under pressure between britain and the e.u. brussels orders london to relax stringent benefit saying in nearly a ride immigrants in the u.k. must be as eligible one hundred dollars worth is themselves. under russian soyuz spacecraft carrying three future international space station crew members is it a bit hard to successfully launching from a snowy baikonur cosmodrome in kazakhstan. a long term prognosis on the future of the e.u. plus an insight into the current global political layout from the head of the friends institute of international relations that's next stay with us for the interview. to the longer we all thank you very much for being with us today it's a pleasure sir so you had one of europe's think tanks i was wondering in terms of

policy what do you promote and is there such thing as approach for example there's an american approach there's a question approach is there such thing as a european approach not really in policy terms because you know europe is not yet. single unified decision making specially for foreign policy i think it will take a few decades before europe is able to act as the single voice in international international affairs nevertheless i think there is a so-called sensibility and or sensitivity about international affairs europe is much closer to the e.u. or you should continent than the united states perhaps we are a little bit more realistic but do you see russia as part of europe yes of course russia is part of europe but it's not part of the european union you know i was reading the economist couple of years ago and they were making predictions on how the world would be in time years and one of the predictions was that russia will be

part of european union do you think it's possible you know why not first of all. russia is much too big you know and i think that. europe president loves a lot in since the collapse of the soviet union twenty years ago and we have not they just. the newcomers and don't forget that we have a huge controversy about turkey just cannot emerge in the candidacy of russia. in a time when we are still struggling and debating a bangle so. about turkey so thing that i'm not saying that russia will never be in the european union you know my own vision is that in one hundred years from now or two hundred years from now the european union will have extended to the whole planet actually because i think we are the seeds of a new model of world government so the european union is

a very serious thing but if you tell me in ten years that is not the slightest chance for russia to join so surprised to hear that theory for many people now that are the. basis for your play. well specially with a. badly you really think such a strong foundation that you can last and actually expand. again i'm talking long very long term horizon for one simple reason you know globalization means more and more interdependence with more and more interdependence the risk of the small incidence of accidents have a huge consequence is all over the world this risk is increasing very fast which means that we will have to invent totally new modes of governance this is exactly what we are experimenting. european union level of course but progress is

difficult of course in the case of the you will now at the very defining moment. my guess by the way for the euro is that we will come out of this stronger not weaker because we will be forced you know to invent into the new devices the new instruments of governance to avoid the repetition of such crises and but but there is no alternative for europe is supposed europe. suppose you have destroys itself itself it could happen of course. but it would be a cup a straw for a single member of the european union it will be the world so my point is that of course the base is realty really shaky but it is the most interesting model in politics that has been invented in the last since world war

two. and i repeat i think it will be a model for the whole world and invite me again in one hundred years from now and you will see that i am right finally actual fact example right now america regardless of the crisis is considered to be a hatchet and to be number one i don't think it will be ten years we are talking about the new cut cap and governance of the world first of all i think that the us is no longer the hague of modern and that it's the beginning of the end and we may very well be at this stage comparable to let's say the great britain at the end of the don't see into century. talk about seventy or eighty years for the u.k. to lose entirely its predominance and i think we have a more or less similar evolution with the us my point is that the degradation for

instance of the of the note. to us by standard and poor's seems to be an anecdote but it's deeper than that because it shows that no the united states is becoming a country like the others that is they have to to put their house in in order but it will take time and the problem is that the u.s. you know they are not accustomed to thinking in those terms because the custom to think about themselves. all the other countries following the leadership is no longer the case but no we also china you know china. hates a. also to discuss and to to to negotiate the economic policies with the with the others so we have one country we have two countries that are three the u.s. and china for different reasons the do not like to cooperate to really corporate with the other countries they have to. to learn to learn how to cooperate with

others and with the europeans in particular on financial matters that is going to take time what are your predictions for russia because i know you've been traveling to this country since ninety seven people say you know cynics in a westerly decorations are changing really rush a stack mentality what do you predict for russia what how do you see now and how how do you how do you see it coming up the next five ten years well first of all. like this country. like think it's a great country it's a civilization in itself and i think that what they have done over the last twenty years is quite remarkable remarkable spite of all the huge difficulties of transition after the collapse of the soviet union and i think that most westerners and his teammate who do not recognize. the kind of a nightmare you know the collapse of the soviet union with all its institutions its

economy and so forth and so on was so i think what has been achieved is quite remarkable i think this country will gradually evolve in. the way in the more liberal way but all this will take time do you agree that the image of russia in the west is slightly distorted if not iraq it is yes i think the. worst country in particular but not only in france. tendency to look at russia in a very very good. because the way. i think this is probably has a negative backlash as a consequence because i think that for the for the for the russians if the op will see them constantly criticize for not being good enough democratic and so forth and so on but in the end it can have

