skate the cautious of instead next we talked to greek m.p.c. miscarry called look who says joining the euro zone has destroyed his country's financial prospects. greece has given the world many edifying myths including the latest one that its economy was strong enough to join the euro zone was it a comedy and tragedy or maybe a farce well to discuss that right now joined by the member of the greek parliament . thank you very much for your time sir now greece has been at the center of political and economic debate in new york for quite some time now do you think the european union has done and not to how greece out not enough and not in the right timing and greece was just the weakest link in the building in the us and well constructed it is a problem when you promote the financial gratian without having political

integration and i think it's the time for big decisions of the european union not so sure that the political leadership of the european union today is the point it should be what do you think is at the root of this crisis truth of this crisis is that the political leadership has given up a big part of its power to the let's call it financial establishment to people that were never voted for and never elected. but they seem to have more power than their elected leadership that is something that has to change and another point of view maybe it sounds a little bit moral but making the money without producing anything is immoral and that's what we're paying right now so what you seem to be suggesting is

that greece has lost more than they've gained from joining the european union and the euro zone listen our fault is that we lost chances we could then should have done more in the good days. right now it is costing us a lot you can imagine that. germany for example is lending us money with a big hit with the biggest interest rate then that itself is borrowing so they are making money out of the help to us now some critics say that sense year was introduced in greece wages have been increasing at a pace seven times higher than in germany that you just mentioned for example salaries for public servants have increased by seventy six percent so some critics may say that it's actually been inefficient bodging inefficient cost management that glad to be a dire situation this and there is truth is that the greek political system.

for. the past of the last twenty years was. giving money giving benefits in order to collect votes. that this is not the only reason though for these. patients that you referred to because you must keep in mind that when we entered the european union the salary of the public servants in greece was one tenth of the salary of public servants in germany and it was supposed to be that. the aim of the european union was that all europeans would come to the same level so yes there was another one patient of i don't know seventy percent you said but still the salaries are lower than in germany how bad the situation really is what i'd be chances of greece defaulting on its in the near future i believe in the perspectives of greek economy maybe right now it seems

rather gruesome picture but we have many capacities that haven't been explored them that's one of the reasons i'm here and most people promote the conference that we're having in rome. about greek russian collaboration there are many things to do specially in the energy sector of course the tourist sector the real estate sector the corporation and coal production of. items of high technological value with russian know how and production in greece this would have advantages for both sides plus the fact that with the help of the european union greek far most have stopped producing can imagine the country like greece right now kong feed its people we don't produce enough meat we don't produce enough we even oil we are importing

a country like greece that should be producing everything come to do something and should be and who we had the scheme from the european union that farmers were paid so that they would then produce anything. we destroyed one of the main the main assets of our economy and this has to change now this sentiment they are giving is full of disappointment do you think it was a wise decision for greece to join the european union in the first place the decision to join the e.u. was a wise one the way we entered the monetary union was the wrong crowd. relation of the greek drachma that we had to the euro was and correct the way we sense. it we made the transition from the drachma

to the euro was incorrect for example prices went three times up we didn't pay attention at the time because what we gained from the monetary union right away was more credit. greece and greeks could borrow money easier but it wasn't used in the correct way it was used just to buy things but also the investments that were made in europe were only to sell germany you know what's the biggest investment it's made in greece for the past ten years super markets. and we ended up buying german products buying german cause we have helped the german economy very much by our buying capacity i'm telling you maybe greece borrowed a lot of money the past ten years from the european union from germany and especially

why don't you check out how much money germany has made out of greece the past ten years you'll discover that it's more than what we borrowed just recently big greek authorities have announced a very ambitious particle station program. and by intention just may just take companies in the now free to raise some money and close some budgetary holes what do you think about program i think that a big part of the public sector should be privatized i don't think that the current government is. moving in the correct direction and i'll give you an example that has to do i know that there was there is a russian interest from the russian railways for the greek railways and i am sure that. with russian management and russian know how the greek gray lows can make money great ways can make money while today they're losing. and as

far as i know the greek government hasn't responded to the proposals so things like that have to change. for privatization but with. a spirit of development we don't want to sell out greeks and we're not going to sell the acropolis as some german magazines and newspapers proposed i wonder how they would feel if they were we would ask them to sell them at the border gate or something similar historical and emotional value and i do believe that what. the european union the troika as we call them the european union monetary fund and the european central bank the proposal the plan that they have it's not working. raising taxes. and the connally that is in deep deep recession doesn't

solve problems it creates even more what future do you see for the unified europe do you think it will survive this crisis i would like to see europe survive but there are many things that i have my objections for example the relations between the european union and russia they should become better. greece has tried to be a bridge between the european union and russia and russia successfully sometimes unsuccessfully and others there are some new member states in the european union that are reacting but russia is a part of europe so i can't imagine a europe without russia there must be a closer form of cooperation between the two sides and everybody is going to benefit from that you mentioned germany several times throughout this interview me finish up on the german quote just a few days ago i'm going marco fat. if the euro collapses europe will collapse

