peter: we are talking about the values that underpin the european union. let's have a closer look at what those values are and discuss them. >> article 2 of the european constitution lists a number of core values upon which the eu is founded. these include respect for human rights. but as the refugee crisis continues, many eu states have ignored these values. freedom of movement. sweden and denmark recently took action to restrict the number of refugees coming into their countries. solidarity among member states. many southern european countries feel the eu is giving them a hard time. and britain is set to hold a referendum on whether to stay in the eu. respect for democracy. nationalism is on the rise in many eu states. right-wing populists are trying to undermine the cornerstones of democracy in general and the european project in particular. alan posener, hungary links with poland. the front nationale in france, states closing their borders, the brexit in the u.k. -- is there one common thread, one common factor? alan: yes, and it isn't what your short f

crisis, the rise of the nationalistic far right and the lack of institutional mechanisms and the european union to handle refugees at this number poses a potentially very dangerous threat to the whole european project. i am sony kapoor. i run a international think tank . i advise governments and international institutions on economics and governance issues. the eu is the most successful peace and prosperity generating project, despite all recent problems. merkel, who must be applauded for her stance, very open stance , to welcoming refugees, has been, perhaps, those prominent european union who has displayed leadership on this. if people are so desperate that they are risking death and, given that germany was responsible for driving millions of people out of europe as refugees, it is incumbent upon germany to be the country that takes the lead in welcoming people fleeing from conflict elsewhere. there is a lot of fear mongering in germany and elsewhere. some of this has to do with "all refugees carry diseases." some of it is that refugees have an anti-female attitude. in all of this, the number

currency can phase your problem. >> that is why a lot of people believe european union cannot just say this is just an nice economic tool. it has to be strengthened by greater political union. in the united states, richer states subsidize the poor states, accept they are subsidizing because this is about the united states. it is about a single country in indevisible. richer countries will have to accept. there are poorer members, weaker members. are in europe, baby. >> armstrong: sarah grant from the joint counsel of welfare immigrant. continuing with dr. lindsey, you can tell that is the topic, richard burnett. before we get to asara, how is it that you guys, seems like the british economy was tanking, super inflation, banking out of control, credit ratings, how did you turn it around? >> i guess by putting controls in place, measures in place, you know, desperately needed. system out of control. >> you were able to get your spending out of control? >> exactly. >> armstrong: you were able to cut social program? that is unprecedented. >> yes. let's not forget it has come at a price. th

from their point of view they say that the european union is crushing their democracy.it is yet another expression of the very deputy problems that exist inside the european union. >> a patient in a russian hospital has allegedly been beaten to death by a doctor. it's alleged that this surveillance video shows the incident which took place in late december. after shouting why did you touch my nurse, the doctor punched the patient who then hit the more with his head. >>> ireland is the fastest growing economy in the e.u. and this dramatic reversal of fortune is changing its population. the country wants many of those who went abroad in what they called the brain drain, to return. >> rebuilding the irish economy. the country is putting it's near bank runcy in 2009 behind it, and many of those who went abroad looking for work are coming home. people like ball o'brien who spent five years in sydney. >> a year ago i came home, and yeah, when you step off the airplane at the airport, there is a lot more enthusiasm and promising. >> how do we get young talented immigrants who

george: the situation is not putin, since he is in a race with the european union, he wants the european union to collapse, and therefore he is generating, he is using of refugee crisis as a way disintegrating europe. on.he bombing is going there are negotiations, but the bombing is still -- the americans are trying to find out whether he is serious when he is talking about political settlement, or whether he is just playing with us. and unfortunately, i'm afraid latter is the case. so because of that, you cannot expect a solution at the root, namely syria. markete: given all the turmoil, china, concerns about deflation, is there anything that would make is hopeful about the next 12? george: -- about the next 12 months? see building stones being placed for solving all the problems, about six of them, with the exception of greece. do is to puteed to somehow together, because they are all interconnected. together andut it you have to solve one problem. the key is the societal policy. so i've been very much engaged in bringing this about. we are engaged all over europe on this issue. a majo

