e.u. presidency for the next six months and bulgaria wants to prove how much progress has been made and modernizing its agricultural sector largely thanks to e.u. subsidies like this farm in our next report. there are one hundred fifty dairy cows on this farm high in bulgaria as roger p mountains it's a family business run by. and his brother over the last few years the two have completely modernized the farm one example is the new cow shed all of it has been funded by e.u. subsidies there are around fifty thousand euros each year and not yours the subsidies from the e.u. help us a lot or we apply for project funding like for the new shed things wouldn't be going nearly so well without the e.u. money treaty. we couldn't raise that ambitious. beauty. the cows provide around four thousand liters of milk each year just fall off of the turbot cows on german farms produce. them milked twice a day by the six laborers who work in the shed. the farm is the region's biggest employer. its owners have also invested in some water buffalo their milk can be used to make the rela and it fetches twice as much as c

e.u.'s rotating presidency it's the first time bulgaria has held the post since joining the e.u. back in two thousand and seven the balkan nation in south eastern europe is hoping to use the chance to improve its image garia is the e.u.'s poorest member state and it is rape by transparency international as having the worst corruption in the e.u. so who would want to stay there were despite slow but steady economic growth many of vogue areas young people there packing their bags to find a better future outside ball game. the nine hundred centuries garion writer constantine off appears to gaze with confidence into the future but the mood in sofia could hardly be more different. crime corruption and financial mismanagement make regular headlines in the european union's poorest country. that's the reason many younger bulgarians have left to seek a better life elsewhere. one of them is nikolai nichol of a medical student who is finishing his training this year. he wants to pursue his career as a specialist in radiology but not in bulgaria in germany. i want to work in my field in germ

e.u. presidency at a ceremony attended a european leaders and saw fia during its six month stint the bulgarian government will push for an expansion of the e.u. to western balkan countries and step up its campaign to join the euro zone. british prime minister teresa mayes office says the country will not hold a second referendum on brags that this after prominent briggs a tear nigel faraj said a second referendum might be a good idea he later clarified he didn't want another vote but feared it may be forced on the country by brags that critics many politicians have called for a second poll saying the consequences of the decision not clear for voters at the time. earlier we talked to our london correspondent bill get mohsen asked her why faraj may have raised the prospect of a second referendum i think it is a bit of a stunt i think it's to keep his name in the media not many bricks and tears would dare to call for a second referendum because they have a lot to lose they had they won the first referendum and not many remain as daring to call for a second referendum because for public opinion do

e.u. presidency. by the guardian leadership the conservative government wants to brush up the image of the poorest country of the european union corruption and organized crime still very big problems that. the special monitoring system by the e.u. commission the first time that a country in this circumstances has the presidency so there's a lot to do and for example the minutes of parity of sofia is trying to clean up the streets the smog and the garbage and everything that is clocking the streets as they try to brush up the image that might be difficult because many parts of the book area are still very poor and have a long way to go to adhere to the standards of the european union did bantry good for us in brussels and thank you for that analysis. well bog area will be hosting a number of the high level meetings over the next six months giving diplomats a reason to visit but the country's capital sofia is also a tourist destination in its own right the city is a treasure trove for history buffs and

e.u. presidency for the next six months gary a wants to prove how much progress it's made in one denies ing it's aquaculture a sect a lot. like this family in our next report. there are one hundred fifty dairy cows on this farm high in bulgaria is roger p. mountains it's a family business run by. and his brother over the last few years the two have completely modernized the farm one example is the new cow shed all of it has been funded by e.u. subsidies there are around fifty thousand euros each year and not years from the subsidies from the e.u. help us a lot more and we apply for projects funding like for the new shed things wouldn't be going nearly so well without the e.u. money. we couldn't trace that i'm bishops. between. the cows provide around four thousand liters of milk each year just gone off of what the turbo cows on german farms produce. then milked twice a day by the six laborers who work in the shed. the farm is the region's biggest employer. its owners have also invested in some water buffalo their milk can be used to make the rela and it fetches twice as much as cow's milk .

