now, in the european union, certainly does have directed -- collaborated with these programs. promote transparency and action. so the your opinion and its assume states have to the response abilities, and facilitate prosecution. the european parliament has to iits work of investigation so that the whole truth will be known. organizing hearings, delegations of the legal committee to these secret detention centers. we have confirmed the facts that some of the rights of the european union have been infringed. do not think that article 6 and seven of the european union are to be applied? and let's recall tthat want one thing -- the destruction of systems of values represented in our democracies. combating them. if we accept this, we'll be complacent with this terse logic. so shedding light on all of these programs, we really need to render justice. on the contrary, this is a battle for our values. thank you. >> thank you. on behalf of the european union democracy group. for one and a half minutes. >> thank you, president. there are two aspects linked to on the cia torture which we

policy is competence to have united states and not the european union. in conclusion, the eu member states are bound by using conventional human rights and the chament on fundamental rights that's taken to combat terrorism monitored by the european court of human rights here in straussberg. since it came into force, the european court of justice is competent to reexamine emplets u. legislation on internal security matters. that provides a robust context which provides guarantees within the frame work of which we can and should fight the discourage of terrorism. thank you for your attention. >> thank you very much. for your statement. now on behalf of the european commission, commissioner aramopolous. >> thank you. president of the council, honorable members of the european parliament, the commission which i represent here today for this matter is like you, appalled by the findings of the united states and the select committee of intelligence on the c.i.a.'s detention and interrogation program. part of which was released on the 9th of december. as you kno

the e.u., their so-called criteria are enforced in countries that wish to be a member of the european unionthe criteria for human rights and freedom of expression. after becoming a members of the e.u., the union had no means to enforce the criteria. it's a big problem in hungary right new. teach for america is supposed to educate poor children. >> schools where kids need grade teaching the most. >> can unprepared teachers make a difference? >> why are we sending them teachers with 5 weeks of training? >> the death toll could be much higher than anyone known. >> posing as a buyer... >> ...people ready then... >> mr. president >> who should answer for those people >>> finally there's app old adage ask a stupid question get a stupid answer. when you get more than 3.5 billion search queries every day that google does, you have to figure half a billion questions may not be that smart. which is something that these funsters want to get at when they came up "if google was a guy" idea. it's grown into a 3-part series and gives us a glimpse of what google must put up with. see you next time at "list

and the european union created a framework to bring in european members to guantanamo in support of president obama's attempts to close. , steps have been taken waiting political problems being solved. in iraq, afghanistan, in syria, the eu has adopted an approach on the terrorism being prosecuted according to the rule of law. normal courts have long experience in dealing with places connected to terrorism. it is crucial to carry out an inquiry in order to get information about terrorist networks and protect that the plans are correct. and also, for the ordinary courts, they are hundreds of terrorists behind bars. the treaty of the european union says that the security of each member state forms to each member states. that means that intelligence agencies in member states is outside the scope of the eu and its institutions and inquiries into involvement in the cia is a of the member states are not the european union. in conclusion, member states are bound by the convention on human rights and fundamental rights. that's taken to combat terrorism -- steps taken to, terrorism are monitored by th

as the european union expanded, the world itself has become more complex and ever-changing increasingly interconnected and global, less and less eurocentric. despite a larger and stronger union, europe gives the impression of being aged and weary, feeling less and less a protagonist in a world which frequently looks on it with aloofness, with mistrust, and even at times with suspicion. i would like as a pastor to offer a message of hope and encouragement to all the citizens of europe. a message of hope based on the confidence that our problems can become powerful forces for unity in working to overcome all those fears together with the entire world. the message of hope and the lord. but the message of encouragement to return to the firm conviction of the founders of the european union who wanted a future based on the capacity to work together and bridging divisions and him proctoring piece in between all the peoples of this continent. at the at the heart of this ambitious political project was confidence in man. not so much man has citizens or as economic agent but in man, men and women

