belgium, prior to paris, there were no immigration checks between the two countries in the europe union. the intelligence officers had arrest of salah abdelslam. after his arrest, friday, he told the authorities that he had created a new network and he was planning attacks. the authorities say that it's unclear if the brussels attacks were already planned, if they were a direct response to the terror reader's arrest, or if it was his terrorist network that set it into motion. officials had been after him since november's attacks in france, and it was not the end of the search. monday, the another attacker, lacroix. diana diez, 7 news. >> lynn: stay with 7 news for the latest on the terror in brussels. we'll have a lot more throughout thisnastic and updates any time as they happen on the website, wsvn.com. >> well, another historic change coming to cuba, i new venture preparing to set sail in havana. >> anchor: carnival cruise line has been improved by the cuban government. >> lynn: and this is the first time in 50 years that a cruise ship will go to cuba. this is a big deal. >> reporter

just an hour later a blast in a subway close to the europe union complex. inside survivors forced to walk through the dark. over the tracks trying to escape and outside medic race to save the injured. >> it looked lucky war. it's u uelievable. unbelieve. really hard. >> at the airport 4 americans among the injured. mormon church and these are the men investigators believe areresponsible. 2 on the left thought to be suicide bombers. the one on the right in the light colored jack it still at large. explosives believed to be in the luggage. >> two of them somehow detonate>> two of them somehow detonated the explosives inside the suitcases on the trolley. >> president obama along with un ambassador rice was briefed on the news as he wrapped up his historic trip to could you be a. he later discussed the bombinin watching the cub an national team play the tampa bay rays. >> the notion that any political agenda would justify the killing of innocent people like this is something at is beyond the appeal. >> authorities say that after the chaos died down they found a

will have a referendum later this summer as to whether it wants to stay in the europe union or go itne. the french finance minister warrant if they go it alone, the idea of having british police officers here in order to provide an extension of the british borders here could be put in jeopardy by the decision of the british public to leave the european union. i think there's strong indication that the french finance minister was perhaps saber rattling if you like, certainly putting some politics into the mix. whether or not britain actually is going to be the subject of a vote later this year. it does add an interesting angle to it how they can continue to cooperate if they are no longer both european union members. >>> north carolina has been accused of firing short range projectiles just hours after slapped with touch new sanctions. the south korea defense ministry said they were launched toward the east sea, also known as the sea of japan. harry fossett is following developments from japan. >> the ministry of defense in south korea simply saying a number of projectiles had been fi

then last week, the belgian capital, brussels, site of the headquarters of the europe union, became a target, too. >> translator: i feel the most important issue to be discussed at the g-7 foreign ministers meeting will be measures to fight terrorism and violent extremism. this is a matter in which all the g-7 countries need to fully cooperate. first, each country must prepare its own measures, putting its own unique advantage to its best use. i'm hoping to send out a strong message to lay out such an overall strategy at the meeting. >> another challenge for the g-7 foreign ministers is the urgent need to deal with civil war in syria. 4.8 million people have fled the country. as many as 6.6 million are estimated to be displaced. >> translator: in syria and iraq, there are many more internally displaced people than refugees who have left to other countries, and these internally displaced people are in dire situatio situations, for humanitarian asi tans. it's crucial. we need to discuss how we should proceed to deal with these matters with all the members of the g-7. >> reporter: this i

just an hour later a blast in a subway close to the europe union complex. inside survivors forced to walk through the dark. over the tracks trying to escape and outside medic race to save the injured. >> it looked lucky war. it's u uelievable. unbelieve. really hard. >> at the airport 4 americans among the injured.

. >> the europe union is trying to send people back to turkey, and human rights opposed that plan today >> this is a strong rebuke to the european union. the top official, he used his speech to the human rights council, his annual report to the state of human rights in the world, and the first thing he mentioned were the refugees in the eu. >> the eues arraignment with turkey raises a number of concerns. we do not yet have full details of this draft. and i plan to discuss my concerns during my visit to brussels, before the eu summit which begins on the 18th of march. plans to return them from the europe un to turkey may be illegal. >> the situation in greece was dramatic, and he singled out macedonia, serbia croatia, slovenia and austria for criticism. said that their border restrictions are lamentable. he plans go to brussels to speak about it, and he hopes that when the eu leaders meet next week together on the 17th, they will revise them and come up with something that's compliant with international human rights law. >> that's aljazeera's diplomatic editor, james bays. >>> the tiny n

