to get your. where did it take them. to the. polls. the german parliament rushes through a drastic increase in the e.u. bellowed powers as released by itself and crushed under the weight of the precedence of austerity. public anger in egypt turns against the post mubarak military government with many admitting the grass may not be greener on the other side. serbs refused to dismantle their barricades on the serbian kosovo border despite nato bringing more troops to the area. and business russian stocks declining mornings leading as signs global growth is slowing outweigh advances in crude oil the country's biggest export turn for pro business brought in twenty minutes.

to levon am in moscow why not trends are good to have you with us here on our she our top story kicked into action by a market panic unseen since the financial crash of two thousand and eight the german government scramble to approve a massive expansion of the e.u.'s emergency bailout fund new measures mean berlin now personally guarantees an astronomic contribution of two hundred eleven billion euros most analysts though agree that more must be done to prevent a highly anticipated greek default from shattering the euro zone even to go shooters also returned to athens to restart talks on future bailout payments the government's last chance to evade a collapse later this month as r.t. sara first reports about the fuel for the greek government's world lentulus austerity engine may be running out. greece has been the place the child of the year a thing. with jimmy takes. a country looks that's to get that much needed cash injection

with the help come with some conditions and hearing people say that the price that being make the pay is simply too high standing that pale. is deadline day for the thirst be hit with the quick government's new special tax it's one of the measures they kiss in place to try to secure the next tranche of money the country needs to avoid bankruptcy the extra tax which is thought to doubts about another three percent from people's annual income supposed to help plug some of the massive deficit in the budget nothing more than a year's salary cuts and rises in living costs people here are already at breaking points the last two years almost everybody has lost at least thirty percent of his salary or punctual era cost analysis from the opposition movement entitled pay he tells me how the need meant expanded rapidly in recent months as more and

more people hit that financial wall before. most of the people who were offering because they wanted to grow first against an unjust situation know there are thousands and thousands of people who will because. people's desperation has become increasingly evident on the streets of greece violence has repeatedly prey can out between riot place and protest as she's a nice even more clashes parliament again feted yet another of stars the measure in the form of any property tax where organizing. to put on them are a mess just for the olympic under his ranch. critics do not need the i.m.f. many people in greece now question just here it is i think control unfortunately

today very early in euro zone are the bankers. and there. is much to consider. bunkers are not being shared folders are not being. called again and again and again. spears. despite germany having data positively to expand the size and power of the year ban out funds were ready critics are questioning whether that will be enough insights now turn to the many challenges the usa in still faces the problem will move from. other european countries then to german banks to the end. you've been germany. the most healthy economy you would be you know. will be affected if the problem will not stop you will find a solution not just for being with pos measures failing to have the banks

it's political leaders continue to struggle to convince that public the future of the euro is a still hangs in the balance of these places. to continue many people hate it greece is a country now at risk of having not only a financial but it democratic deficit as well. outside the parliament building in athens the e.u. may be hurling billions it out in the street prop up its economy and create the appearance of stability but the greek crisis has now grown too big to be contained that's according to penny out a satirical sociology professor in athens. i think that the big question facing us today is not whether we are going to default but how we are going to default i mean all the measures taken by this throw it up by the european union there is a b. and the i.m.f. leads one way or the other to some sort of the full some sort of moneths default

but this new fault is going to be accompanied by newest even cancer austerity measures some sort of social good buddies with for example we had this summit meeting on july twenty first and there was all this but the new bailout package was on their way. september and the black starts from the part of the european union concerning the last payments of the previews bailout targets its bailout been accompanied by extremists terrorism is there's the demand for a complete state assets and then again more austerity more recession. devastation of the of the productive capacity of this country i mean this is a vicious circle something that this must go i think about as a society as a country we have the times to default on our own our own terms which means the

immediate stop of payments to the death immediate exit of greece from the euro zone from the euro member you can get the latest updates and developments on greece and the euro crisis moments after they happen on our twitter stream that's a twitter dot com slash r t underscore. bracing themselves for protests on friday hoping it will attract millions of people dissatisfied with the way they. post mubarak. threats from dozens of political

