is going to be a meeting of european leaders later on today in brussels. what do you think they're going to be making of this bold statement and the new reality in europe? >> well, to them it will be an illustration of the fact that there are large numbers of the electorate who are concerned about the way in which the european union is working. specifically on the issue of i'm griggs and not just in france and britain, but also in denmark and a handful of other countries. that said, also do remember, as i said, the bulk of people who voted in this election -- turnout was at 43%, discount that for a second, they have said they are supporting pro european union parties. there's not going to be a panic. it's precisely why this summit was called ahead of the election results to analyze these results and see, well, what do the members face, the government, heads of state in government. what priorities do they want to set the european commission and parliament in the coming five years, and presumably one of the priorities will be how do we reconnect with these p

>> hello and welcome to "european journal" coming to you from the dw studios in brussels. the left party candidate in the european elections. the controversial program and preservation efforts. reality check. what it means to be russian in kiev. the european the lection campaign has ended its critical period. 400 million europeans will go to the polls to elect a new parliament and the next president of the commission. but there is a problem. many europeans mistrust the e.u. and its politicians. in southern europe, many blame brussels for the economic hardship they are going through. greece's opposition leader is trying to capitalize on that sentiment rate as the left party candidate for commission president, he is trying to win support from all those who say enough is enough. >> in the market square of the little town, the stages ready for the arrival of the socialist opposition leader. the area is buzzing with people who are fed up with the established parties. >> if the prime minister and his people win, it will have a worse effect on europe. he's a young man and we have

let's turn to our brussels correspondent in the studio. the gains foreen marine le pen -- marie le pen. will these eurosceptics parties be able to coalesce and had any power in brussels? >> you might have one or two, with thee made up british eurosceptic, but there is no way that they will work with le pen because they see each other as tarnished. not only do you get more finance alongside these countries, lots of money which helps you campaign in the way for or against europe and begin speaking time on the floor, and you can, if you get a big group be a vice president of the commission. that gives you serious clout. this gives you present on the european parliamentarian stage. tradition would say that these are protest votes and this is a low turnout. in france it has been a high turnout and yet we have marie le pen the winner. >> you just mentioned what these parties need to do to get power in brussels, but what about the district in the political process -- what about them disrupting the political process? could they be erected in the w

marine le pen is in brussels for a large group -- but she needs s and we cover mp' her visit to brussels. what is her chance of forming a group when she is there? >> she still leaves 25 from different projects -- and if you look at her allies for the far right in the anti-islam group in the netherlands -- the austrian freedom party as well. -- one ofhe delete the people who will be coming in from the north flew over this morning, he was very supportive because she pen, had a legal him -- she was supporting illegal immigration and islamic extremism. she has been clear that she does not want the word extreme link to her. this connotation is something of the past she is wanting to change. she does not want to create any sort of bond with these groups, over in hungary or africa. seen, who shebe will join with. and 4000 people are already planning, they expect the european parliament to block the fact that they may have a group e or, -- >> what is the likelihood that the direction of the european union in general might shift, following this big win for parties on the national front? >> if she

. >> for many people, brussels is synonymous with the european union. at european union commission headquarters in the belgian capital, leaders from member states make far-reaching decisions for the entire bloc. sometimes those decisions give ample ammunition to the eu's biggest critics. these cucumbers are model specimens according to the eu regulations. they one had a regulation that they should have no more than a centimeter of curvature for every 10 centimeters of length. cucumbers that did not conform, they could be discarded. right or wrong, eu citizens were displeased to see incandescent light balls band -- bulbs banned. >> it is ridiculous. >> that sort of thing is usually the result of politicians being lobbied. >> they should decide important things and leave small issues to the people. >> many believe when it comes to important matters, there are more advantages than disadvantages to being in the eu . >> i like the freedom of movement for sure. and the euro, at least in most countries. >> i can work in portugal, sweden, wherever. >> take the

the anti-brussels party will put pressure on the u.k.o remain a party and sever ties with the european union. leader has urged supporters to shake up the british government. >> join the people's army. let's take this opportunity to give the establishment. our message is -- we want our money back from europe, we want our borders back, we want our country back. >> game one of the world cup is now exactly one month away. it all starts on june 12, but the building project on three stadiums set to host the game are months behind schedule. catherine takes a look at whether it will all get done in time. >> an array of cranes and diggers, one month away from d-day, and the surroundings are still under construction. accommodate 68,000 supporters, the construction of parking facilities and ramps must still be completed. plug away, day and night erie it shadows hang over the stadium. the building that began in 2011 is running late by a month. for the chief engineer, it is no cause for concern. >> this is the jacuzzi that will be ready in one week.

