e.u. foreign affairs she used countless trips to africa representing europe and africa is a round the clock job there is no time to rest with constant briefings on the current security situation mali is one of her most difficult missions. the conflicts in northern mali are among west africa bloodiest through ethnic feuds and territorial fights the country is in a state of on wrist a joint intervention troops from the g 5 so have states is supposed to quell the terror in mali the e.u. is helping with training but implementation is difficult. the problem with terrorism is when a state gives up entire regions as long as terrorists are far away from the population then it's just a problem for the. terrorists operate in a region that's completely neglected by the state then it becomes a long term security problem. mali suffers from a lack of basic infrastructure schools and hospitals are often hard to reach many people here believe they have only 2 choices either join a terror organization or flee to the e.u. wants to prevent both and is interested in stabilizing the situation within the country

e.u. foreign affairs chief says she is committed to the 2050 nuclear deal and calls to her arms breaches in significance. for democratic u.s. congresswoman have responded shant plea to attacks my president donald trump on their patriotism and citizenship they are among the highest profile members of the new house of representatives and all 4 reacted strongly to trump's tweets and comments as we all know the recent tweets and words from the president are simply a continuation of his racist is you know phobic playbook we cannot allow these hateful actions by the president to distract us from the critical work to hold this administration accountable to the inhumane conditions at the border that is separating children from their loved ones and caging them up in the legal horrific conditions. well trump is refusing to back sang despite the growing criticism of his racially charged comments about the women and says he's calling on them to apologize to america for what he describes as the foul language they've used in the terrible things they have said well this latest storm began at the weekends

e.u. foreign affairs chief and the president of the european central bank will set monetary policy for euro countries to fill those roles e.u. leaders will not only have to reach consensus but also fulfill a number of criteria including a geographic and gender balance and then barbara joins us live from the european parliament in brussels so nadine does it look like it's going to be a case of 3rd time's a charm. very hard to tell sammi you were just outlining some of those top jobs and behind that there is a real power struggle going on here in brussels because vote 3 of those top jobs are currently held by the center right members of the european people's party group in the european parliament and the problem on sunday night going into monday was vote in fact the man who was the front runner for the commission president seen as the top prize was a center left politician friends timmons who you were referring to now coming into the resume talks just in the last hour or so listen to this from the polish prime minister one of the countries which has had a real problem with mr timmons saying h

would expect during to hear a united front from the european foreign ministers and indeed from the e.u.'s high representative on foreign affairs namely federica madine we know that they all basically agree that this deal that was agreed between the e.u. 3 that's france germany and britain plus china russia and the united states under president obama they all believe that this is the only deal in town this is the deal that has to be adhered to and they have gone in the course of the past 67 months they've gone to some lengths to try to keep that deal alive setting up a financial scheme to help the iranians get around the impact of economic sanctions from the united states but the point here is they can't really bring together those 2 discordant elements namely the iranian government and the united states government can't really bring them together so as i was saying i would expect this to be very much words that will come from frederica mockery any from e.u. foreign ministers saying how determined they are that this is the deal the only deal in town that they want to see the 2 sides come together but as i said they can't really

the the high representative for foreign affairs basically the e.u. foreign minister. who's going to be just that burrell the spanish politician taking over from federico and then the i.m.f. head christine lagarde the french woman sets to be the heads of the european central bank so it's all come very quickly of course it has taken many many hours of negotiations behind the scenes one nomination which we're still to hear about is the president of the european parliament and there's been a lot about happiness amongst m.e.p. at the prospect of of everything being arranged in these deals in the the deal making here in brussels so we're still waiting on lots nadeem why has the heavy elections been more contentious this year than in the past. well it's partly to do with the changing political landscape as a result of the european elections in may where traditionally the center right in the center left have dominated in the european parliament now it's a bit of a more mixed picture there are big gains for liberals for greens and for nationalist parties and there is a feeling