the head of europe's union, head of the european union law enforcement agency admit isis's network maymore widespread than they had feared. the state department just reporting two u.s. officials are among the missing in the

europe for a one for one basis. the plan has drawn criticism from the u.n. and human rights groups. >> reporter: leaders from turkey and the european union have come up with a controversial plan to stop refugees attempting to reach europe. the european union struggled to cope with the influx of more than a million people last year. most paid the perilous journey across the sea from turkey to greece. more than 3,700 people dried trying. that hasn't deterred others. in fact the numbers are growing. since january this year more than 140,000 people crossed into europe and it is not even peak season. numbers are expected to spike from april as winter becomes spring. turkey has born the brunt of this refugee crisis taking in more than any other country. that's about 2.7 million people and it spent more than 9 billion dollars trying to keep. here is what e.u. leaders are proposing. under the plan all refugees that make the illegal krsing to greece will be sent back to turkey. it is a one for one deal. for every person forced to return to turkey, an e.u. country will resettle a syrian living in the refugee camp there. as for those who are sent back, they will be pus

>>> >>> plans for the future of europe took on the notion of a closer union. it all came to a head in this last british election when the u.k. ran on a promise to leave britain out of e.u. and david cameron promised a national referendum on national membership, promised renegotiation on membership and campaign in remaining in the e.u. >> the commitment in treaty that should not apply to britain. we have a different for europe. we believe in a flexible union of free member states who share treaties and institutions to share our prosperity and protect our people from threats from our security >>> right now a furious national argument is shaping up about costs and benefits, hook up all the tug boats you want. the british isles will only be a few dozen miles from france and a few thousand miles away from the u.s. a tension point around e.u. membership is practical, immigration markets, international standards, currencies and deep notions of what the u.k. is and what it will be. >> should remain in europe but not as it is at the moment. all our powers have been tak

the head of europe's union, head of the european union law enforcement agency admit isis's network may be more widespread than they had feared. the state department just reporting two u.s. officials are among the missing in the wake of tuesday's attacks. mourners are now flocking to a makeshift memorial to pay their respects for the dozens killed, injured and missing. david: in the aftermath of the terror attacks in belgium, the u.s. state department saying a number of american still unaccounted for. adam shapiro joining us from the newsroom with the latest. adam. reporter: that's right, david. official number of american missing in the aftermath of the terrorist attack is two people. 12 are injured. they are saying it's a mass casualty event. difficult to provide specific numbers. there are four americans we highlighted as missing. among them those who remain unaccounted are a brother and sister from new york. the siblings called their family from the airport and their mother heard the explosion and sounds of broken glass just as the phone went dead. new information that authorities i

here, or by staying here they're pressuring the macedonian authorities to open the border, the europe peep union to open the border. these people are walking kilometers and kilometers to reach here and they have so much hope. we toll them that we didn't hear any official on announcement but that many there would be a march. they said they will continue anyway because they don't have money left and no faith in the relocation program of the e.u. >>> we can see over shoulderer what looks like the tent city. juxtaposing that with the people walking towards you now, either the people in those tents behind you or the new migrants, the new refugees when they arrive, their worry is if they go down that road literally of being processed, they will be back where they came from but they will be wrapped up in the paperwork and the bureaucracy and that seals the deal. there's no returning from that process. >> reporter: yes. they believe that the relocation process is going to take time. it has moved at a very slow pace. in fact, over the past few months and the very fact that there is only five hours a week

europe. >> european union leaders are thrashing out a deal to return migrants to turkey. but they are not meeting again for another week and the outcome is far from clear. for those stuck in greece, the wait continues. brent: here in germany, the migration crisis has given a big boost to the alternative for germany political party, also known as the a.f.d. it opposes mass immigration and has been holding a big demonstration in the eastern german city of jena. the party is highly correctly of angela merkel and is demanding an end to her open-door migration policy. me right wing movement in dresden have called for people to vote for the a.f.d. when three german states going to the polls on sunday. the a.f.d. is likely to gain a significant number of seats in all three and further challenge the chancellor. these will be regional elections to watch, our chief political correspondent will be watching them for us. good evening to you. what happens if we see the a.f.d. win more than 10 or even 15% of the vote? >> well, practically speaking, that would certainly change the coalit

maelbeek is a small serves the european union right in the heart of the europe mean union district here>> the point of hitting this train station -- i mean, i can't jump in the minds of these terrorists but was to at least try to go after the heart of brussels or one of >> 9:00 a.m. on a tuesday morning, greta, is when many of the civil servants that live and work you're mean union is getting off maelbeek. rush hour. busiest stations for people to get into work into these definitely targeted hit specifically to hit those types of people, we would assume. obviously, this is link to do those two explosions up at the airport. the international airport that we all use to make our business and pleasure trips in and out of this city. many people obviously with the long easter weekend would have been planning to fly out of this airport later on this week. we are expecting the airport will be closed tomorrow and for some time. this is a direct hit on civilian population here in brussels. people living and working in the city. >> jack, is the city -- does it feel like it's on lockdown right now?

