international community this time it was discussed and attend a meeting of nato foreign ministers in brussels on defense the second of april. the name to general secretary under some christmas and concluded the standpoint of the alliance when tasha instead the attack intervention in ukraine calling it a historic mistake that the deep end russia's international isolation and stressed that britain does not consider military alternative to the political settlement of the korean situation the vistas of the need to understand and to the intensification of cooperation with the cream and cheese and a dimension of pressure and annexation of creamy. the statement of the ukraine commission adopted the fatalities also depressed at the meeting in brussels the twenty fifth of may ten am est to a decision about concrete measures to increase the cap of the recent ukraine to ensure its security. eleven is the secretary general and as rasmussen. his intention to support the company's heavy cream and armed forces into mourning the fact that no one in texas to meet exercises at the same time he claimed suspensi

international community this time it was discussed at the two day meeting of nato foreign ministers in brussels on defense the second of april. the name to general secretary under snow christmas and concluded the standpoint of the alliance wind rush again spread the anti intervention in ukraine calling it a historic mistake that the deep end russia's international isolation has stressed the need to does not consider military alternative to the political settlement of the korean situation the man is discontinued and honesty. intensification of cooperation with the cream and founding convention of pressure and annexation of creamy. this is because in a statement of predicting commission adopted the nominees also depressed at the meeting in brussels the foreign ministers of the economic state to a decision about concrete measures to increase the capital is if ukraine cliched security. the nato secretary general and its programs and state his intention to support the combination of the korean armed forces into morgan in effect get enough of the axis to meet exercises at the same time he claimed sus

mabel joins us from brussels.et's start with the summit, francois hollande is hosting this meeting on the central african republic. when will this mission finally get going? >> i had just heard after the initial deployment of 500 million -- there'll be 500 european troops in the next few weeks. that meeting has just kicked off at noon, with the french president francois hollande, who will hear from the european council and president herman van rumquist. and the associate of the united nations and the head of the central african republic. they will focus on the area -- and the neighborhood -- and surely these troops will have to enforce public order in the area, especially at night when a number of the killings seem to be taking place. during this meeting they will -- this will cost 600 million euros that they will hand over to the african union. francois hollande wanted this central african mission to be a european union mission and not a french mission. this is about the political will that he has been looking fo

breaking news the south east of brussels used tear gas water cannons against protesters that is a global wave of action against corruption at no thirty six year of the united states that night as turning sixty five but only three submissions more about self preservation. i'm the self defense it was designed for plus we ask if it's exploiting the current crisis to secure future expansion the gambler to get ready to suffer the eight presidential election we look at the honeysuckle for the silly thing but to be a money thing comes into the country the battle for going up america's can't eat anything governments in the fall apple going to start resting cuba with a trip to solve messaging system the new . b you what you see. now first boise based on a european little to be angry about from cuts to corruption tea on a war three levels of unemployment is the crowds trying to get that message across to me this agreement with a heavy police officials in brussels will have more with all correspondence bully boy to the lab as milan during the d c jones is now fully other people marching in brussels

now i belong to the european union. >> but brussels is not happy. the view being eu circles is that without any agreements, romania is already triggering a stealth eu expansion from the east. >> the jewish community in france is the largest community in europe. since the end of world war ii, the number of jews in france has risen that lead to more than half a million today. a majority of them are from the former french colonies tunisia, morocco, algeria, but they warned that anti-semitism is on the rise in france. the figures are clear -- last year, more than 3000 french jews immigrated to israel. that's almost twice as many as the years before, and the numbers could keep rising. the study among jews in europe shows that perceived anti-semitism is worse only in hungary. the study also found that almost half of french jews are considering leaving the country because they feel threatened. >> there's a lot to do before the big move. but they're getting everything ready. all their belongings must be packed and carefully labeled. still, they are not enti

being governed by the brussels. with the reelection of it all burma's prime minister it seems hungry will continue its somewhat unorthodox relationship with the eu. not just sounds boring blog brussels is achieved the thrall of a coffee budapest hungary the chairman of the euro skeptic bruges group think tank says that the secret of baldwin's popular appeal is not increase eighteen games continue to fight in protecting his own nation's interests. the european union you know that she can eat like him because he believes the national study to legislate to be you should have got to choose what to call them come to this i see it while they're being told what to do by the opinion also taken into one of the country has to be in the year i will take to the year our beaches kind of luck unless there is one of the easing of the devaluation of the comments the other was just has no hope it will cause more harm than one a c section so we see how that day situations flow control the country's markets and increase despite hungry

