well it would be useful to have some kind of international arbitration i mentioned the council of europe and the venice commission the european commission really isn't equipped to deal with these kinds of things the council of ministers perhaps but we're seeing a number of cases and there will be more in the balkans for example where there is a need work is a european responsibility and they don't even have any clear criteria to work on they would recognize a breakaway states or not there was no clear judgment about the case of scotland and that would have been a fairly easy one in the case of spain of course possibly there's nothing that europe can do because both sides in spain in the catalonian argument who got themselves in crunch into absolutely. deadlock there with little room for compromise but were certainly one would expect europe because many nationalists who look to europe as a way of resolving these questions of getting beyond the model of the nation state but your response is really being to go back to the old model of the nation state and say that it's nothing to do with us

systematic crisis in human rights is is ended and turkey turns over a new leaf same with the council of europe in straws book turkey is on the watch list of this for the council of europe it should stay on that watch list until things improve and germany can influence that where do you see the trajectory going right now given. current state of affairs and what are your hopes for the future i don't see many positive signs as great this is happened today but the sentencing of the six journalists really shows that the crisis is continuing we also have from we also have opposition politicians in prison today there was a prison ruling against d.p. politician today also in istanbul very bad news for the country millions of people don't have the democratically elected representatives allowed to operate freely so i'm pessimistic for the for the for the long term for the long term human rights trend in the country but there is a very strong civil society still in turkey there are still some journalists able to operate so we have a faith in the in the movement in the country but unless countries like ge

from the council of europe from democratic nations and these observers are rushing this absolutely damning reports that there is no real competition there's no real choice these are not real and actions and yet a few hours after these observers from western countries are those reports the leaders of the same western countries the democratically elected presidents and prime ministers pick up the phone and call mr putin to congratulate him to congratulate him on what in effect on a successful theft of the votes and i was speaking about this so-called presidential election that will take place on the eighteenth of march we can discuss for a long time all the different ways and methods the kremlin has mustered in terms of manipulating and controlling the electoral process but i think frankly it is enough to mention just one fact there were two prominent opposition leaders who are planning to challenge that improvement for the presidency in two thousand and eighteen one was boris nemtsov the former russian deputy prime minister the most recognizable face of the russian democratic opposition who

terrorists but not to occupy countries and therefore i think we need to debate in the council of nato and also the council of europe for example about what is. potentially harming of international law by that that post turkey is now doing in syria you can have a foreign policy spokesman for the c.d.c. as you party here in germany thank you very much for talking to us and back in studio with that. ok michel. security conference thank you very much for being us that reaction. a from there now. let's return to a story we're talking about the german decision to dig german announcement which has been made that the german turkish journalist dennis is to be freed let's down take a listen. to this correspondent about this chorus and why is important he was a correspondent for the jail and brought the vet but he was arrested one year ago he was accused of supporting terrorism bill and cordy's the rest politically motivated leading to a vigorous campaign to free him. his colleagues in berlin never gave up they've been campaigning for dennis yourselves released since he was imprisoned a year ago the hashtag free tinnies in pl

and what about the specific allegations but towards the council of europe, which may well end up beforesenior before the special chamber. the kla, you were a senior commander of it in kosovo during the war, the kla were involved not just in kosovo during the war, the kla were involved notjust in murders, torture, rape victims, but also in organised in people smuggling and drugrunning —— rape of victims. should those allegations be aired in this special court? many people would find the verdict in my case. you would see what an honourable judge says in the end of a second trial, they proved that the kla were not doing that. they did not find that we have been doing that. i believe the allegations are false. let's talk about the different ways on how the international community are concerned about backtracking from your government. it concerns the separate border dispute that you have with montenegrin. it looked as though you, the kosovan government in 2015, were prepared to reach a deal with montenegrin —— montenegrin. i believe that involved sending back several thousand hectares back t