some parts have been made public, it's not clear what the europe queen union is servicing are offering to sign off. even if it agrees to the plan. it will have to overcome logistical circles. the governments are under pressure to act. our correspondent reports from greece. >> reporter: thousands of refugees are stranded. officials from the asylum support office encourage them to register. the refugees are told the only option is to seek asylum. in all eight, they are in the camp. this is one of them. >> since october. 2015, which is the operational date, starting date of the programme on the ground. about 780 people have been relocated from this. >> hope is what made the people trek to the muddy camp. hope of going further north on the refugee trail to reach the european countries, it's a force that propels them, like every refugees, past camps that have been erected in greece. a syrian refugee from homs says he's losing patients, he's been in the camp for more than four weeks now. >> we registered for re-election. they did app interview. nothing came of it, it's lies, a waste of time.

and we now see europe itself engulfed in turmoil with a possible exit by britain from the european unionh refugees overflowing borders endangering the countries of western europe. taking control of the government out of the hands of their people. we've seen financial turmoil. what is hillary's position on the european union? she thinks it's the greatest thing imaginable. that the it's the wave of future. in fact, europe today is less than the sum of its parts, and that is harmful to the united states. vladmir putin sees this. he sees this weakness. he has used it against us in crimea and ukraine. and i predict almost certainly within the next ten months he will provoke a crisis again in perhaps one of the battlic republics, astonia, lat via, lithuania, in order to see what the obama-kerry-clinton reaction will be. if you look at hillary's reaction to obama's decision since she launched her campaign, she has wrapped her arms around this administration on national security policy. it's a further demonstration on how closely tied she is. and now let's turn to the middle east. that forum of

individual country in the union that the fiscal union will soon dissolve, let alone the political one. they say this is the worst existential crisis the europever faced. >> i wish they had best practices and do the best they can. find out who's doing the best job with security and match that. anyway, thank you for our whole round table. colleen mccain. nelson, eli and jane newton small. let's return with this fandango we've been talking about between trump and cruz. you're watching "hardball," the place for politics. professional. i'm actually a dj. [ dance music plays ] woman: [laughs] no way! that really is you? if they're not a cfp pro, you just don't know. cfp -- work with the highest standard. who don't have access thto basic banking,on people but that is changing. at temenos, with the microsoft cloud, we can enable a banker to travel to the most remote locations with nothing but a phone and a tablet. everywhere where there's a phone, you have a bank. now a person is able to start a business, and employ somebody for the first time. the microsoft cloud helped us to bring banking to ten million people in just two years. it's transforming

an example.you after centuries of a violence and strife, europe has created the european union to live together in peace and cooperation. all the crises are putting europe under pressure. do we really want to give up this lesson? do we really want to risk falling back into the pain of the past? i hope not. the second example. after two world wars, the world has given itself rules and institutions to protect the peace and safety of all people. united nations, for instance the declaration of human rights. just weeks ago, the world showed it still knows how to use these institutions. agreement signed an in paris to fight the most long-term crisis we all face, climate change. time and 30 example. after centuries of power politics, the west created an alliances that transcends the logic of "might makes right." may 2 protect the territory of all of its members, big aoror small, or as the three musketeers would say, all for one and one for all. some countries are falling back into the 19th century power politics. reaffirm the up to vision of unity made at the warsaw summit. hopefully, we will