the e.u., their so-called criteria are enforced in countries that wish to be a member of the european unionthe criteria for human rights and freedom of expression. after becoming a members of the e.u., the union had no means to enforce the criteria. it's a big problem in hungary right new. >>> finally there's app old adage ask a stupid question get a stupid answer. when you get more than 3.5 billion search queries every day that google does, you have to figure half a billion questions may not be that smart. which is something that these funsters want to get at when they came up "if google was a guy" idea. it's grown into a 3-part series and gives us a glimpse of what google must put up with. see you next time at "listening post". real reporting that brings you the world. >> this is a pretty dangerous trip. >> security in beirut is tight. >> more reporters. >> they don't have the resources to take the fight to al shabaab. >> more bureaus, more stories. >> this is where the typhoon came ashore. giving you a real global perspective like no other can. >> al jazeera, nairobi. >> on the turkey-sy

well, this is a wake-up call for the european union. and i am very happy about that because the green group has tried, repeatedly, over the last few months, tried to bring this to some kind of public discussion. and there were member states who were involved when it comes to the transfer of detainees. and this was, of course, not on u.s. sovereign territory. for some reason, it was just sort of glossed over and swept under the carpet. when it comes to this debate i , really see this as a new beginning, as a new opportunity for us to have an investigative committee to see to what extent the eu was involved. >> the next speaker for one minute. >> the cia torture is unacceptable. the secret services in the united states have a long those, -- of j untas, of violent torture and cold-blooded murder. the eu stands up as the defender of human rights. all of these law enforcement methods of the eu and nato are allies of the united states. the member states of the eu are cooperating in many sectors, coming down on the working classes with the uni

are anted states important partner in fighting terrorism for the european union. concerns and differences having sick -- existed and respect to certain aspects of the u.s. counterterrorism policy. has started anion dialogue on these issues quite some time ago. today, we are debating a senate report on a preceding u.s. program, which was formerly concluded almost six years ago. we share the view expressed by president obama, according to which these techniques run counter to our value and are not helpful in combating terrorism. it is important that we guarantee this does not happen again. that is why we favorably welcome the publication of the report and also the following public debate. it shows transparency and openness in learning lessons from errors committed in the past. on several occasions, the council has stated that the struggle against terrorism has to happen in full respect of international law, including the question of human rights, humanitarian law, and the rights of refugees. lawespect to international is a crucial aspect of the counterterrorism stra

quo haven't seen great public -- in response to this, the european union has been quite smart and quite quick in spending a lot of money to mitigate the effects of this. they spent hundreds of millions of dollars on parishble goods compensated farmer whose have been growing fruits and vegetables that would have otherwise gone to the russian market. they have been able to do this for some time, it is not clear how much longer they can do it for. at the moment, it seems that leaders are willing to play hard ball to cost the european economy is something they are willing to bear for now. still ahead, 54 nigerian troops sentenced to death for refusing to fight boko haram. all of that when we come back. lap this up.ed medicineds us >> the verdict on the 54 soldiers who have been accused of running away or refusing to fight the boko haram insurgency, has grown some criticism. they are ill equipped and that the fighters are more motivated than the nigerian army. we have seen how boko haram fighters have taken territory out of territory in the north of the country, although the tide is turning

this is a wake-up call for the european union. thatvery happy about because we have tried, repeatedly, over the last few toths, tried to bring this some kind of public discussion. and there are not member states who were involved when it comes to the transfer of detainees. this was not on u.s. sovereign territory. for some reason, it was just sort of lost over and swept ssed over carpet -- glo and swept under the carpet. i really see this as a new beginning, a new opportunity for us to have an investigative committee to see to what extent the eu was involved. >> the next speaker for one minute. >> secret services in the united oftes have a long history violent torture and cold-blooded murder. up as the defender of human rights. these law enforcement allies of the eu are the united states. he member states of the eu are cooperating in many sectors, coming down on the working classes, tapping telephones, surveilling and conducting these inhuman tortures. with theot in line claims of capitalism, but it's true face, the exploitation o

