and has promised once the law is passed italy's pm silvio berlusconi will resign with his possible successor being a former e.u. commissioner our correspondent sara firth is in rome with more. a lot of the people a lot of the m.p.'s we've been speaking to the last couple of days they want to send a very clear message to the markets to the international community that they can take decisive action now at a very critical moment and it's late history now we saw that they posses reasonably easily to one hundred fifty six days to twelve and it's expected that similar things going to happen in their final approval will be given in the lower house and not of course with them pave the way for the prime minister berlusconi to step aside as he vowed to do once a reforms had been passed and at that point his thought that the italian president will try to appoint a new hairs and some sort of technocratic government will be formed going to happen very quickly from what we've been hearing is that the emphasis really head now is on decisive action and the front runner that's emerged recently is

a man named mary muncie he's a former economic and he says they favor not just among politicians here but amongst you is a need this is what we've also seen the top spot in greece taken by former e.c.b. official you've now got married monti possibly gehring out to take the top spot he served for me commissioner there is definitely concern amongst the public in these countries that what you're seeing now is an extension of process in the since the show really that is what's happening again the m.p.'s that we're speaking to is saying that this technocratic government now is really good it just pushing through these harsh measures just getting them off the ground because they've been long promised and have failed to materialize and that's really what's needed to be seen now from the areas and leaders of course not just italy but the entire usa and future right now looking extremely uncertain but the public very concerned about the losses the credit say about whether the new governments are going to be acting

in their country's interest here in its later he still got those very harsh reforms that not only have to be passed but they don't have to be influence a is one thing to put in place these euro. if you're going to appease brussels quite another to gain that public support to be seen in the past and countries like greece a little supposed to pull could really have a very significant impact in d.c. by no means it's league game to be out of the woods but when the government is formed it's expected to happen as early as saturday not out of the woods yet there's still a long way to go to the very critical point in the. parties sarah ferguson and rome the new greek prime minister lucas papademos has been sworn in as the head of a unity government make up of his new cabinet was also announced with a key position of finance minister unchanged mr popov their most immediate task will be to implement yet more austerity measures in return for continued e.u. bailout moments the former european central bank vice president has vowed to do all

he can to bring greece's finances under control and promise to keep the country in the euro zone and john laughlin the director of studies at the paris institute of democracy and corporation believes brussels has escaped much of the blame for the blocks debt crisis. these people who have taken power in greece and shortly to take power in italy have never been elected these are men who have made their entire careers through garnering important appointments and cases like the european commission or the european central bank and they have no democratic mandate at all and precisely what is so frightening about what is happening now after as the european union and the euro enters its death agonies because that's what i think it is is the way in which the european union really is showing and i say this without any exaggeration it's true nature as a dictatorship after all it is europe which has effectively commanded these two prime ministers to leave office and drew had to leave office the moment he suggested

a referendum on the debt package and berlusconi had to leave office the moment he said that italians had become poor under the euro so we're seeing really a very ugly development now you are of course the governments are responsible for the crisis but there is a co responsible element and that is the euro itself they only need bailouts from the european union because they don't have the option of devaluation they don't have the option of managing their own economic and monetary affairs i am absolutely convinced that the euro project is at an end i can't say when it's going to break down but it is at an end yes there's been financial irresponsibility in greece initially but the situation has been made worse well catastrophic by their membership of the euro. ahead for you in just a few minutes more saber rattling in the middle east as washington gets hot under the collar about new allegations that iran is trying to develop a nuclear bomb. armed to the teeth syrian authorities ring the alarm bells over an increased amount of weapons being smuggled into the country to boost extremist

factions fighting the regime. nato may have finished its bombing mission in libya but now there's a full scale western invasion energy corporations are queuing up to do business with the new government which is rewarding the military victory with lucrative oil and gas contracts artie's laura smith looks at how the harvest of war is being very . first british bombs tourists apart now british companies will get paid to put it back together libya is open for business and u.k. firms are being encouraged to join the gold rush relatively wealthy country with oil reserves and i expect that there will be opportunities for british. companies to get involved in the reconstruction of libya philip hammond is urging c.e.o.'s and sales directors to pack their suitcases and head to the north african country

the u.k.'s bill for its part in the nato intervention in libya is estimated at just under five hundred million dollars but according to the u.k. department of trade and investment the value of contracts to rebuild libya in areas ranging from electricity and water supplies to health care and education could amount to upwards of three hundred billion dollars over the next ten years and the british government will make sure it takes a leading role in that just as it did in the war and that's raising more questions about the u.k.'s motives in playing such a big role in the recent conflict john hillery of war on want says it has shades of post-war iraq when companies from countries involved in the allied invasion were awarded all the best gigs. journalist john pilger says there was evidence of battering before nato even got

involved. transitional council told the french way. they would give thirty five percent. of the u.k. department for trade and investment already has staff on the ground in libya ready to welcome british companies. awarded contracts wanting to get in on the action or oil firm shell and b.p. who shares roos on the news they were talking to the transitional government and generic firms are up and mark macdonald also reportedly keen but if the latter refused to put up a spokesman when asked preferring instead to send basic statements which critics say is a new tactic to avoid defending their ethics it's better p.r. for them not to be involved in any form of public discussion of why that area around the world. so far the conflict in libya looks like an excellent investment

