regulator what caused the debt crisis and is more integration a solution was made to a member of european parliament and u.k. independence party member godfrey blue and just fight more attempts at integration and consolidation in europe there are more signs of fracture running parallel for example while spain reportedly mole's whether or not the country will need easy bond buying which would enter spain into the e.c.b. workhouse the crisis at the same time reportedly fuels the independence movement in the spanish region of catalonia will have more let's get to today's capital account . today more hokus pokus in europe to report the e.s.m. is upheld but the decision adds a cap reportedly making large scale bailouts cost prohibitive it also reinforced buddhist dad beat zero power over activation and jose manuel barroso in his state of the union speech called for deeper integration in europe but in reaction we feel it was nigel farage that put it best make it clear the woes of asian state should continue to exist it mustn't has any democratic. yet the euro responded positively another example of this.

in that same train of thought, the parliament of the euro, the european parliament, and anybody who has any other ideas in their head will crop up against our full opposition. i say full opposition because parliament is a strong institution. thank you for listening to this particular points. i give the floor now to the president of the commission. on the state of the union, please. >> mr. president, president of the council, hon. members, it is an honor to stand before you today to deliver this third state of the union address at a time when your opinion continues to be in crisis, financial and economic crisis, a social crisis, but also a crisis of confidence. at its roots, the crisis results from irresponsible practices in the financial sector and sustainable -- unsustainable public debt, and a lack of competitiveness in some of our member states. on top of that, the euro faces problems of its own. its architecture has not been up to the job. -- imbalances have been cut. this is now being corrected, but it is a painful, difficult effort. citizens are frustrated. they're anxious. they f

. >> what we need is to see how the european parliament and the european commission that we are accountable. we need to have were the discussions that are democratic. means.not sure what that does that mean there should be a referendum? >> no, no, no. i am in favor of a parliament terry democracy. i think this democratic election, the european parliament elections in less than two years is a very, very important day for all the european people. there, the majority that will be sitting there will be those who have in their hands most of the most important decisions. >> these are the massive stakes. solve the spanish crisis, and it is fast forward to political and fiscal union. but few expect the bailout to be welcomed by spain's people, and spain is the bailout light, will germany -- so vilified here -- by it? -- buy it? >> another week of demonstrations and unrest across the muslim world following a film that is said to mock the prophet muhammed. there was a cartoon also said to mark islamiah. i spoke about the developments with my guest. >> what do you think the west should do? >> i think

it would mean giving more power to the european parliament and turning the commission into a real european government with an elected president. many are saying that more democratic institutions and more centralized power or what europe needs for the future. >> can i guarantee my children the same standard of living that i have today? that is my vision. but we will not get that if we split into 27 individual units. we need a strong, unified political union. >> the world of tomorrow is not 198 member states, nation states. a number of big nations and empires. china, india, brazil, the u.s., japan. if we want to play a role in the new world order, it is only by creating a federal union. >> many in the european parliament believe the current crisis will be a catalyst for change. instead of the eu breaking apart, they want it to grow closer together -- a more integrated, a political union. >> the crisis has put europe on the spot. revealing flaws in the union and questions about its future stability. what does europe's younger generation make of it all? what does europe mean to them? >> here a

next european parliament debate and then william bennett, and then q&a. members of the russian content was the riots -- punk band pussy riot were recently sentenced to jail. the russian prime minister medvedev nas spoke out in support of the band members release and added that he did not agree with the response. next the response of russia's judicial system and the future with the eu members of the european parliament passed a resolution commending russia's judicial system. this is 35 minutes. >> during the last exchange we had we shared our concerns and about the violence against demonstrators. we welcomed at the same time the russian civil society, and we saw the russian civil society ready to engage in battle with the government and to play an active role in the development of political institutions with the country. we sought dialogue between government and citizens. we have encouraged vladimir putin to pursue economic reform. we also offered our support in the shared organization's agenda. there have been some important developments. let me mention w

