i think brussels is getting ready for some hard times. all right, political analysts, nickel, markovich, joining us live here on the international. always a pleasure, great to see you. thanks for your coming train. thank you for british families who lost loved ones to cope 90 and last year's care home crisis. and now taking legal action against the government sees shot here it was, dusty breaks down the case. 2 daughters, he lost their fathers in cave, at head cow homes. at the start of the pandemic, are now suing the government. it's a landmark action, not just in terms of a failure to protect the vulnerable responsibility for aggravating the risk while victory won't undo their loss. they hope it may help to protect others. i do not want anyone else to go through what we have been through as a family. i feel terrible guilt. i feel as though she was locked in to die. met hancock's protective freeing statement was a lie. the defendant have provided no evidence of measures to put a protective frank around care homes in just 3 months from ma

i sit in brussels and city arest. look, the proposals have got french banking or they would not a host, so just settle that. yes. the relationship between france and london between harrison loves not moment is particularly bout not jasmine a tenure perspective. it's a combination of the fishing permit sounds. see the summary deal with australia there's, there's charity falls on both sides there. but the current on instability doesn't really help. and i very much endorse. ready the set about the need for a more stable pushing progress towards relationship. it's true to an extent that we're looking at a situation where a protocol didn't match the sanction north americans needed. even just braces going radian belfast as far as your members are concerned and you have members on both sides of the board. you have a strong membership in the republic and you have a strong membership in northern ireland. if it's as simple as the e, you being creative with things like the way that for example, cooked meats and sausage meat is l

i between the westminster government and brussels?— and brussels?nt— and brussels? i mean, i think both sides want to _ and brussels? i mean, i think both sides want to get _ and brussels? i mean, i think both sides want to get this _ and brussels? i mean, i think both sides want to get this agreement. | and brussels? i mean, i think both| sides want to get this agreement. i don't think the eu has a great appetite, especially at this stage, for a great trade war with the uk. i think they want to get this text, but borisjohnson and lord frost throughout this process have felt like they can just push and push and push to see how good a deal they can get. the ft says 80% of the cheques that were going to happen are going to be stopped as part of this agreement that lord frost and the eu have come to, but i think the instinct from borisjohnson instinct from boris johnson throughout this has to be just keep pushing and i think with a change of guard in the eu leaders coming up in the next few months with angela merkel i think they are wondering how far t

so nicholas, white and brussels. you're shaking your head there as graham was talking about boris johnson and morality and the same sentence. unfreeze, i was a still see you perfectly. well, you saw you 22 years ago. he said that this was ready to abuse and he won an election on the basis of this deal, which he is now attempting to refuses. i don't see anything charity moral. ready or ethical about o in radian, belfast. you allowed yourself arise, smile. there is anyone in the room really surprised the poorest johnson might be considering doing a complete you turn on this, if you believe dominant cummings, formerly a very close source of information cheek by jowl with boris johnston, number 10 until he handled his involvement with corona virus. wrongly and then had to be got rid of as in, in a very delayed way, i guess. but he is basically saying in the daily mail today for his johnson was always going to do a u e on this. i don't think anyone is surprised and i would agree entirely with that was the only thing that'

there has been a deal done between brussels and baghdad. though in this particular issue, that is to make sure that no planes will be flying refugees from iraq into bela ru city route, that quite a few people had taken. now this air bag on flights is going to be in place at least until the end of the year. but what we're talking about deals, and particularly when it comes to refugees minds go back to 2015 to the start of the migrant crisis, which saw over 1300000 people seek asylum inside the european union. a deal at that time was done with turkey. turkey of course, was the country that the vast majority of people who arrived inside the e. you travelled across at the time, billions were given towards or promised, at least, and certainly hundreds of millions given to turkey, trying to make sure that people either remained in turkey or certainly didn't make or try to make that crossing. there still a lot of reserve judgment when it comes to exactly how successful that deal was, and however, any sign of a deal being offered towards bella, bru

not always prevail over polish love we will hear more from the meeting in brussels. in sudan, huge crowds have marched in several parts of the capital and other cities, to reject military rule. the military shared power with civilians in a traditional authority since president bashir in 2019. capital's t igrey region, as fighting surges after nearly a year of war. thanks for watching. the eu and leaders are upping the pressure on poland's prime minister, to fall back into line on recognizing that eu law trumps national decision-making. there's a picture of an overbearing ending that treats its member nations as provinces, disrupting powers and imposing values against the wishes of sovereign peoples. facing the threat of losing out on tens of billions of eu funds, because of his stance, he counters that poland will not act under the pressure of blackmail. this is the main issue on the table at an ongoing eu summit. we are in brussels following all of that. dave, energy was the focus of this summit originally. tell us what is emerging as we speak from thursday's leader

