e.u. country. >> a japanese-american consortium is to build a new plant right next to the old one. but the financing has not been settled yet and russia might throw a wrench into the plans. russia is building a new nuclear power plant just across the boarder from lithuania. when it is done russia plans to supply the entire region with electricity. the plant is slated to go online in 2016, four years before the lithuanian plant. if that happens the lithuanian plant will be unprofitible. will the lake once again be used for swimming one day? that is one of many unanswered questions. also a permanent storage site for the waste must still be found. >> and that report wraps up this edition of "european journal." thanks very much for watching. until next week, bye for now.

e.u. and i.m.f. to reduce the country's huge debts. rebels in the west african country mali claim to have seized power and asked of the government in a coup that impose a military curfew and suspended the constitution while the country's president is seeking refuge at a military camp stage a mutiny on wednesday taking every state broadcaster and attacking and looting the presidential palace money had been one of the most stable democracies in western africa since the nine hundred ninety s. . pensioners will pay more taxes for the rich and big business will be reduced that's what critics are making of the british government's budget for the year ahead saying it boosts the interests of corporations while making the lives of ordinary people even tougher artie's laura smith as the details from london. the government's calling this a fiscally neutral budget which basically means that they're giving with one hand and taking away with the other labor the opposition party is calling it a millionaire's budget and people also say that it's tinke

e.u. countries. that includes the president's Åritish foreign minister. ted to be approved by e.u. foreign ministers. >> assaç -- assma assasd has traveled here a lot, but she's now to appear on a new list of doing business here. her assets are already frozen. there are similar restrictions against president asad himself. according to the u.k. border agency, british citizens subject to u.k. travel bans cannot beç prohibited entry to the u.k. a spokesperson shows mrs. asad is british.ç the asad regime has become increasingly isolated with criticism of its military campaign against anti-government rebels has intensified. last week "tiu guardian" published e-mails which it believes are genuine belonging to, believed to be belonging to presidentç assad and his wife. she showed her shopping for luxury goods while the soldiers tried to crush the rebels. of sanctions on syria. >> i never under estimate the sanctions making a significant difference because they do two things. oneç is they target aindividua entities in ways that prevent them from carrying on

e.u. and the i.m.f. to reduce the country's huge debts. bunches will pay more while taxes for the rich and big business will be reduced that's what critics and making of the british government's budget for the year ahead in the interests of corporations but making allies of ordinary people even tougher lottie's or swift as the details from london . the government is calling this a fiscally neutral budget which basically means that they're giving with one hand and taking away with the other labor the opposition party is calling it a millionaire's budget and people will say that it's ten corrina around economic disaster just dealing with the edges of it the top line of this budget is really this tax cuts for the very richest people in society from fifty percent forty five percent hugely controversial the government says that the tax is not making any money anyway but groups like the occupy car campaign say that it's basically a tax cuts for the one percent another very controversial thing is this this issuing a one hundred year or even perpe

e.u. countries are still lining up to join the club after three years of talks serbia has become an official candidate you membership of serbian history explained the question which says the benefits would be one sided in favor of brussels well great . they will not get any sort of. tribute advantages and even if it did it doesn't have much of an economy to take advantage of them anymore because over the past four years under a militant the prove your government assuming economy is pretty much being dismantled completely it's not just he has pretty much been forced to surrender its claims of problems of kosovo that is currently staked out only on paper it is in force to have basically subordinate its foreign policy to brussels and to a lesser extent washington and now i've heard that there is talk from brussels about the necessity for serbia to revoke russia's most favored nation status it would treat it remains and only songes government supporters interviewed for between actually speak of the e.u. and you see i don't think anybody in serbia honestly expects the problems to be resolved by j

e.u. countries the czech republic and the u.k. are expected to sign on to this agreement the euro zone summit is not going ahead because of the sticking point between germany and the rest there are growing calls for the european stability mechanism this is the permanent bailout fund that would be put into place in july fourth to be increased from its power of the current five hundred billion euros by adding on to what is left of the temporary fund called the . two hundred fifty billion euros for the money has been used for bailout for portugal and ireland putting it all together would make seven hundred fifty billion euros whatever germany is now willing to agree to this going saying they have. to do so and it's also was willing to increase its share its contribution when he of the parts it's also been reported that he was an honest ministers will be meeting ahead of the summit and were discussing to see if it has nothing. for it to get its one hundred thirty billion euro bailout the second bout of its kind. money a nation plans t