show thanks for joining us now the vice president of the european parliament has reportedly called on the spanish prime minister. to consider sending in troops to prevent a referendum in catalonia that's after the regional parliament voted to stage a vote on self-determination over a million people marched for independence in catalonia earlier this month claiming they would be better off if spain's most prosperous region but are suffering due to the fact that it pays more tax than any other parts of the country and we can delve deeper into this now and speak with a professor of international finance at the european university. well. thanks so much for coming on the program hello to you good to see you are you are in a barcelona right now can you tell us what is the average view of the cattle. in general as you mentioned we had the most recent years ago now were a national day the eleventh of september and there was their own two million people out of seven million and how that's alone here it means a lot of people is asking for the right nation in a democratic and we certainly you bri

and a member of the europe for freedom and democracy group in the european parliament thank you for your insight and your time. my pleasure. in serial the ongoing bloodshed is provoking a large scale humanitarian crisis with a steady stream of refugees pouring into neighboring states most of them are now in turkey but the authorities have closed the border to those with no passports saying they just can't cope with the numbers archies policy clear reports. at least ten thousand syrian refugees for the easter week have been stuck on the syrian side of the syrian turkish border and this is because ankara is simply unable to process the growing numbers of people who are fleeing syria to turkey they are already eighty thousand syrian refugees inside turkey and who was afraid that these figures could swell to at least half a million now and has been complaining that the international community is not doing enough to help it and to this indeed it is calling for a so-called safe zone or a buffer zone to be created inside syria and what we understand is that such as zone would extend some twenty

narrator: today strasbourg is also home to the european union's legislative branch-- the european parliamentbut the capital of the european union is, in a sense, split with major administrative centers in brussels and luxembourg city, as well as strasbourg. murphy: there's a little bit of a struggle about where the future of this will go. there's an enormous expense right now associated with running back and forth between brussels and strasbourg. indeed, many of the parliamentary committees meet in brussels. then they have to get on a train with their tons of documents and get on over to strasbourg for their formal parliamentary meetings. so it's an issue before europe of how much this is worth. but, of course, there are political and cultural interests vested in this. ( speaking french ) translator: strasbourg is on the border between germany and france, and for centuries, the city has been caught in the middle of conflicts between the two nations, and reconciliation between them has passed by strasbourg. since we have so few symbols in europe, strasbourg is surely an appropriate symbol of

be released when i came to belgium i played those tapes to the european commission and the european parliament and be assured me that they would keep it secret and that saakashvili would never find out about it be kept their word but some hope four or five days ago president saakashvili finds out about this tape and then he told to get two of my friends who worked with me at the prison and stage of beating of an inmate so those two guys beat up an innocent and meet and then the video was aired in georgian television. or they did it on my orders the purpose of this fabrication was to create an impression that i was connected to the opposition he said i was paid two million dollars for those videos but i have never been involved in in politics. why did you release this frontage now shortly before the upcoming parliamentary election in no no they started bass by publishing their video and they contacted two of my friends and made that video with an inmate and played it on georgian t.v. what could i do have and i had this tape with two hours of footage that i had to defend myself or force me to re

think european assets are at the moment to nations like the chinese the european union the european parliament even have legislated in a way that they have opened our markets totally to the chinese and other. markets are other investors and. right now you know they have an easy ride really but this is this is a problem for us because our industry has ceased to grow because you know these people are being buried in our markets so china for me not the solution the solution for us in europe is enhanced in our industry growing our industries and people getting people employed so that's the price that european countries might pay for chinese investment basically yes i mean if i had to decide i wouldn't be very happy about chinese investment obviously in terms of prices. you know you have to do the best you can but in china for us. does not represent a big opportunity i think we represent more an opportunity for them than they do for us. in other countries bulk area has just frozen its plans to join the euro zone it does remain a member of the e.u. what advantages do you think bulgaria gets by being

