let's bring in piece of paper in brussels. we are talking about license plates. we're much more now we're talking about regional rivalries, every tongue to about costs when we talk about the european union. every time seems to be serbia, we talk about russia. we're talking about very powerful plays backing these 2 small countries. and that's why this conflict hasn't been solved in 21 years. it's just a failure there. right? well, yeah, i mean, obviously, i think we should always stress that the problem is there, i mean, and whatever mistake that you may have made. so ultimately, the problem is with the course of all and serbia. now that sets with a previous guest also mentioned is that the you have to actually follow true on his promises. and i think that's true. the you has been making what you could call perhaps a false promises a suggesting that your membership was around the corner. busy and interestingly, today the emerged that there were diplomatic reports revealing basically what everybody knows, that there's great opposition in your member states against

so he is saying that he doesn't accept any of the previous agreements signed in brussels.hat leads us nowhere. he is saying i signed this and you did not fulfill obligations on your side so i will not on my side. this can't go on forever. serbians are sleeping in tents for 24 hours, blocking passes. they claim 2000 temporary license plates were taken. they know that if this drags on, the border crossing closure will affect the economy. >> we reached out to the kosovo government to try to get their response to what you are saying. they did not get back to us and i think turned us down. but our guest in berlin watches this region. one thing we are talking about is an idea of national identity and it being important in things like license plates. is this an argument between two countries that is unsolvable because it is two nation trying to create identity? >> we saw this in the 1990's, it was -- in 2012, the u.s. and u.k. started to deal with the status dispute and managed to pressure serbia with leverage to recognize the existence of kosovo independence. in april 2013 was t

their values have to be in line with brussels.onality is going to cause real divisions inside the european union? our aim is to mobilise this 140 billion. we have... all of it? yes, in the coming six years — it's 2021 to 2026. so it will add to your national debt, which is well over 100% of gdp. well, in the short run, between 2021 to 2023, we're mobilising mostly the grant because we're front loading the investment and the reforms with a view to precisely having a different recovery. you know, one that is green, digital, also fairer, and try to avoid the mistakes maybe we have made from the recovery from the financial crisis, which took much longer and in some instances had not really been fully recovered by the time covid hit us. but you in spain are prepared to accept the conditionality? i was coming to that, precisely. i would definitely not call this conditionality. for the last three years since we took office injune 2018, we have had a road map of structural reforms — future—looking structural reforms. and this road map can

without germany's say so _ taken in brussels without germany's say so that — taken in brussels withoutid, no one is going to have that same standing that ahgela — to have that same standing that angela merkel garnered over 16 years on the _ angela merkel garnered over 16 years on the world stage. in germany is this key— on the world stage. in germany is this key world player will stop if you think— this key world player will stop if you think of half of your's trade with— you think of half of your's trade with china _ you think of half of your's trade with china comes to germany, this is a big _ with china comes to germany, this is a big important country, and that is why this _ a big important country, and that is why this election does matter. there are differences in foreign policy, there _ are differences in foreign policy, there are — are differences in foreign policy, there are differences in attitude towards — there are differences in attitude towards debt, and that will have a knock _ towards debt, and that will have a knock on — towards debt, and that will have a knock on effe

and that eu hq in brussels, the will merkel. and that eu hq in brussels, they will also — merkel.nd that eu hq in brussels, they will also be a big angela i they will also be a big angela merkel sized hole. fin they will also be a big angela merkel sized hole.— they will also be a big angela merkel sized hole. on the global landscape. _ merkel sized hole. on the global landscape. it _ merkel sized hole. on the global landscape, it really _ merkel sized hole. on the global landscape, it really matters i merkel sized hole. on the global landscape, it really matters and | merkel sized hole. on the global| landscape, it really matters and i think she was a very well respected leaders so everyone is looking at who will follow in her footsteps. flit who will follow in her footsteps. of course, there is the potential for course, there is the potentialfor germany to take a dramatic new direction after 16 years of angela merkel and that will be felt here and abroad. this is the eu pot—mac most influential country, but in the end most germans are stability hungry and so the calls for radical