. >> but it's belgium, it's europe union, it's nato. >> well, it is also molenbeek and it is mostly 470oreign fighters that went and all of them almost come from brussels. and all of them almost come from molenbeek. they have a problem. they have hotbed of terrorism. and they have a situation in which people can rent a car and go to france, conduct a terrorist attack to france and come back. >> go home. >> and go home. and it takes about three, four, five months to find them. so there are a lot of things the europeans need to do today. our hearts are with all the people in belgium. but there are a problem when we see there is no connections. there is no coordination between the different agencies. they don't share information because of privacy issues about their own citizens to each other. some of these laws need to change in order to deal with the threat of terrorism in western europe. >> michael weiss, sitting here on friday, we talked about the coordination, really we're hearing from belgium, congratulations over the cooperation that led to finding salah abdeslam, that he was captur

issue in discussions within europe about how, whether eu member states will be required to gather personal data from airlines of passengers flying in and out of -- into european union airports. and the real road blocks that certain constituencies in europe place to creating this database, a database that exists in the united states, and it was constantly -- it's the right to privacy, the right to protect individual information and sort of, again, it's an understandable reaction to what happened in east germany and elsewhere in terms of the government gathering all this data on individuals and who knows what they do with it. but that -- and that created an enormous road block to progress in that negotiation that was in the aftermath of various terrorist attacks and terrorist threats and foiled attacks, for instance the underwear bomber in 2009, i believe, was one of the impetuses for u.s. pushing europe to intensify progress on the pr issue. so we still haven't -- i still don't believe there is a pr agreement within the european union because of these, in part because of these privacy concerns. but my information might be updated. then, of course, individual member

it's in the capital of europe, the european union located around there. the total casualty count at least 28 dead, 166 injured. that's according to brussels fire department. that could change. the city is on lock downright now. belgium raised the terror threat to the highest level it has. now new information. isis had just claimed responsibility for the attack. the ambassador just told us he can't say for sure that the threat is over. he does fear that there could be more attacks. he also told us that as far as he knows it may, these attacks may be connected to the arrest and capture of salah abdeslam one of the last fugitives alive from the paris attacks that took place in november. one final thing, there are raids taking place across belgium right now. a furious man hunt for anyone who might be involved. let's bring in nick robertson who can bring us the latest on what's going on. >> reporter: one of the other details we're learning is the fact that a nuclear power plant in belgium has been evacuated of all its nonessential staff. a lot of questions rai

europe. when he called me up after the interview, he said i have a good quote tatian from churchill -- quotation from churchill. we cannot aim at anything less than the union as a whole and we look forward with confidence to the day when that union will be achieved. those are the words of winston churchill. it was great to hear the commissioner following up our interview with a quote from the great winston churchill. we will see how european leaders can hammer out a resolution on monday when leaders will meet with turkey, trying to hash out a deal on this refugee crisis. the stoxx 600 failing to rise for a six-day yesterday. the best streaks in the last one in nine years. -- last 29 years. ♪ vonnie: time for our global battle of the charts. the most telling charts today. and what they mean for investors. you can access these charts on the bloomberg by running the functions on the bottom of your screen. mark: i am a nerd. i am a massive nerd. runs in thewinning stock market are wonderful. yesterday, the stoxx 600 in europe failed to rise for a six-day. the winning streak was the longest since october. let's use our function to look back at the longest winni

we now see europe itself engulfed in turmoil, with a possible exit by britain from the european unionefugees overflowing borders and endangering the countries of western europe. taking the control of government out of the hands of their people. we have seen financial turmoil. what is hillary's position on the european union's? she thinks it is the greatest thing imaginable. in fact, europe today is last in the sum of its parts. that is harmful to the united states. vladimir putin sees this. he sees this weakness. he has used it against us, in crimea and ukraine. i predict almost certainly within the next 10 months, he will provoke a crisis again, in perhaps one of the baltic republics, in order to see what inton reactiony-cl will be. hasou look at since she launched her campaign, she has wrapped her arms around this administration on national security policy, a further demonstration of how closely tied she is. let's turn to the middle east, for forum of success barack obama and hillary clinton's foreign policies. what has happened? the region is descending into chaos? . state structur

has been a long standing partner of germany and europe since world war ii and especially for the european union. however, in the last ten years europe has faced increasing series of crisis that created a lot of division within europe. how do you feel that germany and the united states can work together to promote the survival of the european project? >> thank you. let me take the second question just behind you. yes. >> my name is alexander. so what, in your opinion, are the consequences of certain european countries refusing to comply with european agreements such as the fair burden sharing of refugees in terms of their effect on the european union? [ speaking german ] >> translator: these two questions basically belong together, don't they? for the european union used to live on the fact that and this contributed to the process of integration continuing, this was due to the fact that an important status of the political development over the last six decades we were able to demonstrate cooperation and also when it came to difficult issues we were able to develop common approaches and solutions