between east and the west that needs sorting out but to my mind denies this recent speech in the council of europe we need another helsinki we need to sit down and talk to each other and work out of the problems not constantly be deepening them that will do no one any good. washington is facing a growing backlash from the international community over its plans to modernize and diversify its nuclear arsenal both germany and china have now joined russia under round in condemning the initiative the us defense department published its nuclear posture review last week it asserts that the united states sees its nuclear weapons as a deterrent against both nuclear and non-nuclear attacks the document also claims that china russia and north korea represent a unique and complex threat to the u.s. on its allies but as mentioned some of washington's partners are raising concerns over the program. the decision by the u.s. government in favor of new tactical nuclear weapons shows that the spiral of a new nuclear arms race is already underway as in the times of the cold war we in europe are especially endangered

between east and the west that needs sorting out but to my mind denies this recent speech in the council of europe we need another helsinki we need to sit down and talk to each other and work out of the problems not constantly be deepening them that will do no one any good. meanwhile the european union is seeking to accelerate its expansion into the balkan region on tuesday the european commission will be discussing a plan to bring serbia and montenegro into the block by twenty twenty five and for a more countries after that according to some media including the financial times this is all part of an e.q. strategy to counter russia's growing influence in the region however the paper does not a lab or a tz on the claim moscow has maintained close relations with most of the balkan states since the one nine hundred ninety s. in particular. it supported serbia during the nato military intervention in one thousand nine hundred nine well to discuss the multi-faceted story when i bring in international affairs commentator marco marco good to have you on the program if this plan is fulfilled it's going to

between east and the west that needs sorting out but to my mind denies this recent speech in the council of europe we need another helsinki we need to sit down and talk to you. gather and work out of the problems not constantly be deepening the that will do no one any good. washington is facing a growing backlash from the international community over its plans to modernize and diversify its nuclear arsenal both germany and china have now joined russian around in condemning the initiative the us defense department published its nuclear posture review last week it asserts that the united states sees its nuclear weapons as a deterrent against both nuclear unknown nuclear attacks the document also claims that china russia north korea represent a unique and complex threat to the u.s. and its allies but as mentioned some of washington's partners are raising concerns over the program. the decision by the us government in favor of new tactical nuclear weapons shows that the spiral of a new nuclear arms race is already underway as in the times of the cold war we in europe are especially endangered we hope

the west that needs sorting out but to my mind and i've said this recently in a speech in the council of europe we need another helsinki we need to sit down and talk to each other and work a way out of the problems not constantly be deepening them that will do no one any good. i mean what do you think triggered this downward spiral in relations i mean people are speaking about a quantum continuation or a new cold war in a way sounding talk about crimea and the ukraine crisis or as a sort of starting point for these deterioration is that something you'd agree with . i think. crimea was added to the ukraine in one nine hundred fifty four i was there about a jal train years ago it was quite clear the population did not regard themselves as ukrainians they voted to come back to the soviet union. i think at least we should say well let's have a un plebiscite you know i don't think we can get on our high horse about crimea in the ukraine anymore than we did in one hundred fifty four when it was taken away from russia. by a act of the politburo in a fit of madness frankly so i mean do you think the po

the west that needs sorting out good to my mind and i said this recently in a speech in the council of europe we need another helsinki we need to sit down and talk to each other and work out of the problems not constantly be deepening them that will do no one any good. meanwhile the european union is seeking to accelerate its expansion into the balkan region on choose the the european commission will be discussing a plan to bring serbia and montenegro into the block by twenty twenty five and for more countries after about according to some media including the financial times this is all part of an e.u. strategy to counter russia's growing influence in the region however the paper does not allow bread on the plane moscow has maintained close relations with most of the balkan states since the nine hundred ninety s. in particular it's supported serbia during the nato military intervention in one thousand nine hundred international affairs commentator marco gas it sees the expansion plan as an effort to shut russia and also china out of the region. it's not so much a question of the russia posing

between east and the west that needs sorting out but to my mind denies this recent speech in the council of europe we need another helsinki we need to sit down and talk to each other and work out of the problems not constantly be deepening them that will do no one any good. washington is facing a growing backlash from the international community over its plans to modernize and diversify its nuclear arsenal both germany and china join russia and iran in condemning the initiative the us defense department published its nuclear posture review last week it asserts that the united states sees its nuclear weapons as a deterrent against both nuclear and non-nuclear attacks the document also claims that china russia north korea represent a unique and complex threat to the u.s. and its allies but as mentioned some of washington's partners are raising concerns over the program. the decision by the u.s. government in favor of new tactical nuclear weapons shows that the spiral of a new nuclear arms race is already underway as in the times of the cold war we in europe are especially endangered we hope of the u