and brussels hardin sanctions against russia. on the ground, pro-russian separatists have extended their grip on public buildings. remainsions in donetsk high. the eve of the first general election in iraq since the withdrawal of american troops. 11 people killed and 19 wounded in a twin bomb attack in northeastern baghdad. with no p still in the middle east. the american secretary of state was going -- there were allegations that it could become an apartheid state. >> also coming up, we will be getting the latest in sports. looking ahead to the meeting tonight in the second leg of the champions league semifinal. we will be looking at the list that will infuriate france -- the world's 50 best restaurants, and only four of them are french. we will find out more about that in just a moment. our top headline -- russia's deputy foreign minister has said there is no reason to fear that russia will repeat a crimean scenario in southeastern ukraine. he was speaking in the wake of fresh sanctions announced by washington and brussels. the

what brussels is not happy. have you read the news circles is that without any agreements romania has already triggering a stealth eu expansion from the east allowing moldova citizens of backdoor entry into the club the jewish community in france is the largest in europe since the end of one one two the number of in france has risen steadily to more than half a million today. nick d'arcy of them up from the former french colonies to msia morocco and algeria. they warned that anti semitism is on the rise in profits. the thing is actually a last eleven three thousand french immigrated to israel. that's almost twice as many as they used to fall and fernandez could keep rising. the study among in europe says that deceived anti semitism is was only in hungry. the study also found that almost half of french are considering leaving the country because they feel threatened. some of the tuesday before the big man. the emotional getting everything ready. belinda moments mostly packed and carefully labelled the sea did you

. >> this warning came as a nato summit wrapped up in brussels. moscow says that it's reviving cold war rhetoric and that suspending cooperation with moscow would help neither side. >> rasmussen struck a defiant tone when it came to russia, telling nato ministers that moscow had only one goal -- to restore its sphere of influence in the former soviet union, and he warned russia not to escalate the situation. >> if russia were to intervene further in ukraine, i would not hesitate to call it an historic mistake. it would be a miscalculation with huge strategic implications. >> he did not set out what consequences a russian invasion would have, but he made it clear moscow had no veto over the alliance. he suggested that georgia, which fought a war in russia in 2008, could aspire to nato membership. >> our support for georgia's sovereignty and territorial integrity within its internationally recognized borders remains unequivocal. we continue to support georgia's euro atlantic aspirations. >> nato membership for georgia and ukraine is a redline for th

russian foreign ministry made the comments is nice but promises get into that meeting in brussels the minister warned that future economic ties between moscow and kiev one largely depend on the action is he crying takes in its foreign policy. the stipend of the school with russia's sensitivity towards my car and you cry ties. well let's get some more on this weekend the street to our correspondents me how by david who is awaiting course they're in kiev welcome the house. this decision by nine thirty for the rice like russia. how does that actually affect you cry the most important thing is that it is supporting each race than other they have been emphasizing over and over again because we are seeing on a russian basically declaring that they are taking over crimea right now the first bold move that was on the static stations but only clean one of the moves at the meet was on monday with the russian prime minister met its twenty twenty without any notice at all and you crazy reaction was to emphasize that this was a violation of their own territory. you are stating that it is their own

more or less resigned to a corresponding asa in brussels. we asked her what sets new ministers have agreed on to ease the concerns of member states with borders close to russia it's already had a nice head hands and in protest in fact annexation of crimea has canceled all practical that is to say military cooperation with russia bucks and the foreign ministers agreed that that they want for the moment and still uphold diplomatic ties with russia. nevertheless an exact role in the baltic states has been stepped up and nate assets that it wants to know rethink its strategy in the area and possibly even sends troops to the grounds and that is to be discussed but when you have to say that at the moment it's still sort of them kind of a diplomat take political threat rather than proper military action that's been put into place. toss in there and brussels for us to afghanistan now with the six police officers have been killed in a suicide attack outside the interior ministry in kabul. the ministry spokesman says a suicide bomber disguised as a so

