the eu. in return, turkey would take migrants who don't qualify for asylum in the eu. turkey has been criticized for seizing control of a big opposition newspaper last week and for its ongoing conflict with the kurds. the eu needs turkey now more than ever. is the turkey-eu deal a fair one? fear can mean many things. dilek kurban, you sit on the eu commission's independent network of experts. if they came to you for advice, what would you tell them? would you say this is not a fair deal? i have -- what i would say is what i have been saying all along over the years. it is not fair. when you read the statement, there's only one reference to media and they say the discussed the situation of the media. the eu leaders could have done much better at least to add something about their concern about media freedom in turkey. melinda: given the fact that turkey has just shut down a major newspaper. dilek: who is going to make that determination? -- ay has atria graphical geographical reservation to the geneva convention. whooesn't consider anybody comes from countries east of tu

let's take you through the top stories. turkeyas asked the european union to double the $3.3 billion it originally offered to it deal with the refugee crisis. eu leaders are 60sing proposals from turkey aimed at curbing the flow of refugees into europe. but the flow of refugees shows no sign of slowing. greek officials say more than 2,000 arrived in the aegean islands on monday. off of.lesbos. of lesbos. somalia officials say u.s. raids killed 27. >>> at least 53 people have been killed after a gun battle between an armed group and security forces in the tunisian border town of ben gardan. they target ed an army barracks with rocket propelled grenades. nazanine moshiri reports. >> the people of ben gardan woke up to this, a sound of heavy gun fire. the attacks were coordinated on national security forces. some reports dozens wandering the streets. tunisian forces say three killed many including this man, accused of firing a rocket pro pelted grenade at a police station. this was one of the targets, security forces in the heart of

the tide of refugees leaving turkey in the last couple of days over the weekend. they cited an excitement by which they stopped two people smugglers and stopped 120 syrian syrians from crossing from turkey into greece. but that's just a drop in the bucket. that's a very small number. it's a near impossibility for turkey unless they really invest heavily in trying to ensure that there are more patrols by the coast guard. that's something that will take a lot of resources. it will take a lot of money. that's why turkey is insisting on getting more money from the e.u. more funds. but the e.u. is going to want to see that turkey is investing these funds in the best possible way. that they're making it easier for the refugee who is are either in turkey or who have returned to turkey that they can live here in an easier fashion. the turks have said that they will insure that these refugees get better access to housing and health and education, that these are priorities that the money will be earmarked for. but again, that's going to be tough to do because there are so ma

but the backbone remains the same that turkey will agree to the return of refugees from greece to turkeyiding the european union pays that all important $6.4 billion. on top of that in order to sweeten the deal, the turks have asked for an easing of visa restrictions to allow turkish nationals to be able to travel across the schengen, but perhaps the most important issue is that resettlement plan that needs to be finalized for the return of refugees from greece to turkey. the e.u. has promised to settle in the european union syrian refugees that are currently in turkish camps. of course this raises a whole raft of questions about the practicalities of how this will happen. but first and foremost an agreement across the board needs to be agreed, turkey needs to be on side, and it needs to be legally sown. >> and the other problem of course is there is great concern among some countries within the e.u. of the idea of speeding up turkey's succession to joining the european union. there is also talks about human rights, press freedom and more issues. >> reporter: yes, there is a whole raft o

but first the wider media story in turkey. cluding some of the voices the government has just silenced. our starting point this week is istanbul. the front page of the biggest selling paper on saturday march 5 was dressed in black. the headline says the constitution is suspended. the next day's paper had a much prettier outlook featuring a smiling president talking about the historical excitement around a new bridge project. what happened? this. >> the government has seized control of the biggest newspaper. police pushed through the crowd with war cannon and tear gas >>> the paper is understand new management. >> the brutal crackdown was almost expected. it was a matter of time-- under new management. >> it was a matter of time because the government has been targeting the group by means of smear campaign. pro-government columnists has been encouraging them to target the group. >> this is the final stage to change the ownership structure of media in turkey. this is sad and tragic, it is a step to change the editorial line altog

aree: the e.u. and turkey moving closer to what is being called a breakthrough on the migrant crisis. key points include the return of all new migrants crossing from turkey and the resettling of syrian refugees on a one-to-one basis. to the day after flight mh 370 went missing without a trace, the victims' families are faced with a deadline on whether to settle or sue. and this march 8 is international women's day. events are being held around the world to honor women and the struggles they face every day. now for our business news with stephen carroll. hi, stephen. tennis staring with maria sharapova, who is seeing her sponsors leave one after the other after she failed a drug test in australia. --phen: reassure up ella maria sharapova is the world's best paid female athlete. the tennis star says she has been taking a drug for medical reasons for the past 10 years and was not aware that it had been added to a list of banned drugs in january she has been suspended by the international tennis federation. as a r