e.u. president donald tusk said in strasburg yesterday i'm getting a little bit of the e.u. view of what is going on there in britain and then get your reaction there after let's have a listen if the u.k. government sticks to its decision to leave regs it will become a reality with all its negative consequences in the next year unless there is a change of heart among our british friends we hear on the continent haven't heard the change of heart our hearts are still open. thank you so the arms are still open the hearts are still open on the e.u. side how high is the prospect of and it sounds like from what you've said earlier not very. no not very and the mean the conservative right leaning british press always ridicule on statements like this we've had it from europe it's not not the first time that day they say that the door is open even though maybe not from from the notice but we have we have had this and it doesn't really fall well on it's not really something that a lot of people here appreciate of course those people who want to stay in the you they they are really som

e.u. commission president john clune juncker earlier and put the question to him was let's hear what he had to say. that's why you worry does taking too long in germany which i hope they'll hurry up but i don't think it will cause any problems for now . here this might be translated into take your time but hurry up really of course everybody here watches is quite clear during this year two thousand and eighteen there is a number of big questions coming up reform of the eurozone that's something that paris in particular hopes for reform of the whole immigration system there is tremendous political pressure on that question and then of course there brics negotiations and everybody knows that nothing really can be decided in europe without much germany having a government in place that is capable of making those decisions so everybody's waiting was baited for us in brussels no more than in paris lisa you know it was a french president call who laid forward these proposals for reforming the e.u. and he's essentially waiting for an answer how is tara saying all of this. but that different aspect

e.u. presidency there are hopes that the church could signal a new era of cooperation. the reopening of a unique architectural landmark and perhaps a unique opportunity to mend it is astra's ties between turkey and the european union. president wretch uptight add one arriving frisson stevens inauguration alongside the bulgarian prime minister boyko borisov the man who will be heading the us presidency for the next six months takis prime minister emphasized why the timing of this inauguration mattered. we do not see the required religious tolerance specially in europe. this sets people against one another instead of strengthening mutual goodwill. in such an era i believe that the message with that we are trying to send with the renovation of the church together with the bulgarian prime minister. is extremely important the bulgarian orthodox church is one of the most important in the christian orthodox world built originally one hundred twenty years ago its cast iron skeleton gave rise to its popular nickname the eye and church. its iron parts were cast in vienna and ship

e.u. president. you are welcome the deal the french government spokes person at the end as they described the breakthrough as good news they've been waiting for this to happen what has this stalemate done to germany's position in the e.u. well it's kind of brought its european partners in particularly france as the key partner so committed to bringing europe ever closer together the european union that was some kind of united states of europe it's put them into a waiting position in monaco wants to get ahead he wants to restart the german french engine and we more than just talk now we have this paper now calling for a new contract that's the very foundation the bedrock of the german french friendship that was so vital for say ping the european union so he's committing more money everybody will be pleased to hear that but it will also demonstrate to the eastern states that are so skeptical about this issue of europe. in solidarity particular on the issue of migration the visit sokol visit got states

e.u. neighbors president emanuel macro comes to china with the clear message talk to me and you're talking to your. english and he's you know he's leaving he europe. germany's in a very strange political position and france is very. macron president xi jinping have met just once before at last year's g twenty summit and mccraw will be looking to china to reaffirm its commitment to the paris climate accord to control global warming. it was signed just two years ago but damaged by the u.s. decision to pull out of it and it's very important for france to talk china about and government because america u.s. president trump believe it's a conference this is macro's first state visit to china and we can expect the usual flurry of trade deals and possible agreements on future nuclear power projects in which both france and china have expertise but as permanent members of the u.n. security council there are also likely be talks on the war in syria and on the north korean crisis in both china and france there's been alarmed at the kind of insults traded by the leaders of the u.s. and north korea an

e.u. president. you are welcome to deal the french government spokes person at the a.b.c. described the breakthrough as good news they've been waiting for this to happen what has this stalemate done to germany's position in the e.u. well it's kind of brought its european partners in particularly france as the key partner so committed to bringing europe ever closer together the european union that was some kind of united states of europe and it's brought them into a waiting position in monaco wants to get ahead he wants to restart the german french engine and we and more than just talk now we have this paper now calling for a new contract that's the very foundation the bedrock of the german french friendship that was so vital for say ping the european union so he's committing more money everybody will be pleased to hear that but it will also demonstrate to the eastern states that are so skeptical about this issue of european solidarity particular on the issue of migration the visit sokol visit got sta