and not just blindly to brussels peter all of a. hungry. love from moscow this is the international coming up in the program this hour the latest from. travels to fall flooding regions of russia a new gold rush is sweeping siberia about to revive the fortunes of mining towns that. the united states is in complete confusion about what it wants in the middle east anymore our main relationships are with israel and saudi arabia both powers. have wanted military leadership in egypt and that's been a driving force in this arab spring and america has fall in line with what the arab spring bring to. the ambiguous and indeed hypocritical relationship between western governments and. america still funding the military and to be supporting the. drama. stories others who refuse to notice. faces change the world. so picture of today's. from around the globe. in britain the government's handling old the national housing shortage is drawing widespread public anger. thousands rallied over the weekend against the so-called bedroom tax it's a welfare reform

as the end of talking up from all of us here in brussels. goodbye and thank you for what. what will the one that will choose yours. it was for many years twenty oh eight and it's great to come to trial. i know. i had written in white about that. ch. what will the eye. green the midst of it in the region. but union will be signed in may this year. kazakhstan russia and the lovers have been waiting for the state for three years according to the developers finalize negotiations are being held now. also if you remember the story twenty years ago the president of salt into my house. the idea of the establishment of the single you're asian economic space during the lecture in omaha so moscow state university the head of state understood the need of our country's integration and now years later we

and not just blindly to brussels is chuen peter all of a r.t. budapest hungary.the eyes of the world were in bahrain of the weekend as it hosted the formula one grand prix that event received lavish funding from western companies despite human rights concerns the regime has been waging a three year long crackdown against pro-democracy protests or opposition m.p. sayed. joins me live now some are calling for the grand prix to be boycotted do you think it's right that it did go ahead. oh what's going on around the ground products of formula one and back when it's a big debate here in bahrain and out on the outside that's because of the human rights situation and the violations which really which become a well known around the world in front of all the media and human rights activists on the international organizations so what's going on the government try to to cut off the situation in bahrain by bringing formula one every year and saying that nothing is going on here in bahrain everything is an older model on the other hand there is a very strong demand by the opp

in brussels that has been a strategy for ukraine. since two thousand and eight the year has been the cars hit an extremely wide ranging agreement with ukraine. in fact as i'm sure you recall it was differences over the signature this agreement and yanukovich is the refusal in fact to sign it. that led to them i dun events and everything living through now so europe has been rather proactive on ukraine. it's true that the member states i do not have an appetite for new members. i'm psyched for the time being but short of membership the eu offer to pray far reaching partnership but all this is somewhat economic somewhat technical comes to good to miss maren existential not. he's enunciated in utah and treachery of limited sovereignty for countries with large russian speaking mine are just a hint it's not a question of economics or its integration. it's a fundamental russian national interest. so what does your walkman as he sits in a it's an existential mentor for for russia. what's done in europe trying to get out of having influences

and not just blindly to brussels it's true peter all of a r.t. hungary. racing and rights were in the spotlight this last weekend as bahrain hosted the formula one grand prix that event receive love and funding from western companies despite concerns over human rights violations really monarchy has been waging a three year crack turnover against pro-democracy protests and the regime relatively frequent in bahrain ever since the uprising back in two thousand and eleven last month thirteen people many of them teenager. jailed for life for allegedly trying to kill a policeman during the protests there will twenty eight people were given up to ten year prison sentences for vandalism to help enforce the crackdown now the authorities are reportedly buying over one hundred forty thousand stun grenades and one point six million tear gas canisters keep in mind here that the population of bahrain is only one point three million we talk to former opposition m.p. side had a massai who believes the west is turning a blind eye to what's going on their government tries.

breaking news this hour police in brussels used tear gas and water cannons against protesters as a global wave action against corruption and austerity hits europe and the united states. nato turning sixty five but its recent missions more about self-preservation than the self defense it was designed for plus we ask if it's exploiting ukraine's crisis to secure future expansion. as afghan voters get ready for some thirty days presidential election we look at the high level fraud siphoning most of the aid money being pumped into the country . and also coming up americas and. u.s. governments under fire for trying to stoke unrest in cuba with a twitter style messaging system. is neil harvey and you are watching on t.v. . now first for you this hour europeans have a lot to be angry about from cuts to corruption to watering levels of unemployment but crowds trying to get that message across to leaders being met with a heavy police response in brussels we'll have more with our correspondent paula boy who has more on the story and indeed she joins us now. well the people marching in brussels are