a fatal shooting in brussels leaves three people dead near the city of the jewish museum. prosecutors say they have just arrested a suspect. it upe gets ready to pick president, but in a country's insurgentses-russian deter preparation. and the pope with an open air mass in jordan. ♪ we start off our broadcast in brussels where three people have been killed and one seriously injured in a shooting at the jewish museum of belgium. witnesses said the gunmen drove up to the museum, went inside, and opened fire. a car.ed off in police have cordoned off the area as investigators are combing the crime scene for clues. prosecutors say they have arrested the suspect. it comes a day before belgians in nationalpolls and european elections. let's get details on this developing story. belgianespondent a capital joins us live. nina, winterson the assailants have been apprehended. >> that is correct. prosecution authorities have just given a press conference with more details. they say they have indeed identified and arrested one person that fled with a car from the museum. eyewitnesses

also through the european institutions in brussels.an emergency cabinet meeting to start thinking about their response. he said we are listening, we understand this is a similar result to one we suffered in the elections. we are trying to find solutions to the many problems that french voters have been pointing to. for le pen it's been a successful night. she's ran a top campaign. talking about pulling france out, closing the borders to gra immigrants and renationalizing things she believes. they had 3% of the vote with three seats in the parliament. on current predictions they have between 23 and 25 seats in the european parliament. that gives them enough seats to form the european alliance for freedom if they can get parties from seven or more countries. >> christian frazier from paris there. similar trend on this side. conservatives are buying for second place. democrats lost nearly all their seats. we're waiting for full results. he claimed victory and tells the bbc we go on surprising people and anything is possible after tonight'

this party gets will shake brussels. the question is will it alter what brussels is doing? he tried to hand this was going to be a sign of further changes to come. >> until now, european integration always seem to be inevitable. i think the inevitability will tonight.these results >> overall it was the center-right party that came in at 212. these are preliminary. party and theht centerleft party could form a coalition to get together and run the parliament and have parliamentary president, but there is a lot that needs to be determined. parties in power need to reconcile with the fact that they are not very popular right now and voters are apparently quite upset and willing to throw them out. >> who is likely to be the next eu commissioner? great rarity. it looks like jean-claude yunker -- juenker could get the job. it's supposed to be not binding but influence the national elections. basically you have the heads of state of those countries picked the eu commissioner president. it looks like if everyone holds could be the next president of the eu commission. >> we will hav

joined bye, we are our reporter in brussels. rex -- >> he was very clear there when he said he wanted less europe and not more europe. he's not the only one. 30% of the voters who went to the polls voted for parties that want less europe. in the united kingdom, one into voters voted for parties calling for a referendum on the european membership all stop the liberal democrats in the u.k. only got one seat in the european parliament that makes up 751. they had 12 seats. they had some federalist amongst them and they absolutely wiped out. the apathy ofwas low turnout in the european elections. europeanshose eligible to vote. this proves that people are sick and tired of rustles and institutions like this making decisions behind closed doors and not reaching out and engaging with people in the right way. so the people are calling for and gentlemen's agreements less behind closed doors agreements and more transparency. that remainsissue to be resolved as who would be the head of the european commission. >> that is the other question

i think we are seeing the first in a long road of discussions withen london and brussels the eventual question of whether britain will stay in the european union. partiesve anti-e.u. making gains, doubling their stance in parliament. will they be able to find a common voice that will impact policy? what will the political landscape look like? >> that is the problem. on the far right, there have been a lot of games. as well.r left, these are two different groups. if you look at the far right as a populist, it is fragmented. ukip has openly said he does not want to enter a political nationaleith the party as anti-semitic -- because he considers them anti-semitic. if we look at greece, you will see golden dawn, a neo-nazi party, did well in greece. i believe the latest figures show they won more than 9% of the vote. he said i don't want to form an alliance with the neo-nazis because this is bad for my image. they are fragmented. we see the results of greece. you see the radical left party with 26.5%. it is a powerful party. they don't want to leave the euro. they say greece must stay in

we're going to speak about the big picture in brussels. let me speak to the chief for the financial times. a slap in the face for the elite. they expected it. do you think they'll change? >> i think they have to. you've heard main stream leaders and the language from pop list. they finished as the largest group here in parliament. they lost 60 seats. a whopping hit for them. i think there's a realization this morning even though polls were showing this was coming, the stark reality that these are the fourth and fifth largest groups in the parliament. it's going to have to change. >> but how? what policies are we talking about changing? matters like the freedom of movement? >> it's a little of everything. you've heard the issue debate. merkel is forced to address these issues as well. you hear they only got 30% of parliament. main stream still has the mass majority. people forget the effect these guys have on home politics. we've seen in the uk, they forced cameron -- the man that said i'm not going to bang on about europe is forced to bang

