but perhaps i'm being too harsh on the eu . let's look at harsh on the eu.at the economy, the eurozone and eu growth for 2022 was 3.33 and 3.61% respectively. the uk outgrew both measures, with 4.3. again, perhaps too harsh, but what if we look country by country ? we well, france, country? we well, france, similar to us in many ways , is similar to us in many ways, is a fair, fair test. similar to us in many ways, is a fair, fairtest. but similar to us in many ways, is a fair, fair test. but we have a bigger economy just slightly. and since the pandemic , which and since the pandemic, which was the year we left our economy has outgrown the french economy. the german economy, the manufacturing hub of europe, has actually entered into a recession last year. it actually shrank, which is the first time that germany has been falling behind. and stopping. being the engine of eu growth and the imf , engine of eu growth and the imf, the uk hating imf, thought that the uk hating imf, thought that the uk hating imf, thought that the uk would be the only economy to co

countries leaving the eu, because the eu has sort of been folded into the nato supply chain and has of your other guest here today, because he's covered all the key points. um, the farming class of europe, the farmers who are the backbone of the european economy are treated as a sub-class in society already. they're seeing declining earnings, their social status is low, the banksters and the international business. traders are focusing on free trade, which means removing the tariffs and the taxes that used to support farming and other social subsidies. so what we've got is double-sided crush on the farmers. they're also basing the unrestricted import of cheap underpriced food from ukraine, which is not a member of the eu, but is receiving eu subsidies for its economy, which are used to subsidize ukrainian farmers, and they're... cutting eu farmer costs, and we have to underline all of this yet again with the fact that fuel prices are up about 50% since the start of the conflict in ukraine, and the farmers are bearing those costs on their shoulders with no thank you, whatsoever. well

the eu farmer's protests have picked up steam again with eu farmers staging protests in several eu countries such as spain, italy and france. it is evident that they are not going to back down from their protests, which there is a long laundry laundry list of problems that they've been having. well, joins us now to tell us more about the problems that these eu farm. have been experiencing, thank you, and uh, thank you for joining us as we take a deep dive into the uh former's protests in the eu, so uh, the uh former's protests in europe have picked up again with roads blocked in poland, hungary, spain and belgium. formers are not backing down, and their problems are very significant problems, problems that have been compounding for years. formers are basically having difficulty making ends meet in the modern world, so why are these formers protesting though? first look at the general complaints that is common to all countries before looking at it country by country. in most countries, formers say they are not paid enough. uh, there are several issues that affect their income. one issue that

eu. ~ ., , ., ., farmers are already protected in the eu.ining us. staying with food now and one that may have chocaholics worried. as the price of cocoa — the raw ingredient in chocolate — has hit a record all—time high in trading in new york. global prices of the cocoa bean have almost doubled in the last year as dry weather hits crops in its biggest growing area in west africa. this has prompted warnings from some of the world's biggest chocolate manufacturers on prices and future earnings. for more on thisjoining me now is anthony myers — editor of confectionary news. he's joining us from the cocoa and chocolate week in amsterdam. lucky you! let's talk about the reasons for the surge in cocoa prices. how bad is the situation with cocoa crops? iam here i am here at koko week and the focus has been on sustainability —— cocoa. the news spread through the conference like wildfire, that the price, the futures price, 5800, and might touch 6000 by the end of the day, which is unprecedented, and it is because there has been a deficit, they will