as the european union has expanded, the world itself has become more complex and ever-changing. singly interconnected and global, it has as a consequence to come less and less eurocentric. despite a larger and stronger union, europe seems to give the impression of being aged and weary, feeling less and less a protagonist in a world which frequently regards it with aloofness, with mistrust and even at times with suspicion. as i speak to you today, i would like as a pastor to offer a message of hope and encouragement to all the citizens of europe. it is a message of hope based on the confidence that our problems can become powerful forces for unity and working to overcome all those fears in europe together with the entire world is experiencing at the present time. a message of hope in the lord who turns evil into good and death into life. it is a message of encouragement to return to the firm conviction of the founders of the european union, who envisioned a future based on the capacity to work together in bridging divisions and in fostering peace and fellowship between all the peo

biggest concern has been that the one-size-fits-all monetary and fiscal policies imposed by the european monetary unione hurt growth. specifically, many analysts and government leaders have complained that the new european central bank has kept interest rates too high in an tempt to establish its inflation-fighting credibility. also, the various treaties that set up the ground rules for the single currency have put a fiscal straitjacket on all the member countries. this has created some rather unfortunate outcomes. for example, in 2002 with its economy dead in the water, germany could do nothing to boost growth -- not lower interest rates not boost spending not cut taxes. until europe works out some of these kinks in its new currency, the euro will have trouble establishing itself as a global reserve currency to rival the dollar. what in the world is a dollar worth? well, since the 1970s, we've learned to let the markets decide, with a little help from its friends at the treasury department and finance ministries of the big industrial nations. what difference does it make? well, with imports, exports,

it is a complicated process, as always, with the european union. that's why they are still talking about it right now, discussing things like what happens if a member state puts money in the fans -- in the fund to reduce the public deficit. this will take a while to hash out the details, but the bottom line is that if it does work, in the end am a to kickstart european economies, that will bring in more tax money for the member states and that is of course the best remedy you can have against high public deficits. in the end, against the repeat of the euro crisis. >> let me ask about the latest round of sanctions on russia. this new package passed with relatively little debate and little resistance. why? >> the foreign ministers past those sanctions against crimea. that was basically just a tightening of loopholes. the basic sanctions were in place. they just wanted to tighten the screws there. that's why this pass without great resistance grew you are right, the leaders are feeling the pressure, especially from those countries where there are tigh

does he agree that, while we have acted, the european union should take more responsibility for peopleficking and the problems of schengen open borders, and that it should make italy take responsibility as the first country for asylum claimants on the island of lampedusa? >> of course, i understand what an important issue this is for him and his constituents. i agree it is a problem shared and that therefore the solution needs to be shared as well, across the european union. that is one of the reasons why i have always been an advocate of cross-border co-operation in the eu on issues which have to do with people who cross our borders. i agree with my honorable friend that, whenever possible, the european union should act effectively and together. >> opposition members have called for a section 30 order to fast-track elements of the smith commission to scotland, especially votes for 16 and 17-year-olds in the 2016 scottish parliament election. will he commit himself to going ahead with the section 30 order now? >> we will stick to the timetable that was committed to by all the major par

zone, we are a big noneuro member, our interests need to be protected in the framework of the european union. third, there are concerns the public has about the entitlements that newly arrived immigrant have, the free labor of work in europe, the publics in many, many european states we are confident w we can achieve that but the ultimate judge is the british people. >> rose: we have had much controversy over the last weak or so about the release of a report about torture during the iraq war and cia detention places. what did the british government do? >> well, this happened under the previous british administration. >> rose: at the time in 2003. >> we looked carefully at what happened and the british worked closely with the u.s. intelligence services and there have been judicial inquiries in our country and parliamentary inquiries and the police have considered whether there is a case for any prosecutions and in all cases, they have not found wrongdoing, so of course there is a debate here in the u.s. i would make a broader observation which is, the security of the british people and the se