eurozone finance ministers meet in brussels. then on wednesday in the belgian capital the us and eu japan and summits. on friday. it's your day and then the following day. it's the eurovision song contest in copenhagen denmark. thanks for watching. i ate it. world ai ai ai the day. i did. i know. i have. and. i can eye did. i look at. the room the to me from france twenty four. like today. monday to thursday at seven pm on nbc channel. all costs. to find a way to sch a squeeze play i've got. ch . the qantas salvation years i've been conditioned to other top so he's been tracking for you on monday the fifth of may monique and beans. the bjp and

from europe the: including shootout in brussels.hree people killed by a gunman outside the jewish museum in the city center. and the flooded bosnian villages sealed off from the outside world in quarantine for fear of disease. >> hello. i will have the sports counting down to a historic championships league ahead of athlet co madrid's, kickoff in about 45 minutes timeico madrid's, kickoff in about 45 minutes time. ♪ >>> the united states has pulled out of military exercises and planned official visits with thailand as a result of thursday's coup. the u.s. military has longstanding lends to thailand's armed forces dating back to the core ian and vietnam wars. life from washington, d.c. kimberly, what is actually being cancelled here? >> specific details from the top spokesperson for the u.s. pentagon just a short time ago. what he is telling us from the spokesman, rear admir i will john kirby is that these cancellations of these planned exercises are a direct result of this week's coup. this is something that really has kicked into e

now let's take a look at next week's agenda on monday eu asean finance ministers meet in brussels. then on wednesday in the belgian capital the us and eu japan and summits. on friday. it's your day and then the following day. it's the eurovision song contest in copenhagen denmark. thanks for watching. in it. were i i i i. it is the eye. i didn't to the eye. after. i have the roo roo bar. did today from france week allied to the top. monday to thursday at seven pm on nbc the church. i chopped off to find a way to stop and it is police say. the process i've got. chu we will. on the screen. i know. i do welcome to hq world slime to dote on him to kill ukraine's interim government has sent special police forces to the southern city of odessa as violence spreads from the eastern part of the country. forty two people were killed there on friday when pro russian activists clashed with government supporters. the activist leaders stormed a police station to free fellow pro russian being held at

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. >> decision time in brussels -- will the front runner be selected as the eu -- as the dude you commission president question mark >> and speaking out against abuse in the catholic church, but will he follow up? >> fighting has been raging for a second day in eastern ukrainian city. as many as 100 people may have been killed in a battle for the city's airport. they say they have lost contact with one of the teams in the region monitoring the election. >> first, this report and a warning that some viewers may find the following images distressing. >> two days after ukraine's elections, traces of battle litter the streets. pro-russian insurgents using this truck say they were shot off the road by government troops. ukrainian aircraft and paratroopers launched an unprecedented offensive against separatists who had seized the airport. when the smoke cleared, the government was back in control. the separatist reported more than 140 people were killed, including two civilians. russia issued a warning to halt military action in the east, saying it could backfire. >> they think they can use milita

and how much power pushed from brussels and influencing domestic policy in their own countries because the major parties lost support to the fridge parties and trying to win the support back. in this country there is an election due in a year's time in britain and the conservative government and democrats may be trying to win back support it lost to the ue independence party and it may have to toughen the laws and look closely at europe and over time these sorts of things could begin to under mine the european progeny more. >> we are reporting from london. the candidate and poroshenko will hold talks with russia in june and the polls are suggesting that poroshenko won over half the vote and russia sergei fedorov is looking at dialog but says the election was not without problems. a fire at a bus terminal in south korea killed six people and started at a construction site and quickly spread. 27 people were also injured. mother of those killed were construction workers. thailand's army chief has received the royal endorsement and the ruling military counsel and we have more from bangkok.

