e.u. politics this is brussels the capital of europe and whole to the european institutions that make the laws of decisions that affect the lives of five hundred million citizens the question is how much to the citizens really know about europe do you know what the european flag stands for. the iron man. who is the president of the european council european council. isn't it the belgian one you know how many countries in the e.u. and the thirty seven point seven and who is a twenty eight country. after that and i. don't know what does the flag of the stars on the flag mean what do they mean. it's an appalling and there's nothing in the middle of it. but what do the stars on the flag mean on the european union's flag. those are the member states now here and for the european parliament there's this exhibit which showcases some of the key moments in the history of the european union will certainly some of these will be more familiar to citizens of the country where it actually took place when it comes to e.u. institutions how they function how they work survey so show that most europeans kn

e.u. institutions how they function how they work service and showed that most europeans know very little about what actually goes on that would want to serve you but your barometer it shows that the knowledge of it that europeans have with its issues is just three point four points out of ten this survey also shows that a majority of e.u. citizens think that the e.u. is a good thing however a majority of them also think that their voices do not count fifty four percent in fact now in this report it also says that only twenty five percent of europeans know that there's even an upcoming election in two thousand and fourteen to elect their members of the. pm parliament right behind me there's no democracy neither in the u.k. you know in germany or in brussels now we need more advanced developments for stronger involvement of citizens well there are officials in various e.u. institutions calling for a more democratic europe but in order to do so they will need to get people more involved and interested in the first place if we are to achieve this reporting from brussels i'm tests are cilia.

e.u. institutions in brussels washington and new york. riots rage in egypt at least three people are killed as supporters and opponents of president morsi clashed with fears of growing up more violence still to come. south african riot police cracked down on protesting crowds for a furious with u.s. policies as president obama tours the continent in order to boost ties.

e.u. institutions in brussels washington and new york. riots rage in egypt at least three people were killed by supporters and opponents of president morsi. to come. south african riot police crackdown and protesting crowds furious with u.s. policies as president obama tours the continent to boost trade ties.

e.u. institutions in brussels and washington and the united nations in new york. egypt's president faces a tough challenge to his leadership with angry crowds set to flood the streets on the first anniversary of his inauguration after a week of deadly writing by rival political factions. part of a much anticipated addition to russia's navy set sail for france in a joint.

e.u. institutions in brussels washington and new york. riots rage in egypt at least three people were killed by supporters and opponents of president morsi crash . to come. south african riot police crackdown on protesting crowds fierce with u.s. policies as president obama tours the continent to boost trade ties. from our studios here in moscow this is. new reports of u.s. surveillance are emerging from a german publication of edward snowden there spiegel magazine reporters claim they've seen a top secret u.s. documents outlining how the country's intelligence bugged the e.u. offices and spied on the block's internal computer networks. has more. what's the the the documents that says that they received through edward snowden were able to see part of says is that the national security agency were well spying on the e.u. just about everywhere they could that they were targeting phones they were hacking computer networks at the un in washington d.c. also that they were booking premises in brussels and carrying out the same type of . phone t

e.u. institutions in brussels and washington and the united nations in new york.gypt's president faces a tough challenge to his leadership with angry crowds set to flood the streets in the third of the three of his inauguration week of deadly writing by rival political factions. part of a much anticipated editions of russia's navy set.

e.u. institutions in brussels washington and new york. riots raging in egypt at least three people are killed as supporters and opponents of president morsy clash with fears growing of more violence still to come. south african riot police crackdown on protesting crowds furious with u.s. policies as president obama tours the continent to boost. good evening it's midnight here in the russian capital i'm lucy confident of and of course you're watching our t.v. well and our top story new reports of u.s. surveillance are emerging from a german publication courtesy of edward snowden there spiegel magazine is reporting that they've seen a top secret u.s. document outlining how the country's intelligence bugged you offices spying on the blocks internal computer networks argues peter oliver has more. what's the the the documents that says that they received through edward snowden we're able to see part of says is that the national security agency were well spying on the e.u. just about everywhere they could that they were tapping phones they were

e.u. institutions in brussels and washington and the united nations in new york. egypt's president faces a tough challenge to his leadership with angry crowds set to the streets in the first down of the three of his inauguration week of deadly writing by rival political factions. part of a much anticipated editions of russia's navy set sail for france in a joint project expected to revitalize ties between the two nations. are you watching the weekly here on our take with me andrey pharma. now ecuador's president says that the fate of edward snowden and where he ends up next depends on moscow rafael correia stressed that snowden needs to be allowed to reach ecuadorian territory in order for the latin american country to grant his request for political asylum that statement came after ecuador's leader spoke to the u.s. vice president on the topic with joe biden urging korea to reject the whistle blows asylum request snowden is believed to have been stranded in the transit zone of moscow's sheremetyevo airport for a week now with no valid passport and no confirmed of