the eu. in turn turkey wants the eu to double the amount of aid to $6.7 billi billion. rkey want visa-free travel to be brought in sooner than planned. it also wants negotiations for its own membership at the eu to be restarted. martin schultz criticized countries along the balkan route taken by refugees for making the problem worse by closing their borders. >> what we are facing is 20 to 22 member states are refusing to stick to what they agreed, the relocation scheme, 160,000. we imagine we would distribute now 160,000 refugees. we have no problem. i find this relatively hypocrite that some of the member states did not stick to the own agreements are criticizing the negotiation with turkey. >> live to talks in brussels and we're there. it's incredibly difficult, isn't it, to finalize this deal? >> it's going to be incredibly difficult indeed and a real test of a sense of cohesion amongst all 28 eu states. when the president of the european council aarrived earlier in the day, he was more cautious than optimistic. if indeed a breakthrough does happen in the neck two day

one of the things that the european union has said turkey must do if it wants any money is to bring the number of refugees migrants leaving turkish waters down to almost zero. what kind of plan is there for that? >> it is going to be near impossible to stem of tide of refugees leaving turkey to go into greece. unless there is a much bigger investment in trying to make sure that that happens. turkey has said in the last few days they have increased the number of patrols by the coast guard, by the gendarme here, and they've intercepted human smuggling rings, and they have stopped hundreds of refugees from crossing. that's just a drop in the bucket. extremely difficult to try to stop this flood of refugees from leaving turkey. turkey has said this for a while now. now turkey has said to the e.u. that they are willing to take the money that they're going to get and invest it properly so that the refugees will have a more welcoming atmosphere in turkey. one of the things that the e.u. wants to see is that turkey make it easier to stay in turkey. for example, so they can get work permits and

in a nutshell, what the eu would like to see from turkey is a cessation from the refugees coming fromto greece or at least a stemming of the flow of refugees. what a lot of the countries would like to see is turkey agreeing to accept -- accept back the refugees that have already made that careless theney, and particularly refugees that don't qualify for asylum in the european union. all the refugees that haven't come from syria is much. turkey realizes that for its part, it can request things of the european union. it would like to see the european union fast track. that still hasn't happened. the eu would like to see some assistance foral turkey to help deal with the problems back at home so the european union doesn't have to. it's very clear that the eu needs turkey. they need to find a strong ally. as their criticism of their closing of the opposition paper? ryan: we did see some people criticize the closing event opposition newspaper and the police handing -- handling of the protests that took place after. we are told by people who watch turkey on a regular basis, that they are ba

the e.u. directly from turkey. but amnesty international has accused european leaders of what it calls double speak >> if you unpack the deal, the essence is a system that discourages preferably to zero the numbers of people arriving. by extension the number of 0 that people will be resettling. so they will resettle no-one. >> reporter: they will be placed at the back of the waiting list to seek asylum in europe. there are questions over whether this plan will work and if it is actually legal >>> the coast guard picked up more than 300 refugees off its coast on saturday. they are were trying to reach the island of lesbos. turkey and nato have stepped up patrols from the sea. >> translation: we want to cross but they took a decision to prevent us. where should we go? if they do not want us to cross, they can bring a plane for us. we thank president erdogan for his efforts, but why does me not continue to finish his help? why does he stop? >>> the key suspect in last november's paris attacks wanted to blow himself up

also on the show, the eu and turkey's selah deal to curb the migrant crisis. in return europe will accept syrian refugees directly from turkey. more than 10,000 refugees remain stuck at the squalid tent camp on the border of greece and macedonia. former german chancellor and deputy minister guido westerwelle has died. he was germany fell first openly gay government minister. welcome to the show. "we've got him." that is how the belgian justice minister managed to confirm the capture of of delisle psalm -- he had been at large for four months. and president francois hollande says he expects it is extradition to take place as quickly as possible. they discovered the fugitive's fingerprints in an apartment earlier this week. so there was a joint press conference. what have they been saying? >> there were congratulations from the french president towards the belgian prime minister and those stressing the close cooperation the two securities services of had since the attacks in november in paris, so this was sort of a victory, a sort of celebration. the french presi

has agreed to speed up the process of turkey's app sentence into the e.u. ock. >> we agreed that in order to discourage human smugglers and in order to encourage legal migration, we have an balanced approach, turkey will be getting all of those who are crossing to aegean islands illy, but meanwhile european countries will receive the same number of legal migrants from turkey. so this is a very fair and encouraging steps for refugees as well. those who are looking for their futures. >> reporter: neave barker has been following events in brussels. neave a controversial deal. not everyone is happy, but i guess at least now there is an agreement between the e.u. and turkey about the fate of millions who have made their way or want to make their way to europe. >> reporter: that's absolutely right. what has been achieved here is likely to have a direct impact on the lives of tens of thousands of people many of whom have been living in limbo in makeshift camps. there is, however, some concern that as we wait for these couple of days to pass before the deal comes in