brussels. reports no it's not just the europeans either who are out protesting today the protest in brussels is an empty austerity one it's been organized by an umbrella group of european trade unions who are marching against austerity measures across the continent and if you look at unemployment figures collectively for the european union well they're somewhere in about twenty six million people who are looking for a job at the moment the worst rate sort of greece and spain but that's to be enough about this situation for the flounce to gather in brussels and crucially what we're seeing is pricing heavy handed response from your forces looking at the pictures we see most italians to cool it against the crowds we've seen take us to quite aggressive now we're going to see a protest gathering in london on place to learn in the day in new york as well and it's all part of so-called wave of action that's going to see demos take place in towns and cities across the globe in the u.s. and in here as w

missing in brussels. the alliance stresses why it's relevant. and an honest woman is better than a corrupt man. that's a message from a candidate in >> welcome back, you're watching al jazeera, live from doha, a reminder of our top stories. three bomb blasts in nairobi killed six people. dozens were injured. the attack happened in the somali populated area. >> the u.s. secretary of state met binyamin netanyahu for the second time in 12 hours. john kerry is attempting to salvage talks with palestinians. he's on his way back to brussels. >> the charity doctors without borders describes the scale of the ebola outbreak in west africa as uppress dented. it killed 78 in guinea. there's no known cure for ebola. >> in syria, fighting between the government and position forces intensified. state television says forces loyal to president bashar al-assad has recaptured a key hill-top area in the north of the city near the border. activists report vighters shelled the -- fighters shelled the airport which has been used by government forces. >> three al jaze

although problem is in paris and brussels. we read that it needed to to curb these deficits but in no way that does not endanger all social model. and to and that's i think the message that the president is conveying to other leaders of the council of ministers. but one thing is sure of where we are fighting. d for economic situation. embodied by the very small margins that companies are making at the moment which is uncaring investments into an unfortunate be playing against the french companies the mobile market. so we need to work on that basis to boost the french economy while working with other countries and european level to me in advance. this model was described a few minutes ago by one of the participants. i could not identify the call to sleep in because the tv money trail doesn't work too well the nutrient sure sure sure again in the previous government was the right they went to great pains not to press the key word austerity and in fact he did that cuts the budget cuts and very very slight should you agree that th

let's move on to hungary now a headache for brussels is going to last. ok one it's a tricky moment so this will go back to this bahrain story hungary's coming up in a second get getting back to bahrain where the grand prix is just taken place this weekend passed anti regime rallies have been frequent in bahrain ever since the uprising back in twenty eleven last month thirteen people many of them teenagers were jailed for life for allegedly trying to kill a policeman jewing protests while twenty eight people were given up to ten years in prison for vandalism helping force the crackdown the authorities have purchased more than one hundred forty thousand stun grenades and one point six million tear gas canisters just keep in mind here that the population of bahrain is just one point three million we talked to former opposition m.p. sayat howdy on the sol we believe that the west is turning a blind eye to the situation. government tried to to cut out the situation in bahrain by bringing formula one. year and saying that nothing is going on here in bahrain ev

chinese and european leaders have been meeting in brussels and eu is talking about eager to strengthenns and phil reports. >> reporter: he may be made in china but what is made in europe has ping excited and the bus and bmw have benefitted from his country's checkbook this week and that is france and germany, the next and final stop is belgium. the city will be more specific, this place is a long way from china geographically and metaphoricily and it's one of a souper power developing at an astonishing rate and here it's a sleepy place and links between the two and it will attack as many chinese people as it can and china likewise appears to have a soft spot for this place. which explains why it built this, a chinese library completed in the space of a week. little piece of china in the heart of a medieval city to educate students in eastern affairs. this is a generation that just won't watch china as it grows but interact and students at the college of europe are getting ready for that. >> right now the eu and china are becoming more and more intertwined and for a new generation we ne

and she added that mortgages consultancy devotees in brussels. it's gone. we force the creation all the nice enough to induce them to do it again ms also be asked to reveal their identity. the dialogue to the lions did not mention that i have adjusted to boost its engine. what's the problem is i was registering. is it is compulsory. its option to buy me a long distance the manual that is what's called safety consultancy black refuse to register preparing to trade secrecy it's even become attuned to talk to clients away from traditional audience. critics say the meeting in brussels is set to remain a cake for a while longer. the faculty consists of putting pressure on him he is. i'm going european leaders in general the boys is with the decision in person than in the bathtub the problem is that the sultan's the most liked by anyone. they didn't honor responsibility towards write this and what they need care about but my supervision more sinister panel certain circumstances democracy it would mean that i need the rich and wealthy but when you know. we know. s