really feel disconnected to brussels brussels far away mistrust is raising and so the only thing which in our view is now the best the best way to cope with this situation is to really bring democracy back on the table it's really a situation where heads of state have to be a bit courageous and bring and open up the debate and stopping these negotiations behind closed doors where people are really seeing that some of the institutions and you are just not working in the interest. well the euro currency held its own against the end to evo but couldn't face a bigger risk max and stacey discussed that in the latest report here in r.t. . i want to point out the major deflationary and inflationary risks first of all we have the bail in which is of course confiscation which is deflation that's a deflationary risk to your savings then there's the inflationary risk to your savings of the european central banks bailouts of the of the banking system the bail in is an obvious point in cyprus and this is spreading out to other countries the central bank using the euro in the electronic currency sim

french,czechs, german, under brussels' supervision. this emergency help is already a european one. the damage is very big. there will be official eu damages -- if the the damages are over a certain level, they will have the right to financial help. it is unclear at the moment how much they could have the right to, but, for serbia, we are speaking about between 10 million euros, the smallest possible, up to one billion, which obviously is very big. it is very imprecise, but obviously there will be financial help in some amount for this country. >> thank you for that report, laurent rouy. a meeting between political parties and thailand has ended without -- rival political parties in thailand has ended without resolution. the army chief has taken on the role of mediator after imposing martial law around the nation. outps have been spread across bangkok since yesterday, with the military saying it wants to bring an end to months of deadly protests. our correspondent has more from bangkok. >> the fact that all these leaders from these different, very opposing political parties, opposin

we have citizens peacefully demonstrating in the streets of brussels against this trade agreement.nd what happens? they are all getting arrested. this is not the european union we want. >> faller -- foreign policy was another hot topic. russia andoo weak to putin and what we need to do is put together very serious theible sanctions against people around putin. that is the only language that he shall understand. >> as was the biggest television debate in the run-up to the election, a chance to get the interestedrest it -- but fears of a low turnout are running high. --here at the headlines political changing of the guard is in store for india. the opposition bjp party on track for a major victory the feeding a better rock of indian politics. the operator of a collapsed turkish -- turkish mine denies responsible of the. thedeath toll is at 284 as governor -- anger rises over the government's response. u.n. reports that human rights are under attack in eastern ukraine and russia slams the document as completely biased. time now for a press review and for that i am joined by william he

lopping before that he'll have to decide which of the groupings in brussels he can form alliances with, and what effect that will have on european politics. >> well, let's speak to jonah hull joining us from london to tell us how the results show that voters across europe feel about the european union, and whether they'll have impacts on the way the e.u. functions. >> well, broedly speaking there are two ways to look at this. on the first - on the one hand, first of all, it's important to peers the hype and point out while there has been political earthquakes in a number of countries, the parliament has not collapsed, there's a strong majority grouping on the center right and the left holding things together. beyond that, on the fringes it's clear that there has been a lot of chance. look at harry smith's report. the big win, the first time a minority party beat the main political parties since 1906. anti-e.u., and anti-immigration. a win for the national front beating the main political parties there, and a similar picture in italy, in denmark, spain and greece as well. it is not hard

i think what needs shaking up separately is brussels. know whether this rightist swing is going to cause brussels to get a shakeup. that is all cloaked in the history of corruption there. >> i think there will be a lot more pressure on brussels. we saw last year when they were coming up with the budget that the u.k. skeptics have a lot of sway. they have become more accountable and more transparent. i think we are going to see that process continue. they need to address this discontent. the man on the street really feels it and looks at europe and sees it coming from brussels and berlin. it is creating a lot of ill sentiment. whether it is justified or not, it is pretty negative. >> all right, andrew davis. and you too, john. thank you, everybody. right, still a lot to come on the show. >> we are going to find out why basketball player yao ming may go back to the nba. stay with "asia edge." ♪ >> retired basketball star gal manning may be heading -- yao m ing may be heading back to the nba. he told ouring -- china correspondent that anyth

project moving forward and won't be able to do that without growth and jobs, simon mc-greger in brussels. >> reporter: voter turn out was relatively low this year, about 43% and nevertheless the anti-eu parties are expected to win 140 seats, the biggest number ever. let's talk more about this now with hall live in london. your skeptics are winning real political momentum. >> yes, that is right on the one hand but not to be confused with taking over the running of the european parliament and it's still a good, strong majority on the center, right and left holding things together while anti-e u is on the fridges and let's get reaction to this and i'm joined by stephanie with global risk from oxford and thank you for being with us and we hear about political earthquakes and maybe this is more political earthquakes where countries lost votes to these anti-euro and government lost votes and more of a seismic change in parliament itself. >> i think that is absolutely right in some countries and here in the united kingdom and the rise of the populus party will reflect with the governing coaliti

more power for brussels, to decide on european laws. the rise of the parties represent large percentages against that. they want less power in the center, or no power at all. you see it in france where a poll showed 39% of people were in favour of the e.u. at all. here in britain, the u.k., independence party, its strength is likely to have an effect on government policy, tough nipping its stance on immigration, strength nin efforts to bring power back from brussels and resulting in further shifts in views as the country looks for a possible referendum in the e.u. in 2017, if the conservatives win the next election next year. >> jonah hull reporting from london. >>> petero poroshenko claims victory in the presidential election. results are not out. exit polls suggests the billionaire wants 56% of the vote. >>> a fire at a bus terminal in south korea's capital killed six the the fire started close to the station and spread. 27 people were injured. most killed were construction workers. >>> thailand's army chief received the royal family'