- it russia or is it the eu? i think he decided _ it russia or is it the eu?as nothing he — gone the buttered on and there was nothing he could do, but the quotes there. _ nothing he could do, but the quotes there, picking up from other eu leaders. — there, picking up from other eu leaders, they are quite scathing. they— leaders, they are quite scathing. they were — leaders, they are quite scathing. they were basically saying, viktor 0rban— they were basically saying, viktor 0rban has— they were basically saying, viktor orban has been a complete pain, we did not— orban has been a complete pain, we did not have — orban has been a complete pain, we did not have to do this, we could have _ did not have to do this, we could have done — did not have to do this, we could have done this weeks and weeks ago, but finally— have done this weeks and weeks ago, but finally he has had enough. rina, there will certainly _ but finally he has had enough. rina, there will certainly be _ but finally he has had enough. rina, there will certainly be an _ but finally he has had eno

the eu's climate commissioner called for a "fair transition" that will allow eu businesses to thrive.armers in spain have mobilised their tractors to block traffic near the northern city of girona. it's the latest in a string of agricultural protests across europe — farmers are angry about soaring costs and low prices for their produce, but also about rules tied to the eu's battle against climate change. commission president ursula von der leyen earlier today has announced plans to scrap a proposal to slash pesticide use across the eu. she said it had become a symbol of polarisation. i spoke earlier to elisa giannelli, who covers eu governance and politics at the climate change think tank esg in brussels. i put it to her that the green measures we're expecing today aren't universally popular. it's not. i mean, 90% is clearly an ambitious number and will require effort from all economic sectors. at the same time, it is in line with existing european policies, if well implemented, which the commission analysis is expect to lead to about 88% reduction by 2040. one of the issues and parti

i to the eu economy. yes, that'sl actually the important point. we to the eu economy.e important point. we are making a distinction between level playing field issues, fair competition issues, which are much broader, and economic security which is much more narrowly defined. on those broader level playing field issues, obviously we have quite a few concerns related to china. in 2022, the eu had a trade deficit of almost 400 billion euros with china and the fact remains that the eu market is more open to chinese companies and chinese goods then china's market is to the eu. in engagements with our chinese counterparts, we are paying attention to those access market barriers and to ensure a more balanced economic relationship. let's look at the eu �*s trade relations with the us. it is the biggest trade relationship in the world, worth nearly $1 trillion last year and yes, you have your differences which have manifested into the form of tariffs and yes, they are on pause until the spring of 2025. but with donald trump talking about more us tariffs, before he's even confir

it will the problem of the eu countries, because it is not possible to act so simply.here are things that we have to promote, which are important from the point of view of the future of ukraine, important for the eu, which are in the hands of the european union or the usa. we clearly know that this is a question of providing resources, production, ammunition, these are questions that can be in our hands. the question of mobilization is primarily a question of relations between the ukrainian state and ukrainian citizens. and some forms of support from western countries need to be introduced very delicately and very consciously, so as not to overdo it. but, for example, we talked about work permits in one of our previous dialogues, for example, women's entrepreneurship of ukrainian women who arrived after the start of the war is stimulated by eu countries, especially poland. and what should the situation with men look like? but what should it look like? if we were to put something in direct dependence on certain ukrainian documents, it would probably be in the economy. t

the eu up to international norms? international norms? the european union _ up to international norms? tue: european union is up to international norms? tte: european union is perhaps the most stringent, but i would say equally the urgency of the need to change is really becoming very apparent wherever you look in the world extreme weather is growing all the time, the volatility of the whole system, biodiversity loss and climate change, droughts, heat waves, we have to start accelerating this and the eu is a leader in the space but that doesn't make it easier for the farmers. they are not paying them enough to take the song. the farmers are upset about soaring fuel prices, fertiliser prices and low prices they are getting for goods. 0ne low prices they are getting for goods. one might think that they're looking for more subsidies, more market interventions by the eu. ultimately, the problem is we expect as citizens and consumers food to be cheaper than it is possible to produce, so that is the real issue that we need

the eu market is more open to chinese companies and chinese goods then china's market is to the eu.s with our chinese counterparts, we are paying attention to those access market barriers and to ensure a more balanced economic relationship. let's look at the eu �*s trade relations with the us. it is the biggest trade relationship in the world, worth nearly $1 trillion last year and yes, you have your differences which have manifested into the form of tariffs and yes, they are on pause until the spring of 2025. but with donald trump talking about more us tariffs, before he's even confirmed to be running againstjoe biden, i'm wondering, have the last three years of the biden presidency been a opportunity to build bridges with that crucial ally? we have been working very intensively with the biden administration to build those bridges, also to resolve some of the trade disputes like we managed to park airbus and boeing dispute. so a lot of work has been done and a lot of work is ongoing. of course it's not for us to comment on electoral processes in the us but it's clear we need to be