what we want to achieve is reform in the european union. reform to protect countries like britain that don't have the euro. reform to make sure this organization works for member states like the u.k. if we get those reforms, we will be able to say, let's stay in this reformed europe. francine: are you not risking the stability of the u.k. for the next 8-12 months for a renegotiation? mr. osborne: it's very important to britain's future that we are in a reformed european union, that our continent is not priced out of the world economy. it is important that if we're going to be in the european union, we can coexist alongside a eurozone that is creating a political system that we don't want to be part of. i don't detect that it's deterring investment in the u.k. we are one of the bright spots of the global economy. we are getting the lion's share of inward investment. jobs are being created. i don't think that uncertainty is putting off that investment. francine: ceo's are not more cautious? instead of pulling out inv estment, are they just go

european union. on the brexit issue, we heard from the french prime minister, saying the u.k. leaving the eu would be a tragedy, but he did warn that europe could break out if the crises facing it at the moment are not resolved. we will hear more from david cameron later this afternoon as well. to talk a little bit more about what is happening, i enjoyed by philip jennings. thank you for joining us on france 24. on the issue of the potential eu, doesxit from the your union have a position question rock philip: international --position? philip: the international trade -- this is a problem david cameron has it that the conservative party, derailing conversations of critical concern. i think working people up and down the european union want britain to stay in and remain part of the european union. stephen: and that is because of what the european union has done for workers? philip: no, it is about the economic conditions. most of our people are working in businesses that have trade links across the eur

they say that the european union is crushing their democracy. it is yet another expression of the very, very deep problem that exists now inside the european union >>> he is argentina's answer to robin hood, but unlike the famous english outlaw, he has become an unowe official saint that tracting thousands of-- attracting thousands of pilgrims a year. >> reporter: gauchito gil, in north-eastern argentina, they are here to pay tribute to him. this man came all the way from a long way away to ask for his help, i come every year to pray to him. >> reporter: faith is what brings people here and what has turned this place into a pilgrimage site. >> translation: i cut my hair because i made a promise. my son had surgery and he is okay thanks to gil. >> reporter: the legend says that he healed the army in the 1800s. he was executed by authority and his body was hung on the tree. he believed that he stole from the rich to give to the poor. that's why there are thousands of people that come here every year not only to request what they say are mirror ago

, the european union in itself is at risk.t will be much much weaker, the schengen cooperation may be at risk. there's so much at stake here. i believe there are country that is today do not want at a take that responsibility need to see the larger perspective and it's not easy, but we need to take that discussion. >> that was the swedish prime minister speaking to al jazeera at the world economic forum where world leaders and business executives are there. the annual meeting is being overshadowed by the plunging price of oil. there are growing fears for the word economy after the i.m.f. cut its growth forecast. we are in davos with this report. >> we woke up to with it things on the first day of the annual meeting of the world economic forum, one thing snow, plenty of it but more bad news on the economic market, on him had fallen to $28 a barrel both in the united states and crude meaning chinese markets were down 15% over the entire year so far and that's only been about a month, leaving people with a lot to talk here at the

far from the european union, this is an illustration of how the european migrant crisis is leading to sense of every country for itself. there is the talk of the closure en.scheng it is arguably the eu's biggest achievement, boosting travel and trade. the schengen agreement is not dead in the water yet. coulde rules that temporarily suspend free movement for up to two years. still, the bigger picture in germany and across europe is troubling. a huge public and political pressure is on angela merkel who is raised and prorated for opening her doors to refugees to reverse it. remains defiantly, some say desperately, positive. not becomed pessimistic too quickly. i believe we can manage. we must reduce the number of refugees, and we're working on that. >> how successfully? dutch-ridden greece is a people shows nor, and turkey signs of stopping boats filled with asylum-seekers from coming this way. katty: for more on the vote in the danish parliament i spoke to denmark's ambassador to the united states. there has been widespread international criticism of the new bill. has -- have you been

. >>> european union leaders are expected to immediate monday to discuss bringing back border controls to control the flow of refugees. the humanitarian crisis is an ongoing conversation between germany and turkey. the turkish prime minister is holding talks with angela merkel in the german capitol. we are joined from berlin to tell us what they are seeking. >> it's a sign of just how much angela merkel is relying on turkey right now, but she's meeting the turkish prime minister in the chancellery building and cabinet ministers from bolt countries discussing mainly the refugee crisis, also counter terrorism measures. on monday, interior ministers from the e.u. will discuss perhaps extending temporary border controls, which goes against the schengen agreement on free movement in the e.u. germany has certain controls, but german chancellor merkel, last year's figure into germany was over a million. while she is refusing to impose a limit, she is relying on stopping those refugees at source, which is mainly people coming from the -- fleeing the syrian conflict into turkey. she is asking t

