and two questions on the russian side says we start with the e.u. side and then my colleague will take over for the russian sites please state your name and the media your present before addressing your question please. sebastian offer from reuters a question for mr van rompuy do you have a date yet for a next summit of e.u. leaders and what kind of progress do you expect to make on a fiscal compact by then. thank you for that question informed this morning the twenty seven member states. will convene a meeting of the european council by the and of generally beginning of february i convened that meeting after consultation with the president of the european commission the polish prime minister and the danish prime minister the current president of the council and the upcoming president of the council. on the agenda. we will have first of all the implementation of the decisions we have taken in october and in december and of course the most important one these the as you mentioned the fiscal compact and the intergovernmental treaty so the implementation of

e.u. and the u.k. on the other side they didn't really want to be part of this so arguably rather than one crisis now you have a second crisis which is that one of the most important members of the e.u. is on a totally different page than everyone else i was you know let's talk about that actually it seems like maybe if you tensions are boiling over because of this too because there is a video out there showing president sarkozy walking right past cameron and actually have we're going to play it for you first we'll talk about what we think that might mean. that's. what. i thought i don't know people say that that looks like a snub he didn't stop to shake his hand what do you think of that all of that i mean i thought it was a snow i mean i you know i watched it a couple of times to see but i would come down on the side of the snow. you know but clearly the other leaders are upset with david cameron and this is a real tension and suddenly. you role in the e.u. is now more and more you know there are questions about it wo

sides. a fresh a rift within the e.u. vetoes a new treaty tightening fiscal rules for bloc members in a move that many believe is a first step for the u.k. towards the exit most of the e.u. members have agreed to hand brussels oversight of their budgets. liberated to but desperate for money libyan authorities are pleading to the u.n. to release billions of the country's assets still frozen months off the ministry that about the country's government struggles with paying salaries and providing subsidies. to stay with us if you can hear a nazi coming up next it's a story of profits put before the lives of hundreds of special report on the oil companies destroying the indigenous population and the nature of the amazon you watching. why do you believe the locals were affected by cancer when it's letters. hygiene conditions are terrible actually all the drinking water in eastern ecuador is. we have analysis results that show the water contains excrement residues meaning that it comes from the native steph occasions that is wha

e.u. all where do you strong so how much more can we expect in the near future. that's right both sides did admit to and reiterate the ties between the two countries saying praising the successor to be a nordstrom project that's just quite recent and they say baby could be will expect continued continued exchanges especially in the energy sector although they did mention that there are difficulties as well particularly in relation to the third energy package which is a legislation of the e.u. that requires the separation of the transportation delivery and sale of gas which does become a point of contention because one of russia's russia's biggest company gazprom is in charge of all those all those processes and it would it would definitely impact the way they operate in terms of gas a live reason the e.u. although the e.u. said well they're willing to talk about and continue negotiations on how to add more flexibility so that they would take into consideration of russia's interests now another thing in relation to trade and business is of course the accession of russia to the w.t. oh no

e.u. so a lot of business and trade talks happening here in brussels between the two sides . more news analysis on our website r.t. dot com few stories online for you now as a rand becomes the target of a series of bombings and assassinations we invite you to read the views of one expert who believes the so-called rogue state could just be the latest victim of the world's real axis of evil intercity more about that it's online from us tonight also moscow accuses the e.u. of overstepping its powers by blocking a russian humanitarian aid that was taking food and supplies to kosovo serbs are stories rumbling on if you want to keep abreast of the keep up to date with the latest with a place to do that r.t. dot com. the second round of parliamentary election is over in egypt with right wing muslim groups looking to boost their lead in the polls in the first round two islamic parties won close to seventy percent of the vote casting doubt over the country's much vaunted switch to a democratic future let's explore further now the reverse again from how one university he's joining us

contribute to the international monetary fund and again both sides reiterate the importance of this partnership russia in particular because the e.u. comprises about more than half of the foreign trade between the two countries and its foreign reserves are also a euro so it does see its interest in trying to support the country in the countries in overcoming the crisis that are in right now both sides did admit to and reiterate the ties between the two countries saying praising the success particularly of the north stream project and they say baby could be will expect continued continuous exchanges especially in the energy sector although they did mention that there are difficulties as well particularly in relation to the third energy package which is the legislation of the e.u. that requires the separation of the transportation delivery and sale of gas which does become a point of contention because one of russia's russia's biggest company gazprom is in charge of all those all those processes and it would it would definitely impact the way they operate in terms of gas a live reason the e.u. although the e.u. said well they're wil