sheilds michel currently acting prime minister of belgium for high representative of foreign affairs basically the e.u.'s equivalent of a foreign minister it's currently occupied by federica marketing any it will if it's approved be taken over by your state bell who is currently the foreign minister of spain while christine legarde the current i.m.f. head will take over at the european central bank now if live on the line was put in as european commission president should be the 1st woman to take over that role now angle americal was speaking just after the announcement was made she said it was a great thing that a woman had been given a chance to take over one of europe's top jobs one stuff it was unable to reach an agreement today which is that we've nominated for the very 1st time it will as the president of the european commission that is underline. this wasn't an easy process though. verba from the european people's party was thought that he would be a shoo in to be the next commission president and all the so friends timmons from the socialists would he be the next one he seemed almost anointed

e.u.'s high representative for foreign affairs she it was who brokered the deal in the 1st place with foreign minister zarif of iran and she it is who is presiding over this meeting today clearly the sentiment expressed by ministers going into this meeting was still the united front saying that the e.u. wants the deal to persist one interesting element to report though is the perspective from the french foreign minister. who came to this meeting and said to reporters before it began he said that there'd been bad decisions made both made both by the united states and by iran by the iranians namely to decide to enrich beyond. beyond the limits imposed by the deal but also bad decisions made by the united states specifically the decision taken by president donald trump to remove the united states government from the deal in the 1st place we expect there to be a news conference from the combination of this meeting in the next hour perhaps hour also hour and a half 2 hours and it will be interesting to see what form of words this meeting can come up with to convey a message to iran but also perhap

the european council president spain's foreign minister urges that but where has been chosen as the e.u. is top diplomat a high representative for foreign affairs and i.m.f. chief christine legarde has been proposed the president of the european central bank but don't want to because warned the names may not be endorsed by the e.u. parliament this is right we have parliament i mean to debate or discuss to argue. for and then to decide. but i hope that of course the political leaders not only prime minister prime ministers will do everything to do to convince our colleagues in the parliament to. support this. project. russia's president has ordered an inquiry after 14 sailors died in a fire on a navy submarine the defense ministry says it was a deep sea research vessel based in several more sc which was carrying out a survey of the sea floor near the arctic at the time gregory putin summoned the defense minister for a briefing on the fire and order to fly to the naval base the defense ministry says the deaths were caused by poisonous gases from fuse. which is news agency is reporting a man has blown himself up in tunisia capital after being surr

foreign minister has been nominated to be the e.u.'s top diplomat. he would be high representative for foreign affairs. ims chief christine lagarde -- imf chief christine lagarde has been nominated. they all need to be endorsed by the european parliament. mehdi barber reports from brussels. >> after days of wrangling, it is a close ally of angela merkel who has been on for what -- who has received the nod. a self-proclaimed federalist is the nomination for the post of european commission president. oneven if germany abstains the commission president due to some issues and the government angelaon, personally, merkel supported the whole package. first and foremost, we have chosen two women and two men for the four key positions. a perfect gender balance. i am really happy about it. after all, europe is a woman. >> the belgian prime minister is nominated to be the next head of the council. spain's foreign minister as the policy chief. christine lagarde is nominated to head the european central bank. >> of course, we all had to give a bit. we all had to move. once again, the european council has proved the

is the european council president spain's foreign minister says that bro has been chosen as the e.u. used top diplomat a high representative for foreign affairs and i.m.f. chief christine lagarde has been proposed for president of the european central bank but don't trust because one of the names may not be endorsed by the e.u. parliament. this is right we have a moment i'm due to debate to discuss to argue. and then to decide certain. but i hope that of course the political leaders not only prime minister prime ministers will do everything to do to convince our colleagues in the parliament to . support this. project beijing has strongly condemned protesters you ransacked hong kong's parliament accusing them of trampling on the rule of law a group of activists stormed and occupied the legislative council building for several hours after breaking away from a peaceful protest the disorder follows weeks of huge demonstrations calling for a bill allowing extraditions to china to be scrapped european states say they won't seek to reimpose un sanctions on iran over its nuclear program for now despite it reaching the 2015 nuclear deal but french pre

