this is one of the typical, in old belgium towns you would find it now, it's the flow of cycling. it's what you do if you have a one-way road and you make it accessible for cyclists. we knew at the federal level, at belgium level that this regulation was coming up and in parallel in the brussels parliament, we voted a law if you will implement this new belgium law of accepting cycling on those one-way streets, if you do that within two years' time, we will finance half of the cost to do so. and that was a regional law who was, in fact, encouraging putting the federal law into practice and that's how come that you will see in almost every one way street like you see there on the left that cyclists are admitted. on the right hand, you have example of lines and i have seen that already here as well. as a cyclist, i like the advanced stoplights and i make much use of it. i was already one of those cyclists who was contraflow cycling. it's a good thing and i can tell my kids that it's allowed to contraflow cycle. a policy of permits is another instrument we have just to, well, to mainl

announces the host of the twenty eighteen world cup russia beat off competition from spain and portugal belgium of the netherlands along with the united kingdom aside from the prestige a win guarantees billions of dollars of investment full coverage on this story throughout the night. news russia will never provoke an arms race unless it's pushed to extremes body of a putin sets the record straight on missile defense during an interview with veteran talk show host larry king the prime minister also touched on the topic of elections rejecting claims of animosity between him and president medvedev. and washington lands itself in hot water after a new leak exposes its true colors opinions of a so-called corrupt brush or raise questions over u.s. politicians and the stereotypical views secret diplomatic cables or just the latest in a string of documents released by whistle blowing web site wiki leaks. in an interview on u.s. prime time t.v. vladimir putin outlined the stark choice ahead on european defense either moscow becomes an equal partner or it will be forced to put more missiles on its borde

germany and the netherlands belgium dutch moroccans and chechens all are suspected of recruiting so-called jihad is candidates and financing terrorist organizations right from the horror of europe police mission a success absolutely but is the battle over it's just a visible part of the iceberg it's huge there is a whole machine behind this redo on a ruse was born in belgium in the family of christians and converted to islam when he was lame t. he says he did it on his own will because it simply provided the answers he couldn't find in other religions according to him is lanty just peace and tolerance but unfortunately due to generally poor knowledge about it it can be used to teach the exact opposite. there are really extreme arms acting in europe and the problem is people who don't feel erratic and don't understand the muslim philosophy or they end up in the arms of these in moms who come from saudi arabia. egypt a former french intelligence officer claude money care now has a company advising governments and corporations on hell to deal with terrorism and extremism related threats based

machine behind this redo on a ruse was born in belgium in a family of christians and converted to islam when he was plenty he says he did it on his own will because it simply provided the answers he couldn't find in other religions according to him islam teaches peace and tolerance but unfortunately due to generally poor knowledge about it it can be used to teach the exact opposite. there are really extremely moms acting in europe and the problem is people who don't. understand the muslim philosophy they end up in the arms of busy moms who come from saudi arabia egypt a former french intelligence officer claude when he can now has a company advising governments and corporations on health to deal with terrorism and extremism related threats based in brussels he claims the spread of islamic extremism is happening right in front of the authorities veiled from their attention by its privacy they will say you are not a good mistake because you don't practice five times the price five times a day you are not a good mystery because you are drinking you are not a good muslim because your wife i

european muslim communities seem to have become the driving force behind the spread of extremist belgium's early to towards asylum or among the most to be left in the european union the flow of newcomers is likely to continue and many experts believe. it is need to hope muslims integrate into a multicultural society the extremism threat will remain no matter how many arrests or me you've got this kind of brussels. and for more insight on the spread of islamic radicalism in europe we can now talk to danish journalist and writer elmer thave bricks hello so the latest arrests and those we saw in europe this year are they all just part of one chain linked to international terror because in the story we just aired there was one muslim man saying that what we're seeing is simply the tip of the iceberg at this point i think you might be very right about that whether these groups sort of linked to each other whether they are linked. you could say it is part of a global jihad and once again of course it's the mohammed. is the trick and now you editor in chief of one of denmark's most outspoken maga

teams in the race of the twenty eight that is the iberia of spain and portugal this was hauled in belgium they are seen as a side dish at the moment and then of course after that announcement we will know who will host the twenty twenty two world cup. america and castle all neck and neck in that race to me i wish i could give you more of a stare on who might win this but we just don't know that's why he's so exciting but hopefully we will know in the next few minutes. or let's go now to your he's in cousin and i understand russians there are supporting their bed with a pretty unusual wall sporting event tell us more about what's going on. we eat in fact it seems that the whole city is moving from washington this bit since cousin is going to be washed away this is going to be one of the cities where some of the games during the. teen are going to be. the only way home with the support of the spin was about to leave held. a long while match nonstop which started yesterday on wednesday. once a whole big night for you the players change just ended just several minutes ago and everybody now ha