to negative the stock side yet to price in the outcome of the e.u. summit to criticize russia's markets are caught between overseas risks and local political unrest. it was go to the end of the year lot of accounts are starting to place a good start think about what they're going to do next year in. it's not the right time to start putting a lot of risk on the table anyway it's certainly not the right time when you're unsure about what's going to happen in terms of demonstrations around election results i think a lot of clients understand the situation russia is wholly different from that in the middle east north africa but there are concerns that russia's position with the rest of the world could deteriorate that for investors has does have implications russia's russian investors have always been concerned about how russia is viewed by the west and whether or not russia will welcome foreign investment does this have implications for things like that you know we don't think so this is a done deal but it's definitely worth following that's what invest

side of the barricades . iran faces further isolation as e.u. foreign ministers agree on yet more sanctions that follows a mob attack on the british embassy in tehran the continent logon to order all iranian envoys out of the country within forty eight hours. i must go says it can't grant a cause of on service russian passports but will provide any aid necessary but this comes after thousands filed a plea for citizenship to escape discrimination and hostility from ethnic albanians . for my our colleague bill dodds here in half an hour's time but for now in the kaiser report world governments and media networks telling you truthfully about the global financial crisis or are they just smoke screening their illicit activities max keiser now unveils the painful truth here arts. i am max kaiser this is because a reporter you know it's a financial war and coded messages are being transmitted in the financial pages let's get into this stacy herbert yes max we're talking about financial war all the time here in kaiser report and it made me think back to

e.u. . which was an entirely political decision. blackmailing us according to the russian side looks official demanded an order for the aid to be let through the convoy needed to be scored in the serbian. forces. or it could end the course or through been it's the checkpoint. by being asked to comply with these conditions were being forced to recognize institutions the news or russia or serbia accept and which exceed the un mandate for kosovo. this is a new chapter in a crisis that has rocked kosovo since the summer the territory has been controlled by ethnic albanians since a bloody conflict in one thousand nine hundred nine the spy declaring independence in two thousand and eight kosovo is still hope to more than one hundred thousand serbs and albanians tried to impose their border controls under so been part of the territory in july the serb minority put up barricades during their bond with serbia would be broken and a foreign authority would be imposed upon them since then there have been constant clashes broken up by temporary agreements for many serbs stopping the humanit

in parliament international consultant and author adrian is on the side of the prime minister believing the loss of sovereignty the e.u. deal entails will prove to be too much for some. in this particular instance i would tend to favor the british position here because britain from the very beginning understood and we still understand far better than the european colleagues the importance of national sovereignty and the importance of having a summer in currency and what europe is now suffering many of the countries especially the smaller ones is a problem of sovereignty we will probably start seeing the euro very soon because of thing that people are realizing that the euro is a little bit like a procrustean bed bed which is one size must fit all in greek mythology course trees had made a bit he said anybody who was short of it he would stretch them out breaking bones and soon was until he would fit and if you were taller than his he would chop your feet and lives to make sure it would fit so in a way i think going back to greek mythology that they could release is a very case in point where they are trying to impose

e.u. is imposing on them i talk to a lot of the experts here for both sides the euro skeptics and the euro krauts it seems that the opinions are not different not just coming from both sides but are increasingly polarized so they're getting stronger on their stand and it's clear that. the one direction that the year is going to take is still. talk more talk with the politicians know it. alone and not believe the more because we did not live up to a word. yet another d.-day for the euro another big question mark hangs over brussels do years and politicians have what it takes to hit the euro crisis nail on the head once and for all the diagnoses is that the euro which should inspire confidence is not inspiring this confidence if there is no deal on friday there will be no second chance. and this time germany and france are not taking any chances it's either tough love board nothing they want a treaty to pave the way for a fiscal union that will bind the euro countries closer and force the nationally unhealthy economies to get their act together tougher punishment for deficit sinners and no m

e.u. to stop it was an entirely political decision. is blackmailing us according to the russian side you know its official demand that in order for the aid to be allowed to do the economy needed to be a school to the serbian crossover albanian forces or it could end the concert in obeying him and been the subject for. a year being asked to comply with these conditions were being forced to recognize institutions get the news or russia or serbia accepted and which exceed the do you want the mandate to get that warm on that or this is a new chapter in a crisis that has rocked kosovo since the summer the territory has been controlled by ethnic albanians since a bloody conflict in nineteen ninety nine despite declaring independence in two thousand and eight kosovo still hoped to more than one hundred thousand serbs and albanians tried to impose their border controls under so i've been part of the territory in july the serb minority put up barricades during their bond with serbia would be broken and a foreign authority would be imposed upon them since then there have been constant clashes