a negative feedback effect so we should be more tolerant but by the way many of the people who criticize russia constantly do not even trouble in russia it's true nevertheless russia and france do share a very special relationship and do you agree that this took us are closer than any other european countries president but america we kind of have good relations but we have fundamental blocking point with france we share. nearly what i think we get ourselves as opposed to other countries. i think that russia is in many ways a much stronger relationship with germany than than with france but particular in economic terms but i think it is true nonetheless that france and russia has always kind of a special relationship and it's very interesting because one of the new presidents in france for instance want to change the relation and that was the case with

sarkozy at the very beginning because at the beginning of his terms of course he was a little negative about about russia but usually after the while when the when the newcomer sees job so to speak to the classical relation is restored. so it's exactly what happened with president sarkozy by the way so and also it's important to see that in russia in france. russia is culturally quite popular for instance many of you know our best hope. because the deal we even though we do have this special relationship that you have a lot more of you know right now we don't always agree politically for instance in the case of libya sarkozy was so adamant for khadafy to go not so much why do you think so well. i think two things. at least.

if there is you know when you have circumstances such as the so-called arab spring that some people prefer to call the islamic spring which i think is a little bit exaggerated but the way to behave is not obvious at all because we know that doing nothing is not desirable and acting too quickly has also some drawbacks so the choice is difficult and we know that there are many obstacles for instance the postcard i feel will not be an easy one. but this being said i think it's important for russia not to give the impression that. it is always on the on the side. of dictators. so to be too much conservative to be on the side of saddam hussein in

their fee. kim jong il. it's not it's not it cannot be a long term policy so. it's a difficult balance but. that was also heavily criticized france france is against . something different it's not that we realistically know there is no support for military intervention nobody wants to intervene militarily in the in the case of libya it was risky but there was. support in the security council and more important than that there was support from the arab league in the in the there was actual military involvement of some arab countries in the case of syria it's a totally different situation. thank you very much for this interview.

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believe. twenty six at panels and air strikes and no civilian casualties outrage creeps at naysayers claims of a flawless libya intervention board as a new and just as body campaign against gadhafi is for months the boss's. office freshly elected parliament has its own isn't it speak to the new stadium a convenience for the time two weeks off to its election spong mass protests and calls for wild recounts. and a fresh rattle between britain a new cross old old is long done to relax spring to benefit and also say new to arrived immigrants in the u.k. must be established before hand out as buttons. selves. the russian soyuz the

spacecraft carrying three future international space station crew members. to successfully the launching from a snowy baikonur cosmodrome in kazakhstan. next to the school's update with today's . well i welcome to the wednesday sport round up and here are the top stories. racism in football chelsea in england captain john terry is set to face criminal charges for alleged racist comments after liverpool's newest war is banned for eight games . while six point to manchester city aim to stretch their leader a victory over stoke or second place united hope their rival slip up and they be following on a crunch knighted english premier league. but on the brink of fears grow that

russian primarily tommy could collapse made a mountain of debt crisis and claims it has omens. we start with the news that chelsea and england captain john terry will face a criminal charge of using racist language towards q.p.r. defend it and this follows after liverpool striker luis suarez was earlier banned for eight games and fined by the english f.a. for racially abusing matched united defender patrice evra all terry is alleged to have virtually abused twenty six year old ferdinand during the blues one nil defeat loftus road on october the twenty third the thirty one year old center half has vanished to find a charge to use a nail and chelsea have offered terry their full support the decision to charge terry was taken after police received a complaint from a member of the public in court on february the first faces a maximum fine of just under four thousand dollars but whatever happens terry has it's club behind him. and he has my full support he has the club's full support.

represents this close to a maximum level and. we have very grateful to have a player of his quality. you know what he represented and achievements you know within the club. we know exactly he's human values and his personality the media. so well for supporting whatever your good. while the football association fans who are as guilty of making racist comments do have red in the reds one one draw at home tonight and on october the fifteenth you're going to standardize the allegations and has a fortnight to appeal for liverpool said we find it extraordinary interest can be found guilty on the word of patrice evra alone on the ban will not start until after any appeal and the twenty four year old is expected to play at wigan this wednesday so he could miss the carling cup semifinal against manchester city plus league matches against manchester united top and also. well in the meantime league leaders match the city entertain stoke this wednesday evening hoping to at least

retain their two point lead over rivals manchester united and city manager about a month cheney says the aim is to finish the packed christmas programme still of the summer it. is important to stay on the top. is important as they graze most every week but it's important to stay. you know this season because we know that can happen also that we can go in the second position you're in this is going to happen is difficult to stay on the job for thirty six games games. but we thrive is possible well meanwhile second place united will be hoping for something you slip up while themselves aiming for a victory following which could see them go top though they haven't won a league match up creating scottish problems for years while elsewhere this wednesday fifth place also travel to aston villa nichol saw here last only once at home so far west brom at the time face one zero and sunderland travel to neil

