congress votes no east west never told goes into nobody knows how to make even if we're going to love skye rohde cinesias sloviansk i pulled in soldiers historical photos of its culture in the city so it's in the sky because most. other good up until close is true for this to become the hutto. violence as collates of the greek parliament as in grange crowd store police barricades through clouds of tear gas hoping to swing a vote on austerity cuts. serious on grass trends to spread our cost me east israel is concerned that hezbollah is moving weapons to govern not just in case the president also is overthrown. and orphans in russia continue to struggle in adulthood a lack of government provided housing means some have to live in rundown homes with little help. also in business russia wants to reduce the social ties for business

while boosting alcohol and tobacco excise and potentially increasing taxes for the oil and gas sector to find out more on the economic impact of this move join me in twenty minutes time and business up to. its five pm in moscow on nice and now right with your top story here in r t and it's make or break today in greece as the government votes on tax hikes and spending cuts while police battle raging crowds just meters from parliament and today is the country's last chance to stave off default something that could have ruinous consequences for the euro but public opposition has turned violent scenes here from downtown athens for example a war zone that's protesters clashed with police amid volleys of tear gas hundreds of thousands of people nationwide walked off. their jobs in the strike against

austerity they say drought in the country that at crippling interest rates has failed once and it all fell again. from the civil servants trade unions out five apartment building and says there's no shortage of passion among the protesters we will continue the most raping and till they are a government gets the message and not only our government and the whole european union governments get the message and the message is that these politics don't get us out of that rises we want some other politics to be held or the socialist party that governs now has the last every. everyone who voted for a parcel for the socialist party they said other things before the elections and they'd love the things now and not only they do other things all those of things but they are leading our country look at pastoral faith and that's something we want tolerate it's a matter of believing all there for the people of my country you have to understand that when the matter is leaving or there is no government can stop us either today

or tomorrow or two months later the way slow they are going to be to vote for in the greek parliament is a law that says that everything because they're all ones will. pass to an enterprise which will be and which have members from the troika the i.m.f. and some greek people so these enterprise a private enterprise with the troika inside it will sell everything we'll sell everything this country owns if we don't stop this will we won't be as they think and more there are many many ways a serious problem not only here in greece but in the whole european union in the whole european union these days. it wants the employees and the working class to pay for this crisis and we say no we say tax the rich people we say ok. don't sell anything that holds this country we say that the there

they say we have to pay it's not our debt we didn't decide about it we didn't ask about it we didn't i wouldn't even have to pay for a five percent interest rate when the european my bank a a loan slower banks with one percent. well one of the main grievances held by the protesters is that they're being made to pay for the mistakes of others most of them believe they'll never see a penny of the belt out that will saddle generations with debt. on the street they always says of discontent it's growing louder. it's a war we did not create this the poor are going to pay for this we want to become large but it's greece continues to fight against economic ruin second bailout. and it can't prevent greece from defaulting on its previous leymah payments that people will be seeing

a penny. of this buyout money actually comes into the greek economy it all goes out. the battles on say the banks and prevent a large scale financial crisis the people the price is simply too high they see their income going down they see taxes taxes taxes and nothing else their money does not go to very early a year is struggling against heart asperity measures the government now faces an electorate capone's to the bailouts they are going to get all the. problems we have. and they are going to get almost pitiful. of the good people they're going to get in this in this. month. it's certainly come it's a high cost for the cuts in public spending raising taxes and any question of

privatization program it would mean so many quick public assets this is robbery this is theft this is mentioned on the streets of athens continues to mount violent scenes witnessed recently disturbing testimony just how situations terrier it is one of the reasons that everyone. he is so determined to keep greece in the euro is so that the banks don't have to take a serious hit all their faults we loan being policies and it's almost as if those are the other holy alarms of politicians and bankers vs ordinary people it's a fight that the people say they're not prepared to lose. on city athens. and as we report later in the program the greek crisis will be the top of the to do list for the new boss of the world's biggest lender find out how the choice france's finance minister as the head of the i.m.f. is already drawing criticism. on our team is the astronaut who became famous for