half a billion dollars to oust a dictator with a return of three hundred billion in business contracts when it's all over now that humanitarian goals no longer need to be touted wall suddenly makes great business sense nor a smith r.t. london. to the united nations now where negotiations on palestine's bid for full membership have ended in deadlock the fifteen member security council committee failed to reach agreement on the issue artie's polis layer analyzes palestine's chances of getting recognition. palestinians have resigned themselves to the fact that it's unlikely they going to get the two thirds majority they need in the united nations security council for the statehood bid what this means is that they will not become full members of the united nations and the united states will not be forced to exercise its veto rights there are eight countries amongst the security council who have indicated that they will vote in favor of the palestinian

bid these include russia china india south africa brazil levanon nigeria and gabon both the british and the french have announced that they will abstain from the vote they will abstain alongside portugal and bosnia while germany and colombia might either abstain or vote against it alongside the united states now this radii of the palestinians with two options the one is that they can still next week demand that the security council vote on the statehood bid this will force those countries who are not supporting it to publicly justify their position and the palestinians might go ahead with this although they know that they're not going to get that admission into the security council the other option and this seems likely is that they still take the bird to the general assembly what this will give them is upgraded observer status although they will not become full members of the international body this it

seems a lot of pressure going on behind the scenes the palestinians have accused the united states of meddling and putting pressure on other countries not to support the statehood but you just need to look at the united kingdom as one example and here the foreign secretary william hague has said that it is to quote him technical judgment why the u.k. is abstaining from this bid now the palestinians were relying on the british to support their bid and the foreign secretary has now been accused of being hypocritical and abdicating responsibility when you mentioned the you ness go admission to the palestinians and needed. the following that the united states canada and israel withdrew and stopped giving funding to the body so much so that you miska has had to suspend temporarily its activities now that kind of pressure comes while israel continues to build settlements in occupied east jerusalem and the occupied territories so suit me while the palestinians a short time ago had a lot of euphoria that the international community would back the bid for statehood

this kind of pressure going on behind the scenes seems to be paying off. a senior kosovan politician has gone on trial for atrocities carried out against sir prisoners during the kosovo war at the end of the ninety's the prosecution says fight smear and they march along with eight other military officers who are also in the dark tortured and killed serbs but christian chorus of former nato officer and all ther who is writing a book apologizing to the serbian people believes the alliance shares responsibility for those crimes in cost of war. we basically took charge of the whole security situation. there are walk two hundred fifty thousand serbs a normal beings were ethnically cleansed from the territory of course of. so we went to war nato very harsh conditions. we basically gave them the are either receive bombing or you would have to accept unconditional.

airports and. in order to facilitate the nato infrastructure so this was. basically an occupation or. like any sovereign nation. bombing instead of accepting nato powers all over the territory. washington is reportedly set to announce plans to sell high tech buster bombs and other munitions to the united arab emirates its key ally in the persian gulf this comes just days after the international atomic energy agency reported that techron appear to have worked on designing a nuclear weapon but mohamed sahi me a professor at the university of southern california says the i.a.e.a. is job is to stick to science and leave politics to the united nations the tour of the reports of the agency has moved more decisively political directions for

example. there as a moderate abroad a day of former director never talked about united nations security council resolutions and only talked about the technical issues at hand the new the new report by. a year brings out the political issues that france which is not the job that they are even more still because our task is technical and scientific it is supposed to inspect money talk and report about nuclear program of of various members states to the board of governors so in that sense the are ye a report on tone have moved in a very decisively political direction which in my view actually here's the critical to why you're here because as a as i said the task of the agency is not to talk about political issues leave them alone for united nations security council and the international community rather just talk about the ticket called issues. two people have been wounded after

stepping on a land mine planted by syrian troops on the northern border with lebanon and syrian authorities say it was mine to prevent illegal settlements of arms ammunition and military supplies which increased over the last few months meanwhile russia is calling on the syrian opposition to stop aligning itself with extremist gangs which are smuggling weapons into the country and only triggering more violence professor of international relations marc allman says syria is falling victim to political games so the people doing the smuggling may be doing it for money but of course somebody is paid and i think there's grounds for thinking that in lebanon for instance the explosive situation there is being made worse by the fact that one faction of politics the sunni muslim factions actually little more promise to have also backed by the saudis for israel's interests see the fall of the syrian regime because it's its rival and it supports its rivals has a lot of the christians in lebanon who don't wish to see a revolution in syria bring to power

a sunny fundamentalist regime which will likely be hostile to the religious minorities and so we are seeing there are cynical people who do anything for money we're also seeing people who say the way to paris with a barrel of a gun. and i'll be back with a recap of our top headlines in about thirty minutes but first for those of you eager to come to the russian capital for business we have the ultimate guide my scalp is up next.

