he has had one trip to the european parliament. of course he was conciliatory.e expected. but he's does not show signs of accepting that what he has done so far in setting up this new constitution breaches any human rights laws under the eu, in the democratic rights, freedom of the press, and more. he is prepared to talk, we believe. he is prepared to talk about the technicalities. but the commission is being cautious about suggesting that this situation is resolved. they're waiting for this one- month deadline to expire and see what happens by then. meanwhile, he was a the president of the european commission in brussels next tuesday. >> how worried should europe be about what is happening in hungary right now? >> i think it does show a sense doesrenationalization. many states are retrenching because of the economic crisis. they're watching with interest is illegal position is for hungary. is that a sovereign state with the right to decide on its judiciary and how to make its central bank functioned independently or otherwise? or is this something -- everyone w

he once more visibility for the european parliament. >> i am not the first to argue for the parliament'shts, but these are times when many people think anonymous powers are making decisions about their lives. >> a staunch pro-european, martin schulz is expected to leave the parliament until elections expected in 2014. >> ratings agencies and downgrades have not dissuaded investors. >> the eurozone bailout fund staged a successful bond auction on tuesday, with strong demand from investors. the efsf was able to raise some 1.5 billion euros in a sale of six-month bonds. the interest rate was favorable, even despite losing its aaa credit rating from standard and poor's on monday. investors snapped up european debt in the efsf money market auction. it was the yours and rescue fund's first bond sale in the wake of the downgrade. politicians are intensifying their calls for european ratings agency, perhaps one which ranks everything from refrigerators to diapers in germany. >> we want to create a european ratings agency, perhaps as a nonprofit foundation. that is something that will have to be

already with a french deputy in the european parliament already resigning because of actors essentially act is about protecting intellectual property from music and books to different designer clothes and pharmaceuticals but the people here protesting in poland they are afraid that because parishioners would be able to close down websites for let's say harmless links to videos or t.v. shows or movies or something which most of the uses they do on every day basis so they think that this document will be misused by b. corporations and by the authorities and the whole already have been. several examples of that this document actually has a striking resemblance to this sopa bill in the united states so clearly the warsaw protests are the only ones in europe so far but we could be seeing more and more rallies and more protest actions across europe as the parliament's face the rich a fixation of actor in the nearest several weeks. european correspondent there bring you some today was how there was so let's talk now to dominik dominica. the coordinator of the media freedom project in poland th

already where the french deputy in the european parliament already resigning because of actors saying that this was all a buffer made and the very un serious document essentially act is about protecting intellectual property from music and books to different designer clothes and pharmaceuticals but the people here protesting in poland they are afraid that big corporations would be able to close down websites for let's say harmless links to videos or t.v. shows or movies or something which most of the users in the internet do on every day basis so they think that this document will be misused by big corporations and by the authorities and the whole already have been several examples of that this document act has a striking resemblance to the sopa bill in the united states which caused several online giants like we kill leagues and google to have their own form of protest so clearly the warsaw protests are the only ones in europe so far but we could be seeing more more rallies and more protest actions across europe as the parliament's face the rich occasion of act in the new era several

. >> welcoming the european parliament's new president with its first session in strasbourg this year. in the spotlight is on the european commission's announcement that it is starting action against hungary over its controversial new constitution. >> the decisions we have taken today are a reflection of our determination to make sure that repealing the law are fully respected. >> so what exactly is the commission objecting to? it is concerned that the hungarian government can wield undue influence over the central bank and it fears that the independence of the country's judiciary, hundreds of judges could be forced to retire. there are also concerns that a new gated -- a new data protection authority would not be in it -- would not be independent, but subject to government control. >> i have written a letter to hungary warning against putting in danger the independence of the judiciary. unfortunately, the warnings were not listened to. >> big protests broke out in the streets of the hungarian capital budapest after the constitution came into force at the beginning of this month. now

ineffective so they are the new head now of the european the conservatives the reformist group the european parliament you said that the agenda is striking a chord with the european people what is this realistic i think it's a realistic acceptance of the limits of european integration you know there's a lot of people are very keen to. make you know. hyperbole and statements about about european integration and the cause of european unity etc you know you're seeing with the eurozone crisis the limits to that so that we can make all the grand statements we like when it. which is the basic building block. so what are the. powers that already in the european union. british. market why not. come to. find out what's really happening to the global economy with my stronger for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines tune in to kaiser report on r t. syria still reeling from escalating outbreaks of violence as its plied spreads to new york where u.n. security council members are set to reach consensus on the. occupy d.c. protesters dig their heels then as they wait for a police crackdown after