public discipline and create turmoil in society as western leaders for example the french president are crying and the e.u. highway present mahoney were quick to condemn the waning protests even have the american president donald trump calling for regime change iran is failing at every level despite the terrible deal made with them by the bammer administration the great iranian people have been repressed for many years they are hungry for food and for freedom along with human rights looted time for change but when it comes to the current potest that are taking place in tunisia while here they have kept mum and now it might be that two years here was the first country back in two thousand and eleven at the start of the arab spring to ask a dictator in a move that was widely akun by the western world as being one of the democratic change but since then there have been no less governments in place all of whom have been unable to get a handle on the economic situation the question of course is whether or not we'll see these cause for vision chain.

public discipline and create turmoil in society western leaders for example the french president are crying and the e.u. high represent mahoney were quick to condemn the waning protests even have the american president donald trump calling for regime change iran is failing at every level despite the terrible deal made with them by the bammer ministration the great iranian people have been repressed for many years they are hungry for food and for freedom along with human rights the wealth of iran is being looted time for change but when it comes to the current potest that are taking place in tunisia while here they have kept mum and now it might be that to near zero was the first country back in two thousand and eleven at the start of the arab spring to oust a dictator in a move that was widely approved by the western world as being one of the democratic change but since then there have been no less than my own government in place intern is the all of whom have been unable to get a handle on the economic situation the question of course is whether or not we'll see these cause for vision change and conde

i don't know if you'll go the president of the e.u. commission took up that quote but on this right away here in strasbourg at the e.u. parliament and he's not the only one nigel farage also did so which is of course a little bit well bizarre because nigel farage was the one who really was in favor of a brags of with his you could party the party that initiated the whole process you could say but apparently their allies now in a way we talked to nigel when he was walking down the corridors here today and he said he wanted in fact a second referendum just to make it clear to everyone that the brits really wanted that brags it and he thought that would be even more in favor of a brags that although polls seem to indicate something else overall bennett seems like younger and two square sensing sort of an opening because of the discussion that nigel for raj started in the last days but whether this will really lead to anything is up at the stars and it does get stranger and stranger we've also got these latest calculations from boris johns

disrupt public discipline and create turmoil in society western leaders for example the french president and the e.u. highway present mahoney were quick to condemn the waning imposed american president donald trump calling for regime change in iran is failing at every level despite the terrible deal made with them by the bammer administration the great iranian people have been repressed for many years along with human. right the wealth of iran is being looted one of democratic change but since then there have been no u.s. government in place engineers here all of whom have been unable to get a handle on the economic situation the question of course is whether or not we'll see these course for we've seen change and condemnation and criticism we've seen for example against him when he says that the different approaches to the similar protests in tunisia and iran can be explained by the fact that one of these countries is viewed as an enemy by some who. you know many people know about the. american. society. and the major obstacle for american policy in the middle east since it's the volution one hundr

e.u. neighbors president emanuel mccrum comes to china with the clear message talk to me and you're talking to your. english and he's you know he's leaving europe. germany's in. very strange political position and france is very. macron president xi jinping have met just once before last year's g twenty summit and mccraw will be looking to china to reaffirm its commitment to the paris climate accord to control global warming. it was signed just two years ago but damaged by the u.s. decision to pull out of it and it's very important for france to talk china about because america u.s. president trump. and leave the conference this is macros first state visit to china and we can expect the usual flurry of trade deals and possible agreements on future nuclear power projects in which both france and china have expertise but as permanent members of the un security council there are also likely be talks on the war in syria and on the north korean crisis in both china and france there's been alarmed at the kind of insults traded by the leaders of the u.s. and north korea and china will be looking f