the conference of home ministers in brussels at the moment.ncan craw ford joining us now from the conference. just explain the seriousness of this problem duncan as far as home ministers are concerned and speed with which it's developing. >> well tim, it's a serious problem. it has grown a lot. the last estimate officials gave was thousands had travelled to syria to fight. today in brussels we have this meeting of interior ministers from around the eu, belgium, france, germany and uk. also representatives from the u.s. and also middle eastern countries with representatives from turkey, jordan as well. obviously they border syria and have seen issues regarding syrian refugees. what this meeting is about is sharing information, making sure these countries are working together to try and stop citizens from traveling to syria in the first place. also crucially what this meeting is about is working together to work out how to deal with citizens who have travelled to syria and then come back. intelligence agencies have been extremely concerned about

fall some brussels will still have more and more member they forget that it's not only about themselves. speak your language. programs and documentaries in arabic it's all here on. reporting from the world talks about six of the ip interviews intriguing story for you. in trying. to find out more visit our big. dog called. l also news today here in our international thanks for joining us we come to you live from moscow from now on nato will view russia as an enemy and not a partner in the books deputy head has told this to journalists he said more troops could be sent to the region to counter what the alliance sees as russian aggression in ukraine guy nature can has more. a top nato official says the alliance now sees russia as an enemy alexander vershbow that deputy secretary general of nato who also served as the u.s. ambassador to russia two years ago was quoted as saying clearly the russians have declared nato was an adversary so we have to begin to view russia no longer as a partner but as more of an adversary than a partner is true that over the last couple of decades has expressed

the crescent on brussels correspondent the nozzle. it's interesting because it hides and debates in countries like britain would send me about so called benefits tourism from east to west but when you look at the axles studies they say that the western states have benefited tremendously from easton announcement. because of course and millions of jobs were created and it depresses me. the youth the largest single market in the wild. and the unit acts and more foreign direct investment and in any of the big union of the well say it's it's made the eu very attractive place for investment is well. as soon as one reason why there's still plenty of countries that want to join the eu who was the out of that. the air currently has official negotiations with tacky said the one sneaker and other countries along the border is already knocking on the dollar as well. and but when i see your politicians and officials are currently coaching against speeding up to an accent to proceed as they say the use not expecting the great ape at the moment. to

she will be sure to vote. >> we spoke with our brussels correspondent. it right off the bat, we asked about the long-standing voter apathy of european elections. >> i think it is a sense of voters being able to actually choose individuals. my guess would be that this might -- there may be a lack of clear understanding about the distinction tween voting in national elections and they don't fully realize where the power base lies. >> we will make sure that there is a president elected for the european commission for that same party. this is all about process. national ministries and government or whether europe really has power to deliver change. >> what can europe do to excite people more? >> it is also considered to be interfering -- we are the people correct the damage done by the economic crisis. the perception is that europe was somehow to blame or complicit. it is a very difficult balancing act. you will convince them they are worthy of the vote but also somehow to blame the last few years of economic downturn. >> try to galvanize viewers by asking w

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breakaway from brussels or. blocks most influential nation. in the country's presidential elections. hello you're watching r.t. international we're coming to you live from moscow it's now nine am here in the russian capital good to have you along now the two thousand and fourteen european election has ended in triumph for euro skeptic far right parties in britain and france but the pro a huge center ground held in the blocks most populated state germany and also in italy but i did little to undermine the success of the euro skeptics whose presence in the next european parliament is now expected to double the results of dealt a blow to a number of governments the french prime minister for instance called it a political earthquake more details now from artie's peter all of. well as the results begin to formulate we are seeing a rise in the amount of europeans that voted for the right wing your skeptic parties these organizations have seen a great bump in the polls compared to the last time around we can have a look at the figures right now if we

new center at ten pm at least three people have been shot dead outside the jewish museum in brussels today the belgian interior minister said it appears to have been an anti semitic terror attack. self-proclaimed republics in eastern ukraine merge into a union as the standoff between kiev and tommy militias escalate despite it being now just hours to go until people are expected to head to the polls. and china could soon become the biggest consumer of russian gas president putin made that revelation of the international economic forum in st petersburg where the press also grilled him on ukraine. all over again even for just joined us is kevin owen here in moscow tonight at r.t. international in the top story we're just talking about their police have reportedly now detained a suspect in the deadly shooting earlier on the south are known outside the jewish museum in brussels a gunman opened fire and killed at least three people while local media reports that another person died on the way to hospital is artie's peter all over in brussels. a car drove up outside of the museum a passeng