europe. keep in mind brussels seat of the european union but a key city in all of europe. brussels airport serving 23.5 million passengers per year in something like 26 different cities. so that airport is a key hub in all of europe and what happens there undoubtedly has an effect not only in europe. but also here in the nypd is saying that it is monitoring the situation in a statement it says it's away of the situation and we're monoor toking it for further developments as are we. ben and juliet. >> couple of quick flight notes robert robert there were a couple of flights from jfk to brussels in the air when this occurred. diverted to amsterdam. and asian with that not clear where there will be diverted to but brussels airport is closed. >> quick statement from charles he said what we feared has happened hit by blind attacks. that was a big concern, obviously, parises terrorist attacks and their fears are come true and we want to get a quick look at sports now starting with the rangers they're making the push for playoffs they face florida at the garden. >> skates in a ni

it is hard to see how the european union could move up this process. katty: it looks like europes caving? to some extent, europe is saying to the turks that we accept your political and domestic politics. we are signaling that we are ok with the accumulation of power at the hands of the president, but inviting turkey to join the european union on this issue is a huge step that i don't think europe is ready to take. they will have to see how the turks respond to the deal. if they will stop the smuggling. tracking eufast talks and allowing fisa free travel by june, giving money as an indication of the strong hand that turkey has in the crisis and the weekend that europe has -- and the weak hand that europe has. gateway tobeing the europe, has the power. the question is if the turks will take the money and the reduced restrictions, pocket that, and do the same things. i think this will stem some of the flow of migrants, but -- they: could turkey stop flow of migrants if they wanted to? >> i don't think so. there is a turkish infrastructure along the west coast of turkey. many turks

obviously, those companies are market seeking and are looking at the european union, europe, middle eastd africa. they need to grow and they are doing that from ireland. carol: a lot of other countries, cities, could maybe led by the policies you have done in ireland. there are a lot of troubled economic areas. what is your advice? martin: i mean, certainly, we have a lot of turbulence in the markets at the moment. a lot of geopolitical issues, some of those obviously on the border of europe. what we find -- i am doing this for a long time and my own agency has been attracting investment for 67 years and eight is consistency. it is about consistency of policy. investors want to know what they are getting into, and we have had consistent policies for many decades. cory: does that lessen the importance or traditional focus on tourism? martin: no, not at all. to is somewhat significantly ahead of last year. actually, record o numbers. ireland is beautiful, beautiful scenery, very welcoming, hospitality. and tourism is a very strong indigenous sector. carol: what about, though, the governmen

europe is frankly not well equipped to stand up to the threats. just as the union was created without a complementary fiscal union, free movement within europe was established without strong security cooperation both among member states and on the eu's extended borders. the eu did devise a common security and defense policy and conducted successful operations within that framework, like the anti-piracy operation near the coast of somalia, but that instrument was tailored to stabilize the eu's neighborhood typically in the balkan or to help the crisis even further, typically in africa, not europe proper. series of steps can be taken in the short term and some are in the pipe already as matthew noted the need for increasing intelligence sharing in europol, europe needs to reinforce its borders by giving more robust border agency context and lowering systematic control which is under the discussion, will be under discussion in the eu parliament soon. and member states to share crucial data about air travel can help face the current intelligence and security cooperatio

willingness of the japanese, for example, to ban new energy investments in iran, the willingness of the europe union to embargo iranian oil. and of that snapped back automatically. backne of that snapped automatically. there is an issue where three or four years in, they managed to secure a decent flow of investments from europe and asia where that could be curtailed prior to the deal. is there a greater willingness on the part of the iranians to push back against u.s. measures that are completely legitimate and not dealt with under the deal, that address a nonnuclear aspect of iranian behavior and say, we have done our part, they by the fulfilling, and way, europe, what are you going to do? japan, what are you going to do? are you really going to pull out because we are not willing to continue abiding by our agreement when the united dates continues to put sanctions on us? enforcement and compliance issues become more complicated as time goes on rather than less. james schoff: i imagine we are going to see an element of this in the potentially, in the arms sale side of things. that is part of being