but more than that is not in the hands of the brussels commission. that's why even the commission policy on this issue sends back the bowl to the national government, saying the mix of energy is your responsibility. and you have to decide how to import from where. meanwhile, the crisis that there's emerge to with the price is sorry to be addressed because otherwise there will be social consequences and, and also economic consequences if it's not sufficient for industry. and this can be done through tax cuts or some kind of subsidies that can be decided that only a national level i'm in the you is not so taking any step at the moment. well in terms of solutions, then prices are still high. people are seeing that on the continent on a daily basis when they're opening their bills in the morning. the commissioner saves millions of europeans, can't afford to heat their homes. like when you break down that statement, millions of people can't afford to heat their homes. it's quite incredible in europe. what's the way out of the way out is to to find a sort

go ahead in brussels. yes, exactly. then if you lose the geography of your rock, of course, or the idea positioning of the european project, it will be in better balance between do you atlantic a neural asian seekers? and there are about so much was the position a classic was ation of friends. for example, from bush in our da gore, or until then to leave. it was a proposition from emanuel michael to propose a new european security architecture. we've russia reprogram ease, european union, us nato. he's in organization. oh, was created during the cold war on its parodic. my easy way of thinking. yes. cedar too much in the past and a member stay subdivided or so the poland market countries, for example, wisteria evey era, voss to take or against russia. they want to use both need to an e. u. a to detach themselves from russia. we've ahead of the united states when france, italy, germany, them much. they like to have it better or cooperation reef, or russia, but not at the detriment to u. s. or, oh, e u relations. why? bec

go ahead in brussels. what if the we look at a maps of awards actually are in v, so configuration of great power, right? are we earth united states on it's may know you're been out east with the atlantic vision. they would like to contain both or china and russia and are vague folk who small mo, on china, but at the same time. or they need a too low contain russia as well. and why? imagine if or russia would be on the side of, of natal member states against char. i know that's would be, may be a proposition from some are on the least in washington, all browsers. but it's not possible because a, russia doesn't want to evan. you urge your punch, guy, fracture true valuation, country against a china of us not in its interest on 2nd. if they were not to be a confrontation, any more between nato and russia, russia will be in 90. ye gods, china, or nay, to have no job, any mo, and they will be, or a better cooperation, or between germany and russia for us. right. me, jack, the franco, german russian axis. and of

go ahead in brussels. yes, exactly. then if you look to geography of europe, of course, or the idea positioning of the european project, it will be in better balance between do you atlantic a neural asian seekers and there are about so much was the position of classic was ation of friends. for example, from bush in our da gore, or until then to leave it was a proposition for me and money and my whole to propose in you european security architecture. we've russia reprogram east european union. us natal. he's in organization. oh, was created during the cold war on east pardique. my easy way of thinking. yes. cedar too much in the past and a member say subdivided or so the colon barty countries. for example, vist, you'd have a aero voss to take it or against russia. they want to use both need to on you are to detach themselves from russia. we go ahead and book the united states. when france intone, germany, them much. they like to have it better, or a corporation reef, or russia, but not a to the detriment to u. s or, oh,

brussels has already imposed sanctions on top belarus officials.he european commission president made brussels position clear today on this border standoff. >> what we are observing at or border with fellow roots, we consider this as a hybrid attack by belarus. no one's life should be put at risk for political reasons. and therefore, i am confident that the council will give a very strong and united answer to this behavior in belarus that must stop. brent: earlier, i spoke with our brussels bureau chief. she is also covering the e.u. summit for us. we asked her whether or more economic sanctions will put more pressure on belarus. >> it is not as easy as imposing economic sanctions because as we saw in the past, lukashenko does not seem to be impressed by anything the european union has done so far. the e.u. officials are worried he is using migrants as a weapon against the european union to punish, to take revenge on the e.u. by imposing sanctions in the past. they are working on a new forced package of economic sanctions, of sanctions against the

and you want to know — brussels word, discourteous.discourteous. and you want to know what habits were - brussels word, discourteous. and you want to know what habits were all - want to know what habits were all you can join want to know what habits were all you canjoin ben brown for the paper review tomorrow night, same time, same channel. want to make a bit of a comparison here, these proposals are both on the guardian and telegraph, at the guardian says it come from the vice president of the commission involved in these negotiations with lord frost. but preparing to irreparably out shopping online right now for the perfect christmas gift for each other after all the time they have had to spend with each other over the last couple of years. furthermore they spend with their respective partners. it's interesting that the headline on the guardian, they hadn't had light on the daily telegraph breaks it off her new dealfor the daily telegraph breaks it off her new deal for northern ireland. actually quite come at the block is making conc

