e.u. leadership approval ratings hit record lows and european nations are struggling with huge levels of debt and those who are on. a ball within a war the most radical and feared function of syria's rebel were brant is accused of linking dozens of moderate opposition fighters. they do national space station will stay in orbit until at least twenty twenty four to keep up research plan mars missions and guard against a possible answer or rats report an axe was gathering to discount the biggest very shrewd. and welcome to our team to national twenty news life from moscow i'm. starring now and it's a new year but the same old problems with the e.u. leadership the most recent poll suggests a strong streak of disapproval are bad performance among people across the union is based on a has the details. now in a few months europeans will be going to the polls in what could be the most important european parliamentary elections but the latest gallup polls to to sticks well don't make good reading for those that will be standing for the top spots across the european parliament even those countries that

e.u. leadership approval ratings had record lows in european nations struggling with huge levels of debt and those who are in. a war within a week the most radical and feared faction of syria's rebel movement is accused of lynching dozens of moderate opposition fighters. and the international space station will stay in orbit until at least twenty tweets for research mars missions and guard against all four as joint threats were reported and experts gathering to discuss these very issues. as r.t. international you're with me tom would say first it's a new year but the same old problems for the e.u. leadership the most recent poll suggesting a strong streak of disapproval at their performance among people across the union archies people all over the details. low in a few months europeans will be going to the polls in what could be the most important european parliamentary elections but the latest gallup polls to to sticks well don't make good reading for those that will be standing for the top spots across the european parliament even those countries that have received some of the most help co

e.u. leadership approval ratings hit record lows in european nations who are struggling with huge levels of debt and those who aren't. a war within a week the most radical and feared faction of syria's rebel movement is accuse of lynch and dozens of moderate opposition fighters. and the international space station will stay in orbit until at least twenty twenty fold to keep up research planned mogs missions and god gave possible asteroids threats were important to expose the gathering not to discuss these very issues. it's just on may day here in moscow if you've just joined us a very warm welcome to you i'm tom was in your washing r.t. international it's a new year but the same old problems with the e.u. leadership the most recent polls suggest a strong streak of disapproval at their performance among people across the union artie's peta oliver has the details. now in a few months europeans will be going to the polls in what could be the most important european parliamentary elections but the latest gallup polls to to sticks well don't make good reading for those that will be standing for

e.u. leadership nought away by increasing financial hardships their seventy percent of people used to approve but that's not a drop to just half and emirs skeptic u.k. just under a third now think that the leadership is doing a good job germany's o'gara a reputation for responsible effective spending but as our g.d.p. to all of our reports serious or seriously over budget projects are forcing taxpayers to take a second look at the competence of the leaders. if you listen to the politicians germany's ruling in it but if you believe those following the money trail is a different story. the main problem with cost estimates for used wrong data they start building and eventually they run out of money and then taxpayers have to pick up the bill. currently germany has one of the biggest construction sectors in europe but all around the country there's evidence that those in charge of the purse strings on the best to make building decisions this building site will eventually become books premiere concert hall however it's already over ten times its original budget it's set to cost close to a billion

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e.u. leadership approval ratings had record lows in european nations who are struggling with huge levels off debt and warrant. and the international space station will stay in orbit until at least twenty twenty forty keep on grandmas missions and got against possible asked an asteroid threats report on experts gathering to discuss the these very issues. it's just composite nine am here in the russian capital you love with us on r.t. international is me to be on with a. i knew swimmingly uncontrollable power has risen in syria it's causing more fear among people than the government of bashar assad ever did we must warn you that the footage you're about to see is extremely graphic. state of iraq and of want also known as isis is accused of lynching dozens of opposition fighters in the city of aleppo this unverified video appears to show hand cupped men with gunshot wounds piled up on the ground just days ago several hundred captives of the hardline rebel group were freed by the opposition fighters in syria the shocking accounts include descriptions of torture at the hands of one of the most ra