in 1404, duke philip the bold died at the stag inn near brussels. 20 years earlier, his royayal sculptors had begun work on philip's tomb. one of them carved these images of the funeral procession which transported his body back to burgundy. clothed in the habit of a carthusian monk, philip's embalmed body was sealed in a lead coffin and carried in a funeral cortege whh took nearly seven weeks to wind the 250 miles from brussels to dijon. accompanied by his sons, his chaplains, and members of his royal court, the hearse was drawn by six horses in black with the blue banners of burgundy fluttering at its corners. at dijon, it was received not only by the weeping clergy, but by 100 chosen townspeople and 100 poor, also clad in black at the duke's expense. as with the other great royal and ducal rituals of the later middle ages, death itself could be turned into public theater. philip's tomb itself lay just outside dijon at the carthusian monastery of champmol. it took nearly 30 years to complete and was finished in 1414. three sculptors worked on it. among them was a forgotten genius of eur

and not just blindly to brussels is true peace for all of the. hungry.international life here coming up in the program this hour the latest from. berrien travels a new gold rush a sweeping siberia could be about to revive the fortunes of mining towns. the please please please. please very hard to take a. look. at what happened there that would make their lives. please. please. please please please. please. please the people. the media leave us so we leave the people. of the see bush and security play your party visible. shoes that no one is asking with the guests that you deserve answers from it's all politics. are today. as house prices across britain skyrocket anger is mounting against the so-called bedroom tax thousands right across britain over the weekend against the controversial measure it's a welfare reform the company of people who considered to have a spare bedroom the government says it will reduce overcrowding but protesters say that since it was introduced a year ago it's pushed many low income families into poverty and he's putting forth a

election to the campaign he is of complaints from european mobile phone uses the finance of the brussels to london and some roving challenges. everyone now. six global warming charges are quite outdated. but it might be too early to celebrate its telecom companies want to hike rates across the board to make of that losses. we continue our travels around the lake by palin's like it exploring the spiritual side a lot. he'll pop in eulogy on the incident. first up at least four people have been injured on a ball near a polling station and afghanistan the blast went off in the logo province as the country votes for new presidents to pose threats by the taliban to stop at nothing to disrupt the election a lot about cars and stole millions standing out to kept that promise this is the capital for talks. incredibly big concerns about security but that has not deterred of voters that a tremendous excitement on the ground here especially in kabul online polling centers. security is incredibly tight and people here say they are ready for a change cousin tommy karzai has been in power since the fal

being governed by brussels. with the reelection of the double bonus prime minister seems hungry will continue its somewhat unorthodox relationship with the eu don't just die was going to leave. russell says she and the trauma of seeing the defense. coming up to get the snow with a roadside barrier is time to something much more different the other. the seek and find a bed so but what's a girl on the gossip brush and reached the final what's about to go to my surprise that the new life. also add to the gym is like six billion dollars the mistake of mismanaged it was this one ounces to the bulging budget black hole total of up to. but after i quit. the other eye. united states is in complete confusion about what it wants in the middle east timor was our main relationships with israel and saudi arabia. both hours i have wanted. military leadership in egypt next to the driving force in this era of spring in america has fallen in line with them that with the honor of spring. he was going to shelter it is the ambiguou

however it is actively discouraged from brussels. the idea of secession. and then one needs to bear in mind that there is the sens is good. for every new member state to be admitted so that means the school conference on polenta would declare independence. everyone including spain and britain would have to agree with this go from being readmitted as the independent member state of the european union the lanterns stm brussels we appreciate your thoughts on the subject. now it's been a month since malaysian airlines flight seventy disappeared in the plane is thought to have crashed into the indian ocean. but there's still no certainty but the search for wreckage still ongoing. relatives of the passengers lit candles at a beijing hotel to remember their loved ones. the plane was on its way to the chinese capital from quality or when advantage what a time when so many of us walk around with gps enabled mobile phones in our pockets. it's hard to believe that it's huge airliner contest that is without a trace while researchers here in germany are working on ways

cctv jack barnett has our report from the eu headquarters in brussels. china's president she didn't bring arrives at the european commission in brussels. the visit comes off the major trade tensions between beijing and brussels have finally been laid to rest and bites they must be at times but it was also an historic moment. her eyes. i know. off to meeting with president xi eu officials pulled a fast i'm committed to opening talks on a free trade agreement fta. if current negotiations on a key investment deal are ultimately successful. an fta would create a market almost two billion people and build upon our trade relationship now worth almost one of the hoff billion us dollars a day. the european union as china's largest trading partner and china is the eu second largest trailing only the united states. with many trade areas remaining between the eu and china analyst estimate of free trade deal would still take up to a decade to negotiate. bob did was the most significant step forward yet the eu china trade relations and kept a weeklong information to