well, this is generally how brussels behaves. what is interesting is that only really behaves like this. toward certain countries, it's behaving like this towards pulled and now it's behaving like this towards whole re, i don't know that will behave like this was hungry again in the future and possibly lavine. as i said earlier, the beginning of this interview and similarly past the colds in germany and brand spots. nothing seems to happen when the richer countries do this. because the in the european union money talks, i'm going to say they'll be interesting to see how was, will respond to these fines. i suspect knowing the polls as i do that they will respond in a very serious matter. and you know, i think that they will fight back because let's not forget the polish government on a threatening to take germany to cold because as a 3rd, germany of past rulings. but the european union doesn't seem to want to act on that . not a very happy family at the moment there in the european union, paula want to, i wanted to ask you the pun

from dresden and from brussels, peter. a lawyer and editor of brussels report.eu.emen, welcome to you all. is poland heading for the e.u.'s exit door? >> that is a very serious concern because that is a consequence of the battle that we have for the last six years. when the constitutional court issues the verdict saying that the polish government and -- they do not have to accept, do not have to execute the rulings of the european court of justice. that is the issue because the polish government do not have -- do not want to have the control from the european institutions when it comes to the independence of judiciary. polish government and polish parliament throughout the last six years changed the system of the judiciary in poland. from the systemic point of view, it is captured by the government. it is not independent anymore. that is why brussels and luxembourg in the european court of justice is trying to force through servants -- preservence of the law. adrian: it says the e.u. will react to the pronouncement. is it possible the e.u. could say to poland eithe

now, how is the relationship between moscow and brussels? well, the relationship in russia in the european union, certainly going through a lot of pressure and not least because they've been taking advantage of the fact that oil and gas prices are rising overall. and now the europeans are claiming that the russians are not pumping enough supply european countries that just poland as well as countries and the guy association agreements, fear like you crime. the russians of course deny that they're manipulating supplies . but when doubt, moldova is forced to situation like this, it's really hard to take moscow's rhetoric on this seriously. and that will create more frictions, g, moscow, brussels, me very interesting when to ahead, samuel romani, than associate feller at receipt. speaking to us from oxford. thanks. so much for sharing your expertise with us on al jazeera, samuel, thank you so much. now moving on and the u. n. has suspended flights to ethiopia as t grey region. after a plane carrying aid was forced to abort, it's landing because

i don't think brussels will contemplate the option. okay, so let's just say that it's getting more, more contentious right now. it's obvious. they ramping up what weapons and i say weapons, not necessarily physical, military weapons. but what weapons do poland has to try to make sure that they stay within the e. u and the e respects their boundaries. i did that, it's probably going to be a budget fight waged in committees. there's going to be litigation. there's going to be law fair. there's going to be veto threats because if anybody knows anything about holding veto power, it's to pulls through their own history. it's, it's basically going to come down to some rather nasty bureaucratic in fighting that is going to be mostly incomprehensible, but to outside observers. and don't necessarily rely on the press to make it any more intelligible because they've got their marching orders. they've got an error to try. it won't come down to coal being cut off from certain countries in it. it won't come down to the, it sounds like there's actua

as brussels is concerned is a calculation.alculation has to be, what is the strength of feeling inside 10 downing street? how do they view the stance so far on the part of boris johnson's government? nicholas: that's not to make a mistake that the european union wants to see this settled, but there is a stronger section of the british government more interested in the fight than the solution. yesterday's speech by lord frost did nothing whatsoever to dispel that impression. until there's a sense britain is actually interested in negotiation rather than fighting, the fight will continue. peter: is it good news, a win, that we are not starting this process, in the coming days and weeks, with a take it or leave it atmosphere on the part of either side? owen: i heard david frost's speech yesterday and it sounded a bit like a take it or leave it attitude, which was regrettable. i really hope the announcement creates the context for negotiations where people can go into a negotiation in good faith, using the proper diplomatic channe

peter, clap up, a lawyer, an editor of brussels report. you gentlemen, welcome to you will let me have start with you. is poland heading for the use exit door? are we looking at poll exit here? that is very serious concern, because that is the consequence of the battle that we have for last 6 years. when the unlawfully kept church constitutional court issues, the verdict saying that exactly alisha governments and polish government do not have to accept do not have to execute the no rulings of the european court of justice. and that is the, and that is the issue because polish government do not have, do not want to have the control from the european union institutions when it comes to the independence of judiciary, polish government and polish parliament. throughout the last 6 years changed completely the system of judiciary in poland and her from the systemic point of view. it is captured by the government. it is not independent any more. and that's why brussels and that's why luxemburg in the european court of justice, is trying to force,