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at the airports. the city center starts around one thousand two hundred roughly dollars. schedules. schedules schedule time is money when traveling on business so it's into the car and off we go to. moscow has a wide range of business hotels that cater for an. elegant modern building is located on the street. just across the road from red square and the crimean is one of the most convenient. to business tourism opens in two thousand and seven it brought a new level of luxury to the city with extremely spacious explicitly a. range of amenities. hotels public spaces are even more lavish with. having the spectacular conference and meeting spaces. in this

hotel i would say to seventy eighty percent its all business travelers. is one of those business nations where business is booming and therefore the majority of our guests are business travelers and they have business center they have conference rooms we have eleven conference rooms and meeting rooms as well with. all the facilities technical facilities. everywhere where you wife. everywhere business people feel truly. truly and whole country with a fragrant smell push good interior and natural fabrics. is a destination for the top foreign politicians celebrities and the. elite at . the ritz carlton hotel here sixty six suites popular with other women

from. all around the world everything is. special service is. documented but. hello menus all the. cons you can think of including various docking stations and a fully functional. there's a wide range of services for business travelers. private secretaries business centers where you can rent an office or office equipment conference schools and legal services also many major companies realize the growing need for language support english german french japanese multilingual staff are becoming a necessity to many russian businesses. and we've arrived at the glistering skyscrapers of the moscow city complex as the capital city canary wharf in london for example an estimated three hundred thousand people will be working living in the complex at any given time. and contemporary.

confidently along the polished floors and we have depicts russia at its best the moscow international business center is still under development when finished it's expected to become the first zone in russia taken by business activity entertainment a living space in the wallet singlet development hundreds of companies are already working here including many international investment. boasting some of the best facilities in your possibly some of the best views this area is clearly the future business in russia. from children's and recent conference holders to private meeting rooms and. every need is catered for. moscow city is aimed to be at the front of such services rest assured the top notch office spaces here will not disappoint. in europe everything is already more or less standard so you have

your. business you know russian you have to invent more or less something every day and this is my. point of view the main difference between russia and europe so far. moving on and what other business locations or facilities are worth taking note of in moscow. for years there have been two main stock exchanges in the russian capital my sex and yes my sex the moscow into banker and six change that opened in one thousand nine hundred is one of the largest stock exchanges in eastern europe. at the same time r.t.s. the russian trading system is a stock market established in moscow in one thousand nine hundred five to consolidate regional trading companies into want to exchange recently a decision has been made to incorporate the two of them on a new headquarters just opened. for business travelers who want to stay close to

the city center. streets is a great choice the area is a thriving financial and shopping center it's also one of the capital's major sites and landmarks the five star property group is part of korea's largest luxury hotel group and features three hundred. twenty restaurants banquet halls and the spa. various business services are provided in our club lounge. and ability to organize a video conference and also a translator and secretary services. group is a project from a successful businessman. thousand and one he founded the crocus city complex. and. now hundreds of thousands of people a week visit the city within a city as it's called for both business and pleasure the complex includes a business hotel and a large international exhibition center called crocus expo that features dozens of

conference halls the complex also boasts a concert hall several shopping malls restaurants and even a yacht club. successful businessman is often too busy to deal with car rental turkey. all restaurant reservations and other entertainment needs for those in need of telephone service or world wide concierge service quintessentially is one answer to that needs the membership is strictly limited it does come at a price but for those who know the price of that i'm having any requests twenty four seven around the globe is essential. the office is all over the world. our client is businessman. the business. like.

moscow is a vibrant place to say the least and bordeaux will be the last of any this is his worries private business moves quickly in russia and many high end deals are made over visits to the bank or in the city's elegant restaurants hectic day of meetings can even end up in the cities there is glitzy nightclubs one worth mentioning is soho rooms a must of moscow's party scene that's if you get in the face control here suit and tie all glamorous dresses side is harsh one way to gain access is to be invited. into that group such as intonations small world and the british business club to name just a few organize many social events and venues such as several groups the aim to connect ex-pats together with fellow foreigners and business minded muscovites. now there's a drink to impress your business partner. is

a changing world and crisis or not business is still thriving in the russian capital and with more facilities good foreign interests moscow has surely set itself up as a few job international investment. whether its new five star hotels exhibition since his own conference rooms on the thirty fifth of moscow city one thing is for sure when the business or pleasure trip to the russian consul is something he will never forget. the crazy night life of the wrestling topical i love most of the up with the idea that the business be think that smaller but unfortunately that's a little we have left on this strange part of the subject of business fabulous in the last go i'll see you again at the same time next week hold out for me and the rest of my.

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r t here's a quick look at your headlines italy's senate passes the most severe austerity measures so far in an effort to stem the tide against spiraling debt that could destroy the economy and take the euro with it a new package of economic belt tightening also paves the way for prime minister berlusconi to leave office something he promised to do if the legislation was voted in. the u.n. security council is considering palestine's paid for full state recognition with a vote on the motion expected as early as next week palestinian president abbas is likely to forge ahead with the attempt which will force opponents to justify their decision. and to the victors go the spoils with the fighting over in libya western companies are lining up to exploit the country's rich oil and gas reserves during the conflict lou.