e.u. defied the verdicts of president trump the main target is really to press pressure the american government. to stick to the deal to do a nuclear deal with iran that is the main objective i believe from the e.u. side not just the e.u. as a whole but also for france and germany as separate member states of the u.n. security council what would happen if really the u.s. stepped out of the deal this is not something like like line. client climate agreement this is something that would have much worse consequences. a new u.s. army project on submarines set to be completed within fifteen years could already be going on in strong comparisons with america's most costly fighter jet the f. thirty five which of course faced criticism from experts over technical failures with all france's and ports meet the columbia class submarines the u.s. navy's m vicious project to replace old nuclear submarines said to be decommissioned from twenty twenty seven twelve ballistic missile submarines or carry seventy percent of america's nuclear arsenal and are supposed to be packed with new technologies the columbia

e.u. defied the verdicts of president trump the main target is really to press pressure the american government. to stick to the deal do the nuclear deal with iran that is the main objective i believe from the e.u. side not just the e.u. as a whole but also through france and germany as separate member states of the u.n. security council what would happen if really the u.s. stepped out of the deal this is not something like like like the climate the climate agreement this is something that would have much worse consequences. a new u.s. army project on submarines said to be completed within fifteen years could already be going on strong comparisons of that with america's most costly fighter jet robert f. thirty five which faced criticism from experts over technical failure as a girlfriend says santiago report meet the colombia class submarines the u.s. navy's ambitious project to replace old nuclear submarines said to be decommissioned from twenty twenty seven twelve ballistic missile submarines or carry seventy percent of america's nuclear arsenal and are supposed to be packed with new technolo

meanwhile the palestinian president is in brussels where the e.u.'s foreign policy chief reassured him the block is firmly committed to a two state solution at east jerusalem the shared capital of the two states back with a bass has been holding talks with for the record longer reigning and european foreign ministers of european union nations to recognize the state of palestine if heating his call for east jerusalem to be declared its capital to hear more of we pay all due respect to the positions of the european union we truly consider the e.u. as a partner in free and therefore we call its member states to swiftly recognize the state of palestine and we confirm that there is no contradiction between recognition and the resumption of negotiations. it is also we believe the only realistic and viable way to fulfill the legitimate aspirations of both parties we continue to promote the two state solution we oppose the settlement activity that we consider illegal under international law and to achieve this goal we need to speak and act wisely and consist

so this was really an opportunity meeting the french president it was really a step towards trying to mend those relations between turkey and the e.u. for the turkish president and what instead happened now for there to be an improvement in the relationship. and i think it's significant that the turkish president was here at all there's no doubt that for him he is looking for allies and partners as the relationship between turkey and the u.s. is more fragile than ever as is the situation in the middle east and he has perhaps of a found somebody he can talk to in present my call because president has taken a very pragmatic approach to all this he did bring up the issue of human rights he condemned turkey's poor human rights record and in fact they've been protests in france about one even being here the president might call says look i have to talk to everyone and i have to be open and frank and he does not want human rights necessarily to get in the way of turkey having a good relationship with europe because he says that's very important to deal with issues such as the fight against what he calls terrorism and trying to stop illeg

now western leaders for example the french president and the e.u. high represent me were quick to condemn the iranian protests even have the american president donald trump calling for regime change but when it comes to the current protests that are taking place in tunisia well here they've kept now it might be their to near zero was the first country back in two thousand and eleven at the start of the arab spring to ask a dictator in a move that was widely approved by the western world as being one of democratic change but since then there have been no less than nine governments in place into his ear all of whom have been unable to get a handle on the economic situation the question of course is whether or not we'll see these cause for regime change and condemnation and criticism against tunisia like we've seen for example against when. interesting to see what coverage that gets and if we do hear those calls eventually paula slither reports from jerusalem on rest and soon as you. now they've been calls to boycott clothing joy they should i am offere

emanuel has endorsed beijing spelt and road initiative in his first visit to china as president he called for the e.u. and china to work together on president xi jinping truly and on a project to connect asia and europe by road rail and sea but mccall said the projects benefits must be shared he also pledged to visit china every year for the duration of his presidency robin wright has more from beijing. president macron has begun his day visit in the ancient city of scheana home of the terra cotta warriors but also more symbolically it's one of the departure points for the ancient silk road the trade route connecting china with the west and macron is keen to play up the historic nature of the franco chinese relationship and in a wide ranging speech he went into the details of how france can continue to work with china on the world stage in a number of different areas and specifically in the development of africa china was reminded about france's long relationship through the colonial period with a number of countries in africa macron compared that with china's interests now china of course has been b