we expect today from the presentations well from the presentations i start in about an hour's time belgium holland will go first then it's spain and portugal then england and then it will be russia they will have the last word if you like the last message of the fifa executive from russia that could work to their advantage and also we mentioned. arrived and let's hear from him and also alexis murphy. i believe that our people want to see the world cup championship in this country and they want to see the best players in the world. put in their native city and i want kids and probably my son too to come to the stadium and twenty and to see missy. i think will still be playing them i think that a big advantage is that they will develop the infrastructure and after the world cup people's lives more comfortable. of course there is excitement on the eve of such an event but we're all gathered here to learn futures decision which no doubt will be for you or russia it's crucial for us as it should be i can assure you that does not matter that the world cup championship will take place in some tro

competition there from england as well as joint raids from spain and portugal from the netherlands and belgium. is in zero eight when the decision will be announced in a few hours time. excitement is definitely building in a few hours scifi will vote and decide on who will host as you mentioned the world class twenty eighteen and twenty twenty two and the big names have been arriving since yesterday two days before they've been coming to back the a bit in countries their home countries and now one of the main questions that people have been asking the russian cab is whether prime minister vladimir putin is coming as you know he is not coming because he said he doesn't want to put pressure on a fee fight now he's also condemned the media allegations of corruption in well let's talk more about that i'm joined in the discussion with our tease for center andrew former now andrew we know that there are big names coming put and stop coming now what does that mean for russia's bid the c.e.o. russia doesn't seem to be by this he says that it is still that the facts are still that i'm alive for the fif

what the intense competition is certainly warming things up this morning we've already heard from belgium and holland a joint bid it was followed by spain and portugal and as we speak english is making their final presentation for the fee for us excited of board now the decision will be made this afternoon russia will preside last in front of front of the executive board after which they have the they will take a break and they will start the voting process the highly anticipated voting process now back at the media center everyone seems to be enjoying the presentations looking at the various offerings of the different countries now one of every was of pulling out the big guns bringing in the big names and one of the main questions that the russian capital been asked in the lead up to this day is whether part of a survivor putin is going to be or will that has been answered he said he won't be here because he doesn't want to put pressure on fifa and he also said a condemned the media allegations of corruption in fifa calling it a smear campaign well it's been interpreted in different ways

railroads have been badly hit across germany, france, belgium, and others. some of the delays could extend beyond christmas day. >> there was no winter wonderland in belgium today, only cancellations and frustrations. brussels airport has the snowplows it needs and liquid needed to deice the planes. supplies were stopped. >> this country, like much of northern europe, has slowed and stopped. with problems on the main motorways and traffic problems growing. outside because -- the eurostar offices, the lines are getting longer. >> 8:00 or 9:00 or 10:00. it >> i am not sure. >> it is costing a lot of money. it will pay for them to stay in the hotel tonight if that is needed at eurostar. the costs are only going to escalate. in france, the main airports in paris cancel that least one- third of their flights. more snow is forecast for some of the busiest days of the year. >> our flight keeps saying on time, on time, on time. >> our flight was canceled. we were not told our flight was canceled. before, we were told it was on time. i am standing here wearing what i

to the host of the twenty eighteen world cup russia paid off competition from spain and portugal belgium and the netherlands along with the u.k. side the prestige will guarantee billions of dollars of investment. russia will never provoke an arms race unless it's pushed to extremes but even uprooted sets the record straight on missile defense during an interview with veteran talk show host larry king the prime minister also touched on the topic of election projecting claims about a more city between him and president. emotions and self in hot water after a new leak exposes its true colors opinions of a so-called corrupt russia raise questions over u.s. politicians and the stereotypical views secret diplomatic cables are just the latest in a string of documents released by whistleblower website. russian officials say they deeply doubt the credibility of fresh allegations against the country released by whistle blowing web site wiki leaks the secret u.s. diplomatic cables brand russia a hub for organized crime and corruption with some even called in the country a mafia state allegations we

france, belgium, and luxembourg imposed a partial ban on heavy goods vehicles on their motorways.many had to take similar measures, as accidents blocked the audubon. snow and ice brought traffic on small roads to a standstill also. >> it is bathetic they cannot clear the roads in 48 hours. i drove through the audubon because i have to get to a training course in the country roads are blocked. nothing has been done. >> rail travelers are not very much better. frozen pouring ice on power lines and snow the train tracks, all in the middle of the christmas travel season. it would appear that the cold snap god to which -- caught in the reaail off guard. the crown said transition's over the weekend were so big that the company actually advised against travel by train. -- the crowds at the train stations over the weekend were so big. >> at least they're communicating could they are clearly saying, people, things are not moving for the moment. it is a low point for transport policy. it cannot get worse. >> travel chaos in france, too. crowds thrown into a building in paris with services o