the e.u.. reporter: turkey also wants more financial aid and visa-free travel to the e.u.. but turkey is a risky partner. human rights a long-standing concern. last week, the turkish government seized control of the critical newspaper. to strike a deal, e.u. leaders will have to go easy on turkish domestic issues. >> cooperating with turkey does not mean we will accept everything. we have to be extremely vigilant, especially when it comes to the freedom of the press. reporter: 2.7 million refugees are still in turkey. tens of thousands stranded in greece. these are the most pressing issues for e.u. leaders to solve the crisis. the question is, at what cost? please stand by let's go to -- brent: let's go deeper into this. i'm joined by melinda crane. in brussels on the story for us this evening, he is covering the summit. where are we right now in the negotiating and dealmaking? >> no surprise, no deal yet. i think it will be a long night seeing the list of contentious issues, despite the turkish offer on the table. the list is long. there is another regular e.u. summit next

perhaps some of the thorniest points on that proposal were the demands from turkey that the visa restrictions on turkish nationals should be relaxed to allow them to travel. also pressure from turkey to be able to speed up talks that could potentially pave the way in the future for turkey joining the eu. of course, not everybody is happy, and there are some deep concerns across the board about what the details of this proposed plan could mean. >> neve, i wondered if you talked about turkey's arm twisting, it's bribery saying we'll do this but only if. are there countries who are saying we will block this unless asking for concessions for them? >> yes, we're in a dangerous situation. there isn't as i said before a sense of absolute cocoa heegs against the states. that's absolutely vital for any form of agreement goes forward, focusing on cypress that threatens to derail negotiations altogether. they're long-standing agreement between cypress and turkey. they don't recognize the government, the turkish government and also france and the czech republic raised concerns about turkey being in a pos

the e.u. directly from turkey. amnesty international has accused european leaders of what it calls double speak. >> if you unpack the deal, you introduce a system that discourages the numbers of people arriving and by extension the number of 0 that the number of people resettling. the aim is to resettle no-one. >> reporter: any refugee deported from greece to turkey will be placed at the back of a waiting list. there are questions whether this will work and whether it is legal >>> in turkey the coast guard picked up more than 300 refugees off its coast on saturday. turkey says they were trying to reach the island of lesbos. in recent days turkey and nato have stepped up patrols in the sea. >> translation: we want to cross but they took a position to prevent us. where shall we go. if they don't want us to cross, they can bring a plane for us. why does the about not continue and finish his help. why is he stopping his help what time we're in the middle of our journey > >>> five people were killed along with a suicide

the eu and turkey try to reach a deal on the migrant crisis. they hope to finalize a pact with the turkish minister in the coming hours. brazil's political drama continues after antigovernment protesters of the embattled leader called for rallies today. ignores a u.n. resolution by firing a ballistic missile. the launch comes as pyongyang condemns military drills between south korea and the u.s.. ♪ molly: first, it is day two of a crucial youth summit with turkey. european leaders met last night on a common position. this latest position to send migrants from turkey back to greece is waiting on a resolution from the turkish minister. it is not clear if all sides will side with this. mcmanus.ng in may where do things stand? reporter: the has been progress, but there is no deal. that is what has been expressed in the last few minutes. we saw the prime minister of and the european union to a bit of musical chairs in the may closed. they are said to have more technical meetings with their lawyers before they meet again .ogether on the 28, they will

has signed two mous where we are working more closely with the police forces and turkey has agreed to have nato as and extra force to help safeguarding the borders and further negotiations of course with the commission and the dutch presidency on the question of how to readmit refugees. this week will be the first week when turkey will actually readmit a larger number of refugees back to turkey. this of course is a come kayed complicated process and it's clear to everybody and refugee numbers are very high but i would like to make it clear compared to october and november they have gone down quite a bit and we have spring in the aegean sea area at the moment so i can see there is a certain change compared with the autumn situation last year but we have not reached the end of our efforts here and why monday is so important and intense of discussions are important but understand fully and i stress this that turkey expects the european union to deliver and that the first projects are actually being put on the road so that there are real projects for the refugees. of course