e.u. spokes person for foreign affairs and security policy said the executions took place despite reported concerns that the convictions were based on confessions extracted under torture the death penalty is a cruel inhuman and degrading punishment which fails to act as a deterrent and represents an unacceptable denial of human dignity and integrity a 3rd man convicted of killing. was also executed so hierarch has more on the case . these see our protesters in bahrain have gone to the streets to protest against the death sentence given to 2 men he'd been convicted of terrorism related charges on saturday the government executed and. who were in their twenty's it said they were guilty of breaking into a prison killing a police officer and carrying illegal firearms but their families say they were coerced into false confessions the prisoners family is. they are. they are prisoners that we are tortured. and one of them that. i was on we had here during the period when you was in the jail on friday a protester climbed on top of the buttering embassy building in london going on britain's new pr

e.u.'s top diplomat a high representative for foreign affairs and i.m.f. chief christine lagarde has been proposed for president of the european central bank. are now have to be endorsed by the e.u. parliament european council president donald tusk warned that there's a huge question mark over whether they will be but said he's hopeful they will. this is right we have parliament i mean to debate or discuss to argue. and then to decide to run. but i hope that if the political leaders are not on the prime minister prime ministers will do everything to do to convince our colleagues in the parliament to. support this this. project. is going to identity in brussels so they had to compromise to reach these their these various names how popular are they. well there certainly well known figures that's for sure the nomination for the what some see as the jewel in the crown of the presidency of the european commission going to have on the lie and she's very well known across the continent as germany's foreign minister she of course is from chancellor merkel's own c.d

e.u. foreign affairs chief says she's committed to the 2050 nuclear deal and calls terror on speeches in significant. i've been vilified. and there's 2. of. corrupt. and former south african president jacob zuma denies corruption allegations against him and says he's a victim of conspiracy. for you for cod democratic u.s. congress women have responded sharply to attacks by president donald trump on their patriotism and citizenship they are among the highest profile members of the new house of representatives all for it reacted strongly to trump's tweets and comments this country was founded on the radical idea that we are created equal and endowed by our creator with in inalienable rights and yes we have a long way before we fully live up to those values it is for this reason precisely that we have to take action when a president is openly violating the oath he took to the constitution of the united states and the core values we aspire to as martin luther king said all we say to america is be true to what you say on paper. well trump is refusing to back down that's despite the growing criticism of h

foreign policy. maybe tonight italian prime minister just said picante hold talks in rome with both lamenting the state of affairs between the e.u. and russia. a mass public backlash erupts against one of the too many going to become british prime minister current foreign secretary jeremy hunt i thought that he tries opposition labor policy to jeremy corbyn to anti semitism and even auschwitz atrocities. plus germany is in the grip of a hate wave which was also true which is also triggered a crime wave of including a large punch up at a swimming pool.

e.u. countries member states feel regarding this deal federica maurine the high representative for foreign affairs chairing this meeting effectively saying that this is the opportunity now to try to deescalate the desk escalate rather the crisis the between iran and the united states also the fact that you have the foreign secretary of the united kingdom talking about the need to prevent toxicity in the region the toxicity of nuclear weapons shows that these countries are quite serious but the problem they face is how are they going to be able to intercede as it were between the united states with president donald trump in charge and with the iranian government in teheran from the european perspective they say that the efforts they put in place to try to help the government in teheran legally to circumvent that is to get around the impact of economic sanctions notably via the scheme instax well that's something they say that's concrete that can be done that they have been doing for several months but still that scheme isn't up and running at 100 percent so the point here some might say perhaps is

affairs between the e.u. and russia. a mass public backlash of ups against one of the 2 men gunning to become british prime minister current foreign secretary jeremy hunt has all but he ties opposition labor party leader jeremy corbyn to anti semitism and even auschwitz atrocities. plus germany is in the grip of a heat wave which has also triggered a crime wave including a large punch up at swimming pool.