on the president a political earthquake strikes the parties calling to break away from brussels a victorious in european elections in some of the blocs most influential nations. a sweet deal for ukraine partial results suggest a win. in the country's presidential elections. was boycotted by much of the rest of. going off the rails we investigate why thrill seekers risk their lives russia's trains. hello you're watching international we're coming to you live from moscow it's ten am here in the russian capital good to have you with us the two thousand and fourteen european election has ended in triumph for euro skeptic far right parties in britain and france but the pro a huge center ground in the blocs most populated state germany and also in a chilly but did little to undermine the success of the skeptics whose presence in the next european parliament is now expected to double the results have dealt a blow to a number of governments the french prime minister for instance has called it a political earthquake more details now from. well as the results begin to formulate we are seeing a rise in

as parties wanting to break from brussels emerge victorious in the european elections and some of the blocs key countries will tell you a bore after the break. if you drive people away from the dollar many people now it must be sitting there saying gosh if we have u.s. dollars and the u.s. decides they don't like us they're going to put sanctions on us so people get more and more people would say maybe i should use the u.s. dollar and. least be told language. programs and documentaries in arabic it's all here on. reporting from the world talks about six of the c.o.r.p. interviews intriguing stories for you to. see in troy arabic to find out more visit our big don't know it's called. all the baggage watching r t international with josh the twenty fourteen european elections have senior skeptic parties storming onto the political map of the union sheet of the biggest victories were seen in britain and france while center parties are projected to retain a majority in the european parliament the skeptics are expected to double their presence well there is also have been met with unease by

at least three people shot dead outside the jewish museum in brussels the belgian interior minister said it appears to be an anti semitic terror. and china could soon become the biggest consumer of russian gas president putin made that revelation at the international economic performance of petersburg where the press grilled him on ukraine. good morning for me kevin zero in this is our to international as you had to start with breaking news again this out to russian journalists now from life news t.v. who were captured by ukraine's military over a week ago have been released so let's get the latest details crossed him or if he's in the country's east are there it what more do we know that. and it takes all we know rick russian journalist right now to release the degraded pint in kiev almost two weeks ago was done quite brutally they were accused of terry from the late if they do emerge on the internet where it was always that these journalists were humiliated for all the time on and a tool. kind of a secret operation russian negotiators from. every probably go kitchen now headed by the l

he will be heading to brussels for a summit meeting on tuesday. he will be telling the eu leaders that the priority must be a focus on growth, -- that the priority must be a focus on growth, jobs, and investment. >> this vote expresses distrust in europe. europe has become illegible, distant, and in comprehensible, even for states. this cannot continue. europe has to be simple, clear, efficient where it is meant to be, and scaled back where it is necessary. >> moving onto one of the other top stories we are covering this half hour ukraine, the first big challenge to kiev and its authority within hours of the presidential election. ukrainian war planes are bombing airport.und donetsk pro-russian militia seized the airport in the early hours of monday morning. the authorities in donetsk warning local residents to avoid going out this evening. rejecteddent-elect has negotiations with the separatists, calling them "bandits and terrorists." they are demanding a rapid military response. russia's foreign minister has announced moscow would respect the re

euro skeptic and for movements across the continent is going to speak to those people of his in brussels that for us peter quite a shake up then looks likely of the parliament. well it does look like we're headed for a new broom essentially in the european parliament a lot of these euro skeptic a lot of these people who have a lot of these parties who have been fundamentally opposed to the way the e.u. has been run over the last five years look like they will gain seats they've won over the electorate it does seem those numbers are coming into us right now as we. as i'm talking to you but we are yet we are set for this kind of change a change towards people that want to see a difference in the european union people that don't want to go with the quit the status quo they want to see. new policies come in new independents come in in many countries in germany we saw parties like alternative for deutschland alternative for germany come in that want to try and put a pin into the financial situation that is ongoing it seems like they will gain some seats and they're not the only ones but when