do you agree with that statement i want to see the european currency. continue to exist i believe that we didn't start it in the right way. but it is the right direction we just need a new framework and a new understanding between us because right now they're hitting a country that is not entirely responsible everybody has its own responsibilities on the sponsibility s. and it's the weakest link but there are others too you saw that the problem of greece quickly became a problem for island for portugal now we're afraid for spain for italy so it can't be only greece's problems the whole structure was wrong and we have to change it we have to find another approach i still do believe in the european union and the

european dream but in the larger dream and in a more correct way and as i said in the beginning i can't imagine europe without russia. well when one deals with war for us to realize that this tremendous amounts of damage that are done not just human damage but damage to the physical environment in which the battlefield takes place tremendous amounts of damage done by aerial bombs by napalm boy coming from the city whether it's sonic booms or factory marine mammals or it's the burning oil field soon the rock or egypt's destroyed coral reefs in the pacific for women purposes the list just goes on and

on the geneva conventions of nineteen forty nine states that there shall be taken in war to protect involved against widespread long term and severe damage the united states although it is accepted almost all of the provisions protocol one has taken exception to that.

the british prime minister is in moscow for talks with the russian leadership after years of strained relations it's the first official visit of a british leader to the russian capital since two thousand and five. april is disputed fifty four billion euros staring package anders a final debate in the lower house of parliament but open protest at the unpopular cause have already started with some areas of the country going as far as ceding its haunt to me. and iran prepares to officially plug in its russian build bushier nuclear station the country's first atomic power plant will reach about half of capacity after being connected to the main national grid. as we had lines and sports next with. thank you marie and i have all welcome to the sports update and let's take

a look at our top stories. the williams in the women's singles final denying the americans hopes only full title at the u.s. open at flushing meadows. some well after all schools the second goal in as many games for russian side of the premier league's most talked about team b. . got a. closing in on may second. on the winning. in style ahead of johnson bottom and along. about scott saw that the flushing meadows was amount of her house claims to a maiden grand slam victory stunning serina williams in the rain delayed ladies' final on sunday a minute's silence to commemorate the town's anniversary of nine eleven opened proceedings on sounds of course. stocks are going into the championship decide as an obvious underdog against the current time when i had to drop the set however it was the nine seed who domain to pull out allowing her to secure

a relatively easy straight sets victory six two six three sam stossel capturing the overall title winning form and we're now on her fad match one there becoming the fastest trending woman to play and so singles titles and small group pool back in one nine hundred seventy three. i felt like i was definitely the underdog going into it so maybe that kind of made me a little more relaxed going into this match than especially my last grand slam final i think i was i would have drawn a lot of that experience from the french open and. you know i. had to believe that i had a chance to win i think obviously having two victories over here in the past. that really helped me feel that it was possible and i knew that i had to go out there play well to even have a chance to play for the u.s. open i would have never thought i would have had a chance you know. seven weeks ago i mean when you're in wimbledon or whatever you

know let alone six months ago or what i just would have ever thought that that opportunity would have been available so i can't be too upset and so. that's news for the local supporters coming later on that day out the little hoover and lisa rave on speed to find the king and hero slavishly in the women's doubles final brave interrupted play off of the first set false in the close but all in the following hours with hoover and raymond eventually winning it all in a decisive time break. now russia's man have won the beach football world cup in the city for the first time the national team beating nine time world champions brazil twelve to eight in sunday's final the russian school to be a three two lead early on by the samba boys or to few more times in the first period because they get just one goal before the first break second period proving to be decisive as the russians added six small brazil nineteen just wise the underdogs then held on to that advantage to secure them maysan world title. meanwhile spartak

moscow is on beaten run since june in the russian prime a league has been extended for another week up to saying all caught on sunday's opening game just one goal coming on a jerry day paramedics zuba had the chance to call to the school board made way through the second hall bought me skewed he's afeard the fans literally soaking in the experience when he goes for it did break the deadlock in the pinpoint freaky five minutes from time to striking off the last of us to take all three points. the league's all those particles that meanwhile sold their wombs continue not going down to what us thought of the month of them off had the opportunity to open from the spot in thirty minutes and over the former russian international be the keeper he could be the post both teams than created chances until course huge burst into the area and slowed to home in the eighteen fed minutes spartak now boss only after

a disappointing one nil loss. and that's because. of who had been boss and going into the weekend managed to play for the season so great that millions. they got things started against their seats along with nine minutes of belorussian international left all alone to beat the spot as teams was them both dry before the break probably making into nothing. and in the final game of the day you boys will go on home page the visitors opened the scoring go through me high to play a shun who do the keeper a back with his long range afterward but thirteen minutes after that some will and soul in the second girl win as many matches for and she the full time african player of the allies and in his best team in my fridge call law that was before another world start a bit to call us and that's the when i ride before the trip freaky you know fourth