. >> here is our take on the biggest stories in your this year starting out with the european union's new leader. >> for the first time there was an election for the top job. marshals and jean-claude junke facebook. this would be to sell the idea of europe. scholz lost the vote. he and his team were faced with winning over hearts and minds and pulling europe's economy out of the doldrums. but we have decided that there will be concentrating on the most important issues in the first months of the new commission. because we don't think every problem in europe is also a problem for the european union and the european commission. there is a wind of change blowing, but it will not be a storm. >> there was a storm soon afterwards. , as newspapers detail the status as a tax haven for companies. the investigation. this was the responsibility of the prime minister. there were other problems. protest like this one in belgium shows peoples opposition to austerity policies. the economy remains stalled, and implement remain high. eurosceptic hearties found new support in 2014. in france, the far r

must they in the european union. the ruble's rocky ride what is in store for the currency in its biggest a forward and almost six years. that as economic ties with europe are beginning afraid. moscow has scrapped a major natural gas pipeline project opting to's ship more fuel to turkey. carpet,on the red models, designers and powerbrokers turnout for the british fashion awards. >> welcome to "countdown." it is 6:00 here in london on tuesday morning and a very good morning to you all. the man who could be the chancellor has been drawing up his economic battle lines. the u.k. opposition finance spokesman told francine lacqua a referendum on britain's membership of the eu would be a risk and that britain needs to stay in the european union. that our economy is growing in a strong and sustainable way and to do that we need to stay a member of the european union and europe has to reform. the walk away from the largest single market would be a disaster for british jobs and investments but we also have to win the argument o

one of the reasons why the european union and europe has very little clout with palestinian authoritiess because of the different status. now that there is a clear message that the european parliament supports recognition of the state of palestine, we can say that now it is your time to deliver, go back to the negotiating table. >> all right. thank you very much for joining us. the diplomatic push continues. palestinian leaders are taking their case for statehood directly to the u.n. security council. a draft proposal gives israel two years to withdraw from landis sees following the war in 1967 -- land seized following the war in 1967. france is pushing for a softer text calling for peace talks within two years. israel is counting on the u.s. to block the tax. our correspondent in new york joins us now. what is happening? are the palestinians putting this on ice for the moment? >> it was expected to go ahead this morning but there is no consensus on this resolution. there has been a meeting of arab nations today about what to do on it. the meetings are ongoing. some of those nations are

so i think it's something that european unioners here think they can get away with for the time beingd the doomsday hasn't come to pass yet. so i think we're going to hear the language later on this evening, offering the possibility of dialogue, of course, with the russians, trying to turn a new chapter, but also they will not let the pressure on sanction goes. >> simon thank you. >>> the armed group boko haram has killed at least 32 people in nigeria and kidnapped many others. it is feared more than 100 people, including women and children may have been taken. the attack happened in the north earlier this week. >>> and the nigerian court-martial has sentenced 54 soldiers to death by firing squad for refusing to fight boko haram. the soldiers were found guilty of a number of charges. previously nigerian troops have been reported of being outgunned by the armed group. and they have complained of not having enough ammunition or food. let's start with this kidnap. more than a hundred people thought to have been taken by the group. >> reporter: yeah, exactly. that's what we're hearing at

what is interesting, i want britain to stay in a reformed european union that we need to reform. we have a plan. he has no plan. we say it's time to get out of the union pier what do they say? nothing. we say you have to safeguard the single market. what did they say? nothing. we say enough to reform immigration. what do they say? nothing. absolutely feeble and that's why mr. speaker that's why mr. speaker he faces a crisis in his leadership. >> it's not just people coming to the u.k. through legitimate routes causing concern. it's estimated 2.5000 migrants have gathered desperately looking for a way to smuggle themselves into the u.k.. the british government has spent 12 million pounds boosting security at border crossings in the town that the french want more done and the mayor says britain's generous system is to blame for schools attempting to cross the channel. >> you think that there is a perception that england is a soft touch for those who want to come there? [speaking in native tongue] >> you have a much more favor over shame in britain than other european countries. it's