parties to boycott. was that we knew that change or come to egypt a new chapter of freedom and democracy don't judge a book by its cover when reading post mubarak egypt it's pertwee no lines where you'll find the new chapter hasn't been published edited or slightly revised we still have the screen calls of the on poor souls of those who. have been. since this country towards democracy barak may be gone but his policies are not for hosni mubarak's case is ongoing at this tried you know new figures from human rights watch claims more civilians have been forced to face military trial for the last six months some twelve thousand during the entire thirty year rule of mubarak

average civilians are giving five to you know seven years in prison a lot of torture that has occurred since scaf has come into power. actor ghassan clown around when it comes to the supreme council or scaf he has taken part in protests since day one and still has scars from being detained because the books are much worse he said very long they told people they had to stick it humbly for right after that all shot through the struggle and beaten with bats on the head i was released only because of well known now not allowed to leave the country for thirty years according to law if i have to seek asylum stay and fight for freedom like mubarak skaf gets the supported needs to rule egypt from abroad the aid that we get from the u.s. that one point five billion a year the easier proceeds from from the usa and most of it entirely goes

to the supreme court to the to the army you know the scouts and all the westboro. history books will change for the better the arab spring is a massive opportunity to spread peace prosperity democracy egypt sions are left reading the writing on the wall or in many areas it's in the same as before going to paper and in some areas it's getting more worse and he's now a r t congress. with freedom and democracy still allusive in egypt the future for libya is also clouded in uncertainty. there will be a new government that will not necessarily be more democratic or more humane but will be and how light or i would say in fact a proxy. coming out later this hour about libya's interim government struggles for for control of the country skepticism surrounding the benefit most from the revolution starts to creep in. and the shadow of an imminent u.s.

veto of the palestinian bid for statehood at the u.n. security council as i guess a vote looks all but certain. but first the standoff continues in northern kosovo with local serbs reinforcing their barricades and nato calling in more troops to the area tense relations between serbia and kosovo plunged to new depths tuesday after nato forces tried to dismantle barricades causing file in clashes with serbs the roadblocks were set up in july when kosovo authorities tried to seize checkpoints to enforce a unilateral trade embargo or he's alexei or chefs he has more. now i'm standing beside one of the manmade barricades one of the manmade checkpoints created by the course of us destined to cut off both the k four and the cost of police forces from the serbian part of the village as you can see it is pretty calm now here with people sitting by the fire reaching for something to happen being on guard every minute but there are certain indications that the tension is mounting in here in

this region with both the cause that was serbs reinforcing their checkpoints these piles of sound the call here to block the roads look quite fresh and we also have information that from the local from the local people here reporting that the nato forces are pulling additional troops to this site almost every day now this comes just less than forty eight hours after simmering tensions here lots of clashes between the course of us and the case for forces at the border checkpoint the border between kosovo and the serbian mainland and those clashes as far as when the stand led to more than eleven people being taken to hospitals there's certain deal of controversy surrounding this incident with nato pointing finger at the consulate serbs for provoking this incident at the same time saying that it had to use rubber bullets against the attackers and gas grenades as well at the same time we have

information from the local hospitals and from different medical sources around the region that all the people who were injured in these clashes were delivered to hospitals carrying gunshot wounds is displayed here last since july when because the police force decided to put up checkpoints in order to enforce some kind of trade embargo to cut off because it was served from the trade posts in the serbian mainland and the local civil service reacted by punching the barricades the men made very around the border and certainly the clashes have been happening here ever since this situation has. very much worried belgrade which has come up with a very stern response to the events happening here at the border of course there were. possible the latest events in the north of serbia show two facts first that pushed the news about the set up customs around what they think is the independent state of course of on the other hand they show that there are international unions and a whole number of states that have proven such intentions and personally know we are

facing a situation here when international forces deployed in kosovo in fact suit the needs of prishtina instead of maintaining a neutral position this is why serbia is against it the events here of course also cause very loud international reaction with the russian foreign ministry expressing its deep concerns over what is happening here saying that it may be may seem to be a very little dispute but in fact it could destabilize the situation in the region which is already been subjected to a great deal of stress and it's already a melting pot. oh geez alexia show us the reporting from kosovo you'll stay with us here on our t.v. there's plenty more coming your way and you can always find much more on our team dot com here's what's a click away right now. if you missed the frankfurt in order show no worries just hold her head on over to moscow where government officials have managed to blow more than one hundred fifty million dollars on luxury cars. and