the show. a mainly e.u. turkey summit is underway in brussels to try to find a way out of the migration crisis facing europe. negotiations are set to be very long and very complicated. we'll speak to our correspondent in brussels in just a moment. first, let's take a look at what is on the table. turkey says it will be taking in so-called irregular migrants, all of them who cross from its territory into the e.u. for every migrant sent back to turkey, the e.u. would then take in a syrian refugee from turkey, but only syrian refugees. this is the so-called one for one deal. turkey would also increase its efforts to stop illegal immigration, but there are proposals and they are only proposals and a lot could change over two days with so many competing interests. >> brussels in crisis mode yet again, the row over the plan to send refugees back to turkey are in full swing despite support at the e.u. council. >> we support the idea of turning people back to the greek islands back to turkey. that is a good idea. >> human

the first time that the eu and turkey met was back on march 7th. no agreement was made then, but an all-important outline draft agreement was drawn up for consideration. over the last ten days or so, an awful lot of diplomatic activity is going on behind of scenes. they're trying to ally fears and get all 28 eu states on his side. largely, the backbone of this draft agreement remains the safe. turkey is requesting that 6$6.7 billion trench of money from the eu in return for taking the refugees newly arrived in greece back to turkey. also talk of that all-important resettlement program as well whereby in return for turkey taking refugees from the eu and resellingsing them in turkey, the eu has in turn promised to resettle here in the european union refugees, syrian refugees who are currently living in turkish camps. it's very difficult to understand the logistics of all of this. we imagine if an agreement takes place, there's a tremendous amount of wrangling to take many more weeks and months as we establish exactly how the movement of refugees and a

when the fragile truce between the p.k.k. and turkey's government fell apart, a conflict that began in 1934 and led to the loss of tens of thousands of lives was reignited. now turkey is involved in battling turkish militants inside and outside the borders. the government stated that it will not be deterred in the fight against terrorism. it will do what needs to be done to protect the citizens of turkey, with the escalation of attacks, there's growing concern about the overall security. while the shock persisted, the clean-up continued and shops opened. as some tried to restore a sense of normality, others were left wondering if they must adjust to a frightening new normal >>> for more on this, they are joined by the director of the u.k.-based think tank, the center for turkey studies, thank you for being with us. you were mentioning you were in ankara a few weeks ago. is that the new normal now, that turkey needs to get used to. turkey is vulnerable to a series of attacks in the capital. the first carried out by islamic state against ku

the head of the turkey bureau for reporters without borders. joins us now from istanbul. tell us briefly how involved your organization has been in this particular case. >> thanks for inviting me. we have followed the case closely from the beginning. before they were arrested in november, we awarded their newspaper with our press freedom award in the media category precisely to stress their courage and the quality of their reporting in a context which is more and more difficult for independent journalism in turkey. with independent reporting and do not hesitate to investigate the most troubling issues, including the investigation i got so many troubles for them. would have a campaign for months -- we have had a campaign for months. we have attracted the attention of international institutions to this case. today as longhem as the audience was open to the public. anchor: that case was supposed to be held behind closed doors. what happened in the courtroom? did they tell everyone to leave? >> indeed. basically, the trial opened today. the first h

lots of focus today on the breakthrough draft deal between the e.u. and turkey for the migrant crisis. catherine: we are going to start with the turkish front pages of the papers there. a headline, "turkey's demands green light from the e.u.," and it shows the turkish prime minister shaking hands with the president of the eu parliament. of course, all smiles here. on the front page of another turkish daily, it features a family photo op with all e.u. officials and the turkish prime minister. smiling once again because basically in the negotiations turkey has had the upper hand here in asking for additional 3 billion euros and no visas for its citizens to come to the e.u. genie: what about the british press? they seem to be less positive in their coverage today. catherine: it has. there is a photo of a boy

the e.u. and turkeyched a tentative agreement that will see all migrants arriving in greece from turkey sent back. and then a syrian in turkey would then be resettled in the e.u. many are in the refugee camp where health workers say 70% of the children are sick. al jazeera's diplomatic editor, james bayes has the latest now from the united nations in geneva. >> reporter: the u.n. refugee agency are saying they were not privy to this plan, and they are seeking urgent clarification from the european union. they say they are very concerned. they gave a news conference here at the u.n.'s european headquarters in geneva, and there i asked the regional coordinator for the refugee crisis, whether this e.u. plan, in his view, could be illegal under international humanitarian law. >> yes, collective expulsion of foreigners is prohibited under the convention of human rights. an agreement that would be tonight mount to blanket return of any foreigners to a certain country is not consistent with european law and not

the on that, turkey is saying that it will also work harder to stop the flow of refugees from turkey ece and the european union so we do not get into this problem to begin with. in exchange, turkey get some of the things it was looking for, an additional 3 billion euros it was seeking on top of the 3 billion allocated last year as compensation for dealing with the refugee crisis. it a promise there will be more of an effort to help turkey get get the eu membership for turkey off the ground, and finally there will also be an effort to expedite visa-free travel for turks who want to get to the european union. turkey would like to see that by june and the eu says as long as you meet all the criteria, we are happy to see that. caroline: we have got to delve into whether this is going to work as an agreement with david cameron warning another crisis is about to start again. will this hold? caroline, i think one important thing to point out is that another part of this deal is the european union agreeing refugees on a00 and the people that have been coming up to now have been coming illegal