i mean, it's, again, was, i started out a brussels accumulating powers, organizations, budgets. and even though it would be quite meaningless, i mean, again, a rapid deployment where i, i just care how many will be in there. how many it's in somebody, albanians, i mean, i really can't really bad the weather and what would be the, what would be the they the issue. i mean, other like i've been, but i said, you know, illegal immigration, i mean, how are all these kind of going to pick, you know, let's go back to how can i said, nobody. and nato really wants to go back and they're angry. but they were told that the beds were reading, but i don't think anybody really wants to go there. and if the english, the british are so upset with your by, go at it. okay. well, i mean, i agree with george that there is no, but you will be an army. and if indeed the you had be in concern with europe security, it should not create section on it. but it doesn't mean that the bad things are going to happen. i mean that the responsibility of the european union is boundless, that we're going to go to a

and brussels is going to do it. you know, i understand that perspective, you're a bit, george. i don't see the buyer in the belly of the, the different policies of the european union. i mean, you can have some crazy judgment and dana, if you want just, of course, the baltic. they will always be up in arms about something here, but at the end of the day, or they want to get to spend billions and billions a euro's because they've been targeted. rushed, i don't, i just don't see it. i just don't see. i don't even know, i mean, it's a possibility of us being to suggest that there might be a division of labor within nato. they say, okay, well, you americans, you know, you focus on the south trying to see the shiny, see, and we will focus on russia. but the point is the european have lost any of to fight was, i mean, they haven't walk any was for many, many decades. i mean, we've seen how poorly they faulty and i've seen a bully they bought in iraq. it's going to be a very hard to see how they gonna book the start shaping themselves up without the american leadership. i mean, i think

and there are those, it's make the claim, which i think has created for this, is this brussels looking for another power grab at the expense of others, particularly the united states. then you have the atlantis. this that will have even more power to push back. i mean, i'm not really sure if it's a meaningful conversation, but we're talking about it because it is a conversation that is being loaded. go ahead, george. right. i mean, it was just late, so was launched every few years. the europeans of express the neuroses about all the americans are going to abandon us. they will, they've lost interest in us. so we have the, the famous cliche about the, the americans are going to be ready to sacrifice new york. busy and washington. 2 bowen and do still the study was o americans vietnam and they've lost interest in europe in americans or in central america. they've lost interest in us. oh, americans are interested in the pacific rim than just so then us. so that's fine. and is they figured out what they can do more effectively rather than just wind to the americans. and that is to threaten

so this is this brussels looking for another power grab at the expense of others, particularly the united states. then you have the atlantis that will have even more power to push back. i mean, i'm not really sure if it's a meaningful conversation, but we're talking about it because it is a conversation that is being loaded. go ahead george. right. i mean this is nate. so was launched every few years, the europeans of express the neuroses about all the americans are going to abandon us. they will, they've lost interest in us. so we have the, the famous cliche about the, the americans are going to be ready to sacrifice new york. busy and washington. 2 barn and do so, the any was o americans or vietnam and they've lost interest in us. european americans are in central america. they've lost interest in us. oh, americans are interested in the pacific rim than what interested in us. so finally, teenagers, they figured out what they can do more effectively rather than just wind to the americans. and that is to threaten the americans with setting up their own european army, their own security an

i asked with me in my office in brussels. iasked him with me in my office in brussels.it, the eu will no longer exist." that is the reason why i have nothing to do with mr farage. nothing. all right. just looking at your candidacy — there are others who are ahead of you in the polls. the favourite is xavier berton. you've been absent from french politics for a long time. you were last minister of agriculture in 2009. it's going to be a huge difficulty for you, isn't it, to resonate with the french public? it’s you, isn't it, to resonate with the french public?— the french public? it's very stimulating _ the french public? it's very stimulating to _ the french public? it's very stimulating to have - the french public? it's very stimulating to have such i the french public? it's very - stimulating to have such margin of progress. i am progressing every day in the polls. i think i'm able to build the unity of my party, between several good candidates, and to run for the centre—right and for the republicans to win this election. this is the point. this is exactly the goal a