the eu actually acknowledges _ won't it? the eu actually acknowledges that - won't it?y acknowledges that both | won't it? the eu actually - acknowledges that both those won't it? the eu actually _ acknowledges that both those sectors are critical parts of the solution, but it also acknowledges that a just transition is needed, and it even mentions that nobody or no—one can be left behind. the agricultural sector, it is clear that it needs to be involved. private impacts make vulnerable food production uncertain and therefore expose the sector to very high risks but at the same time, the agricultural sector is also one of the main major actors thatis also one of the main major actors that is producing greenhouse gas emissions other than carbon dioxide, and reducing these is difficult, but we know that we have to do it to reduce them and to limit them if you want to keep global warming —— global warming to safe levels. so these reductions can only be achieved through a partnership between the agricultural sector, the farmers, and the central policy and decision makers th

the head of the european council, charles michel, said that all 27 eu countries have given their consent. well, according to the guardian, hungarian prime minister viktor orban was the only european leader who was against the allocation of 50 billion to kyiv. he insisted that aid to ukraine be calculated until 2027, every year. loudly approved by all the countries of the european union. the guardian writes that european leaders did not make any significant concessions to orbán, but did make some steps that would allow him not to look like a loser. according to the publication, the eu leaders have decided that aid to kyiv will be reviewed in two years if necessary. let me remind you that the decision to provide economic aid to ukraine in the amount of 50 billion euros was planned to be adopted in december of that year, but then it was blocked by the prime minister of hungary, viktor orban. well, today. my colleague zoryana stepanenko also followed the summit in brussels, she has more details. zoryan, hello. on what terms anyway european aid for ukraine was approved. and is it true that th

formers. has the eu listened to the former's complaint though and will it do anything about it?well, it seems like it has taken some action. the european commission has given a concession on this matter and has proposed to limit agricultural imports from ukraine. it has introduced emergency break for the most sensitive products, poutry, eggs and sugar. is that enough satisfy? the farmers though, so far the producers say the volume of imports would still be too high. another issue that farmers have is what is called fallow land, that is a terminology not familiar to many, so that needs to be first defined as to what it actually is. fallow land is arabal land that is left without sewing for one or more vegetative cycles, sewing meaning the process of planting seeds. formers must meet certain conditions to receive eu cities, which includes devoting 4% of farmland to non-productive areas where nature can recover. that can be done by leaving landlying fallow. they have also slammed excessive bureaucracy, which french formers say their government compounds by overcomplicating implemen

light on that, but we seem to certainly i can say that that's the case in in the uk and and in the euthat the the the us regime and the other pro israel regimes seem to need to ride a wave of of popular hostility to what they're doing. we saw recently in in holland, in the netherlands, sorry, that pop, popular pressure has l supreme court there to forbid the the dutch government from sending more aircraft parts to to israel, so there's interesting things developing at that level, it's a response to public opinion, but of course the american government is completely dishonest in managing the genocide and appearing to try to be critical at the same time, well muss and maybe you can tell us why this hypocrisy is going on, "i'm going to make a reference now to the eu foreign policy joseph barall to confirm what i just asked uh our guest mcnap here where he pointed to us president joe biden's uh remarks about over the top and he said well if you believe quote too many people are being killed maybe you should provide list of arms in order to prevent so many people to to be killed um first o