the e.u. back to turkey. of these things will need to be discussed, but in the next 30 or 40 minutes, we're looking at the conclusion of a lengthy and diplomatic process. >> neave barker thank you. >>> the deal in brussels is going to add to the fears and frustrations of syrians looking for safety and security in europe. other people in turkey, though, see opportunities from southeastern turkey here is lawrence lee. >> reporter: the bizarre here was a trading post on the silk route in the 16th century. still today the smells and sites will be familiar for people who have travelled through central asia or north africa. it's a mixture of kurds, turks and arabs. the deal between the e.u. and turkey would allow them all visa-free travel through europe. many you speak to here have no idea about the deal. but some who do say if europe wants to let them in without a visa, why not see more of the world. >> why not? anybody ask if they have opportunity and some money they can go for holiday, and they don't have to pay

leaders from the e.u. and turkey are focusing on stopping the flow of syrian refugees coming into europe. drown tryinger 25 to escape the violence in the middle east. killed 21orces jihadists who attacked police at army posts near the border with libya. a soldier and four civilians are killed as well. it is the second class on the border in a week. the presidential election in benin saw a level 33 candidates in the first round. shock atng up, another french energy company edf. shares have slumped since the financial director resigned. we will show you why in our business update. and the louvre and the eiffel tower surrounded with water. holding anaris is unprecedented dresser hurtle for how it would deal with a massive flood. first, our top stories. genie: leaders from the european union and turkey are meeting today for talks on the migrant crisis per one of their planned moves would include shutting down the balkans route used by almost all migrants and refugees trying to reach europe. another idea would push turkey

and the eu which i think it will actually which actually will hurt turkey'sership prospecs in the future. >> thank you for speaking to us from ankara. meetings to resolve rift between leading political parties seem to have failed and the cleric who has a major block in parliament threatened to bring down the government if a new cabinet is not appointed and that adds to a list of problems for the prime minister abadi and jane reports from baghdad. >> reporter: north of baghdad on the way to mosul iraqi security forces recaptured hundreds of kilometers of territory held by i.s.i.l. former shia militia now under the nominal command of the iraqi government and the battle near samara last week and prime minister abadi say the operations are a step to driving i.s.i.l. out of the much wider territory in the west and the north. >> translator: these forces are fighting the enemy, they are moving thousands of kilometers from areas where hundreds of i.s.i.l. fighters gather to launch offenses and salah and areas of baghdad. >> reporter: assault on mosul is still likely

considers the parallel state a security threat, turkeyainst it through the framework of democracy and rule of law and most of the cases are on going and the courts will decide. . >> reporter: at the beginning of march they struck a blow against the movement which says operates this parallel state taking over its main newspaper. >> translator: there is no difference between the terrorists who have guns and bombs and the ones who use pens and titles to help the terrorists achieve win. >> reporter: journalists and campaigners say all of this is simply intimidation designed to quash decent. >> they cannot solve the terror problem and impending terror threats against turkey and why they want to stifle and muzzle the press and, you know, silence the critical voices. >> reporter: for turkey's people there are two narratives to choose from the government and national security trumps certain political libertitys or critics that say democracy is being eroded under increasingly authoritarian rule, harry faucet, istanbul. >>> still to come in the pro

to double the amount of aid to 6.7 billion dollars. turkeyalso wants a visa free travel for its citizens in the e.u. which could happen as early as june. the agreement will come into force at midnight on sunday. all migrants and refugees arriving in the e.u. after that will be processed and returned to turkey. opportunity the agreement as many as 72,000 refugees could be eligible for resettlement here in the e.u. there could be concerns that there could be a sudden surge of people reaching the e.u. before the sunday deadline. there is some discomfort by some about returning people back to countries that have questionable stance on humanitarian rights. >> the human rights and the international human rights, from the moral and political perspective, you cannot exchange money with people, to control the refugees flow, without providing proper training and access for the labor market, it will be actually nothing. >> reporter: when it comes to reducing the number of people arriving in europe, the e.u. needs turkey on side. turkey knows it has a po

stopping the flow of refugees from turkey to grease. >> we didn't come here to live in camps. we came to live with the europeans. find a future, education for our children and jobs for ourselves. >> reporter: the eu turkey deal dictates that refugees landing in greece flex week will be returned to turkey and led to the bottom of the list to seek asylum. question if it's legal. mohammad adow, al jazeera, idomeni, greece. >>> slowing down process of indirect talks aimed at ending the war. the delegation has put forward a proposal it wants for a diplomatic solution. main opposition block isn't convinced. >> at the end of the first week of these talks, a meeting between the u.n. special envoy and the head of the syrian government delegation, ambassador bashar al jaffray, staffan de mistura says he wants to get down to the key issue of political transition. but when he spoke to reporters, ambassador jaffray made a statement saying he focused on overall principles that should govern process. he did not take any questions. the main opposition block the high negotiations committee were