some of the world news for you in usa contestant on kerry is heading to brussels today. he set to meet with other nato foreign ministers for talks on beefing up military presence in eastern europe the continent's in ukraine has just approved joint nato exercise on its territory. it comes as russian troops do seem to be taking a step back from the ukrainian border. and yet at the same time the russian prime minister dmitry medvedev paid a visit to the recently annexed region of crimea monday. medvedev said moscow would seem to inject funds into the region to give residents a positive view of the russian takeover of the ukrainian government is furious about that surprise is that it says an official trip to another country's territory without prior agreement announced to a crude and violence. his captain. pulling back troops the reaffirming its hold on crimea. london yesterday informed the german chancellor angela merkel by phone. he's taking a stand back from ukrainian border. a partial withdrawal of troops and there was cautiously welcomed by the us have been reports of.

of the end of two decades of the taunts and cooperation between the west and russia we get into a brussels correspondent for more on that. the lions ended this cooperation after russia moved troops to the ukrainian border following its incorporation of the crimean peninsula. it also said it was and advisors to begin training ukrainian forests mazda says it already begun pulling back troops from the ukrainian border. he knows he's no evidence of things. instead the alliance has announced more assistance for ukraine and the end of cooperation with russia russia's aggression against ukraine is the greatest threats. add to your pc security in a generation. and the challenges our nation over your up for free and at peace. some diplomats have greeted the russian announcement with more optimism germany's foreign minister says that a positive first step. as with the conflict conflict like this cannot be sold at this point through military action was launched and will let them go. that means we still need to concentrate our efforts towards defusing the conflict. all the wars de escalation. the is t

secretary of state and john kerry heads to brussels to meet with four other nato members on the crisis in ukraine. as a new -- there is a new player in the fashion world. it opens its doors north of the french capital. the man known as the french elvis hits the silver screen in a new movie that comes out today. you will get the scoop on that thanks to our film critic. and our correspondent will be in the studio after her week on the ground in crimea. she will have more on what it was like covering the crisis in ukraine. let's go straight to our top story, president francois hollande spending no time in reacting to dropping -- connecting to the drop his social party got. named -- he that he named the hard-line interior minister is the nation's new prime minister. of he promised to voss would lead a fighting government. fresh start for an embattled government. >> it will be a coherent and solid team. >> a more aggressive government fits the bill nicely. he is seen as a right-wing within the socialist party, known for his pro-business ideas . statusyear-old hard-line -- hard-line stance -

becoming the first to visit eu headquarters in brussels. bay -- beijing is committed to not holding up progress in the relations. >>> the diplomatic tension could impact the land locked country of moldova, as david explains. >> reporter: after crimea will moldova be next? russian peace-keeping troops already man the border posts here. the kremlin supports the region after a bloody civil war in the early '90s. now trapped on the western fringes of ukraine. moldova's prime minister appealed to western leaders and russia to prevent his country from falling apart. >> it's not in the interest here in the west nor with russia, but especially not for our interests which are in the middle to see this -- this negative development. so i hope we'll be able to come back to common sense and look at the real problems. >> reporter: the vineyards were the first target of russia when the country started the process of integration with western europe. last september they banned the import of its wines which amounted to a third of its total exports. this wine

stated this before the beginning of the two day summit of foreign ministers of the airline's staff in brussels today. the general secretary once again appeals to moscow to fulfill its international obligations and stop the dye liquid ukraine in addition processes stressed that the cooperation between ukraine in nato is condemning sad ending though the police if he is regarding your atlantic integration under the changes within the last ten yes the north atlantic alliance he respects the choice of darkness it's a process that could face a crisis in ukraine but to question the principles of fundamental of contemporary european life. just like i do not come from banks. russia is withdrawing its troops this is not what we've seen and this massive military buildup and in no way contribute to. at the estimation of the situation. at the escalation that we ordered want to see authorities continue developing partnership relations with other countries. i was tired of turkey which is concerned with the situation was crying and sometimes relate it to the inaction of opinion shared by the actions the gover