sarkozy says a key two day summit in brussels is now the last chances side of the eurozone future germany and france are pushing for a new e.u. treaty is to bind the nations into a close knit fiscal union with its own taxes and penalties. in brussels for. initially there are expectations maybe they can come up with some sort of a semi solution but right now after the speeches made by. mark merkel and you commissioner burroughs so as well as. drug the expectations sort of went down and markets have been reacting to where the first of all merkel and sarkozy have been using the arguments over this is a make or break day the euro could collapse that if we don't come up with a solution by to morrow evening there is no second chance but on the other hand you can see that they are trying to rally support for their calls for those new treaty changes there are still those who who oppose having to rewrite the treaties and changing fundamentally the european union leading up to this day they were saying they want more punishment for repeat offenders they want automatic sanctions on countries that don't manage their deficits and they al

e.u. but now i have no influence over it whatsoever so i can see both sides the argument clearly though he's moved towards the u.k. towards the door marked exit which is good news i think you should now go the whole hog and give the people of the united kingdom their democratic right let's have a straight in or out referendum to decide whether we want to be in the united states of europe and i think the british people will decide they want to vote no and they want out are perfectly for discussing the whole idea and prospect of any type of referendum for for the british people to decide whether england should be part of the e.u. nick clegg would say that if he had been in charge things that would have been different apparently he would have supported the fiscal union or do you really think the british people would like to see brussels overseeing the country's budget policies no of course of the course they wouldn't of course nick clegg is used to saying things because he never had any chance of getting into power but through this shoddy coalition he's got more power than he ever should have a

side of the barricades. moscow denies the russian passports a promise is a plea for citizenship to escape discrimination and hostility from ethnic albanians . e.u. foreign ministers agree on more sanctions against iran which is facing further isolation following an attack on the british embassy in tehran our top story this. international news and comment twenty four hours a day this is r.t. one of america's longest standing occupy cam stations at los angeles city hall for over two months has been cleared by police almost three hundred people were rounded up by officers and not riot gear forced out the protesters after they ignored and eviction order and city also cleared over twenty five thousand tons of debris and personal belongings from the park around fifty people were also arrested when a protest a camp in philadelphia is a victim protest as well warning of a winter of discontent planning to turn their attention to rallies and marches promise intends for make a reappearance in the spring mix movement is also seeking to define more specific goals and attract more supporters and as a correspondent has been finding out recent converts are eve

e.u. is high commissioner for human rights has called for a military intervention in syria to bring down the government of president bashar al assad his side of the number of civilians allegedly killed by pro-government forces since the civil conflict began in the country the u.n. also condemn the awesome but a resolution that could have paved the way for intervention it was blocked by russia and china they believe the u.n. continues to ignore reports of atrocities committed by rebels and war and that foreign meddling may worsen the situation meanwhile sanctions continue to pile in damascus but political activists franklin lamb has strong doubts about how effective they can be. i don't think that the sanctions are going to bring down the regime because the regime in training and show mistake and me and i think the enough of the population that takes underage at this western interference in terms of the sanctions. they were also resists and i think that history going back to iraq and before teachers because sanctions you know are not really affective in changing the behavior of a regime they're dramatic they're for local consumption i know

sides and there are some serious interventions in syrian affairs. you're watching live from moscow still to come this hour on the program by the club the e.u. bungles its own bailout. struggles to convince member states to chip in for the common good. also. we're going to be transformative moment. in economic justice in america not backing down the occupy movement gains momentum after three months of their worldwide crusade against global financial for . now for the oil rig that capsized in russia's far east on sunday where rescue operations are continuing despite fading hopes of finding any more survivors a total of fourteen of now being safely brought ashore and are being treated in local hospitals. with them as they arrived in the port. dry land and the end of a nightmare for the weary few on board this ship rescued from a horrific ordeal in which friends and colleagues were lost they are among the few to be found alive after an all rig on the toast sank in freezing waters for the seven p. four about some make ports and their families awaiting them the moments will no doubt be one of intense relief but their tale of survival differs grea

e.u. after a new deal to save the eurozone was spurned by britain. and in the us the occupy movement sets its sights on shutting down the west coast ports while on the other side of the country campaigners face arrest in new york its movements largest combined actions since being evicted for most of their tent camps nationwide there are to headlines up next the story of another former soviet state as are by xian to see how the countries develop since the collapse of the u.s.s.r. it's coming away in our special report stay with us. since ancient times this country has been called the land of fire there are places here when natural gas bursts out from under the mixing with most own soil before exploding into flames. it's a miracle of nature there's nothing like it anywhere in the world nash's our country is called the land of fire. the first fortress tile is a pit here on the caspian shore in the twelfth century people build the houses inside the walls today this ancient district of back is own nest goes world heritage list oh resist the aura of this place is so amazing it's so easy to spend hours here just breathing this air that blows in from the north of the

e.u. after a new deal to save the eurozone was spurned by britain. and in the u.s. the occupy movement sets its sights on closing west coast ports while the other side of the country campaigners are facing arrest in new york the movement's largest combined actions since being inflicted from most of their tent camps me from our. part two of the alone a show coming up stay with us. i'm sorry guys time for you said it i read it right take time to respond to my brilliant and engaging viewer comments from facebook twitter and you tube because when you've got something to say i listen now first on responded to commenters the watch my fireside on the new york press corps getting awfully cozy with mayor bloomberg byron and five said on you tube whoever writes alone is fireside is good clear sharp true and tom is to comment on you to go get him alone in the corporate media is just that it's owned by the one percent it's so-called journalists get to the top by playing along to my first commenter very happy you enjoy the writing because it's my own and it always is with the firesides for a second commenter i'll keep sticking it to the m.s.m. as long as i have