uh and the foreign policy chief of the eu joseph barall yeah so it's it's not surprising because the atrocities that israel is committing in gaza has had an effect on on on all global powers, so for a scottish person who is also the head of the eu for him to come out and announce his solidarity towards palestine and announce his his his willingness to pressurize the governments who support israel in terms of demilitarizing israel by by by stop by by stopping their funding that goes to towards israel is commendable having said that just a day ago as you've already mentioned $4 billion dollar. um were were signed off by by congress to support israel, so we see blinking, we see we see blinkin and we see joe biden trying to show solidarity, trying to to tell their constituents that they have soft corner for palestine, but their actions are very different, you see the democrats and like the republicans rely on the muslim vote, they rely on the arab vote um... they they're very sensitive to any kind of accusations of islamophobia, as protests in the us are rising, and as people are coming

the red sea and tractors drive past monuments in rome as part of farmers europe-wide protests against eu measures and rising prices. hello and welcome everybody, watching press tv's world news coming at you live from our headquarters here in the iranian capital tehran. our top story for this half hour, day 126 of the israeli war on gaza where more civilians fall victim to the relentless israeli air strikes on the palestinian territory, dozens have lost their lives in the latest israeli attacks across gaza. the strikes hit locations in the central city of day alballo as well as the southern cities of hanyan. and rafa eight of the victims and were killed by israeli snipers near nasa hospital, the areas near the hospital and other um medical centers like al-amal have been the main targets. the israeli attacks over the past weeks, the palestinian red creson says the regime's forces have raided al-amal hospital, meanwhile concerns are growing over a looming israeli ground assault in raffa. that's because the city is packed by more than million palestinians, including those fleeing israeli att

the european commission insists on duty-free import into the eu ukrainian agricultural products.s moisture, farmer shander toth has grown an ideal product, but the price for it will be ridiculous, his corn, sunflower, wheat will lose to cheap ukrainian supplies, they have collapsed all prices, the italians used to buy wheat from us, now from the ukrainians, the same with corn , although our costs have increased, due to sanctions only fertilizers have doubled in price. our interlocutor is going to support his colleagues and... go to the border on a tractor, hungarian farmers have recently threatened to block the entrances to country from ukraine. hungarian resistance in one poster. let 's not dance to their tune, suggests the ruling fidesz party. hungarians are scared by ursula von derlein and alex soros. thus, residents were encouraged to take part in national consultations. the orbon party asked hungarians 11 questions: what to do with ukrainian grain, money as a weapon for... the european union, under various pretexts, is blocking the aid that is due to hungary, this money woul

the long-awaited decision on 50 billion euros from the eu. today in brussels, at an extraordinary meeting of the european council , the issue of allocation of funds to ukraine will be decided. until now, hungary has blocked the adoption of the decision. european diplomats note that they do not know how budapest will behave this time. however, members of the alliance are trying to put pressure on viktor orbán's government by threatening sanctions against hungary. expecting that the president of ukraine volodymyr zelenskyi will address the eu leaders via video link today. nato secretary general jens stoltenberg has been nominated for the nobel peace prize for his efforts to stop the war of aggression in ukraine. nominating him was the initiative of the deputy chairman of the liberal party of norway , abid raj. the norwegian press writes. according to the politician, at the diplomatic level, no one worked harder to achieve. roman chaika, don't switch, stay with the spresso team. an important day and important events are taking place in brussels

so are the list of complaints for each eu country the same or are they different? let's take a look a breakdown of some of the countries and their... complaints, the list of countries in the eu is growing longer as more countries are joining in on the protests, this is no longer just a couple of countries that are having problems, formers in france have proved. that against high energy costs, fertilizer cost, transport and use of pesticides in belgium slightly different problems, 4% of landfallow, cheap imports and subsidies favoring larger forms or their complaints in poland, cheap imports from ukraine tops their list, eu regulations are also a problem, especially when it comes to the green deal, spain has cited bureaucracy, trade deals with other countries, cheap imports and water restrictions, spain has uh had dr drought problem uh portuguese far. have complained about insufficient state aid and subsidy cuts, and like other countries, heavy red tape referring to the government, romania's list includes high cost of diesel, expensive insurance rates, the green dea