a police officer was attacked by a muslim man in brussels after he demanded the man's wife remove her veil full story on that r.t. dot com. libya's national transitional council says a role form an interim government to the whole country's liberated and cited off the forces have already taken the airport in the fugitive colonel's hometown of sirte one of the last remaining could off in strongholds reinforcements and also been called in and ready for a fresh assault in the face of strong resistance to civilians continue fleeing the besieged city anti-war activists and director of the answer coalition brian becker nato may only be adding to the country's problems. but clearly they're not protecting civilians when they're bombing cities that are considered to be pro

khadafi when they're killing people not because they've done something wrong but because their own political beliefs are contrary to what nato wants in terms of the kind of government they want for libya so i think that they need to be brought to justice i think though unless there's a very strong international movement for human rights in this instance i think it's unlikely they will be brought to court and the goal of the nato powers is the carry out regime change so that the khadafy government is gone once and forever and that there will be a new government that will not necessarily be more democratic or more humane but will be an ally or i would say in fact a proxy a client perhaps a puppet of western powers in this country that has the largest oil reserves in all of africa the ninth largest oil reserves in the world i think that real goal of the nato powers is that take control over libya's vast resources which we know are a great treasure palestinian bid for statehood has made a strong start at the u.n.

security council with up to nine members the required number to pass the vote promising their support it's already been forwarded to a special admissions committee for approval before a vote observers say it's at this stage the u.s. is most likely to attempt to stall the process in an effort to avoid having to veto it critics say such a move could be a big blow to the country's credibility as mediator among the international bodies endorsing the big european parliament which is called the palestinian quest for statehood a legitimate target meanwhile israel has provoked criticism for much of the world community after approving more settlements in occupied palestinian territory a senior official tells are talking about unconditional u.s. support and aid are a major factor in israel's behavior. it's very important what the european are saying because the. european countries are two other members of the security council and i think it's an important message for us that

a president of people of the european people are saying glau down to clear out of this move to the united nation is very legitimate and we hope that this will reflect itself on the voting by the european governments in particular. france and britain the americans have asked us under israelis to start a proximity talks which we did. talks which we did the talks which we did and they say let's have decided to end the freeze of settlements and what they've called the moratorium on this issue has totally bush the whole talks into total collapse even the countries that has said that the jewish settlements in the palestinian territories are an obstacle to peace they are not legitimate and so on we asked them today the european union the united states the israelis announcing the southern months what are you going to do about it so i think this is the question for to enter the mission of community there israel is every every day violating beside three months by evaluating international legitimacy evaluating all. related

to united nations the question is what is it that their international community is doing about it we hope that the international community does not continue to deal with israel as a spoiled kid of the of washington and some european capitals. stein is putting high hopes on the u.n. security council here lavelle and crossed the organizations credibility into question for program coming up in ten minutes here's a preview. you would suppose a hypothetical that's a more the united states of you know i think kingdom decide to go on a wall and the united nations security council doesn't give that you know there's the russia or china or whoever vetoing that particular decision then they decide to step so the united nations and go to war regardless what can the united nations do in reality they can do absolutely nothing and that is where the problem is we were absolutely i agree with you inside of a chance of avoiding without it i'd like it you know because i do think before we

become and it to reduce this to a debate about whether colonialism still persists in attitude or fact one should not neglect the other half the other three quarters of the united nations which is doing humanitarian aid around the world where the united nations is the central organizing mechanism for the delivery of food aid for famine for post war conflict . the he ran using the security council as the only face of the u.n. and whatever once you get over there is a real reduction isn't. it. because the. election fever is due to get russia with the suburbs parliamentary vote followed by a presidential runoff in march next year president medvedev who does not plan to compete for a second term outlined his view on what the election means for russia speaking with

the country's major media outlets. it's up to the citizens to elect and those are just words it's the truth any politician can lose an election along with his or her political party in our country's history as well as other countries that's what happened more than once anything can happen there's no predetermination let the citizens decide who has moral authority it's our people who decide our citizens are able to highlight the key points either by voting for a candidate or a party or by telling them their own that's what democracy is about. you can watch the full interview with russian president dmitry medvedev later on today on our team. of trainers during to stake a claim to the stars of lodges its first orbiting laboratory dubbed the heavenly powers and he has successfully entered more of it. for two years marking the first step in china's plans for its own space station twenty twenty. science investment consultant thinks the country has