e.u. leadership the most recent poll suggests a strong streak of disapproval at their performance among people across the union archies peter oliver has the details. no in a few months europeans will be going to the polls in what could be the most important european parliamentary elections but the latest gallup polls to to sticks well don't make good reading for those that will be standing for the top spots across the european parliament even those countries that have received some of the most help countries like spain that received forty one billion euros to bail out its failing banking sector well in two thousand and nine fifty nine percent of the population said they had faith and they supported the european leadership is another country that's traditionally been very pro e.u. is ireland they received sixty seven point five billion bailout their failing banking system seventy percent of the irish population had previously said that they supported the european union now that number forty seven percent well it's also been big declines for support of the e.u. in countries like sweden finland a

e.u. leadership do you see that as a problem for the future. i would not say that the young people who are against older people are in favor i think there is a general wave which is a transversal. place to younger people which applies to all the people there is are no bewas of reaction or via disappointment the european union. as not being able to solve a number of social problems now you see the question is that these disappointment does not go on. against the european union this is the point goes against the political system in each one of our countries this is the point when goes against the democratic system which is not solving the problems in these is the point been goes against politics of large because politics are not resolving the problems of the citizens and here is what i call what they say before of the power of capital trying to poison the society with this with this idea politics is about seeing politics is corruption democracy does not work the the parliament does not solve the questions of the if that is what is happening in th

just under a third now think that the leadership is doing a very good job and as a public of faith in the e.u. institutions the dips to record levels in economically hard hit countries governments have been selling of the families over to pay their debts artist as a sawyer reports. it's been dubbed the great european fire sale in a bid for cash these are just some of what's been up for grabs but even funds raised from headline grabbing deals might not be enough like six greek island sold for eight point five million euros an italian island sold for two point nine million exclusive rights to use the coliseums image on their products for fifteen years twenty five million euros government debt in the euro zone is greater now than it was a year ago and some of the sales of led to public anger and frustration bestselling history and culture there selling beauty things that a priceless and they've attached a price tag to it i think that's absolutely reprehensible there's absolutely no guarantee that that privatization will help consumers at all and one of the most surprising items recently put on t

e.u. leadership in economically devastated spain for example more people than ever before the top politicians have done a poor job through the financial crisis ireland has seen a strong believe in norway by increasing financial hardship there's seventy percent think that used to approve but now that's jumped to under half of that and the euro skeptic u.k. just under a third now think that the leadership is doing a good job. money makes the world go round they say and so now it seems the vultures are g.'s marie for national i went to visit the makers of a new local currency in paris which is out of reach for the wheelers and dealers in the stock market. these colorful rich tangle of notes and not money but they have a real value you can go shopping with these bills in your wallet pay for dinner at a restaurant the idea of alternative also called complimentary currencies that people of businesses agree to use for transactions within a particular area a district quarter with just a street may look like something from a kid's game but the reasons behind it are far from child's play. per week firs

e.u. leadership with approval ratings hitting a record low for a handful of bloc members. they can dream they can. they can make. each and every kind of. draft. because they don't have to paid instead it's taxpayers who will make up for politicians mistakes even in the e.u. as most efficiently run countries such as germany. and playing it safe concerns are growing about how athletes and visitors will be protected at russia's upcoming winter olympics r.t. is in sochi to see what is being done to secure the olympic host city. broadcasting live direct from our studios in moscow this is shawn thomas glad to have you with us now al qaeda affiliated militants have been occupying key areas in iraq's on by province for over two weeks now tanks have been deployed in the. provincial capital ramadi and the army hasn't been able to drive insurgents out of nearby flew j'ai either militants haven't had such an open control in major iraqi cities since the u.s. led invasion in two thousand and three parties going to church you can looks at why they are gaining strength. young who knew wit

e.u. leadership and in economically devastated spain for example more people than ever before think top politicians have done a poor job through the financial crisis and in ireland has seen a strong believe in evil in order way by increasing financial hardship there seventy percent of people used to approve but that's just drop to just under half and the euro skeptic u.k. just under a third now think that the leadership is doing a good job. and as public facing even deeper to record levels in economically hard hit countries governments have been selling off the family silver to pay their debts out is so silly a reports now. it's been dubbed the great european fire sale in a bid for cash these are just some of what's been up for grabs but even funds raised from headline grabbing deals might not be enough like six greek island sold for eight point five million euros and italian island sold for two point nine million exclusive rights to use the coliseums image on their products for fifteen years twenty five million euros government debt in the euro zone is greater now than it was a year ago and some o