people are shocked to their core because some people actually believe the propaganda that the eu stood for democracy. see human rights, values and so on, and it's so blatant as we see the first live stream genocide on tv that now that's not the case, and the support for israel is european support and american support and uk support for setler colonial project that they started and they still haven't finished it, and if you think that they have a problem with gaza been ethnically tens of palestinians, well think again, because they have been s' and watch, they talk so much about two-state solution, but an actual fact they have watched it over a, it being absolutely made impossible, and we say now that we want one state with equal rights for all and human rights for all and the return of all palestinian refugees. hello everyone, i'm ranya kallick and this is dispatches. after nearly four months of israeli genocide in gaza, the europeans have suspended funding to honora, literally cutting humanitarian assistant. to the palestinian people as they're dodging non-stop israeli bombs and dying

i'm not an eu expert so i'm not in europe? i'm not an eu expert so l'm not too — in europe?sure about _ in europe? i'm not an eu expert so i'm not too sure about that - in europe? i'm not an eu expert so i'm not too sure about that but i in europe? i'm not an eu expert so. i'm not too sure about that but what i'm not too sure about that but what i do think is it's not surprising that we saw the farmers protesting outside the eu parliament. as i said, the farmers cannot really go on strike, that would be counter—productive if you are a former only course of action really is to take direct action to try and air their grievances, make the people who they feel they can do something about that listen to their grievances and of course the eu with its agricultural policy, is where a lot of those grievances have been directed so i don't think that is surprising. whether that will create more friction in the eu or not, i really do not know.— more friction in the eu or not, i really do not know. thank you so much. really do not know. thank you so much- that _ really do not know. thank

because all this then contradicts this principle of the rule of law, and we we see even within the eu, we had proceedings against slovakia, excuse me, against hungary and against poland, now if similar processes will start in slovakia, the european commission has already said that it can also start such procedures in the same way if monitoring the situation of the rule of law in slovakia, so of course there is and always will be... i paid attention to such moments where it was illegal, illegal, like when journalists were followed or even beaten , it always had a very negative effect. the eu has there is also a so-called dialogue on human rights with ukraine, and all these moments of freedom of speech are an integral part of this dialogue. so , if there are such cases, then ukraine would score an own goal. ugh. which will be taken advantage of, those forces in the eu who do not want ukraine to join, or have similar problems, will immediately take advantage, so my advice to ukraine is to be as much a student as possible, who does everything at 100%, so that such cases do not happen , th

, and the foreign policy chief of the eu, joseph barall? yeah, so it's it's not surprising because the atrocities that israel is committing in gaza has had an effect on on on all global powers. so... for a scottish person who is also the head of the eu, for him to come out and announce his solidarity towards palestine and announce his his his willingness to pressurize the governments who support israel in terms of demilitarizing israel by by by stop by by stopping their funding that goes to towards israel is commendable. having said that just a day ago, as you already mentioned, 14 billion dollars um were were signed off by by congress to support israel, so we see blincon, we see we see blincon and we see joe biden trying to show solidarity, trying to to tell their constituents that they have soft corner for palestine, but their actions are very different, you see the democrats and like the republicans. on the muslim vote, they rely on the arab vote, the they're very sensitive to any kind of accusations of islamophobia, as protests in the..

the money will come. from the eu budget.ides consistent, long-term, predictable financing for ukraine. the european union takes leadership and responsibility for supporting ukraine. we know what's at stake. as it became known, this agreement was adopted even before all the leaders began their general discussion after a meeting between hungarian prime minister viktor orban and the president of the european commission ulslav fondeyan, as well as with the leaders of italy, germany, france, later to them in this conversation. where poland and belgium joined, after that the agreement was announced, which allowed, in particular, the president of the european parliament roberta mezsoli to also state at her briefing that she welcomed this agreement. allow me, i will start by welcoming the agreement reached on financial support for ukraine - this is good news. ukraine is our priority, which is why we needed all 27 countries to enter into this agreement within the eu budget. this is what was expected of us. ukrainian security - this i