e.u. countries. only britain and the czech republic rejected the deal.et's speak to our correspondent there. ian, europe's been waiting for this fix to be signed. there is a feeling of satisfaction or is it too late for that? >> i think a little bit of satisfaction but there's also quite a bit of trepidation. i've been following it for a longime but britain vetoed the treaty of 27 countries back in december. the further discussion of this as special summit. 25 countries have signed the fiscal pact but that is not the end of the story. that's where the trepidation comes in. whether to ratify this into individual government, if the change of government in front and opinion polls suggests that is strong possibility in a couple of month's time and then the socialists want to rewrite the whole thing. they want to negotiate it. so debts and deficit are too restrictive. and i say britain and czech republic didn't sign. that was largely accepted but the other fundamental thing here is although the sign, the fiscal pact, the country is most debt. greece hasn't so

e.u. countries but michele is one of the lucky ones he shelled out more than three million euros to build the new cages i was at which was easy because i was i'm not so i. think i was around better. then stuff. wasn't i was. i they also now have to be trained to lay eggs in a special nest which isn't exactly easy for the all creators of this world that would really bring an eight. but the issues extend beyond that these cages manufacturers in france for example have called for urgent help after several farms were forced to stop production for failing to comply with the rules and that drove prices up by as much as seventy five percent in just four months in belgium union say prices of more than tripled since january a level not seen since the two thousand free agent flu outbreak and while there's all the ruckus about having to follow new rules in fact farms and thirteen countries including belgium and france still haven't complied the e.u. commission has launched infringement procedures against the states which could go all the way to the european court of justice if needed the fact that w

upgraded greece from restricted default to be after the country carried out the biggest write off in history with its private creditors it follows e.u. approval from a hundred thirty billion euro dig out for greece saving it from going past the u.k. independence party european parliament member paul nuttall has told me that southern european countries would be better to set sail alone greece and serious trouble i mean you just got to look at the amount of people who are out on the streets demonstrating at the moment suicide rates are up to minimum wage has been caught there's not homelessness in the country at the moment and all the european union is doing. is it's encouraging the cradle of civilization to head towards revolution because that's what will happen if we continue with these austerity measures there's only one answer nothing comes out of the all together to try. to value sets its own exchange rate at a competitive level get this exports moving the idea that greece spain portugal all these mediterranean countries could exist within the same eurozone as a country like germany was completely facile from the start. we said i

e.u. countries are forced to go over the top to cope with the economic crisis a small spanish town refuses to go to pot by renting land to an association growing marijuana discover how other states in crisis are fighting the financial hardships online. and the bolshoi theatre brings ballet to the web launching a you tube channel which has already soared into the top one hundred list but also you can find out when to log on to see the first live transmission. britain's organized crime police have shut down another file sharing website raising concerns over a complete government order to crack down on the internet of anyone who's downloaded a content from an r. and b. exclusive dot com now the crime unit is threatening a prosecution with jail sentences mostly reserved for the extreme offenses laura smith has more from london. if you downloaded this song through the website or and be exclusive it's not just a prison of love you've got to be afraid of instead of finding the usual blog comment tree and links to r. and b. and hip hop music recent uses of the site was shocked to find their online

e.u. countries have now been put in a position where they are exempt from the sanctions but one iranian lawmaker says that shows the u.s. is in retreat do you possibly see it that way no not really. because. the last known iran already before you even. iran already. go to you states so i don't think this is a retreat of for you policy i think. it's. the be the one to help to use peace because someone who used thesis he would depend on even the oil he had to keep there more time to. countries like saudi arabia all right our financial expert a fraud has learned that joining us live on the program from hong kong thanks very much for coming on r.t. it's ok. well motorists on the elderly will be feeling the pinch in the u.k. as the government has unveiled its two thousand and twelve budget a measure of freezing of pensioners allowances have been dubbed a granny tax waters criticism that only large corporations and the rich will be protected from london as artist laura smith. the government is calling this a fiscally neutral budget which basically means that they're giving with one hand and taking awa

e.u. countries are forced to go over the top to cope with the economic crisis a small spanish town refuses to go to pot by granting land to association growing cannabis and. discover how other states in crisis fight hardships online. and the bolshoi theater brings ballet to the latin launching a you tube channel which has already soared on to the top one hundred was when can log on to see the first live transmission problems. britain's organized crime police have shut down another file sharing website raising concerns over a complete government order crackdown of the internet for anyone who has downloaded content from our and b.'s close of dot com the crime unit is threatening prosecution with jail sentences reserved for violent offenses are just laurence smith has more from london. if you downloaded these songs through the website or and be exclusive it's not just the prison there's no you got to be afraid of instead of finding the usual blog commentary and links to r. and b. and hip hop music recent uses of the site were shocked to find their online activity was under police scrutiny and