e.u. institutions in brussels and washington and the united nations in new york. egypt's president faces a tough challenge to his leadership with an angry crowd set to flood the streets on the first anniversary of his inauguration after a week of deadly writing by rival political factions. in the first of a much anticipated addition to russia's navy set sail for france in a joint project expected to revitalize ties between the two nations. welcome you're watching the weekly here in our take with me. the diplomatic spat continues over america's most wanted man edward snowden he's believed to have been stranded in the transit zone of moscow's sheremetyevo airport for a week now with no valid passport and no confirmed offer of asylum from any country artist the band not say has this report. bunnings and snowden i'm twenty nine years old as soon as edward snowden revealed himself as the whistle he set off a catch me if you can hunt by the u.s. government want to get him caught and away is he now guessing game for the media so where is it after a tip off that snowden w

e.u. institutions in brussels and washington and new york.riots rage in egypt and he says three people are killed are supporters and opponents of president merci clash before his granite wall bottoms to come. to a lot of very large. south african riot police crackdown protesting crowds furious with u.s. policies as for the bomb a tours the continent to boost trade ties.

e.u.'s main financial institutions for two days of reporting from frankfurt sees peter all over. a planned march that was supposed to go right through the middle of all germany's financial capital only really lasted five hundred meters before police intervened splitting the demonstration in several different parts now the police have told us that this is because they asked people to remove the mosques who were marching in the. see. the fascist campaign is they refused to do that then paint was thrown police responded with with pepper spray this walkie pie front twenty c. demonstrations were mostly peaceful that all changed on saturday now this then ended up with a always long standoff in the center or front. with so many people being called in the clashes that broke out sporadically between the police and protesters . have now. we were standing there suddenly police moved in they beat some of us and i was a street there was no reason for that and managed to get out. from work oh this is your policy not ours now away from me paying throwing in the pepper spraying the idea behind b

placards and chanting slogans against the impunity of major financial figures institutions serious in spain asked for help from the e.u in our behalf to save its banking system. after marathon negotiations north and south korea are set to hold two days of high level talks like this we can solve in new south korean president says she wants to reestablish trust to join the un after months of growing tension of the north meanwhile says it's looking to kick start a joint commercial links along the border which will close down the country was hit with what u.n. sanctions. and afghanistan police are trying to regain control of a kabul international airport that's come under attack from insurgents near the hours of monday morning according to local police chief this began with a series of explosions including mass suicide bombers nato has a large military base at the airport and there's already speculation that it could have been the militants target. think twice before you tweet that's the advice from police and media experts in the wake of a number of arrests in the u.k. for posting offensive messages on twitter a london c

and chanting slogans against the unity of major financial figures and institutions is the essence spraying ost for help from the e.u. and i.m.f. to save its banking system. a lot still militants attack is reportedly under way at kabul international airport in afghanistan you so it began with a series of explosions including mass suicide bombers according to the local police chief and has a large military base at the airport and is there any speculation that it could have been the militants target really more on that as we get it. aftermath negotiations north and south korea are set to hold two days of high level talks later this week and saw the new south korean president says he wants to reestablish trust with pyongyang after months of growing tensions on the north says it's looking to kick start joint commercial links in the border patrol closed off the country was hit with u.n. sanctions. now you should think twice before you tweet nancy advice from police and media experts in the wake of a number of arrests in the u.k. for posting offensive messages on twitter a london correspondent sara firth reports on how br

chanting slogans against the impunity of major financial figures and institutions three years in spain are there for help from the e.u. and the i.m.f. to save its banking system. after lengthy negotiations north and south korea is set to hold two days of high level talks later this week in seoul the new south korean president says he wants to reestablish with pyongyang after months of growing tensions while the north says it's looking to kick start joint commercial links along the border which were closed after the country was hit with more u.n. sanctions hitty to the head of libya's military has reportedly resigned after thirty one people were killed in clashes between protesters and militia in benghazi the crowds demanded the government sanctioned armed groups to be immediately disbanded two years after the fall of moammar gadhafi militias are still dominate parts of libya and have increasingly tried to shape the country's politics africa affairs expert aiyar johnson has says people have every reason to be afraid of the gunmen the militias seem to be controlling the ground they are dictating the pace of reforms and

madrid waiting for cards and chanting slogans against the major financial institutions it's a year since spain asked for help from the e.u and i.m.f. to save its banking system. a group of dangerous students have been injured in the double decker bus crash in the german city of munich the students all aged between sixteen and nineteen were in the top half of the bus was on or off as it passed on the railway bridge where you see services believe the driver may not have seen the light restriction sign. off the mountain negotiations north and south korea to hold two days of high level talks later this week and so the new south korean president said she wants to reestablish trust with one of the months of growing tension while the north says it's looking to kick start a joint commercial things which was shut off was it when sanctions. well think twice before you tweet that's advice from police and media experts in the wake of a number of arrests in the u.k. for posting offensive messages on twitter but under correspondent sarah firth reports on how british police are playing catch up when it comes to laying down the law to c