as parties calling to break away from brussels and european elections in some of the blocs most influential nations. a sweet deal. in the country's presidential elections. it was boycotted by much of the rest of. going off the rails we investigate. live. trains. you're watching our international coming to you live from moscow. bahrain's most prominent human rights defender has been released from prison after serving a two year jail sentence no bail or job says he was held in dire conditions and subjected to abuse including being placed in solitary confinement with a dead animal and kept almost naked after his release on saturday he was welcomed by hundreds of supporters and paid a visit to his mother's grave which job says he's shocked at how much the right situation in bahrain has worsened during his time in prison but he insists he will continue to struggle against the discrimination not to give you a better idea of what he's been through let's take a look at what's happened to him over the last few years now in the build a job was a founder of the bahrain center for human rights back in

the pope condemned the attacks on a jewish museum in brussels.ow francis is wrapping up his visit to the middle east. they said a prayer together, it was a sign of christian unity. he will continue on tomorrow, meeting with israeli officials before heading back to rome later tomorrow afternoon. >>> connor, thank you very much. >>> meanwhile pope francis may stir up some controversy on his trip to the holy land. he will meet with an islamic religious leader with a long history of anti-semitism. so what if anything will come out of this meeting, bringing in jamie winestein here on the set with me. i want to cover a lot in a short amount of time. let's move -- do you feel like this goes beyond protocol of two religious figures meetings? >> i have no doubt that the pope has great intentions with this trip, he's obviously a very good and decent man, . he's a very controversial figure, in 2012 he gave a passioned speech. it called for the murder of jews, of course the day will come when the profit returns. he's legitimized suicide bombings so he's made

be outrage and condemnation from the united states there would be outrage and condemnation from brussels and from the western european capitals why is there silence now we are seeing the metastasizing of civil war in ukraine the seriousness of this cannot be over estimated at r.t. is where if a national poll of all following developments in ukraine for us you can follow the twitter feeds for the very latest. us today the dollar could fall from grace this is a big warning from many american economists and they're pointing at russia and china as the cause the four hundred billion dollar energy deal between the two may threaten the greenback's coveted status as the reserve currency of choice that story coming up shortly here on the program as it is a tongue in cheek solution to the world's big problems shoving all political leaders into a capsule and shooting them off into space that's coming up in just a few minutes. washington has announced a sudden change of plans for afghanistan now according to barack obama the end of the combat mission planned for the end of this year won't mean the w

unsurprisingly, they lash out against technocrats in brussels saying their current regulatory policycipe for political extremism, and the article says they should spend less time fretting about the site leanness of fruit that europeans eat and the carbon they pump into the atmosphere and more time getting out of the way of frustrated european entrepreneurs and job creators. >> there was also that presidential election in the ukraine. guardian, they draw interesting parallels between these two elections. about the european parliamentary elections it says a vote against europe. but the editorial talking about ukraine talks about a vote for europe. thatsay the only people voted with wholehearted enthusiasm for europe were ukrainians. a lot of papers are also focusing on the president-elect, poroshenko. they wonder, did peace just break out in ukraine? the standoff with vladimir putin may have ended. why is that? they say poroshenko seems to be the right man for the time. essentially, a manufacturer that wants an alliance with the eu but also have commercial in its -- also has commercial

you can see behind me, it says no to brussels, yes to france.ere is continued momentum in the recent elections, and they say that they are against the euro, and the financial crisis is being felt in france. they say it is very important to vote on may 5, because france exist -- because your exist any only way to get stronger is by having a voice in brussels. >> a speech coming up on the national front leader, marie le pen. in brazil, may 1 has a somber overtone, the day that formula one champion and national hero aryton senna died, he crashed in the grand prix 20 years ago. our correspondents report. >> it is the karting track that bears the name of a racing legend. it was here in the suburbs of san paulo that aryton senna revealed his skill as a driver. camaro was a mechanic for the man who would become a national icon. >> he was a passionate man, he lived go karting. go karting was everything to him. he would wake at 7 a.m. and leave at 6 p.m.. even when it was raining. when he passed by you could hear his engine noise. >> for young and old, h

be outrage and condemnation from the united states there would be outrage and condemnation from brussels and from the western european capitals why is there silence now we are seeing the metastasizing of civil war in ukraine the seriousness of this cannot be overestimated and our reporters are monitoring the situation in ukraine and bringing us all the very latest developments as they happen on maria front so as artie's are going to go as well paula also on the ground there or posting the very latest findings on their twitter feed and follow them up and find out exactly what is the very latest of news coming out of the east of ukraine. well this is our team international the dollar could fall from grace this is a warning from american economists pointing at russia and china as the cause for four hundred billion dollar energy deal between the two may threaten the greenbacks coveted status as the reserve currency of choice details on the other coming up on the program. as well as a tongue in cheek solution to the world's problems putting all political leaders into a rule and shooting them