her orbital fluke performance brought on a five month long expedition to the i s s. israel has warned syrian president bashar al asad it will target him personally if you taps an attack on the jewish state that's according to an arab newspaper report the warning came after reports of unusual troop movements in syria including the relocation of ballistic missiles able to reach israel as early acts bird speculate could go on the offensive to divert international attention from internal un rust another theory is that an attack could be staged by also longtime allies hezbollah from london our arses pause there takes a look at how the situation in the region threatens to spend further out of control . things are quiet on the israel lebanon border but many suspect it's a lull before the storm everything hinges on what happens in neighboring syria and what hizbollah decides to do with its stockpiles there and the opposition group

that my people over in syria. definitely consider his belies an enemy is a threat so for his bailouts the mass of the. logical thing can go to transfer the weapon they put in syria. into. lebanon for years hizbollah found an ally in syrian president bashar assad and so it's no surprise they want him to stay in power but if he goes and those who pressurising him to do so would do well to remember this the regional impact could be terrifying syria are like libya is part of an alliance and that alliance is very wide it begins in iran some elements in iraq's government are part of the syrian regime hezbollah and lebanon are one ass in gaza western intelligence reports suggest has been or has already started moving some of its advanced weaponry from

its way houses and syria to its forces in lebanon for fear that assad will be toppled but getting rid of him is one thing dealing with the consequences quite another situation in syria very. dangerous collapse the syrian government could be gender group. but that could include a new war between lebanon and israel already the weapons has been there has and its position are able to strike almost any corner of the jewish state and you stockpiles of lebanon would only aggravate an already tense situation as far as we know hizbullah has now accumulated around forty five thousand missiles of ranges. there is run of all part of the variance goes beyond three hundred volts three hundred fifty kilo because we've according to them at least they can reach the whole of the. gestalt of the country which is something israelis know these

missiles originated in syria they found their way to levanon and then they were fired by his beloved onto the true state back in two thousand and six this museum was set up about a decade ago so that the i.d.f. could display weapons ammunition and items it had captured from israel's enemies on the ground and almost administrate a lebanese palestinian and his belief legs flying on the israeli border the message is clear here no country's immune to what happens to its neighbor and it won't take much to two individuals precariously peace into all out war policy r.t. israel. just one up do you want our top story this hour in greece the parliament house approves the new austerity measures which means tax hikes and spending cuts protests are taking out taking place rather on the streets as we speak it's clearly expected that they will worsen as this news comes out of the streets of athens people they're upset are saying that they should be the ones who have to pay for

others' mistakes you can see tear gas there already clashes have taken place throughout the day between protesters and riot police breaking down barricades throwing rocks we'll keep you updated on this developing story again the greek parliament has passed new austerity measures in order to get another e.u. bailout were some of the spending cuts i understand or some twenty eight billion euro. well back to our story on israel another problem facing the country is how to deal with the latest aid flotilla bound for blockaded gaza artist peter lavelle and his gas debate the true nature of the mission as well as the state is really pounds to knead relations the full show is coming after us fifteen hundred g.m.t. here's a preview. what is gaza really it is a giant prison for one point six million people eighty percent of the refugees

from towns and villages destroyed towns and villages the in what is now israel and israel wants nothing to do with them for one reason only and that's because they're not jews that's the fundamentally racist nature of this blockade is completely falsifying the fact that israel has continuously offered. in negotiations a palestinian state a bill to establish lands in the gaza strip and the west bank with continuity in a way of connecting those two parts with the employer is this the israelis reports or knowing what they are by is there are twenty percent of the area that the latest israeli citizens throughout the south are always really really serious or is it going so she. say that it. was. in

washington the senate foreign relations committee has finally authorized american involvement in the military mention something president obama was strongly pushing for the resolution gives approval for u.s. warplanes and unmanned drones to continue limited strikes for one year but forbids the development of ground troops just days ago the republican led house of representatives voted down a measure to carry out military action in libya and it's had no immediate effect on the campaign but represented a symbolic falling out between congress and the president vision of international studies at trinity college in hartford says the authorization is another vehicle violation. thank you know. so to me you know always going to begin with the story of the u.n. resolution within a few hours of the war beginning with the french and american striking libya but

they had already acknowledged it then and there are terms of the un resolution and now it looks like libya is simply being bled being a hundred days of work the next twenty four thousand sorties you know there is a very gradually being a point of leaving of libya to the extent where he has ally and then defect. has said libya is being made into what he calls its giant somalia the united states president has not over the last twelve years come to congress to see cooperation for a war they have been very poorly defined statements brought before congress the same thing in afghanistan if the united states had properly gone to war in afghanistan then it may not have been so i don't know about the legality put instance of killing osama bin laden. the international monetary fund has kind of tough a new leader in french finance minister christine lagarde she won with the overwhelming backing of the e.u. the u.s.