some are warning if it continues like this, the very structures of the european union are under threat eyes will be on the e.u. summit to see whether angela merkel can get any kind of solidarity from her fellow leaders. >>> proposals in denmark to start confiscating cash and valuables from newly arriving refugees has been widely criticized. in switzerland the refugees are being ordered to hand over the money they rife with. paul brennan is in switzerland and sent this report. >> reporter: filmed on his mobile phone this is where abdullah has made his temporary moment in switzerland. the refugee camp unit is an underground dormitory previously used be i the swiss army. 50 men sleep her at night. and during the day they are shut out. abdullah fled syria last autumn after his two brothers were killed. but now he is wondering whether he made the right choice. >> i cannot stay like this. really, if i have to live like this, i'll stay in syria and die one time. but here every night i am dying. >> reporter: mohamed arrived from iraq last october. he was left with 3,400 dollars in his pocket.

the european union, commission, they don't like these things at all. next week they're going to have a meeting to start discussing what they're going to do in response to this because they're deeply concerned about the state of democracy in poland as it exists at the moment. poland gained so much from being so up of the european union, not only to travel to other countries and work in places with better economies, but because it has seen so many hand outs in terms of road building schemes and things like that which are all underwritten by germany, but from the points of view of the new ones here, they say the european union is crushing their democracy. it is an expression of the deep problems that exist >>> catalonia's leader is stepping down to avoid a new election. parties have been unable to form a new government since gaining the majority in elections in september. the movement fractured earlier this month when a minority party refused to back him as president. he has been in power since 2010. muslim groups in the u.s. have called on donald trump t

makes it imperative that refugees are in fact offered a legal way to make their way into the european union translator: we have once again heard about terrible numbers of people dying in the seas between turkey and the e.u. children as well. and we just cannot allow the illegal traffickers to have supremacy here, and that people endanger their lives. and people earn money when they really do not have the best interests of these human beings in their minds. that's why we have to make sure that this illegal immigration, is changed into legal immigration. >> germany has been seen to be sympathetic towards the plight of these thousands of people rife going europe. the same can't be said of other european countries. there is huge concern, isn't there, about the sheer number of people arriving. >>> there certainly is. some states accusing angela merkel of being far too sympathetic, and basically breaking thing a whereby refugees had to apply for asylum in the first country they entered in the european union last year, her decision to open up the borders, creating in some people's eyes a crisis wh

turkey being groomed for a quicker entry into the european union in turn for a plan to hold refugees inside it's borders before they come to greece. in the same way the european union tried to convince african leaders that they could work together to create the conditions that would stem the flow of human traffic across the mediterranean. >> for work, for the time they stay in turkey is important as well. >> blocking some routes will only lead to some others opening. perhaps north from the coast to romania or ukraine. human rights groups say not only will they not work, they're immoral. >> in turkey, the refugees don't enjoy human rights at all. syrians enjoy some sort of protection, but 80% of all syrian kits in turkey don't go to school, syrians are not allowed to work legally, and when we talk about people of iraq, afghanistan, iran, they're not allowed any protection in turkey. that will be a huge point of concern for us. >> of course, the paris attacks changed european thinking enormously. another one like it would make things harder for refugees. equally any sort of agreement b

crisis, angular mark l -- angela merkel as a meeting concerning your refugees making way to the european union. and the government looks to put an end to days of escalating protests and violence. and bracing for the big chill -- a major storm bearing down on the eastern united states. record snowfall is expected in what many predict will be an historic blizzard. hello. i'm sarah kelly. welcome to the program. germany and turkey have pledged closer cooperation on the migration crisis. the countries' top leaders met in berlin with billions of euros on the table and the promise of renewed efforts. can these crucial players really work together to cope with the biggest flow of refugees to europe since world war ii? our coverage begins with this report. reporter: full military honors for turkey's prime minister at the federal chancellery. the pomp and circumstance were intentional. merkel knows she cannot do without turkey's help if she wants to get to grips with the migration crisis. the talks lasted for almost four hours. speaking in german, turkey's prime minister remembered recent attacks in is