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e.u. summit washe meant to have a breakthrough in solving the crisis. that did not occur. this was one-sided and so wellre the budgetary measures. you might have created a pause in the crisis, but no more than that. we could not regain the trust of the financial markets and the causes of the crisis are many. we know that there has been inappropriate control of financial markets. using that yardstick, the 20- member states could not or would not take the action. controlling speculation by using this and saving 500 million euros in the year. including the imf, that is going to guarantee to the banks that they will be able to repay their debts with a high level of interest. the members of the european states want to play the game of the financial markets. what we have seen is the limits of political power. countries that some have chosen to take a position of isolation. we hope that will be tackled. the first thing we should do is introduce the financial transaction tax and do it quickly. dangerous financial crisis -- products just need to be banned. this also goes for the activities of shadow

thrown to the side here with brussels essentially choosing the new leaders of italy and greece as some might say sidestepping the whole basic issues of democratic process but if i may next week e.u. leaders are set to try and hammer out a fresh solution to the continent's debt crisis once again they're meeting again and what more can they come up with well it's very basic you can't have a functioning monetary union without a political union that's a choice you have to make and you can't have one without the other that has been very much proven now in the last two years of crisis what we do lack is political authority now of course that needs to be build up democratically but we have cornered ourselves so much in this euro crisis. we don't have the time left to build up the political union in a normal democratic way so we will have to do it in another way that is through the representatives of the different countries being the heads of governments of the different countries it still leaves a lot of questions with respect to the democratic value of all this on the table but there's no more choice either you do that or you let the euro and the monetary union go down the drain that

side of the barricades. moscow denies kosovan serbs of russian passports book promises paid off the pals and plead for citizenship to escape discrimination and hostility from ethnic albanians. e.u. foreign ministers agree on more sanctions against iran which is facing further isolation following an attack on the british embassy in tehran our top stories this hour. international news in comment twenty four hours a day this is r.t. one of america's longest running occupy camp stations at los angeles city hall for over two months has been cleared by police almost three hundred people were rounded up by officers in riot gear who for start the protesters after they ignored and eviction order the city also cleared over twenty five thousand tons of paper and personal belongings from the plant around fifty people also arrested when a protest a camp in philadelphia was a victim protesters allowed warning of a winter of discontent sunny to turn their attention from the rallies and marches promising tense to make reprints in the spring the mixed movement is also seeking to define more specific goals of attract more supporters and of course what report now has been finding out recent conve

e.u. exceeding its. time for sporting news now joins us next. i don't like the discourse that's coming up. top of the table bottle a lot of my teeth go to the left with both sides i mean to a group palin has nineteen places are set to decide to leave not. first that opens at sundance creates a japanese five day so five want to set up a pub the world cup final against either the side. giants barcelona. and biting back look at what we are all slobbered begin to rebuild after a five one second to victory just three months after the plane crash that killed the entire sport. but first a football and injured captain dimitri last golf will cheer on his luck a lot of moscow team from the sidelines as the russian club looks for a big victory a belgian side to pick their opponents and win group this wednesday she rates believe battles the thirty seven year old midfielder is a lot of the absentee of the russian side now a fortnight into their three months going to break leaders and the lights are aiming to finish the group with a perfect record and are the only team to have won all their matches so far lotsa luck o. can win the group if they are better the earlier two no

e.u. . do you think that he is has alienated himself from from members of the. cameron is somebody who is naturally a fairly gentle consensus politician he likes to be popular he likes to side up to agreements he went along last thursday with what he thought were very reasonable practical demands so that the united kingdom which has a very big financial services industry could get some degree of protection for that industry and he went into those negotiations assuming that he get what he asked for what he was confronted by was a snarling aggressive french president in sarkozy who just said we will not bend we will not yield in any way and we insist that the financial transaction tax stays now what that would have meant is a new tax eighty percent of which would have been paid by the u.k. if cameron had signed up to that and gone back to the house of commons it literally would have brought down the british government and so he was forced into a position where he simply had to say no now nigel you from the very beginning have a have a question and the u.k. is membership in the e.u. do you think now more than ever the u.k. is membership is being scrutinized and it's becoming m