russia and china but skeptics say another european bronstein some countries will be favored over others this is christine lagarde appointment keeps the european at the head of the world's top lender keeping the long held tradition intact and in a debt crisis having one of its own chairing the international monetary fund could be more important than ever for europe seeing the. intimate knowledge of those mechanisms. of the european community and the eurozone of its many leaders can help but the guards main competitor was i will stay in carstens from mexico who argued her point would only adds to the perception of i.m.f. by its there could be some conflict the famed place i mean at the end of the day you know the main borel of the institution with me they were all of europe you know so we'll have as and pollution were there war or stormin eighteen appropriate thirty institutional emerging economies the engine of global growth in recent years

are vastly under represented in the organization with the u.s. and europe holding half of the votes and veto power and always suggest i.m.f. bias has had a negative effect on the world economy and they would use their monopoly over her. and force certain policies. and own country's. policies there were no national interest the i.m.f. lends money monitors the global economy and in theory at least prevents crises its credibility has been shattered by the financial collapse in the advanced economies which it definitely did not start they missed the two big hit biggest asset bubbles in the history of the world i think they didn't want to go again so their friends on wall street and others there were making unfortunately some experts say the intimacy between the i.m.f. and u.s. corporations is a matter of concern all of the big decisions at the i.m.f.

are made by the u.s. treasury department then you had of the i.m.f. is more than familiar with the u.s. corporate world for years she worked at a major american law firm representing the interests of big business and is a member of the u.s. poland defense industry working group at best the interests of aviation giants like boeing and lockheed martin helping them to seal multibillion dollar deals the u.s. and europe. found christine legarde the best fit for the job so did several emerging markets including russia and china but she faces the cold task of appearing independent despite her past times and will struggle not to cement even further the perception that the i.m.f. exists only for the benefit of its creditors i'm going to check our reporting from washington r.t. . on our website our team dot com you can have your say on what the appointment of christine lagarde will bring let's take a look at how you've been voting so far throughout the day the majority of you

think that the new i.m.f. chief will be a puppet controlled by the interest of global corporate. partners ations while a fourth are the view got the organization itself will be exploiting week a common reason deepening the crisis others are split over two options either the move will help change the world's financial system or it will set a new independent course for the i.m.f. those know what you think get involved by logging on to our team and drop us a line. the crew that returned from the international space station last month having been whole have been holding i should say their traditional meeting across the star city outside moscow arches top bar and went along as well to meet up with flight engineer cady coleman who became famous for a somewhat unique performance on the station you cannot for six months know. being when your flu has been living and working out. you know back here on earth we

just want to ask you about some of the everyday things that you have to cope with so i actually brought fruits from ian anderson. and also from the band the chieftains set a two hundred year old irishman and also attend a missile and then the and then once you get up there you want to share this and mr anderson came up with this a way to play together and it's been very popular across the world we'll just have a quick listen to that recording of you at. tell us a bit more about how you sorted out just the everyday things that we have to try and sort of i say the biggest inconvenience of not having gravity is that everything floats. and i can be nice i mean i can move a while was in pound rock over by myself and push it across the space station but then there was that floating around parts not floating. and somebody like me that

was never the gymnastic queen you know high school can do all of those things and more and it's just really wonderful to fly. we'll get more news stories and features on our web page as the latest interviews and analysis here is what's there for you right now director of my call not to known for his work in the chronicles of narnia and a bond blockbuster meets r.t.d. to discuss what makes a good movie. and card cheating russian university students are kicked out for writing entrance exams for new applicants find out exactly what happened r.t.e. dot com. russian orphans face a tough childhood become adults is often even worse the government legally has to provide housing for anyone leaving care it's better all over reports that often doesn't happen. and. this

looks like a prime candidate for demolition in the family home but twenty two year old mother of two lena is being told by social services that she still. perhaps they haven't seen this place inside they keep telling us true parents have hope they leave here they showed me a paper on how to build a house i told them that i had no phones i have no job i have to take care of kids and i ended up going to place they said it's not our problem you know grew up in an orphanage in the sense you have to be on the russian law she shouldn't receive state housing once she left the institution this misgiving to leave the state and despite having no money she's been told. but there's a tradition absolutely desperate they didn't give me work because i don't have a profession for them i don't exist perhaps hanging myself would be the best thing to do. without even the most basic but i mean at least there's no way at least.