. in has more from brussels.s of the details surrounding what this wall will look like, how much it will cost and what it will do, i could tell you some more. it'll cost around $400 million, sorry, five and a half metres high. equipped with motions sensors and cover 400 km borders. the plan is to try and get it up by the middle of next year. why is this wall being built? well, there have been concerns about the number of migrant crossings from belarus. the regime in belarus has been accused of basically weaponize thing migrants in retaliation for eu sanctions against the regime —— weaponising a number of migrants have actually died, so this in the polish government's view is the way to deal with that migratory pressure and try and stop the situation. but critics of the plan say it will not be effective, that walls should not be built on borders. in terms of the european union's position on this, i haven't seen any official reaction tonight come up but all ursula von der leyen said there would be no eu funding for

but at the end of the day though, is this is a power play by brussels. well i think it's, it is, it's certainly overreaching that structure and they are beginning to become their own worst enemies which, you know, for someone like me who doesn't actually think the european union is, is a good organization. i'm quite surprised that they're actually doing such ridiculous thing. i'm turning people against so which is why not in the united kingdom. there's no doubt about it the way they handle vaccination program and that the drug was in the back to nation drugs that people in the world today even more strongly to leave your opinion. so i can your opinion. it is being very, very short sighted. probably some people with whom i realize this, but i'm not privy to the power games within the european union, but certainly this decision is not going to over well, i think in the rest of your very interesting commentary from baron s. kate hurry or northern irish politician. not a former labor m p. thank you so much for joining us here in our international. we appreci

and brussels is basically putting a priority on ideology over economics. and at the point where there is a bit of a gas crisis and a political crisis between its members, especially with britain now gone, things are getting a little longer here as of poll x that i think is what they're calling it. but is this something because of what britain did? the breck said movement that poland is, is inspired by why we're hearing this idea not going to happen. poland, once you likes t, e likes where it isn't d e, but would ideally like brussels to. but out of eternal affairs, unfortunately, i don't think constitute, like that constitutionally, but fundamentally, the way the was structured, i don't think brussels will contemplate the option. okay, so let's just say that it's getting more, more contentious right now. it's obviously ramping up. what weapons in i say weapons, not necessarily physical, military weapons, but what weapons do poland has to try to make sure that they stay within the e u and the respects their boundaries. i did that, it's probably going to be

because brussels is part of the problem, brussels after all, is capital to both the european union and to nato. and people should never forget that fact, good point, but it's a, it's, it's very interesting is that each europe, most important trading partner is china. but you're the us wants of the european union to take a leading role, and it's anti china crusade. i mean, how is that in europe interest whatsoever, and will it cow to those interests, go ahead as so i don't really see the european interest for there's no way we can do with china as. so my guess is that if we, if we went to war, even a commercial war with china alongside us, we will be in deep trouble. and i sure hope that the way europe is working will leaders to not doing anything by fizzle. so my guess is that we will not follow too much the u. s. when they want to go to war and, and talk about trade war war, which china, and we will continue to do business with china as we always did. and we're doing more and more business with china and besides human rights, which is a major problem in china, we need this business de

so begs the question, why is the government picking such a potentially dangerous fight with brussels? we did invite poland government and supporters in the media to explain their position, but none took the opportunity. so i put the question to adam bordner until being ousted by the same tribunal that ruled against the e. u. he was poland, human rights ombudsman. it seems to me that government would simply like to accept ok. we can take the money, we can take all those benefits, but please leave us alone when it comes to and the pressure concerning the compliance with and the european standards. but it is impossible simply because you cannot be at the same time member of the european union and ignore basic rules of european integration. the you is thinking about its response. it neither wants to let this slide nor worse on the dispute. we will react of calls like we're like re f down in the last weeks or, and most you have seen that again, we already know false new decisions of the court of justice about as efficient in color and also possible a daily financial sanction. the constitut