light on that, but we seem to certainly i can say that that's the case in in the uk and and in the eu that the the the us regime and the other pro israel regimes seem to need to ride on wave of of popular hostility to what they're doing. we saw recently in in holland, in the netherlands, sorry, that pop, popular pressure has led this the supreme court there to forbid the the dutch government from sending more aircraft parts to to israel, so there's interesting things developing at that level, it's a response to public opinion, but of course the american government is completely dishonest in managing the genocide and appearing to try to... be critical at the same time. maybe you can tell us why this hypocrisy is going on. i'm going to make a reference now to the you foreign policy josephl to confirm what i just asked uh our guest mcnapp here where he pointed to us president joe biden's uh remarks about over the top and he said well if you believe quote too many people are being killed maybe you should provide list of arms in order to prevent so many people to to be killed. um first of

relevant when ukraine is already in the eu. i predict that our support will be strong for negotiations with the eu, because the time will come when ukraine will be in the eu, and there will be no more problems at the border. we just have to find a solution for this transition period, and now we have to change our thinking, because if we think that because of these tactical things... we're ready to flip polish-ukrainian relations are upside down, probably, that's what some people think, then we won't do anything. these complex topics, that is, agriculture, others. in agriculture , grain, wheat, corn, eggs, soft fruits. i am sure that minister sikersky will find a solution to each of these topics. i am convinced that the problems will be solved. it is only necessary that ukrainian politicians understand why this is happening. this happens not because we are competing with someone, but because it is the same as in ukraine. where there are also elections, this the source of our support, we must have the support to pursue this rathe

tv islamabad the eu farmers protest have picked up again with people staging demonstrations in several countries like spain, italy and france. earlier in our explain program aliarzade elaborated on the issue. here's what he had to say. uh, the uh former's protests in europe have picked up again with roads blocked in poland, hungary, spain and belgium. formers are not backing down and their problems are very significant problems, problems that have been compounding for years. formers are basically having difficulty making ends meet in the modern world. so why are these formers protesting though? first a look at the general complaints that is common to all countries before looking its country by country. in most countries farmers say they are not paid enough. there are several. issues that affect their income, one issue that bites into their income is taxes. farmers also complain about excessive red tape when it comes to their products, then there's the issue of excessive environmental rules, the green deal transformation, which carries costs, and another big complaints that farmers have

rafah which lies on the gaza strip's border with egypt has also drawn international reactions. the eu forem policy chief has called the plan alarming. joseph burell says this will have catastrophic cont consequences and will worsen the already dire humanitarian situation there. the un chief has also warned of a gigantic tragedy in rafa. the city is now hosting 1.2 million displaced palestinians. that's why palestinians and rafat speak about the latest israeli air strikes that hit the city early on friday. the displaced people say they went there because they thought the city was safe. they said it is the safest place. hanyunus is reduced to rumble, even if someone wants to check it from a distance, the fighter jet targets them. they said ref is safe, so we came here. what else could have brought us here? and now they are bomberding ref. where could we possibly go? there is only the sea. will they leave us alone in the sea? it was a surprise. my daughter who gave birth to a child a week ago was sleeping at her neighbor's house with her husband and two children when the house. was struc

eu pesticides. they also set aside targets for the culture sector when it comes to reducing their greenhouse gas ambitions. i had the chance to speak to the eu culture commissioner. he said the u-turns were necessary. >> i'm happy about this decision because it was not fully possible for member states . it was not fair with the different starting points for member states. >> the eu wants to be carbon neutral by 2050. is that still feasible? >> generally, of course, this is the general target for the economy. we should take into account the issues of other cultures. >> the eu has legislated and has concrete plans in becoming carbon neutral. i have to tell you, joumanna, the policy analysts have told me that in the wake of the upcoming european election and what we are likely to see is an eu that is not as friendly when it comes to climate policies as it has been thus far. >> we have started to see watering down of the language which is significant to your point going into the elections. thank you for