but don't seem to should never become operators and even 50 percent, ester christian democrats in brussels. important. but i don't think this become reality, but you have to be aware. the greens are a code what policy, the greens are policy that are and her rational china very much aligned with the american states and the read. i don't think they will ever power to stop most people to become a race. the continue to sanctions against russia. they will try to interfere entity or chinese and they will lead us to a ice i time to $2.00 to $3.00. then we have what because they are really much aligned with the left. busy side, the state and maximillian car as well. i guess a member of the european parliament will turn to the germany party maximillian. thanks. thank you very much. so the voting has been completed in germany. the exit polls suggesting the country could be heading for a change of direction, s p. d, just only fractionally ahead of actual c d. c su. according to the exit, polls still stays too close to go away. the results will keep you updated as things develop ah ah, a convoy, serbi

even though he was the used man battling brussels colma against the u. k. o, i use the thing in the koran, attributed to the prophet mohammed, the dreams are threefold. sometimes they represent divine guidance, sometimes sorrow from the devil, and sometimes there about the conflicts of dated living and past events. this applies also to women's rights in afghanistan, today, encouraged in the past to live out their dreams of being fully fledged human beings, african women. and now being told that this amounts to satanic possession. who can they turn to? and i'm, what can they count in this time of existential struggle? ah, join me every 1st a on the alex simon show. and i'll be speaking to guess in the world, the politics sport. business. i'm show business. i'll see you then. me the, the news. ah, hello again. the british prime minister submitted breaking a key pledge in his election manifesto by raising personal taxes to the highest level in decades. we promise not to raise the rates of income tax, national insurance or v a t. this is a tax guarantee, it wil

one and the box is hoped to reach the department one facility dialogue in brussels. ok, onions or each lie for us and bel grades on you. and thank you for a quick check on the weather. yours, rob typhoon mean delay has been remarked. the consistency it's forecast track. in fact, if anything it's improving from the point of view, whether it hits japan or not, it's called a little bit further to the east. so it's current starts. give it quite a nasty look that the same most against the out in the water. it's currently what you call a super tie through, but it's probably reached its peak now. it will stay there for 12 hours and start to drop off. and it's just going to go to the right for it gets to turkey, you're right on the edge here. so the forecast is certainly an unpleasant one for tokyo, for friday with normally winds and persistent private on south say it's all gone again. and it warms up, i mean you above average at 29, you have just 25. that is him across to india either side and indeed, pakistan or 2 obvious features here, one little circulation him behalf, a

okay, good to talk to again luke with a better journalist in brussels. thank you. x tonight, the taliban appointed an africa delegate to the united nations. even though the u. n. still has one in place from the previous administration. the movement says it's alerted. the body is secretary general of the change where i guess the report next from cobble the united nations now faces an incredibly difficult decision because any choice that they make is fraught with political risk. the taliban argument essentially is the person that is the un representative of, of gas stock has no credibility because the person who appointed him the former president of kinda thought fled the country resigned and his government collapsed. he is no longer recognized as the legitimate president of of got to started. any appointment that he made is now null and void. nevertheless, recognizing the taliban now might send all the messages because the international community had come together in their appeal to the taliban to make any government. 3 that they formed that they announce

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ah, well let's bring in our gas now in brussels. we have theresa fallon, the director of the center for russia, europe, asia studies in washington, d. c. david roche associate professor at the national defense university and also a former nature operations director of the joint chiefs of staff also in brussels. nicholas, why it's an international affair strategist and senior director for global solutions at a p. c o. worldwide. thank you for joining us. and welcome to the program. i do want to start with the practicalities here. i think they're very important, really just how realistic this all is. so there's obviously isn't a new idea. and it's been debated and discussed so much that we get to the point where some member states actually roll their eyes every time it comes up. so david, what's actually stops the you from establishing a military force they fall? well i, i have to disagree with miss franka. it's a lack of capacity. look, you know, i came back from a nato summit in 2006 and my son met me at the airport. he was 4 years

for instance, the man who got him in paris the morning after the attack and drove him back to brusselshe claims they had no idea when they were driving back what he had done and where he had been in that he was a group of the attackers. the resigning judge put a stop to it to maintain order in the courtroom. he said very clearly that salah abdeslam had had five years to express himself and that with investigators, he had not a while -- she had not cooperated, barely opened his mouth in the five years since he was arrested. and if he wanted to express himself that way, that could come later in the trial but for right now, they were going through the list of civil plaintiffs in this case. >> that was clare paccalin reporting for us in paris. an appeals court has upheld a case against the uncle of she relish on. 84-year-old was convicted of buying property in france with millions of euros he acquired from the syrian state. the property will now be confiscated. the court also confirmed a four-your prison sentence that he is unlikely to serve because of his age. we have more. reporter: two