affairs between the e.u. and russia. a mass public backlash erupts against one of the 2 months running to become british prime minister current foreign section jeremy haun of the ties opposition labor party needs of jeremy cool been to some to even auschwitz atrocities. plus germany is in the grip of a heat wave triggering other foreign waves including a large punch up out a swimming pool. live from the russian capital this is. me suspect in a welcome to. europe and russia should return to a normal relationship without sanctions that's the joint message from the news conference of an giuseppe called into talking about the harm to the economy by those restrictions it's nice primary even added an emotional touch. as you may approach the time the sanctions could be lifted or extended i'm always sad because so much could be achieved and the situation could be so much. well it was no secret that the euro skeptic forces currently in power here and rome are no big fans of europe's anti russian sanctions to say the least but as you've heard prime minister conte's message is getting more loud and more clear especially when he's standing shoul

affairs between the e.u. and russia. a mouse public backlash about against one of the it's going to become protests of prime minister current foreign secretary jeremy hunt so often he finds opposition labor party to jeremy corbyn to anti semitism and even auschwitz the trouble. was that germany is in a grip all the heat wave which has also triggered a prime way you think putting a large punch up this twinkled.

affairs between the e.u. and russia. a mouse public backlash about the games one of the 2 men gunning to become british prime minister current foreign secretary jeremy hunt after he is' opposition labor party to jeremy corbyn to anti semitism and even auschwitz the trouble. was that germany is in the grip of a heat wave which has also triggered a prime way think putting a large punch up this well being called. hello and welcome this is r.t. international broadcasting to you live from moscow and the care and. now europe and russia should return to a normal relationship without sanctions that's the joint message from the news conference of blind amir putin and just the picante talking about the harm to the economy by those restrictions that italy's premier even added an emotional touch. the time the sanctions could be lifted or extended always because so much could be achieved and the situation could be so much. for joining me live now is the labor trying to go from rome in the apprentice to console was very expressive about sanctions wasn't hey but will they stay or will they go. well it looks like they're going to stay for now anywa

e.u. china russia and iran would then have 15 days to resolve the issue if they can't foreign affairs ministers would get involved then and advisory board if still unresolved issues be taken to the un security council which could lead to what's known as a snap back sanctions being reimposed on iran mark fitzpatrick is an associate fellow at the international for strategic studies he previously worked and served for the state department and is a founding member of the european union nonproliferation consortium joins us now from washington d.c. so there is some kind of dispute mechanism in the deal why isn't it being activated . i think the europeans are reluctant to activate this dispute mechanism because at the end of the process if it's not resolved it goes to the security council where snapback sanctions can be imposed the europeans want to try to resolve this informally and diplomatically before beginning such a legalized process and by the way the united states can't begin it because it said last year it's no longer a party to the deal well despite the latest announcement iran says it still

e.u. china russia and iran would then have 15 days to resolve the issue if they can't foreign affairs ministers and get involved then an advisory board if still unresolved at that point the issue would be taken to the u.n. security council which could lead to what's known as a snap back sanctions being reimposed on iran france what nicolo is formally the french ambassador to tehran he says the u.s. president donald trump is desperate to present some success on the international front with a new iran nuclear deal. there is no more the image get dancing. to produce are born one needs a balk one tone of. lightly and reach your young to be of course further and rich to 90 percent of course and you are still very far very far from this quantity of your radio and there's no other of course another factor which would be really dense or would be that iran if iran expelled international nuclear inspectors. who are precisely controlling the nature of its program the extent of its program this is what north korea did in 2002 and this opened the way to the bomb but up to now are we have no signal in this d

affairs between the e.u. and russia. a mass public backlash of ups against one of the 2 men gunning to become british prime minister current foreign secretary jeremy hunt as after he ties opposition labor party leader jeremy corbyn to anti semitism and even auschwitz atrocities. plus germany is in the grip of a heat wave which has also triggered a crime wave including a large punch up at a swimming pool. hello and welcome this is r.t. international broadcasting to you live from moscow and the. now europe and russia should return to a normal normal relationship without sanctions that's the joint message from the news conference i'm glad i'm a putin and just that becomes a talking about the harm to the economy by those restrictions that italy's premier even added an emotional touch. the time the sanctions could be lifted or extended i'm always because so much could be achieved and the situation could be so much bits well it was no secret that the euro skeptic forces currently in power here in rome are no big fans of europe's anti russian sanctions to say the least but as you've heard prime minister does call into message is getting

affairs between the e.u. and russia. a mass public backlash against one of the 2 months running to become british prime minister current foreign section jeremy hunt after he ties opposition labor party needs of jeremy paul been some to them and even atrocities. plus germany is in the grip of a heat wave triggering of foreign waves including a large punch up a swimming pool.