the eu. and from turkey. e only way the state has been able to cope with all these the wave ofby solidarity that has been sweeping the country. ordinary greeks rallying to help. 65% of all arrivals are actually from syria or iraq. a lot of them are children. it is something that the premier also understands. that is what he wants to pass on to europe. this is a refugee crisis and not a migrant crisis. anchor: a contingent of residents and workers from calais has come to paris today to ask the government to help salvage their town's reputation. the french port used to be known as a tourist gateway. it has put her the map in a way that is damaging their town's reputation. a new camp for migrants has opened just off the coast of northern france. near dunkirk. people who have been living rough along the coast. 200 he didn't wooden cabins plus toilets and showers. theas been opposed by government. it was built by doctors without borders. in conjunction with the local town hall. he called it a great day for human so

the e.u. after that will be processed and returned to turkey. under the agreement as many as 72,000 refugees could be eligible for resettlement in the e.u. but now there are concerns that there could be a southern certainly of people trying to reach the e.u. they worry about the legality of the deal. there is some discomfort about returning refugees back to a country that they say has questionable attitude towards civil liberties and human rights. >> they will violate human rights and international treaty human rights. i think from a moral and political perspective, you cannot exchange money with people. to control the refugee flows without providing proper training and access for the labor market, it would be nothing. >> the e.u. needs turkey on side. and it knows it has a powerful role to play. neave barker, brussels. >> the e.u. will dispatch thousands of people to greece including board guards and translators, that alone is expected to cost $340 million in the first six months. greece would also deploy monit monitors about nine kilometers fro

the u.n. ones that sending refugees back to turkey could violate international law. tuesday is election day in the american presidential campaign. in michigan, they could tell us if the donald presidential campaign could the stopped. a new twist on a -- on othello. ♪ katty: welcome to our viewers on public television in america and around the globe. we start with efforts to solve europe's migrant crisis. what sounded like a breakthrough agreement between the european union and turkey is under fire. says the plan, which involve sending migrants to in exchange for taking syrians in turkish camps, could violate international law. correspondent: it is not the promised land, but it is better than where they ran from. thean families stuck on border between greece and macedonia were stunned by rumors whispered through the camp that europe plans to push them en masse back across the mediterranean. >> all we wanted was to reach safety. if they send us back, all we for risked and done it is nothing. we don't want to live. >> it is a violent change of course for europe, which sp

mean >>> meanwhile, where does that deem between the e.u. and turkeytand now, given that u.n.h.c.r., other aid organizations are saying they're not going assist in the transfer of refugees to what necessity see as detention centers? >> reporter: well, yes. the people here are excluded from that deal. the e.u. turkey deal took effect on march 20. really there's a new reality on the ground. what the greek authorities have done is take the thousands of people, the older rivals as they call them, from the islands. they moved them to the mainland to make resume for those who arrive after the march 20 deadline and those people are being taken to detention centers, closed facilities, where the asylum requests are processed and the possibility of them being deported back to turkey is real. that is why we heard the u.n.h.c.r. criticise this deal. they're now refusing to work in these closed facilities because necessity say in runs against their policy. people in the past once they land on greece's shores they were able to move around. now they're locked up in t

the e.u. resettling more than 70,000 refugees from turkey. r that the majority of those who do arrive in europe qualify as refugees and require protection. >> it's 10 or 11-kilometers from greece to turkey, so they say this port now, they told me we six hours inside the water, we lost, okay, and the smuggle ergo back to turkey, so i don't think they will be agreed to back to tub i. >> reporter: this six-year-old and her brother are not aware of the rules and restrictions all they know is that they managed to escape war and are hopeful their lives will become better. >> reporter: she tells us that she was scared crossing the sea. but she also knows why her family had to do it. the situation in a help a owe is very bad because of the bombardment she says. the agreement to send back new arrivals on the islands entered in to force on sunday. the e.u. has promised greece assistance to deal wall asylum case buzz that may not be the hard part. these people say they won't accept any move to take a step back. zeina khodr, al jazeera, lesbos, greece. >>