warnock's q.p.r. he produced a valiant show in last sunday's two no home defeats to united which was knighted by black hats boss martin o'neill. first of all a good a lot of respect for the manager. and actually moving to for a long time in the game so you would know what to expect from his teams. and they could consider themselves. i feel i was really having a look at the not just united. they had a number of chances of course mature student who seemed to me so i don't think the confidence would be good losing. one of those is a crunch in london don't be as third place tottenham host a fourth place chelsea a long gone are the days when the blues were guaranteed a victory at white hart lane after seventeen years she's undefeated the blues have now not want at spurs as a two no victory in two thousand and five all told them all making their second best start in their one hundred twenty nine year history their best was when they

won the double fifty one years ago but it's manager harry redknapp denies his side of the favorites. go into the fray which is a very choice you know between two two good teams and. here we have come a long way for sure you know a few years ago we would be sitting here talking about. you know and even going if you know what between us and joshi looks at the moment to evenly matched very. well on cheers day nine more pressure was heaped on blackburn manager steve kean as his side slipped to the bottom with a two one hind defeat to basement and local rivals bolton while wolves twice came from behind to draw two two with norwich the still just two points above the drop zone. while over in spain defending champions rael madrid us through to the last sixteen of the copyright comprehensive five one home win over thirty year point for dena saw them through the second one on aggregate soviet espanyol and while also advanced. and in the meantime the russian national team are twelfth behind and not

in faith as the year ending world rankings world and european champions spain reign supreme for the fourth year running with the netherlands and germany completing the top three wales with the biggest gainers of the year collecting more points than any other country to be right back into the top fifty while at the other end of the table american samoa finally moved off the bottom after a fourteen death first victory last month after thirty straight defeats. saw here in russia premier league side tom are on the brink of going bankrupt and debts of four and a half million dollars allegations investment in guinea has stepped down as their president saying there's no hope of saving the fifty four year old club tama currently bottom of the league and seven points from safety officer and sixteen game winning streak in the week into the twenty three million dollars needed to run the siberian side every year it's become an affordable local government and other sponsors have pulled out as

a result of an ongoing police investigation into claims to club officials besant funds tom's next game to be at the back on march the. well in contrast one of the league's wealthiest clubs and he has once again being linked with arsenal midfielder and russia captain and i showed in his former agent that he's lacked that says the thirty year old was hoping for a new from the emirates back to his former club sony's but the simplest backside have not expressed an interest as his role is now filled by portuguese danny so a move to angie in january could be more likely to die a sign club was bought by billionaire silliman get a move in january and since signed such stars as samuel eto and purcell legend roberto carlos. lokomotiv moscow midfielder than he has been named russian player of the year after the twenty four year old finished twenty eleven his luck is top scorer and became a regular member of the national side which is ample feat reports. it's a difference a year makes them to go denise. was just one of

a number of challenges rushing the field is the idea at the end of two thousand and eleven he's established himself as one of his country's key players in this position. this recall says there's no particular reason for his rapid improvements though he did pay tribute to his new coach with my team. the fact that the college believes in me is vital and when you have this belief it's much easier to play on the field i remember back in two thousand and eight when i was playing and the coach at that time that i showed that i he didn't believe in me even though i was scoring regularly belief for me is everything's been a little push or call has been like a my chief of a vast majority of his career two thousand and eleven has been a frustrating campaign for the team has been failed to live up to very potential however to should call has been perhaps a team's key plan and a former coach from italy busch advance says denise is developing into an excellent

midfielder. just touching the one you have so he's a very versatile plant and has everything you would want to find in a modern day footballer defensively he is very sound while he is excellent for getting forward and schools a lot of goals especially for midfielder i'm really happy that he managed to break into the national team and i'm sure he can continue to go from strength to strength . bush recalled as like a much each top scorer with eight goals which is an impressive return for midfielder. and that helped a twenty four year old break into the russian national team and he managed to grab his first of a goal for his country against andorra all denise but certain to be selected to pick up the current squad of a year of two thousand and twelve finals however he's taking nothing for granted. the tale of the i don't even want to think about trying to break into russia starting eleven at the moment i would just like to make the squad as there is six

months till the euros get under way and a lot can happen in this time and in the end it's dick of the cost decision and if he decides to call me up then i'll be delighted. two thousand and eleven proved to be an incredibly productive year for denise now. the twenty four year old the still be looking to improve if he continues to progress at the rate he's currently going at he could become a key member dick of the caps russia side of the euro two thousand and twelve championships richard bandler from eternity. and let's finish with a football goal which should have been at least in the running for the goal of the year award but for one small matter all this cracker found the back of the net in the hong kong top flight over the weekend and amazingly as there's an overhead kick that would have made the likes of match tonight as a rooney green with envy but the trouble was it was an own goal as nigerian defender festers bez attempted to clear the ball and fails magnificently

fortunately his side citizen went on to win three two and basest efforts to since gone viral on the cross the internet. and that's all the sport for this wednesday fight and. culture is that so much maybe you're going to make a lot of people a very early bird when you came to the name kasich of north korea's dear leader again highlights the acute insecurity on the korean peninsula and beyond.

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