within the european union germany has accepted the most refugees, a total of 30,000.d by sweden, which has resettled 1200. and is going through more than 50,000 asylum applications. finland and france have each resettled 500 syrians. al jazerra's lawrence lee has reported ex-trenches i feel on the plight of refugees trying to make their way to britain. he joins us live from london. lawrence, of course, we remember your report from just a few weeks ago. first of all, why are some of these european countries so reluctant to take in the refugees? is it a question of lack of resources or a lack of political will? >> reporter: i don't think it's apathy. certainly in the case of the u.k., i think it's really very deliberate. what has happened, if you look at this pictures that we have found just south of the syrian orphans living in a ditch between farmer's fields and some afghans with a tiny baby girl. they had gone there, found it full and literally had been backed up down the road so they were a good half an hour south of outside a little village. but the french people i

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about our relationship with the european union. we say those concerns are best addressed through a conservative government and david as prime minister. >> what is going to happen in regards your membership in the eu? >> we wanted reform, partly so europe is -- >> but you're not going to get out? >> we are aiming to achieve reform and referendum on britain's membership where we can recommend that the country stays in the union. >> what you have to achieve before you can recommend that? >> you have to say to our colleagues in europe -- we have to be creating more jobs through a there is too much going on in the european union which is anti-enterprise. the united kingdom is not part of the eurozone. we are a big non-euro member. our interest me to be protected in the eu. there are concerns about entitlements that newly arrived immigrants have. these are the sorts of issues that the public want addressed. not just the british public, but other member states. i am confident that we can achieve that negotiation. the ultimate judges will

infrastructure spending, but -- investment spending, but they will use about 21 billion euros of european uniononey, about $5 billion coming from the european investment bank, and hope is that it will bring in private money over three years. the idea of a public-private partnership is appealing, but whether the european union will for the right projects private sector to get into is far from obvious. it is a good gamble, but i have serious doubts about whether it will pay off. always aasad, pleasure. thanks for your time today. up next, matt miller joins us with an on the markets report and an equity market in rally mode. and later, willem marx with a bloomberg special report "global scam: chasing the scammers in latvia." "bottom line" continues in just a moment. ♪ >> don't miss the latest edition of studio 1.0 with emily chang thielypal cofounder peter tonight at 8:30 p.m. bloomberg television is on the markets. my colleague, matt miller, is standing by. on this thursday, we are seeing a market in rally mode. >> we are still looking at a strong rally today. take a look at the major indexes 1.5

france is set next year to be third worst economic performer within the european union.hey need the money. as another factory heard from the foreign minister of denmark saying the object is was never to collapse the russian economy. there is absolute there's there's actually a concern --is actually a concern in collusion with the oil price, dollar strength that have been putting the pressure on russia. where does this leave the european attitude on sanctions versus the u.s. attitude? will we see a divergence there? is the u.s. congress that is ahead of everybody -- let me change that. poland, then the u.s. congress that are out front in pushing for sanctions. we saw that. president obama last night sort of reluctantly signing a bill that authorizes him to impose new sanctions against russia. it would sanction international energy companies who do business and defense companies in russia and would also authorize 350 million dollars worth of military aid to ukraine. russians have said if he does that it is asked of a tory and he will retaliate. -- it was escalitory and he

youid talk about the you -- -- we did talk about the european union.not want to speak too much about quantitative easing in the new year. trish regan and "street smart" coming up at the top of the hour. >> we start the week with a key obama care deadline. monday is the last week for the uninsured and insured alike to enroll for health benefits that will kick in january 1. otherwise, open enrollment doesn't end until every 15th. -- february 15. we will get earnings from verifone, darden restaurants and dave. oncan expect new data tuesday that should show u.s. housing starts increasing in november, according to a bloomberg survey of economists. the biggest piece of economic news comes on wednesday when the federal open market committee tots here in washington decide whether to keep its pledge of holding interest rates near 04 "a considerable time." -- near zero for "a considerable time." janet yellen will hold her news conference following the release. across the pond on thursday, european union leaders start a two-day summit in brussels. on the agenda,