revelations will probably be seen as an undesirable distraction but little more it seems only belgium openly criticised washington for mixing diplomatic work and outright espionage the united nations is not in a position to comment on the authenticity of the document purporting to request information gathering activities official reaction from the un itself only went as far as reminding member states that international treaties perhaps spying at the un their response has been so weak to being spied on by the u.s. in large part because the u.s. is just you know it's the human of the u.n. they pay a lot of the bills but they also have the ability to veto a second term for ban ki-moon the u.s. is the un's fattest financier said to contribute more than two and a half billion dollars in two thousand and eleven and this is not the first time the u.s. has been caught spying. back in two thousand and three in the lead up to the invasion of iraq the national security agency was reportedly conducting secret surveillance operation providing intelligence on the voting intentions of u.n. members t

it to england one of the major powerhouses of european football like england like spain portugal belgium or netherlands they do went for a new approach so this is something that people have done in the past if we look at where the headlines decisions that they've made where they're going to host the tournament south we saw them place the tournament this year in south africa the next one's going to be held in brazil this one i want to ask now we're going to see it in russia so people are really living up to what should be there monday so spreading football around the world by giving these games by getting these told and to russia and mr putin had this to say about just not. to the competition it was tense both for the twenty fourteen winter olympics and twenty eighteen world cup but the olympics campaign didn't see so much dirt so many scandals and i think that in this situation we should have avoided putting any pressure on the fee for members that's why i told russia sports minister that i wouldn't arrive to present our bid but it was a sign of respect to fee for members i believe the s

yes that's right we've seen the presentations of a few the bidding countries we started with belgium and holland this morning followed by spain portugal england has just finished and now russia is making its final presentation in front of the fifa excited if this is the last pitch before the decision the voting process is about to start with regard to russia's bid they're going to be showcasing of course the technical capabilities of the country hosting the world cup twenty eighteen as well as talking on a few heartstrings now let's hear from larry because i have former a russian football coach on what a win it could mean a for russia. first of all russia has longstanding traditions secondly russia has never hosted a world cup before so i think russia has a major chance financial and political situation in the country is stable economies growing and there is a huge desire to host the cup that's what should help us. so russia of course russian kept has a ride that has their fingers crossed and now the media and the media center they're all watching the highly anticipated last few bits

mean that the support for this bid is weak in the country last time russia played a friendly against belgium we saw a huge banner in the stands of the stadium saying twenty eighteen we believe and i believe this depicted how strong the support is among the russian fans among just ordinary russians across the country that the world cup will be coming here for the first time and even though that some some of the press especially in britain are writing off russia's chances saying that russia is no longer favorites to win this still the feeling of great expectations is all the way around the country and people believe that the voting which is due to come in several hours will bring a positive result for russia and russia will have its very first world cup we believe that the stands in the stadiums across the country should russia gain the right to host this championship will be full as i told yesterday to one of the radio hosts in the u.k. when he asked me whether russia would be able to fill the stadiums with fans and this is certainly seems to be so with such level of expectations in this coun

were the joint leaders at one stage with russia i don't know what happened there and then we have belgium and holland bringing up the rear but what's more is going to be a big day the contenders for the twenty eight hundred world cup will be making their final presentation to russia is going to make their presentation last now that could be a good pick some say that that's actually an advantage for russia i think it could be because there will be the last message that the thief executive will hear before they make another point worth making is that sepp blatter defeat the president has the casting vote on this occasion and what that means is various friends of. and the winning bid will need a majority a majority and twelve votes now it could mean in the final round would be two teams left to choose between and they could both get eleven speech now if that happens but a casting vote will be left to mr black that he has made very positive noises about rush's bait over the last few weeks and who knows if it comes down between and it comes down to two teams to choose between he could push it

of money it cost rome to lend to debt ridden countries is rising dramatically spain portugal and belgium are also at risk of being hauled into the crisis doubts about the future of the single currency ending with self have been intensified by fresh protests sweeping across europe with people angry at face and savage cuts to pay for it all european parliament member says that countries are trapped inside the euro zone and should get out to save their economy. if spain went down remember that the debt they've got is about seven times the size of the and so we'd be talking there about three hundred fifty billion euros and it's really big a still and so you get to a point where there is no more buyout money whether you're i would it's kind of full would cease to exist i don't know whether that will happen in the next few weeks but it remains a real possibility when i joined the euro if there were people like me saying there was no benefit for the country as most of their overseas trade was denominated in sterling or dollars anyway and to join the euro they would have to have also officially

