ok thank you charlotte charlotte pinsky there reporting from paris. watching r.t. still ahead this hour more than 100 authors and academics sign an open letter highlighting the dangers of so-called council culture however that move just by the backlash from both sides of the political debate but have the details in a cup and. join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to us from the world of politics or business i'm sure business i'll see you. i'm back now with almost half of angle of merkel's cabinets headed by women germany is already one of the most progressive european countries when it comes to women in politics but the chance the c.d.u. party now wants to go a step further to say and introduce quotes that women do make up hof of the entire party within the next few years peter all of his more. german conservatives the c.d.u. looking to dramatically shake up the demographics of their party top brass this week approved quotas for women in senior positions with quotas for those standing in elections under consideration this decision was

ok thank you charlotte charlotte pinsky there with the latest now independent journalist believes the situation does raise several questions including whether it's me can accommodate all the refugees on the ship. question about this emergency on the ship. is it possible to trust the. coast to call a piece people off the coast of libya for us to me and brings them to. say ok. we have a big problem said see what these people will need to disembark that may be so kate as true and the problem of italy is that after the episode of my salary me and a leg for ousted out of the government and replaced by the center left party of my they were n.c. they want to allow these people to commend but there are still ill at ease with the fact that of course it helps marty was albanian for a comeback at the next elections south and he says we have had so many that stayed in italy that it's impossible we can have the whole world coming to italy to europe via italy and that these people should be sent back and that's an argument which is quite valid and the talent population follows it. like a less getti