was this week brussels has more than eighteen european and african leaders who consumed in the eu africa summit was billed as an opportunity to give fresh impetus to ties between the two continents of the rule. security was another big issue in the eu has officially launched its military mission to the central african republic by offering eight hundred troops to assist the french and african union soldiers already on the ground. this is all. on the fullerton economic forum the fall the summit. in its duties in the energy behemoth with a spade to the prize for good governance in africa will be as well as on disk and backs in the eu development commissioner did take a look at this report. he still sleeps a little. be been been when you're with me accordingly. though. with the mini. so they didn't know this yet and she and i feel about that. this of course it is notable for the t shirt it is deliciously rich and accordingly and the mother country. now that . so you'll have to be how was it what gives your companies would not have to finish it. you just look weak on facts. we got to the righ

the outskirts of brussels.his ivory has traveled many hours, mostly illegally. >> in wooden statutes, in clocks, in luggage in double cases. >> reporter: the international ivory trade was banned in 1989, but still it comes through europe's ports and airports mostly on route to the far east where there is high demand. >> the thing about ivory from its raw form it could be turned into any number of different shapes. these pieces have been made to look like wood so they're easier to smuggle. then down here we have beads to be used in neck lasts, bracelets, or other jewelry. and then these pieces were destined to be turned into personal stamps. it's a global trade that kills one elephant every 15 minutes according to animal welfare activists. they hope destroying so much ivory will send a message to the poachers and traffickers. >> we no longer dealing with petty criminals. we're dealing with organized groups, armed, and some are terrorists. and they finance themselves with illegal trade ivory. >> reporter: but in

the open well welcome to your team double coming to you from dw stadium is in brussels. it's take it to be with us he is a look at what's coming up and today he said. they now it's like city's oldest bank in siena is facing collapse that allowed tony dixon investors transforming a swiss minutes. i was kicked out twice and street musicians have to be on god the first of its elite wanted a pub ski is the oldest bank in the wild it was founded in siena and it's only some fine country is to carry on was the cornerstone of the times especially in fourteen percent rates. but then i jus got involved in risky speculation and now the bank has to be better about with taxpayers' money. did you travel one that i must've felt when during the financial crisis entire countries in europe suddenly face insolvency because the banks have collapsed just look at what's happening in the sixteen ten sienna seems peaceful and in order when viewed from the one hundred meter can tell when it rises high above the city and yet said campbell. once cnn had many tellers. the one with the family demons

in brussels. that's where nato foreign ministers are meeting for the first time since russia's takeover of crimea. they are expected to discuss ways to help ukraine and reassure allies in eastern europe. earlier the parliament approved a series of joint military exercises with nato countries that would put u.s. troops in direct proximity to russian forces in crimea. russia says it ordered a partial withdrawal of its troops along the border with ukraine. nato says not according to their information. emily buchanan reports. >>> two giants of german literature. this monument to their close friendship in the city of viemar, deeper ties between france, germany and poland. the three foreign ministers met here before the nato meeting. >> translator: we have to continue the action that we have begun. we have to maintain european unity. we have to support the ukrainian authorities. and we have to engage in dialogue with the russian authorities. >> on his tour last week, president obama reinforced the u.s.

foreign ministers are to meet in brussels beginning tuesday discussed that second be taken to support ukraine. then moving on to a recent ruling by united nation's highest court on japan's whaling program top un judges ordered monday that japan must halt its whaling operations in the southern ocean around

are we getting some kind of firm commitment, firm message from leaders in brussels?rter: you're going to get a firm message out of this summit, the need to noek cuss on what's happening there. in terms of some of the things that he was saying are needed, more troops, peacekeeping troops and more money in the form of aid money, well, that is being provided by the eu. but, and it is a huge but, it's not perhaps what everybody hopes the eu was going to be doing when it first announced late last year it was going to get involved. it took many more weeks than expected to get the right number or certainly a minimum number of peacekeeping troops that they could deploy to the central african republic. when i asked one of the spokes people here about when those troops will be deployed, the mission was formally agreed on, when will they deployed? they don't know that. william hague arrived. britain gives a lot of money to africa, so does the european union. i think the european union is the biggest donor of aid to africa in general. the sums you're talking about are not huge.