i think that that's not going there more school with this russian than brussels and better kept those bad looking at her with a weird feeling you know that something she might do the same for you which nobody wants to separate the problem i think at the moment is that we could have a better live good to go you know whatever happens so doing the elections it will not step some of their big bad motives from trying to achieve their aims and that is what i think is closing a lot of problems. must not look of course forgetting that the right wingers i expecting some sort of reward they were made to go away then that lay down their arms and say ok thank you very much for that and i dropped way out where they went so we won't have that in fighting group one ever thought i just ran there but there's the point of this election the first one besides which i've grown from each other for once within ukraine itself i'm still very have some sort of an agreement because you can't really expect the new president to achieve anything if he's being abducted by to my share by others and that when he's ri

hello and a very warm welcome to "european journal those quote coming to you from dw studios in brussels. here's what we have for you in this edition -- organ donation -- why more and more brits are saving strangers' lives. reconstruction work -- italy five years after the big earthquake. and how young artists are transforming the look of the serbian capital. some 40,000 critically ill people in europe are currently waiting for a new kidney. patients have to wait six to seven years on average. the organs of deceased patients are in high demand, but the number of people carrying organ donation cards is quite low, and kidney donations from liing people are strictly regulated in most countries to prevent abuse. in germany, for example, patients can only receive kidneys from relatives or close friends. it is an entirely different situation in britain where every healthy person can register as a donor. since 2006, the number of volunteers has been steadily on the rise. >> this 50-year-old's children are his pride and joy. if all goes well, he will be accepted at the music conservatory. life h

live now to brussels and simon mcgregor with the latest for us. these eu leaders are looking for a response to this obvious voter frustration. can they find one, do you think? >> reporter: well, that's going to be a tough challenge for people like david cameron, francois hollande, and the dan niche prime minister and others. for examp frankly they have suffered a rise in these countries in these elections of parties who are anti-euro skeptic and call them what you will. they want less europe and not more. it was interesting to note as the leaders arrived they've been sitting out in the last 24 hours since the results became apparent to them. i am sure there's interesting exchanges around the table behind me somewhere in the bowels of this building, felicity, of people demanding change and reform. they're going back to their electorates to say, i told you can fix europe. here i am. this is what david cameron said earlier in evening. >> we need change and an approach on what happens on growth and jobs and not try to do so much. we need an approach t

leaders gathered in brussels to discuss a way forward for the eu. pro-euro parties secured an overall majority in the vote but anti-euro blocs surprised many with a strong shows. the uk independence party was among those that fared well. it won the most ballots in britain. france saw the far right national front storm to victory. leaders of the two nations are now calling for a fresh approach. >> it's a very clear message which is the european union cannot just shrug off these results and carry on as before. we need change. >> translator: the union must reorganize its working methods, and its approach. this is what i want. this is what everybody wants. >> analysts say eu members all agree it's necessary to revise policies. but they differ on which direction they should take. a key challenge will be the selection of the next european commission president to replace jose manuel barroso. >>> the world cup's opening match is now just two weeks away. people in brazil are making their final preparations to host the event. but as the deadline draws near, t

and the status quo in brussels did very well.expected, but not really enough to upset the fundamental balance of power in brussels. what are your thoughts? >> well, you're absolutely correct. it's not going to upset everything immediately, and as the interview showed its typical of the european federal pseudostate, it will carry on as if everything is normal. we're not against an anti-europe union, we're against the pseudostates over the top of our nations. >> you heard the sound bite that the e.u. is too bossy and too interfering. what does a less bossy and less interfering e.u. look like on immigration, growth and austerity? >> well, it would look like the europe we voted to go into. when we went off to go into the european union that's the europe we were offered. we were not offered a federal super state. we were offered a free market. europe is far too bossy, etc. but this is going to expose one of the great weaknesses in the conservative party's argument that you want to be the center of europe in playing the leading role in

despite brussels concerns about the standard of some american products the n.s.a. spying is expected to be addressed as well as there's still been no clear resolution of the scandal all that has angle of merkel is coming under pressure from major german companies who don't want more sanctions against russia over the ukrainian crisis as based on of a ball. well an article in the wall street journal suggests very strongly that angle america has gone to the sea with a very clear message from german industry and that message is no more economic sanctions against russia the real big hit is in the german corporate world the likes of b.s.f. the chemicals giant siemens the engineering group bork's work in r.t. doubts deutsche bank they've all voiced concerns over potential sanctions further sanctions against russia we've seen public statements from some of the the real big cases in the german corporate world all of the saying that they diplomatic route must be the only route that's taken to try and find a solution to what's going on in ukraine and that that the business wo