it was a seismic shift in brussels all these things coming together at once. many respects, was to germany. it was interesting timing. it was this china narrative. fort narrowed -- europe to continue this route of culturally cultivated, sitting on the fence and making decisions. it is china making them make decisions. clearly, little will is lacking. natassia: we had a lot more of that then we have had in the past from the speech yesterday. she talked about pushing back and banning products despite forced labor. that is in relation to what is happening in chin jong. -- xinjiang. we have seen a u.s. realignment here of their strategic priorities. the submarine deal, a case and point. do you think that the u.s. and eu share a common view of the world now? >> it is converging. there is always some friction. in the large parts of the community, eu has replaced christianity as a religion of choice. there are a lot of decisions made by the european union that the -- do not comport with national interest. there is this idea that everything they have, they have to hav

from the grip of brussels, and he's a big name and politics to charlotte to been sky reports from paris. he was the man that was losing the charge. when it came to the brig negotiation, he was the man that was in charge of insuring a victory. you fool that you and during many years of reg that he was the man that kept saying you is the gold standard during those discussions you even accuse the u . k. you trying to cherry pick was wanting from the you. now mission volunteer is telling a very different story. he's standing for the presidency hearing from elections, take place in about a month. and the things he is saying is shocking. many events in the south from yesterday, he was leaving out more european count. it was too many is doing and when it came to migration of what he has to say, we cannot do all this without having regained our legal sovereignty. being permanently frightened by a ruling or a condemnation at the level of the european court of justice of the european convention on human rights or by an interpretation by our own judicial institutions . the reaction, i mean, i was,

he's come to the seas, but controlling free itself from the grip of brussels. big name saying it to show davinsky explains from paris. he was the man that was leading the charge when it came to those rig negotiation thing was the man that was in charge of insuring a victory. you fool that you and during many years of breakfast she was the man that kept saying you is a gold standard during those discussions, even if she was the u. k. you pointed cherry pick was wanting from the youth. now mission volunteer is telling a very different story, something for the presidency, hearing from elections, take place in about a level. and the things he is saying is shocking. many events in the south, the phones yesterday about leaving out more fluid in europe, counterpart, it was many is doing and when it came to migration and to see what he has to say, we cannot do all this without having regained our legal sovereignty. being permanently frightened by a ruling or a condemnation at the level of the european court of justice or the european convention on human rights, or by a

the sudden change is being seen as diplomatic achievement for brussels, and for london, and comes asew york to meet fellow world leaders. more on that visit shortly with our political editor laura kuenssberg, but first our north america editor jon sopel is in washington with more on the travel changes. what led to this? it came out of the blue for downing _ what led to this? it came out of the blue for downing street _ what led to this? it came out of the blue for downing street and - what led to this? it came out of the | blue for downing street and actually out of the blue for a lot of people in the white house. the expectation was, any decision was still weeks away, but what seems to have change the mind ofjoe biden is the growing restlessness and discontent amongst european leaders at a time when borisjohnson is going to be in washington tomorrow and other european leaders will be meeting joe biden at the united nations general assembly over afghanistan, the french are furious about the submarine deal, and just a sign of how rushed the decision was, a conversation we had with a w

now you can definitely add afghan refugees to that list. brussels has accused men's of taking advantage of this as a tool for pressure on the european blog. now, on the other hand, bell ruse is saying that the european union is turning a blind eye on how poland and lithuania are mis treating the african refugees. and on how they're pretty much taking them out of the country. back into bella luce, during the press conference, the journalists asked the 2 presidents whether moscow and mens were ready to react to all that accordingly. with some joint action, a lot of our potent replied that this is none of russia's business. because here we're talking about the border between poland and bell rouge, between lithuania and bruce, but the russian president did go on to criticize the european union. what he meant was that european countries are in touch with the taliban. however, they are refusing to talk to the bell. russian government directly, which never came to power as a result of an armed take over more the, the my answer is go and talk to the bell. rational authorities, european countrie