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it's like hungry ghosts being slapped and right in the second to old europe brussels to beta test of a middleweight gold sold particularly the recent incidents whereby he had missed the old pump up the rerun of the country's constitution without consulting anybody got upset people in brussels this place full of both these very popular here in a country house in front of the highest approval rating of eighty the depth looks for the challenge is that coming up against them particularly in this election we've seen the difficulties of guilt which come into their focus now they are regarded by some as being quite alright. it's the eighteenth of may at a tough policy on immigration and they're expected to take around twenty percent over two days but does so with still all bummed looking set to be ripped and get the kids' eyes and every of providence that seemed hungry will continue to fall but geographically to his right to the center of europe the only selling it becomes the european union bulletin the problem is that the end of the election sweep the country also when afghanistan of frea

the filing tuesday in brussels. the western alliance that has this statement calling on my scalp to reduce its troop number i'd intended to pre crisis levels. i also would drop them by their bases and keeper of military activity along the border with ukraine. no police reports ukraine's foreign minister has asked nato to provide you with radars and other technical and military. but it's odd because i am reading officials say the needs for their borders. the official last friday's theme rebuke currently buying the dove ministers and that this all comes as nato says it will be implementing an immediate and longer term measures to strengthen ukraine's security i measure side including the joint military drill right next to russia's borders. like ta tas known as archie is reporting by the eagles encroachment around russia is not new it's been going on. over the past few decades for more on that story and turned to my colleague nine each. the us has received the alarm over russia conducting a live tree exercises on its o

his hands the outfits that fit to stand for but found out that in brussels. when seeing this the more succumbed to political parties to hold back. this is. in london the pasta. i sampled one of the senate's contestants and they take place in towns and cities across the way that would mean that sam's in here as well. the basques and is indeed an inclination of what was going to cry when you look at that school. i thought i'd bring an end to an actual change about it and it's a sensitive way. with all been ordained as an epithet that santa to be on the line meant was i the common nouns and a commitment. this is the case be what to do it for the csm and the heavy handed response hair and headed to the west and the souls of the claimants. well the boy to london for a swoosh of cornmeal devices of the protests the head the european confederation of trade unions she told us the people the company will result to warm democratic means available. how would the grievances the top the intimate way. the anger at the big bang. i might not be any good. in. the yet at that.

mazda says there will be no crunchy as the mario is the senior craig this is the ninety six and brussels partner sanctions against russia on the ground to a russian separatists extend the trip the buildings and tensions remain high in june. as d day comes and it is without a peace deal in the middle east the american secretary of state seeks to diffuser out with israel over allegations he warned it could become an apartheid state. and it was time for fraud says prime minister might add about thirty edt in his address and what he calls encouraging extension from the opposition seeks to that problem. the team continue racing. when considering its share of calls but after russia's deputy foreign minister has said there is no reason to fear or russia will seek to repeat the crimea cru in south eastern ukraine sergei free up call for speaking in the wake of fresh sanctions announced by washington and brussels the european union has just released a list of fifteen politicians and meet readers that it will subject to us that freezes and travel bans washington has unveiled a rough to extend sanc

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police in brussels used tear gas aborts a cannon against protesters as a global wave of action against corruption and a stereotype it's europe in the united states. nato is turning sixty five but or is recent missions more about self preservation than the self defense it was designed for plus we ask if it's now explained to you cranes crisis to secure future expansion. as voters get ready for saturday's presidential election we'll look at the high level for that siphoning most of the aid money being pumped into the country. and america's agitating up the u.s. government's under fire for trying to stoke unrest in cuba with a twitter messaging system we report it's. very good even if you just joined us money kevin i would this is art international it's just past ten pm now this friday evening our top story europeans have got a lot to be angry about these days from cuts to corruption to y. watering unemployment but crowds trying to get that message across to leaders of being met with a heavy police response in brussels as artie's polly boykin a reports it's not just the europeans who are

docs relationship with the new and not just blindly to brussels. hungary. still ahead in the program forget the snow siberia is home to something much more glittering. gold. plus two. sixty. six dollars in its contract. to build a. mission to teach me. only. course you are true to national the u.k.'s unpopular bedroom tax has given sleepless nights to many hard up families who've been out protesting on the streets . snapshot there the thousands that rallied over the weekend against a welfare reform that saved many cut off from vital benefits because they didn't have a spare bedroom in their homes the government says the law which came into force a year ago has reduced overcrowding but campaign is it's actually pushed people into poverty parties polyploidy reports next the number of brits desperately trying to keep a roof over their heads. with homeownership in the u.k. at a twenty five year low renting is now the norm for nine and a half million brits but an increasing number of tenants at the bottom end of the market talk about rock bottom conditions as we