european parliament you said that the agenda is striking a chord with the european people what is this. i think it's a realistic acceptance of the limits of european integration you know there's a lot of people are very keen to. make you know. hyperbole and statements. about european integration in the course of european unity etc you know you're seeing with the eurozone crisis philip. it's to that that we can make all the grand statements we like when it comes to putting. that out pocket to. maybe some european electorate that not so keen on it i was seeing the limits of national sovereignty being being exceeded in many areas the importance of sticking to the fundamental national democratic principle which is the basic building block of the european union. thanks very much for sharing your views on the program. were shot four times in total. three of the boys are still at large bodies. people should be allowed to defend themselves. by these people are now. basically military police. to shoot. i'm sorry if you know that the bullet comes out here and this makes it go bang and if what's

because it's been part of europe's energy networks since two thousand and six recognized by the european parliament and the e.u. council of energy ministers brussels wants all russian energy companies not just gazprom to be allowed to export gas to europe what are the implications of that for gazprom and europe. regulator e permission is not the issue but the e.u. germany and the rest of the e.u. nations need gas to sensibly reform their energy policy to keep russia on the other hand has to sell gas to keep its budget in order so there's a codependency which is a good thing i would be happy to see european companies invest into russia and european markets open up to russian companies it's a good free market economy and i think europeans need gas or gas has many uses here with the political uncertainty in north africa it's good to have a stable partner that you can rely on and russia is one of the you know better than anyone else for a space that had written it recently switched from export to india old europe needs a gas supply to maintain a stable mix of energy sources but its climatic conditions

operate on a worldwide basis it will be will be completely ineffective so they are the new had a european. parliament you said that the agenda is striking a chord with the european people what is this. i think it's a realistic acceptance of the limits of european integration you know there's a lot of people are very keen to. make you know. hyperbole and statements about about european integration because of european unity etc you know you're seeing with the eurozone crisis the limits to that we can make all the grand statements we like when it comes to putting. it to deliver. maybe some european electorate are not so keen on it we're seeing the limits of national sovereignty being being exceeded in many areas the importance of sticking to their fundamental national democratic principle which is the basic building block of the european union so what are the limits of european integration at what point do you say enough is enough. my preference would be for some powers that are already in the european union to be devolved back to nation states. so i think we have integration . and in some respects gone

fiscal rules that would limit deficits and a new bailout fund for paul natal a member of the european parliament says democracy could suffer as a result. of this will go into primary secondary legislation which means that the people can be bypassed there will be referendums across the continent particularly and i'll agree there should be a referendum on this and what will happen is they would bypass the people on the street and. they will get exactly what they want but it is a complete before democracy the scary thing here that you have is once you start including with democracy and trying to change things i think you know the very slippery slope of the trying to put a lot of pressure to agree to this idea that it's really hard but you can all those goals with your commission are not and will oversee the tuxes is quite frankly the fruits of democracy the oldest democracy in the world and if i was in athens at the moment on the streets demonstrating this well. and next hour in our interview we hear from martin callanan and i am a p from the u.k. conservative party to learn more about where the fa

fiscal rule that would limit deficits and a new bailout fund but paul the tall a member of the european parliament say democracy could suffer as a result of. this will go into primary e.u. law through secondary legislation which means that the people can be bypassed there will be referendums across the continent particularly in ireland where there should be a referendum on this and what will happen is they will bypass the people and. they will get exactly what they want and it is a complete affront to democracy the scary thing here that you have is once you start tinkering with democracy and trying to change things i think you know the very slippery slope indeed the trying to put a lot of pressure on greece and this idea that the germans have but you could almost call to the budget commission of martin's who would oversee the budgets set taxes is quite frankly the fruits of democracy the oldest democracy in the world and if i was in athens at the moment on the streets demonstrating as well. as a you works to finally rein in its less than fiscally responsible members the kaiser report looks at what

we got then was diplomatically speaking not entirely correct very much keep in mind that the european parliament voted in favor of greece's membership almost unanimously including the conservatives who are now trying to distance themselves from that decision sometimes in politics you don't want to believe things that he wants condoned or actually happening. under either the commission was wrong or the handling of greece has been wrong since it ended which which is it ends in the it's pointless to talk about how things were in the past we're talking about the future i hope we manage to keep greece in the eurozone for that to happen i hope the package of aid agreements that european leaders have agreed on is implemented if that's the case then i think we can start taking care of stabilizing the market because it was a great deal of help from greece of course there is one point i would like to make and that the country should not be broken down not only does greece a. need budget discipline which is of course true but what greece needs most are investments that it would be good to see wealthy greek