e.u. citizens from outside the u k. president has warned that only one in fifty people who apply to that company is british and that they would not be able to fill all the vacancies just with british workers there is no extra training for british baristas but the fest for coffee in the u.k. seems massive and thus offices and coffee lovers i hoping that this will continue to be able to enter the country even off to practice it. today by. move to. move move move move move move. move move. move move move move move move move move move move. wu true diversity. where the world of science is at home in many languages. on the front foot off a program to go under you know me show you that you can attach our innovations magazine for. us from a different week and look into the future and talk comics science and research for a shot. when i'm traveling i like to be comfortable. but i also want to stay up to date on the latest news events. indeed you make that marta traveling easy because it's available and thousands of hometowns resorts and c

e.u. defied the verdicts of president trump the main target is really to pressure the american government to stick to the deal to do nuclear deal with iran that is the main objective i believe from the e.u. side not just the e.u. as a whole but also for france and germany as separate member states of the u.n. security council what would happen if really do us step out of the deal this is not something like like like the climate the climate agreement this is something that would much worse consequences and. not just over iran either where the us is being called to account at the moment because their new ambassador to the netherlands has come under fire from journalists at his very first news conference there he refused to defend previous remarks on the influence of eisel in europe and he's not the only one trying to give the press the slip. but it wasn't for. that you should. revisit it you should not ask your readers to do support something you believe useful. or not. why don't you answer the question was answered because this is not work for this is another man's. treasure and. we're goin

e.u. defied the verdicts of president trump the main target is really to press pressure of the american government. to stick to deal to do nuclear deal with iran that is the main objective i believe from the e.u. side not just the e.u. as a whole but also through france and germany as separate member states of the u.n. security council what would happen if really the u.s. stepped out of the deal this is not something like like the climate the climate agreement this is something that would be much worse consequences. but it's not just over iran where the u.s. is being called to account at the moment their new ambassador to the netherlands has come under fire from journalists it is very first news conference there because he refused to defend previous remarks on the influence of ice or in europe and he's not the only one trying to give the press the slip. but it wasn't for. you should the statement that i'm not revisiting you should not last year you said this is important is that something you believe you swallow. i'm not sure this is an issue. why don't you i'm sort of question my answer the quest

blockhouse i'm going to mco visits paris for talks with french president emmanuel macro trying to hammer out a series of reforms to the eurozone at an e.u. summit last month chancellor and president said they hope to have proposals ready by march twenty eighth is seen as a crucial time to push through these reforms ahead of european parliamentary elections and bracks it but agreement sees seems a long way off. from the let's join max hoffman in paris welcome max standing there in the cold. what do these two leaders want. it's not that caulfield and of course as you know that medical and i call probably the most beautiful friendship in the european union is about to take shape here than it's heartwarming to go i'm only joking the two have a lot to talk about of course for example medical hasn't been about in europe as much as she used to be even because of course you know she's caught up with coalition talks in germany and i'm michael has been quite the opposite just returning from a meeting from a summit with the british prime minister three so many so that's something they could talk about but you said it earlier the prime goal here is

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weeks since the american president said he recognizes to receive them as israel's capital both here inside israel in the past. entities gaza and in the international community the e.u. . you. i. was was you know the palestinian president mahmoud abbas is currently in brussels way he is meeting with the e.u. foreign policy chief now the e.u. has criticized tom's earliest statement that he recognizes jerusalem as israel's capital and have said that they stand by their commitment of a two state solution. he spoke to an israeli lawmaker who walked out during my depends his speech. well we decided from the beginning that we want to deliver a message that there is at least twenty five twenty or thirty percent of the people in israel do not welcome him or his policy or of a policy of his administration that we see that danger in leading such kind of. told to. support to binyamin netanyahu the government the fact that ben's wanted to declare that today that they they are moving the american embassy to jerusalem ses very clearly that they don't care what the palestinian people see as their right this brings a lot of anger and outrage among the palestinians i hold that this