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new habits eu residents due to rising inflation and falling wages. and 160 thousand dollars from the protesting participants in anti-government rallies in argentina will be forced to pay for damage and compensate for expenses. the main mission of international observers in belarus is to provide an objective assessment of the conduct of the elections. this was stated by the head of the observer mission headquarters , anfimov, in a conversation with the country’s deputy prosecutor general maxim voronin. the meeting took place on the eve of the single voting day. based on the first steps of the observer mission, i will say that, in principle, it probably similar to those previous electoral campaigns in which the cis observer mission participated, so i think that no significant changes will happen, maybe just a little more tense, given the political situation that occurred in the country after the twentieth year, and here is the stabilization of the political observers will pay closer attention to the situation in our country. all issues related to the c

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georgia will be an eu member?ink my immediate... i've lived practically and i came back to georgia as the first diplomat and then the minister and then the president, after having been in the parliament basically for that. that is my aim and my strong belief. and i've seen georgia going from when i came back the first time in europe, it was said that georgia could not even join the neighbourhood policy, that we were too far away for that. and i've seen neighbourhood policy association, visa liberalisation, all the things that somebody would have thought completely impossible 30 years ago. you talk about the political changes since that status was granted. one of the things that changed is that bidzina ivanishvili, the founder of the governing party georgian dream has said he is back in frontline politics. now, we should explain. this is a man who is considered by many to be an oligarch, georgia's only oligarch. he made a fortune in russia that's estimated to be around a third of the wealth of georgia. there are a

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the eu foreign policy chief. has called a plan alarming. joseph burell says this will have catastrophic consequences and will worsen the already dier humanitarian situation. the un chief has also warned of a gigantic tragedy in rafat. the city is now hosting 1.2 million displays palestinians. the military wing of the palestinian resistance movement hamas says it has killed seven intruding israely troops in. says it targeted the israeli forces using anti-personnel weapons in the city of khan unis south of gaza. meanwile the algos brigades, the military wing of the palestinian islamic jihad. is struck gathering of israeli forces in jabalya in northern gaza. the israeli military says more than 200 of the soldiers have been killed and about 1,300 wounded in gaza so far. however, palestinian resistance groups say the actual numbers are much higher. israel forces have shot dead the palestinian teenager during raid in a town of beta south of nablues or corresponded in the occupied west bank. joined us earlier with more details. 17-year-old maad ba

it eu. just very quickly, your thoughts on that?- eu. just very quickly, your thoughts on that?hat? it is also like this top-down and - thoughts on that? it is also like this top-down and not| like this top—down and not discussed around and there are actions in the nature restoration law which affect our competitiveness. and of course we have looked into our profile —— another profile. with more actions taken that the farmers on the ground and environment could benefit from. a lot about preservation, but we see that it is quite possible to combine production with a green transition. we have run — with a green transition. we have run out _ with a green transition. we have run out of— with a green transition. we have run out of time. i would really like to have heard what that solution was, but for now thank you very much indeed, thank you very much indeed, thank you. thank you very much indeed, thank you-— to the us now — where british computer chip designer arm has been flexing on wall street. its shares jumped by 50% on thursday — at one point they were up even higher — as inve

in terms of fostering the eu defense industry, there's an element that can be of an eu dimension.ere there is not only the element of common issuance but also the use of eu institutions which are ready to finance eu projects in terms of different industries but also in terms of fostering the remaining public goods as i just said. tom: switching focus to the economy of spain specifically. spain was something of an outlier last year in terms of the relative strength that came through for your economy. exports are playing an ever larger role. after you -- as you look to the softness across the euro zone economy, how much of an impact to you expect that to have on the export engine of spain amid softer growth across europe? carlos: as you just said, spain was an outlier last year with 2.5% growth in 23. we grow five times above the euros on average. this was based on two pillars. the strength of our labor market. four out of 10 jobs in the european union, new jobs in 2023 were created in spain. also the second pillar even within already some deceleration among our main trading partner