. >>> one of the other big stories that we have been following. turkey and the eu have clumped a new deal otrclimpleda new deal . to try stop the flow of refugees from the middle east. neave barker has the story. >> reporter: a situation that has shaken the very foundation of the european union. turkey has now agreed to play a crucial part in stemming the flow of refugees into europe. >> turkey will be getting all those who are crossing to aegean islands illegally, but meanwhile, european countries will receive the same number of legal mieg rarnt migrants from . this is a fair step for turkey as well. >> some think this agreement is a silver bullet but really is more complex. it is one pillar of the european strategy and can work only if the other pillar is also implemented. >> for each pieg rant returned, one syrian migrant will be resettled in the eu. in return, turkey is asked to double amount of aid to $6.7 billion. turkey wants a visa free travel for its citizens in the eu. this could happen as early as june. come into force as early as mid nigh sun

this has not been the case in turkey. target ofnot a common the bloodiest of all terrorist organizations in the world. despite all of this, we are not compromising on human rights democracy or rule of law and are fighting against terrorism. when we look at all of the it is facing,ats you cannot find any country that pursues high standards in human rights and democracy like turkey. we want to be treated fairly. the turkish/american partnership if used effectively, is a partnership that can produce very positive results. there is a crisis we thought along the same lines as the united states, and we follow the same lines today, and we believe we have to keep this relationship always dynamic. there may be differences of topics and ittain is very normal that this this -- that this is the case. relationsh/american is strong and deep enough to resolve disagreements through dialogue. we also believe that today we use toground we can reinforce our relationship. the united states, there is and we election process, are keen on follow

as part of the deal struck between the e.u. and turkey, but even as that operation gets underway, more refugees have been arriving. >>> one of the last suspects wanted for alleged involvement in the 1994 rwanda genocide have been handed over to the u.n. by the democratic republican of congress. the u.n. said a form irmayor has been held in detention since december. the rwanda government says he took part in the planning and execution of 20,000 tutsis over a four day period. he had a $5 million bounty on his head. >> there are elections right across africa on sunday. it's a pretty tense situation in the republican of congo where the president is expected to prolong his 32 year term of office. elsewhere, niger is holding its first presidential runoff with the opposition boycotting the vote, incumbent is more than likely to get a second term, while people in tanzania saw to know must region are heading back to the polls for a controversial rerun of presidential elections and in senegal, a referendum is held on constitutional reforms, which i

the e.u. after that will be processed and returned to turkey. der the agreement as many as 72,000 refugees could be eligible for resettlement here in the e.u. but there are concerns that there could be a sudden surge of people who try to reach the e.u. before the sunday deadline. there are concern among e.u. states who are worried about returning refugees back to a country that has questionable attitude about civil liberties and civil rights. >> this would violate european human rights and international if human rights. i think from the moral and political perspective, you cannot exchange money with people. to control the refugee without providing government assistance, proper training and access for the labor market, it will be actually nothing. >> when it comes to reducing the number of people arriving in europe, the e.u. needs turkey on side and turkey knows that it has a powerful role to play. al jazeera, brussels. >> the secretary of state will visit russia next week for two days of talks. john kerry will arrive on wednesday. the main focus

the eu has to resettle a syrian from turkey to the eu which in practice when thisto come into place if it does it's going to mean that for every one person settled from turkey there is going to have to be a person risking their life crossing the aegean and we just thrown out the refugee convention out the window and the eu seems more concerned about protecting its borders than protecting people so there is really a lot to be concerned and all of this is illegal as the report mentioned earlier. people fleeing war and persecution are entitled to a proper assessment, proper evaluation of their personal conditions and then based on that we can decide if they are entitled to have asylum in a country or not but this categorization and blanket relocation of people based on nationality and citizenship back to turkey is illegal and goes against the eu and international human rights laws. >> from save the children and thanks for joining us thank you. >> thank you, thank you. >>> south korea has unilateral sanctions after a rocket test and rocket launch and accused of being r

in brussels, the european union and turkey have reached a deal to curb migration across the ig and see. turkey has agreed to stop his love migrants from its shores to greece, the first destination for many migrants trying to reach europe. in return, eu leaders will try to speed up turkey's request for membership in the eu. the head of the u.s. chamber of commerce says donald trump and senator elizabeth warren are threats to the u.s. economy. donohueterview, thomas said politicians who support trade restrictions for more oversight of financial firms are shortsighted. welley figure out it plays , they listen to elizabeth warren, who is all of a sudden, she is the pope in terms of what is except double in this religion. inare making -- acceptable this religion and we are making a fundamental mistake. >> he said exporters and consumers benefit from international trade and shoppers will pay higher prices if terrorists are increased and u.s. manufacturers will face pressure in selling their goods in global markets. global news 24 hours a day powered by our 2400 journalist and more than 150 n