we had like recent example of brussels come belgium company urging the brussels to change leave sanctions. we have or st business bottom in the junior business part as in different areas. busy so there are many ways to see, in fact, you to put pressure on shanker behavior and to add, if we add also some diplomatic and other tools to dialogue cover dialogue with russia and how bellows behave. that also can be the way out of the situation because you spoke a few months ago about the fact that you perceive what's happening right now on the border to be an actual humanitarian crisis. playing out human rights groups have criticize both poland and bella roost for their treatment of asylum seekers. i want to ask you about how dire the conditions are for migrants and refugees and whether or not authorities, or even ensuring medical support or providing food and shelter. that they're not aware of. i think they do, but again, let's say you can, it's the easiest way is already in the greek plans are probably before the easiest way to have some form of our for is just to years human beings are way to

thank you for coming on, have a good day and brussels. we're now talking about energy woes across the channel in britain is another crisis in the balance with petrol station. this still running dry despite will appear. i'm says an angry drivers forming a huge tooth has to be said lately, though it's more in the southeast. the problem from today than the u. k. governments deploy military personnel around the country to help ease the crisis even more our correspondence shuddered. dash, the reports from london is day 10 now of the petrol crisis situation. and the united kingdom is still seeing many cars backed up outside of petrol stations. people waiting hours to fill up that tanks and even the public transportation is being diverted away to avoid all of this gridlock things have gotten so bad. now, the minute tree has now been deployed and drafted in to try and get the fuel to the petrol station. i think it's also really bold that we can actually call in the military at a time like this for that extra support to give that confidence and ha

he's the editor of brussels report don't a year. he joins us from brussels at peter migration is dominating talks today. so let's focus on that. first of all and bell races. migrations scheme, circle, migration skiing. there been comments made by you ladies about finding that right balance. what does the right balance look like when you're talking about bella? ruth, indeed, already sanctions are in place. but i think we have to distinguish situation from other context. where do you as imposing sanctions, which often have to do with sort of trying to punish a country for, for internal oppression. this is different. this is actually more into defense logic. if you look at sort of the stress that these, this hybrid warfare by billers is imposing on the you, i think it's quite considerable already. for example, the, the bavarian regional government in germany to state government raise the alarm because many people are apparently entering in, in bavaria and quite a to are coming from billers. of course it's through with, with looks ameri

this is the message from brussel school glasgow coming from jail run from families from climate ac. the face . they say the time for talking is gone. now i need some action the you recently increase it's climate. the missions aiming to cut emissions by 55 percent by 2030 instead of 40 percent, but protects the same setting goals as one thing. implementing them is another. we've already achieved a lot. all these protests at the european level, they lead to the european re, nailed the lead to quite a lot of ambition and being upset. so any 30 emissions started for example, which was a really big deal, something that we've been working with for for years. and this is where we come out on the streets and especially tell our belgian leaders who are not as ambitious. you need to get back to work with you. i came as a student because it's important to have a voice is home. and if we're given the possibility to ease personnel, so we need to take him among the crowds and activities from the amazon and brazil. i am so thrilled to be here with this people. what they are, their voice probably s

poland is at risk of collapse amid rising flows of migrants crossing into the you from belarus. brussels is not moving to tackle the influx though, still relying on sanctions and refusing to even talk to minsk and facebook has to fort algebra. millions of dollars in a discrimination case after giving preference to hiring foreigners over americans. ah, broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow. this is art international. i'm sean thomas. certainly glad to have you with us. right now, staff shortages, soaring coven cases and pressure on the british national health service. the any just have all led to another crisis in england has been reported that in parts of the country, patients are waiting for almost 50 hours to get a bed in accident and emergency units. in one case, the patient reportedly spent 47 hours in line at the royal preston hospital in the country's north, while in the southern county of suffolk, a teenager with serious mental health problems had to wait for almost 48 hours in the emergency room. according to local media, the areas and h s foundation trust said the

thank you very much, jessica parker, in brussels. to our ireland correspondent, chris page. he's in belfast. but first, let's go tojonathan blake in westminster. jonathan, there are claims that this was the british government's tactic all along. was the british government's tactic all alonu. , ~ all along. yesterday, the brexit minister lord _ all along. yesterday, the brexit minister lord frost _ all along. yesterday, the brexit minister lord frost said - all along. yesterday, the brexit minister lord frost said the - all along. yesterday, the brexit minister lord frost said the uk| all along. yesterday, the brexit - minister lord frost said the uk had signed up to this protocol with its hands tied and that the world had moved on. the two sides now have a trade deal in place and the protocol is causing problems which need to be fixed. that position has been characterised slightly differently by the prime minister's former senior adviser dominic cummings, who was tweeting last night saying boris johnson didn't have a scooby do what t