i think what you have said encourages us on a path that the european union, the european community has been on, and it's a path that leads to a good future if we hold together, and you gave us some good signposts on that path, and i would like to thank you on behalf of the entire european parliament and repeat what i said at the outset you are a person who gives guidance and a time where and we lost our compass, are internally grateful that you have come here and have spoken .o us thank you, colleagues, for attending and for a plotting his hisness -- applauding holiness. i think that we have many jobs in common, and if we heed the words of pope francis, that would be good. thank you very much. [applause] tapped policybama wonk ashton carter to run the defense department today. president called him one of the most -- one of the nation's foremost national security leaders. it is expected he will easily be confirmed by the senate. those hearings expected to begin early next year. you can see that nomination announcement on our website. go to www.c-span.org. on facebook today, paul kelly w

the president of turkey has told the european union to mind its own business.rdogan was responding to criticism over his government's crack down on the media. over the weekend over 20 tv producers and scriptwriters were detained, accused of trying to seize power. for more on that, let's go to our correspondent. tell us more of out --about what these journalists are accused of? >> they are accused of using intimidation and threats to subvert state authority. >> what does that mean? we are talking about scriptwriters on soap operas, i believe, one of them. >> it is bizarre. today the scriptwriters have been released. basically what is going on here it shows two things about president erdogan. firstly, he is determined to crush the opposition. the editor-in-chief arrested yesterday runs the biggest selling newspaper in the country and is opposed to the government. and while the editor-in-chief is a supporter of the exiled imam who used to support erdogan and has now become his public enemy number one many of the journalists under him are just professional journali

there those here who are concerned that membership to the european union will lease to a loss for the country and it will be damaging for serbia's close ties to russia. seselj has made no secret of uniting russia and serbia. interrupting the interview se seslj's mobile phone--the russian national anthem, his ringtone of choice. >> all of our traditional members are members. e.u. countries bombed us. they grabbed kosovo from us. russia throughout history has never attacked us. >> from the start obstacles and delays have led to seselj's trial. in-fighting between officials forced the replacement of one of the presiding judges, setting the trial back by months. the. >> after all the proceedings were finished, the entire process was returned to square one. this is unacceptable. >> reporter: a new verdict is expected sometime next year, but seselj said that he won't return. >> no, if they arrest me, what could i do. >> reporter: while he remains in serbia his influence continues to grow. this is seselj at a national rally. as balkans come to terms with its violent history, the return of on

agricultural confidence has launched in the european union with headquarters in london. agriculture ministry officials aim to increase annual beef exports to about $210 million by the year 2020. that's four times higher than this year's number. >>> that's all for now in business. i'll leave you with the latest market figures. >>> british based human rights activists said u.s.-led air strikes have killed more than 1,000 people in syria. they say most of them are islamic state militants or linked to al qaeda. officials with the syrian observatory for human rights say at least 1,171 people have died. they say the bombings have also killed at least 52 civilians, including eight children. islamic state militants purportedly killed fighters in northern syria. analysts say the group's morale seems to be weakening, but they say the air strikes that started in september are only having a limited effect, because the militants are hiding among civilians. >>> the greek parliament has failed to elect the country's new president in a second vote, fueling concern about political turmoi