. >> bulgarian prime minister is preparing for an emotional and angry debate in the european parliament amid european union claims that his government reforms are threatening the norms of democracy, depriving but judiciary and central bank of their independence. the question is not solely political. the country badly needs a new credit line from the european union and the imf. this is gmt from bbc world news. the headlines, aid agencies say thousands died unnecessarily in east africa because of a slow response to last year's famine. now the warnings of a new food shortage in west africa. a key suspect in the christmas day bombing in nigeria has escaped amid fears that extremists have infiltrated the police forced. the italian cruise ship the costa concordia has shifted once again, forcing another suspension in the final rescue efforts. 24 people still missing. if it seems almost certain no one else will be found alive. 11 bodies have been recovered so far. among the missing is russell, who worked as a waiter on the ship. his brother kevin has traveled there today to look for. >> i am th

administration and european parliament. we have 500,000 people who cannot go back to this area. all very strong burdens on us. i think what has really changed -- we have been seeing quite some menace from moscow. here was a musterin-- >> so, presumedly, a next president putin would make you feel more nervous, not less nervous. >> yes. very often, russian opposition figures, a lot of figures around the region, cite georgia as a reason for -- president obama said that george it is a model for the region, quite a compliment -- said that georgia is a model for the region, quite a compliment. >> we have to leave it there. thank you. a lesson for an aspiring pianist. if you want to play fast, this is the guy that you should learn from. he has created a unique learning style. he can hit up to 19 separate notes per second. >> the plays what he calls continuous music -- >> he plays what he calls continuous music. at some points, the notes reached 19 notes perceptionper . >> you increase it. ♪ that's too hard. >> so, why? why so fast? the answer, he says, is that continuous waves of sound

the european parliament in strasbourg it -- in strasbourg approved a new directive to stop the illegalxport of e-ways. electronic appliances, such as mobile phones, tv sets. they're sent to countries in africa were valuable raw materials like copper are removed in seoul. but you're also needs to keep those reclaimed from materials at home. >> the police in the port of hamburger checking this shipment destined for africa. it is registered as second-hand goods. investigators suspect it is really electronic scrap. it is illegal to export toxic waste from germany. >> what we have here is a lot of broken electrical appliances. so i do not think this step is usable. for spare parts that may be, but nothing more. >> when they reach africa, the appliances are stripped down, often by child workers, for the raw materials they contain. what remains is incinerated, polluting the environment. until now, it has been almost impossible to stop this illegal trade. since the law failed to draw a clear line between scrap and used goods. under the new eu directive, exporters will have to approve the appli

i'm a member of the european parliament for sweden.sition across political groups asking in the negotiation of the new treaty to take into consideration, one, the community approach. two, that everyone should sit around the table 27 plus the presence of the european parliament. three, that the european law is respected, which means that the treaty should work in the frame of the lisbon treaty. what are you doing in the final stage of the negotiation to take into account the voice of the 500 million people of europe that we do represent and not to undermine the common institutions and key transparency and openness of the decision making process? thank you very much. >> who would like to address this? >> i would like to give you the mobile number of -- come on. of course. it's not a joke. we would -- it would be much more -- much better and better to understand for everyone outside of here if we do what we have to do in our european treaty. it has to be done by anonymous decision. therefore we go -- in the meantime we go 70 plus 9, every

he's also the new head of the european. parliament thanks very much for joining us today the first question is the. president of the country over its controversial nuclear program statement minister david cameron along with. said that quote our message is clear we have no quarrel with people but the leadership has failed to restore international exclusively peaceful nature of its nuclear program now at what cost to the european union is this message being delivered. you have agreed that we are not going to buy any more oil from iran. reasonable reason to consider all purchases. from iran but i think you know the overall goal. you know we have. twenty seven nations to the arabians you know. you know we really must get some assurances on the nuclear program it's unacceptable to the rest of the world for iran to acquire nuclear weapons but i will factor will these sanctions be right now you see india still buying oil from iran playing with gold and you have china that could possibly just step in and buy the oil that the u.s. and the e.u.