a means to quickly catch up with russia and. it's very much the first step in china's plans to establish a presence with the space station in orbit it's very simple at the moment this. drum is going to be there for at least two years and china's intention at the moment is to send up a manned spacecraft later this year which will dock with it and show that the really is a capability for a sophisticated space program we're trying to can put in place and i think china has the determination and probably the flare technical ability to catch up with the u.s. and with russia very very quickly indeed and certainly if they can demonstrate the ability as they seem to want to to put a space station in orbit by the end of the decade then that will certainly be

a very very strong indicator of how much technical progress china has been able to make we've seen the u.s. space program winding down in the last few months the last shuttle flight the u.s. is saying that they're not intending at least as far as nasser is concerned to put another. bring in another man and launch vehicle until i think it's two thousand and seventeen so is it possible that china could come into the international space station program or is this an indication that china sea is an opportunity to. establish an independent presence in space and then perhaps invite other partners on call so a really interesting question and it's as much political a scientifically also a question take a look now at some other stories making headlines across the globe venezuelan president hugo chavez is denying rumors of a setback to his health he was referring to a report published in the us newspaper claiming that he had been hospitalized again the president said he was taking steroids as he recovers from chemotherapy after

finishing his final round of treatment in cuba last week. two hundred thousand students are crushed with police in the chilean capital demanding education reforms the protests now in their fifth month have shut down universities and some secondary school students and government leaders will continue talks toward a solution wednesday protesters the demand is that the government provide free probably a public education. back with the headlines shortly but first kareena joins us with the business update stay with us. to business thanks for joining me this hour russia's economic policy will continue less on the course set by alex a quarter and speaking exclusively. to the finance minister sergey star trak explains the government's thinking in the wake of the shock sacking this passed. we

are was amused if you look at this little bit of history you won't need chief the first deputy prime minister. agrees with experience music i'm dreaming on the key issues he says that all those parameters in the state budget for next year which will develop and become green will remain and that he will not let the ministry agree to a moral obligation. let's take a look at the markets now oil prices are heading up one expectations an expanded european bailout fund will support economic growth and demand for fuel light sweet is trading at eighty two dollars a barrel and branded as a one hundred and four dollars a barrel and shares a major mostly lower on the final day of a reporter with a prestigious trading nervous trading nervously ahead of further developments on hopes debt crisis meanwhile latest report on japanese industrial production growth get some support to steelmakers both nickel and steel and called the steel almost one percent hong kong's hang seng is down over two percent as the rest of may catch

up with the rest of the winter after typhoon closed markets all thursday night shows are long range of traders with industrial commercial bank of china on the same side. here ten stocks open lower putzing is almost one percent down on the german dax as well three percent in the red and here in russia stock markets decline as signs of global growth slowing outweigh advances in crude or well the country's biggest export are the odds he has lost over one and a half cents a mile six is down one point two percent this hour let's take a look at some individual shelves of the classics energy stocks and financials a lot of pressure would. be to be losing one percent bucking the trend is probably not all supported by stronger precious metals and douglas role sat well seems capital believes that investors should still take a look closer as well and banking stocks are going back. who companies will

ruin the good bit right now given that the room should have a double benefit from their margins. there or their export revenues are nominated in dollars which means that the should have an exceptionally good quarter of the school in the know they're also i think quite cheap after the recent so off also russian banks i think is something else is worth looking at again because nearer their point cheap they're trading at the very little multiples against a book they've been hit harder than most stocks in the recent so off and is also something i would do look at specially if there's some resolution are coming out of the e.u. ministers meeting early next week. russia stuff such as ganda x. has bought a ten percent stake in its american rival started like oh the thirty million dollars deal is considered as another step in the company's for expansion he is not at entry coincides with reports the company continues to lose position and its home

market to google. it looks like moscow is improving its position as a financial center and has climbed seven places in the rating of the world's most influential specialist by the british that again however despite the improvements it still languishing in sixty first position overall the rating is led by london new york because they get about the wait for quality of education human resources financial regulation and the level of corruption compiled it's legal. and that's our business update for this hour to join me in about forty five minutes from now for the start.

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