here however here is exactly where the authorities are told that if you should bring up the children. his case isn't unusual those who work with all things in russia say that it's when they leave the care homes they need the most help the problem is orphans are cuter and smaller you know when they're little and everybody loves to help them with their small presents and things. whereas in actual fact they've got bigger needs but they get bigger and that's really where we need to be standing beside them housing is one of those big needs for all fans leaving care it's also in short supply and there's a lot in it we need certain calculations for one region and found out that if a child is number ten thousand in the queue for housing it would take them some three and a half thousand years to actually get a flat how can they live like this they're not pharaohs you know we can't bring

them back from the dead and give them an apartment what is currently only administrative penalties can be imposed on anyone standing in the way of. getting housing alexander gear's all of a form often in self as a campaigner for orphans rights he wants to see the courts more involved he will have a game i feel we need to change the law in a way to make sure that someone can be held responsible in court in this case the orphanage this will make sure that there is no way graduating orphan would have to go and live in a rundown home and the change in the law might help people in the future but lena needs to find a solution right now. all the mothers are given homes to raise their children why can't i have that easy because i didn't do the laundry because i'm not allowed to live because it's convenient for me to have family some people are trying to help me but their efforts have been in vain. he's really going.

to jail reaching. well that wraps up our main news block next to the rest of the business just to meet you joins us with a live update. on one welcome to business top story russian presentation of believe as outlined budget guidelines for the next two years top of the list is increasing the tax burden on the gas industry percent silly now that would go partly towards reducing the shortfall from the lowered social tax the selling of state assets and revenues from oil and gas will also be used to make up the deficit as a negative supported increasing alcohol and tobacco excise says the government wants to lessen the negative social impact of their consumption now to discuss this in more detail let's join you getting a divorce in the studio the chief economist of sistema financial corporation will thank you so much for being with us so apart from the tobacco and alcohol i'm sure we love talking about that first of all potentially increasing at will and gas

taxation and how how significant could increase me i think we speak mostly about the station because what's good what's happening there also is that the division of pigs burden between xstrata well obstruction and refinery actually that that's where probably the discussion happens at least as i see it currently. and the positions are not go between cruz the burden on the oil industry but to redistribute it in order to make more refined and more of a refinery of deep deep deep oil production. to stimulate. companies move with the move downstream it's a moment to. instead of producing a scene after all this simple work product at the same moment russian government would like to stimulate only extraction that's probably why for example i'm not i'm not expecting any increase in. the world you just. act. as i

see but guess maybe actually this has been a long discussion and. the russian authorities tried many many times to approach the issue of increasing. for example uses for export gas and like that finally the decision has been made yes. and i expect it to grow to be significant profits. impressive. but what kind of signal does a sense of investors doesn't this make russia more even reliant on oil and gas revenues if we speak about gas duties or tax increases yes potentially the russian budget may be more dependent on oil and even more dependent on oil and gas than before but this is a moment i hope there will be a lot of initiatives on redistribution of tax burden on the not only got the burden but it will be used from different activities stimulating innovation these economic

growth may be all the sources of income for the federal budget that's what i hope for the raw seeds of everything i would see seeds for administrative reforms seeds of change in the budget revenues. through distribution seams of. government legislation the federal control system and. exactly just to make activities of federal government economic activities more transparent and better i would say. so they may grow into better products which may result into not increasing. government revenues later not right not so i see. these increase in the guest revenue is a step as a rule to be fair i would say since it simply because oil is already. ruled to be severely i would not be surprised if there would be further increases in different other material sectors but i don't see it as a step towards further dependence on oil and gas revenues that not in this case are

very very quickly now how much of an economic impact could they actually have from increasing excise as of tobacco and alcohol much of a revenue commitment and i don't think this will bring a lot if you turn fifty billion rubles i mean taken into account that they have already been increased and there are plans to increase them so they do show revenue will be significant now if you know those from the chief economist of from system of financial corp thank you so much for being with a q. . and i'm afraid that's all we have time for this hour we will be back with an update in three minutes time join me then if you're.

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