e.u.'s financial woes are being handled thousands cut off access to frankfurt's main financial institutions on friday voicing their anger against the european central bank or the biding astaire of the measures that are affecting millions across the continent are just peed all over reports. front but is close to many large chunks one of the world's largest funking sex does not fly thousands have come out to get against the banking sector the way that europe's financial institutions are in their eyes being mismanaged also. drawing people's anger has been the latest big is coming out because the unemployment the euro so now we're hearing all of a staggering nearly twenty million people out soup work inside the countries that make up the monetary union just twelve just over twelve percent of the population now to find out just why people are here in front good to demonstrate i'm joined by . prince paper the left policy in germany the student body in germany thank you very much for talking to me. why are people coming out in such numbers to to make their own i think what is happening here in fra

chanting slogans against the impunity of major financial figures and institutions it's a year now since spain asked for help from the e.u. and the i.m.f. to save its banking system. twenty six minutes past ten the thanks being with us coming up next on a boy goes in-depth to discover the real around in a few minutes the latest program called worlds apart from on our next. new york magistrate judge gary brown has ruled that it's ok to track people's location via their cell phone the judge supports his decision by saying that there is no legitimate expectation of privacy in the perspective of a cellular telephone where the individual has failed to protect his privacy but taking the simple expedient of powering it off this statement seems to hint that cell phones are some sort of luxury and that people are just too lazy to turn off their phones when they want privacy this ignores the fact that there are many people who have to be on call twenty four seven like surgeons and server technicians these people can't just turn off their phones so does that mean that certain professions can't have privacy also this presumption tha

and chanting slogans against the unity of major financial figures and institutions it's a year since spain asked for help from the e.u. and the i.m.f. to save them this is. the big story in the wake of surprise announcement from russia's first couple on thursday president putin's wife ludmilla of the divorce after nearly thirty years of marriage in the first joint public appearance more than a year the couple told russian t.v. why they calling it a day so much due to the sort of voters he was in the regions to my job and all my activities mean i'm an absolutely public figure some people enjoy this and some don't lose some people simply incompatible with such a lifestyle with my wife luke miller has done a nine year shift by my side basically the decision was mutual. cygnus like saddam i said it was in fact mutual decision on marriage is over because we barely see each other his job keeps him completely busy our children have grown up they need their own lives in their fields i really don't like being in the spotlight all the constant travelling is difficult for me we simply don't see each other. now expect pakistan w

e.u. is planning to span on training the use is not enough to fix the warring trend as dr barbara cole president of the institute in vienna explains she says europe's rigid labor laws need a major overhaul you have to do something with these young kids on the street for example in greece they understand that things have been have gone wrong in this country they know that. the system needs to change definitely that structural reforms need to be made and they need to take their fate in their own hands the labor laws that we have seen in europe are. not flexible at all and they really do not support employment as a matter of fact they are against employment if no measures are taken no right measures are taken that really work out it could get. now with the u.s. president on a weeklong visit to africa there's conversely over the goals of his trip brock obama was once hailed a hero by matty africans but that popularity has slid away over military operations and cuts to eight where the two were hailed as an attempt to strengthen ties. for its some see it as an effort to counter chinese influence on the continent. righ

e.u. is planning to spand on training the youth is not enough to fix a worrying trend is dr barbara colm president of institute in vienna explains and she says you are rigid labor laws need a major overhaul. to do something with these young kids that are on the street for example in greece they understand that things have been have gone wrong in this country they know that they that the system needs to change definitely that structural reforms need to be made and they need to take their fate in their own hands the labor laws that we have seen in europe are just not flexible at all and they really do not support employment as a matter of fact they are against employment if no measures are taken no right measures are taken that really work out it could get. well if you've missed something on the air you can always catch up on our headlines and much more online and here's a quick look at what's there for you. swallowed by flames a huge blaze in cattle stand gulfs an eight story building after a massive gas tanker blast so check out this fire breathing video on our you tube channel. and another line despair over g

european union with institutions bog and computer networks hacked the story broken by the news magazine der spiegel is based on a classified n.s.a. document from two thousand and ten e.u. officials have demanded an explanation from washington artist peter all over has the details. what's the the the documents the spiegel says that they received through edward snowden we're able to see part of says is that the national security agency were well spying on the e.u. just about everywhere they could that they were targeting phones they were hacking their computer networks at the un in washington d.c. also that they were booking premises in brussels and carrying out the same type of . phone tapping and computer hacking there as well germany came out as one of the countries that was most on as part of this prism operation by the n.s.a. one interesting part of this article says that you were a target a definite target for this type of surveillance and also says that five years ago the e.u. itself had looked into phone calls that had been made to them had traced phone calls apparently back to a n.s.a. office that was based inside the nato compound in brussels so they certainly