manuel barroso is popular among the french. but after taking it all starts on the integration of security boss has alienated fellow ministers and party alliance to green party members of the previous government refused to join his administration. the new pointing government that home is described as many familiar faces. no hope of use remains foreign minister. joe even beyond stays on the defense may increase the un to give up is still the justice minister. it's part of hormones effort to indicate that change is underway with the assurance that experienced ministers are still in control. some say the president cannot have that old ways and yelled into the throne. there is quite a bit of skepticism about these kinds of political maneuvers home when these personalities even when it is a well money because there's a lot of experience. we knew we had this also the sense that political life is closing in on itself when it comes to moving forward in between the episcopal church women the new prime minister has his work cut out to hav

fan the secretary general ki moon and cezanne minded barroso the president of the european commission discussed the most important issues in brussels. in a serious challenge to the boat and to this interview after the bell and hopefully this is how to them and said the president of the european commission called the situation in ukraine the head of the european commission that the un secretary general parenting one in brussels. the debate briefing following the negotiations the parties spoke in favor of the soonest possible beginning of dec negotiations between ukraine and russia. a candle and the fact that the current crisis has consented to lead you on about all the time people helped to secure the reason will see this shows the peace and security in europe since the fall of the building will. but he's not too stupid to do so. but i believed all international community. what happened was that we a violation of the principles of international law. the recent vote to secure the costly gentle sound of guy the nation's most traders bet that this is not going to be except this hairstyle

earlier, antonio barroso was a political consultant and i asked pam whether investors would be worried >> i think it is a little surprising for investors. given his criticism towards brussels. i do not think it is going to be an issue. obviously there is a cacophony between the finance minister, the new finance minister, and it could be a problem, but in the -- the end of the day, montebour g will be calling the shots. >> so you're saying even though we have these two names and the economy ministry, you are not from the a real break formal policies of the french government? >> absolutely. it will be the policy that francois hollande wants to implement in the coming months. he has appointed a close friend, michel sapin. important responsibility goes to the labor minister, which will be given to someone else. i think obviously montebourg will have an impact, but the most important years will not be managed by him. >> that was on sony opera so speaking to me there from london earlier. and it is the biggest right in and it looks like the biggest strike in the history of the german airliner

prince tuesday consonants to sea otters that the president of the european commission jose manuel barroso said in brussels. speaking to the media a joint press conference president announced its te ata said cyprus is going to a difficult period and then a stop to use active involvement in rebuilding its economy and to support the peace process with turkish cypriot. president announced us god is also think the eu for its decision to allocate a further two hundred million pounds in cyprus budget for twenty fourteen to twenty fifteen it was close to increase its funding involvement and ninety five percent eu co founded project. all of the bailout program will help cyprus to reduce its unemployment levels particularly when it comes to the under twenty five sqm some forty four percent of whom are proud of what it is well above to use average of twenty three percent of its assistance program. we did it the minister for energy while other media this recently attended a workshop of the mit energy and the cypress institute to discuss their study on maximizing the long term value of natural gas for

efforts to stabilize the situation in ukraine economically financially and politically today president barroso the european commission wrote to president putin on the home of the european union. accepting new patients proposal for consultation with russia and ukraine. time out for consultation. on the security of gas supply and transit. i and i think that i believe that like discussing constructively solution from actions that this is the best way to find a way out to come home. here is so short and long day of. so today talks i concentrated on the initial steps. for the de escalation all this petition in the eastern regions of ukraine. this is one more international court to scold the ukrainian or russian conflict by diplomatic means and of course all of the year meeting the visit korea was rushed up on the road courses called the conflict. on the russian involvement in use in ukraine on the territorial integrity or ukraine including the indexation of creamy nevertheless me a ride. to the agreement in which russia commit itself to support the osce mission to need me to clean them and the de e

fall for the eu africa summit difficult for those of mr wright's to european commission president barroso to the captive so that the new european council the present government employee i invite the president of the european council residents of mauritania present but most of the diseases of the african union that episode. he pulled all the usual. he's a dentist russell lucia did you do not want to give an opinion. yes you can choose to leave the port about that and it appeared the seventeen or eighteen or four small minority of us being together should the premier for activities in the future of our commitment to wrinkle. so this list of the wheat in them. this is the first time the deputy judge was that he died a short leash. forget it was an enormous turn out the door and had reached a bad example with tess is a vitality of our relationship i told rusty opens into the market. they had three or concession to the office of the text of what a president who is due to the community with respect to people that he sees you with these. he examines the challenges of penal rates and pasting them