the prospects of limiting either could bring disaster to the european union, already facing economic stress, by raising the cost for business, derring tourists, and making it harder for people to live in one eu country and work i ianother. gunter krings: the european commission, quite franklywas looking the other way for r ars. scotot that dilemma betweeeea need for security, saving free trade, and refugees has put germany's once popular chancellor angela merkel in in the u.s. and france, the press named her pepeon of the year, but the woman the refugees call "mama merkel" is not winning hearts at home. extreme and neo-nazi groups, kept in the shadows for decades, are re-emerging, loudly demanding merkel's resignation. journalist and author olaf sundermeyer habeen studying the rise of radical groups. olaf sundedermeyer: we have had a strong r rht wing movement inn germany for years, but it always has been under conontrol by the police, by civil society, by political parties, by us, the media, but now, you have a merge,eople come together. you have these really hardcore neo-nazis, peop

prime minister is in brussels for renegotiations of his nation's relationship within the european unionhe says progress is being made. cameron is meeting the e.u. chief to discuss a number of concessions, including a delay on e.u. workers receiving u.k. government benefits. the u.k. is due to hold a referendum on staying in the european union probably this year, with the no camp currently slightly ahead in the polls. >>> angela merkel has been meeting with italy's prime to discussion europe's refugee crisis. she has again urged a payment to turkey to help support refugees. that is currently being blocked in parliament. >>> you can catch up with the very latest on our website. the address as ever is aljazeera.com. aljazeera.com. the best place for your news and sport. ♪ >>> the truth is, ted, throughout this campaign, you have been willing to say or do anything to get votes. >> g.o.p. presidential hopefuls making a final push before iowa. disappointing numbers for the u.s. economy in any fourth quarter. >>> new video reveals what happened during a fatal shootout with oregon protesters. >

the european union is the united states and europe. i live by the motto that the united states -- and we're talking about the great mobile engine for the promotion and subcitizen unanimous. and what happens if this amplifier, god forbid, blows up or just evil. at the time when we're going through this crisis. >> give me one reason for hope and optimism? >> because you cannot walk around here and meet young people here who are starting things. whether ngos or businesses, who don't tell you that it is just amazing how easy it is to be leveraging the cloud. that for month money, i started this ngo. i started this business. i started, you know, this collaboration. today, it's between makers and breakers. and the truth is the breakers get a lot of attention. isis, we hear about them every day. there are so many more makers than breakers. thank god that's in our favor. >> i'm go together go to sleep tonight think about the makers. tom, great to see you. >>> now, here's a look at what's making news as we head into a new week on "on the money.

the government resigns. >> and all of this, of course, is because of the deal brokered by the european union. the deal that will give more powers, possibly more money coming from belgrade. the people demonstrating, what is it that they fear is going to come from this deal? what do they fear is going to happen? >> they feel it's going to b there is going to be a back door here. they fear with the local authorities connected with serbia will be something like joint community here connected to belgrade. they're fearing that some past times will come back. but opposition leaders are saying they're not completely against the brussels agreement. they're saying then of the brussels agreements are okay with them, but they're saying that the association of the serbian majority municipalities here in kosovo will cause more tension for the citizens of kosovo. they're saying that this government is not working well, and they're saying they will not give up until the prime minister resigns, and they claim that this is only one of the series of were tests that will be held here until the government resign

the prospects of limiting either could bring disaster to the european union, already facing economic stress, by raising the cost for business, deterring tourists, and making it harder for people to live in one eu country and work in another. gunter krings: the european commission, quite frankly, was looking the other way for years. scott: that dilemma between a need for security, saving free trade, and refugees has put germany's once popular chancellor angela merkel in in the u.s. and france, the press named her person of the year, but the woman the refugees call "mama merkel" is not winning hearts at home. extreme and neo-nazi groups, kept in the shadows for decades, are re-emerging, loudly demanding merkel's resignation. journalist and author olaf sundermeyer has been studying the rise of radical groups. olaf sundedermeyer: we have had a strong right wing movement in germany for years, but it always has been under conontrol by the police, by civil society, by political parties, by us, the media, but now, you have a merge, people come together. you have these really hardcore neo-nazi