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the head of the european council says the uk is under ‘pure illusion‘ if it thinks it can pick and choose the terms of its future relationship with europe. now on bbc news — it's time for the week in parliament.

the president of the european council has described as "pure illusion" any attempt by britain to pick and choose the terms of its future relationship with europeere when he meets theresa may next week. from brussels, damian grammaticas reports. france.£ecmany,_ltaly;- today, all waiting to hear what the uk wants from its future ties. but if theresa may's plan is to seek special access to the single market for parts of the uk economy, it was immediately rebuffed. it's not an a la carte. it's not possible to be aligned with the european union when it suits and not what it doesn't. that's not possible. the eu doesn't yet know what was decided by mrs may and her ministers at chequers yesterday, but eu leaders have said before, and they said again today, she can't pick and choose only the bits of the single market she likes. i'm glad that the uk government seems to be moving towards a more detailed position. however, if the media reports are correct, i am afraid that the uk position today is based on pure illusion. but the uk's exit poses problems for the eu, too. today, its leaders were tackling perhaps the thorniest issue of all — the eu's loomin

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donald tusk, the president of the european council has described as "pure illusion" any attempt by britain to pick and choose the terms of its future relationship with europe at a summit of eu leaders not attended by britain — said that he hoped to get more clarity on exactly what the uk's proposals were when he meets theresa may next week. from brussels, damian grammaticas reports. france, germany, italy, europe's leaders all in brussels today, all waiting to hear what the uk wants from its future ties. but if the may's plan is to seek special access to the single market for parts of the uk economy, it was immediately rebuffed. it is not amalekites, it is not possible to be aligned with the european union when it suits and not what it doesn't. that is not possible. —— a la carte. not what it doesn't. that is not possible. -- a la carte. the eu does not yet know what was decided by a theresa may and her ministers yesterday. eu has said before, and they said again today, she cannot pick and choose only the parts of the single market she likes. i'm glad that the uk market seems to be moving towards a more position. however, if the media reports are correct,

european central bank is now also under pressure as a member of its governing council rimsha bitch has access to sensitive e.c.v. information and europe's most powerful financial authority is also being called upon to respond to a second crisis at latvia's largest private bank a.b.l. v. which is facing money laundering allegations in response to the allegations the e.c.b. stopped all payments to a b l b on monday. latvia's finance minister sought to calm the stormy waters. not i can assure you the latin and finance system is stable banks have no liquidity issues depositors can feel completely safe to protect the finance sector stability and reputation i think lynch of it should resign while the investigation is ongoing. but even if he does trust will be slow to return at least until the scandals are explained and that will take time a. full coming in and out to. what do you think about today's news on the european union's anti trust watchdog has fired a shot at business cartels. today the commission has decided to fine seven companies a total of five hundred sixty four million euros for taking part in fort different ag cartels relating

the head of the european council says the uk is under "pure illusion" if it thinks it can pick and choose the terms of its future relationship with europe. donald tusk says he wants to get more clarity on britain's proposals from theresa may next week. in around ten minutes you can see newswatch, but now on bbc news, it's time for click. 0k, movie quiz time. five points if you can name this film. correct — it's raiders of the lost ark. no, that is not harrison ford, that is the face of nicholas cage. 0k, try this one. yes, it is the fellowship of the ring. 100 points if you spotted nicholas cage, nicolas cage and nicholas cage. so, what on earth is going on? we're just about getting used to the idea that there are loads of fakes online. fake news, fake tweets, fake photoshopped images. but these videos are awholelevet before, and they may have consequences that go far beyond just switching out a few movie stars. a lot of what we talk about over the dinner table is, we live in a diverse world. researchers at the university of washington released this video last year, which used a computer vision algorithm to very convincingly doctor 0bam