affairs between the e.u. and russia. a massive public backlash erupts it dates one of the 2 men gunning to become a british prime minister current foreign secretary jeremy hunt often toys oh position a pot to be jeremy cool been on t 7 tours and even auschwitz atrocities. possible germany is in the breadth of the heat wave triggering a crime wave including the knowledge of one shop at a swimming pool. those are all the headlines this hour you can find more on these and many other stories. for now though so if you.

e.u. officials, have had no impact. >> i think poland is going to resist the pressure of the european mainstream. >> reporter: foreign affairs analyst adam balcer inlieves the gog law and justice party will easily handsomely win this autumn's forthcoming general w election aill be emboldened bolder as a result. >> they are going to have more than 50% of the seats in parliament. lod of course, they count on the support of the united states, which definitely in the case othis administration is very supportive of this type of governments in the european union. >> reporter:resident trump looks favorably on poland not least because it meets his requirement that nato members spend at least 2% of g.d.p. onti al defense >> the united states and poland continue to enhance our security cooperation. poland will still provide basing aninfrastructure to suppor military presence of about 1,000 american troops. the polish government will build these projects at no cost to the united states. the polish government will pay for this. we thank president duda and the people of poland for their partnership in advancing our common security. >> re

e.u. led mission what we've learned so far is that germany has not committed anything to what would potentially be in a u.s. led mission and we've already heard from the head of the foreign affairs committee of the us talked to parliament and basically ruled out. participation so i don't really expect to see that happening particularly because the whole idea having the european counterweight to the maximum pressure of policy of the us administration is now simply not going to happen after britain essentially switched sides to a certain degree now banking more on saw the derrick from the u.s. side rather than an own e.u. that because i wanted to ask you what's the difference between an e.u. led mission or u.s. mission i'm wondering is there a concern in berlin and other european capitals that should they join a u.s. led mission that they could possibly be dragged into a future confrontation with iran for example that's exactly what critics from the social democrat side who are in the coalition with angela merkel see the party said from the beginning they had reservations about this the german foreign minister is also within that same political calm but he was being a bit more for

foreign affairs chef. cole the german chancellor had favorite month at the start off with she then seem to be backing friends temperaments for commission president what she's asking for now is this the e.u. leaders you heads of government come together with a new energy on tuesday and try and sort out this impasse. we're going to get to work with new creativity and i believe that everyone has to understand they have to move a little bit e.u. leaders having to find a solution. well one of those leaders who represents a group of leaders he says he isn't going to move at all when it comes to one candidate is under the czech prime minister he and the rest of the visit are for that's the czech republic slovakia poland and hungary they've said in no uncertain terms that they want france timmermans the socialist to take the top position of the european commission president. the 10 most loving we want to commission president who doesn't have a negative views about a region so mr to months is not acceptable to us and of story we have a completely different view on migration he's always backed migrant quotas and this is a problem of course this could go on for a while essentially where we are rig

e.u. development politician responsible for southeast asia he was in my in mar when the arms arrived today he is a member of the parliamentary commission on foreign affairs. this was strictly hated to be in the naturally of the b.m.d. should have informed the german government after all that is its duty of it's supposed to gather information on what is happening politically like when an embargo imposed by the european union is breaches on you an embargo supported and counter signed by the federal german government understood want us to be violating this embargo is an offense against german international politics be intense all sorts of quality if the b.n. b. receives information on this once all it is duty been to inform the government otherwise for we are talking about a political scandal eaters gondar. with hourman the b.n. d. is firmly in place at beluga and not only with regard to my own mark on the shipping company plan to transport tanks destined for north sudan foreman was well informed but how did the company just transported tanks to kenya tanks whose recipient according to the manifest was the rebels in south sudan. didn't homan know what goss