it to england one of the major powerhouses of european football like england like spain portugal belgium or netherlands they did went through a new approach so this is something that people have done in the past we look at where the headlines decisions that they've made where they're going to host the tournament so we saw them place a tournament this year in south africa the next one's going to be held in brazil this one at the one after that now we're going to see it in russia so people are really living up to what should be there monday so spreading football around the world by giving these games by giving this tournament to russia. i can gradually everyone from my heart as russia has won the bid to host the twenty eight hundred world cup now we must start preparing and we must do it properly of course we'll have the experience of the twenty fourteen winter olympics in sochi but it's still a very big challenge it's a lot of responsibility for our national team to you and i'm sure all the players will put in their will to achieve the best results this is really wonderful news i congratu

energy company flukes this is going to use other companies a long term storage facilities here in belgium and this is a deal which is aimed at ensuring energy security for the european russian energy consumers let's listen to the c.e.o. of gas exports at xander media that is outside of him out on the possibility of the realisation of this memorandum will allow us to enter a long term lease of a strong underground gas storage facility that is not only conveniently located but also has a good this will allow us to use this storage facility to help fulfill our long term contracts. it's also important to mention that this deal will also make it much easier for european consumers to receive russian energy since it is going to be delivered from russia but it's also going to be stored here in the europe which will make it cheaper and easier for european consumers to get their hands on a russian energy. to the auto industry now sales of new cars and light commercial vehicles in russia have rocketed eighty percent year on year that's according to the association as you see in business it's the num

there must be a line to be drawn at some point i'm thinking about spain i'm thinking about portugal belgium the problems they're having is that you are really going to be able to survive or is it kind of just wishful thinking. i mean we have here in germany many skeptics about the euro and as a recent poll showed. already fifty percent of the germans want back there but the question of course women's if this is a practical way mean we are all in the same boat there is much criticism around we know what had gone wrong for example the party in the southern parry free of europe but on the other hand how could you manage to. do that to your role fall apart i mean there's no other way then germany has to pull out of the euro if this is a possible or practical way this is of course of the other question but i don't think the german politicians are going to pull out of the euro they will stay there until the end so where did it all go so wrong for the euro was the idea of a single currency flawed from the very beginning when the idea is that europe needs to have one was and has to be one power and

national bates' there between belgium and the netherlands and portugal and spain they will all know masses must have names on the world stage and football brushed aside by russia's big they obviously impressed and they were looking to put forward a great tournament and that's just what the man who headed up the russian bid says he's going to do. and he's the president. on the members of the keeper executive committee dearest friends and colleagues and everybody who is here. you have an chance to us with. people world cup for twenty eight teams and i just can't promise we all can draw means you will never regret let us make history and together. a great scenes of celebration in switzerland right now here in russia where i'm stood right now just in front of the luzhniki stadium in moscow which will host the final in twenty eighteen we've seen people gathering here there were releasing chinese lanterns into the sky in place and with the russian flag in celebration also cause driving around the city a remote scope russian flags waving horns only horns blasting seems reminiscent to when russia

also that beats all things from from spain and portugal also made to footballing world powers from belgium and the netherlands also yet again major footballing world powers that as well so the fact that russia were able to do when they said we were able to beat off those nations shows just how strong that bid was and i think it was always the belief here in russia that their big was the strongest and it was the one that would say that it would could come through and win in the end it was so fantastic presentation from the russian delegation earlier on today the final the final at spin if you will that the final shot roll of the dice to try and win over those judges that seems to have done the trick when it clearly has done the trick they are hosting the finals in twenty eight teams and that's something that prime minister vladimir putin is very pleased about. it is to ensure public i want to thank the fee for executive committee first decision for trusting us to host the twenty world cup this decision is in tune with people's philosophy to promote football globally especially in regions we

i feel like the response so far has been very muted i was out of belgium really was the only country that spoke out here and i you know had some harsh words so why is nobody talking about what the spokesman for the secretary general did make the point that you know there are several international treaties to which the united states has ratified that prohibit this kind of activity at the u.n. at the same time as i said it's not that surprising that this would happen but can there be some kind of. you know referee questions if they broke those treaties since they actually broke the law probably not to be to be fair because it's america because they have so much power at the u.n. well because there is no one that could really do the punishing it's not like the u.n. would kick the united states you know the u.s. and use the u.n. the u.n. needs the united states frankly what's most interesting about these cables is what it says about american priorities at the u.n. you know top on the list was for was frankly the secretary of state for asking american diplomats to figure out how to make t