the vice president of the european parliament has reportedly called on the spanish prime minister mariana hawley to consider sending in troops to prevent a referendum in catalonia that's after the regional parliament voted to stage a vote on self-determination a massive march for independence took place in catalonia earlier this month it's spain's most prosperous region but is suffering fierce debts partly due to the fact it pays more tax than any other part of the country market get there all that awful professor of international finance and european university believes the central government is draining the cut the lumia region. we had the most ration few days ago in our national day the eleventh of september and there was around two million people out of a population of seven million and a house of catalonia it means a lot of people is asking for the right of self-determination in a democratic and peaceful way we think on as good will we better off we have this cult reign in catalonia of eleven percent this is unique in the walled we are the region the territory in the world the base m

chance to begin a dialogue which will be ongoing with the members of the green party in the european parliament so that we can move forward together or parliamentarians in the . in the e.u. in the parliament you yes there are green party members in the car or not in the german parliament yes there are green party members in a number of other countries that's right. in ireland in the in the u.k. so so in the end what is it that is different and you know you and i know about this a lot a lot of people i think don't what is that is different about the political parties of those countries whether it's the proportional representation countries like in europe or whether it's the country like new zealand what is this different that allows them to have green party members and here in the united states i voted for ralph nader in two thousand and nobody from the green party representing me in the state of vermont ever. why not how how is the united states different what do we need to do you know you know basically asking a very similar question to what do we need to do to downsize the military and bring

obligations martin messerschmitt danish and me and member of the freedom and democracy group in the european parliament believes greeks should exit the euro zone to save themselves. this just proves once again what the euro is about but more political decisions are to be taken by people who are not elected for instance in greece but political decisions being imposed on the greeks by people not only that they are that's the first political point which is important the second one and that's the most stark one actually is that it's not going to work because the differences between the north and the south in the euro zone are simply too big that even though you make the greeks work six days a week the level and the differences in level of competition between the countries are not of a degree where it makes sense to have a common exchange rate and that's what you have when you have a common currency so even though that you might might push the greeks into these dramatic reforms it's not going to rescue the euro the only thing that's going to rescue the greeks is to abolish the euro up polish the country fro

the vice president of the european parliament reportedly called on the spanish prime minister to consider sending in troops to prevent a referendum in catalonia this after the regional parliament voted to stage a vote on self-determination of or a million mark for independence in catalonia earlier this month saying they're better off it is spain's most prosperous region but is suffering masterfully under tax. out of the question. i mean it's the iconic association with the british empire testing the. citizenship test proved to be tricky not only for those seeking a new passport story. in just a couple of. the beauty of reindeer gracefully. more than just a scenic image it is a way of life traditionally the people are. herders and though in many ways they. are also highly skilled and organized. depending. on the day we found this particular camp they were settled near the coast of the tata see here for families work together to manage nearly a thousand reindeer herding reindeer is not just a job people in fact they say it's a part of their culture and way of life and they say that they can

the vice president of the european parliament has reportedly called on the spanish prime minister. to consider sending in troops to prevent a referendum in catalonia that's after the regional parliament voted to stage a vote on self-determination over a million people marched for independence in catalonia earlier this month claiming they would be better off it is spain's most prosperous region but if suffering due to a major tax. well the french company it has approved the country's toughest budget in decades included are promises to tax the rich and cut public spending but people are growing alarmed by increasing unemployment and a lack of growth both of which president francois hollande has promised to address . reports. therefore first off this. young dish was here a short about overbought up as you go there i believe the time of crisis is over it's now time for france's president francois hollande to perform a miracle this is how some are labeling the task facing all along in his first annual budget and the country's image in the faltering euro zone is also at stake the governm

can you imagine in europe, in the european parliament a guy named nijel ferage, anti-european guy, he insulted the president of the council. this is the insult. he has the charisma of a damp rag and comes from a non-country, which would be belgian. can you manual being fined for saying something about somebody? in western civilization? >> greg: he's right.