european union chief jose manual barroso said the group whose work would be extended to georgia and moldova will draw on the expertise of various eu member states and work with international financial institutions . the activist who i've been holed up inside of the ukrainian security service building in the eastern city of gods have said they are ukraine's last spoke and pleaded for supporters to gather outside the building in larger number in order for their protests to be successful. i understand that we'll be trying to weasel oldies like ourselves what we may feel this piece is a last chance heart to his last known as the last nickel and has been lost long ago in odessa is almost flawless with betsy we are the last remaining hopefully brain. the crew the former kgb headquarters in logan's was one of three government buildings see that we in eastern ukraine by protesters demanding a regional referendum on independence from kiev sandbags and wooden crates were piled near the entrance of the building to defend it against police men with rifles could be seen to the broken windows about the m

barroso ofator wyoming that he was going to make a decision before the end of the year. but a strategy to counter putin's one advantage -- the gas station. and that will be the end of vladimir putin and russian empire. that is what we can do, charlie. and it is not world war iii. >> do there what we did with respect to iran? >> yeah. >> economic muscle? in this case, energy becomes the principal thing. not only do you have sanctions against russia, but you provide the energy these countries are worried about because they're not going to get it from russia. >> yes. and i really believe that right now, i'm probably being repetitious, i am sitting in moscow in then kremlin and i've seen what the response has been so far. you cannot help but be encouraged. >> let me take you down the road. if that does not work. if someone said to me at this table, the russians are tough. look we survived leningrad, you know? so don't think you can freeze us to death. do not think you can start us to death. you cannot. we have been there before. >> we would not be trying to do that. >> tell

people that won't be taking part notable absentee of the european commission president jose manuel barroso and also the e.u. head diplomat catherine ashton also know senior members of governments from what you would call old europe really likes of great britain here in germany of france none of those senior representatives are going to be taking part so it seems they've moved away from this body that was set up to trying to get people involved in the in the e.u. one thing that perhaps will be discussed that this will be future aid that could be given we've seen the united states recently offer quite derisory fifteen million dollars also the e.u. had initially offered a whopping thirty billion euros in eighty ukraine so far though after trying to lower that figure well ukraine is yet to see one of the promised money we are seeing though is some opposition to wards the expansion of e.u. borders here in germany the the christian social union who are the sister party of calls ruling ruling christian democrat party they have there that big congress and they said that look a partnership with ukr

people that won't be taking part notable absentee of the european commission president jose manuel barroso and also the e.u. head diplomats catherine ashton also know senior members of governments from what you would call old europe really likes of great britain here in germany of france none of those senior representatives are going to be taking part of it so it seems they've moved away from this body that was set up to try and get people involved in the in the e.u. now i say ukraine set to dominate talks and one thing that perhaps will be discussed that this will be a future date that could be given. to ukraine now we saw the united states put forward a somewhat derisory fifteen million dollar offer we've also seen the e.u. and michelin offer around thirteen billion euros worth of aid to ukraine they then try to make that fifteen billion euro then twelve billion euro and so far ukraine is seen not euro cent one of all of that money now we are seeing though is some opposition to wards the expansion of the e.u. borders here in germany the the christian social union who are the sister party

today president barroso of the. european commission wrote to president putin on behalf of the european union accepting president putin's proposal for consultations with russia and ukraine trilateral consultations on the security of gas supply and transit. i end by saying that i believe that by discussing constructively the solutions than actions that this is the best way to find a way out of the current crisis. the first question will be from karen de young of the washington post. thank you. mr secretary did you discuss or did you receive any russian commitment for the withdrawal of russian troops on the border of ukraine and did the united states in europe make any commitments regarding the removal of existing sanctions against russian individuals just to follow up on something you said you mentioned that russia had committed to call on those it is supporting inside eastern ukraine to lay down their weapons what happens if they don't respond to that and finally did russia make any commitment on ukraine's debt and t