restrictions on coal otherwise we will risk the energy balance of europe as it should be discussed at the highest levels of the european council and country should decide for themselves what they want to do. to make things worse for the european union bulgaria has said it will support poland and trying to water down the existing rules and toxic emissions perhaps the biggest irony is that this country enjoys more than three hundred days of sunshine a year they could heat every home with a solar panel but instead is going the other way in time. lawrence lee al-jazeera panic bulgarian. tanks could soon be rolling down the streets of washington d.c. as the pentagon has been asked to start planning a grand military parade president trump was inspired after attending bestie day celebrations in paris last year u.s. troops joined the commemoration to mark one hundred years since the u.s. and in world war one the president has previously hinted that any perception may be held on july the fourth country's independence day. it was great and to a large extent because it was going to just leave a do something like that on july fourth it wa

presidentan council says managing the flow of migrants to europe will be a challenge face for many yearscome. speaking in vienna after meeting with chancellor sebastian kurz, he said he and the austrian leader had similar views on the issue of migration. he says all european countries need to contribute to finding a solution. global news, 24 hours a day, powered by over 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am mark crumpton, this is bloomberg. shery: president trump delivered his budget to congress on monday. this, after lawmakers passed their own bipartisan two-year budget agreement. -- it boosts cap's for both defense and domestic spending. entitlements would see a $1.7 trillion cut over a decade. joining us now is kentucky's democratic representative, john yarmouth. -- john yarmuth. thank you so much for joining us. give us your reaction to president trump's budget proposal. rep. yarmuth: my initial take away is that this is a confession document. the basically confess that representations they made about the tax bill that was passed last year are not going to co

europe's disposal tonight writing letters. we expect full and immediate implementation of the un security council resolution that was just adopted in new york i would send a letter today to the three foreign ministers of the three got a ton of process russia and iran to ask them to as got of dollars of the us thought process work for the implementation of the u.n. security council resolution and particular for the limitation of that the escalation sones that were decided in the sun. or there was frederica marini there with her opinion ship for peace in our correspondent gary schultz tonight she is in brussels good evening to you terry so two days ago the u.n. security council voted unanimously for a ceasefire it hasn't happened what in the world was europe hoping to achieve today . well this was a regularly scheduled meeting of the foreign ministers brant so they weren't coming together in an emergency meeting on syria and in fact syria wasn't even officially on the agenda but when you see pictures like the ones that that were just shown a few minutes ago in your program who can really think about anything else and in fact the t

the head of the european council says the uk is under "pure illusion" if it thinks it can pick and choose the terms of its future relationship with europe. let's take a quick look at what's been making headlines on the front covers of some of the first editions of the morning's papers. we start with the guardian, which leads on an investigation into safety standards at britain's meat plants. the paper says that more than half of all audited plants have had at least one major breach in a 3—year period. from the former head of mi6. sir richard dearlove says labour leaderjeremy corbyn has "questions to answer" over his contact with a communist spy back in the ‘80s. turning to the times, and it leads on a russian billionaire who's lost a legal battle to maintain his anonymity amidst a dispute with his ex—wife. arkady rotenberg is barred from coming to britain under eu sanctions. the daily mail says hospital consultants have fought off a bid to strip them of bonuses worth up to £77,000 a year. the scheme costs the nhs around £320 million a year. a smiling stephen fry appears on the front cover of the independent. the writer and broadcaster h

of blood at this time. are about as an indoor how the top stories on all jews in europe the u.s. is accusing russia of blocking a u.n. security council statement condemning the use of chemical weapons by the syrian.

the head of the european council says the uk is under ‘pure illusion‘ if it thinks it can pick and choose the terms of its future relationship with europenald tusk says he wants to get more clarity on britain's proposals from theresa may next week. hello and welcome to the week in parliament. coming up: an uncomfortable morning of questioning for oxfam bosses. i am sorry, we are sorry for the damage that oxfam has done. more grilling for carillion — this time it's those responsible for pensions and auditing. they are staggering out onto the street thing, i thought it was surprised, you are paid to look after this. if you can stand the noise, get out of the chamber. we get the lowdown on volume. huge numbers of people outside this place disapprove, disapprove of this sort of behaviour. both sides stop it. but first, it was the feelings by oxfam which dominated the early part of the week. the sense of anger wasn'tjust down to the wrongdoing, the fact that charity workers had paid woman for sex in earthquake ravaged haiti, it was also the wake the organisation dealt with it and so oxfam bosses steeled themselves for two uncomfortable hour