the u.s. needs turkey more than turkey needs the u.s. offense times it seems like it does, turkey is seen to be critical in the fight against isis in at tempt to solve the syrian civil war. for the europeans it is absolutely critical that they deal with turkey to try to stop the flow of refugees that is destabilizing europe itself. and so we expect a lot of help from turkey. and so we bite our tongues and do not criticize them in the hope that they will continue offering that help and maybe change their ways and so far, that strategy hasn't really played out very well for the last two years. but i guess we are going continues to see if it will work in the future. >> how is this freedom of speech issue in the idea of this religious, reeducation affect the refugee crisis. >> well, i think what it's really swog dog is giving the president the authority to hide the nation's problems. so you have a country that is on the edge of civil war, but reporting about what is happening in the country's southeast, the plight of the kurds who are being k

it's the key part of a deal struck between turkey and the e.u. to ease the refugee crisis. hoda abdel-hamid is in lesbos where more refugees have been hiding. >> the e.u. deal has come in, and the aim is to stop the flow of refugees to europe. to discourage people from making their way to europe. that has not happened. boats are still arriving. at least five overnight reaching the shores of the greek island of lesbos. the major city of the people on the boats - a lot of them from the war-torn city of aleppo, all aware of the new deal between the e.u. and turkey. they believe that they will not - you have to remember what the deal is about. it's about arrivals sent back to turkey if their application for asylum is rejected. there is that chance, but the people say no, we do not believe we'll we returned to turkey, because we are applying for asylum. we are coming from a war-torn countries, cities are being bombarded and rer looking for a better life. human rights are worried that there are loopholes, that there'll be mass deportations, that europe is turning their backs on t

the e.u. is to put pressure on turkey to stop the flow of migrants. the e.u. is promising turkey with 3.3 billion u.s. dollars. how turkey will spend that, the government says it will spend it on integrating syrian refugees into turkey. they will build more skills and hospitals and they will give syrian refugees an opportunity to find work and give them work permit. now, turkey says it is doing what it can to help the syrian people >>> in the u.s. presidential race contaminated water has dominated the latest democratic debate. bernie sanders and hillary clinton went head to head in flint michigan where the water local supply is polluted with led. >> reporter: the headline at the flint debate, why almost two years later the water in this city is still contaminated with led. what each candidate would do about it >> i would fire anyone who knew what was happening and didn't act properly. >> i know the city has a fund for rain ee d purpose. it is raining led in flint. >> reporter: flint's water became tainted with led when officials switched the water supply to a m

the e.u. resettling refugees from turkey. they fear the majority of those who do arrive in europe qualify as refugees and require protection. >> it's 10 or 11 kilometers from greece to turkey. this port now they told me six hours inside the water, we lost, ok, and the smuggler go back to turkey, so i don't think they will be agree to go back to turkey. >> little child and her brother know that they managed to escape war and are hopeful that their lives will become better. >> she tells us she was scared crossing the sea. she also knows why her family had to do it. the situation in aleppo's very bad because of the bombardment, she says. the agreement to send back new arrivals on the side has entered into force on sunday. the e.u. promised greece assistance to deal with all the asylum cases, but that may not be the hard part. these people won't accept any move to take a step back. >>> syrian refugees in at your keep at the moment, we hear about europe's refugee crisis, but it's dwarfed by turkey's refugee crisis, isn't it? how do

and the conflict between turkey and the p.k.k. there's a lot of violence, and turkey's policies did little to improve the stability of the region, between keeping the borders opened long enough. to resuming the conflict with the p.k.k. we have a much more unstable turkey than 2-3 weeks ago. we have been talking about the rise of wall, with a raid with a paper that ran an article. do you think this has anything to do with that? >> not directly. when you have a government focused on exposing newspapers, because it's a terrorist threat. instead of going after the real terrorists that exist in a county, you have, perhaps, mismatched priorities between reality and what is sign by the government as a priority. secondly, in the midst of the attacks, you see the authoritarianism of the government coming out. there's a ban media. they cannot show picture or talk about what is happening. citizens in turkey are kept from the truth. there are reports from turkey that other social media is not being accessed. that they may keep people talking a

the turkey's prime minister has condemned the attack. our correspondent reports. >> reporter: another bomb goes off in turkey. this time in the heart of istanbul in the middle of the city's busiest shopping district. it is a major tourist investigation. this street would have been packed with shoppers and visitors. witnesses say hundreds of people ran the moments an explosion was heard. >> translation: a suicide bomber blew himself up in front of the district around noon and killed three people and wounded 21 others. three of them were in a critical condition. one has just died in hospital. a detail investigation is being carried out. >> reporter: paramedics were quick to arrive. two government officials implicated kurdish separatists linked to the p.k.k. >> several months ago p.k.k. had announced that the party were not happy and that-- that the party would tax action if the fighting did not stop. >> reporter: since talks between the government and the p.k.k. broke down in july last year, there have been several bomb attacks across the c