>>> nowhere to go for now, refugees stuck at the border in europe await their fate as the european union and turkey agree on a draft proposal. >> this is al jazeera live from doha. also ahead on the program: we've won this battle but not the war. tunisia's prime minister warns his nation after an attack on the libya border. >>> relatives of those onboard mh370 mark a somber anniversary. >>> we're in mexico where this group of women is using a unique way to fight sexual harassment. >>> hello, the u.n. is questioning the legality of an agreement which would see refugees and migrants in europe sent back to turkey. the u.n. high commission for refugees said he especially wants to know more about the safeguards in place to protect people. we'll speak with james bays at the u.n. shortly. first jonah hull tells us about the deal between the e.u. and turkey. >> finally, at the end of a long day and night, the breakthrough they'd hoped for. the european union reached an agreement with turkey that they believe marks the beginning of the end of europe's refugee crisis. >> this is a real game change

in europe, a couple weeks ago, the european union going to visit -- but the reason we have that is continental europe contains its extremism in the 20th century going for fascism and in the cold war of communism. because britain is free and independent we helped europe diminish the impact twice in the 20th century, rewriting history, in this way, many of us find offensive. let's stick to arguments about trade and the politics and those who want britain to remain in the e.u. make the case for supernationalism and submerge our identities in a new european political identity. i don't think supernationalism has a great track record. the last example was the soviet union which did not end that well. what happened at europe at the present time is nationalist tendencies, and i think britain is better outside that. >> host: let me pull on unity. the decision to leave the uk, implications for scotland with a second referendum and some have argued this is not even about the e.u. but the unanimity of the united kingdom itself and you have strong connections and understanding of the politics. >> being sco

the late down the case for why europe needs -- why britain needs to stay in the european union. ave decided it is better for europe, that the u.k. stays in the european union. see if it is to possible to get a deal and i think it is a good deal, not only for the u.k., but a good deal for the european union because it's makes the european union more competitive. we are always fighting for more isiness, less regulation and think this deal has some advantages for european union itself. i think it is a good deal. arguments buthe we are very much in favor and would be happy if the british people would decide not to leave the european union. he is speaking now at the lump -- london school of economics saying the eu needs britain to stick to its liberal roots and not -- that it is not in him to lecture britain. ryan joins us now from the conference. you have heard both sides of the referendum, what have we heard? we have a chance to hear from iteers,mps, from the brex and the message was don't believe the hype, this move will not be as ruinous of the government is suggesting, specifical

union is trying to settle. the refusal to allow refugees to pass through on the way to western europe created a bottle neck. the european union came up with a plan to manage the crisis. we put it in context. >> reporter: leaders from turkey and the european union came up with a plan to stop the flow of refugees attempting to reach europe. it's a huge problem. let's look at the numbers. they struggled to cope with the the journey. more than 3,700 died trying. it has not deterred others. the numbers are growing. since january this year, 140,000 people crossed into europe, it's not even peak season. numbers are expected to spike from april as winter becomes string. turkey bore the brunt of the crisis taking in 2.7 million, spending more than 9 billion trying to cope. here is what e.u. leaders are proposing. under the plan all refugees that make the illegal crossing will be sent back to turkey. it's a 1 for 1 deal. for every person, an e.u. country will setting a syrian living in a refugee camp. as for those sent back, they'll be pushed to the back of the queue. in return, $3 billion in aid for refugees, it's ha

europe. this is where nato headquarters is. this is where the european union headquarters is located. not just officials in europe, but around the world fly in and out of with all of the interactions with europe and european mainland. to have an explosion, an incident. we still don't know what caused this incident. to have an incident of this kind at 8:00 a.m., peak commuter time, is very, very concerning for authorities here, miguel. >> certainly a strike of the brussels airport is a strike against europe. no question. the belgian public broadcaster is reporting several dead at the airport. i want to give you some context of what we see in the pictures. those are ceiling tiles and glass that has fallen down from the ceiling and walls in that cavernous departure area. the witnesses are saying many are injured by the falling debris from what appears, nima, two explosions. dozens of people have been stretchered out of the airport after the explosions and the public broadcaster saying there are fatalities. >> nima, when you say the country is on high alert, not highest alert, how is that

europe. talking about the brexit, for instance. this is not a thing which keeps british people more enthused about european union ideas as such. ll in all, i think the unity of europe is more at risk at the moment than the other way around. >> you're a former member of the angela merkel's cabinet. what does the pressure on her at this point, given her decision to allow more immigrants into is germany? >> as so often in such situations, it actually will not harm her too much right now because people are afraid. they're anxious. they would look at the chancellor and say, okay, she has proved to be somehow stable in these situations. having said that, the moment will come that people will ask her, is there a point where we have to connect the dots a bit more than we do already? is there an interconnection between the refugee crisis and letting in terrorists on to european soil. of course, it is a very cheap approach, but one which has been easily played out by radical movements within germany as well. >> what are the economic benefits or costs of opening the border? when the borders were originally opened, how much infrastructure

