. last week.

i think we've probably most impressed with was i spent about fifteen hours on live a plane to spend fifty minutes with him i think that was the most impressive thing . he's a footballer you know when you're talking before result level and hopefully if you've been the game a long time it's not difficult to to find a vital things to say. his decision really had to be one that he he had to make sure he had the motivation to be back here to do the job as he knows i would like it to be done and the good thing for me is that that motivation was put into question by the speculation but as a christian because lou told me don't worry he'll be with us and a little take my hat off and he was the he was what. transfer news by me it meant feel the anatoly to a ship might soon be on his way back to the russian premier league the former as any skipper doesn't mean getting too much playing time for marine.

in the defensive well now moscow appeared to be the front runner in the race. feel that. now the men's basketball world championships get underway at the end of the month in turkey and russia's coach david platt has unveiled his pulling squad for the event although he's still looking for a front man like myspace has this report. at done fast on red square in russia's camp is one of excitement at least young and ambitious team is ready for the price of world once again they'll travel to torquay spree on the docks but this is the usual position for david outside the all realistic i know what strengths and weaknesses of our team or i know what things we have to do in order to overachieve and we will have to overachieve. but i'm confident that with the effort level and the commitment of the dedication on the part of the players that we can do both the coach will have to make do without his team leader sunday

ganthet and jr holden both were crucial to the science league a success today a goal of the european championships in two thousand and seven but this time they had to withdraw for personal reasons fresh will have to look for a new front man on the court to grant very strong hope will be to mikey must go twenty four year old signed a three year deal with the new york. weeks last month and will be drawing miss extension and they are coming championships. of course this contract is a great boost for me but the national team is a completely different story i still have to do a lot to establish myself as a key player. david blot says getting for the group stage is the mean task for now and it shouldn't be an easy one to sail frisco authority as well as groups in groups however d.c. has already proven their ability to wean despite all the world against them by the midst of our team. all the n.b.a.'s all were distant still one of the most popular

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russia has won the you know gore youth world rafting championships in the netherlands off the clinching medals in all four disciplines with more on this case constantine but top. this year's will draft in championships and will be history as the first event of its kind ever to be held on an artificial course the three hundred meter wide water run attracted fifty teams for over twenty five countries to compete in the world greatest rafting event which also saw the first youth championships being held five star elite teams from brazil germany so their kids japan and russia tried their best to tackle in towns caren's with plenty of spectators watching the impressive showdown there are four disciplines the sprint a simple completes the run quickest wins that see if they can avoid getting thrown out there were a few flips and some of the raptors ended up swimming one of the most spectacular disciplines is the head to head two teams try not just checking the tricky turns

but also battle it out on their way to the finish line it's an ideal chance for the competitors to show their river skills and combat maneuvers the next challenge if this well i'm looking for rafting disciplines the course consists of twelve games heading over the river and the rafters have to draw on their best technical abilities to complete the route. the final discipline is the physically demanding don't river cruise have to run down the route but then have to run uphill back to the top and with people at several times russia's national team is always among the hold favorites in all roughing tournament but this time the russians failed to get enough managed to get on top ending up in the fifth place. it was the first world championships held on artificial course and we don't have such facilities in russia as we train on real whitewater nevertheless when you aren't conan's very well and we knew what we could expect our men's team got to hold in

sprint and then we didn't succeed in other disciplines and stuff however we had some trouble as one crew member broken legs and we couldn't get my full strength. japan. rafters have childes with progress and last years and this time to grab their first ever title demands in woman's divisions how about russia absolutely dominated the championship only two medals in all four disciplines in the men's division and becoming good old girl champions and when he went out as the actually we initiated holding the world youth championships it would have been developing a raft and most young beautiful since two thousand and four and every year we all lots of competitions across the country so i would say that i would try and find the world championships as a result and it's not only about results that are on the visit board to help the children in their personal enhancement and sometimes i'd like to character and you can train them are you still not making them fall down let go and of course we try to make it more popular kids the rivets may have been manufactured but the stamina

and strength shown by the world's rafting elite was more than real. brings the end of the sport for the moment when all into asked.

destructive film is still raging across central russia with dozens of people dead phone restaurants in moscow from the small that's been choking the day it's. u.s. military strain it's red it's preparing a surprise it's all around which washington will inevitably be trying to answer. and the arab capital that's being won a vote by western lines h one eyed georgians young muslims showing traditional timing to american diners and english t.j. . for good morning this is coming to you live from moscow with me i guess habits swathes of central russia all still in flames with fireflies is tackling hundreds

of new fires every day and it's likely to be several days before the scorching temperatures show any sign of cooling down let's take you around some of the affected areas now all greiss and woodland of the moscow region all stacey vns is in the center of the capital. here behind me as you can see this is that she was heavily wooded area and now that all this been left for charred remains of trees and smoldering grounds and firefighters are still actually here on stand by the. water down the far as trying to put them out and then stand by in case of things kick off again now this is just an example of some is going across the boston region and also across russia there are five hundred twenty five still estimated to be blazing across russia and just the highlights how on serious the situation is it is just yesterday hundred four.