e.u. countries, and freeze any assets she may have in them. the e.u.'s foreign policy chief, catherine ashton, told reporters in brussels the new sanctions will put added pressure on the regime. >> they target individuals entities in ways that prevent them from carrying on the business of as usual. and secondly, they make strong political statements about how the international community feels about what's going on. never underestimate sanctions are really important, too, but they're not everything. and always they're within a political framework of trying to move things forward. >> sreenivasan: in syria today, witnesses reported fresh shelling from government forces in several areas from aleppo to homs. new amateur video showed black smoke hovering over the city skylines. the u.n. estimates more than 8,000 people have been killed in the violent crackdown since it began a year ago. today, unicef reported at least 500 of those deaths were children. in iraq, a manhunt was underway for 17 detainees who escaped from a prison in kirkuk. police said ten of the

country. and the e.u. approves the second bailout to greece which will see the country stave off bankruptcy for the meantime while the eurozone crisis rages on the nonstop flow of regulations from brussels continues forcing many firms out of business. partner straight into your world of sports unit good to have you in the studio here and russian football a popular stunning run has not gone unnoticed in england it certainly has not he's been scoring goals for fun for a full on rory of late and i tell you what aston villa it is said we want the big man and we want them in the summer more in the coming up in just a sec. great to have your company at sports time these are some of the stories we're covering this hour. quarterfinal quest it's champagnes league time again with european heavyweights byron munich and inter both needing to overcome first leg deficits to make the last eight. alps setting the all russian not be a patro but sees off u.s. open champion some stores are following one application calling ch

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e.u. is in desperate need of chinese money and the country's leadership agrees to cash in on the european crisis but with conditions. plus the western nations are quick to point the finger at others who don't share their same ideals it leaves some to wonder if it's democracy they preach or hypocrisy. and story still to come first this week the u.s. named the soldier accused of killing sixteen civilians in afghanistan last sunday so i didn't robert bales is now in a military detention center in kansas following the latest deadly incident involving american troops it sparked outrage. the afghan people and another round of apologies from u.s. officials and saudis got its conduct towards afghans are not convinced by the excuses. of the. sixteen innocent afghan villagers slaughtered in cold blood nine of them children u.s. officials are going out of their way to present the american surgeon who apparently committed the massacre as just one bad apple. this incident is georgia and shocking and does not represent the exceptional character of our military and the respect that the united states has

e.u. sanctions are imposed on the arab country despite efforts by the e.u. are to secure a cease fire. until protestors outrage in tel aviv and recent warning the authorities a guide against the but outright type on iran the marches come as immense tension grows around tehran's nuclear program which comes of sanctions from big to us acting. as a teenage boy has been shot dead and dozens injured in clashes between security forces and angry forgot parents in the egyptian town of ports eight hundreds of people have taken to the streets originally gabbidon posts from the local team are provided inside it stadium and fabric killed mother seventy five. after next on our street acknowledge our day delves into the world of smartphone apps and reveals how to keep your friends. oh and welcome to technology update first about wherever you are you're bound to find yourself surrounded by someone either clapping or swiping one of the at the checkout the very latest in technology there's no better place in the mobile world congress in barcelona. now this city is more often associated with sun sightse

cannot kofi annan says it's syria's internal affairs to decide who should rule their its country and yet washington the e.u. and some arab states are continuing their push against the regime no you're an expert in international law is it legal to back an armed uprising against a sovereign country's government just could you put that into perspective in the first place for. well general principle of international law. intervention. other countries are fair is not allowed. article two of the united nations charter. position and it is. linkage to the principle of sovereignty it's the right of the people of the free to choose whatever regime they were wrong in so many countries you have internal turmoil. it could come from thing more serious but unless it is an international. national peace and security. security council should not intervene would not intervene and definitely. no individual country could or should intervene in the internal affairs of another country this is a general rule in international law general rule but a rule that appears to be broken just how far can a foreign countries go in interveni

e.u. nations have signed up to new tougher budget rules to stop countries running up huge debts britain and the czech republic staying out of the deal which must now be ratified by twelve euro zone members or to brussels correspondent has more. it's been talked about for months coined as a solution to europe's crisis fiscal compact for sky park the new fiscal rules after another two day summit this fiscal stability compact is signed sealed and delivered. most e.u. leaders have agreed to give it the go ahead and it's expected to be ratified by at least twelve years old nations this pact comes with tight budgetary rules that must be strictly adhered to or else face automatic sanctions member states must maintain a balanced budget or have a surplus keep a budget deficit of three percent or less and schreiber balanced budget rule international legislation with it one year preferred we have in the constitution it budgetary targets are not met but guilty nation could be brought to the european court of justice and be obliged to make penalty payments the reins of strict budgetary oversight will be