this is decisive here for european union, and for nato, because the security environment in europe isradically, and both nato and european union have to adjust to -- to adjust to this situation. i was briefly presenting the first elements of the global strategy on defense and foreign policy commission and external action services [ inaudible ] we are in close contact when it comes to different points of this. we were mainly discussing today the threats our continent is facing, and [ inaudible ] importance that the two organizations with moving in the same direction in order to present common views at the nato summit later this year, in july -- in warsaw. he is in fact a lucky man, because he has one summit every two years, and i have one summit a week, and that makes a difference, but i feel encouraged by the meeting and [ inaudible ] yet today, because it became obvious that a stronger european union means a stronger nato, and a stronger nato means a stronger european union until we are working hand in hand in that matter. thank you. >> thank you so much, and good afternoon, and jean

europe. turkey has asked european union for an additional $3.3 billion on top of the 3.3 billion already offered. >>> u.s. claims to have killed 150 al shabaab fighters, however, somalia says the number killed is 27. >>> gun battle between the armed group and security forces in the tunisian town of ben gardan. >> those talks in brussels are continued right now aimed add easing the european union refugee process. i'm joined by deputy european director at amnesty international. thank you for coming. europe and turkey are engaged in talks, returning refugees there europe from greece back to turkey. can a plan like that work? war the obstacles legally and be logistically? >> it's the worst kind of horse trading. we have the european union, showing how desperate it is to look outward instead of within i civility. on the other hand, we have turkey who have shot refugees on the syrian border, pushed back refugees in addition to the domestic situation going on. to seek asylum and be refuge that they currently need. >> the current system of open borders they say is simply not set up to deal with a crisis

europe. >> seems they entered the union andÑi took support.. >> reporter:Ñi among other former soviet bloc nations poland joined the e.u. as part of the e.u. e expansion in 2004. in george w. bush's administration, poland symbolized the new europe. since then portion land became the largest recipient of e.u. development funds. this new train transformed what was previously a backward nation but along with other former communist countries, poland adopted a hardlineÑi approach, refusing to share the union's migrant burden. >> if we believe in solidarity and the european union, not only a bank that offers a big account and we can take big money from them, but we should also think about the crisis that is going on here and we should support refugees. >> reporter: right now with moreñr than 100,000 migrants having entered europe in the first two months of the year, the e.u.'s foundations are being rocked to the core. greece which is least equipped to handle the flow is in danger of being cut off from the rest of europe and transformed into a giant

europe. the eu is an economic union. we do have all the challenges, but the solution cannot be compared to solutions found in the u.s., which is where i come to my question. i am happy to say that our law enforcement is a strong supporter of the eu. we have connections with our u.s. entities and a 53% increase in information exchange. we have 10 u.s. agencies. by question is this. have you learned a lot post-9/11? they ate knowledged failures that could have prevented the attack, and it led to this establishment of the and cnctc. thise set up with creating not on the back of europe. -- that made the ntct a success? nctc seems to have been a success in coordinating terrorist information and counterterrorism activities. is there any advice the panel has as we move forward setting up the european counterterrorism center? >> sure. first of all, thank you for mentioning the victims. it goes without saying that we have to be thinking of them, of course. it's not just the nctc that was created. we had a massive bureaucracy, inc

despite the fact of europe peep union, the security network to make it secure has not taken place. every nation more or less collects intelligence and hoards it, shares it only on a case by case or special event basis. there was an increase in sharing after the paris attacks last fall, but is it continuing? we never have detailed nato level security. there's no relation of any of this to trump's charge about nato not doing its share. >> understood, general. appreciate your insight. hope you come back and will talk more about it as the need arises. general wesley clark, retired four-star general on the story today. >>> we want to bring in reuters chief correspondent, what can you add already, specifically to this conversation about whether or not law enforcement in brussels has sort of been behind the curve in terms of coordination between agencies and the gathering of intelligence. >> there's certainly to be accusations of that following the paris attacks. clearly there was a charge from france in the immediate aftermath of that. that the paris attacks were actually organized in br

union. it will expect europe to remain relatively calm on that domestic situation in turkey.e: what role does greece play in this? they are under a lot of pressure right now. that's going to be another conversation for greece. macedoniaborder with is deplorable. at the same time, it increases the pressure on north european states to find a solution quickly. allows thehand, it return to open up orders and at the same time it's a resolution that stems the refugee in flow and it's clear that if the situation continues with refugees flowing into greece and getting stuck there, that is unsustainable. focal pointally the under a lot of pressure. all eyes are on that. francine: how worried are you about public disquiet increasing? if we don't find a solution to the crisis, are we going to see more extreme parties voted in? francine: i think that is the main concern it. david cameron in the u.k. faces a crucial referendum. that will be very much about immigration. and negative pictures coming out of greece is the last thing he will want to see in the run up to that referendum. the ot