at the moment. brussels is trying to reschedule supremacy when it comes to issues of the court in all countries, such as hungary and poland. even seeing some questions being raised by germany, constitutional court, and his coma, to phone meetings, to maybe to, to have more influence. when it comes to your opinion, you need to counterbalance the influence of germany. this will suggest that the relationships within the block goes cosy. i think would have daughters hash k and that is the weekly for this hour. thanks for watching more of a great programs ahead for you this weekend. i'll be back in just about half an hour to you again. the join me every thursday on the alex, silent show and i'll be speaking to guess in the world, the politics sport. business. i'm show business. i'll see you then in ah, the i, b, b, c was us left a wrong. america continues to maintain of high prices in the country with us to see in the world situation. and again, this is into the crucial international trip to control over to the afghan forces. the security situation remains critical in the country. we are n

this island fields far removed both murdered, even for even further removed from brussels in brussels. has promised that there will be some help countering coming, but it has yet to come. and what we're seeing is people that are in shock, in what has happened just 2 weeks. they've seen their homes disappear by this tongue of lava. they've seen their livelihood disappear and walter, this is spectacular. seen. it is also a sight of pilgrimage sights of mourning. of all those homes lives, memories that have been suddenly lost unleashed by this force of nature. of course there has been this volcanic eruption expected, but listen to it now. rumbling people who sleep here at night cannot close their eyes. they're having difficulty to reassure their children. it is a community and trauma and faith of this changing landscape. and this ever so more powerful volcano, on the scale from 0 to 8. well, can all just give it 3, they call it a strong bullion type over option. but make no mistake. it is a volcanic eruption that is causing destruction, damages and walls, and no one has lost their lives.

recognize license plates from serbia, which is a very controversial move and is not in line with the brussels agreement that was signed back in 2013. but this is only one of several controversial issues that a variety and between for seen and belgrade. for seen, of course, not adopting many of the points of the brussels agreement to view the cleaning association of serving municipalities would have been a major issue between pristina and belgrade. christine is absolute occupation of northern cost of and metal hija is taking place in international silence. however, everyone starts to worry immediately when they see serbian helicopters and planes over the territory of central serbia. apparently they should not take off without the approval of the prime minister of kosovo, cutty or someone from the international community. yes, as we heard the serbian president arguably frustrated with what is going on. we heard, you know, the, you having a very little form response to the whole issue, basically calling on both sides deescalate when it is actually one side proceed, which is causing the player co

saying that this is a violation of the brussels agreement. and that they are restricting freedom of movement of serbs in the province. the way they see it, a serbia has sense, military forces, a tanks armored vehicles to the region around the administrative crossings with coast civil. while the serbian president alexander butcher himself, has remained silent. they cancelling all of his meetings at the same time. a baby as prime minister has visited kosovo, visit a persona, and sent a message. the belgrade should ease up on the tensions all. the people here that have been protesting serves who live in the north of coastal are hoping that this will be resolved peacefully. they have been imposing barricades hoping that this issue will be solved without any conflicts. serbia does not recognize its former province of kosovo as a separate nation or it's right to impose official regulations such as those governing vehicle license plates. civil unilaterally declared independence from server in 2008. that's almost a decade after the conflict between t

this is a suit for we responded positively to brussels invitation for talks. we showed readiness for dialogue. the serbian president refused, and instead of dialogue he chose to encourage criminal groups in northern kosovo. therefore, such provocations, obstacles and blockades as well as today's criminal actions with terrorist elements come because crime, tensions, fear, smuggling and chaos have been the only form of their survival during these 2 decades. this hug means arch, joins us now live from belgrade. and how is spell grade viewing the situation and what's it proposing in order to try to reduce tensions and solve the problem? willow official belgrade is demanding the withdrawal of possible special police troops from the not, of course of all as an absolute condition to start the dialogue and current problem, the car plates but also to continue the facility a dialogue that has been taking place in brussels for a year now, the current problem begun week ago when the cost of government cost of a police started to require all drivers from serbia that replac

presidency is now calling on his country to seize, but control and free itself from the group of brussels is a big name in politics, to shallow to bend, sky explained from paris. he was the man that was leaving the charge. when it came to those brig negotiations, he was a man that was in charge of insuring a victory. you fool. you. and during many years had to break that. she was the man that kept saying you is the gold standard during those discussions you even the q u . k. you trying to cherry pick was wanting from the you. now mission vanya is telling a very different story. something for the presidency, hearing from elections, take place in about a level and the things he is saying is shocking. many events in the south phone yesterday about needing to have more fluency in europe, counterpart. it was too many is doing and when it came to migration of the rule, what he has to say, we cannot do all this without having regained our legal sovereignty. being permanently frightened by a ruling or a condemnation at the level of the european court of justice or the european convention on human