another opposition group based outside the country the syrian national council recognized by many countries by e.u. as a legitimate representative of the syrian people second for democratic changes firmly rejected talks with the government and called on more military pressure on the regime will push it aside these calls were followed by suggestions by qatar to deploy foreign troops to syria but there is a fear here on the grounds of the growing international interference in the country's conflict paving the way for an even bigger crisis as the syrian conflict stretches down to time it has also spread geographically i case of the uprising belt part of the country's borders what's happening in syria is progress. and what you've seen is the international community mobilize against the assad regime strategic analyst dr salinas says one thing is clear though that mobilization has many more than officially stated. during the operation in baba amr the syrian army . arrested fighters from gulf countries and afghanistan iraq libya and some european states their work was coordinated by kotori and saudi inte

country state t.v. channel brussels has criticized over the execution with the e.u.'s foreign policy chief saying the pair were never given a fair trial fifteen people were killed and hundreds injured in last year attack. reports. from the very beginning a human rights observers have questioned whether or not the men were given fair trial this is just the last straw in the already strained relations between valerie's and the european union in fact a lot of the human rights organizations and i'm sure there's along with the chairman off the european parliament have said requests to the bill are sure. to grant clemency to the two convicted men but those requests and i were disregarded in fact a lot of the european out of the european human rights servers and officials have long been looking in belarus and questioning the officials approaches to human rights freedom of speech and their treatment off the opposition this has been said to lead to diplomatic route. its investors from several of the european countries and in retaliation the european union has also recalled all

e.u. members especially the two countries that did not want to sign on to this treaty they want to observe implementation of course the big question there is how are these countries going to meet these targets imposed by this new pact already a realistically speaking right now we already see several countries missing a deficit targets and a country like greece for example has very little room to maneuver and work its way around achieving targets want the same time getting its economy back on the growth track so while the leaders here in brussels are saying that they're moving out of the crisis mode this is not necessarily mean that europe itself is out of the crisis here is more of that. it's been talked about for months claimed as a solution to europe's crisis fiscal compact for sky pocked a new free school after another two day summit this fiscal stability compact is signed sealed and delivered. and most e.u. leaders have agreed to give it the go ahead and it's expected to be ratified by at least twelve years of nations this pact comes with tight budgetary rules that must be strictly adh

country. i know google is at loggerheads with the e.u. the internet giants ability to snoop on users raises fears that prissy is being pushed aside. in a moment is the world update but for now slogans promises and pledges are the usual attributes of any presidential campaign but this year's race in russia has seen some brand new creative weapons under which the internet has become one of the major battlegrounds but although the content can be scandalous and not entirely innocent. when i looks at the online arsenal. there's been a lot of singing dancing drawing and even cooking this election season as presidential campaigns go it's been hot and created. which is opposition is a force hard in the online wars from rapping and slating to put in a dead sound them to not so innocent video fakes. charges against put in could embezzle financial fraud and abuse of office. compatibly aggressive anti crowd in complaining that broke out in video skin seem a little too cool it's. making. me love. you if you please. keep our ears. to. the topic of ukra

country. and the e.u. approves a second bailout to greece which will see the countries stave off bankruptcy for the time being but the eurozone crisis rages on the nonstop flow of regulations from brussels continues forcing firms out of business. i'll be back with another summary for. the latest edition of capital accounts from washington this time and cia agent gives us an insight on the business of war. good afternoon and welcome to capital account time lauren lyster here in washington d.c. and these are your headlines for march twelfth two thousand and twelve does the u.s. imperial machine manufacture weapons in order to confront new threats or does it manufacture threats in order to sell new weapons will try to answer that question and more is the u.n. security council votes to extend its mission in libya and america's oldest active duty warship left yesterday on its last deployment to cover the area including iran and syria we will look at the economics of war and dispense with former cia intelligence

country. and the e.u. approves the second bailout to greece which will see the country stave off bankruptcy for the time being but while the eurozone crisis rages on the nonstop flow of regulations from brussels continues forcing many firms out of business. or my colleague bill dollars here in half an hour's time but for now find out. whether you should turn your cash into gold and do so in a hurry this is art. this is the kaiser report. states that ever max what happens when peak makes pete reek sources tell me it's called the white man's debt burden the white man's burden. the burden of course being all those people around the world outside of the empire whose resources must be taken well first we have the situation of gold reserves we see germany and switzerland asking about their gold reserves that are held in new york but it all started august two thousand and nine germany's gold is in u.s. custody to spank confirms this is based on a documentary made by max keiser called brown's bottom and you are inv