according to him, the money will be taken from the eu budget.his will ensure stable and long-term financing for kiev. let me remind you that hungary previously opposed it. the draft final agreement stated that the european union promises budapest to annually discuss how kiev spends european money. however, hungary will no longer be able to block new tranches. in turn, orban insisted on maintaining the right to vote. the problem with traffic jams in the area of ​​small transport is planned to be solved by building three tracks into tunnels and a bridge. the governor announced this moscow region andrey vorobyov. it is microfinance that commits violations , mainly credit organizations, with which we will have to work very closely from february 1 of this year in order to introduce them into the legal field. return by legal means , now there is a short advertisement, and we will continue, do not switch, i have been driving since childhood, everything is fine, i have always been supported, everything is fine, now i am a magnet, i work as a driver, the

polish politicians have been calling on the eu commissioner for agriculture to quit. farmers in france, belgium, portugal, greece, spain, italy, and germany have also been protesting, their grievances vary somewhat. but they're generally complaining about rising fuel costs and the eu's environmental and other policies that have made their products more expensive than foreign imports. joining us on this edition of the news review we have press tv's very own max tv was joining us from the italian capital rome also we have independent research and arthur greg simons who's joining us from obsola sweden uh let's start off with max chevili in rome max please talk. about uh the grievances of the farmers, what is it that they're not happy with and also if you may talk to us about the similar demonstrations that are taking place in your city as well? yeah, look, tens of demonstrations have been held across the country over the past days, right now we have about 500 tractors that have been parked and the northern out. of rome and they are a waiting permission to enter the city,

and tractors drive past monuments in rome as part of farmers eurowide protest against eu measures and rising prices. hello everyone, you're watching press tv live from the studios in taiwan, thank you for joining us. day 126 of the israeli war on gaza and more civilians fall victim to the relentless israeli air strikes on the palestinian territory, dozens have lost their lives in the latest israeli attacks across. the strikes hit locations in the central city of dairal balah as well as the southern cities of khan unis and rafa. eight of the victims in han units were killed by israeli snipers near nasa hospital. the palestinian recresent says the regime's forces have also raided the cities al-amal hospital. meanwile, concerns are growing over a looming israely ground assault in rafat. the regime's prime minister has ordered the military to prepare a plan for the evacuation of the city. population ahead of the invasion, refies packed with more than million palestinians including those fleeing israeli attacks in other parts of the gaza strip. nearly 28,800 people have already been killed

way to the eu, will use all four so- called freedoms that exist in the european union union. free movement of persons, goods, services and capital. again, somewhere our progress is quite significant, somewhere we continue to work, well, let me mention, for example, the well-known agreement on assessment and compliance of industrial products, the so-called aka, the so -called industrial visa-free, we, despite the military. in ukraine, we continue to talk about the fact that our meteorology standardization system must receive the necessary certification from the european union and must also be a part of the corresponding market system of the european union, therefore , today the economic, let's say , track of our relations is no less important with the european union than political. indeed, ukraine is quite a powerful economic player, and this is noted in the european union, and this is what we are doing despite... the opposition to russian aggression, we do it honestly, we do it fairly, we do it in accordance with european rules, that is why the president of ukraine reacts ver

inflation in the eu forces europeans to live at their own expense. fire and fireworks on highways in the netherlands. farmers went out to protests across the country. italian farmers also prepared for a multi-day riot. hundreds of tractors arrived in the suburbs of rome. realism, classic. original still lifes, as well as antique porcelain. the nesvezh art gallery invites you to an exhibition of belarusian painting. electronic money as legal tender. belarus will have its own digital ruble in 2025. initially, the technology will be launched in test mode for payments between legal entities, and then in 2026, individuals can join it. the figure is also being actively planned. be used for cross-border transactions, the technology also has an anti-sanctions orientation, because it allows you to conduct payments with other countries that are developing their own digital currencies, exchanging, for example, the international swift system. this is primarily the decentralization of cross-border payments. the problem of the modern world is that, in general, cro