europe falling apart in front of our eyes. in terms of the institutions within the union not able to deal with all the threats impinging on it. that could create some summertime markets. >> where does leadership in terms of trying to promote a unified europe come from? when you think about london being in position, europe -- england being in position of voting themselves out, you think about angela merkel being under so much pressure because of her decision to accept 1 million refugees coming in. who is the spokesperson for a strong and unified europe? >> unfortunately there isn't. it's a weak argument. the argument is the only reason we want to stay is because we're afraid of what will happen if we break up. that's why the leave vote in the uk is powerful. the emotion is behind the leave vote. the rationale behavior is behind the stay vote. >> economically it has not been a huge ratings success. in certain sectors it has -- >> i would argue with that. >> greece, europe -- part of the problem was the -- the biggest benefit was open borders. now that's being clone into question. at this point, that's why we're at 50% leave. or

it is a no credit to europe, when you consider that a union of 28 countries with over 500 million citizensas found it so hard to share the burden. merkel now faces a tough sell at the u.n.'s summit. once again, she will appeal for a europe-why the solution to the migration crisis. anchor: just to get out, that is the simple aim of many young refugees who have left their war-torn countries for new life in germany. they have particularly harrowing tales to tell, especially when traveling alone. there is a new book recording some of those harrowing stories. >> to just to get out of syria, only when we set out across the belkin road. only 16, fearing we could end up rob, raped, or dead. the idea of spending the night here in the park did not worry him, he told us. >> i could just sleep here, you just put your legs out here and it blocks the wind. there is grass and you can lay your head on it. you can block the wind. and everything will be fine. but he learned how to survive alone from his big sister, when she was killed in an air raid in damascus with their father, two years ago. their mother

union, do we have partners outside of that? >> nato has a mission in the mediterranean sea. europe yn union as you mentioned. the real critical partners who continued to work are uk, france, italy as well as spain and germany. >> and do we have a plan moving forward on that? >> yes, we do. >> and general, are you concerned that the threat may outpace that political reconciliation in libya? >> i am as general rodriguez pointed out that is a long term proposition. i think we have to be concerned about that. >> general austin, have you seen cooperation between syrian kurdish groups and russia? >> we have seen some cooperation between the ypg element in the northwestern part of the country with the russians. >> is it frequent cooperation? >> i would characterize it as infrequent but, again, they are going to turn to the folks that they think can provide them capability when they need it most. >> have the kurdish groups attacked syrian rebels supported by us? >> there is evidence of that. >> do you see that growing? >> i don't see it growing. i think right now during the cessation of hostilities we don't see much

is questioning the legality of an agreement that would see refugees and migrants in europe send back to turkey the unioneaches the tentative agreement overnight. we will see all future refugees and migrants arriving in greece from turkey, sent back as they each syrian refugee returns a syrian in turkey would be resettled in the e.u. our editor reports now from geneva. >> the european union has had plans to deal with the refugee crisis before, they are all failed, this year alone, more than 140,000 people have arrived by sea. so e.u. leaders have now come up with a new proposal that goes much further than anything tried before, for the first time they say those that arrive from turkey will be september back. it is controversial, already the u.n.h.c.r. has expressed concern, and questions it's legality do you fear that this could be illegal under international humanitarian law? yes. expunge is prohibited under the european convention of human rights an treatment that would be tantamount to any blanket return. is not consist with european law it is not consist with international law. even tougher criticism

they have the europe eastern union. i think earlier you said that there is no reason for uncertainty. do you not agree if we were to leave the european union, there would be an economic shock? >> no. >> the best is with the y2k bug. >> your own economic adviser has said leaving the eu would be an economic shock. you don't agree with the governor of the bank of england and you can't explain why. now you don't agree with your economic adviser. please point to any evidence whatsoever beyond our argument and the view. >> beyond argument. >> and the economic shock. i will give you the most obvious. she has been absent. that's the right thing to do. and secondly what is the evidence that would not be an economic shock. i simply point to you as they revert to all the arguments made at the time of the euro decision. and there were many people who were saying then -- >> i'm going to get across that point. >> they heard that argument six or seven points and they are outside this room. they are new to it before. if you have a new