e.u. leadership in economically devastated spain for example more people turn saying that they think the top politicians have done a poor job through the financial crisis while in ireland has seen a strong i believe in each is norway by increasing financial hardship there seventy percent of people used to approve but that's drop just under half and in the euro skeptic u.k. just under a third now think that the leadership is not a good doing a good job. germany's got a reputation for responsible effective spending but as our cheese put all of our imports a series of seriously have a budget project forcing tech space to take a second look at the comp competence rather the elitists. if you listen to the politicians germany's ruling in it if you believe those following the money trail is a different story. the main problem with cost estimates are used wrong data they start building and eventually they run out of money and then tax fines have to pick up the bill. currently germany has one of the biggest construction sectors in europe but all around the country there's evidence that those in charg

e.u. leadership approval ratings hit record lows in european nations struggling with him several debts andthose who are in. a war within a loop of the lies and radical and feared faction of syria's rebel movement is accused of lynching dozens of moderate opposition fighters. and the international space station will stay in orbit until at least twenty twenty four to. mas missiles and god again once more as troy threat. the report of an ex-pat gathering to discuss these very issues.

e.u.'s leadership. but i think it's an expression of frustration because i think we are now entering the target phase of this euro crisis the first phase was the financial face which brought about quite quickly the second phase the economic crisis and there are now a lot of people especially in the southern european countries and ireland that not only lost jobs but also lost a larger or smaller part of their income so there are a huge amount of people in these prices that have a lot to be frustrated about and that is being felt now increasingly on the political level and so may of this year elections for the european parliament we will see a huge increase of the vote for parties that are outright against the european union and pull so should also show that younger people are losing their faith in the union what data could be linked to. well a lot of younger people indeed are. leading this opposition to your words the european union because as you probably know youth unemployment in countries like spain

e.u. bank accounts of certain ukrainian oligarchs linked to the ukrainian leadership but at the same time we've had an m.e.p. talking about the association agreement for ukraine still being still being very much on the table and the the e.u. official that's responsible for e.u. expansion the european commissioner for enlargement and neighborhood policy well he's coming to kiev on friday so on the one hand we've got condemnation and threats but on the other hand we've got to look and hope that eventually ukraine is still going to rubber stamp that deal with the e.u. thanks very much indeed for that. reporting live from berlin now let's cross to kiev where we can bring you some live pictures of how it's looking at the moment in the center of the city still walls of flame plenty of fires burning there throughout the city and of course bring you more on that is developments continue there throughout the night now the u.s. and the e.u. are justifying this on response saying it was provoked by the ukrainian authorities as we've heard from polly the emotional boda he's a senior international rela

e.u. bank accounts of certain ukrainian guards that are linked to do you create new leadership now the implication there is that perhaps further down the line they could be freezing the various bank accounts but we are getting quite mixed messages from the european union one on the one hand there are these potential consequences that these threats but one namely p. today also speaking about the association agreement still being very much on the table for ukraine proof of that is in the fact that the e.u. official who's responsible for why didn't the e.u. netsuite just say the european commissioner for enlargement and neighborhood policy well he's visiting ukraine on friday so on the one hand we've got condemnation of what's taking place very tough talk and threats and on the other hand we've got talk of ukraine eventually still signing on that dotted line. ali thanks very much indeed. well the u.s. and the e.u. are justifying the unrest by saying it was provoked by the ukrainian authorities as we just heard there from paul who's a senior international relations lecturer and research of from moscow

the population said they had faith and they supported the european leaderships another country that's traditionally been very pro e.u. is ireland they received sixty seven point five billion. bailout their failing banking system seventy percent of the irish population had previously said that they supported the european union now that number forty seven percent well there's also been big declines for support of the e.u. in countries like sweden finland austria the netherlands denmark and the care the first time since these type of statistics have existed the might of kingdom it doesn't finish last when it comes to those that support you currently that statistic belongs to greece with only nineteen percent of their population supporting the european union understandable really when you see the hardships that have been inflicted upon their people by the european crisis it's not just european politicians that have seen a downturn in popularity the euro itself is also hit huge lows and europeans look to alternative types of currency to secure their finances we can find out more on that from maria for not. these colorful