so be imprinted and when they hit the thought and brussel, he actually said this will be a result of that 5 year, 5 year expire. and then the said that we bought the files allow because we back home number place and also instead of the or will reciprocate, we will sodium. we could still put a question number plates at the same way you will be. so basically, it is not actually easily there is all about problems, but deeper behind this is obviously the fight political being preached. but when bell wants to prove, once again that it does not recognize the number plates or not. so to say. and serbia is i recognize country, member of the united nations and every place. i think in this particular case, the most of the blame goes from serbia because i really think this is uneasily result of a former. well, as he said, this appears to be of owens instituting this policy that serbia has now had for some time. but we're also watching things escalate. this military show of force and government offices in kosovo attacked. do you actually get the sense that either side is willing to or going to b

the worst time to the book at the moment. brussels is trying to reschedule supremacy when it comes to issues of the whole country, such as hungary and poland. even seeing some questions being raised by germany called to school court. and he's called me to phone meetings to maybe to, to have more influence when it comes to the european union to counterbalance the influence of germany. this will suggest that the relationships within the block goes cosy, i think, would have you believe which many will one day if this does mean that there are trouble waters short range, passenger plane, with 16 people on board has crash, landed in the remote air, coots, korean of central russia, not far from lake fi call, 30 say to flight crew members and 2 passengers were killed. and the recording has emerged of a phone call by one of the survivors to emergency services. to someone just alone, someone always didn't like your home on the work yell for 10 propeller aircraft operated by a regional airline. made a hard landing and stick fog. about 4 kilometers short of the destination runway emergency worker

so erico, let me ask you, then has that shaken things up in brussels? has that changed the way that women are viewed then? and then the higher echelons of politics, perhaps? i'm not sure. so it's interesting because yes, on the one hand, for 16 years, the most important and give the most powerful politician in europe was indeed a woman that was generally very popular everywhere. so that should have some kind of impact, but merkel personally never really champions any kind of feminist agenda she's, she's very rarely talked about these issues. there were instances where she was off, you know, the feel like you're feminist. and she wasn't quite sure whether she could claim this label so, so uncertainty kind of rhetorically. this was a big topic for her. at the same time. yes, over the last 16 years we've had, we've had 2 german female defense men on the line now. now, some problem on their line, of course, went on to become commission president in the, in the european union. so i think all of this has kind of normalized female leadership, which, you know,

horns for a while now because of many different issues in particular because of the attitude by brussels, to the comp, think between the government and minsk, and the opposition there. now you can definitely add, have again refugees to that list. brussels has accused men's of taking advantage of this as a tool for pressure on the european blog. now, on the other hand, bell roost is saying that the european union is turning a blind eye on how poland and lithuania are mis treating the african refugees and on how they're pretty much taking them out of the country, back into bellows. during the press conference, the journalists asked the 2 presidents whether moscow and mens were ready to react to all this accordingly. with some joint action, a lot of my potent replied that this is not a rush of business. because here we're talking about the border between poland and bell rouge, between lithuania and bruce, but the russian president did go on to criticize the european union. what he meant was that european countries are in touch with the taliban. however, they are refusing to talk to the bell

what is brussels looking for here? yeah, absolutely. i mean, the european union and the other european member states are definitely watching this election closely. at the same time, i have to say foreign policy and even european politics wasn't really a big topic in germany during the election campaign. and i think it's frustrated quite a few of poor observers. i think one of the reasons why that is, is that despite the fact that there are some differences between the parties overall, we don't see a situation like, for example, we may need to see next year in front where you have a really, europe and your critical candidate against the very poor european candidate in my room at home in, in germany. all main parties are broadly speaking, pro european and for you. and so this was the big topic. nevertheless, there are issues from to repeat the pens and kind of disco union reform that, that, that may be approach differently depending on who wins on sunday and we'll finish this one will given michael seeming popularity. you'd think that her