without the european parliament there are also those that question the new treaty's work. strict credits on spending may hamper prospects for growth. >> we don't believe this is a solution. it is a symbol tool for internal policy reasons in germany and france. you will not restore the situation if you do not have growth. you cannot wait for years of austerity to get growth. >> e.u. leaders probably need no reminder that turning around europe's economy will not be easy. this begins with a 24-hour strike? belgium to protest -- a 24 hour strike in belgium to protest. >> growth opportunity still on the agenda, but as we said, greece very much likely to be a big talking point. the greek finance minister has said that whoever hands people a dememia between national aid and -- people a dilemma between national aid and personal dignity are missing the point. >> they are trying to help greece out of trouble that is, broadly speaking, of its own making. there needs to be a quid pro quo for that. the germans are saying they do not believe the greeks have control of that financial sit

the european commission is taking legal action against this and will be debated in the european parliament today. the prime minister is being accused of spreading democracy in hungary. the country is under enormous pressure at the moment because of its financial problems and it is looking to the european union for help. if it is deemed to be curbing democratic processes, then its chances -- or infringing the european union rules, then its chances of getting more help which it needs become slimmer. >> thanks very much. we will take you to japan. a freak snowfall has cut off some of the city's in an island. the wind has created a huge snow drifts as high as causes. -- as houses. in their trapped homes have been dug out but emergency crews and some train service has been disrupted. this is in the northern japanese islands. very difficult. you are watching bbc world news. four against mitt romney now in the latest debate for the presidential nomination for the republicans. britain oppose the ministry of defense will give details of the second ounce of armed forces reductions. ministry ofs defe

one of european states to say the multinational deal which still needs to be ratified by the european parliament allows firms to censor the internet alexy just get reports now from warsaw. at first thousands across poland directed their anger squarely at the notorious anti counter fee trade agreement the idea of punishing the site for publishing the let's say trademarked material is somehow illogical to me it's like punishing the corporation that produces knifes for. being used to kill somebody but with every passing rally the protest grew more political the crowds put prime minister to six government under fire for signing the agreement on thursday most governmental websites were hijacked by the anonymous hacker group i think they are trying to mask. the promise is that there would be a sudden closer touch to the documents. that we have. the right for our own interpretation of the can but that's not possible knows a lot from our government technically actors should be a good thing protecting intellectual property ranging from music to designer bags but the global online community fears corporat

without the european parliament, there are those who question the new treaty's work. strict limits on spending, they, may hamper prospects for growth. >> we don't believe this is the solution. this is a simple tool for internal policy reads in germany and in france. you will not restore this if you don't have growth. but you cannot wait for years of austerity to get growth. >> well, there are still some aspects of that fiscal treaty which need to be finalized. discussions will go on this afternoon. but the problem is that even if they come up with a final draft and if it's signed next week, these are long-term solutions. the markets and others are looking for much more short-term certainty. >> of course, chris, the elephant in the room if you like is greece. people there might sympathize with that -- where you have with the socialist party where, you know, they say it's all about having austerity. but what about the growth? >> absolutely. greece isn't officially on the agenda, but yet we might get news of the deal with the banks that will write off a large chunk of gr

but the new proposal still requires the approval of the european parliament and a member states. >> toan now, or the operator of the stricken fukushima nuclear power plant has reportedly agreed to a multi- billion euro government bailout. bad move that could effectively nationalize tepco. the international atomic energy agency has begun inspecting improvements made to the country's other nuclear reactors the starting with the plant here. the agency's approval is essential before dozens of nuclear plants can go back on line following the catastrophe at fukushima. we will be taking and "in depth" will get just a radiation continues to pose a health bank risk in japan, even outside fukushima's exclusion zone. some sports now. in golf, a german pro got off to a poor start in abu dhabi. he has won three times in his career. he finished the day five over par. there were two holes in one, including this one on the 12th. another spaniard got the other one. rory is five under par and shares the lead with a swedish player. stay with us. we're going to japan. we will be looking at this situation,