e.u. force moving forward that could pay dividendss but it will confuse of full bid of the question of leadership as to whether nato or the e.u. is going to be playing the leading role in europe's faith and the transatlantic's faith in africa. >> i want to conclude our portion before we go to the audience with the question about the state of the union address which is tomorrow night. i am wondering from each of the beginning with senator murphy what you would most want to hear in the state of the union with regard to the nato alliance or even specifically to the nato mission in afghanistan. >> it is important to note as we think about the signals we can send that are more than symbolic. the president is going to be in europe and brussels, that will be important and we hope there are some announcements that can come out of that so i would hope you would reference that trip and give a little bit of context in the state of the union speech. i am someone who came out very early on in the house of representatives to say we should expedite our troop withdrawal from afghanistan but i do see the merit in

e.u. politicians will be a difficult economic predicament that's according to a new continent wide poll the new stats that show very low approval ratings will get you leadership in the economically devastated space for example more people than ever before think that the top politicians have done a poor job through the financial crisis ireland has seen a strong believe in each new order way by increasing financial hardship they seventy percent of people used to approve but that's now come down to half of that and any risk at the u.k. just under a third now think of that the leadership is doing a good job. and as public faith in institutions a device to record levels in economic lee hardy countries governments have been asserting and selling of the family silver to pay their debts art is a cellular reports. it's been dubbed the great european fire sale in a bid for cash these are just some of what's been up for grabs but even funds raised from headline grabbing deals might not be enough like six greek island sold for eight point five million euros an italian island sold for two point nine million exclusive rights to use the coliseums image on their products for

the opposition's leadership one senior member of the so-called right sector movement says the aims of the more moderate activists or to beg among the groups ideas is to reject the e.u. stablish a ukrainian only state and aussies peter on about isn't here right now for us let's go live to him peter it looks like the president over ukraine is trying to reach a middle ground there can we say the same about the protesters. well that middle ground that you say the president victory on a covert has been trying to reach that it's taken the form of a series of concessions that he offered to the opposition jury negotiations with their leadership now the last of those concessions which is an amnesty for for anybody who's been detained by police during the violence that we saw in the streets here of kiev and across the rest of ukraine that will be voted on in parliament later on wednesday but the what we're hearing from those on the barricades that are just a stone's throw or a way really about about two hundred meters away from that road a building there telling me last night that even if they do get vote for this amnesty well it's not going to be enough the group right sect

the opposition's leadership one senior member of the so-called right sector movement says the aims of the more moderate activists are too vague among the groups ideas is to reject the e.u. stable establishing a ukrainian only state and the ethnic minorities are now worried about the potential rise of extremism there as are his legs here cesky finds out this is a conflict that goes back generations. chef ski barely remembers the horrific events of nine hundred forty three when ukrainian insurgents came to slaughter his village in western ukraine but the most tragic things live well in his memory. is that one of them caught up and shot from close range there was a huge noise a bullet hit an ear with it touched the temple my mom fell down she was unconscious the blood was everywhere they thought and sober and went to the village to murder they didn't kill they murdered with pitchforks and axes survived to become poland's first and only man in space nineteen members of his family including his father and more than eighty thousand poles jews and their medians were not as lucky some of murders in what was a genuine ethnic cleansing by troops were extremely gruesome people cu

his leadership that eventually that movement forged the regime to negotiate an arrangement of accommodation. it was transformed into a democracy, a western type democracy of poland today in the e.u.. ukraine needs a clear-cut national alternative. i know there are a number of outstanding ukrainian leaders who have participated, some with great personal courage and sacrifice. but the biggest sacrifice that needs to be made is that all of them but one have to agree on a one that they disassemble, because you're dealing with an entrenched regime which can use force and bribery to stay in power. you need to have them figure that aspirations symbolizes you and becomes a focus of global attention. he second part of your question pertains to russians. i know what i'm about to say is controversial, but frankly, i think that russia's nterference in syria to some extent made it easier for to us avoid slidely in direct participation in a war, which would have been very damaging to our interests and probably would have spread more widely and more quickly. so that's the question of judgment, and we may disagree on that. but i think in any case what it illustrates is something more basic than