in the table while week twenty three reps up later on monday went to coast to buy in the chechen capital. they were just two games in the english premier league on sunday the only one so west brom win their first match of the season the baggies victory coming at the expense of new boys nor h.c.c. full of the much needed moscow man peter old and when the nets in just three minutes seem to sell maximum points for them while full of monthlies burned remain in the riches but old will listen to playing out they want to enjoy craven cottage . in formula one is the boss and the second straight drive us title appears all but imminent with six races left. once again dominating the competition finishing almost town seconds ahead of mclaren rival jenson button in some polls ferrari's fernando alone for the initially ruled into the lead but german the tel regained it kept his number one position after that is where he made mark webber was one of eight drivers to retire rushing to tally another one so it's

a bit tell me it's finished on top again he's eight from win from certain races this season boston came second alone since the last step on patel's overall lead in the standings now rise instead. press so one hundred twelve points over alone so. stay with more to suppose where he had been in benefited from teammate he had a lot less slowing down on the team orders to win there early australia the famed taking his second win of the season with his compadres relegated to second place overall here one in fifteen points behind seven time defending champion said boston with three races still to go this season rushes gain in the wake of how to run riot during a particularly challenging stretch of terrain and crashed out here. so it is here again who takes the victory despite. where he won nine specials they just passed a soul became the only seat in the top story. of the european basketball championships

now where russia continuing to do everything right on the hardwood they need lots men now on the seven games following victory over two thousand and five champions greece the game closing the opening haul first the greeks matched russia shot a shot thought the russians were up by eight to stop the final scores of thanks mainly to some superb shooting from t my famous ball eighty three to sixty seven held a second round group stage clash with finnish macedonia who have the ball since that are up next for russia late on monday. now russia's added another three pieces of silverware on the second day of the more than pentathlon world championships in moscow two of those medals were golds and the latest success pro bell the host of first overall with three days still to go into the meant at a bank or sort of has warned that. this world championship was supposed to be held

in egypt however due to political instability in that country russia won the right to hold the prestigious event in moscow it took a local organizers only a couple of months to prepare the capitals olympic arena for a major pentathlon event which would. held indoors for the first time in history. it was all but easy to receive the owner of hosting this world championship which there were many countries who wanted to bring this tournament to their home soil and we're very proud and happy that this brilliant because i want to see here in russia. two time olympic champion and they had yet to taste a world championship victory going into this final in the russian capital perhaps it was that short haul charging him forward in all five disciplines of the world championship after finishing first in fencing and a moyes save posted the six best result in the swimming event which still in him and overall first intermediate place another russian that's once it's in the world championship runner up alexander lists on what's hot on the heels of his teammates

staying close in third place throughout the tournament be in the show jumping events both local leaders displayed a near perfect performance and retained their first and third places going into the final phase of the competition only one rider managed to complete the show jump in peace without any points deducted and that's hungary's adam who eventually won the bronze beef so three russian men had a chance to sweep the podium in the last running and shooting events commonly known as the combined andre moyes safe and alexander listen obviously had the better chances of being in that's all three while they're compassionate enough for a lot of face at suffered sask from fifth place and it was a dream come true for the two time olympic champion and they might save who finally claimed the world championship gold after winning four of the five events there's just the project was i'm very happy that i wanted it's my first victory at the world championships and that's even more significant but i also have to admit that

our country has always had great traditions and pentathlon and this means that my generation should do its best to keep up with alexander as soon was brilliant had the range as his shooting skills have been rewarded with a bump from the turn. it's bronze silver medal while it for love only managed to climb up to an over old forth denying the local crowd the pleasure of seeing three russian flags on the podium for medical the rush at the start of the trail of the competition from all over over the next three days and says another three sets of medals that it is related to as well as the mixed relay grades for a month off for a party hospital. and finally the last surviving ice hockey player from the deadly yuk forcing to add disaster has died in hospital area today aleksandar was one of only two survivors a loss to explain crash so many six year old died from severe burns in intensive care in moscow after his health was on this morning meaning the only surviving crew

member an exam that assumes sulphur is in critical condition the plane with shells global come on board crashed in central russia near your us law but on the seventh of september killing forty four people. that's all the sport for valor coming up next is the why the stay tuned.

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building bridges the british prime minister is in moscow for talks with the russian leadership after years of relations under dark diplomatic clouds. italy's disputed fifty four billion euros package of a final debate in the lower house of parliament but open protests that popular cots have already started. and powering iran prepares to officially applaud the russian build pushchair nuclear station and to the main national grade the country's first atomic facility. and business affairs mounting the world is heading rapidly for a second people the recession is russia well placed to ride out the turmoil find out in business and about twenty minutes. one pm in the russian capital you.