demands that east jerusalem should be the capital of a palestinian state the president mahmoud abbas is holding talks with e.u. foreign ministers in brussels he's urging the block to recognize the state of palestine immediately about also was eager to step up political efforts in the middle east. turkey's president says that he's had an agreement with russia to launch a military operation in northern syria although moscow has declined to confirm it the offensive initially focused on targeting kurdish y p g fighters. but has now expanded to. turkey wants to create a buffer zone to protect its border. catalonians parliament speaker has proposed ousted leader colors teachable as the candidate to form the region's new government the nomination comes as proof of all rived in denmark despite threats from spain that he be detained on sunday spain's state prosecutor said it will reactivate and arrest warrant for pujol if he leaves belgium but the supreme court rejected that request. former football star george weah has been sworn in various new president the fifty one year old won a landslide in a runoff vote in dece

e.u. defied the verdicts of president trump the main target is really to pressure the american government to stick to the deal do the nuclear deal with iran that is the main objective i believe from the e.u. side not just the e.u. as a whole but also for france and germany as separate member states of the u.n. security council what would happen if really the u.s. stepped out of the deal this is not something like like like the climate the climate agreement this is something that would be much worse consequences and it isn't just over iran where the u.s. is being held to account at the moment because their new ambassador to the netherlands has come under fire from these very first news conference there he refused to defend previous remarks on the influence of i saw in europe and he's not the only the only one trying to give the press the slip. good question for. you should the statement that i know revisiting you should know last year you said this is important is that something you believe you swallow. i do not revisit an issue. why don't you i'm sort of question my answer the question tha

the first half of twenty eighteen bulgaria is in the spotlight as it takes up the rotating presidency of the e.u. council from january the first and it was our cue to visit its beautiful capital cities or fia located right between the black church and the adriatic sea now sofia has had lots of good press in recent years for its booming tech scene and was even listed as one of the top cities to launch a startup and will take a look at its for historical side which goes back many thousands of years. with mountains in the background the bug arion capital and it's perhaps most famous landmark the alexander nevsky cathedral. sophia has been shaped by seven thousand years of history under the roman present time and ottoman empire has. been stunning stuff can tick off as an actor and tour guide in sofia he's very optimistic about the city's future ten years ago sophia was more gray now it's like more colorful more vivid a lot of interesting places a lot of events occur. can be seen from all over sophia at least when the clouds don't block the view. stanislaus county coughs tour group begins the day wit

e.u. defied the verdicts of president trump the main target is really to pressure the american government to stick to the deal to do a nuclear deal with iran that is the main objective i believe from the e.u. side not just the e.u. as a whole but also for france and germany as separate member states of the u.n. security council what would happen if really do us step out of the deal this is not something like like like the climate the climate agreement this is something that would be much worse consequences. away from the politics we can't count of course for what it means football r.t. and today stan collymore show me the stars catching up with the fellow former england footballer gary lineker remember some of the highlights of his international career. it's not really going to. come in did england underestimate. remember it was you know the obvious money supply in the world cup nobody knew exactly where all the walls he could play. little girls well that i think few suspended as i remember the team mate who gave in but we wrote and said we should tell you this. scout report. i don't know

e.u. defied the verdicts of president trump. i don't think trump has any problem in particular with the deal because i'm not even sure he's ever read the deal but one thing is clear and that trump has a problem with anything that obama has done before him and we've seen that when it came to the paris accords on global warming i mean health care or obamacare anything that obama has that is considered to be a part of obama's legacy is something that trump wants to demolish and it isn't just over iran where the u.s. is being called to account then you ambassador to the netherlands has come under fire from journalists there at his very thick a news conference he refused to defend previous remarks on the influence of vice who in europe and he's not the only one trying to give the press the slip. was it for. the issues that i know revisiting you should know last year you said this is a book that's something you believe you want to. do not this is. why don't you answer the question my answer because this is not works for this if. we're