it is important that if we will be in european union we can coexist alongside a eurozone that is integratedcial union. i do not detect at the moment that it is deterring investment in the u.k. we are one of the bright spots of the global economy. getting the lion share of investment into europe. our jobs are being created in our economy. i do not think that uncertainty is putting off investment. pulling out of investments are they not saying, i have investment decisions to make this year but i will wait? >> no evidence of that in the moment. there are signs you might see david cameron, prime minister .oping to strike its deal a >> much more a head on the european clothes. share hising to winning strategy, what is next in a few moments. >> welcome back to bloomberg markets. we are coming off of our highs of the session. >> just over the highs of the day. that performance of the stoxx 600, an increase of almost 5%. biggest rally since 2011. 400 10 billion euros added in the last couple of hundred days. down to one man, mr. mario draghi. the ecb has plenty of instruments and the determination

the european union foreign policy chief says the e.u. has to do much more to support and its work caring for refugees. speaking any ankara, it is extremely important to begin the crisis -- two do with the crisis with better humanitarian conditions on the ground. on the european union side, this means that we have to better support turkey and the incredible work it is doing to also protect anna nordqvist number of refugees, and the turkish side that the management of the flows of refugees and --o migrants had to be done it has to be done in a better way. our first priority is saving and suppressing the criminal networks to make profits out of people's desperation, but also that we make the management of the flow sustainable for turkey and for the european union. >> portuguese voters have elected a new president this weekend. marcelo rebelo de sousa won 52% runoff.ote, avoiding a the election may set up an uneasy situation between the center-right president and the socialist-led minority government. >> he is the conservative president who

importantly, the european union wants to eliminate the financial link between car companies and emissionsesting centers. technical centers would become more financially independent. they would be paid directly by consumers -- by member states. that would be distributed to designated technical services. reporter: it must be approved by member states and the european parliament's because it is etched into law. this could take months, even years. markus: the u.s. federal reserve says it saw signs of a weakening u.s. economy at the end of last year and it is keeping its benchmark interest rates steady for now. this is the upshot of a closely watched two-day policy-setting meeting at the fed in washington, d.c. investors are watching the u.s. central bank closely for clues on where it will go next after the fed's first interest rate hike in nine years last month. let's get more now on the latest, nick harper. thank you for being with us. investors want to know when the fed will raise interest rates next. what have we learned from the fed statement that we got through this wednesday when it com

and the european union. the idea is for the au to look towards the private sector in africa and to put more pressure on states to pay their membership fees. last year only 19 of the 54 member states made their contributions to the au's roughly half a billion dollar annual budget. that's only 2% of the entire budget. >> how committed are members to the discourse and to the idea of the movement that the african union symbolizes and how determined are they to walk the talk. >> reporter: this year more resolutions will be passed, but without the goodwill and commitment for the states to move the positions forward, we may still be telling this same story come next january >>> nor with in update on the african union gathering. >> reporter: security in the region has been a big part of the agendas at this african union summit. leaders, african heads of state have been talking about terrorism, the growing threat of terrorism in africa, ways of working together, better cooperation, sharing intelligence as well. south

saying that allegedly there is also new allegations of european union troops in the central african republic four cases of alleged sexual misconduct. this information and i'm looking at this information now, apparently four children between the ages of 13 and 16 girls said that they were sexually abused by e.u. soldiers. it's unclear on all the nationalities according to the u.n., but according to the victims they say at least two of the cases if not more were perpetrated by troops from the country of georgia. the u.n. high commissioner for human rights in this statement that just came out said they will have a zero tolerance policy and the u.n. have sent the cases to the relevant countries involved and the e.u. european union and georgia are cooperating investigation >>> we have been wear of these kinds of allegations for some time a whole raft of them in fact involving misdemeanors being carried out in various countries. what happens, the u.n. does the investigating, then refers the soldiers to the countries from which they come. what happens then? is it incumbent on those countries to pur

and the european union, showing they take the allegations seriously. >> we will continue to follow up on the cases, and any others which emerge as the u.n. team on the ground continues its investigations. >> french and e.u. forces arrive in the central african republic, with a mandate to protect people in a country mired in sectarian violence. on friday, the u.n. revealed five new allegations against police. and their own peacekeepers. >> it's hard to imagine the outrage of people working for the united nations, and for causes of peace and security, and what they feel when the allegations come to light. particularly involving minors, which are so - so hard to understand. >> reporter: with the investigation continuing and a report by secretary-general ban ki-moon expected next month, officials are privately bracing for more allegations to come to light. for now, troops accused of criminal activity they were sent to protect >>> 96 refugees and migrants have been rescued from an uninhabited greek island after the ding yi collided with rocks and sank. they were stranded. the group from sy