on sunday more than 20 were arrested in a nation wise swoop. >> translator: the european union shouldk the authority to intervene in turkey on elements that threaten our national security. >>> there has been a sharp rise in the number of journalists that have been kidnapped. 19 have been held captive in the last 12 months. most in the middle east and north africa. here are the most dangerous places to be work as a journalist: three journalists have beguned down in libya. journalists working in pakistan are caught between local armed groups and the army and face frequent taliban bombs. donetsk and luhansk. hostage taking and arbitrary arrests seemed to have lessened a little bit. and columbia is a dangerous place to be. journalists are kidnapped and often murdered often without impunity. i asked why the wider public should care about journalists? >> well, the public should care about that, because we are not defending journalists because they are journalists. their life is not more worth than any life. but journalists when they are reporting the news and trying to cover what is happeni

the european union has banned investment in crimea. this is part of its policy of not recognizing russia's annexation of the southern ukrainian region. the eu announced additional sanctions against russia on thursday as ue leaders met in brussels to discuss their response to the situation in ukraine. under the new measure, europeans are banned from buying real estate and providing loans to businesses in crimea. experts in technologies to companies in the fields of communications and energy are also prohibiteded. >> it is that president putin and the russian leadership should think about the radical change in the attitude towards the rest of the world and to switch to a cooperative mode. >> the new measures are apparently aimed at pressuring russia to change its policies. president putin says russia's economy won't rebound from its woes and the ruble will stabilize, but he's warned it could take up to two years for that to happen. he appeared before 1,200 reporters for an end of year news conference. >> under the most unfavorable scenar

how to deal with russia was at the top of the agenda of the european union summit in brussels. eu leaders calling on putin to make a radical change in his policy towards ukraine and learn to be more cooperative with the rest of the world. he is calling for a tougher stance in his role as european council president. hungary's prime minister has warned the eu not to be too harsh. our correspondent is covering those talks and joins us live. is the eu expected to widen sanctions against moscow, or have they gone about as far as they can go? >> quite symbolically, european leaders adopted a package of new sanctions against crimea. i'm saying symbolically because these sanctions were announced by the eu foreign ministers a couple of weeks ago. now that they are endorsed by the leaders, they will come into force on saturday. they target tourism. crimea is a popular holiday destination. eu companies and eu citizens will no longer be operated -- allowed to operate in crimea. they will not be allowed to buy properties, hold sales restaurants in the crimean peninsula. to talk about the sa

the european union and the united nations are calling for a transparent investigationinto the death of the palestinian authority minister during a west bank protest. he is the first palestinian cabinet members to die during a protest and his death is likely to stoke simmering temp -- tension over jerusalem and the west bank. >> seen here in the brown coat shortly before his death. this footage captures just before is security forces grabbed him and make chokehold. moments do, he keeled over. the altercation took lace after israeli soldiers fired tear gas at demonstrators protesting israeli settlements. he was filming the is really soldiers, accusing them of using excessive force. this is an occupation of terror, he said. some say he was hit in the chest with a tear gas canister. others say he died of exposure to teargas. despite the cause, it is clear who is to blame. >> will do not have to remain silent. we have to bring his killers to the international criminal court. they must pay a heavy price for his crime -- this crime. they have hurt us deeply and saddened every one of us. next

. >> turkey's relations with the european union is experiencing a low. the recent detentions of journalists is threatening accession talks, but that does not seem to bother the president. >> the turkish government does not care about brussels anymore. those people are eager to join the eu. but the turkish government is far away from the eu. >> 2015 is to become the year of his complete takeover, whether by elections or a referendum. he wants to create a presidential system stamped by a greater role of islam. the opposition is powerless and at odds will stop the internal political divisions in turkey are getting deeper will stop then there's the violence on the southeastern border of turkey. >> turkey has taken over a million syrian refugees and more a ride every day. yet a have then hesitant to pull out all the stops against islamic state. a disappointment to the kurds inside and outside turkey and western and arab nations fighting the extremists. >> to neighboring greece where voters have started the countdown to next month's early elections. they are d

it's commitment to the european union fulfilled. the charge of water seems to represent a more american way of doing things, charging people directly for what they use. well, this is what they've got to show for it. >> you have a right to water. your water will always flow. >> ironic that the protesters have been give support and perhaps a glimpse of their futures from these campaigners from detroit, the bankrupt american city where the poor have their water turned off. it didn't a vision they much care for. >> it's a devastate, psychologically it's the hardest to deal with is the fact that water is all around you, but you don't have access to it. it's not because it's not there. it's because someone else has said you don't deserve it because you didn't give me what i said i wanted. >> outside of the organized protests this sort of thing is now happening every day. when the workmen from irish water turn up to put the new meters in, groups of water activists try to block them. >> excuse me. [bleep], [bleep] >> this is what workers do

apples became a casualty after moscow slammed the door on most agricultural imports from the european union. a tit-for-tat response to russian sanctions. russia is inflicting major pain in this farming community, an hour south of warsaw. people. in fact in 2013, poland exported sirks 77,00 677,000 tons of apples to russia. that all ended on august 1st. there's nobody to buy those apples now and that's going to cost polish pane apple growers 9 million this year. for apple grower mikhail lehovich the situation is dire. 40% of the apples he grows are shipped to russia. his life is in jeopardy. >> now our market is panic. >> and that panic is a symbol of much greater fear over the continent. the conflict over ukraine and sanctions that followed have dealt europe another blow. nowhere is the fear greater than germany whose economy europe's biggest is fall ter fatalitiering is faltering badly. grappling with the fallout from ukraine. on the other side of the situation, lower oil prices put the country on the brink of rescission. the renewabl ruble plunged to record lows, more than double the amou

hungary's record on gender equality is dismal by european union and its -- european union standards. the proportion of women in parliament is not even 10%, and the government has shown little interest in changing that situation. >> perhaps mothers should go back to raising children. our priority has to be for families to have not just one or two children but 3, 4, or five. then there would be more respect and leicester mystic violence -- less domestic violence. >> the figures do not support his theory, of course. the rape rate in hungary remains high with one in five women assaulted at some point according to a women's rights group. as is typical worldwide, most rapists are known to their victims. >> assaults by strangers are rare. most are committed by acquaintances or relatives. when it comes to strangers, the clothing is barely relevant. it's the victim's vulnerability that matters. >> most women who are raped get no help, either from the police, nor from legislation. >> i've been left alone to deal with my pain. my ex-boyfriend is doing fine. he got married again and has a child.

in all, i think many people here are trying to see this as the european union reentering the arena. it remains to be seen exactly how active the european union can be, as well as the united states, of course, and all of the action happening at the u.n. in new york, but certainly here in strasburg, most are happy with the way things went wednesday. >> the european courts lower house requested that the armed palestinian group hamas be removed from an e.u. list of terrorist organizations. secretary general of the palestinian national initiative gave his reaction: >> the united states itself not only holds hamas as a terrorist organization, but the p.l.o., as well. the p.l.o., including the palestinian authority, and that requires from the palestinian leadership and all palestinians to demand also changes in the united states. in reality, what you see today, this whole political struggle is a reflection of the fact that the negotiations have failed, that the american side, the united states cannot continue to monopolize the so-called you peace process which proves to be useless and that

when the ussr fell, estonia regained its freedom, and in 2004, it joined the european union. nn has modernized at an astounding rate since the fall of the soviet union. its business district shines with the same glass and steel gleam you'll find in any modern city. yet nearby are the rugged and fully intact medieval walls, and the town within these ramparts has a beautifully preserved old-world ambiance. among medieval cities in the north of europe, none are as well preserved as tallinn. the town hall square was a marketplace through the centuries. its fine old buildings are a reminder that tallinn was once an important medieval trading center. today it's a touristy scene, full of people just having fun. through the season, each midday, cruise-ship groups congest the center as they blitz the town in the care of local guides. like many tourist zones, tallinn's is a commercial gauntlet. here there's a hokey torture museum, strolling russian dolls, medieval theme restaurants complete with touts, and enthusiastic hawkers of ye olde taste treats. woman: [ laughs ] steves: but just